(Once again played with mods. Not any gameplay tweaks exactly, just the Dreamcast restoration mod to bring it closer to the original version, though that might've also included some bug fixes.)

I dunno why I played Adventure 2 before Adventure 1, but I'm just glad to have filled this blindspot in the Sonic series for myself. I almost like this as much as Adventure 2, in some aspects I might even like it a little more, but at the same time theres like half of this game I just don't enjoy. Amy, Gamma and Big's campaigns just don't do anything for me. Gamma's stages are just kinda mindless shooting, Amy's stages are kinda slow and boring to drudge through, and Big…

Tails and Knuckles are fun enough to control, but their stages don't feel like they're truly made for their abilities since they're just taken from Sonic's campaign, as is the case for the rest of the characters. I do wish Tails' gameplay from this game was continued in Adventure 2 though instead of mech stages which is more a continuation of Gamma's playstyle. It's fun to fly around, but they're just Sonic's stages again so I just fly over everything and I'm done. Knuckles is fun to control too and I do get a kick outta his treasure hunting. His stages are probably better in the next game, but man the radar is so much better in this one. That really fucks with his stages in Adventure 2 for me. (You can mod that out tho, teehee)

The thing that has me a bit conflicted though is Sonic. His campaign is the meatiest of the bunch, definitely the most fun to go through, and also maybe even better than his stages in Adventure 2? This might still be the best that Sonic has ever controlled in 3D. It's a really great translation of the Genesis controls, plus the levels aren't nearly as hallwayed as they get in Adventure 2. Sonic's campaign is probably better than anything in Adventure 2, but I think as a whole package I just prefer that game. I like more of the stages in general, I think the story is more fun, it's the more consistant experience for me. I don't care for anything outside of Sonic's campaign here, but that campaign is still a really fun time to go through. I love games like Sonic Generations, but after playing the Adventure series I am a little sad that they didn't continue to refine this formula after '06. Sonic Adventure, and Sonic's campaign specifically, I think holds the best possible formula for this series and I'd love to see another attempt at it.

(Once again played with mods. Not any gameplay tweaks exactly, just the Dreamcast restoration mod to bring it closer to the original version, though that might've also included some bug fixes.)

I dunno why I played Adventure 2 before Adventure 1, but I'm just glad to have filled this blindspot in the Sonic series for myself. I almost like this as much as Adventure 2, in some aspects I might even like it a little more, but at the same time theres like half of this game I just don't enjoy. Amy, Gamma and Big's campaigns just don't do anything for me. Gamma's stages are just kinda mindless shooting, Amy's stages are kinda slow and boring to drudge through, and Big…

Tails and Knuckles are fun enough to control, but their stages don't feel like they're truly made for their abilities since they're just taken from Sonic's campaign, as is the case for the rest of the characters. I do wish Tails' gameplay from this game was continued in Adventure 2 though instead of mech stages which is more a continuation of Gamma's playstyle. It's fun to fly around, but they're just Sonic's stages again so I just fly over everything and I'm done. Knuckles is fun to control too and I do get a kick outta his treasure hunting. His stages are probably better in the next game, but man the radar is so much better in this one. That really fucks with his stages in Adventure 2 for me. (You can mod that out tho, teehee)

The thing that has me a bit conflicted though is Sonic. His campaign is the meatiest of the bunch, definitely the most fun to go through, and also maybe even better than his stages in Adventure 2? This might still be the best that Sonic has ever controlled in 3D. It's a really great translation of the Genesis controls, plus the levels aren't nearly as hallwayed as they get in Adventure 2. Sonic's campaign is probably better than anything in Adventure 2, but I think as a whole package I just prefer that game. I like more of the stages in general, I think the story is more fun, it's the more consistant experience for me. I don't care for anything outside of Sonic's campaign here, but that campaign is still a really fun time to go through. I love games like Sonic Generations, but after playing the Adventure series I am a little sad that they didn't continue to refine this formula after '06. Sonic Adventure, and Sonic's campaign specifically, I think holds the best possible formula for this series and I'd love to see another attempt at it.