Your point about Modern Sonic’s stages having too many 2D sections was… Well, on point. The formula seen in Generations was actually introduced in Unleashed’s day stages. Modern Sonic’s stages consist of a mix of fully 3D sections and 2D sections. The 2D sections were included to harken back to Sonic’s Genesis days. For games like Unleashed and Colors, it makes sense to include them. But in Sonic Generations where nearly half of the game’s stages are dedicated to Classic Sonic, whose stages are ENTIRELY 2D, it doesn’t make much sense to put 2D sections in Modern Sonic’s stages.
That's a questionable take and wrongly assumes that 2d was a defining aspect of the Mega drive Sonic games. Unleashed's and Generations modern Sonic 2d sections were included to harken back to the Rush games, as the gameplay is much more similar to those games than the Mega Drive Sonic games, even having some key people behind both Rush and Unleashed. The mistake is lumping different gameplay styles simply because they are in 2d. If we apply the same logic to 3d, any requests fans may have to re-introduce a particular style of 3d Sonic is instantly discredited.
Actually, you're wrong about the ranking for Generations. You LOSE your S rank if you die even once. Just beating the stage without dying once will give you the S rank.
Also, I’d like to mention the fact that the ranking system is very terrible in this game, not as bad as forces because of that game, I can die 60 times and still get an S
@@itsfutile1776new players can beat the level and survive being told they can do better. S ranks should be for mastery of the levels, not a participation trophy.
@@Sydney_Angelyt You're definitely right about them needing to change the System though, I wish it was tougher to get an S rank. Hopefully Shadow Generations gets it right.
Interesting Theory: At the beginning of Generations we don't see Shadow at the party, but at the end Shadow is with the rest of the people at the party. Since Shadow Generations has been confirmed to show what Shadow was up to during the Sonic side of the story this is what I think might happen in his story: Shadow was invited to Sonic's birthday party but declines due to his character. However, he then changes his mind and decides to go. But when he arrives, he sees the Time Eater sucking everyone away and knocking Sonic out. He then jumps in but also gets taken away. Later, after being freed by Sonic in his rival fight, he hears Black Doom and goes on his own adventure. After of course defeating Black Doom, he'll meet up with the others who are heading to help the two Sonics against the Time Eater. In the end we see Shadow return with everyone else to the party from his perspective, and thanks to the character arc he went through in his story, he chooses to stay and spend time with everyone else. That's just my personal theory, but I hope this is the case.
Sonic Generations is a Game I got from my Birthday that’s both the First Semi Introduction to made me interested in the Franchise, the First Sonic Game I Completed, and is one of my All Time Favorite Sonic Games other than Frontiers and Unleashed, and this really is a Timeless Game that you can play nonstop and it gets Better every single time you Replay it with the Stages and Music, sure the Story is the one main flaws however is a Necessary Evil to make you interested in the Sonic Universe for both Old and New Fans Alike exploring the Nostalgic Factor.
This was the first mainline Sonic game I played, and it’s still one of my favorites in the series. Heck, it pretty much kickstarted my love for Classic Sonic. After playing this game, I would end up get Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, and play all of the Classic Sonic games there (except CD). I have a lot of respect for what this game has done for me and the memories I made with it.
@@SFproductions1 it might be that you didn't get a checkpoint yet and started the level completely over which I think doesn't void it, don't hold my word on it
I find it funny that one of the most infamous and hated boss fights in the series (so bad that it made people hate Silver, which is tragic since he's my favorite character) was reimagined into the best rival in the game. Granted the only thing that is similar is the music, throwing stuff at you, and one line in the Japanese version (無駄だ/mudada, which was translated to "It's no use" in 06 and "Give up!" in Generations)
lil thing i noticed on rooftop run on classic: if you pay attention to the background you can see a picture of ray and mighty on a missing poster saying "MISSING SINCE 1993"
People don't talk enough about the graphics of Gens. Each stages looks downright gorgeous and is arguably on par with stages from Unleashed, Green Hill in it of itself puts anything modern games like forces or fronriers did to absolute SHAME. From running at lively green grass to awesome looking caverns with waterfalls to ending up at a field with tons of flowers, is PEAK Sonic art direction.
Generations is up there! Going fast actually feels good in this game unlike Colors and it represents the era of Sonic perfectly Classic era, Adventure era and Morden era! Great boss picks and side missions and the game is nearly 8 hours if you play the missions too! While the final boss is annoying with Sonic's friends not shutting up to be fair I don't hate it I like that they are with Sonic the whole way though but that's just my opinion! Overall love generations
@@iceman92211 It doesn't have to be the EXACT gameplay to represent the adventure era It has Speed Highway, City Escape and Seaside Hill and it has Shadow as a rival fight and Perfect Chaos as the major fight That represents the adventure era in Generations, The gameplay doesn't have to be exact, You people are so picky just be grateful you even got anything adventure related
@@elioridacow so the classic fans are allowed to get their beloved classic sonic and classic gameplay but us adventure fans are forced to except this boost to win gameplay even if we don’t like it ? Yeah that’s definitely a game for “ all fans “ because it seems like you’re fine with it picking a specific type of fans. Also, I love the fact that you’re saying it represents the adventure era by literally only having levels and Boss fights instead of the actual gameplay, because aren’t you guys keep defending generation by saying only the gameplay matter when I’m literally talking about the gameplay and you decided to name level designs instead, what kind of logic you’re implying here ?
