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I've touched on this subject 5 years here -
The argument still keeps going though, as TrueSonicSpirit talked about it here to -

The argument keeps going into the games being light hearted. Don't think I need to go far into this for anyone with common sense, but just for something to add, I'm going to put the definition of light hearted here.

light·heart·ed

[ˌlītˈhärdəd]

ADJECTIVE

light-hearted (adjective)

cheerful and carefree:

"excited, lighthearted chatter"

synonyms: carefree · cheerful · cheery · happy · merry · glad · playful · jolly · jovial · joyful · gleeful · ebullient · high-spirited · lively · blithe · bright · sunny · buoyant · vivacious · bubbly · jaunty · bouncy · breezy · entertaining · amusing · diverting · chirpy · upbeat · gay

Now, those who argue would have us believe Sonic games were light hearted, usually because of the color, yet by definition, the only zone that fits the description is green hill, mainly because it could be seen as a paradise, though there is still no clear argument that having a nice location automatically makes something light hearted to an extreme, as many games and mediums could fit this and still have more mature themes. But hey, if you can tell me what's so cheery about happy about places that look like, a crypt with lava in it, a mountain region, and underground water labyrinth, a city at night, and a dystopian city? According to one comment, Sonic is serious and light hearted, but it's hard to say something is light hearted just because the tone was there, not even to an extreme, at just the beginning and in the same location just at the end. It's like saying a movie is a horror movie when the only two deaths accord within the first 5 minutes and the last 5 minutes, which is the case with the arguments being used.

There was this comment by a stalker of mind who's recently been on SonicSpirit to.

CloneWarrior85 2 days ago Hobbyist Digital Artist

I've played past Green Hill Zone and I still think so. I mean the scenery never turned into something like out of a Killzone or Resident Evil or Doom game or something like that, for crying out loud! You're taking it way too seriously.

Besides, if you think the problem is that most of us can't remember or played past Green Hill Zone, then how comes we've been seeing a lot of zones like Oil Ocean, Metropolis, Metallic Madness, Lava Reef, Sky Sanctuary, and the Death Egg, in the newer installments like Generations, Mania, and Forces? You'd have to play a lot past the first few levels in order to get to those zones and remember them.

To respond to the first part of the comment which came out of the playbook of every fanboy who claims Sonic is for kids, I fail to see how not being like Killzone or Doom makes something cartoony. As I've said, we've had more mature shit still have colorful shit, or even for that matter, colorful games that were still balanced. The argument is pretty much "If it's colorful, that means it's cartoony and just for kids, and if you don't think so you're taking it too seriously!"

Secondly, well that one isn't much to argue against since the argument is clearly meant for people who constantly drone about green hill zone and nothing else about the classics, not the people who actually make the games, but Clone Warrior seems to be a master of mental gymnastics.

Description
I've touched on this subject 5 years here -
The argument still keeps going though, as TrueSonicSpirit talked about it here to -

The argument keeps going into the games being light hearted. Don't think I need to go far into this for anyone with common sense, but just for something to add, I'm going to put the definition of light hearted here.

light·heart·ed

[ˌlītˈhärdəd]

ADJECTIVE

light-hearted (adjective)

cheerful and carefree:

"excited, lighthearted chatter"

synonyms: carefree · cheerful · cheery · happy · merry · glad · playful · jolly · jovial · joyful · gleeful · ebullient · high-spirited · lively · blithe · bright · sunny · buoyant · vivacious · bubbly · jaunty · bouncy · breezy · entertaining · amusing · diverting · chirpy · upbeat · gay

Now, those who argue would have us believe Sonic games were light hearted, usually because of the color, yet by definition, the only zone that fits the description is green hill, mainly because it could be seen as a paradise, though there is still no clear argument that having a nice location automatically makes something light hearted to an extreme, as many games and mediums could fit this and still have more mature themes. But hey, if you can tell me what's so cheery about happy about places that look like, a crypt with lava in it, a mountain region, and underground water labyrinth, a city at night, and a dystopian city? According to one comment, Sonic is serious and light hearted, but it's hard to say something is light hearted just because the tone was there, not even to an extreme, at just the beginning and in the same location just at the end. It's like saying a movie is a horror movie when the only two deaths accord within the first 5 minutes and the last 5 minutes, which is the case with the arguments being used.

There was this comment by a stalker of mind who's recently been on SonicSpirit to.

CloneWarrior85 2 days ago Hobbyist Digital Artist

I've played past Green Hill Zone and I still think so. I mean the scenery never turned into something like out of a Killzone or Resident Evil or Doom game or something like that, for crying out loud! You're taking it way too seriously.

Besides, if you think the problem is that most of us can't remember or played past Green Hill Zone, then how comes we've been seeing a lot of zones like Oil Ocean, Metropolis, Metallic Madness, Lava Reef, Sky Sanctuary, and the Death Egg, in the newer installments like Generations, Mania, and Forces? You'd have to play a lot past the first few levels in order to get to those zones and remember them.

To respond to the first part of the comment which came out of the playbook of every fanboy who claims Sonic is for kids, I fail to see how not being like Killzone or Doom makes something cartoony. As I've said, we've had more mature shit still have colorful shit, or even for that matter, colorful games that were still balanced. The argument is pretty much "If it's colorful, that means it's cartoony and just for kids, and if you don't think so you're taking it too seriously!"

Secondly, well that one isn't much to argue against since the argument is clearly meant for people who constantly drone about green hill zone and nothing else about the classics, not the people who actually make the games, but Clone Warrior seems to be a master of mental gymnastics.