Enjoyed it on my first playthrough back in 2014 but looking back...yeah..yeeesh..especially sound design wise but I like the story and Shade is pretty cool, use of Sonic X art is interesting and I like how we visit Big's home...tho this didn't meant a shitload to me who didn't got that far in SA1 then lol

I picked the proper dialog options for Sonic but I wish someone would record all the asshole things you can pick to say as Sonic in this game, wonder if you can even progress like that, remember Scumbag Lee and Scumbag Clem videos for Telltale Walking Dead? Someone make Scumbag Sonic, please! Though it means you have to patience through this game and I get why that alone makes it hard for someone to do it lol. I didn't had the heart to select em at the time, why would you on first playthrough but now that I beat it....

my biggest guilty pleasure game, I know it has (lots of) flaws but there is something this game has that can keep me coming back. most likely nostalgia. I found the story to be great up until around chapter 6 after that it became absolutely convoluted. the fact you need a stylus to move is a fun gimmick until its not, would've been good to has d-pad movement. the combat also suffers from this same problem where the stylus is necessary and even one slight error causes the skill to do little damage, fail or just flat out miss the target(at least there is a chao that removes the need for stylus actions during skills). overall, you will only remotely enjoy this game if you have nostalgia for it or love bad games

i am incredibly happy to see other pretty positive reviews here, otherwise i am not sure if i would have written this review. so thanks to you.

sonic chronicles was a big part of my childhood. i remember being stuck at certain parts, not really knowing where to go or what to do.
the generic child problems you have with games. but not once did i think this game was bad by any means - it was quite different from every other sonic game i have played since then but in the best way - combining my favorite franchise with my favorite videogame genre, rpg.
it is of course absolutely basic and restricted, but the small details are what caught my eye here. the people behind this game knew about the sonic universe and you notice that in every aspect of the game. the dialogues are sometimes nice little call backs, charming wallbreaks and reveal nice little details to each character.

gameplaywise this is as gimmicky as a nintendo ds game can be. you play with the stylus and special attacks are pretty much based on how good you perform certain actions with the stylus. the synch seems a bit off at first but you get the hang of it pretty quickly.

the soundtrack can get annoying at times but i don't think it's that bad. some battle themes even sound pretty cool to me.
storywise this is a really cool game you should not miss out on in my opinion. i miss sonic going in these brave directions.

i liked this game. have always, will always.