I'm 37 now, and my first gaming console ever was the genesis and naturally, my first game was the original sonic and I've grown up playing his games throughout the years. Personally, generations is my favorite sonic game overall. Although, I never have actually tried colors (which I've heard great things about), or Lost World but I've definitely played a ton of sonic over the years lol and Generations somehow managed to take the top spot for me. I found it to be a seamless merger of the og & 3d gameplay approaches, while also really appreciating the art style, graphics & gamepaly. I'm so happy to be getting a remaster (although I do hope they improve the textures of og stages) and with playable shadow, which is something I always wanted in the original. Hell, I'd also love to play as silver, tails & knuckles, although I don't need a whole new campaign for them I'd just want to tackle the og stages with them. I wonder if the game is successful enough if they'd consider doing dlc like that? I know the game can be relatively short, which is why I think having a bunch of playable characters could really increase the replay value. Anyway, nice review, I think that's a rather fair rating as even though I say it's my favorite sonic game that doesn't mean I'd give it a 10 haha.
1:18 I can't believe we're already at the point where people are using PRR to show Colors footage. Just shows how much of an impact this mod has on the community.
wow the title is perfect imo,you chose the right words for it,and as for the video i completely agree with everything you said (except that my favourite stage is seaside hill act 2) sonic generations is indeed timeless
I have a friend who's got Shadow Generations early. He's told me it's wonderful and there's much more surprises I won't dare say more about, but, in the end, I'm much more happy Generations is finally off the PS3 and Xbox 360 and on Switch and PS5 soon. It's still my favorite Sonic game. Pure Sonic 2.5D and 3D controlling the best imo, and the only game in the series that dares to have the confidence to be pure Sonic levels from beginning to end with no fluff, and the only game in the series that imo, has well thought out boss fights. Every other Sonic game I can critique endlessly for having too much stop and go, some not picks, or just lacking confidence in the hallway Boost gameplay being the sole focus. This one? No. I don't think we'll ever get a game as polished and focused as this, besides maybe Shadows side, won't spoil it, but, this game, I see why Nintendo hired many of the game and Level Designers that worked on this after the fact. You can feel ever challenge stage, main stage, and boss fight was designed to keep you active, engaged, and excited. Boss introductions are so cool, the camera shots aren't cheap deaths, gimmicks don't stop you. God I love this game so much. I'm so hoping more people who missed Gens play this now that it'll be more places.
@@Local_Nerd_is Shadow’s game really the best example you can think of ? Because technically that game has one gameplay style. And yes I do want the other characters to be playable because this game is supposed to be about the entire history of Sonic and yet the characters are just there as cheerleaders instead of getting chance to shine.
@@iceman92211 The whole point of sonic generations was to celebrate sonic only. Were any of the other characters (that were present in generations) around for as long as sonic besides eggman?
@@Witchcraft_VR so the whole point is making Sonic the only focus ( which was always a thing 4 years before this game came out ) and just having the other characters being there for no reason other than reminding us that they exist and not allowing us play as them even as an option ?
Sonic Generations is one of my all time favourite games. I like boosting through the stages and the bosses are pretty fun. Story is atrocious compared to previous entries but I still enjoyed it.
Funfact abt 7:41: apperently sega asked on their facebook acc abt everyones favourite stage in the sonic franchise, and this is how we got the stages. Another funfact is that there were also stages from secret rings and black knight included, so we maybe wouldve gotten a stage from these games
Sonic Generatiosn is one of my favorite Sonic Games of all time. I love how they changed some small things in the base game Sonic Generations, and I also love how they made a WHOLE NEW GAME which is Shadow Generations. I can't wait what new things they did in Shadow Generations and I can't wait to see what moves they gave Shadow other than is signature move Chaos Control and his Chaos Powers. I also heard they added the Drop Dash from SONIC MANIA for Classic Sonic. I also heard they changed some stuff in the U.I. I am not sure what they changed for Modern Sonic though. I also love that they added Skins. I did predict this a long time ago, I also wonder what other skins they are going to add for the characters in the game. I have a theory that doesn't make quite sense, my theory is that in your new video explaining why you think there are 2 different Shadows in the game, and I was thinking that you know if you go to the SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS website you see that there is an empty Character Slot next to Shadow just like how it shows the Character in the base game Sonic Generations, it shows Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic and I think the empty Character Slot next to Shadow is the Shadow that you were talking about in your new Video and your theory, I might be wrong and that there might be a completely new character. I am really hoping to see new stuff in Sonic Generations, and I am extremely excited to play Shadow Generations.
I'm not sure if I made this confession before, but I never played the original console version of Sonic generations: I did however play the 3DS version (criminally underrated by the way). Oh in addition to all of the Shadow content we are getting, this will be my first full experience of the main game: needless to say, I am excited🤩 I do have one small critique: I wish they would have done more with the whole past and present thing involving classic Amy and classic knuckles, but then I remember this was the era where Sonic's friends were considered bad
Played this game when it released and it became one of my favorite games. I would play it regularly trying improve my runs. Fast forward 10 years and when I replayed Generations, it didn't seem as perfect as I remember it, but was still super fun. Fast Forward another 5 years and I played Sonic Colors (Ultimate) for the first time and I daresay it's almost as bad as Sonic 06. Right after Colors, I decided to play Generations again and realized Generations is actually is a perfect game. Looking forward to the Shadow expansion.
