⣆⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋
⣿⣧⡈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿Nah, I'd Refund ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣠⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣦⡙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⣡⣾⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣌⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⢋⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣦⣌⡙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢆⣤⣵⣦⣬⣉⡛⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⢧⣩⣥⣤⣭⡍⠉⢉⣉⠿⢷⣄⢐⣦⣀⡀⣬⣍⢍⠩⣭⣭⣥⡄⣴⣌⡙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣬⣅⡈⠻⡿⠗⠢⣸
⣿⣿⣟⣫⣭⡡⢝⡒⢋⡐⠀⢒⠲⣦⡉⠃⡀⢾⣷⣌⣻⣷⣜⢻⣷⡀⠘⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⢀⡶⣌⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⠒⠒⠒⡂⠄⢠⣾⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣤⡚⠀⡞⢓⠶⣦⣽⡷⣻⣮⠌⣿⣟⡹⣿⣿⡄⡹⣷⠀⢸⣿⠁⣿⡧⡼⢡⣿⠃⢰⡌⠛⢿⡏⠠⢥⡤⢄⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡋⢵⠪⢤⣘⡀⠻⣿⡠⡱⡹⣷⣼⣿⠀⢹⣿⣿⡀⠘⣰⣦⣿⢀⣿⠐⠡⡵⠃⢂⡎⠊⣙⣦⠄⢴⡠⢀⢌⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿
⡟⢙⣻⡿⠫⢐⣒⣛⠻⣉⣽⣿⣾⠈⠓⠕⢜⢦⡈⠻⢧⡀⢹⣿⣷⡄⣹⣿⡿⣹⣭⣦⡲⠒⣴⠛⠸⠦⣠⣉⠣⣴⣈⠘⠳⠝⣦⢙⣿⣿
⣿⣆⠈⠡⢬⠍⠛⠒⣛⢭⢚⣛⣳⣶⢤⣄⣀⠑⠿⣦⣌⡙⢾⣽⣿⣿⣾⠟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣻⣟⣼⣿⡿⠛⠋⢙⠐⢦⡁⢲⡹⣦⡑⣸⣿
⣿⣿⣧⣀⠰⡶⠄⢁⠬⡶⡟⢋⣩⣶⣿⣿⡿⠟⠃⡉⢉⣭⣿⣿⠿⢛⠋⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⠷⢀⡤⠾⢄⠺⣄⡙⠦⢑⣿⣷⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡟⢋⢄⡰⠔⣚⠏⢀⣤⡞⣵⢿⠟⢉⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⠿⡯⣠⡴⠃⢐⣽⡟⠫⣠⡾⢯⣼⡇⢸⠰⢸⢰⡶⠡⣁⠪⠛⢤⣜⠿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⠏⠔⡡⣁⠔⢒⠁⠒⠋⠕⣼⠏⠞⣑⣛⢛⠩⡩⢐⠶⣫⠾⠟⡁⣠⠟⣿⠩⠚⣩⡾⡛⡼⠇⢸⠀⣸⢸⢻⠑⢝⠿⣦⠐⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣄⣾⡙⡰⢋⡰⢀⠔⡀⢴⠋⢐⢜⢕⠕⢉⡼⠡⢋⡾⠁⢊⢬⠚⠁⠉⠠⡂⡽⠃⢀⢰⠁⢰⢸⠀⡏⣾⢸⢠⣔⢬⣀⡈⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡿⢆⡰⠫⢂⢁⢰⠸⠆⢀⠊⠀⠰⣫⢀⡣⢱⣋⠤⢒⢁⡰⠊⢐⠀⢄⡞⡠⣪⠂⢢⢣⠗⣼⠀⡇⡿⠈⠜⡙⠋⠉⡍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡏⢠⠾⠑⠁⠂⠀⠠⡆⡗⠈⠷⡤⢈⠐⠈⡁⡼⡃⣪⠎⠨⣱⠅⢺⡼⣡⡓⢀⠊⣼⠐⠏⡖⢳⡗⠎⡰⠁⡄⠇⢧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣏⣠⣔⢔⠕⠂⠤⢡⠁⠛⠠⠟⡁⠔⢠⡘⠘⠿⠿⣿⡨⣵⡟⣀⠁⠳⠿⠃⣀⣠⣭⣙⠃⡧⠕⠀⣼⡱⣀⢰⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣟⣫⣤⡕⠄⡀⠈⡇⡄⠀⣰⡈⢀⡁⣙⠁⠙⢳⣦⡈⢱⣿⣿⡴⢃⣴⣾⡛⠄⠙⡉⣀⠠⡇⠆⢱⣿⠀⠈⢢⠂⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⣴⠁⡞⠀⡇⣶⡸⣷⡘⢷⣌⣸⣵⠀⠿⠧⣸⣿⣿⣗⣼⢿⠇⢰⣮⣾⣴⠟⡄⠀⠀⢸⠏⡴⣠⡡⢳⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣀⡄⠀⢣⢹⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⣶⣮⣖⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣵⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⠇⣼⣾⡇⡕⠀⣿⣷⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣩⣾⣷⡈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣷⣿⢙⠀⡄⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⡎⢠⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣸⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣼⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⣎⠻⣿⣿⣛⣛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣟⣛⣽⣿⢟⣵⠃⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢠⢸⣷⡙⢿⣿⣿⣶⣄⣒⣋⣉⣁⣠⣾⣿⣿⠟⣡⣾⠁⠂⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢸⠻⣿⣿⡀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢡⣾⣿⠷⣠⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⢸⣯⠊⢻⣷⡀⢌⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠸⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣆⠈⢿⣧⡈⠿⢷⣶⣶⣶⡖⠄⣠⣿⠏⢩⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡿⠿⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠈⣿⣿⡔⠐⠯⢉⣿⢙⣼⡿⠃⠀⣀⡿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠷⠀⣃⣿⣷⣾⡟⠀⠄⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿

so many reviews of this game have people saying "oh it sucks but i love it" or "it's obviously not GOOD but it's good" which is The Coward's Copout. I have no respect for this line of hedging your bets for fans and people who hate it, especially since Sonic Adventure is good.

I am bold enough to say that Sonic Adventure IS a good game. It's creative, made with love and passion, and actually makes good on the no doubt stressful task of translating Sonic into 3D. Of course not everything is going to work, Sonic Team were just fucking nuts, and I have way more respect for a game that shoots for the sun than something that is just another product.

So enough with this "The game is bad but I like it" bullshit. I think for having no other template to work off of, the amount Sonic Team gets right here for technology of the 90s, is genuinely impressive and shouldn't be given backhanded compliments. Sonic Adventure deserves either your love or hate, not some shit in-between.