Ranking EVERY Mainline Sonic Game!
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Hello, I make content on various types of video games! My favorite franchises are Sonic and Mario, as you can tell, I love platformers! If you like to watch reviews, video essays, or discussions about video games, I highly recommend you stick with me because we do a lot of that here! Enjoy your stay!
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Other than that, how would you rank your favorite Sonic game?
premydaremy is coming for you. say your prayers and run
My favorite always will have to be sonic adventure 2 battle my aunt gave me a gamecube she did not use anymore and when I found out it came with SA2 I flipped
@@JustSomeArtistjpeg LMAO
My favourite will also be sonic boom rise of lyric. My uncle gave me a wii u and the game. When I played it, I stayed up all night playing it
By the way, I hate SA2
Oh man, I thought you were going to put Sonic Unleashed on a bad tier but when it appeared on the S-tier, I was like "YES! THIS GAME DESERVES IT!" Nice tier list man, I love Sonic Unleashed
You.....did?
It’s his favorite sonic game
Then you probably haven’t watched his videos before or something
You must be new here
aM I ThE OnLY oNE ThaT LiKeS SoNic UNleaShEd?
I think Secret Rings and Black Knight are more mainline than Rise Of Lyric
It's even heavily implied Black Knight takes place immediately after Unleashed with Sonic having two chilldogs when he gets isekai'ed into Camelot (He did plan on hanging out with Amy in Unleashed).
The only reason I didn't include them in my list is because it's been years since I've played the storybook games, so I don't feel comfortable giving an informed ranking (I used to love Generations 3DS but after recently replaying it, let's just say DiMPs weren't at their "A" game).
they kinda are there in the list of mainline 3d sonic game.
I'd argue Shadow is one as well seeing it concludes his arc.
i mean didn't Sonic directly reference the storybook series in Generations? I'm pretty sure they're canon.
Advance, Rush and even the Rivals sub-series as well.
I adored sonic heroes when I was a kid. I know my love for it is just because of nostalgia. I have always thought about replaying it as an adult, but I know it’ll probably hurt my memory of it. Crazy how we look past so many issues with games when we’re kids.
Do it! I still love it in my mid-30s.
If it's only the two of us, then so be it
I still love sonic heroes
if you can get an original copy of it i’d go for it (or if ur just really good with emulators), i just paired an xbox one controller to my pc through a dolphin emulator with a copy of the game i got on pc, and mapping the controls got funky for some reason and like every few minutes it would go from full screen to a small bordered window and pause the game, idk. i would shoot for a console copy if i were gonna replay it again, but for some reason shadow the hedgehog worked a lot better on my pc and was still pretty fun to play
I still try to play it anyway. I own it again 😅 some stuff is annoying though like an egg man boss
That’s not true we haven’t download sonic frontiers that’s the only game you haven’t download it
Did anyone else enjoy the night levels on Sonic Unleashed even more than the day levels? They had such an immersive atmosphere...
I mean it was a change of pace from the other games
i totally dig the amount of combos you could string together and they actually felt satisfying and rewarding to remember. those air combos were gnarly
Ya I did
@@iinkstain FR I loved those combos it made me want to keep doing it
No
werehog level's soundtrack is amazing, it's a shame it gets constantly interrupted by the combat theme.
But is it better than the boost music
@@jeannesery9936 Hell no
Or the combat itself
oh really
What’s funny is the theme isn’t even a bad song it’s just so interruptive of the calming night music. That and like when you find one small dude to use for a puzzle and it starts playing again
Sonic Unleashed deserves so much more recognition for it's aesthetic. I never hated the concept of Sonic in the human world, but I couldn't stand the semi anime realism of the human's art style; it looked so, SO awkward to see them stand next to Sonic characters. Seeing Sonic run around a world full of humans that are just as cartoony as him is so satisfying, as well as charming. That game also had the best tone for me. It was light hearted and corny, but allowed itself to be dark enough for the threat to be taken seriously.
Amen
Would love if Sonic game world has human-animal world concept, instead of just make Sonic he's like from the other world
Real😂
This is exactly why I feel weird about Super Mario Odyssey
I like the Unleashed humans but I honestly prefer anime style people like Sonic X
I LOVE Sonic Unleashed, it’s my favorite game EVER, every time I hear endless possibilities, I tear up, because it reminds me of the good times I’ve had with this game since I was a kid, I absolutely love it.
me too!