Ik a lot of ppl complained that there are too many city levels in gens, but think about it, the city levels in sonic games are always the best. Heck, even in forces Metropolitan highway has the best levels in the game (also the only zone in the game that doesn't have a classic level for some reason) so I understand why sonic team put so many city levels into the game.
I am a huge Sonic fan my first Sonic game was Sonic dash and I love Classic and Modern Sonic I can’t wait for October I’m excited to play Sonic Generations for my first time
This was my first Sonic game that i played since i played Sonic Heroes in my childhood or a little bit of Sonic Adventure and Riders at my cousins place (and also some classic games on my phone) and this game is a reason while i became so interested in every other sonic game and in this series in general.
Sonic Generations saved me during my sophomore year of high school. An 8/10 is a suitable score for the game. It had some excessive loading screens, though.
Sonic Generations remaster coming on modern consoles with a Shadow bonus content is gonna be amazing! I am absolutely gonna be playing this game 24/7 when it comes out. Generations definetly one of the best Sonic games out there. Story may be meh but the gameplays just look fantastic! I have been wanted to play Sonic Generations for so long. I never pre ordered a game so fast!
Just wanna point out that dying in a stage prevents you from getting the S-Rank at all unless you exit the level and restart, and that the ranks are all mostly tome based, not score based.
They even said they would put Forces and Frontiers in the new game. Something that the original didn't have since those games came after the original. So we will get bonus levels and music. Although I love to see super stars and dream team as well I'm still happy we are getting new stuff.
I’ve yet to play Sonic Generations, so SXSG being released soon gives me the perfect opportunity to play it for the first time on Steam! I’ve heard nothing but praise for this game, so I’m very excited to play the full game when SXSG comes out! That said, I did play the Sonic Generations demo very recently with a controller for the first time. Given my PC is not built for gaming, I was very worried this demo was going to run horribly. But surprisingly, it ran really well! And I had a fun time with the demo! 👍
I feel like the end Ring should be a time portal. Just think. When you choose an act a portal would open in front of Sonic and he would jump in. You run through the level and you get to the end and you jump through another portal the credit scene would happen in white space. As for classic Sonic you would still jump through a portal at the start and at the end you run by the sign post the credits happen and once his done dancing around a portal opens behind him and he jumps in. Someone should make a mod of this
Generations has flaws, but they are flaws I can look past because the game is fun and the good overlooks the bad. Would I say it's the perfect Sonic game? No, but it's up there in my top 5, definitely an A tier game for me. And like I said in my own video, it's a perfect game for people to play who are just getting into Sonic, whilst they might not understand Sonic lore as a whole, they'll still learn something about Sonic's past and how he transformed from a 2D platformer to a 3D runner. Hopefully the "YOU HATE GENERATIONS" crowd can get off my as- I never said I hated this game 😭
Sonic generations is my favorite game of all time and I can’t wait for sonic X shadow generations. I think the controls were perfect in sonic generations
@@iceman92211 my guy it’s not objective. It’s my personal favorite, nostalgia bias, massive replayability & just general enjoyment.. I’m a very simple guy to please when it comes to video games especially of properties that I really like
Easily the best 2011 video game and one of the best video games ever made. That's saying something because 2011 had some of the best games I've ever played and it was an overall phenomenal year, but not perfect because of one atrocious game that still angers me to this day.
I never completed generations (ps3/Xbox) but I remember playing the 3ds version and completed it I'm so hype to finally completed the ps3 version when it gets release again on ps5 with shadow generations
My first time experiencing generations was the 3ds version, I remember being do scared to do the later bosses I would make my brother do it. Sadly, I never beat the final boss even though i got to it lol.
I like Generations. I like it a lot. However. And please hear me out... roof top run was done dirty in Generations compared to the og roof top from Unleashed.
We may have our differences, Riley. But I can definitely agree that Gens is a pretty good time. Even at 22, still a great game. And the modding community certainly helps give the game even more replay value despite its short time in playthrough length.
@@iceman92211 Nah, there are also stage mods and mods that change the hud of Gens to be like Unleashed. Like that one personally. That and there is also a mod that gives Classic Sonic the drop dash from Mania and the super peel-out from CD. You gotta try that one. That was one is awesome. It’s called Classic Sonic Improvement. It’s by Showin. You can’t miss that one.
i love generations the game is fantastic no doubt about that but after getting into other games in the sonic series, i won't lie when i say my love for it has went down a bit, in my top ten sonic games i would place it at number 9, i'm just personally a bigger fan and more engaged in the sonic games that have a bigger focus on story, hot take (then again since when is any opinion on sonic not a hot take) i prefer sonic and the black knight over generations, yeah generations obviously has the better gameplay of the 2 but black knight having gameplay i enjoy but also combined with an interesting story just makes it the more memorable experience in my personal opinion. some may not agree as gameplay is the only thing that matters to them but this is just my personal taste.
