This is, hands down, my favorite game of all-time. Is it perfect? No. It has its flaws. But this game hits every single beat that I want hit:
- The level design is superb. Both Sonic & Knuckles have unique paths they can take in the stages that can lead to not just wildly different playthroughs, but wildly different outcomes in the stages itself.
- The music is a slapper, MJ soundtrack or 1993 proto soundtrack, it doesn't matter - both are incredible.
- The gameplay is smooth. You are always in control and very rarely does the game feel cheap when you make a mistake. It does happen, yes, but less than in other games, which is surprising for a game as old as this.
- The attempts at story-telling in an early platformer are also very very well executed, giving you a proper narrative to follow and connecting each stage to one another.
I love Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It's such a fantastic game front to back that I never get tired of revisiting it. I loved it as a kid, I love it even more as an adult and never get tired of revisiting it.
- The level design is superb. Both Sonic & Knuckles have unique paths they can take in the stages that can lead to not just wildly different playthroughs, but wildly different outcomes in the stages itself.
- The music is a slapper, MJ soundtrack or 1993 proto soundtrack, it doesn't matter - both are incredible.
- The gameplay is smooth. You are always in control and very rarely does the game feel cheap when you make a mistake. It does happen, yes, but less than in other games, which is surprising for a game as old as this.
- The attempts at story-telling in an early platformer are also very very well executed, giving you a proper narrative to follow and connecting each stage to one another.
I love Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It's such a fantastic game front to back that I never get tired of revisiting it. I loved it as a kid, I love it even more as an adult and never get tired of revisiting it.