Expi Feliton's Corner

  NOTE: This review is part of a retrospective of the Sonic franchise. Feel free to read the other Sonic reviews I’ve done here - https://expithecat.blogspot.com/search/label/sonic%20retrospective I don’t have anything witty to say here, so let’s dive straight into this review! Background and History Following Colors’ development, Sonic Team proceeded to experiment with ideas for a new Sonic title - with Iizuka stating he wanted to deliver a new experience with the game in interviews up to the game’s release. Ultimately Sonic Team wanted to stick to Sonic’s core gameplay while creating something new and different. Ideas came about for giving the player the ability to control Sonic’s speed with a “run” button and a new parkour system to expand Sonic’s moveset and fluidity, alongside “tube-like” levels with inspiration stemming from… Jack and the Beanstalk of all things, while also maintaining elements like the mix of 2D and 3D gameplay and Wisps from Colors. Among all this, an agree...

  NOTE: This review is part of a retrospective of the Sonic franchise. Feel free to read the other Sonic reviews I’ve done here - https://expithecat.blogspot.com/search/label/sonic%20retrospective After taking a two month break, I can now get back to reviewing Sonic games! Background and History With the first Sega and Sega All Stars Racing seeing some success, another Sonic kart racer was announced in April 2012, releasing in November later that year. The console, PC and Vita versions of the game ran on a new engine codenamed Sumo with the 3DS being built from the ground up, and the game received praise at launch, being nominated for a few rewards. Yeah I… couldn’t really find much about this game’s development. At one point there was a vote taken on Sega’s official forums regarding a DLC character with various options including Hatsune Miku, Segata Sanshiro, Vectorman, Toejam and Earl, Bayonetta, and Ristar, but ultimately Ryo Hazuki was chosen. That’s about it, really. Personal ...