1991, Game of the Year

[Vinther1991]

psychicscubadiver said:

Vinther1991 said:

Hmm, at the top of my head, all 3D Mario Games, the Spyro Trilogy, Crash Trilogy, Rayman 2, Banjo Kazooie and Tooie, Ratchet & Clank 3 and the Future trilogy, Jak 3, Croc, Mirror's Edge, Psychonauts (but didn't get that far in that one), Sonic Adventures 1+2 and Unleashed.
Haven't played Bubsy 3D though, but thanks for the recommendation.

If you have that breadth of experience, I genuinely don't understand your opinion. On what possible merits could you rank Sonic Generations as the best?

Quite simple: Replayability. Sonic Generations offers an abundance of branching paths and approaches to its levels, that demands multiple playthroughs to find the optimal stragegy. Unlike many other 3D platformers it does not have a lot of filler content. I can't think of a 3D platformer that has as consistently brilliant level design as Sonic Generations does. Really, the only zone that is not great to amazing is the last one (Planet Wisp), and even that one is still good.
I like games that make me feel like an absolute force when I master the mechanics and memorize the levels. Mirror's Edge and some 3D Mario games do that really well too, but Sonic Generations does it best.