I have loved the Sonic games since I was a kid, and to this day still place the Sonic series on my top 5 favorite series of all time, though recently, without breaking the top 5 list, placed him at the bottom. A lot of people say the series stunk after the 2D games ended, I for one think the series really took a spiral after Sonic Adventure 1, which I thought was an amazing game, but Sonic Adventure 2, while decent, was a step back but a game I enjoyed nonetheless. Sonic has enough friends, keep the classic friends, leave the others to the sidelines and cameos, and return Sonic to his roots. I doubt Sonic will have an amazing game by 2010, but by 2012? Well perhaps we'll truly see the end of the world.
Sonic's first true 3D experience (Sonic Adventure) did well, so what happened? Better graphics, more gimmicks. Sonic works best for Speed and platforming, leave it at that? Why fix what's broken? Sure Mario adds a few hats every game, but the RPG Bioware made was awesome, I think an RPG on the home consoles would be a nice step, if employed by Bioware again. Sonic has so much possibility, and potential, it would be a shame to keep him only a platformer, but please...leave the sports and party games to Mario, though I wouldn't shoot down a fighting game.
Kudos to Sega for realizing they need to fix their mascot, as Sonic is a mascot kids and adults can love, I'm 22, and love Sonic as much as I did when I was a preteen adolescent, so let his fans see the love, not the new kids on the block who are just now seeing Sonic in his worst. I hope Sega can improve Sonic and once again make him a great rival for Mario as he used to be, and his cameo in SSB? Sad to say, that was the best game I'd seen Sonic in, in years. Ah well, someday I'll see a great Sonic game...or come to my senses and say "Screw it" and ignore Sonic. Let's hope Sega can finally bring Sonic back into the limelight.