Why I Will Always Love Sonic Adventure | Sonic Adventure Retrospective
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ย. 2019
- On September 9th, 2019, Sonic Adventure (and the SEGA Dreamcast!) will turn 20 years old here in the United States. To celebrate, I wanted to talk about why despite its age and no remake in sight, I still love the original Sonic Adventure. Sonic Adventure means a lot to me, and by the end of this review / retrospective / discussion / whatever video this is, you'll understand why Sonic Adventure means so much. If this video resonated with you, please consider leaving a like and subscribing. If you want to mod Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut on Steam to look like the Dreamcast version like it does in this video, check out the BetterSADX mod here: steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
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What was your first game? Did it impact you similarly? I wanna know. While you're here, over the next few weeks I'll be working on a few more SEGA-centric videos, so if you liked this and are interested, please subscribe.
My first videogame was Pokémon Silver Version (yes, I'm one of them) and while I've since fallen out of favour with the series it set me with a love of turn-based RPGs and might have influenced my fondness for animals, as well as an interest in folk legends brought on by the stories of Ecruteak City. Oddly enough the game that has impacted me most, Okami, I didn't play until I was 13 years old.
@@GoldStorm07 Ammy 4 Smash tho
My first video game was Sonic 1 on the genesis, so like you I started with sonic, and it’s partially the reason I’m still a huge sonic fan to this day.
Sonic Heroes, made me want to get SA1.
The first Video Game i ever played was Mario Bros 2 (that shit was hard as fuck, everyone at school started praising me when i finally beat the Game), but i can proudly say that SA1 is my favorite Video Game of all Time.
Sonic Adventure does something that a lot of the modern games have trouble with, which is making the hedgehog fun to move around with. At the outset of 3D platforming, the most important thing that developers knew to target was just making their character comfortable to control and maneuver, and this game is no different. Sonic's weight, top speed and steering are great, and the smaller things like being able to run on walls at top speed and the Spindash Long Jump go a very long way in making him as enjoyable to use as he is. Nowadays the games prioritize gimmicks above the crucial fundamentals, and I think Sonic Team would be served well to make a game that takes a hard look at the basics while incorporating the best of what experimentation has brought out (I'd love to see the double jump and improved parkour implemented, personally.)
I'm glad the game did so much to help you meet people, you're a fun guy to know.
Yesss!! I haven’t liked any of the new games because the controls are so disappointing compared to sonic adventure!!
Sonic Adventure is still my favorite 3D Sonic game. This games just feels unique and has never been done correctly ever again in the Sonic Franchise.
Same
Um SA2? Unleashed? Generations?
@@BlueBlur2003 Those are great games, but SA 1 and 2, Sonic feels the best imo. Also his model in Adventure 1 is my favorite.
@@BlueBlur2003 I like those games but SA1 has a lot magic to it imo. The controls feel just right to me and can do a lot of tricks that I can't do in those games.
@@littlemoth4956 Sonic A 1 has the best running animation as proportioned to his legs and body. Also why are you so triggered? You sound like a girl. SA1 is a classic regardless if you get your panties in a bunch or not.
This is most likely my favorite video you've made, Chris.
Thank you, me too I think.
I really love how personal this video is, because to me sonic adventure is one of the most personal video games... Its one of the video games that I played the most as a teen and I love it.
Thank you for making such an honest video
No problem, I'm glad you were able to connect with it. It was a bit scary putting some of that out there as I usually don't get too personal, but the idea that it could connect with others pushed me to do it. I appreciate it.
I've played sonic adventure for 21 years and never knew gamma was killing his friends and himself to save the flickies I assumed he never knew about it and was just killing his friends to free them from Eggmans control
man, what a emotional trip down memory lane
the only sonic adventure i played was the gc version (given by a friend who promptly stopped being friends with me) but the ending bit about sonic shaping your life...big relate. i met you through those chao forums, it gave me my first voice acting experience, hell, i wouldnt of met my wife if it werent for the ties that sonic gave me. i dont know what it is about sonic but man, i wouldnt have changed any of it for the world
tl;dr Video Good made me cry
wipe up tears with Anime
Sonic Adventure really gets a lot of unnecessary hate but compared to a lot of games around that time Adventure has aged better than most. I played it again recently on the Gamecube and I had a lot of fun playing it. I have a lot of fond memories playing Adventure on the Dreamcast.
