User blog comment:Speeddasher/Worst Sonic moment for you/@comment-4018912-20120717193614/@comment-1036279-20120719151500

Personally, I believe the Sonic Franchise took a massive drop in quality after Heroes. I mean, I love the Genesis Sonic titles, the Adventure series was also really good, and Heroes, despite it's flaws, was still a pretty enjoyable game. However, once Shadow the Hedgehog came out, it all went downhill. They tried to cash in on the pooularity of shooters like Halo and stuff, but the thing is Sonic games aren't ment to be like that. You were constantly having to stop to defeat enemies with enormus health bars, and even if you did try and run past them all, the controls were so slippery that it felt like you were playing the entire game on ice (and that's not a good thing seeing as a lot of parts in the game require precise platforming). Riders was another awful game (never played the sequels and I don't think I ever will), and I don't think there's anything I can say on 06 that hasn't already been said. Never played Secret Rings, and Unleashed was pretty mediocre for the most part. After that however, things started to get a bit better. I did enjoy Black Knight, Colors was really good, and, from what I've played of the demo on Steam, Sonic Generations is awesome. I'm hoping the franchise stays good, but only time will tell.