6/16/2023 0 Comments Tvtropes sonic maniaOverall Sonic Mania is a great game, but it had the potential to be spectacular, and that was wasted on yet another nostalgia-fest. Robotnik, now known as 'Eggman', and imprisoned together with who appeared to be Ray in a trap box on Angel Island.Eventually, the Phantom Ruby showed up at their location, with Mightys old friend, Sonic arriving soon after. In Sonic Mania Plus, Mighty got captured by Dr. I didn't feel nostalgic when an old stage came up, I felt frustrated that my time could have been spent playing new stages. Mighty and Ray imprisoned on Angel Island, from Sonic Mania Plus'. ![]() ![]() When you look at some of the original levels (especially Studiopolis, which is one of the best Sonic levels ever, IMO), you can't help from feeling disappointed that there wasn't more content like this. But more than 2 thirds of this is squandered on revisiting old levels (Green Hill and Chemical Plant appear for the third time in a row, after Generations and Forces). The gameplay, level design and music are all absolutley fantastic and worthy of praise. With Mania however, this clinging to the glory days stymies what could have been an incredible successor to the Mega Drive series - a true "Sonic 4" as it were. With a boss fight that creatively abuses the TV Forecast tropes. But ever since then Sega have been shoehorning nostalgia into everything, from Sonic Forces to the upcoming Sonic Origins. Sonic Mania Plus is a game that responds to the question What makes a good Sonic Game. As a celebration of Sonic's history it was great to revisit updated levels from games past. Let me start by saying I loved Sonic Generations.
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