Ah, Sonic Generations. The one game in the series that everyone can agree is good. How does it hold up over a decade later? Music by @AccelioMusic: open.spotify.c...
This game is the embodiment of "Third Time's the Charm"; take what worked in the previous two games, and iron out the critical negatives. Just like that, you have a superb game that's enjoyable to play.
4:32 That was such a good bit. Colors DS got me into Sonic but Geberations 3DS and Console/PC got me to REALLY dive into it cuz I loved it so much. Generations still makes me nostalgic even fir Sonic games I never played as a kid. I hope you cover the 3DS version of Generations as well as the DS version of Colors. I could always get a blast from replaying Generations 3DS again and again.
I agree 100%. It was absolutely outrageous how they made Mr. Drummond leave his union to be the voice of Sonic again. At the very least him and SEGA don't have any bad blood from that and now we have things like Sonic and Tails R to show that Ryan still cares about voicing Sonic and on top of that he's still amazing!
Sonic generations is my favorite Sonic game. I was really excited to see your opinion on the game, and I'm happy that you liked it! I'm just curious to know what is your thoughts on the OST, if I'm not wrong you didn't talk about it. This OST is one of my favorites of the franchise (only behind Unleashed and Adventure 1)
I talked about it a bit. I love it, a lot of the remixes here are the best versions of their original tracks, and even when they aren't, they almost always stand on their own.
I don’t like Roger as Sonic either but Ryan Drummond was supposed to come back because there was supposed to be Dreamcast era gameplay as well, just for generations, Roger was never just a “stand in” but I wish it were true I’m a Dreamcast era fan that’s where I started but Jason Griffith did such an amazing job in unleashed and after, I want him back more than Ryan, Sonic Adventure 1 2 and unleashed are my favorite in the 3D era! Great review man keep it up! :)
@@Gamingwithahandicap in an interview with Ryan himself in 2019 he actually described how he auditioned to voice Sonic again in Gens and he didn't mention anything about voicing this "dreamcast Sonic."
The time eater is easily one of if not the worst final boss in the series & the only part of the game where they dropped the ball. Also no mention on the surprise appearance of classic Robotnik at the end?
@@spontman Aside from Sonic’s friends constantly talking the fight is janky, Super sonic is stiff to control making it difficult to avoid attacks & pick up rings. The thing is constantly flying away from you & there’s so many times where you reach it only for it to jump miles away. The fight isn’t based on skill, just whether the game lets you hit it. Then there’s the charge up attack you can do with classic sonic which serves very little purpose, you’d think to use it when the homing redicle appears on the time eaters core to use it as it’s mapped to the same button as the homing attack, but it doesn’t do anything. The least of its problems is it feels anticlimactic compared to other final bosses to, the music is just the time eater theme we’ve heard through the game repeatedly (though this can be changed using the music selection after you’ve beaten it). Ironically the 3DS version of the fight is way better & what it should’ve been. It’s structured way better & feels fair.
Despite it not being perfect(The controls feel awkward while going slow at times), Sonic Generations manages to iron out most of the issues of its predecesors very well and I love it for that.
I much prefer the Unleashed boost over the Generations boost. You can see a lot of videos swapping the Generations boost for the Unleashed boost. I just think Frontiers' boost is better in open world scenarios, but other than that Unleashed's is perfect.
I have the habit of rewriting bad Sonic scripts/stories for fun, and I had this idea for Generations where instead of having an in-universe story, it becomes meta as those Bugs Bunny/Simpsons retrospective or special episodes. Sonic is ready to break the four wall and take us down memory lane literally with a collection of the best games locations, when Tails stop him on his tracks to inform him their friends went missing. The final boss would still be Time Eater, but instead of the eggmen piloting it, its Alex fking Kidd gone mad because he's been irrelevant ever since Sonic became Sega's mascot. He went stealing every iconic Sonic moment so he never blew up in popularity over him. Classic Sonic is his 90s incarnation, Jaleel White and all. He's both from the past AND another dimention, but its never explained why he looks and talks so differently, all the characters just referred to him as Sonic before the.. "glow-up✨". It's implied to be some kind of plastic surgery or intervention which mostly everyone also has been through, but its never further explained to the audience. If they wanted to be meta they should've been all out with it, I personally don't mind one-off goofy stories on Sonic games or media, I think cartoons like Boom and aoSth, or games like Colors can exist sometimes, they just need to be good written.
I tried replaying it and... It was... Fine. Classic feels kinda gross and the game feels too short. Challenges can be kinda cool even if half of them feel uninspired. Overall, it's not that addictive. At least not for me.