Same :))
@@Sharkyjr09 game’s amazing, I wish I could play it for this first time again
I know this wasn’t about those “spin-off” games, but I was so curious to see what your take was on Sonic Riders. One of my favorite spin-off games in the entire sonic universe. Also Sonic Fighters. I used to go on vacation at this hotel and they had a little arcade near the pool. The amount of quarters I spent trying to beat the game in one sitting to get to metal Sonic at the end was insane. Absolutely loved it
Gotta be S tier sonic riders was amazing from the gameplay to the soundtrack it was damn near flawless
@@UFunnyLowe say that to the guys that gave riders a 6 and zero gravity 5
I need a sonic show with sonic riders opening animation asap that shit was fire
As an og Sonic Unleashed fan back when everyone thought it was one of the games that absolutely ruined the franchise, it feels very good to finally see it justified for the incredible gem it is.
Best story and music by far its not debatable.
I’m someone who played the Wii version when I was 10 and I got super bored because the night levels were awful. I’m taking a look at the 360 version for the first time as a Sonic Colors lover, and I’ve gotta say while Sonic Unleashed’s lows were definitely lower than the lows of Sonic Colors, it’s highs were much higher.
I still look back at Sonic Unleashed just to see gorgeous the game is. It was really ahead of its time graphics wise, compared to the games that released the same year.
@@deo1405 It still holds preety well by itself.
It didn't ruined the franchise but unleashed is like, the highs are high but the lows are like Very lows
@@lucasmendes3219 Definatelly but for what it did alone having the best story, soundtrack, world building, tone and daytime gameplay is something most sonic games can't pull off. Some do but only in 1 or 2 aspects.
It’s nice to see other people appreciate Sonic Adventure 1. It’s close to being my favourite Sonic game next to Generations. Mania is awesome too but I suck ass at Classic Sonic games.
Adventure 1 is my favourite right now
I'm good at classic games, but i like Adventure 1's controls more, specially Sonic's movement and spindash.
I don't like classic Sonic gameplay because you're supposed to make so many decisions while your camera shows you so little. How am I supposed to choose one of several paths when I see non of them? How am I supposed to know when to jump while I run on supersonic speed and can only see a few steps ahead of me?
Modern Sonic doesn't have these issues. I grew up playing Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes and will always cherish them.
@@Raykon333 There are Christian Whitehead ports of Sonic with widescreen support and extended camera, i always choose Sonic 3 AIR over the original Sonic 3&K.
I suck at sonic mania but sonic 3k is really fun
Technically, Super Mario Galaxy kinda ripped off the unreleased Sonic Extreme... so if anything, Lost World is reclaiming lost IP?
Beautiful video, I don’t know if it’s just me, but it’s rare for someone to actually speak so passionately about Sonic, and about the stories in particular. Loved the video!
I actually found Shadow the Hedgehog to be a better experience than Heroes. Controls felt less slippery and guns really helped out with bullet sponge enemies.
I enjoyed the story of shadow the hedgehog alot. while sonic is obvs not the main character of this game, it's still a sonic game. so I'm surprised it wasn't included among the ranking list
hehe, pun
The level design and the mission mechanics suck most of the time
I think Shadow The Hedgehog did a lot of things right actually
Shadow the Hedgehog was kinda bad for the time, but it definitely wasn't terrible and didn't really deserve all the hate it got. I just wish the game took itself seriously and went for that Teen rating. Woulda made SO MANY voicelines less cringey and more palatable.
Off topic, but I’m sorry: you can’t possibly tell me that Rise of Lyric is mainline, but Shadow the Hedgehog isn’t. It’s literally an Adventure-style game, but with Shadow as the main character.
Also, shoutout to Vectorman. That game slaps!
Agreed.
Imo, if Shadow doesn't count because of its gimmicks, then Unleashed doesn't count either because of its gimmicks. I'm ready to challenge the entire community on that.
@@lpfan4491 I can respect that. The only thing dope about Unleashed was its story and tone the controls were hella tight on Unleashed and the werewolf stages slowed it down.
I kept waiting for him to mention Shadow and I was getting really curious as we got higher and higher. By the time we reached SA2, I thought, "Okay, it must not be here."
also where are the sms sonic games? they are technically mainline
As a long time sonic fan, I actually love the Sonic Boom look. The character proportions look great and they all have much more personality built into their look and expressions. Imo Sonic fans need to be more open to changes to Sonic. People geniunely get mad when sonic's quills get slightly shorter or his blue is a shade lighter.