For sure!
N64 and playstation, gamecube had great games. Gtfo lol. The adventures are also classics.
Hey, huge classic boy here that grew up with the megadrive, I actually think SA is the closest Sonic has been to being comparable to the classics in 3d and I love it to this day. The story has the right amount of edge (compare to S3&K), the gameplay is still momentum based and it wasn't more just due to tech limitations, the characters are spot on, and most of the game styles are fun (except Big). Frankly I never got why most other classic fans prefer SA2, I think it's more consistent, but the high of SA are much higher and you want to build your series on those.
I agree with you, SA2 I feel is where 3D Sonic stopped trying to feel like a classic game in the franchise and became its own thing, for better or worse. SA1 actually gives us the backstory to all the things introduced in S3&K and gave characters like Tails and Amy pretty good arcs as well that make sense from where there were before.
@@CrapMyHat Finally. Someone who can see the connection between S3&K and SA1.
Dude EXACTLY this!
Because in sa1 the best part of the game is using spin jumps to… skip the game…
Real OGs had this on the Dreamcast long before all of the ports.
My lad knows.
As somebody who jumped on the SA-train far later into life, I'll never really hold this level (or really any level) of appreciation for the games, but I've gotta say that you're analysis of Sonic's gameplay specifically DOES give me more of a newfound appreciation for how well-designed those levels are for years upon years of exploration.
I certainly don't envy anyone coming into SA1 post, say, 2003, for sure. I'm lucky to have gotten into it when I did.
Gammas slow and steady journey into self-awareness and existential crisis is by far one of the most profound sequences in gaming, at least in my opinion.
What's odd is that, though I played SA2 a good few months before SA1 (well, SADX on the GameCube to be exact), SA1 is the title that always kept me coming back. To be fair, these and Mario Kart: Double Dash were some of the first console games I actually own. My only prior Sonic experience before the Adventure games was playing Sonic 1 on my sister's Genesis, so to me, these games represented a massive leap at the time. Plus, I'd be lying if I said I didn't still come back to playing through Sonic, Tails, and Gamma's stages every once in awhile!
The pic with you next to chao garden is legendary
A lot of the questions you have, are ones that I had but had given up on for Adventure. Like pondering Sand Ruins, seeing more of Station Square, what else do these people do? What else is IN the Egg Carrier and more. This video helped not only bring back that feeling I had but kind of took me back to that place, playing the game as a kid, inspired, intrigued, and moreover happy. Glad I found this video.
Man, I played this when I was like 9 years old, and I feel you completely. I am a grown man, with my own business and one of the strongest guys at my gym, and I still rock to Open Your Heart and Live and Learn by Crush 40. Always keep growing.
this gave some strong memories... I was 8 when my father bought our very first console... we didn’t have money to buy the games so we rent it. Sonic adventures was one of our favorite games, specially because I used to play with my mother (and we never reached the end of the game because the old disc was damaged and freeze in some stages). Glad that some other folks also have affective memories with this wonderful and nostalgic game :)
Excellent video, man! A really heartwarming, personal little thing :)
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it, dude.
My favorite 3D Sonic, and one of my favorite platformers and games of all time. It's got so much heart and spirit put into it. Even just playing my Chao on my VMU then using the same Chao in Chao garden was so revolutionary.
Man, I remembered playing this game at such a young age as well. I remembered this game being the only game I wanted to play when I had the chance to sit back and enjoy gamecube. I remembered getting stuck in this game so many times, but I always kept playing because I wanted to see what was going to happen next. I got hooked to Sonic and I think it somewhat influenced my liking to rock music as well. Like you, I'll always love this game. It was the first Sonic game I ever played and I was certainly not disappointed. There just aren't many games out there that are quite like this one. I'm not saying this game was the best game that was ever made, but to me, it felt very unique.
