![]() ![]() Before SEGA then started using loot boxes and crappy microtransactions in different Sonic games. The Sonic social media pages didn't attack the game, but instead mocked a really shitty thing that was said relating to the game in a somewhat official capacity. They did the same thing a some time later by berating loot boxes and other crappy microtransactions. I think it was a translator adding his own words or mis-translating what Inafune himself said, but the sentiment stood. That was line was like a knife to everyone who supported the game. I don't think that the Sonic social media will pull a stunt like that again, but regarding MM9 it was specifically because of an interview where someone speaking for the game said "it's better than nothing". ![]() I'll post my thoughts later when I have time, but I'd highly recommend it. I actually just finished the novel last night, and it's MUCH better than the game. It may just be me but I consider cynical-excuses-to-use-gambling-as-a-hook-to-make-endless-money-out-of-vulnerable-people made purposefully unfun to support their exploitative ingame economy labelled as "games", to be way more offensive than a little passion project like Balan that was clearly overpriced by the publisher, although it clearly did not work out.īalan bad, yeah, but also sad to see it be like that.ĭespite Naka and Oshima's many missteps as game creators, it'd be in REALLY bad taste for Sonic's social media to mock their solo efforts considering the franchise likely wouldn't even exist without them. scores should be more nuanced, just as the products themselves are more nuanced than either good, bad or mediocre. ![]() I'm against numerical scores cause I think they're dumb, but if I had to give one myself would probably be a 3/10, which aligns with Metacritic, that said, whilst the end product is undeniably, outright bad, and inexcusable for the asking price, is it really worse than Deadly Premonition 2, Croc's World and the likes (either games greated with the sole aim of "stealing" money out of people who may not be accostumed with the gaming environment and can't discern shovelware from actual products, or games that just do not work well and have little to no effort put into it, Deadly Premonition 2 in this case, or really the entirety of the GAAS industry, see the most recent case with Outriders). Squandering those arguably makes it a far bigger flop than your average bad game or at the very least, it makes it natural that it should receive so much more negative attention.īoth are good points, again, I'm not saying the game isn't crap, cause it is. A fair point, but consider how much higher a profile (and budget!) Balan must have versus your average shovelware. ![]()
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