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[Finesthour 7,287]

it has a great flow and a nice layout plus a certan charm

 

People tell me that the game sucks though, and it ruins the sonic series.

 

The reviews say the same.

[Discordian 6,015]

Why is it epic?

 

I want some reasoning :c

 

Talkin' about Sonic Adventure? If you are planning on getting both then I can give you reasons for both.

 

Depending on the version you get (Dreamcast or Gamecube) they have slightly different features.

 

Sonic Adventure one has six playable characters, each with different kinds of gameplay (though all revolving around platforming) that you unlock by meeting them in the story of any of the characters. You start out as Sonic and you can unlock all the characters in his story but you can unlock them in the other characters' stories if you haven't already unlocked them through Sonics. (If you beat Sonic's story you'll unlock them all so this only counts if you haven't beaten his and moved on to another person's story)

 

All of the gameplay types are fun to play, though quite a few people don't like Big the Cat's gameplay which is mostly poorly programmed fishing but it's not like it's unplayable or not fun.

 

The Sonic Adventure games have great stories that you'll see many sides to depending on which side you are playing. Sonic will see things differently than Tails who will see things differently than Amy and so on and so forth.

 

Sonic Adventure 2 simplifies things slightly because it has no "Adventure Fields" which the first Sonic Adventure has that allows the characters to run around a hubworld of sorts to get to new levels and also talk to people and advance story events by going to certain places. SA2 doesn't have this and just progresses from one level to the next and you only play as either the good guys or the bad guys. Good guys consists of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles (each with very different gameplay styles, once again revolving around platforming but with drastic differences) while the bad guys is Eggman, Rouge and Shadow. The bad guys use the same gameplay styles as the good side. Shadow plays like Sonic, Eggman like Tails, etc.

 

Once again the stories are seen from different perspectives but since there's no hubworld you just watch the scenes between each stage.

 

They both also have a pet simulator known as the Chao World. You gather animals and chaos drives in levels to upgrade the Chao to give them better stats. I'm not sure if this has any particular use in SA but in SA2 there are some minigames to play with the Chao. Generally speaking the Chao are one of the things that defines the Adventure games for a lot of fans. (Me not being one of them)

 

After you beat the stories of all the sides and characters there is a "Final Story" of sorts that is the true final boss. This final boss is usually hinted at throughout all the storylines you watch.

 

The Gamecube version of Sonic Adventure also added a Mission Mode where you gather these cards that give you missions to do in the levels and the hubworld, usually consisting of getting a balloon that's in a hard-to-reach place or adding platforms to get it as long as you have the card for that mission or getting so many flags in certain areas that you have to speed through and such like that.

 

...Just a bit of a taste what the Adventure games have in store for you, should you get them.

 

People tell me that the game sucks though, and it ruins the sonic series.

 

The reviews say the same.

 

lol Don't ever let anyone tell you a game ruins a series, no matter how believable it is. They are extremely different from the Genesis games, yes, but they are generally considered the best in the series. Until you play them for yourself you shouldn't take that to heart. There were a lot of fans who didn't like the fact that it changed from 2D to 3D and wasn't exactly like the Genesis era games. Many didn't like playing any other types of gameplay that the games brought to the table like the mech type gameplay of Tails and Eggman in Adventure 2 or the fishing in Big's story in Adventure. The massive changes in gameplay are probably the biggest thing that people didn't like about the Adventure games, yet there are also many many supporters of the changing gameplay styles so it's really best to judge it for yourself rather than reading reviews. The opinions on the game are so evenly split there's no way to get a definitive view on them.

[1Fluttershy 411]

People tell me that the game sucks though, and it ruins the sonic series.

 

The reviews say the same.

 

Don't listen to them? What other people think might not always be what you'd think of something. Even if you don't end up liking the game, it's still at least worth giving a try.

[QueenChrysalis 176]

ya its a great game for the first 3-d game

[Discordian 6,015]

Adventure, Unleashed, Generations

 

These three are usually considered the best when it comes to 3D Sonic games. Unleashed, of course, is a 50/50 situation. A lot of people only like one half of the game, the day stages where you play as normal Sonic, and hate the night stages where you play a more brawler type game as the Werehog.

 

Of course, I've always believed the Werehog gameplay was far better and the levels are much better designed. At least in the PS3/360 version. In the Wii/PS2 version the Werehog levels are dumbed down a lot so I like the day stages better in that one.

[QueenChrysalis 176]

Adventure, Unleashed, Generations

 

These three are usually considered the best when it comes to 3D Sonic games. Unleashed, of course, is a 50/50 situation. A lot of people only like one half of the game, the day stages where you play as normal Sonic, and hate the night stages where you play a more brawler type game as the Werehog.

 

Of course, I've always believed the Werehog gameplay was far better and the levels are much better designed. At least in the PS3/360 version. In the Wii/PS2 version the Werehog levels are dumbed down a lot so I like the day stages better in that one.

 

personaly shadow the heghog is one of the best for me

[Discordian 6,015]

Yeah, I love that one too. But as far as Sonic fans go the Heroes and Shadow games were on the lower end when it comes to favorite games.

 

Me? I've always been of the opinion that the Sonic series has only gotten better since the Genesis days. Genesis were good but they pale in comparison to the games that came after them.

[QueenChrysalis 176]

Yeah, I love that one too. But as far as Sonic fans go the Heroes and Shadow games were on the lower end when it comes to favorite games.

 

Me? I've always been of the opinion that the Sonic series has only gotten better since the Genesis days. Genesis were good but they pale in comparison to the games that came after them.

 

the speed an controls have all ways been great now we have beautiful levels