I would not say its better than unleashed or colors because 2D platforming does feel 10 times better in Colors and the sense of speed in 3D section is still more present in unleashed I think they tried to blend both together but in the result we got less interesting stages at least for me
I wasn't able to give this game a proper shot (I plan to in the future some time) so I don't have much to comment on when it comes to gameplay. I don't have a lot to say about the music either due to me not being super passionate about this ost. Although one complaint I have with the music is just how lack luster and boring the music playing during the time eater boss is, it would have been perfect if there was a Crush 40 song playing that was similar to their song Sonic Youth.
I do regret not mentioning the music for the Time Eater. A lot of people say the boss lacks spectacle, but I think all it needed was more energetic music.
Personally Gens is a step down in terms of boost gameplay for me but it’s definitely the 2nd best boost game and i disagree with just about everything you’ve said about it compared to Unleashed. Plus… I honestly believe Gens is highly overrated. There’s a lot about the game I absolutely hate and the only fun I get out of it are the act 2 stages. The act 1 stages, although well designed, the enjoyability is dampened by the input lag (I play on console) and some other things
Sonic Generations is a good game but it’s slightly overrated. There’s barely any story, no new levels, and a horrible final boss. I do like the gameplay and the missions though.
Sorry to offend anyone, but Sonic Generations is an "eh" game. The story is annoying and the gameplay? Well, that speaks for itself, cause of the glitches.
Yeah, it felt very wonky at times. It’s a shame because I love the ideas and presentation in the game. It’s just the stiff controls and wonkiness make it unfun sometimes. And that final boss was unforgivably bad.
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel Theres some game breaking glitch were if you run too fast in the loop de loop, you'll glitch into it and your character dies for seemingly for no reason. Happened multiple times in my playthrough.
Hot take: Sonic Generations is so overrated. Don’t get me wrong, I like it, but I don’t think it holds up that well when compared to other games in the series. While the boost formula is implemented fine in Generations, the level design is inferior to Unleashed, with all the levels except Planet Wisp being able to be beat in 2 minutes or less. The ranking system is atrocious, literally handing out free S ranks just for not dying. Even Colors has a better ranking system than Generations. The game is also about 75% 2D as the Modern Sonic levels have a bunch of 2D sections, especially Planet Wisp. The story is awful, they should’ve done a better job at taking a deep dive into Sonic’s history considering that this is his 20th anniversary game. Finally, the final boss fight is underwhelming compared to other final bosses like the Final Hazard, Solaris, and Perfect Dark Gaia just to name a few. Like I said, I like Generations, it’s a good game, but not as great as Adventure 2, Unleashed, and Frontiers. I would even say that Sonic 06 (if you ignore all the bugs and glitches) is better than Generations.
0:11 “ this is the one Sonic game that pretty much everyone love “ Well guess what I don’t like this game at all for multiple reasons but the biggest one is the fact that this game wants me to believe that the boost gameplay is only 3D gameplay that ever existed
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel so they’re were planning at bringing back the adventure gameplay but as a third Sonic instead of having it for the already existing 3D Sonic that they have ? That doesn’t make any sense.
@@iceman92211"they were planning to bring back the adventure gameplay but as a third Sonic?" Yes and no. Actually, the Modern Sonic Stages were going to be Act 3 Stages and the Act 2 Stages were going to be completly different Stages for Dreamcast/Adventure Sonic.
This game is the embodiment of "Third Time's the Charm"; take what worked in the previous two games, and iron out the critical negatives. Just like that, you have a superb game that's enjoyable to play.
Interesting take. Anyways, I agree
Generations is such a quality game. I felt the level design was strong.
Boosting is gross forever
I hate rogers
@@dominosnostradamus2415What's wrong with RGC as Sonic?
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That was such a good bit.
Colors DS got me into Sonic but Geberations 3DS and Console/PC got me to REALLY dive into it cuz I loved it so much. Generations still makes me nostalgic even fir Sonic games I never played as a kid. I hope you cover the 3DS version of Generations as well as the DS version of Colors. I could always get a blast from replaying Generations 3DS again and again.
I agree 100%. It was absolutely outrageous how they made Mr. Drummond leave his union to be the voice of Sonic again. At the very least him and SEGA don't have any bad blood from that and now we have things like Sonic and Tails R to show that Ryan still cares about voicing Sonic and on top of that he's still amazing!