I’m actually surprised that you even care about stories and characters in the first place because this game makes it feel like they’re nothing and Sonic being fast is the only thing that matter.
I so hope we get the 3DS levels and boss in Sonic part of Sonic X Shadow Generations, excluding Biolizard and Radical Highway as we know already they in Shadow’s history !
@@gamedestroyer112 I think it is a possibility with DLC as Sonic Generations is the really the only Sonic game that could be a cash cow for Sega ! Plus the amount of levels l would love to see modernised from the Sonic 1 to Sonic 06 would be amazing !
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This game lasts generations, please laugh
LOL
Wow. Its been GENERATIONS since ive seen this game hahahaha.
**loads gun**
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@SFproductions1This game made me have generational memories
Yeah…Ima Generationally leave the room ( *loads a rifle* )
I can't tell you how much I like sonic generations, I still play it to this day I can't get tired of it ever
4:34 “Rush, Colors, Unleashed, *not forces* “ that caught me off guard 😭
Your point about Modern Sonic’s stages having too many 2D sections was… Well, on point.
The formula seen in Generations was actually introduced in Unleashed’s day stages. Modern Sonic’s stages consist of a mix of fully 3D sections and 2D sections. The 2D sections were included to harken back to Sonic’s Genesis days.
For games like Unleashed and Colors, it makes sense to include them. But in Sonic Generations where nearly half of the game’s stages are dedicated to Classic Sonic, whose stages are ENTIRELY 2D, it doesn’t make much sense to put 2D sections in Modern Sonic’s stages.
That's a questionable take and wrongly assumes that 2d was a defining aspect of the Mega drive Sonic games. Unleashed's and Generations modern Sonic 2d sections were included to harken back to the Rush games, as the gameplay is much more similar to those games than the Mega Drive Sonic games, even having some key people behind both Rush and Unleashed.
The mistake is lumping different gameplay styles simply because they are in 2d. If we apply the same logic to 3d, any requests fans may have to re-introduce a particular style of 3d Sonic is instantly discredited.
This is what the boost to win gameplay is to you there’s no way that gameplay can stay fully 3D forever.
@@iceman92211
Nothing stays forever
So? If the sections are good I dont see the problem.
@@iceman92211what???
Actually, you're wrong about the ranking for Generations. You LOSE your S rank if you die even once. Just beating the stage without dying once will give you the S rank.
Yea but that's quite easy to do
I'm sure it is time weighted as well. So had to get through reasonably quickly without dying to get an s
@@wimpycorpse Collected rings also help boost your score slightly if you fall off short in time.
Also, I’d like to mention the fact that the ranking system is very terrible in this game, not as bad as forces because of that game, I can die 60 times and still get an S
It's fine for new, inexperienced, or rusty players.
@@Mexmaniac815I think he meant that you can die 60 times and get an S Rank in Forces
@@itsfutile1776new players can beat the level and survive being told they can do better. S ranks should be for mastery of the levels, not a participation trophy.
@@Sydney_Angelyt You're definitely right about them needing to change the System though, I wish it was tougher to get an S rank. Hopefully Shadow Generations gets it right.
I'd argue the opposite the literal one thing that forces does better than generations is it has a stricter s rank
Love how this was uploaded the same minute as kiro talks's vid that happens to be about generations
It truly is timeless. I can go back to it anytime and it’s still fun. It’s a joy to 100%, or to just play through all the levels again!
Peak game imo
Some of them missions tho are a nightmare.
This was my first Sonic game. I'm so happy it's coming to modern platforms!
7:04
Dying once costs you the S rank.
The scale only goes to A by default, with S being the "perfect" bonus.
But hey, at least there is still some skill required to get an S rank.
Interesting Theory: At the beginning of Generations we don't see Shadow at the party, but at the end Shadow is with the rest of the people at the party. Since Shadow Generations has been confirmed to show what Shadow was up to during the Sonic side of the story this is what I think might happen in his story: Shadow was invited to Sonic's birthday party but declines due to his character. However, he then changes his mind and decides to go. But when he arrives, he sees the Time Eater sucking everyone away and knocking Sonic out. He then jumps in but also gets taken away. Later, after being freed by Sonic in his rival fight, he hears Black Doom and goes on his own adventure. After of course defeating Black Doom, he'll meet up with the others who are heading to help the two Sonics against the Time Eater. In the end we see Shadow return with everyone else to the party from his perspective, and thanks to the character arc he went through in his story, he chooses to stay and spend time with everyone else. That's just my personal theory, but I hope this is the case.
Makes me wish we could see what silver was up to, because like shadow, he wasn't frozen in limbo.
@@michaeleverett1376 Silver was probably just reliving his bad future
Well, yes but the Sonic Generations Story is very weird, I can see how that makes sense/
@@AL4IGH5Imagine Sonic X Shadow X Silver Generations, Adventure 3 in a nutshell, what 06 could've been
Sonic Generations is a Game I got from my Birthday that’s both the First Semi Introduction to made me interested in the Franchise, the First Sonic Game I Completed, and is one of my All Time Favorite Sonic Games other than Frontiers and Unleashed, and this really is a Timeless Game that you can play nonstop and it gets Better every single time you Replay it with the Stages and Music, sure the Story is the one main flaws however is a Necessary Evil to make you interested in the Sonic Universe for both Old and New Fans Alike exploring the Nostalgic Factor.
