GamerJM
Chain Chomp
I'm a bit of an odd duck in that I have a lot of fondness for Sonic, but I've played most of the series and only really think Adventure and Adventure 2 are great, or at least games that I care a lot about. They have such a uniquely specific style and gameplay loop that nothing else really does. Weird hammy dialogue, incredible Crush 41 soundtrack, constantly changing gameplay styles. The Chao system which offers players a very tangible motivation to play the same parts of the game over and over again. I've stuck with the series over the years but the rest of it only has very small pieces of what I liked about the Adventure games, and my favorite other games in the series (Generations and CD) I like for their own reasons.
Even the 2D games don't do it for me at all, though I can at least sort of appreciate Sonic 2 a lot.
I've stuck with the series over the years and played almost every new entry but I wouldn't be able to say why I did that. I do think most of the other 3D games like Heroes, Secret Rings, and especially Shadow are overhated but they're also very flawed games I can't recommend to anyone who isn't like, under the age of 15 in the 2000s and willing to forgive jank specific to games of that era.
Even the 2D games don't do it for me at all, though I can at least sort of appreciate Sonic 2 a lot.
I've stuck with the series over the years and played almost every new entry but I wouldn't be able to say why I did that. I do think most of the other 3D games like Heroes, Secret Rings, and especially Shadow are overhated but they're also very flawed games I can't recommend to anyone who isn't like, under the age of 15 in the 2000s and willing to forgive jank specific to games of that era.