I mean I'd imagine trying to make a game like the OG Spyro Trilogy or Banjo-Kazooie but with Sonic might prove to be a bit of a challenge. But then I thought, maybe they could go the Super Mario 64/Sunshine/Galaxy/Odyssey route instead, where all Sonic would have to do is complete a mission to get a collectible. Basically, there would be no equivalent to Gems or Notes that Sonic would need to collect for 100% completion.

Spin-off games using different kinds of gameplay I would love to see BUT featuring characters besides Sonic. I would love to see more characters get the spotlight in their own games. The last time we had a character besides Sonic get their own game was...Shadow the Hedgehog. Besides that, there were the two Tails Game Gear games. I think a Silver Collect-A-Thon platformer would be especially interesting. His psychic abilities would be perfect for certain puzzles.

If it were a slower character, I could see it. I mean Knuckles already kinda did it with emeralds, so maybe all of his levels could be a collectathon? He could collect objects to help Sonic or Tails maybe? What do you think?

probably not, we do have Sonic games that are collect-a -thons but are spinoffs and they don't usually pan out too well. Sonic is most best as a high speed platformer, i am not confident about a mainline 3d game being a collect-a thon

(12-31-2020, 01:17 AM)SakuraSweets Wrote: probably not, we do have Sonic games that are collect-a -thons but are spinoffs and they don't usually pan out too well. Sonic is most best as a high speed platformer, i am not confident about a mainline 3d game being a collect-a thon

To be fair, I think that if a mainline Sonic game were to be a Collect-A-Thon, the collectibles would be collected in a similar structure to the Orbs or Eggs in the OG Spyro Trilogy by having Sonic talk to characters and do a mission for said collectible, i.e. a race against another character, collecting rings in a Sonic 2-esque Special Stage, collecting all the Blue Spheres in a Sonic 3&K Special Stage, have Knuckles run around and collect stuff like in his Emerald Hunting levels from the Adventure games, defeat a Mini-Boss, have Tails go into a Tails Adventure or Sky Patrol type stage, etc. This game would NOT have collectibles that are equivalent to the gems for notes scattered in each level, as that would not work.

I could see that working. It'd essentially be an Adventure style game but the missions are all varied and with the goal of collecting items. I like games that make finding things a challenge(as long as it's not too challenging).

(01-01-2021, 07:43 AM)Metallix Wrote: I could see that working. It'd essentially be an Adventure style game but the missions are all varied and with the goal of collecting items. I like games that make finding things a challenge(as long as it's not too challenging).

As for the main levels, the goal would be to free the animals from Badniks (minus the whole bringing them to a goal thing). You'd have to defeat all the Badniks and get all the Mission Items for 100% Completion, though for an Any% run you'd only need at least maybe a 30 - 40% Completion. The Mission Items could potentially be Master Emerald Shards, Red Rings, Chaos Emerald Shards, Sol Emerald Shards, Ancient Gears, Power Rings, etc. (Obviously, it wouldn't be all of these examples in the same game, maybe just 2 or 3 of the Mission Item examples or maybe something more original, who knows?)

Well, collect-a-thons (or at least the ones I've played). Don't involve destroying all the enemies around you. It's about learning new skills and exploring the map. While there are some levels that have you beat a big boss, those typically are only one level out of the many for that specific world.

(01-03-2021, 07:26 PM)Infinite Wrote: Well, collect-a-thons (or at least the ones I've played). Don't involve destroying all the enemies around you. It's about learning new skills and exploring the map. While there are some levels that have you beat a big boss, those typically are only one level out of the many for that specific world.

You clearly haven't played the OG Spyro Trilogy if that's your thought process. But yeah, it does stray from the norm.

Yeah I haven't . I've only played the 3D Mario games, Banjo-Kazooie, and A Hat in Time