I find it amazing that Sega still ignite such passion/hatred amongst the gaming community... this thread has been alot of fun to read.
re next-gen Sonic; I had a MegaDrive/Genesis growing up (secondhand, parents didn't spoil us) and remember Sonic & Knuckles going for £40 in Game (that's like $70?); also got Sonic Adventure with my Dreamcast. Now Adventure was astounding at the time, dated terribly ofcourse, but all the games I've had the displeasure of playing recently have followed the Sonic Adventure 2 formula - sacrificing playability for speed and flashiness...
I just think maybe the Sonic franchise can't be translated into a classic 3D game if you attempt to retain all the elements that made it so great on the 16 bit consoles. And the character design and voice acting has been consistently terrible IMO.
Any plans for a Final Fantasy/RPG-related rant BooBoo?
