Spark the Electric Jester

I really enjoyed this game. After finishing it with Spark, I wanted to put the game down but started the second run with Fark out of curiosity. I enjoyed that even more and ended up finishing it. The levels felt shorter (which is a good thing), fighting mechanics were tighter and not overblown with the powerups from the main game. Absolutely loved the music. It took me roughly 10 hours to finish both storylines. Pros: - Gameplay feels like good old 2D-Sonic most of the time but is it's own game - levels start ok and are getting better and better, even fantastic at times - graphics are wonderful and are fairly detailed - music is absolutely fantastic and memorable - powerups are a nice touch but hard to handle at times; you'll have your 2-3 favorites soon enough - Second run with Fark is even better then the first with Spark Cons: - levels are sometimes too long and dragging (up to the 10 min mark; better in New Game + with Spark) - power ups can make or break the game and are not always enjoyable - boss fights are mostly fun but are not very difficult and somewhat forgettable

Not as tightly-knit as the Classic Sonic series, but it's still pretty good. The bosses are really funny once you've mastered Spark's mechanics.

Sorry, I appreciate Feperd using his experience making Sonic fangames to make his own original adventure, but it really does seem like they learnt nothing about what made Classic Sonic gameplay so great. Classic Sonic gameplay has flow and tight level design that always keeps you playing, even when down to your last Ring because that was the thrill of it all. This game overcomplicates things by taking influence from Kirby with its many powerups. It isn't inherently a bad idea, but adding combat and long bosses just ruins the flow of the game. Not to mention the levels are far too dense and they go on for WAY too long. There's also nothing to work towards - no collectables, no score - so I just felt like I was going through motions as I moved forward. It's like yeah, there's lots of enemies and levels, but it's all just passing me by - in one ear and out the other as they say. And while every powerup has their own different playstyle, there really is no reason to use any of them other than Edgy and Joust. Edgy gives you a Double Jump on top of having strong attack. Joust gives you strong attack and range AND gives you a shield for an extra hit, which you're gonna need again…

Cool Sonic-like, though I did have an issue with controller. I really like having the dedicated attack and dash buttons; it feels like a combo of Sonic and Megaman Zero. Check it out!

Got all achievements, the hardest part by far was Spark's challenge and some of the SPC challenges (#4 especially.) - Really good soundtrack - Combat is much more engaging than most Sonic games - Bosses aren't the greatest, but still requires more effort than most platformers - Abilities are fun - A lot of earlier stages feel more cluttered when tryiing to maintain speed, gets better in latter stages - Some bugs present, like major slowdown when defeating some bosses Overall, highly recommended, hoping for more games like this (both 2D and 3D like the sequels)

Amazing! A must-have for Sonic fans.