Right in my opinion the redesigns were not that bad and I liked them as well tbh
@- SageAegis - his design or like his personality?
@- SageAegis - Why? It felt like a natural change to me given that knuckles is meant to be somewhat brawny and strong.
The reasson why we’re angry about the short quils is because we’re literaly going backwards (even if Classic sonic is there already)
I'm pretty sure they changed the designs so it'd be better to animate the characters
D TIER
0:55 Sonic Boom
3:17 Sonic Forces
C TIER
8:30 Sonic Heroes
11:11 Sonic 2006
B TIER
14:19 Sonic CD
16:12 Sonic 1
17:25 Sonic Lost World
A TIER
20:23 Sonic 2
22:37 Sonic Generations
25:00 Sonic Colors
26:56 Sonic Adventure 2
S TIER
29:15 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
32:02 Sonic Mania
34:21 Sonic Adventure
37:56 Sonic Unleashed
Sonic unleashed has been my favorite game as a kid and I’m glad there’s others that agree that this is one of the best games
I’m so glad there are others who love sonic unleashed just as much as I do! TBH sometimes there were moments (when I played the game) that made me think that the werehog has better gameplay than the normal sonic that we’re used to. Literally, the only downside to the game (for me) was the camera angle sometimes and the fact that I WANT MORE! Even though it seems unlikely or near impossible that we’ll get more from unleashed, I hope that there will be another sonic unleashed game…
I agree sonic unleashed is my favourite sonic game ever despite some small issues. I would love to see a sonic unleashed 2.
If it were real I would buy the game on launch day (unless if it’s bad like forces).
@@PenguinBoy360 bro I would burn the sega offices if they ruined unleashed. I ain't allowing my game to be ruined like that
The day time stages were great I hated the werehog not cause of the combat but cause of the length
@@donut2123 and know a lot of people are complaining about the duration of the levels XD
The only thing I didn't like about unleashed was the battle music, even then, my favorite sonic game by a mile
Unleashed is also my favorite game in the series. The difficulty while cheap at times made me love mastering it
It’s crazy to me how people say Sonic Colors is “overrated” after it’s been underrated prior to SC: Ultimate’s release
The soundtrack created in Sonic Unleashed is so perfect. Honestly one of the best scores for a game. Very underrated.
Do people not know what underrated means anymore?
Sonic unleashed is low-key overrated
@@Jay-kx5cb nah bro, for a very long time it was very overhated. I think only now are people realizing how slept on the game is
@@cairosharn I understand that, hopefully the same happens with sonic colors
@@Jay-kx5cb I’ll be real from the jump it didn’t grab my attention, not as much as unleashed or even generations
See I was one of those people who really liked 06, I ignored critics and went for it. Soundtrack great, I like the story oddly enough and how they managed to intertwine Sonic Shadow and Silver with no plot points unfinished. The cut scene where the three hedgehogs fly to go fight the final boss was sweet. The game needed more time to iron out the kinks and loading screens. And some of the side missions were impossible. But I really like joyed 06
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I also like 06, but there is one major plot point that went entirely unfinished, and that's the last story. If Mephiles just could kill Sonic himself, why bother sending Silver back in time to do so? How does Mephiles even know about Sonic to begin with, considering they never meet in Sonic's story?
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Putting colors above generations is CRIMINALLL😂 love the video brother ❤🫶🏾
The overwhelming anxiety I felt waiting for Sonic 4 to show up snowballed into indescribable relief as I realized it wasn’t on the list. Nice vid.
Sonic Adventure was my first game too! Got the demo disk for dreamcast!
I had the demo disk too that just had Emerald Coast. I replayed it so much.
my first game was sonic riders or colors but when i got sonic adventure 1 i fell in love number 2 i didnt really enjoy as much as 1 because of the knuckels and rouge gameplay i just hate those levels
@@Spades1406 the tails gameplay is so bad too
Same it was my first Sonic game still holds up well to this day!
As someone who grew up in the universe of Classic Sonic, I remember buying a Sega Dreamcast on 9/9/99. I bought three games with it (THREE!): Power Stone, Soul Calibur, and Sonic Adventure. And I think those three games represent the absolute best the Dreamcast has to offer.
Sonic Adventure 1 was my all time favourite! Played hours on end on the Dreamcast. Very excited to see what Sonic Frontiers is giving us, hopefully a massive open world! 🤩
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First of all GREAT VIDEO this is one of the BEST tier lists I've ever seen its so well done keep up the great work man!
