Every Sonic the Hedgehog Game, Ranked

5 thoughts on “Every Sonic the Hedgehog Game, Ranked”

1. If this somehow wasn’t made by AI, then I feel sorry for you. 3000 articles written, and all you have to show for it is the writing quality of a middle schooler. Next time, at least do research beyond the bare minimum.

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   1. No AI, so I’d appreciate it if you’d explain what you don’t like about the article. Is it the writing, the ranking, or something else?

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2. Inconsistency and a failure to justify your rankings are the most glaring issues for me.

   For the ranking, there are multiple points where you either fail to explain why you ranked a game the way you did, or poorly justified how you ranked certain games.
   You described Sonic Generations as a game with “no fault”, yet you put it at #25 out of 50 games. You wrote that Sonic Heroes’ only problem is the “camera mechanic” yet you ranked it at #29.
   Inconsistencies like these give readers the impression that little thought was put into how you ordered the list.

   For the writing, this list has an obsession with talking about anything but the actual pros and cons of each game.
   You dedicate large chunks of each entry to plot, sales numbers, and future sequels, that the reader has little to no info on what you thought of each game. I understand that ‘impact on the franchise’ played a role in your ranking, but even that falls flat when games that have entire movies based off them like Sonic Adventure 2 barely make it in the top 20.
   Your thought process behind each ranking is barely present and inconsistent, leaving readers, such as myself, to think that this article is AI generated.

   If you want genuine criticism for the future when writing ranking articles such as this, leave out statistics and dedicate more time to your actual thoughts.
   Even if readers don’t like your opinions (as what seems to be the case here), you still need to actually state those opinions.

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   1. Mike,

      Thank you for responding and explaining your position. Almost nobody ever replies to my follow-ups, so I do appreciate it. I understand why you have a problem with the article. I will explain how I do ranking, though, as that might explain why I slotted things in one spot or another.

      I don’t rank games based on my opinion; instead, I approach it as objectively as I can. This involves quite a lot of work, which begins with me listing out everything that’s to be ranked. I then use at least three sources for rankings, which I then aggregate. For games, it can come from a variety of sources, since older games aren’t typically ranked like newer ones.

      For movies, I use Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb, so once those scores are aggregated, I get a numeric value I can use to sort the titles and get my ranking. I do occasionally move some things up or down a spot or two if I don’t entirely agree with or can’t justify their position, but for the most part, I leave it alone.

      When I do it for games, I typically grab scores from Metacritic and IGN, though I often have to use a variety of sources for the third one, depending on the content.

      Regarding your comment about justifying their placement on the list, I don’t typically do that beyond saying something like “Don’t take its position in this list as an indication that it’s bad,” but for the most part, I focus on the game itself. I’ll cover some common pros and cons, but generally just describe the game. This is mainly because I have limited space for each entry, so I don’t get into it too much.

      From your comment, I understand you’d prefer a ranking article to explain why the entry is where it is, and I’m sure some writers do. I don’t tend to, but I do take your criticism to heart and appreciate your comment, so I’ll strive to include more information regarding placement in future articles.

      Thanks,

      Jonathan

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      1. I appreciate the kind response, thanks for taking time out of your day to explain your writing process and criteria. Hope you have a great 2026.

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