
Sonic Mania is also worth mentioning – the best modern Sonic sidescroller is completely fanmade. Freedom Planet is the most well-known indie version of classic Sonic, which performed well enough to earn an equally-strong sequel. The “Sonic-like” is a classic variety of indie game, some of which have found success. The cycle continues.įor this reason, ailing Sonic fans often try to make their own games. Instead, they’re a mysterious third kind of game that feels like a mishmash of the other two that neither group likes, and doesn’t even include a Chao Garden. Modern Sonic releases are neither of these. The second is fans of Sonic Adventure, who grew up with the series’ 3D premiere and wouldn’t mind having some more.

The first is fans of the classic sidescrollers like Sonic 3 (and Knuckles), which simply don’t get made anymore. Sonic fans are divided into two main groups. Of course, there’s one fanbase that tends to have things rougher than the rest of ’em: the Sonic fanbase. And fans of Blizzard games have been suffering for years now, though perhaps not as much as its underpaid, molested developers. Still others are unrecognizable next to their glory days, like fans of early Paper Mario or Plants vs. Others have had their series destroyed by modern business practices, like poor old Halo.


There are the “no games” variety of fans, like for F-Zero or Mother. Some video game fans have it harder than others.