I just found this video through my extensive time trying to get internet opinions on whether or not to buy sonic frontiers and I had to like and sub and thank you for this video. My absolute all time favorite sonic game is Sonic Unleashed and to see someone else have such a good take on my favorite game... best video I've ever seen, and you deserve all the subs friend!!
Sonic Heroes is a great game yes it has its flaws but it’s ideas music level design and gameplay style is great if sonic heroes didn’t have its issues with the controls it would be great. The fact you can play with every character and team is awesome they all mostly play the same but let’s say they expanded on that gameplay style in a sequel. Having a tiny story with all the character teams is a fun ride and metal sonic as the actual final boss is so epic .
Sonic lost world and sonic 06 being over it is a huge disrespect to sonic heroes frfr sonic heroes is at least B tier on my tier list.
Heroes has way better characterizations and story compared to lost world and heroes plays way better than 06 lol
IKR people either say the game is either OK or bad, me? I love Sonic Heroes, it's my 2nd favorite 3d Sonic game. I also have a soft spot for Shadow the Hedgehog.
I mean seriously i just don't get this guys tastes
It's still feels rushed (I'm looking at you Rail Canyon), plus I'm not a fan of how this game feels way to kid-friendly compared to the other sonic games.
Playing all 4 teams to unlock the last story? Yeah no.
@@prayingkabutops1392 I remember I got sonic heros for my birthday and gave up at rail canyon
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Ranking EVERY Mainline Sonic Game!
0:56 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014)
3:17 Sonic Forces (2017)
8:31 Sonic Heroes (2003)
11:12 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
14:20 Sonic CD (1993)
16:13 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
17:26 Sonic Lost World (2013)
20:24 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
22:38 Sonic Generations (2011)
25:01 Sonic Colors (2010)
26:56 Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
29:16 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
32:03 Sonic Mania (2017)
34:21 Sonic Adventure (1998)
37:57 Sonic Unleashed (2008)
Thanks man 👍
Why the hell is heroes below 06
@@hafiz2796 I know right 06 is worse than heroes
appreciate you
@@hafiz2796 maybe watch the video
Fun fact for Sonic Unleashed for PlayStation 3 in specific. It was one of the only games for PlayStation 3 where you could listen to your music from your hard drive you had downloaded throughout the entire game.
I love Sonic and the Secret rings. A bit overly tough in some areas for no reason but a great game never the less. The ost is an absolute banger and the story is amazing in my opinion
I actually like the BOOM designs, they match the characters personalities more.
And Sonics blue arms are more flush with his body than the sudden peachy arms that were only there so you could see them in 2D.
Boom sonic is underrated
I mean, same. I just don’t like Knuckle’s redesign. Other than that the other aren’t that bad. I do think they could’ve made Sonic’s redesign a bit better (mainly the 3d render)
All the boom designs look great...except knuckles, he's...alright
The sports tape..is ehh
But they're all pretty solid
Blue arms sonic is the true sonic
Peach arm sonic is messed up
Hope they change the design of the characters to something like that or the movie so that they can be more expressive which is one of the problems in the games and also knuckles hands are surprisingly big which hope had a change to something like the movie knuckles
I LOVE SONIC COLOURS!!!! Amazing soundtrack, good story, made me laugh even as an adult, the maps have such good atmosphere and it's one where i can play over and over again.
colors didn’t have a story
Right when I saw you put sonic heroes where you did, I knew this list wasn’t based off of other opinions. Great video!
To this day, I am still waiting for a sonic game to be as good as Sonic Unleashed. Sonic Generations was close but just didn't hit the mark for me.
Generations is so overatrd to me the 3d sonic levels feel like the 2d ones so linear and slow paced
@@PsychicCatTCG Generations literally had the best 3D sonic levels in the boost gameplay. Beats being stuck in a hallway like Unleashed, Colors, and Forces imo.
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Oh you definitely didn’t play generations’ modern levels if you think that. They literally had multiple pathways almost everywhere. Especially in seaside hill.
@@PsychicCatTCG well how the tables have turned, considering gens modern sonic has some of the most open levels in the series (if you pretend the adventure games dont exist.)
@@LvlGenesis no it didn't u boosted then just stopped to do a boring 2d section that's not the best
One thing I liked about Unleashed was how much fun Sonic was having when he used his boost. It may not seem like much but I really like it and I hope they’ll go back to that
U have no idea how happy I am that u put XD so high !! That was my peak peak childhood !!
