the stuff with Tales of Arise the other day made me think about what it means to update a game series. it's an interesting topic to me because it means zeroing in on just what the appeal is, and since games are made of so many aspects, that can be very difficult
as someone who enjoys Sonic, a series that is basically constantly changing out of what almost feels like sheer panic, it's interesting to see what even the bad games attempt to capture as "what makes Sonic good", whether they succeed or fail
it's why I can't stand Sonic Lost World, honestly; that game seems almost laser-guided to completely jettison every single thing that I actually like about Sonic, from the ideas behind the core mechanics to the level concepts, the art style, even the music... god I hate that game
anyway. the Lost World hatebeast that exists inside my brain aside, as an outsider I saw this a lot with Resident Evil. for as loud as the "finally, RE is good again with 7" crowd was, there were definitely people who disliked where that game went, especially gameplay-wise
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