Yes, we all heard the stories about how the franchise had declined not long after the jump to 3D, how gaming news outlets and critics even now would begin their pieces with some variation of “ Sonic has had a rocky history,” and how every new Sonic game released around the “ dark ages” period couldn’t shake off the dreaded “ Sonic Cycle.” Continue reading The Spin: How SEGA is Ignoring the Middle Children of Sonic’s Legacy Read More. 2010 was the year Sonic the Hedgehog came back.