Ive been enamored with Sonic Adventure 1 since the day my friend let me borrow SADX way back. Everything about this game, in part, has shaped who I am today. Im not the massive sonic fan I used to be, but something about SA1 grabbed me, and still does. I remember looking up a bunch of facts and trivia for it that eventually led to watching beta footage, those hidden secrets videos that speepshighway makes, and becoming an active watcher of the modding community for this game and even sa2 to a lesser extent. The gameplay, story themes, and even the little details of the environment are all things that I still think about to this day.
I think this video right here perfectly captures why I love this game. I cant put it all into words, but great video. Its amazing how a game like this even 20 years later can still evoke such emotions in us, even if some of it feels like accidental magic.
I'm glad it resonated with you! It's been really great seeing others come to this video and feeling what I feel, especially after years of seeing people rag on the game.
Your background and experience of the game nearly perfectly mirror mine, even down to not having the memory card for the first while of having the game. The lack of saving forced me to get pretty good at the game, to the point where I could beat the game from nothing in a short afternoon.
Your experience with the individual characters is pretty spot on, and the story was perfectly fine for its time. And I still listen to the soundtrack to this day. Although honestly, SA2, Heroes, and Shadow were all banger soundtracks directed by the same guy as SA1.
I wasn't lucky enough for the Dreamcast version, BUT! I was lucky to get the DX Directors cut version as my very first Sonic game of all time myself, Sonic Adventure got me into Rock, what its like to be a hero and to one day want to be a hero in my own way, yes it may have some flaws but its flaws buckle under the number of positives it has, great story, great character development and it gave characters like Tails a chance to shine! and its as you said it has an EPIC soundtrack! my most favourite song from there is Open Your Heart by Crush 40, the best rock song of all time to me.
I agree with you it is the best song in sonic adventure
Big, BIG ❤ from this video. So many nostalgic emotions come flooding back from Sonic Adventure, everything was very well put. Awesome job, Chris!
Shucks, thank you, oh legendary Groose.
I agree with everything you've said. What I liked about the game was how bold it was, how it didn't just try to be cool, it was. Sonic's theme being hard rock, and about how he has to do the right thing no matter what, is so brilliant.
It's not even nostalgia that makes us like it. I've watched Vtubers play it for the first time and be amazed with how much better it is than any recent Sonic game. How other games don't even compare.
Also, there's a mod on Game Banana that turns Froggy into the collectible item you get as the goal in Gamma's stages. I'm glad for it, because Big's stages were the only reason I wouldn't wholeheartedly recommend this game.
This video is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us.
You are 5/6s welcome
I don’t think I’d ever be able to put into words how I feel about this game better than you did!
Sonic Adventure really was something else and I’m bummed we probably won’t get anything else like it anytime soon.
Great video, man! And can I just say how refreshing it was to hear someone talk about why they LIKE this game lmao
Thank you!! And I know right? So much talk about Sonic is negative nowadays. And I'm totally guilty of that too, mind, lol.
Sonic Adventure is definitely my favourite 3D sonic game and one of my fave games of all time. I played it loads from when I was about 5 to 8 and would always draw the characters. I think if I never played this game, I wouldn't be anywhere near as interested in art as I am now.
I feel a very similar thing about this game, I love this video.
I wasn't ever good enough to really get very far on my old windows XP computer with a keyboard, I was just a dumbass kid and video games weren't even my thing, I've always been an artist...
But even still... It captivated me.
This was my first Sonic game.
Its impact was so strong on me as an artist, I still think of it and have it in mind all the time, there is something about its music and environments which resonate with me to this day, the way you describe of dreaming of being able to explore more of the games hub worlds is something I relate to in this way as well.
The theme song of sonic "it doesn't matter" means an incredible amount to me also. it got me through what is so far what was one of the most stressful times of my life and kind of represents the Sonic that I love.