*Sees Sonic Unleashed in S-Tier.*
Ah, finally someone who sees the true beauty and perfection that is Sonic Unleashed.
Sonic adventure 1 was my first sonic game and I'll never forget the memories I have with it. I love it. Thank you for appreciating it honestly, I hold it very dearly.
I though I was crazy for liking 06' for a moment. It's literally Sonic Adventure level design. For me it is perfect design philosophy for Sonic, a mix between 1 little openess and 2 more spectacular side (06 still is not the perfect example of that design, but it really is close to perfection).
If they didn't had to rush the game at the time it could've been a great game. Story still may have suck anyway, but it was something new and more mature. Levels and such are really fun beside the technical faults. It's also fun to break the game.
The PC version has improved the game more thankfully but overall agreed if they didn’t rush the game it could of been solid.
Someone is making a fan remake of Sonic 06 that aims to fix its major flaws.
Playing Project-06 made me realize it woulda been my favorite of all time if it worked properly
It had potential, the game would already be 100% better if Elise got hit by a plane or something
The game definitely has good qualities, just needed a bit more development time
Mathasnocuts: and in my opinion a boring game is the worst thing that can happen to a game
Free2plays: are you sure about that?
Most sane sonic fan by a country mile!
good tier list my guy
Sonic Unleashed is sooooo gooood man. I'm glad someone actually acknowledged it for one.
06 on Xenia with no lag and fast loading made me rethink my opinion on 06, it became way less tedious and way more fun
If you’re already trying 06 on Xenia, just go check out Project 06. Its made me really start to enjoy the aspects of the game that were really done well but hidden behind the glitchiness
@@SilverSpireZ I’ve played project 06, it’s more polished and looks better but I have some big problems with it that make it less enjoyable. Silver and Sonic don’t turn and control as well as regular 06, and I find myself messing up in some stages (note: I played Project 06 before 06 so it’s not a bias thing). P06 however does make snow boarding and mach speed sections playable now which is amazing. Tails and Knuckles control better in P06 too
Man I love u fam for putting Unleashed at the top of S tier : )
Been saying this was *obviously* the best sonic game ever made since it came out (at the *Very* least, the best 3D game), but people just couldn't get over their "modern sonic = bad" syndrome. Now people are FINALLY starting to see what I saw in this game over 10 years ago, and are starting to appreciate this game. It makes me SO happy to be validated after putting up with the relentless torrent of haters/naysayers over the years.
In sonic heroes, sonic moves where the stick is positioned, instead of where the character is facing, that’s why it feels super slippery.
Sonic Generations is and probably will be my favorite Sonic game ever 😄
Sonic Unleashed, Black Knight, and Seven Rings are amazing. The OSTs are underrated. They will never get old.
I'm guessing you're in your early 20s to say that
They're not underrated, stop misusing that word
@@AkameGaKillfan777unleashed and black knight IS underrated.Dont even make me pull out igns terrible review about unleashed
@@coconutgun325 Stop living in 2008. Everyone can't shut the hell up about Unleashed these days and the person who made that review hasn't worked there for over a decade. Someone else made a review for it last year.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 the hell is that 6.4 in imdb then?If people could still see it the it atleast would be 7.9 or 8.4
Started playing sonic games again and started playing unleashed, and as much as it's been painful in difficulty, it's been refreshing and fun with gameplay and the soundtrack is just awesome and totally up there.
thank you for making this video. I was thinking that I wanted Sonic Generations. Now I know that I want it.
It's soooo dope on Series X. The game was made for 60fps and it shows.
HUGE W ON UNLEASHED! Would put SA2 over SA1 personally but other than that, you're valid and it was a great watch!
Yep same bro sa2 was a super ultra gem 💎
@@reversemello9618 I don't see how SA2 is ANY better than SA1.
@@DarkShadowX9 sa2 is billions of times better then sa1
@@Invisibleboy999 HOW? There are plenty of reasons why I think SA2 is worse than SA1.
1. The mech stages are WORSE than Gamma's stages all because Eggman/Tails have clunky controls (honestly, Tails shouldn't have had a mech and it didn't make sense why he had one if he could FLY, his stages should've been like his SA1 stages, I'm saying that he should've been able to fly around in all of his SA2 stages).
2. The radar in Rouge/Knuckles' stages doesn't beep faster when you're close to a Master Emerald shard and it doesn't show more than one emerald shard (like the radar in SA1).
