/vr/ - Retro Games

How has no one posted this yet?

Whi Sonic has such a retarded concept?

>"YOU GOTTA GO FAST!"
>"but if you go fast you will be punished"

>>3313779
Yes. The art deco 90s revival aesthetic, the parallax scrolling, the minimalist yet detailed environments - all beautiful even today.

>>1423780
>the lack of map or story binding the zones together
Yeah, definitely one of Sonic 2's weak points. Even Sonic 1 had a sense of chronological progression and connectedness due to the shifting time of day.

>>1414906
I'm with you OP.

There are aspects of the original that I feel were lost or at least diminished in the later entries.

The art deco aesthetic, the constantly changing gameplay styles (speed, precise platforming, pinball, etc.), the simplistic controls - all of it combined into something really fresh. I feel like by Sonic 3&K the series became too focused on bells and whistles - that's why you get more naturalistic environments, various shield powerups, that spinning airstrike move, cutscenes, overly-long levels, and so on.

For those reasons I can still pick up Sonic 1 at any time today and have just as much fun as I did when I was a kid. Can't really say the same for games like CD or 3&K.

>>1073343
>not digging the level aesthetics
But Sonic 1 has the nicest look of the series. That gorgeous art deco style will never get old.

All the Sonics, but Sonic 1 in particular.

>>534653
I'm with you, OP.

I think Sonic 1 has the most variety in gameplay and offered the most challenge.

Also, dat art deco look.