I always feel as if I have to hamper my love for the game with "while this is kinda dumb" or something for other people who don't feel the same way, but here, I feel I can truly express my love for it as well.
what a great video!! This was my first console game and it has a very special place in my heart.
Why doesn't this video have more views like dude you just put my love for the game into words I'm the EXACT same I think I even first started playing the game around the same age
Haha, well by my channel's standards it's got tons of views. I guess it's just gotta get passed around to more Sonic fans. I'm glad it resonated with you!
Wow beautiful video man. I love sonic Adventure. Its the best 3d sonic game in my opinion. My first game was the original Sonic on the Megadrive! Been a fan ever since. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey! You and me both played Sonic Adventure when we were 5 on Christmas. And that was an amazing experience that led to one of the best moments in my life.
I remember getting this game, i still adore it. I was in 4th grade and sonic says "yeah this is happening!" And i knew it was nerdy but i said to the tv, "youre damn right!" Followed by a fist pump
This was very beautiful. Especially at the end.
My story with Sonic Adventure:
My very first Sonic game was Sonic Mega Collection Plus, I loved the classic Sonic games and became a Sonic fan, learning of various Sonic games, both good and bad.... my first 3D Sonic game was Sonic Unleashed, but I had always wanted to play SA 1 and Sonic CD... the two Sonic games I for the longest time, I was never able to get ahold of.... but I watched so many playthroughs and the Sonic X adaptation of SA 1... that I cared about Station Square before I ever got the chance to play the game... finally it came out for PS3 on PSN... I downloaded the game... and sure it wasn't perfect... but it was fun. Now Sonic Adventure is one of my favorite 3D Sonic games to play and replay... even over SA 2 (which I got on PS3 a couple months later).... that '4 things mapped to one button' frustrated me in SA 2, which was a good game... but I prefered the control of SA 1, simply because the action button wasn't anywhere near as wonky (seriously, I try to lightspeed dash in SA 2, but instead I summersault for example). I love Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 and CD... since they were the three I never got a chance to play as an adult... they were mythical kind of to me... and when I played them as an older teen (I believe during my first playthrough of each I was 17) I had legit fun. I love SA 1 and this vid was great.
I don't think I've ever seen a video that reflects my personal views on this game so perfectly. Excellent video dude!
Thank you so much. I'm glad it resonated with you.
I think this is the video you'll remember for being the one that caused you to really break out, think it's gonna be big. Outstanding work my man!
Jesus man, watching this video was a great walk down memory lane. I want to believe we share same Sonic Adventure memories. This game is my childhood game aswell. All the cutscenes feels so right and the story is very good!. I loved how Chaos evolved through out the game but it made me very stressed aswell as a kid hehe. But one thing I did not know is that this game got hate, why is that?
Thank you for making this video, I enjoyed every minute of it. You did a good job!
Excellent video, and cool story at the end!
Thanks!
I may love Sa2 a lot more than Sa1, but I still believe Sa1 is a great game. The world is fun to explore and find power ups in. The stages were great. I loved all of the characters and Big was honestly just a funny part of the story for me. I get that people hate the fishing and it isn't perfect, but having a silly powerhouse character like him in the sonic universe was a great idea to me. Not to mention all of the great bonus content in SADX. It gave me a chance to play many of the older Sonic games I missed out on. Great video.
Thank you!
First Sonic game I ever owned, and only the second console I had as a kid with the PS1. Man I feel old. At age 5 back then, 25 now and I remember seeing a playable Dreamcast demo inside a Toys R Us. My dad bought it for my older brother and I that Christmas. I literally played Sonic Adventure until it wouldn't play anymore. I can only hope we get another Sonic game like the Adventure stuff in the future, because right now we need it.
I really hope so. I've spent a long time thinking no Sonic game will come close to making me feel the way SA1 did as a kid...but the Spyro 1 remake made me feel like I did as a kid playing the original Spyro 1 so I have a little hope that someday it can happen.
