Sonic Adventure DX is a remaster of the first truly full 3D Sonic game originally on Dreamcast. The game sees our titular hedgehog find himself facing off a mysterious liquid foe named Chaos who is tied into Eggman's newest scheme. Sonic and his friends will discover the secrets of the Chaos Emeralds, and the Master Emerald while simultaneously saving the world. The gameplay sees you take on the shoes of several Sonic characters old and new such as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big the Cat, and Gamma. Each character has their own unique play styles with sonic focusing on speed and platforming, Tails focuses on flying and racing, Knuckles focuses on finding and collecting pieces of the shattered Master Emerald, Amy focusing on puzzle solving and platforming, Gamma on shooting and platforming, and Big the Cat on... fishing. The game certainly isn't the most polished platformer by today's standard, and there were definitely mechanically superior platformers around the same time like Mario 64 despite this the game still functions as intended and there is clearly a lot of soul and vision put into this title. It's not the most deep game from a narrative and gameplay standpoint but for Sonic's first full 3D outing it could've been a lot worse. Due to this game's heart, and genuinely fun moments this game will stick with me for a while.

Reviewed on Jul 05, 2022


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