I know this is kind of an old topic, but well, I’ve only been able to start threads for a little while and I still see evidence of my subject today. Around the release of Sonic Generations, reviewers reflected on the troubled history of 3D Sonic games, but the general consensus was that the “Sonic Cycle” was finally broken with this latest title. However, they all seemed to forget that the cycle was actually broken a year prior by the genuinely good Sonic Colors.
Colors was a Sonic game done well, containing imaginative levels, emphasizing smart platforming as well as speed, and featuring the Wisps as meaningful gameplay twists rather than as mere gimmicks. However, the vast majority of sources at the time seemed to forget that it ever existed, and even today I still don’t see it getting much credit. So like the title says, why no respect?
