Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3005395-20150821010601/@comment-679780-20150821012449

I'm alright with a bit of mature Sonic and elements of Dark and Gritty. For example Sonic Adventure 2 introduced an edgier character, a backstory about a scientist decent into misery and madness and the threat of FinalHazard.

Sonic Unleashed also had a bit of dark and grittiness with Sonic the Werehog and Dark Gaia being something from a H. P. Lovecraft novel.

I just think it's bad to have too much of it that it can spoil the story. Sonic Colours and Sonic Lost World are example of too little needed grit that makes the story way too kid friendly and unapealing to it's older audience who grew up with Sonic. Sonic Generations somewhat concentrated on nostalgia than how gritty the story is but the game is so popular because of nostalgia, the fond memories we have with it.

So yeah I believe that it's okay for Sonic games to be dark and gritty as long as it's not too edgy over it. Just enough to make the stories more real.