So I Got Sonic Rush

[BeeZee]

I kind of hate it. Everything is built to encourage SUPER FRIGGING SPEED: speed booster things on the floor, springs that send you flying at every angle, "gimmicks" in every level, like jet boards and hang gliders, that usually result in speed boosts, and even a BUTTON that makes you go faster. The levels encourage this by having corkscrews all over the place, grind rails, and even wall/ceiling running. Never before has a Sonic game been so exhilirating and disorienting.

So why are the levels COVERED in bottomless pits? Bottomless pits that require ultra-slow precision to navigate, bottomless pits presented without warning, bottomless pits that look like you're supposed to jump down them to progress. This game punishes the player for every single misstep, but most importantly, it punishes the player for trying to move quickly.

I just played through Sonic 3 and Knuckles again and died maybe three times during the whole game. Every single one of those deaths could have been avoided; they were always the fault of my own reflexes or lack of attention. I've died dozens upon dozens of times now in Sonic Rush, and at most, two or three of those deaths felt like my own doing. All the rest were cheap, cheap, cheap.

Seriously, **** this game right in the ***.

[Riotsword]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

Personally I avoid Sonic games like the plague, since they haven't seemed to make a decent one since the Genesis days.

[Valkysas]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

the advance games were good.

I personally really liked both adventure games, and the wii game.

[Hedrum]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

I actually really like this game. The only down side is pretty much the plentiful bottomless pits. Other than that, this game seriously seems like the boost that the franchise needed. Easily one my favorites in the series. Perhaps it is not for everyone, but anyone who digs Sonic should definitely check it out I say.

[Goyle]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

the advance games were good.

I personally really liked both adventure games, and the wii game.

The first Sonic Adventure is prooooooobably my favorite Sonic game ever. Maybe it's just the fact that I was the SNES kid and not the Genesis kid, but I've never been stuck on the "ZOMGFASTERTHANLIGHTNING" gameplay design.

Not that I don't like it, but I just liked how Adventure was set up. The second one I found less enjoyable, but still fun.

[Jamos]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

I kind of hate it. Everything is built to encourage SUPER FRIGGING SPEED: speed booster things on the floor, springs that send you flying at every angle, "gimmicks" in every level, like jet boards and hang gliders, that usually result in speed boosts, and even a BUTTON that makes you go faster.

Welcome to the world of Sonic. lol

[Kefka Jr.]

Re: So I Got Sonic Rush

I played all the way through Sonic Rush. Got all the emeralds and everything.

I like the music, anyway.