This was the first mainline Sonic game I played, and it’s still one of my favorites in the series. Heck, it pretty much kickstarted my love for Classic Sonic. After playing this game, I would end up get Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, and play all of the Classic Sonic games there (except CD). I have a lot of respect for what this game has done for me and the memories I made with it.
I guess you could say it’s a game for all GENERATIONS.
If This Game Releases discuss Sonic X Shadow Generations Unused Content
To think this was the last Sonic game with actual decent ass level design AND IT WAS ALMOST 14 YEARS AGO!!!
“You can die and still end up with a s rank” you can’t die to get a s rank 😂
I swear I died and still got an s rank when recording this video 😭
@SFproductions1 when you die you lose the perfect bonus and the perfect bonus is required to get a s rank
maybe im misremembering then. my mistake
@@SFproductions1 it might be that you didn't get a checkpoint yet and started the level completely over which I think doesn't void it, don't hold my word on it
Being timeless is quite ironic and fitting for a game about time travelling
I just want Secret Rings and Black Knight representation.
Can't wait to play it for my first time in october!
I find it funny that one of the most infamous and hated boss fights in the series (so bad that it made people hate Silver, which is tragic since he's my favorite character) was reimagined into the best rival in the game.
Granted the only thing that is similar is the music, throwing stuff at you, and one line in the Japanese version (無駄だ/mudada, which was translated to "It's no use" in 06 and "Give up!" in Generations)
12:13 POP-IN?! ON MY RINGS?! IN MY SONIC GENERATIONS?!
HOW DARE THEY PREDICT SONIC FRONTIERS😂
XD trueeeee @@itsfutile1776
@@gamedestroyer112 Hey, that doesn't change that it's now my favorite game of all time. AND I PLAYED IT ON SWITCH ONLY🤣.
Pack it up guys this game sucks now 💀
@@ouh_guy6187 I KNOW RIGHT?! WE CAN NEVER HAVE ANYTHING GOOD FR😭🤌🏾.
This was the first game I’ve ever played, doesn’t get old
@@RefreshingMirage it's my favorite game of all time!
lil thing i noticed on rooftop run on classic: if you pay attention to the background you can see a picture of ray and mighty on a missing poster saying "MISSING SINCE 1993"
Honestly it’s my favorite sonic game of all time. It’s truly a great game
Even though it doesn’t have much things in it.
Based
@@iceman92211🤡
People don't talk enough about the graphics of Gens. Each stages looks downright gorgeous and is arguably on par with stages from Unleashed, Green Hill in it of itself puts anything modern games like forces or fronriers did to absolute SHAME. From running at lively green grass to awesome looking caverns with waterfalls to ending up at a field with tons of flowers, is PEAK Sonic art direction.
Maybe because those are PlayStation 3 graphics, which aren’t really impressive anymore.
@@iceman92211 If you're just looking for the polygon count and nothing else then maybe.
@@Neoniq41what ?
Generations is up there! Going fast actually feels good in this game unlike Colors and it represents the era of Sonic perfectly
Classic era, Adventure era and Morden era! Great boss picks and side missions and the game is nearly 8 hours if you play the missions too!
While the final boss is annoying with Sonic's friends not shutting up to be fair I don't hate it I like that they are with Sonic the whole way though but that's just my opinion! Overall love generations
How does it represent the Adventure era when there’s no Adventure gameplay ?
@@iceman92211 Levels and bosses
@@elioridacow OK what’s the gameplay from the levels ?
@@iceman92211 It doesn't have to be the EXACT gameplay to represent the adventure era
It has Speed Highway, City Escape and Seaside Hill and it has Shadow as a rival fight and Perfect Chaos as the major fight
That represents the adventure era in Generations, The gameplay doesn't have to be exact, You people are so picky just be grateful you even got anything adventure related
@@elioridacow so the classic fans are allowed to get their beloved classic sonic and classic gameplay but us adventure fans are forced to except this boost to win gameplay even if we don’t like it ? Yeah that’s definitely a game for “ all fans “ because it seems like you’re fine with it picking a specific type of fans.
Also, I love the fact that you’re saying it represents the adventure era by literally only having levels and Boss fights instead of the actual gameplay, because aren’t you guys keep defending generation by saying only the gameplay matter when I’m literally talking about the gameplay and you decided to name level designs instead, what kind of logic you’re implying here ?
I'm 37 now, and my first gaming console ever was the genesis and naturally, my first game was the original sonic and I've grown up playing his games throughout the years. Personally, generations is my favorite sonic game overall. Although, I never have actually tried colors (which I've heard great things about), or Lost World but I've definitely played a ton of sonic over the years lol and Generations somehow managed to take the top spot for me. I found it to be a seamless merger of the og & 3d gameplay approaches, while also really appreciating the art style, graphics & gamepaly. I'm so happy to be getting a remaster (although I do hope they improve the textures of og stages) and with playable shadow, which is something I always wanted in the original. Hell, I'd also love to play as silver, tails & knuckles, although I don't need a whole new campaign for them I'd just want to tackle the og stages with them. I wonder if the game is successful enough if they'd consider doing dlc like that? I know the game can be relatively short, which is why I think having a bunch of playable characters could really increase the replay value. Anyway, nice review, I think that's a rather fair rating as even though I say it's my favorite sonic game that doesn't mean I'd give it a 10 haha.
