I don't think it really says that at all. As Mademan said if anything it’s just become the new fad to hate 'modern sonic'. When Sonic Adventure came out nobody cared that Sonic was an inch taller or had a green iris.
This is not true.
However!
Most people I remember actually said how
great the changes were, how it did not feel like a game for toddlers, like what Mario has been known for in the past.
In any event, I agree that people overreact about this stuff, but the post you just made is a great example of it all...
Personally, I'm really curious to see how the abilities of classic and modern Sonic are different. I'm guessing modern Sonic will have his homing attack, rail grinding and such. Maybe the classic Sonic will have the peel-out from Sonic CD, the various barriers from S3&K and a more powerful spin dash.
I might be completely wrong, but it's fun to think of how the game play will differentiate between them.
Modern Sonic does not even
roll anymore! I would not mind this kind of play style at all though, I would support it if it were like how you described it.
If they can just get the rolling and correct sound effects in place (Sonic the Hedgehog 4 uses the spindashing sound for rolling, and the rolling sound for spindashing... Cannot believe how stupid a mixup that is...) and some other things are taken note of, I think I will really like this game a lot. It does not seem like a hard thing to accomplish, but Sonic Team has horrifically disappointed me so many times in the past that I am not sure where I stand yet.
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Anyways, I think both models are fire and I am not sure why it is really that big of a deal at the end of the day. I noticed some changes to the newer model even, like how they got rid of how his arms bent, like in the Adventure games, Heroes and 06, so they are not done yet.
Modern Sonic looks better in 3D because his head and limbs extend longer, but someone pointed out to me that in 2D this model looks strange in a 2D setting as he is too thin and his head is longer too.
Classic Sonic is better because he is more versatile in regards to 2D and 3D placement, and if the Facebook polls are anything to go by, he is much more appealing to the general public. I personally like both, I am just not a fan when he is extra long and "waxy" looking, like in the DX version of Adventure, Sonic 4 or his 06 model... Yuck.
Regardless of what some people say about me here, I feel I am very open minded when it comes to Sonic games. I hope they can wait till E3 though for more information, instead of just throwing it all out at random.
