So why do people like Bloodlines so much?

[termis]

DKC was pretty cool in its time.  I didn't enjoy it enough to play it all the way through, but still a pretty decent game IMO -- and I was interested enough to try it again some 15 years later, and still managed get some fun out of it (but still didn't finish it second time around).

Sonic is very stylish indeed, but I think the speed factor ended up being a bit gimmicky for me in the end.  The "run-around-quick-and-just-get-to-the-end" gameplay can get stale after awhile.  One of the main reasons for a platformer is to well, jump around platforms and explore the settings, power-ups, etc, but with things moving around so quick, the "explore" part is a bit lost on Sonic games.  Because of it, I never bothered too much with Sonic games after part 2.

[Bonknuts]

Sonic is very stylish indeed, but I think the speed factor ended up being a bit gimmicky for me in the end.  The "run-around-quick-and-just-get-to-the-end" gameplay can get stale after awhile.  One of the main reasons for a platformer is to well, jump around platforms and explore the settings, power-ups, etc, but with things moving around so quick, the "explore" part is a bit lost on Sonic games.  Because of it, I never bothered too much with Sonic games after part 2.

 I feel the same way about the Sonic series. The first was incredible surprise when it came out. It was definitely different from anything else. The second didn't really change much, but it didn't screw up the game either. But after playing a lot of the 2nd one, I got bored of the series. Well, I did try Sonic CD. That was the game that turned me off to the series. I didn't even bother with Sonic 3 or such (never liked the GG versions).

[nat]

You're clearly remembering wrong, Sonic CD absolutely destroys the rest of the series.  Go play it again like you did with SSS/FS and you'll see I'm right.

[Joe Redifer]

No, he's remembering correctly.

[esteban]

You're clearly remembering wrong, Sonic CD absolutely destroys the rest of the series.  Go play it again like you did with SSS/FS and you'll see I'm right.

I wanted to love Sonic CD, but, sadly, it simply can't compare to Sonic 1 & 2. 

Or Zonik, for that matter. 

[Tatsujin]

For me as well, Sonic 1 = THE SONIC

I've got more and more bored with every new sequel came out.

[Mathius]

I enjoy the Sonic games on the Genesis, but I hate the enemy placement! Everytime I have a lot of speed built up I run into an enemy and lose all my hard earned rings!

[Joe Redifer]

The second they introduced Tails is the second I stopped caring about Sonic games.  Sonic CD's greatest achievement is not having Tails.

[DragonmasterDan]

Sonic CD introduces the past present and future system, so each level has three versions. The level design is rock solid and allows you to explore the levels and not just run right through them all. IMO it's the pinnacle of that series.

[Bonknuts]

You're clearly remembering wrong, Sonic CD absolutely destroys the rest of the series.  Go play it again like you did with SSS/FS and you'll see I'm right.

 Nah, Sonic CD is one of those games. You either like it or you don't. It was made by a different team too, though I didn't find that out until a couple of years ago (I currently blame it on that). Trust me, I -tried- to like Sonic CD over the years. I actually like the US opening song! But I could just never get into the game. It just felt like rehash. An not good rehash either (a lot of good parts were gone).

 I didn't mind the two Sonic games that came out for the Dreamcast. Though I didn't beat either of them, I did play quite a bit of both. They didn't 'feel' like the original Sonic games, but that was ok. 3D environments really do change a lot gameplay mechanics.

[DragonmasterDan]

 Nah, Sonic CD is one of those games. You either like it or you don't. It was made by a different team too, though I didn't find that out until a couple of years ago (I currently blame it on that). Trust me, I -tried- to like Sonic CD over the years. I actually like the US opening song! But I could just never get into the game. It just felt like rehash. An not good rehash either (a lot of good parts were gone).

 I didn't mind the two Sonic games that came out for the Dreamcast. Though I didn't beat either of them, I did play quite a bit of both. They didn't 'feel' like the original Sonic games, but that was ok. 3D environments really do change a lot gameplay mechanics.

I believe Sonic 2 was made by a different team than Sonic 1. STI (Sega Technical Institute based in the US) developed Sonic 2 under Yuji Naka, Sonic CD was developed by the Sonic 1 programmers under Naoto Ohshima.

[Bonknuts]

Wiki says original leader programmer and half the team when to the US under STI. I guess that was the better half

[Raizen1984]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles is still the best Sonic game I've ever played.  And I've played pretty much all of them.

[SignOfZeta]

Its really interesting to see the range of opinion on Sonic. For me, Sonic 2 was hands down the best game. All the Genesis titles were decent, but Sonic 1 and CD had no spin dash, and once you got used to the spin dash in 2...it became harder to go back and enjoy a game without it. Sonic 3 was just to gimmicky and easy.

The Neo Geo Pocket game is pretty great too. Its essentially a level hack of Sonic 2.

[nat]

Sonic CD has the spin dash.

Only 1 doesn't have it.