Cleared on April 22nd, 2023 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 5/160)
Sonic 3D Blast is a game I had on my list of 160 Sega Genesis games, but unlike the others, I didn't even roll this one, I just chose this one, wanting to finish what I started years ago.
Sonic 3D Blast is the first Sonic game I ever played. I thought it was fun at the time, but having replayed the original on the Genesis back in 2012, I realized... wow, the game is so slippery. I just figured at that point it wasn't worth enduring it past the first few levels. But then sometime back in, I believe 2017, the game's original director announced he was going to revise the game, making the controls more manageable, make the flicky hunting less dreadful, have a better camera, and just add new features like Time Attack and Super Sonic. I was on board, a game that I had nostalgic feelings for, but couldn't bring myself to fully enjoy sounded like a dream. So, what did I think? Well, it was fine... I guess.
It definitely didn't misled the audience or anything. What was advertised is what you get, but the game still felt kinda boring to me on an inherent level. It's no traditional Sonic game and even with the new Time Attack, you can't really change that. In fact, going fast is actually a liability in later levels because you might miss an enemy or crash into something and take damage, so you're best off just going slow.
The music is fine, but it does pale in comparison to the Saturn version although some of the music in the Genesis version would later go on to be remixed in Sonic Adventure 1 which is pretty cool.
I do love the visuals of the game. For a Genesis game, it had a certain charm to it being an isometric Sonic game, and I can tell it must have been a lot of effort to make it look this way on the Genesis. Hell, I heard the game's code is such a mess that even if there was some secret cult that wanted to make the game good, then they would need the knowledge that the game's director had... well, not like we needed that because the director himself went to refine the game.
You won't really miss much even with the Director's Cut of Sonic 3D Blast since it isn't really traditional in its objective in reaching the goal post, and it does take exploration in a slow pace and nobody has time for that, but if you want to play the game for any reason, this is the definitive version.
Sonic 3D Blast is a game I had on my list of 160 Sega Genesis games, but unlike the others, I didn't even roll this one, I just chose this one, wanting to finish what I started years ago.
Sonic 3D Blast is the first Sonic game I ever played. I thought it was fun at the time, but having replayed the original on the Genesis back in 2012, I realized... wow, the game is so slippery. I just figured at that point it wasn't worth enduring it past the first few levels. But then sometime back in, I believe 2017, the game's original director announced he was going to revise the game, making the controls more manageable, make the flicky hunting less dreadful, have a better camera, and just add new features like Time Attack and Super Sonic. I was on board, a game that I had nostalgic feelings for, but couldn't bring myself to fully enjoy sounded like a dream. So, what did I think? Well, it was fine... I guess.
It definitely didn't misled the audience or anything. What was advertised is what you get, but the game still felt kinda boring to me on an inherent level. It's no traditional Sonic game and even with the new Time Attack, you can't really change that. In fact, going fast is actually a liability in later levels because you might miss an enemy or crash into something and take damage, so you're best off just going slow.
The music is fine, but it does pale in comparison to the Saturn version although some of the music in the Genesis version would later go on to be remixed in Sonic Adventure 1 which is pretty cool.
I do love the visuals of the game. For a Genesis game, it had a certain charm to it being an isometric Sonic game, and I can tell it must have been a lot of effort to make it look this way on the Genesis. Hell, I heard the game's code is such a mess that even if there was some secret cult that wanted to make the game good, then they would need the knowledge that the game's director had... well, not like we needed that because the director himself went to refine the game.
You won't really miss much even with the Director's Cut of Sonic 3D Blast since it isn't really traditional in its objective in reaching the goal post, and it does take exploration in a slow pace and nobody has time for that, but if you want to play the game for any reason, this is the definitive version.