Bad ranking system sucks, but having leaderboards and competing for fastest completion times is just as good and fun. Even moreso, imo.
Year of shadow is hitting different
Also don’t forget the modding community is insane!! Making the game even more replay able.
its good timeless is an overstatement
Timeless is NOT an overstatement
1:18 I can't believe we're already at the point where people are using PRR to show Colors footage. Just shows how much of an impact this mod has on the community.
wow the title is perfect imo,you chose the right words for it,and as for the video i completely agree with everything you said (except that my favourite stage is seaside hill act 2) sonic generations is indeed timeless
Honestly if classic sonic had proper momentum physics then sonic generations gameplay would be 100/10
I have a friend who's got Shadow Generations early. He's told me it's wonderful and there's much more surprises I won't dare say more about, but, in the end, I'm much more happy Generations is finally off the PS3 and Xbox 360 and on Switch and PS5 soon.
It's still my favorite Sonic game. Pure Sonic 2.5D and 3D controlling the best imo, and the only game in the series that dares to have the confidence to be pure Sonic levels from beginning to end with no fluff, and the only game in the series that imo, has well thought out boss fights.
Every other Sonic game I can critique endlessly for having too much stop and go, some not picks, or just lacking confidence in the hallway Boost gameplay being the sole focus.
This one? No. I don't think we'll ever get a game as polished and focused as this, besides maybe Shadows side, won't spoil it, but, this game, I see why Nintendo hired many of the game and Level Designers that worked on this after the fact. You can feel ever challenge stage, main stage, and boss fight was designed to keep you active, engaged, and excited. Boss introductions are so cool, the camera shots aren't cheap deaths, gimmicks don't stop you.
God I love this game so much. I'm so hoping more people who missed Gens play this now that it'll be more places.
Maybe this is the most polished game to you due to it not many things in it.
@@iceman92211 you act like it needs a million things like Shadow 05 or a million different play styles to be good man.
@@Local_Nerd_is Shadow’s game really the best example you can think of ? Because technically that game has one gameplay style.
And yes I do want the other characters to be playable because this game is supposed to be about the entire history of Sonic and yet the characters are just there as cheerleaders instead of getting chance to shine.
@@iceman92211 The whole point of sonic generations was to celebrate sonic only. Were any of the other characters (that were present in generations) around for as long as sonic besides eggman?
@@Witchcraft_VR so the whole point is making Sonic the only focus ( which was always a thing 4 years before this game came out ) and just having the other characters being there for no reason other than reminding us that they exist and not allowing us play as them even as an option ?
Sonic Generations is one of my all time favourite games. I like boosting through the stages and the bosses are pretty fun. Story is atrocious compared to previous entries but I still enjoyed it.
Oh, you actually bothered to criticize the story ? In that case what do you think of the characters ?
Funfact abt 7:41: apperently sega asked on their facebook acc abt everyones favourite stage in the sonic franchise, and this is how we got the stages. Another funfact is that there were also stages from secret rings and black knight included, so we maybe wouldve gotten a stage from these games
6:34 I think they were trying to add a hint of Sonic Rush formula when mixing the Colors and Unleashed formula together
"Every boss is from past games."
*Time Eater:*
Sonic Xtreme: You come here often?
hope I don't start a war this time
People have to be able to understand your comment to be mad at
Ok? @@evdestroy5304
@@evdestroy5304and basically everyone has played sonic generations but new borns
Sonic Generatiosn is one of my favorite Sonic Games of all time. I love how they changed some small things in the base game Sonic Generations, and I also love how they made a WHOLE NEW GAME which is Shadow Generations. I can't wait what new things they did in Shadow Generations and I can't wait to see what moves they gave Shadow other than is signature move Chaos Control and his Chaos Powers. I also heard they added the Drop Dash from SONIC MANIA for Classic Sonic. I also heard they changed some stuff in the U.I. I am not sure what they changed for Modern Sonic though. I also love that they added Skins. I did predict this a long time ago, I also wonder what other skins they are going to add for the characters in the game. I have a theory that doesn't make quite sense, my theory is that in your new video explaining why you think there are 2 different Shadows in the game, and I was thinking that you know if you go to the SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS website you see that there is an empty Character Slot next to Shadow just like how it shows the Character in the base game Sonic Generations, it shows Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic and I think the empty Character Slot next to Shadow is the Shadow that you were talking about in your new Video and your theory, I might be wrong and that there might be a completely new character. I am really hoping to see new stuff in Sonic Generations, and I am extremely excited to play Shadow Generations.
I'm not sure if I made this confession before, but I never played the original console version of Sonic generations: I did however play the 3DS version (criminally underrated by the way).
Oh in addition to all of the Shadow content we are getting, this will be my first full experience of the main game: needless to say, I am excited🤩
I do have one small critique: I wish they would have done more with the whole past and present thing involving classic Amy and classic knuckles, but then I remember this was the era where Sonic's friends were considered bad
Played this game when it released and it became one of my favorite games. I would play it regularly trying improve my runs. Fast forward 10 years and when I replayed Generations, it didn't seem as perfect as I remember it, but was still super fun. Fast Forward another 5 years and I played Sonic Colors (Ultimate) for the first time and I daresay it's almost as bad as Sonic 06. Right after Colors, I decided to play Generations again and realized Generations is actually is a perfect game. Looking forward to the Shadow expansion.