3. Sonic and Shadow's Spin Dash has input lag (they should've put the Spamdash in the game), the Somersault and Lightspeed Dash are mapped to the same button, their controls are kinda awkward (I said, kinda.. by the way).
4. The level design is narrow or linear and not as open as SA1's level design.
And 5. The camera is AWFUL (I don't even need to say anything about this flaw, it's just awful).
While SA2 is more stable (less buggy) and has a better story compared to SA1, I still prefer SA1 over SA2.
I like when people rank games on how much they enjoy them and not just majority opinion. Props to you
It’s hard to explain but: Unleashed is my favourite sonic game, but Generations is my favourite game in the Sonic franchise
Sonic 3 was amazing especially how it added more than just the chaos emeralds and all the level design with secret places
11:14 I knew this game had potential, the problem is 06 was an unfinished game, if the release date was pushed or if they began earlier that year it would have been a good sonic game
Even better assumption, what if they didnt split the team to work on secret rings? Both flopped, so imagine what they could've been with time.
Rise of Lyric failed primarily because they were told "yeah this is gonna be a wii-u exclusive" about halfway through development, meaning they had to start all over again, and because of time constraints they weren't able to get it finished in time. If the game was allowed to be made as big red button wanted from the very beginning, it's likely it wouldn't have failed
Thank God (or Nintendo?) it did! Can't stand the rebooted game/character designs
I wonder how it would be if it was finished for current (or current for the time) consoles
I still think it would of failed because boom had so much wrong with the only reason rise of lyric is a success is if it's not sonic boom
@@jackthestar1292still would of failed
Your depiction of the first sonic was so well done, play green hills, go to marble and quit
I finished it tho which was cool
sonic unleashed is the absolute best game of sonic and there is nothing that proves it wrong, look man 15+ years later and this banger is still the best looking, best humor and it all of the care put in all of the stages is just beautiful
I personally liked Sonic Unleashed.
It was new and the Werehog was really cool.
Thank you for showing unleashed some love. The werehog was added to slow down the pace a bit so you don't just blow through the game in like 1 day.
To be fair sonic boom fell from the early deadline curse, you can see how the animation for it is quite smooth and I feel like if the devs were given an extra few months they probably could have pushed out a better game with better levels. This would still not solve the dull story issue though, but this was a unique concept that just wasn't executed well.
I think sonic boom had so much wrong with it that even with a couple of more months still wouldn't help
Sonic Heroes in the same tier as Sonic 06 makes me wanna cry
idc how repetitive the gameplay is I can't help but LOVE sonic heroes. The soundtrack, THE LEVEL DESING (I've learned to love the levels i struggled with the most), the whole playing with 3 characters in one level, i feel it's incredible.
I love it!!!Sonic forces is my all time favorite sonic game and the soundtrack got me dancing and the levels got jumpin with the stress of beating the boss. I love the characters,the difficulty and the creativity!!!
I thought I was the only one, that game is incredible
As great as the game is, the level design is nowhere near the best. Best level designs goes to either Sonic Adventure 1 or 06.
You are a legend for putting Unleashed at the very tippy top of the list.
Gross
Hey, Sonic Unleashed in 1st place?! hell yeah! This is just such a memorable, beautiful, abitious and fun adventure!
It's so sad that sega locked it to the PS3 and 360 era. We need a remaster asap!
I can only imagine how good of an experience would be to play Unleashed, THE MOST BEAUTIFULL SONIC GAME TO THIS DAY, being played on PC with solid framerate
YOU HURT THE CHAO? ILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
For real though, this tierlist was spot on. I agreed with almost everything you said. Good stuff man!
I agree for the most part.
With Unleashed, the biggest flaw was the medals. Take it out.
Now if the warehog games were more arcade like, it'd be perfect. SEGA can make good beat'em ups. Golden Axe and Streets of Rage are evident of this.
If the warehog stages were more like that, I'd call the game a must, even for casual gamers. Still my favorite game.
and yakuza
I like your tier list, it's pretty accurate, and I understand we're all going to have slightly different opinions on this. In my mind the most amazing sonic game was sonic adventures 2 BATTLE (the version that had 2 player vs mode racing in it) followed by sonic adventures 1. I just thought adventures 2 was a little bit more polished and had a few less glitches. The game also had a lot more replayability for me because I would frequently play it to race my friends for a good several years afterward. Almost all the levels in both games were so iconic to me, and I can't help but get a little crazed when people comment that the best sonic games were the side scrolling 2d games. No. The sonic adventure games were true marvels. 3rd I'm placing generations simply because that game was straight and to the point. You want to just run thru classic revamped levels in both old and new sonic styles with a miniscule storyline to slow you down? Here you go lol. My one gripe with generations is that I really thought they stumbled onto a great formula and believe they missed out on a dlc or sequel opportunity to add significantly more classic maps that many people probably wanted to see brought back and polished up. I still wish they would come out with a sonic generations 2 lol.
