I could just about manage the dodgy camera back in 99, as this was almost a prerequisite of 3D games at the time. Whilst it’s nice that the more daring gameplay mechanics of Sonic Adventure still hold water, it seems that many of its glaring flaws have also retained their destructive prowess after all this time. Why then they decided to release a remake of this, of all games, is beyond me. These are the kind of details though that only made sense in the context of the time. The intertwining plots are still a nice idea, even if they are a bit repetitive and basic, and the open world adventure stages were quite a daring formula change for a Sonic game even now. It must be said that some of the more creative aspects of the game still hold up well. If only there were fewer levels that were this slow moving Compared to Big the cat this guy is a real angel, even if his stages consist of mashing A until all the enemies go boom. Finally you also control Omega, one of Eggman’s mechanical lackeys who has a change of heart and decides to help Sonic and the gang. I don’t think I’ve cursed so frequently since… Well since I played the Big the cat story on my Dreamcast many years ago. I could just about put up with things so far but his, so called, fishing levels defy anything fun about gaming in general. Then we have Big the cat… The only thing this guy is big on is tomfoolery. This would’ve been fine if she didn’t control like a lemon on stilts. If that wasn’t bad enough, Amy Rose has her own story where you need to run away from one of Eggman’s robots. Knuckle’s levels see him searching for shards of the master emerald and they are painfully slow and downright frustrating. Things start to go downhill with the other characters. Sonic has the fast paced platforming stages we know and love and Tails is of a similar inclination, except his stages take the form of a race. Each character has their own story and gameplay style and you can witness them as they intertwine in this new version for the Xbox live arcade. Eggman as of late) as he tries to raise an ancient evil being. Robotnik (who for some strange reason has been referred to as Dr. It was the first properly 3D Sonic title and saw Sonic and pals once again trying to stop Dr. Sonic: Adventure was one such game and, with seemingly no improvements and a half-arsed conversion job, it is a title that is best left in the past.įor those of you who missed out on Adventure way back when, lets get you up to speed. There have been times when playing one of my favourite childhood games again has illuminated new complexities in said title that my feeble nine year old mind could not comprehend (oh Materia, how I love thee.) There are other times when the rosy hues through which I view these old friends washes away into a sea of darkness on a second play.
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