I only played 3ds generations. Cant wait to play this on switch.
Ik a lot of ppl complained that there are too many city levels in gens, but think about it, the city levels in sonic games are always the best. Heck, even in forces Metropolitan highway has the best levels in the game (also the only zone in the game that doesn't have a classic level for some reason) so I understand why sonic team put so many city levels into the game.
Agreed. It’s the best 3D Sonic game. Bar none.
Agree
So the best 3D Sonic game ever is a 75% 2D game ?
@@iceman92211 Wow, you sure showed them 👍
@@sauce987654321 what do you mean?
Man why everyone dissing on forces still? I’m getting tomatoes thrown at me man! I think the games still good!
I Love Sonic Generations And I Can’t Wait To Play It With Sonic X Shadow Generations 🔥🔥
I am a huge Sonic fan my first Sonic game was Sonic dash and I love Classic and Modern Sonic I can’t wait for October I’m excited to play Sonic Generations for my first time
Sonic Generations has a beautiful nickname fans don't really call it called: "Sonic Unleashed 3"
This was my first Sonic game that i played since i played Sonic Heroes in my childhood or a little bit of Sonic Adventure and Riders at my cousins place (and also some classic games on my phone) and this game is a reason while i became so interested in every other sonic game and in this series in general.
This was the first sonic game I played, and it made me a fan for life.
Sonic Generations saved me during my sophomore year of high school. An 8/10 is a suitable score for the game. It had some excessive loading screens, though.
That's cuz the 7 gen consoles STRUGGLED to run it properly.
@@Neoniq41I hope the Nintendo Switch port doesn't have the same issue.
Time Eater is such a scary cosmic concept.
Sonic Generations remaster coming on modern consoles with a Shadow bonus content is gonna be amazing! I am absolutely gonna be playing this game 24/7 when it comes out. Generations definetly one of the best Sonic games out there. Story may be meh but the gameplays just look fantastic! I have been wanted to play Sonic Generations for so long. I never pre ordered a game so fast!
Just wanna point out that dying in a stage prevents you from getting the S-Rank at all unless you exit the level and restart, and that the ranks are all mostly tome based, not score based.
Sonic Generations is my favorite game of all time!
They even said they would put Forces and Frontiers in the new game. Something that the original didn't have since those games came after the original. So we will get bonus levels and music. Although I love to see super stars and dream team as well I'm still happy we are getting new stuff.
I’ve yet to play Sonic Generations, so SXSG being released soon gives me the perfect opportunity to play it for the first time on Steam!
I’ve heard nothing but praise for this game, so I’m very excited to play the full game when SXSG comes out!
That said, I did play the Sonic Generations demo very recently with a controller for the first time. Given my PC is not built for gaming, I was very worried this demo was going to run horribly. But surprisingly, it ran really well! And I had a fun time with the demo! 👍
I'm sorry, but Planet Wisp Act 2 has to be my favorite remix. WHY IS IT SO GOOD😭🤌🏾?
Either Act 2 or the Whitespace theme. THEY'RE BOTH SO GOOD😭😭😭.
I feel like the end Ring should be a time portal. Just think.
When you choose an act a portal would open in front of Sonic and he would jump in. You run through the level and you get to the end and you jump through another portal the credit scene would happen in white space.
As for classic Sonic you would still jump through a portal at the start and at the end you run by the sign post the credits happen and once his done dancing around a portal opens behind him and he jumps in.
Someone should make a mod of this
Talk About The 3Ds Version Ez!!
Been my favorite sonic game since 2015
WATCH OUT THATS A HOMING SHOT!!!!!!!!
Generations has flaws, but they are flaws I can look past because the game is fun and the good overlooks the bad. Would I say it's the perfect Sonic game? No, but it's up there in my top 5, definitely an A tier game for me. And like I said in my own video, it's a perfect game for people to play who are just getting into Sonic, whilst they might not understand Sonic lore as a whole, they'll still learn something about Sonic's past and how he transformed from a 2D platformer to a 3D runner.
Hopefully the "YOU HATE GENERATIONS" crowd can get off my as- I never said I hated this game 😭
What do you mean by transform from 2D to a 3D because isn’t Generations is like a 75% 2D game ?
Erm of course it’s timeless the game takes place in a void outside of space and time
If they push the ranking system to be more challenging, then I'd give this a 10/10
Can't wait to play Shadow Generations.
Glad I pre-ordered Sonic X Shadow Generations Deluxe edition. I never really played Sonic Generations before so it's a whole new game for me
Your in for a treat
You forgot to mention vector in the challenges section he is the true final boss 😭
Vector is not playable in this game.
@@iceman92211 He meant the rooftop run mission act.
@@Zerosaber91 yeah that’s where Vector is not playable since we’re actually only controlling Sonic there.
@@iceman92211 commenter didn't say he was playable tho
@@Zerosaber91 he mentioned his name in the challenge and I was correcting him.
