When Sonic Games Play Themselves | Automation Analysis

🎮 Upgrade your controller experience today with Nyxi (Code: JSREVIEWS) ************* What do people mean by automation in Sonic? The simple answer is that they are referring to the parts in Sonic games where the game takes control away from the player and allows them to watch it play for a few seconds. Games achieve this via dashpads that propel you forward automatically. they can mean it by talking about prolonged sequences with springs bouncing you from wall to wall, or with extended grind rail segments that don’t require much interactivity from the player. So then the natural question to follow that up is…what’s the issue? I think this subject desperately needs more nuance, and I wanted to bring my thoughts to the table on the subject of automation in Sonic. Twitter ▶️ ************* #sonic #sponsor