Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)/YMMV: Difference between revisions

It's good that these tropes are located here, [[Memetic Mutation|but that alone is]] '''[[Memetic Mutation|insufficient]]'''!

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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: The Duke of Soleanna, caring father... Or a selfish, vile man who caused the events of the game?

* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: {{spoiler|For a god of light and time, Solaris is pathetically easy to defeat.}} Doubles as a [[Breather Boss]], considering what you have to go through getting to it.

** Most of the character themes are pretty great too, but the one that stands out is ''Dreams of an Absolution'', which is Silver's theme. The original song is great, but the remix on the ''Several Wills'' vocal album is something else, especially with Jun Senoue's wonderful guitar work.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitqtMjr9ys&hd=1 Solaris Phase 2], an ''epic'' remix of Sonic's theme (His World).

** Sonic's stages when he carries Elise, and the stages with Blaze do get a mention of being considerably less broken and more enjoyable than the rest of the game.

* [[Base Breaker]]: Silver. [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] with an interesting and deep plot and characterization, or [[The Scrappy]] who is a whiny [[Jerkass]] and a huge idiot?

* [[Critical Backlash]]: There is a surprising amount of people who think all of the hate surrounding this game is overblown, and that, at the very least, it's generally playable.

* [[Damsel Scrappy]]: Princess Elise, who manages to get kidnapped more times in one game than most video game princesses do over the course of their entire franchises.

* [[Disappointing Last Level]]: [[That One Level|The End of the World]] may be the worst part of the game, with the [[One Hit KO|instant death]] [[Demonic Spiders|black holes]], [[Marathon Level|ridiculous length]], and more [[Loads and Loads of Loading|loading screens]] than ever (since you switch between characters at certain points).

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Of the characters introduced in the game, [[Big Bad|Mephiles]] was incredibly well received.

* [[Game Breaker]]: Sonic's Red Gem and Purple Gem custom actions. The former slows down enemies (and the timer), while the latter turns him small and allows him to jump forever.

* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Burrowing worms, especially the stronger purple variety.

* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: The Havok physics engine is so poorly implemented that [[So Bad It's Good|a great deal of fun can be had by playing around with it]]: Silver's telekinetic powers, flying crates and boulders, etc.

** Also, you can glitch through the final door in Silver's version of Dusty Desert by jumping on a box and hovering it towards the door. This allows you to skip the ridiculous [[That One Puzzle|Egyptian billiard ball puzzle]] (no, really!).

** Omega can float upwards if you hit corners just right.

*** Failing at that you can still rapidly tap the button, turning his gliding power into flying.

** Sonic's purple shoe gem, which shrinks you, makes you a difficult target for enemies, moves you a bit faster, and allows you to infinite jump. It's great for getting medals and, if coupled with the right angle and speed, is a faster way to get across chasms that would normally require a puzzle or combo path.

** '''"GOTTA SPEED UP!!"''' Anytime you hear that, you're about to be thrust into [[Scrappy Mechanic|Super Speed]].

** From Silver's [[That One Boss|boss fight]]: "[[Oh Crap|It's no use!]] TAAAAKE THIS!"

* [[Hype Backlash]]: Surprisingly, ''yes''. The game didn't get the the best press upon release, but before the game came out, Sega really hyped up the game. They promised a lot that was never delivered on. The E3 trailers alone shows features that were never implemented, or cut before release. Even if the game ''did'' manage to deliver everything it promised, it's safe to say that the game ''still'' wouldn't have been able to live up to the hype, partly due to the [[Broken Base]], but also due to Sega hyping it as the '''BIGGEST, BADDEST, BEST''' Sonic game ever created.

* [[Idiot Plot]]: The entire story depends on the characters taking every single bit of information given by known villains at face value, a [[Damsel Scrappy|completely helpless princess]] repeatedly throwing herself at a villain who already kidnapped her multiple times, and everybody completely failing to comprehend the potential applications of their ability to time travel at will.

* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Everything about this game, but ''especially'' {{spoiler|Sonic and Elise's romance}}.

** Also [[Fan Myopia]]: even if the total views of multiple video hosting sites are combined, it can be assumed that fewer than 100,000 people have seen this [[Let's Play]], and the game had sold well over a million units before the [[Let's Play]] even began.

** IT'S NO USE! TAKE THIS!

** "'''NOT!''' Nooooooow."

* [[Never Live It Down]]: The fanbase's feelings towards Sonic Team in regards to {{spoiler|Elise's kiss}}. To this day, Sonic-related articles, even in professional media, tend to use snarky lines like "hopefully this time {{spoiler|Sonic won't be trading saliva with human females!}}", ''just'' to make sure no one forgives and forgets.

** ''The game itself'' for the entire Sonic franchise.

** Some of Shadow's vehicle sections qualify, as do Silver's infamous billiard ball puzzles in the Dusty Desert stage.

* [[So Bad It's Good]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkkhj4rOrh0 This masterpiece of a cutscene.]

* [[Tear Jerker]]:

** In Sonic's story, Elise {{spoiler|apparently dies because Sonic couldn't reach her in time, which causes Sonic to have a moment of true despair, something we rarely see from him in his video games.}}

* [[That One Boss]]: The fights against Silver, with Sonic and Shadow, are surprisingly difficult, [[Fake Difficulty|and for the wrong reasons.]] Basically, if you approach him while he's not carrying something, he'll pick you up ([[Most Annoying Sound|screaming "IT'S NO USE!" in the meantime]]), hold you in place for several agonizing seconds, and then toss you straight away from him. In that vein, if you jump ''above'' him...''[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|he will catch you on the way down, while you're still recovering from being tossed up in the air, completely overriding your]] [[Mercy Invincibility]].''

* [[That One Level]]:

** Sonic's and Shadow's versions of Radical Train as well (for trying to save/blow up the train respectively, and both cases followed by ridiculously difficult-to-control chase segments), and Silver's version of Dusty Desert for the ''Goddamn Egyptian billiard ball'' {{spoiler|(assuming you don't know about the [[Good Bad Bugs|glitch to get past the door]])}}.

** The [[No Damage Run|"Test of Courage"]] from Sonic's Episode is also an example of sorts. It wouldn't be bad if losing didn't mean you had to go through ''four loading screens'' just to try again. And since you don't get any rings...

* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: At one point, a guard asks Rouge if she's retrieved the ''book'' of Darkness, when the [[MacGuffin]] that has Mephiles is the ''Scepter'' of Darkness. The fact that the Subtitles have the correct name for the [[MacGuffin]] may worsen it.

* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: {{spoiler|Blaze is the new living seal of Iblis! And now she's gone to another dimension! This had potential... then the reset button got pushed...}}

* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The rather realistic looking humans looked out of place next to the Felix the Cat-inspired designs of our anthropomorphic heroes. Even Eggman was redesigned to look consistent with the humans, [[Your Mileage May Vary|although some appreciated]] that they got rid of the doctor's [[Noodle People|chicken legs]]. NPCs will wave their limbs and heads around in a gross, pale imitation of natural human movement, and Princess Elise herself looks, literally, like porcelain. Thankfully, ''Sonic'' titles that came after this steered clear out of the valley by making the humans look more cartoony (and with this, the return of Eggman's chicken legs).

 

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