What's the best atmosphere for a 3D Sonic game? Sonic Adventure 2 was pretty serious for the most part, and Sonic Adventure was much more lighthearted but still took itself seriously. Heroes was when it really upped the one-liners, Sonic '06 took things TOO seriously, Unleashed had that lighthearted feel with Sonic acting like a genuine good guy and not some quipping comedy machine. Everything post-Colors has pretty much been the Sonic self-referential humor we have for Sonic today.
So which is it? Which Sonic atmosphere is BEST for Sonic? Classic Sonic atmosphere won't count in this discussion, that's for Classic Sonic.
I want a Sonic game that is just a series of interconnected hub worlds
Xavier Morgan
Unleashed had comfy hub worlds
Elijah Ross
I think Sonic Unleashed had an ideal atmosphere for a Sonic game.
Jaxon Garcia
It also had the ideal story both in tone and execution. With some better writing and voice acting it'd be pretty much perfect.
Caleb Cruz
Sonic Shuffle had the best atmosphere. The Dreamlike Aesthetic was top notch and I'd like to see more like it in future games.
Isaiah Lopez
>Classic Sonic atmosphere won't count in this discussion, that's for Classic Sonic. Can we talk about how dumb it is for there to be more than one Sonic? I get that it had to be done in Generations but doing it anywhere else has done way more harm than good. Say what you will about the quality of the 3D games, but inconsistency has been Sonic's biggest enemy above all else.
Ethan Gomez
SA1, Battle and Chronicles had the best tone, stories and characters. They also had great lore with the ancient civilization stuff. Unleashed was good too.
Colors and Lost World went too far in the other direction and turned into Teen Titans Go. I honestly don't mind what I've seen of Forces story so far but the game looks like a dick up my ass.
Jonathan Perez
Best Sonic: Sonic and the Secret Rings Best atmosphere: Sonic Unleashed Best gameplay: Ehhh... Generations? Best story: Secret Rings or Black Knight. Or Unleashed. Simple is best.
Nathaniel Adams
inconsistency is why the quality is so shoddy. Sonic Team refuses to stick with something and instead incorporates dozens of different gameplay styles to make the games longer. It's current year and 3d Sonic STILL isn't perfected. That's a huge problem that ST needs to address.
Thomas Torres
Unleashed.
Ryder White
There's a difference between playing it straight and being serious. 06 was serious; SA2 just gave you an over the top scenario and ran with it.
But to answer your question, I think Unleashed handled tone the best. Too bad we'll never get anything like that again.
Ian Walker
Unleashed with better writing.
Jaxson Reyes
Unleashed is honestly the best. Atmosphere was perfect, sorta laidback but not slow or too lighthearted. It really felt like a world adventure too, the execution in that was pretty good. Music helped it ALOT as well. This was also where Sonic's characterization was still pretty good.
Jacob Gutierrez
Unleashed would be a 10/10 in my book were it not for Adabat Day's almost illegal framerate and that annoying jazz piece breaking up the night stage music. Beating up baddies to some soothin jazz would've been cool
Isaiah Williams
I see lots of anons talking about Unleashed and I gotta say something. I couldn't get into the game because of its hack and slash levels (the most of the game is that). How could y'all play it? I couldn't bear it, I didn't like it (for other reasons too). Just tryna know how did you like it
Samuel Jackson
Which version did you play
Noah Bennett
The stepping stone to fixing this stupid series is Sonic Unleashed without the Werewolf and with a bit of Sonic Adventure 1/2, Lost World and Secret Rings.
Those are the games you need to look to.
I don't want fucking classic Sonic in the 3D games because of insecurity. Sonic can work in 3D, you just have to work at it.
Blake Ward
Xbox 360, does it have something different to the others?
Jason Baker
Nah, though you get more combos for the werehog as you level up, so that helps a bit.
Adrian Gutierrez
brrAAH da DAH, dahh dah Dah DAH DAH!
Zachary Wood
Might give it a last chance later. But I still don't like the "1 minute of Sonic game every 15 minutes of werehog game" idea
Cooper Clark
Whatever atmosphere Mario's got. Just a good time with minimal plot.
