HarperMeows
2011
Definitely Sonic's highest quality title since the series's Genesis debut. With a strong focus on branching pathways, shortcuts, and speedrunning, Generations is very replayable. I recommend it even if you aren't a Sonic fan.
2017
A fun throwback to Sonic's heyday. Developed by Evening Star, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games, Sonic Mania has a lot of talented staff working on it, some with over a decade of experience with ROM hacking and fan games. Their talent shows in how great the level design is and how fun Sonic is to control! On top of that, these developers are hardcore fans, and there's tons of references, easter eggs, and other callbacks to the series as a whole sprinkled throughout. The excellent music by Tee Lopes is the cherry on top to make this one of the best platformers out on the market right now. I highly recommend Sonic Mania!
2022
A not-so-great collection of some of Sonic's best outings. Filled with random bugs, errors, inconsistencies, extremely low quality audio, and other glaring flaws, I do not recommend this to anyone. That is, in its unmodded state. The amazingly talented modding community for Sonic has gone the extra mile to actually make Origins one of the best ways to play these games, fixing a vast majority of these bugs and inconsistencies. If you want to play this collection, make sure to get Sonic Origins Ultrafix! As this is a review of the base product, I sadly cannot include Ultrafix as part of the rating. The base product as-is, even after all of its updates, remains a laughably bad rerelease. I do not recommend.
2015
One of the best experiences I've ever had with a piece of media. I highly recommend it.
2016
YOU HAVE UNO IT CAME WITH YOUR XBOX
Jokes aside, this is a fine way to play UNO online. The online is pretty buggy though and the Ubisoft account requirement is somewhat annoying.
Jokes aside, this is a fine way to play UNO online. The online is pretty buggy though and the Ubisoft account requirement is somewhat annoying.
2024
A shameless cash grab by Warner Bros trying to copy the success of Smash Bros. Microtransactions galore, horrible controls, mediocre presentation, and a ton of bugs. It somehow feels worse than it did as a "beta". Avoid it like the plague.
2017
Fun game. I'd like it more if the game wasn't so reliant on predatory business decisions like FOMO and overpriced cosmetics.
Fun fighting game with a mediocre story. The only story modes you need to play are Margaret's P4A story and Labrys's P4A story. The rest are kind of bland with an occasional funny moment or two. As a fighting game it's extremely fun an addictive. Feel free to ignore the story mode and have a fun time playing online with friends.
2022
Fantastic game. I absolutely love the 32-bit aesthetic! The game controls well, the movement is fun, and there's a lot of replay value, whether it be mastering the game's movement to get good times, or getting all of the collectibles. The little bits of lore are neat too. There's also cute designs and a fantastic soundtrack to boot! I highly recommend this game!
Game's good. It's short, simple, and fun. A encountered some bugs every now and again but it didn't ruin the experience. The music is amazing and very catchy. I recommend Penny's Big Breakaway if you want a fun time.
An ambitious kart racer with way too many mechanics. The fan service is nice and the game is fun once you learn it. That being said, I don't recommend it to newcomers to the genre. This is only for the most hardcore players.
An extremely buggy mess with poor level design and awful audio mixing. Its only saving graces are the great OST and Shadow the Hedgehog.
2011
An excellent game! Amazing graphics and music (at least in the Japanese version). While the level design is less traditional than other platformers, it emphasizes exploration and experimentation. Learning where the Robot Teleporters are, learning the different pathways through the levels, and speedrunning the levels with that knowledge is really fun! This game has a lot of charm and I highly recommend it!
2017
Boring. Play literally anything else.
2022
An unpolished mess that attempts to mimic a AAA game. While this game does try to do good things, all of those good things are undermined by the general lack of direction, lack of cohesion, and lack of any quality control. If I wasn't falling through the floor every 5 minutes, I was finding an extremely boring and/or tedious puzzle to waste time with. Nothing in this game feels good. Sonic's movement is extremely stiff, he constantly gets stuck in the floor, his speed resets when you jump, and there's no sense of flow at all. Combine this with a very boring story filled to the brim with needless references and you have a mediocre experience. If this is a "first step in the right direction" as fans say, then I'm not looking forward to what this series has in store for the future.