Sonic Riders - When Mechanics Inhibit Learning

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  @Anna_Rae · 8 years ago

  This was actually a childhood game I played a ton. I loved sonic growing up and put in a ton of time to learn stuff. I didn’t have anyone to play with, but I enjoyed it a lot as a kid.

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• WI

  @wingedmirage4226 · 6 years ago

  This is what happens when everyone says “Stop with the obsessive hand-holding tutorials and let me figure it out myself!” While I agree a lot of games do too much tutorial for simple things (like newer Pokémon games), if a game has complex or unusual mechanics it NEEDS to explain  them.

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  @Malgrim89 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Knuckles: Yeah, but what is Eggman really after?<br>Sonic: Aw, it can’t be anything too important. <br><br>When Knuckle is more intelligent than Sonic... when SEGA tries to convince us that Knuckles is a moron with a rock for brains.

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• RE

  @rexdawn7 · 8 years ago

  Pains me whenever people shout hate at this game, it was really fun for me because I actually had a brother who learned it with me.

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• DU

  @Duke091 · 8 years ago

  Even though I personally didn&apos;t find the game confusing, I do agree that it&apos;s really bad at teaching. In fact, my best friend and I bought this on day 1, and I had to teach him about the mechanics. For example, dunno how many people actually know this, but on the trick ramps, you can actually affect your trajectory by holding either down or up on the control stick while pressing A. Doing this will allow you to access certain shortcuts (the rainbow at the end of Splash Canyon, or the shorter automatic rail at the end of Metal City). It&apos;s something that rewards players for learning the layouts of the levels similar to Sonic tradition, but since the game fails to teach that, it&apos;s something that a large number of players will never learn about.<br><br>Aside from that, this video was a treat to see. I love the Riders series (with this being my favorite of the trilogy), and it honestly made me smile to hear someone talk about the game with a similar passion that I share. Great work my friend.

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• SU

  @sucraloss · 4 years ago

  There are two groups of people regarding this game:<br><br>- People who learned the controls.<br>- and people who hate the game.<br><br>I can&apos;t blame the people who didn&apos;t learn it though, the controls are really hard to learn, especially for a kid when the only help you get is a short video in the game that sort of tells you what to do. Once you do learn it though it&apos;s such a fun game.

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• OD

  @odst72397 · 6 years ago

  &quot;The game&apos;s controls are just fine. The actual problem is the lack of teaching tools on how how to perform specific tasks.&quot;<br><br>Tekken series: &quot;I&apos;m about to end this guy&apos;s whole career.&quot;

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• GR

  @greenknight9000 · 6 years ago

  Honestly, Super Sonic is a <i><b>wonderful</b></i><b></b> character to practise with, he can utilise all three types (Speed, Fly, and Power) and also tests your speed and memorisation by the classic Ring Drain mechanic, it&apos;s the ultimate practise tool!

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• TW

  @twissol2494 · 1 year ago

  I remember learning to play the game by just playing it. I never watched the tutorial until I beat the game. The more I lost the more I learned.

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• OC

  @OcarinistDrewMusic · 6 years ago

  Ok, I played the HELL out of this game as a kid, and I had NO IDEA half these mechanics existed.

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• SH

  @ShadowHwkX7 · 6 years ago

  As someone who has poured hours into it and has unlocked all gears, characters and Super Sonic, my recommendation is to get the game.<br>Sure the game is like a brick wall you need to climb, but once you know how to climb the wall with no effort at all, it becomes very fun.

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• FI

  @FiltiarnYT · 6 years ago

  Tournament edition exists for Sonic Riders. It&apos;s a super dedicated community.

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