Hey Sonic! enjoy the future, it’s gonna be great (that line did not age well at the time)
Glad this video has came out. Started seeing generations hate and I don’t know what to think
Cant wait to play this game for the first time
Me too I’m excited I know I’m gonna love Sonic Generations even though I never played it I’m still excited 😊
Don't have to wait for it
@@snakey888 what do you mean?
@@Mr.Gamer-123
It is available on Steam, although in a bundle, right now.
Sonic gens came out almost 13 years ago - Jimmy the nerd
Me: holy shit I’m old
Sonic generations is my favorite game of all time and I can’t wait for sonic X shadow generations. I think the controls were perfect in sonic generations
SAME DUDE
Wait out of all the games you’ve ever played in life this is your number one favorite ?
@@iceman92211 bro this game is the definition of peak my guy, also nostalgia bias (that’s a given)
@@metaeditzz6934 they are way better titles that deserve the word peak since this one just feels really awkward to call it like that.
@@iceman92211 my guy it’s not objective. It’s my personal favorite, nostalgia bias, massive replayability & just general enjoyment.. I’m a very simple guy to please when it comes to video games especially of properties that I really like
Easily the best 2011 video game and one of the best video games ever made. That's saying something because 2011 had some of the best games I've ever played and it was an overall phenomenal year, but not perfect because of one atrocious game that still angers me to this day.
If this is one of the best games ever to you then you probably haven’t played a lot of games.
@@iceman92211 I have played lots of games. Do you like other 2011 games more than this?
@@portalgaming8057 I’m not sure if that counts, but Minecraft since it was officially released in 2011.
@@iceman92211 Fair enough. Minecraft is great, but it's not my favourite thing.
It's definitely one of the best 2011 video games
I really enjoyed generations but now im gonna move on to shadow generations im still gonna play sonic generations for nostalgic reasons
Im hoping this game becomes backwards compatible for Xbox so i get back to playing this at its fullest and see what the hype is about
I never completed generations (ps3/Xbox) but I remember playing the 3ds version and completed it I'm so hype to finally completed the ps3 version when it gets release again on ps5 with shadow generations
I really hope we get a Super Shadow transformation.
Best sonic game ever made.
There should’ve been a CD STAGE.
My QQZ bias is too great!
"Unleashed,colors not forces"😂
This was actually my 1st boost game i played
My 2nd favorite Sonic game
"TIMELESS" AHAAHAHAHAHHA
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Nice
My first time experiencing generations was the 3ds version, I remember being do scared to do the later bosses I would make my brother do it. Sadly, I never beat the final boss even though i got to it lol.
Got sonic generations on the xbox 360 for 33p ❤
7:00 you actually can’t get an S rank if you die at all in a level. Still your point is true.
I like Generations. I like it a lot. However. And please hear me out... roof top run was done dirty in Generations compared to the og roof top from Unleashed.
Haha, I get it. “Timeless”
We may have our differences, Riley. But I can definitely agree that Gens is a pretty good time. Even at 22, still a great game. And the modding community certainly helps give the game even more replay value despite its short time in playthrough length.
What does the mods do ? From what I’ve seen they are nothing but reskins.
@@iceman92211 Nah, there are also stage mods and mods that change the hud of Gens to be like Unleashed. Like that one personally. That and there is also a mod that gives Classic Sonic the drop dash from Mania and the super peel-out from CD. You gotta try that one. That was one is awesome. It’s called Classic Sonic Improvement. It’s by Showin. You can’t miss that one.
@@benjaminscott3526 those are the obvious mods that get boring, I’m actually talking about the characters mods.
@@iceman92211 Well, it is subjective after all. If it ain’t for you, then just don’t play ‘em. That simple.
@@benjaminscott3526 actually, I just asked you about the other characters mods.
i love generations the game is fantastic no doubt about that but after getting into other games in the sonic series, i won't lie when i say my love for it has went down a bit, in my top ten sonic games i would place it at number 9, i'm just personally a bigger fan and more engaged in the sonic games that have a bigger focus on story,
hot take (then again since when is any opinion on sonic not a hot take) i prefer sonic and the black knight over generations, yeah generations obviously has the better gameplay of the 2 but black knight having gameplay i enjoy but also combined with an interesting story just makes it the more memorable experience in my personal opinion.
some may not agree as gameplay is the only thing that matters to them but this is just my personal taste.
For gameplay, yeah. For it’s story and how it handles its characters, not really.
I’m actually surprised that you even care about stories and characters in the first place because this game makes it feel like they’re nothing and Sonic being fast is the only thing that matter.
he says about the game that's all about time 😭
I so hope we get the 3DS levels and boss in Sonic part of Sonic X Shadow Generations, excluding Biolizard and Radical Highway as we know already they in Shadow’s history !
Me too. They didn't do it with colors tho. So I doubt it.
@@gamedestroyer112 I think it is a possibility with DLC as Sonic Generations is the really the only Sonic game that could be a cash cow for Sega ! Plus the amount of levels l would love to see modernised from the Sonic 1 to Sonic 06 would be amazing !
So, who is going to day one speedrun shadow generations
The "not forces" 😂
I know this man did not just insult the iconic Sonic vs metal sonic race in sonic cd…
im sorry
Hang on, I thought deathless was *required* to get an S Rank in Generations.