Sonic Adventure was Sonic's first mainline 3D entry, finally getting it on the same action as beloved series like Mario and Zelda did, but now with more of a focus on story and cutscenes, and having hubworlds to connect all the stages, and most of all... 6 playable characters!
Did it all work out?
I'd say it did!
Not everything is perfect, but after playing this game for many years, I still can't help but crack a smile in my face, playing through the stories again and just having a blast!
Yes, Big's fishing can get tiring, especially when going after his trials.
Yes, Amy's gameplay can be slow, and it's not too remarkable.
Yes, Tails' flight can cheese stages like nothing else.
But I don't give a flying fuck! I'm having fun, and that's all that matters.
I may be a bit biased, considering that this was the first official Sonic game I've ever played (after I played stuff like Ultimate Flash Sonic), but Sonic Adventure still has a bunch of things I enjoy, in spite of some parts of it being dated.
And now with my most recent playthrough (at the time of writing this review), I finally played the original Dreamcast version, but not just any version, but the Japanese "International" version, and I played through the game entirely in Japanese.
I was able to understand parts of it... some of the more complex kanji still screw me up, haha.
Regardless, Sonic Adventure, while not my favourite Sonic game, is definitely top 3, and is a game that I have as much fun playing now as I did back when I was a kid.
Did it all work out?
I'd say it did!
Not everything is perfect, but after playing this game for many years, I still can't help but crack a smile in my face, playing through the stories again and just having a blast!
Yes, Big's fishing can get tiring, especially when going after his trials.
Yes, Amy's gameplay can be slow, and it's not too remarkable.
Yes, Tails' flight can cheese stages like nothing else.
But I don't give a flying fuck! I'm having fun, and that's all that matters.
I may be a bit biased, considering that this was the first official Sonic game I've ever played (after I played stuff like Ultimate Flash Sonic), but Sonic Adventure still has a bunch of things I enjoy, in spite of some parts of it being dated.
And now with my most recent playthrough (at the time of writing this review), I finally played the original Dreamcast version, but not just any version, but the Japanese "International" version, and I played through the game entirely in Japanese.
I was able to understand parts of it... some of the more complex kanji still screw me up, haha.
Regardless, Sonic Adventure, while not my favourite Sonic game, is definitely top 3, and is a game that I have as much fun playing now as I did back when I was a kid.