You Can Grab Sonic X Shadow Generations Cheaper Than Steam’s Fall Sale, But You Gotta Go Fast

After years of being a Sonic fan and suffering gut punch after gut punch with every new entry in the franchise, the blue blur has finally been on a roll. Sorry, that joke was awful, but it is true—the movies have been overwhelmingly successful, Sonic Frontiers was an interesting take on the formula, and while the latest “typical” game is a remaster in some ways, Sonic X Shadow Generations is one of the greatest Sonic experiences in years. Thankfully, you can skip past Steam’s Green Hills and get straight into the best part, as Fanatical has it cheaper than Valve’s Fall sale right now. The “Sonic” part of Sonic X Shadow Generations is the familiar part. It is functionally the same as the 2011 original, seeing modern Sonic and classic Sonic combine forces against an entity called the Time Eater. With their friends scattered across different eras, the pair race off to save the world. The new version has improved visuals and some adjusted cutscenes, but the general consensus in our Sonic Generations review way back at launch remains consistent with this latest take. What is more interesting, however, is the new Shadow Generations story. Running (pun intended) parallel with the story o…