The Knuckles Topic!

I voted that SA1 had the best Knuckles gameplay. It's not that I like hunting for treasure, however (I'm just refering to SA1, not SA2) Knuckles controlled smoothly, he was quick, and whenever I play as Knuckles in Sonic's levels with cheat codes I love it. Sonic 3 has wonderful Knuckles gameplay too of course.

If I saw a Knuckles game I would want to to play more like the classic Sonic games, with platforming and the like, but some Werehog esq combat wouldn't be too bad. Knuckles is great because if used properly he can fit almost any role of the cast (This is why I want to see Knuckles as DLC for Unleashed. He could play both Sonic and WereSonic's levels. It'd be genius!)

Only thing is if Knuckles fights hoardes of enemies I don't want to here some stupid song come on each time he's about to fight.

EDIT: I'm glad that Knuckles didn't show his face in Unleashed (I want to play as him but I don't want him in the plot). Unless Knuckles has his own story, or it has something to do with him, all he turns into is just a red Tails that can punch. This is why I hated him in Sonic 06.

 

Even though Knuckles is cool and all. It still would be a pretty weak game to play since he's been pushed aside for the past few years. =P I mean c'mon, KC was a bit of a weak game too.

 

I'll be mean and remind everybody that Chaotix is actually starring Knuckles =P

 

That's why he needs a game to resurrect his image. They wasted the opportunity they could have had with a Sonic and Knuckles 2 (Replace the werehog in Unleashed with Knuckles. The end), so they might as well try to make a good game as Knuckles.

 

Two things need to happen for a good Knuckles game because I loved his stages in SA2 (largely because they were open-ended versions of Sonic's stages, and only picked the more open ones -- Tails and Knuckles get all the really good stuff in the game, suffice it to say):

1. The games need to be WIDE OPEN with fairly few pits, to encourage exploration
2. Knuckles apparently needs to grow stretchy arms because the night stages in Unleashed were really good.

 

Needs movie hat

 

EVEN BETTER

 

I really liked the SA2 stages since they were dedicated treasure hunting stages, instead of certain areas of linear stages adapted for the purpose. I think a game balanced between hunting and normal punch-tastic platforming would be a good one.

When everyone else was complaining about SA2's hunting stages, I found them fascinating, since they brought a sense of exploration not present in the other stages.

 

Even so I'm not a big fan of Death Chamber D:

 

I actually preferred it the other way around, because you get to see the same levels from a different angle, and it also means there are more Sonic levels.

 

The only problem I have with Knuckles is, he has been written to be too gullible since day 1. Robotnik could say something to him, with the words 'I'm lying' written on his head, and Knuckles probably would still believe him.

Now, a game with Knuckles by himself? It would be interesting, especially since he has so much history, notably around the Master Emerald. Could probably write some neat game storylines around it.

 

Knuckles is the best character in the whole series... Thats all I have to say...

 

Knuckles needs to search for the truth about his mysterious past!~~

 

Right now, he's someone SEGA needs to focus on more, because he hasn't been a major person for a while now.

 

Now that I think on it, there's about two directions a Knux only game could go---

-As was just said, an expanding upon SA1, Knux explores his past, looking for answers as to why he must guard the Master Emerald and Angel Island, and his deep interconnections therein.

-Due to his "gullible nature", Knux gets dragged about on one lie after another culminating in his actions nearly destroying the world and thusly forcing him to save it yayfun.

I'm not saying it can't be a good game, I'm just saying that it will most likely be a cliched game.