7 Long-Running Video Game Franchises (And Where To Start With Them)
4. Sonic The Hedgehog
Start with: Sonic Mania
When it comes to the Sonic franchise it's hard to know where to start. Almost every game has its haters and defenders. Some people say games like Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 are masterpieces, others regard them as poorly-aged jokes.
Lucky for you, there is a game called Sonic Mania, a game that most Sonic fans can agree is pretty amazing.
Sonic Mania takes what worked in the original trilogy of games (before the franchise became a bit of a mess), and refines all the positives from those games whilst modernising certain outdated elements to make the definitive Sonic experience.
Sonic Mania has you traveling through the best levels from the original trilogy as well as some brand new levels.
This may be considered a love letter to Sonic's past but it can still be enjoyed by newcomers. In fact, one of the only complaints people have with Sonic Mania is that most of the levels are from older games. If this is your first Sonic game that won't be a problem for you, every level will feel new.