It’s crazy how the G.U.N truck in city escape went from a normal truck to MULTIPLE CHAINSAWS
Sonic generations is my favorite Sonic game. I was really excited to see your opinion on the game, and I'm happy that you liked it!
I'm just curious to know what is your thoughts on the OST, if I'm not wrong you didn't talk about it. This OST is one of my favorites of the franchise (only behind Unleashed and Adventure 1)
I talked about it a bit. I love it, a lot of the remixes here are the best versions of their original tracks, and even when they aren't, they almost always stand on their own.
I don’t like Roger as Sonic either but Ryan Drummond was supposed to come back because there was supposed to be Dreamcast era gameplay as well, just for generations, Roger was never just a “stand in” but I wish it were true I’m a Dreamcast era fan that’s where I started but Jason Griffith did such an amazing job in unleashed and after, I want him back more than Ryan, Sonic Adventure 1 2 and unleashed are my favorite in the 3D era! Great review man keep it up! :)
That isn't true. Just a rumor.
@@Benjawin6671 it is true what he said in the video was false
@@Benjawin6671 Sega mentioned it during development that there was originally supposed to be there gameplay Sonic’s, classic adventure and boost
gamings right bro there were supposed to be originally three playable Sonic’s
@@Gamingwithahandicap in an interview with Ryan himself in 2019 he actually described how he auditioned to voice Sonic again in Gens and he didn't mention anything about voicing this "dreamcast Sonic."
The time eater is easily one of if not the worst final boss in the series & the only part of the game where they dropped the ball.
Also no mention on the surprise appearance of classic Robotnik at the end?
What's wrong with the Time Eater?
@@spontman Aside from Sonic’s friends constantly talking the fight is janky, Super sonic is stiff to control making it difficult to avoid attacks & pick up rings. The thing is constantly flying away from you & there’s so many times where you reach it only for it to jump miles away. The fight isn’t based on skill, just whether the game lets you hit it. Then there’s the charge up attack you can do with classic sonic which serves very little purpose, you’d think to use it when the homing redicle appears on the time eaters core to use it as it’s mapped to the same button as the homing attack, but it doesn’t do anything. The least of its problems is it feels anticlimactic compared to other final bosses to, the music is just the time eater theme we’ve heard through the game repeatedly (though this can be changed using the music selection after you’ve beaten it).
Ironically the 3DS version of the fight is way better & what it should’ve been. It’s structured way better & feels fair.
It’s always a treat when you post especially right when I wake up
Despite it not being perfect(The controls feel awkward while going slow at times), Sonic Generations manages to iron out most of the issues of its predecesors very well and I love it for that.
Are you planning on doing a 2D Sonic review series after you review Frontiers or not?
Most likely
how does this video not have more views, this video is great!!!
4:30 I want a stand-alone video of jus this part
I see what you did there, "modern classic"
All they REALLY had to do was take Modern Sonic’s gameplay from Generations and make a game that is fully original..
Classic should have been voiced by Jaleel and I’ll always stand by that
Hah, I see what you did there with the title
Generations was also on the 3DS
Still wondering why this wasn’t the game that got an ultimate edition for the 30th anniversary.
Because it’s easily available on modern platforms whereas colours isn’t
Hahahaha "Modern Classic", very funny.
I much prefer the Unleashed boost over the Generations boost. You can see a lot of videos swapping the Generations boost for the Unleashed boost. I just think Frontiers' boost is better in open world scenarios, but other than that Unleashed's is perfect.
I have the habit of rewriting bad Sonic scripts/stories for fun, and I had this idea for Generations where instead of having an in-universe story, it becomes meta as those Bugs Bunny/Simpsons retrospective or special episodes.
Sonic is ready to break the four wall and take us down memory lane literally with a collection of the best games locations, when Tails stop him on his tracks to inform him their friends went missing. The final boss would still be Time Eater, but instead of the eggmen piloting it, its Alex fking Kidd gone mad because he's been irrelevant ever since Sonic became Sega's mascot. He went stealing every iconic Sonic moment so he never blew up in popularity over him. Classic Sonic is his 90s incarnation, Jaleel White and all. He's both from the past AND another dimention, but its never explained why he looks and talks so differently, all the characters just referred to him as Sonic before the.. "glow-up✨". It's implied to be some kind of plastic surgery or intervention which mostly everyone also has been through, but its never further explained to the audience.
If they wanted to be meta they should've been all out with it, I personally don't mind one-off goofy stories on Sonic games or media, I think cartoons like Boom and aoSth, or games like Colors can exist sometimes, they just need to be good written.
doctor who with a blue mouse and his bastard little brother but with better writing than most children books.
