The one that started it all!! Overall, it’s a very solid Sonic game if a little boring at times. It’s no where near as dated or bad as people say but it does have a heavy case of first game syndrome even with this 2013 remake.
Green Hill is still one of the greatest beginning levels in all of gaming but the way the game falls off after that is quite noticeably. It peaks again with Starlight Zone but everything inbetween (and after) is just good to ok.
Playing the original version definitely does show a lot more of it’s age in terms of design (thanks to the lack of a spindash) but even with the 2013 remake, the level design is still a bit unrefined and is nowhere near the peak of the series or the formula.
The overall aesthetic, controls, music, and gameplay is still very solid; it’s really just the unrefined gameplay that brings the game down. Being the first game in the series, it’s to be expected.
7/10
Green Hill is still one of the greatest beginning levels in all of gaming but the way the game falls off after that is quite noticeably. It peaks again with Starlight Zone but everything inbetween (and after) is just good to ok.
Playing the original version definitely does show a lot more of it’s age in terms of design (thanks to the lack of a spindash) but even with the 2013 remake, the level design is still a bit unrefined and is nowhere near the peak of the series or the formula.
The overall aesthetic, controls, music, and gameplay is still very solid; it’s really just the unrefined gameplay that brings the game down. Being the first game in the series, it’s to be expected.
7/10