The blue blur himself.
>Sonic X Shadow Generations
Pretty good. I wish we got a stage dedicated to Shadow 05, and more bosses, but for what it is, It's awesome.
After replaying it so much, playing base Generations takes some getting used. Being able to turn in an instant feels way more natural. I still love base Generations, but I love the new control scheme in this and Frontiers.
The budget increase from Frontiers is quite apparent. While I'll always miss the stylization of the Dreamcast era, the game does look quite good. This was also, as far as I know, made by the B-Team, so I'm excited to see what the new, bigger A-team will make, probably in the sequel to Frontiers.
The bosses were great, specially Mephiles and Devil Doom. I love the new format of making Act 1 fully 3D, and Act 2 fully 2D. If they make more boost games, they should stick to that.
I liked the story too. Not as dramatic as I thought it would be, from the Dark Beginnings prologue, but still able to take itself seriously.
All in all, a great step for the franchise.
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Much, much better than movie 1 and 2. So good.
The closest comparison that leaps to mind is a 90s Dragon Ball Z movie. Not only because of the Super Saiyan climax, but the movie itself is very fast-paced, action-packed and doesn't allow for much room to breathe, for better or for worse. I'll gladly take it over the wedding scenes in 2 though.
Some people find Ben Schwartz's Sonic "cringy", but aside from a couple of jokes, I liked both the voice and character. It feels like it has gotten better as the movies go on.
The CGI is gorgeous to look at, specially in the big screen. The difference between this and the first movie is night and day.
Shadow's story was great. You can tell he feels conflicted on what to do throughout the whole movie. He never feels evil, just, again, conflicted, as he should, consumed with anger by Maria's death, and pushed to vengeance by Gerald.
Speaking of, Jim Carrey was the star of the movie. I didn't expect Robotnik to have such an important role, and such a great arc. I hope they bring him back for 4. Hopefully as an AU version of him from the bad future, as to not ruin his sacrifice in 3.
I really hope 4 is at least better than 2, even if it doesn't reach the same heights as 3. I have hopes they'll let Amy have a crush on Sonic, but that hope may be foolish. We'll see.
>Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Not much to say at the moment, since it isn't out, and I didn't play the network test.
Just that it looks leagues better than TSR. It's obvious that we're out of that safe, watered down, meta era of the 2010s, when even a racing spin-off has more interesting gimmicks and stages than most of that decade.
They're also adding other SEGA characters, so I can't wait to race as Kiryu.
Can't wait to check it out.
Also, did you know Chris Chan is traveling to Finland and fucking his girlfriend by selling terrible chinese plushies on his Etsy and making aprox. half a million bucks.