Yep I agree with this guy Sonic Adventure 2 Battle was the S+ tier for me I still play chao world to this day🥲 and replay the story
Putting sonic lost world above CD is crazy dude
Wow congrats on 1 Million views!
You're a man of culture putting Sonic 3&K at S Tier. Bro you're legendary.
I used to not care about Stories in games because I don't focus on them, but now I really miss the story of Sonic Unleashed, its tone.
I like Sonic Colors, but now I realize how funny it looks compared to Sonic Unleashed. The latest Sonic Games have given us Candylands, renamed Green Hill Zones, and Casinos in Jungles. While Sonic Unleashed has shown us several countries from the real world with amazing music on the background that just fits.
At least Sonic Frontiers looks like something new.
For m I'd rather have Gens no story then Colors bad cringey story, at least Generations makes up for it because I enjoy how fast it is and how creative the trials are. I can't find a single cripe about Gens aside from its no story and bad boss fight. While Colors story is bad and we have barely any 3d, and with wisp that make sonic that either cheapen Sonic or slow him down like laser=cheap and hover=slow.
same i was like that to but when i stared playing the zelda games that's when i started caring about the story in games.
SONIC UNLEASHED MAN that was the game that I started with and god damn is it still my favourite
1. Generations
2. Unleashed
3. Adventure
4. Mania
5. Adventure 2
6. 3K
7. CD
8. Colours
9. Sonic 2
10. Lost World
11. Sonic the Hedgehog
12. Heroes
13. 06
14. Forces
15. Rise of Lyric
I'm so happy to see love for sonic unleashed :) it was an outstanding game way ahead of its time, and the werehog is actually really fun if you keep an open mind and get into it.
I totally agree with your tier list, great job, as soon as I saw this vid, I said to myself, this channel deserves a sub 👏
No man they need to remaster Sonic Unleashed I mean get his feeling when you beat the game that's why the gave the game DLC
@@kalebkirby6863 I know!! That would be crazzyyy
Imagine the game getting remastered or part 2
@@kalebkirby6863 my dream
@@JW.165 our
SA2B is the greatest Sonic game ever made, in my opinion. I’m okay with only playing it for the rest of my life.
sonic unleashed is my fav game lol i played it first time on my ps3 when i was 7 yrs old ,im 14 and i still play it
I have never played Sonic Unleashed ever. But whenever I hear the Ost I am brought to tears. A game I have not played has this big of an impact on me. I really do wish that they one day release it on Pc for people who couldnt play it when it first released.
I never EVER thought I would find another human being who’s 2 favourite Sonic games were Unleashed and Adventure, resonated with every word said about both games, Adventure was my first ever gaming experience and Unleashed enhanced my reflexes and consistency with gaming. Great list!
me 2!
sonic in general was my first real gaming experience, especially sonic adventures, sonic unleashed, and sonic adventures 2, i remember how all our siblings would have our own unique chao, and i remember when my older brother told me he knows a bug to make my chao extremely powerful, but i said no because i wanted him to get stronger naturally😭
Mine are unleashed and sa2,does that count?
I actually like Lost World despite some of the common criticisms. What would've made more sense would be if Lost World was a 3D Classic game. Think about it, the simple story, the cartoony aesthetics, elements from the classic games such as the way the robots are designed, the main problem I have is that this is all strung together and classified as a Modern Sonic game. Lost World as a classic Sonic game would make the most sense and it would probably be the first proper 3D Classic Sonic game.
I feel the same way about colors as well, it's not just them being a lot like Mario, but they just don't feel like a modern sonic game. Colors is 2d like classic Sonic and the few times it is 3d can be chalked up to the equivalent of special stages in classic Sonic, with difference being the ones in colors aren't optional, because they need to check that 3d modern Sonic box.
to me adventure 1 is the 3d sonic game that feels the most like a classic sonic game.
The original games weren't cartoony. Meta era games try too be overly contoony which is just gross.
