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There is nothing wrong with lots of playables. If S3&K had 20 playables, each with worthwhile gameplay, it would be considered an asset, just as it is for MvC.

1. Since Sonic Adventure, playables have been not "Sonic with different moves that let you add depth to the game" but often terrible minigames.

2. The addition of dialogue which is bad to begin with and then badly translated and then badly voice cast and then badly voice acted.

3. The games have been bad and the cast has been increasing at the same time. Most people have bad analytical skills and thus blame by association. If Tails and Knuckles came to the series recently they would be scapegoats also.

4. Many new cast members are not designed well, and the talentless current Sonic Team has been terrible with the better cast members. Silver is about the most ridiculous design I have ever seen even. Marine looks decent but is there to be annoying. Blaze is the best new member but her existence is utterly confusing nonsense. Shadow was a good design but they marysue'd him after correctly killing him off after his role was complete. Omega exists only because of Gamma but he is written as a polar opposite. Knuckles has turned from rival to sidekick who occasionally becomes a rival for no good reason. Vector got buff which was a bad idea and then that now-fired idiot voice actor came along. Espio... actually the ninja thing was a good idea, but they made it the only thing, and they left out any other traits.

The point is, no other series gets complaints about "too many playables" because it is a stupid thing to complain about and is normally an asset. Sonic Team is just doing it wrong.