Before I hadn't been all that much interested in the series(although I thought I might get it for the Wii after reading about it in an NP magazine), but my brother happened to buy the game for his PS2, and since I don't have any games that I haven't already finished, I decided to give it a try.
It is definetly harder than most other games I have played(and I've been playing it on Easy), but I did manage to get to the last boss today, and I only just started about a week ago without much help. The bosses are really a pain in the arse, and I don't think I'll ever kill this Brazeer thing, but it is a lot more fun when there is actually a challenge(*coughganoncough*).
I guess I don't know all the story details either because I haven't played the others, but it seems mostly gameplay-driven, like Sonic or Mario, so I don't really care. I do dislike playing as Black Prince, though(the Well of Ancestors FTFL), and the story around it reminds me of Shadow the Hedgehog all over again.
So what do you guys think? And do you have any tips for me? I'm not going to restart the game just because I could only bother to find one of the health upgrades.