I don't get what's wrong with Roger's voice for Sonic.
I tried replaying it and... It was... Fine.
Classic feels kinda gross and the game feels too short. Challenges can be kinda cool even if half of them feel uninspired.
Overall, it's not that addictive.
At least not for me.
Oh I get it
7:05 so were they all just fired before Forces, because I’m leaning more towards fluke
A lot just moved on, a few of the level designers from generations went on to work on games like Breath of the wild.
I would not say its better than unleashed or colors because 2D platforming does feel 10 times better in Colors and the sense of speed in 3D section is still more present in unleashed
I think they tried to blend both together but in the result we got less interesting stages at least for me
Thoughts on the game being remastered?
I wasn't able to give this game a proper shot (I plan to in the future some time) so I don't have much to comment on when it comes to gameplay. I don't have a lot to say about the music either due to me not being super passionate about this ost. Although one complaint I have with the music is just how lack luster and boring the music playing during the time eater boss is, it would have been perfect if there was a Crush 40 song playing that was similar to their song Sonic Youth.
I do regret not mentioning the music for the Time Eater. A lot of people say the boss lacks spectacle, but I think all it needed was more energetic music.
Personally Gens is a step down in terms of boost gameplay for me but it’s definitely the 2nd best boost game and i disagree with just about everything you’ve said about it compared to Unleashed. Plus… I honestly believe Gens is highly overrated. There’s a lot about the game I absolutely hate and the only fun I get out of it are the act 2 stages. The act 1 stages, although well designed, the enjoyability is dampened by the input lag (I play on console) and some other things
actually generations has more 3D platforming than unleashed or colors
Sonic Generations is a good game but it’s slightly overrated. There’s barely any story, no new levels, and a horrible final boss. I do like the gameplay and the missions though.
Sorry to offend anyone, but Sonic Generations is an "eh" game. The story is annoying and the gameplay? Well, that speaks for itself, cause of the glitches.
Yeah, it felt very wonky at times. It’s a shame because I love the ideas and presentation in the game. It’s just the stiff controls and wonkiness make it unfun sometimes.
And that final boss was unforgivably bad.
How many glitches did you found? Did they sabotage you like in '06?
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel Theres some game breaking glitch were if you run too fast in the loop de loop, you'll glitch into it and your character dies for seemingly for no reason. Happened multiple times in my playthrough.
@@darthvader473Wow! This game really had a rough development. Which version has the least glitches?
Voices matter… so does life balance… all jobs benefit from unions..
Hot take: Sonic Generations is so overrated.
Don’t get me wrong, I like it, but I don’t think it holds up that well when compared to other games in the series. While the boost formula is implemented fine in Generations, the level design is inferior to Unleashed, with all the levels except Planet Wisp being able to be beat in 2 minutes or less. The ranking system is atrocious, literally handing out free S ranks just for not dying. Even Colors has a better ranking system than Generations. The game is also about 75% 2D as the Modern Sonic levels have a bunch of 2D sections, especially Planet Wisp. The story is awful, they should’ve done a better job at taking a deep dive into Sonic’s history considering that this is his 20th anniversary game. Finally, the final boss fight is underwhelming compared to other final bosses like the Final Hazard, Solaris, and Perfect Dark Gaia just to name a few. Like I said, I like Generations, it’s a good game, but not as great as Adventure 2, Unleashed, and Frontiers. I would even say that Sonic 06 (if you ignore all the bugs and glitches) is better than Generations.
0:11 “ this is the one Sonic game that pretty much everyone love “
Well guess what I don’t like this game at all for multiple reasons but the biggest one is the fact that this game wants me to believe that the boost gameplay is only 3D gameplay that ever existed
Boost gameplay IS the only 3D gameplay style. Everything else was an illusion. Besides, those styles don't deserve to be brought anyway.
@@KaleSTUDIOS well it seems like you’re unfortunately infected by this game
The thing here is:
Dreamcast/Adventure Sonic was planned to be in the game, but SEGA couldn't get the voice actor, so they scrapped it.
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel so they’re were planning at bringing back the adventure gameplay but as a third Sonic instead of having it for the already existing 3D Sonic that they have ?
That doesn’t make any sense.
@@iceman92211"they were planning to bring back the adventure gameplay but as a third Sonic?"
Yes and no. Actually, the Modern Sonic Stages were going to be Act 3 Stages and the Act 2 Stages were going to be completly different Stages for Dreamcast/Adventure Sonic.
Hate boosting
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13:05 😂
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