>>105090122Sonic was created to be the Anti-Mario. What that means is, Sonic has an actual character and world and lore and narrative and edge to it. But that all collapsed when 06, the very height of what Sonic was always meant to be, failed. Even the whole "human girlfriend" thing was a concept from way back during the development of Sonic 1.
There's a timeline out there where SEGA made good decisions, the Dreamcast survived, they made Sonic Adventure 3, and Sonic 06 was the greatest game ever made. In that timeline, no one would have any problem with anything about Sonic, Sonic would be a beloved character and franchise.
There's nothing wrong with the core components that go into what makes Sonic "Sonic". But everyone, including SEGA themselves, think otherwise simply because 06's development got messed up and it traumatized them.
