While I was impressed with the Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast, the Saturn version, while looking nicer, is not as nice to play, especially when you add in context that this was the Saturn’s Sonic platformer and what its competition on the rival platform was: Super Mario 64.
This version of 3D Blast is mostly the same game as the Mega Drive version, but with completely different graphics. They’re still not actual 3D, but they look absolutely gorgeous, especially in motion. The downside is that I found it much more difficult to see where I was in relation to the level, resulting in more missed jumps and not hitting enemies. Some of the levels, like Gene Gadget Zone, even made me feel dizzy.
There’s a lot more physics applied to slopes as well, which made those sections frustrating as Sonic will slide and jump off them at odd angles. The ice level is also much worse, due to Sonic slipping much more.
If you want to play 3D Blast, I highly recommend the Mega Drive Director’s Cut version.
This version of 3D Blast is mostly the same game as the Mega Drive version, but with completely different graphics. They’re still not actual 3D, but they look absolutely gorgeous, especially in motion. The downside is that I found it much more difficult to see where I was in relation to the level, resulting in more missed jumps and not hitting enemies. Some of the levels, like Gene Gadget Zone, even made me feel dizzy.
There’s a lot more physics applied to slopes as well, which made those sections frustrating as Sonic will slide and jump off them at odd angles. The ice level is also much worse, due to Sonic slipping much more.
If you want to play 3D Blast, I highly recommend the Mega Drive Director’s Cut version.