LunchPolice wrote:You guys
do realise that Commander Shepard is almost certainly trolling us, right?
XD
That's why I didn't bother with an actual counter-argument, anyway.
What I
will argue against is some of what you guys said. I like that they try new things with Sonic, but they need to pick better ideas. There's nothing wrong with being bold, but the ideas they pick are often pretty meh. Also, it makes more sense to make the base gameplay good before moving on to gimmicks, and once you get to gimmicks you have to execute them properly.
It's story is not that new with the overused cliche of Aliens from space, not to mention time travel.
Sonic hasn't had much luck in those areas either aside from Colours. Riders 2, Shadow The Hedgehog and 06 ring a bell?
Sonic: A game focuses on the rival and has a dark and edgy attitude, with guns and cussing. Mario hasn't got a game with that attitude yet.
And that's a bad thing?!
Sonic: The infamous Sonic '06. It has a new idea, with the introduction of Silver. We're still waiting for an Italian plumber from far in the future with special powers.
Silver wasn't exactly the most original character I've ever seen, and the rest of the game's art direction and plot was terrible IMO.
Mario: Goes into space, space is nothing new, nothing else to say. NEXT!
The space thing was actually quite significant. Not that it hasn't been done before, but it was executed really well and creatively. You're barely even acknowledging it, and I think that's somewhat unfair.
Okay, name me a game where Mario becomes a were-wolf........ none? See my point?
Actually, no. Not to mention the Werehog doesn't even fit into Sonic - It plays like a different game - Not very good when people bought a Sonic game for Sonic gameplay. I think it had potential, but it seemed like it was just trying to make the game longer.
Indeed.
Sonic has dabbled in almost all sorts of genres. Mario's game history is just repetitive.
Mario dabbles in extra genres in spin-off games so the people who want Mario gameplay get it for the main, hyped up titles. Mario keeps the experiments seperate. Whether or not this is a good thing is subjective, but it seems fair for people who buy Mario for Mario.
And no, I am definitely not agreeing with Commander Shepard. Anyone who has played both series can say they play completely differently. I understand that you guys were mostly just disagreeing with him anyway.
I was going to say more and explain myself a bit better, but I suddenly got distracted by this show I'm watching so bye!