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[Kriven]

but saying that this and Sonic have nothing in common is plain delusional.

I don't know if anybody was denying that there are similarities, just that there's enough nuance going into Freedom Planet to keep it away from clone territory.

Pac-Man and Clu Clu Land are essentially the same: a round protagonist is tasked with collecting all of the objects in a maze while avoiding enemies. Clu Clu Land offers more refinement and nuance, however, and so it can't be said that it ripped off Pac-Man with all honesty.

The same is true of Freedom Planet and Sonic.