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[Lemonray]

I honestly don't understand why generations and colors get the praise they do because even though they were better than the rest of the post-adventure-2 games they were still just mediocre at best

like it's gotten so bad to where we actually praise sonic games just for not being complete shit

That's just how it is for Sonic fans these days. After being handed one awful game after another (Heroes, Shadow, Sonic 06, The one where Sonic has a goddamn sword, not to mention those terrible spin-offs like Riders) they've been conditioned to accept average and even sub-standard games without making a fuss (the sales are still there, for the most part). I think this strategy works particularly well with Sonic loyalists because they're typically more nostalgic and naive than the average gamer, and Sega knows it.

Edit:

I just watched this.

Lords of Shadow: Sonic edition.