anyone else find this game is too easy?

[SaberX91]

ive unlocked everything already. the special stages were simple after a couple tries. as were the bosses.

i wish they had put more content in this game. the only challenge now is learning the levels to be able to speedrun them.

[zkitty8]

I thought Sonic Mania had a pretty good amount of difficulty - not too hard but not too easy. For the most part whenever I died it felt like it was my fault (except for a few times where I got crushed and it looked like I should have been safe).

I would say it's harder than Sonic 3 & Knuckles but easier than Sonic 1 and 2.

[ZylpheRenuis]

Easier for those that played the originals.
Harder for those who are just jumping in not expecting the unexpected for their first times.
That being said there are some aspects of the game that would chalenge those who played the games before but replaying the game thru multiple playthrus it will just get easier and easier to play as long as your memory is fresh about what is to happen in the stages.

Try playing this game (if its still readily to play) when your 50+ years old after a 30 Year break.
Will the experince be different? Will your skills be enhanced or rusty? Will you have a Good time or a bad time. Its up to you to decide yourself.

[SkunkWerks]

Originally posted by SLEVEN:

Easier for those that played the originals.

Eh, I wouldn't say that's universally true. I have a bit of a rough time with the bosses- but this is, yanno, a pattern thing mostly.

[Sonickid15]

Yea i had like 20+ lives and all the emeralds after my first playthrough, it was fun though. I beat in like what 3 mabey four hours?

[ZylpheRenuis]

Originally posted by SkunkWerks:

Originally posted by SLEVEN:

Easier for those that played the originals.

Eh, I wouldn't say that's universally true. I have a bit of a rough time with the bosses- but this is, yanno, a pattern thing mostly.

Trial and Error. Some people will have troubles their first couple of playthrus with a few bosses on here.
I can name a couple that might give rough times

Act 1 Boss of Garden Press, Act 2 of Flying Battery, Act 2 of Oil Ocean, Act 1 of Titanic Monarch (as Knuckles), Act 2 boss of Stardust Speedway, and more over Extra Boss.

It varies on players skill at platformers nevertheless. If they are experinced and figure out the pattern it will become more accessible to conqour however if they struggle on how to plan a way of attack and note the attacks the bosses give out. Indeed they will have troubles.

[LilG]

I didn't find the bosses too difficult ,though I'm used to playing these classic games.It felt simpler to watch the bosses patterns,look for an opening then hit it. It felts like a mix of the bosses in CD & the classic Sonic games.

[(Edgy) Asriel Dreemurr]

Originally posted by SaberX91:

Originally posted by Kitt Stargazer:

All sonic games are fairly easy honestly... I finish the game often with my characters running 50+ lives now, can get the chaos emeralds by the second zone act 1 and have all the medals too.

they should have put in a special stage replay in the extras menu just like the blue spheres. ugh.

The blue spheres in the menu aren't the same maps as the bonus stages.

[Cheese]

Most of the Sonic games are pretty easy.
Sonic 1 is a little challenging (both versions). 8-bit Sonic 2 is difficult. Sonic Unleashed gets somewhat difficult near the end.
That's about it.

[AortaPlatinum]

Definitely. I wouldn't mind some super difficult DLC like Unleashed, or level mods that bring back notoriously difficult levels (Eggmanland, Crisis City, Night Palace) and reimagine them in 2D.

[Alice and Astreus Grimaude]

I'm overall okay with the difficulty in this game.
Easy overall but that doesn't mean it's entirely devoid of challenge either.
inb4 some "professionals" describe this as THE DARK SOULS OF SONIC

[NeoKat 🍃]

When will Eggman get smert?

[AortaPlatinum]

Originally posted by CreepiX:

When will Eggman get smert?

Sonic 2, he specifically made sure the only way into the Death Egg was completely cleared of rings. He's probably gotten more hasty and careless with his plans over the years because of how insane he's been driven by a pack of furries for over two and a half decades.

[Pyro Penguin]

beat the game easily enough, but the collect blue orbs stages are my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nightmare right now, how the hell are you supposed to clear these? i think i've done maybe 11-12 with silver medals and i cant finish another one, but i really want mean bean machine :(

[SaberX91]

Originally posted by Pyro Penguin:

beat the game easily enough, but the collect blue orbs stages are my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nightmare right now, how the hell are you supposed to clear these? i think i've done maybe 11-12 with silver medals and i cant finish another one, but i really want mean bean machine :(

trust me dude if you play them enough you start memorizing how the patterns of the tracks are, and also your reaction time to jumping and turning improves. they were hard to me at first but in no time i had all medalions and now i have 6 of them gold.

then again ive played the blue spheres on my genesis so idk if that makes a difference or not..

[Jekasachan]

Well, it depends on a person. I saw people playing this game and doing the same mistakes over and over and blaming it for being ''too hard and punishing for a new player''.