Sonic the Hedgehog has come a long way in the past few years.

That said, does it deserve its reputation as an all-time bad game?

According to Sonic fan ChaosX, absolutely not.

Sonic Frontiers is generally considered the best 3D Sonic game in many years, though most agree it’s far from perfect.

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And he’s far from the only one who feels that way.

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Sonic Mania is an excellent entry point for fans interested in the 2D days of the series.

“There’s a lot to enjoy in Sonic ‘06,” he says.

“Otherwise, it would have no support in the community.

There are definitely worse games out there.

Shadow the Hedgehog’s edgy appearance and penchant for guns has made him somewhat of a meme in the Sonic community, but he’s a beloved character in his own right.

ChaosX attributes many of Sonic 2006’s shortcomings to itsrushed development, particularly its confusing story andplethora of bugs.

Thanks to this fact, ChaosX was able to use many preexisting mod tools so that work on P-06.

“Shadow the Hedgehog definitely has its strong points,” he explains.

Recent Sonic games have moved away from the large number of playable characters in previous 3D games, focusing instead on Sonic himself.

But the overall game feels painfully stretched out to hit an arbitrary amount of playtime.

LimblessVector and fellow modder dreamsyntax have crafted an ambitious project for the game calledShadow the Hedgehog: Reloaded.

That was the real beginning of the Reloaded project.

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“The problems just seemed so obvious to fix,” LimblessVector explains.

It was so easy to lower them.

I felt like I was taking revenge on the game for making me suffer.

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