Bring Back the Spectacle

Spectacle is another element that Sonic was known for. Sonic's speed is a spectacle in itself, but there was far more than his speed. The cutscenes in the Classic games were always full of action and drama. You finish an act, and you immediately encounter one of Eggman's robots or Eggman himself and leap into battle. In Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Knuckles smacked the emeralds out of Sonic! Eggman's robot actually set an entire forest on fire! Sonic started the Ice Cap Zone snowboarding! Sonic Adventure also had its large share of spectacles. These things were cool to look at, they were spectacular!

But nowadays, there's barely any spectacle in the cutscenes. There's no action or drama. There's barely any movement. If you watch today's cutscenes- in Colors, Generations and Lost World - you'll see that Sonic and friends are simply standing around. Once in a while, they'll move their arms or blink. They rarely jump into action. There were a few action cutscenes in Lost World where Sonic kicks a conch out of Eggman's hand, and knocks Tails into a trap by accident, but these are miniscule action moments that only last a second. Where are the cool cutscenes were Sonic kicks robot butt, like in Unleashed's opening intro? Where are the epic in-game cutscenes like in SA2's Metal Harbor, where Sonic takes a ride up a rocket? I want to see Sonic and the others do COOL things again! Sega, bring back the spectacle to Sonic games!