Sonic Generations 2: The Earth Dwellers

, or simply called Sonic Generations 2, is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team in collaboration with Ecole Software and French Bread, and published by Sega, as the sequel of Sonic Forces and third installment of the "Sonic Generations" subseries of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the series, the game was released for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows worldwide on November 25, 2021.
==Development==
It is reported in E3 2019 that development for a Sonic Generations 2 began shortly after the release of Sonic Forces, as talks for a direct follow-up of the game circulated among the staff members of Sonic Team and interest signifcantly increased in the following months. Just like previous installments in the Generations lineup, the game will be released for the series' 30th anniversary.
It was confirmed by the game's director, Sam Imbecile, via his Twitter, that Sonic Generations will also be sequel to the infamous 2006 game Sonic the Hedgehog, featuring characters and plot points from there. This garnered controversy and backlash amongst the Sonic fanbase and many other people.
==Plot==
“The Earth is defiled by its people, who have broken the laws, overstepped the decrees and severed the everlasting covenant. Thus, a curse has consumed the Earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt… the dwellers of the Earth have been burned, and only a few survive.”—Isaiah 24:5-6The quote at the beginning of the gameThe game's story follows up some time after the events of Sonic Forces, dealing with the aftermath of the successful overthrow of the Eggman Empire that previously conquered much of the known world by the resistance.
The story of the game is divided into seven story arcs:
* Mobius Arc
*Soleanna Arc
*Chaos Arc
*Great War Arc
*Infinity Arc
*Metarex Arc
*Trihexa Arc
==Gameplay==
Generally, the gameplay is a hybrid of previous ones resembling the Sonic Generations and Sonic Adventures games, where multiple characters, other than Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic, are also made playable in various sections of the game made suitable for their abilities, since every character has unique skills, stats and gameplay style to differentiate from others.
==Characters==
In addition to the Avatar character, Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic, various other characters can be made playable in certain parts of the game.
==Reception==
===Sales===
By the end of 2021, Sonic Generations 2 sold 2,000,000 copies worldwide, including the 1,120,000 in North America, making it one of the best-selling Sonic games within five years.
=== Critical reception===
Upon released, the game received generally positive reviews from critics, citing the game's straightforward gameplay, abundant use of characters, compelling story and cinematic-quality graphics, fluent and responsive controls and calling it an improvement over Sonic Forces, where many of its problems are either ignored or fixed and improved here. However, criticisms are mostly centered around a gimmicky two-to-four-player co-op gameplay and various bugs and glitches to be fixed by monthly DLCs and weekly patches, in addition to a progression-dependent loot box system.
===Controversy===
However, despite the game's critical praise, it also earned a controversial reputation among social media and the Sonic fanbase, even before the game's release, due to a rumored loot box system to be implemented in the final game which was confirmed true.
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==Trivia==
*Sonic Generations 2 is one of the only few Sonic games that acknowledges the continuity of other games outside of its own subseries (in this case Sonic Generations). In this case, it serves as a continuation/sequel of both Sonic Forces and Sonic '06.
*It is the first Sonic game to adapt a loot crate system by SEGA.
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