It's getting panned by reviewers at the moment. It saddens me to see Sonic get this treatment after the success of Mania (I'm a long time casual fan). This game looks just alright to me (not awful) but certainly not as good as it should have been. Not decided whether I'll bother getting it yet. I just wish Sonic Team would stick to one style...
Problem is, no-one can agree on what Sonic should be anymore so his unique selling point, gameplay wise, is now largely debatable. That's why a lot of the modern games are seen by critics as a large mess and that's why going back to basics with Mania was appealing to so many older gamers in their 30s (because that's what they remember Sonic as originally).
Every generation sees Sonic a bit differently now because they've introduced so many different play styles over the years (they were too experimental in 3D) and now everyone wants something different from Sonic. The result is that, recently, Sonic Team have been trying to appease every type of fan from every age group and have ended up with games trying to appeal to too many people.
With this game, I think they should have concentrated on modern sonic's style of gameplay and made the levels longer, more in depth, and a little more difficult. Mania already handled classic (much better) this year and the avatar was basically an in-joke for the fan base, rather than your average gamer.
The only reason I can think of that they shy away from modern Sonic all the time is that the levels must be more difficult to make. When you think about it, colours had short levels, but more of them, and Generations had longer levels, but only 9 proper modern sonic levels.
I'm supportive towards the series and will probably still buy it anyway, but they need to stop experimenting with so many styles all the time because it feels like Sonic Team are still trying to be a jack of all trades but mastering none.
Are any of you going to bother getting it? Any thoughts on the matter?
Edit: Owing to my insatiable curiosity, I've now played and completed the main story of Sonic Forces. My verdict is - it's alright! Just much too easy for me and pretty short considering the hype. It doesn't deserve the panning it's getting though. It's still a pretty fun time.
Problem is, no-one can agree on what Sonic should be anymore so his unique selling point, gameplay wise, is now largely debatable. That's why a lot of the modern games are seen by critics as a large mess and that's why going back to basics with Mania was appealing to so many older gamers in their 30s (because that's what they remember Sonic as originally).
Every generation sees Sonic a bit differently now because they've introduced so many different play styles over the years (they were too experimental in 3D) and now everyone wants something different from Sonic. The result is that, recently, Sonic Team have been trying to appease every type of fan from every age group and have ended up with games trying to appeal to too many people.
With this game, I think they should have concentrated on modern sonic's style of gameplay and made the levels longer, more in depth, and a little more difficult. Mania already handled classic (much better) this year and the avatar was basically an in-joke for the fan base, rather than your average gamer.
The only reason I can think of that they shy away from modern Sonic all the time is that the levels must be more difficult to make. When you think about it, colours had short levels, but more of them, and Generations had longer levels, but only 9 proper modern sonic levels.
I'm supportive towards the series and will probably still buy it anyway, but they need to stop experimenting with so many styles all the time because it feels like Sonic Team are still trying to be a jack of all trades but mastering none.
Are any of you going to bother getting it? Any thoughts on the matter?
Edit: Owing to my insatiable curiosity, I've now played and completed the main story of Sonic Forces. My verdict is - it's alright! Just much too easy for me and pretty short considering the hype. It doesn't deserve the panning it's getting though. It's still a pretty fun time.