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Would Knuckles Chaotix play better as a solo game?

Discussion in 'General Sonic Discussion' started by JcFerggy, Mar 11, 2017.

  1. Ell678

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    I played it when I got back into the Sonic fandom about 10 years ago. I think I finished it once and never played it again - I felt disappointed that a game I covetted as a kid turned out to be so shit.

    The gameplay is obviously the main problem, but I am also not a fan of...well...anything else. Honestly, I wouldn't even rate the soundtrack as high as others do. To me there are only a couple of good themes.
     
  2. Hukos

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    I'm not really getting the "Its shit" complaints. When I think of "Worst games from the Genesis/SNES era" Chaotix isn't even close to the top 50 games I'd name. Unless we're going by "If something isn't perfect, its garbage" type of internet mentality, in which case all I can say is I think you're horribly wrong but there's probably not much I can do to change your minds. :v:

    Chaotix is absolutely a flawed game and has quite a number of problems - but the game functions perfectly fine and as far as games in the franchise go, I like it more than some others that were released around this time.

    To me, the worst thing you can really say about Chaotix is that its boring. My opinion is that its a very average game with fantastic visuals and music, which is more than what I can say for some more notable games from the 16 bit era.
     
  3. Dark Sonic

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    I don't think anyone is saying it's the worst game ever, but when stacked against the classics which were on said console, it's much shutter by comparison.

    I mean I would rather play Chaotix over Bubsy any day, but I'd rather play Sonic 3 than either of them.

    EDIT: I should clarify, I meant the classics as in the Sonic classics. That was when the series was at it's prime for many, so Chaotix has a lot to live up to, which it didn't. Doesn't mean it's not better than Sonic 06 though :specialed:
     
  4. Hukos

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    Fair enough, but you could say that some pretty damn good games are shit compared to S3&K.

    For what its worth though, I've played so many average to mediocre games, that a game has to be almost non-functioning for me to consider it shit. I suppose this is where my confusion stems from.
     
  5. null1024

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    It almost certainly would have been a better game if the designers didn't have to compromise stage design for the combi-ring system. We'd have had actual, well thought out stages and they wouldn't have had to have removed loops.
    The game's gorgeous, the music is fantastic, but the stage design is awful. At best it's bland, at worst it's utterly unfocused without sense or reason, like they truly didn't know what to do because of the combi-ring.

    I actually enjoy the stupid rubber-band, it's fun to play with, but it seems to have hurt the game badly overall.
     
  6. winterhell

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    If people say 'its the worst game ever' or 'its shit', it means that the game is actually popular and worthy of the attention.
    With Sonic '06 people had super high expectations and it didnt deliver. If it was a no-name brand, people wouldnt care, it'd be just another average platformer.

    As for Chaotix (and X-Treme?) people might have expected a god-tier masterpiece on the level of Sonic & Knuckles, but it didnt reach that.
    Personally, Chaotix is among my Top 10 Sonic games, and I've played more than 50 of those.
     
  7. Drex

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    Nah, overhype isn't the reason. It's a Sonic game without Sonic gameplay. From its barren vertical levels to its combi mechanic hindering characters abilities and basic movement.

    It's fine that you like it, but it's foolish to ignore its design flaws and pretend that it had anywhere near as much advertising and hype as '06.