@@thaneros the classic games stories weren't meta era simple they were just more show don't tell kinda stories the stories explained better in the manuals.
@@jdawson7877 Its not just the stories but visually as well. In the classics, badniks had a very robotic animation to them on purpose. Meta era badniks are overly animated... Why? Or like how zones like Sweet Mountain or Dessert Ruins would never been in classic games as the aesthetics do not fit in the world of Sonic pre Meta era.
My hot take for sonic is that up until frontiers, 06 was my favourite game of all time. First sonic game i watched and got and i loved every second of it it made me emotional my childhood game so i love it just so much
I remember getting Sonic 3 for my 12th birthday…my friends and I stayed up all night drinking Dr.Pepper and playing Sonic
I'm like 60 - 70% in agreement with this list:
- I think SA2 is better than SA but marginally
- Sonic CD is much higher in my opinion, one of the best classic sonic soundtracks by far
- Heroes would also be a little higher for me but definitely agree with the repetitive level design
- Lost World, 06 & Rise of Lyric all would've been in dead last for me
All in all, i really enjoyed this trip down memory lane and think about ranking these myself, great video!
I’m so glad you gave Sonic Unleashed some love!! I loved this game and other then some of the minor mechanics, I don’t understand the hate.
I agree with almost everything you said. I would however put Sonic Adventure 2 at S tier because it was so evolutionary to 3D Sonic games, but it’s such a minor criticism. So I digress. Good work
Literally he Said a milion times that unleashed is his fav game, my god "aM I ThE OnLY oNE ThaT LiKeS SoNic UNleaShEd?"
Sa2 wasn't revolutionary, it just took the best parts of sa1 and did them worse.
@@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197 your opinion
@@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197 truth
@@rando6677 Then how do you explain the radar in Knuckles' stages and the DELAYED Spin Dash (it shouldn't take almost 1 second for Sonic to use his Spin Dash, he should start rolling immediately) in SA2?
I love how i never played a single sonic game and still managed to guess which game it was only with the soundtrack you used, i blame yakkocmn for that
I love Sonic Unleashed too, it's my favorite Sonic game and no one can change my opinion of it
25:35 my main problem with sonic colors aside from the story is that it relies way too much on 2d sections and the terrain in those sections is super blocky and boring if it had more 3d platforming and more creative terrain in those sections I would’ve enjoyed it much more also whoever thought having that yellow spring auto scroll section deserves to get fired
I was scratching my head about including Boom on the list. But then I thought about how Shadow is technically more fitting for the list since it continued Shadow's story from SA2 and Heroes. Just felt kinda odd being left out to me.
Shadow the Hedgehog is the literal definition of a spinoff game
Sonic 3 & Knuckles is one of the greatest video games of all time and no one can convince me otherwise
Agreed
When you played the Mystic Ruins soundtrack I couldn't figure out if I should cry or laugh or dance or just play the game over. That was crazy haha.
Agreed about LW. I would love to see an Ultimate version of Sonic Lost World on Switch. Very underrated Sonic game
I'm actually replaying Sonic Heroes right now, I remember loving this game so much back when I was a kid, I would go round my cousin's house because she had an original xbox with it. I just loved it so much, the level design is pretty good and the gameplay is fun, playing it back I agree it does feel clunky at times but overall it definitely holds up pretty well considering the time it was made. I was relatively young playing Sonic 06 but it was my first game on Xbox 360 and I remember it being fantastic and completely disregarding every bug and glitch, it would be actually really fun without the game breaking issues. But I think my favourite is probably Sonic Unleashed, granted I haven't touched it in a very long time but god damn that game was good, I played it through countless times and enjoyed it every run, I just think the night stages were a bit meh at times is my only complaint. Haven't really played any of the modern Sonic stuff :(
top 3 sonic games: Unleashed, SA2, and 06
Also, I forgot to mention this
If you get all the Emeralds in Sonic Mania, he beats the Heavy King and Robotnik but is pulled through a portal with the phantom ruby. That's why we see Classic in Forces
Sonic Generations is my childhood
So happy it got A tier
It's so dope on next gen with the fps boost.
Sonic Unleashed is also my favorite sonic game. So many great memories and I still love playing it to this day!
I love sonic 3 it puts in everything that a sonic game should be and then just makes it the best game possible (in my opinion)
My quote when ever someone says sonic adventure aged “well you’ve aged too, how do you feel when you get told that you aren’t as young as you once were?”