I'm not the biggest on such heavy use of nostalgia, with it being Sega's/Sonic Team's decision to allow the devs to make just four zones of their own. But given the original idea for this game was that it would be JUST those four new zones, more an episode than a full game, I'm glad they did ultimately greenlight the idea the Mania team presented of remastering/remixing classic stages of the past in order to build a more full length Sonic game. And I do think the vast majority of the levels that Mania reused added new content that is worth seeing on its own. Seeing just the same iconic areas I've seen before - even visually upgraded - has never been this game's highlight for me, but on the flipside that means I find it immensely satisfying when I discover what content was NOT in the level as I had previously known it, be it new pathways or even just new gimmicks. (And one or two levels like Chemical Plant Act 2 that feel almost brand new despite being part of a returning zone.) Whenever Mania does throw in something new or even just tweak something familiar, it always feels it was done to upgrade an already solid foundation. Except for Hydrocity, I probably enjoy the revisited levels better than their Genesis era counterpart, and find them even more replayable than they already were - so props to Whitehead & co for doing an overall amazing job at making the game they were allowed to create.
Awesome video again! Great pacing, scripting, and video editing that doesn't clash with your commentary, surprisingly something I see a lot with these types of videos. And honestly in terms of Sonic as a series, I will admit I'm not the most in depth fan, but the new games don't really make it easy to be if you don't have that nostalgia grip of days gone, coming from someone who really only played the Advance games extensively. Most of the modern stuff just doesn't sell Sonic like it used to. Cool games, but a lot of mixed bag stuff.
Dear Brandt, Hello, my sincerest condolences for confessing to you that the subject of your video essays are fucking boring as hell. I do wish to express gratitude for the quality of your writing and production. But for you to develop your audience on RUclips you must choose to discuss video games that hold more relevance among recent congregations on RUclips. Sincerely Henry (daquavious), your big papa
I said at the end I really like playing Mania and its a great game, but I don't like what it represents. If you're okay with what it represents then thats fine
I'm not the biggest on such heavy use of nostalgia, with it being Sega's/Sonic Team's decision to allow the devs to make just four zones of their own. But given the original idea for this game was that it would be JUST those four new zones, more an episode than a full game, I'm glad they did ultimately greenlight the idea the Mania team presented of remastering/remixing classic stages of the past in order to build a more full length Sonic game. And I do think the vast majority of the levels that Mania reused added new content that is worth seeing on its own.
Seeing just the same iconic areas I've seen before - even visually upgraded - has never been this game's highlight for me, but on the flipside that means I find it immensely satisfying when I discover what content was NOT in the level as I had previously known it, be it new pathways or even just new gimmicks. (And one or two levels like Chemical Plant Act 2 that feel almost brand new despite being part of a returning zone.) Whenever Mania does throw in something new or even just tweak something familiar, it always feels it was done to upgrade an already solid foundation. Except for Hydrocity, I probably enjoy the revisited levels better than their Genesis era counterpart, and find them even more replayable than they already were - so props to Whitehead & co for doing an overall amazing job at making the game they were allowed to create.
Awesome video again! Great pacing, scripting, and video editing that doesn't clash with your commentary, surprisingly something I see a lot with these types of videos.
And honestly in terms of Sonic as a series, I will admit I'm not the most in depth fan, but the new games don't really make it easy to be if you don't have that nostalgia grip of days gone, coming from someone who really only played the Advance games extensively. Most of the modern stuff just doesn't sell Sonic like it used to. Cool games, but a lot of mixed bag stuff.
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Dear Brandt,
Hello, my sincerest condolences for confessing to you that the subject of your video essays are fucking boring as hell. I do wish to express gratitude for the quality of your writing and production. But for you to develop your audience on RUclips you must choose to discuss video games that hold more relevance among recent congregations on RUclips.
Sincerely Henry (daquavious), your big papa
I feel bad for mania in this review you're being really hard on it for what it represents for the series and not for what it is a pretty great game
I said at the end I really like playing Mania and its a great game, but I don't like what it represents. If you're okay with what it represents then thats fine