Your attitude basically shows what many other Sonic Fans are: A bunch of whiners. Is it a necessity for you to whine when there are no screenshots of gameplay or gameplay DEMONSTRATIONS are in plain sight?
With all due respect, what has Sega done, on their part, to warrant
any other kind of response from guys like? Their games from the last
15 years' worth of time have ranged from average to mediocre to outright terrible. It's not a problem that's emerged since the DC era of games, it's been one that's been prevalent since the days of Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic Labyrinth. And this modern day era, where they loved to have the tagline of "return to his roots", has done nothing to alleviate a long-standing issue that hasn't been adequately addressed since 1996.
As an old die-hard of Sega and Sonic alike, I WANT them to do well, and I would like to see quality releases. But I can't want any more than what they want for themselves. If Sega's happy with the notion that Sonic's basically a few points shy of being as relevant as the likes of Bubsy the Bobcat and Crash Bandicoot, then fine. I haven't bought a Sonic game since Sonic Rush (which I ended up hating beyond the OST), and that standpoint will not change any time soon, unless this issue is addressed.
Question: Would you dance for a ZOE game, even if it's crappy?
HELL NO.
Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with some of my recent movements here, GAF or the like. But don't get it twisted: the basic thing to take away is that it doesn't matter if I had a long-standing love for a certain game series, if an entrant goes forth to not deliver on the promise of its predecessors, then it too, is liable for the same type of treatment from me.
Cases in point:
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DMC4 - Strongly dislike this game, because it does a lot to drop the ball compared to DMC3 and especially DMC1. For the love of all that's good, I hope that Ninja Theory + DMC5 rumor is false, or it will effectively do a lot to make the franchise dead to me for good.
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KOFXII - Dunno what the hell happened here with its busted game mechanics and bare-bones content; thankfully, KOFXIII seems to be more or less what SNK wanted to make in the first place. So, ideally, XIII stands to make up for XII and that HORRID Samurai Shodown Edge of Destiny, if all goes well!
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Star Fox - This series is tragically teetering on the same edge Sonic was on a few years ago. And like Sonic, a number of the same ills apply: lack of decent games that do not honor what people want most ("moar SF64"). Command's touch screen control scheme was enough to make me pass that game up entirely. Frankly, I'm hoping that Nintendo will have the heart to keep Fox grounded ntil the day they're ready to let him fly again....(ideally, with EAD at the helm)
So no, it's not just Sonic; I've got "grievances" to go for days. And I think that's fair to have, considering that I DO care, and even more so, I have spent money on products that are marketed. If these were just "labors of love" that Sega, Nintendo and the rest of 'em were putting out on the goodness of their hearts, maybe I'd have a different opinion.