eager to see what you think of project 8 because that's the last one that could be called decent

This game is still probably my favorite 3D sonic game and holds a special place in my heart from when me and my older brother played it together on the Dreamcast. One of the best OSTs too!

not gonna comment on core gameplay takes because that's all been discussed to death, but there were some other points i wanted to address:

1. the audio levels are fucked up on everything except the original release. they're fine on dreamcast and you can easily mod them on pc to be just the same (or however you prefer)

2. rail grinding is fine. lightly flick the stick repeatedly; don't hold it in one direction and don't crouch. it's just touchy. even on pc this is completely manageable

3. ideally you should not be dying in stages at all, but lives exist to give you some relief between checkpoints while you're still new to the game. even still, restarting the stage is a reasonable punishment for failing too many times

4. ...a point reset for dying is a completely reasonable punishment. you don't deserve an A rank if you can't beat the stage at an A-caliber level of skill without fucking up dramatically

5. i think you're going WAY too hard on the controller if you're damaging your tendons while playing sa2. all things considered, this is not a very input-heavy game to begin with. please don't break your arm by jockeying your controller violently