![]() Sonic Mania has rekindled a love of classic Sonic in the hearts of many, but for many hardcore devotees, those flames were reignited by Freedom Planet, a fangame-turned-original product that overlays elements of classic 16- and 32-bit sidescrollers onto the speedy, physics-heavy framework of Sonic the Hedgehog to create a hybrid action game that adds layers of exhiliration and challenge not present in 2D Sonic games, before or since. Who knows, maybe if enough people stop endorsing cynical brand revivals, their disinterested rights owners might be forced into lending their properties to people who actually give a damn about them? Even Bubsy fans deserve better.įreedom Planet (PC, Playstation 4, Wii U) (I've also included Awesome Possum because I'm an asshole.) Thusly, I've assembled a list of seven games, both classic and modern, that embody the most identifiable traits of the original Bubsy games - that is to say, the traits of Sonic the Hedgehog - in addition to a few other appealing elements not present in the new Bubsy game, such as structure, creativity and fun, so that when you inevitably consider that new Bubsy game for someone because, ha ha, ~what could pawsibly go wrong~, you can instead bring some good into the world by introducing them to something they might genuinely enjoy, made by people who genunely care. It's a passionless, thoughtless, aggressive waste of time, cobbled together from the dregs of an unrelated game ( Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, in case it wasn't obvious) with no consideration for any sort of audience, subversive or sincere. There's dignity in failure the new Bubsy game doesn't even try. (It's a sin I share, so don't expect a comprehensive review.) It's one thing for a game to be poorly paced, poorly programmed, poorly designed, poorly conceived the new Bubsy game is completely bereft of purpose and ambition and exists solely to allow Bubsy's new owners, the Hong Kong IP management firm Billionsoft, to continue skimming money from people via largely ironic impulse purchases (and, I suspect, to allow developer Black Forest Games to keep the lights on until they'd found a buyer for their studio). Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Backis the vessel of a thousand sins, none more so than laziness. ![]()
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