@MykonosFan, your video was so thought provoking & nostalgic for me that you've personally inspired me to take a trip down memory lane! Thank you for seeing Sonic Adventure for what it really is... a true work of art that SEGA should be more vocal about nowadays!! "Open your heart, and YOU WILL SEE!"
I'll probably eat crow for this, but I think we're on the cusp of SEGA finally dipping into Adventure nostalgia more often now. I wouldn't be too surprised if the next Sonic Team project tries to be Adventure-adjacent in some way.
The genesis games impacted me a lot. Might not be a programmer without them. Great video.
Thanks!! I appreciate you checking it out. :)
Nowadays it’s basically impossible to find a review of SA1 that doesn’t blindly criticize the game because the fans are “blinded by nostalgia”
The completionist game the game a finish it rating
TheUtubePower 12 I barely ever watch the Completionist, but thanks for letting me know that!
@@theutubepower1243 That youtuber sucks
Woah, I had to sub for this one. Good job 🏆
Thanks!
Wonderful video Chris, perfectly sums up my feelings for this "Awesome game". It's just an artfully janky game that I fell in love with in 2003 and I always find myself going back to it. As for my other first games, that has to go to Rayman 2 & Spyro 3. Just the art, music and tone of Rayman and the structured and expansive gameplay of Spyro have made me love them until this day.
Like you, I can't wait until we get another Sonic game similar in style to this one. It was always a joy to experience other aspects of this gameworld with Amy, Gamma and Big's campaigns. They may not be plot relivent but it was lovely seeing these side stories and just made the game feel so much bigger and expansive.
Sonic Adventure will always have a special place in my heart, and I'm glad it is in other people's too.
LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS AWWEEEEUUUHHHSSSOMMME game
It's not really janky, the ports messed up the game
Man... It just feels good watching Dreamcast footage of SA, it feels bad when everyone talking about the game is showing vanilla SADX footage
Right? Technically I cheated and used the mods for the Steam version, but it's definitely close enough. After being so used to SADX, you forget just how cool Speed Highway looks with the original textures / lighting.
Sweet video. All 3D games from that era didn't age well visually but somehow only SA1 gets flak because it's the easy target 🤔 Yeah it did impact me, it's an amazing game and a true, grand adventure (at least at the time and when I was 8). The robot's storyline made me cry which is difficult for me to do. So yeah it had it all that game - cutting edge graphics, characters with mouths that opened when they spoke (no games prior to 1999 did this at all), drama, exploration. And epic music. Real good game. As you said, every character has growth and a storyline which ultimately leads to a valuable life lesson. Can't say this magic has been recreated well since.
The original DreamCast version is easily the best looking and best playing version. The DreamCast version is 1 of my fav games of all time. I played through it so many times that i have genuinely lost count. Also, the Chao garden kept me playing til early hours of the morning nearly every night for a year solid. The levels are brilliant blends of fun, fast platforming and visual spectacle. Every level (for sonic at least) has some amazing stand out moment that makes it unique. I cant put into words how much i love this game
Heyo, I love this video and Sonic adventure haha, keep it up :)
Thanks!
8:22 How did I not hear about the stronger spring bounce until now?! This just gives me an excuse to replay these games again
I've been hearing from a couple people that never heard about that, at worst I'm happy this is helping to bring awareness about it lol
I love sonic adventure too. I also love sonic adventure 2.
I can relate to this so much, thanks for making this
Thanks for checking it out!
Well made video, I basically agreed with every point. 👌
Thanks for checking it out!
Sonic adventure is def my first game I ever played and love it till this day, then its Jak 2, Rayman 3, sly 2, gta vice city stories. These are my fav games
Man. I agree with every word you say... That Dreamcast experience... It shaped me too. But love your analysis. Its crazy. Yes I say it was ahead of it's time a bit.
Sonic Adventure.... it's hard to put into words, but to me its a special game. It created a world that I wanted to be part of, to move around in and enjoy. Each player character gets their moment of glory, their day in the sun. The hub worlds inspired me with how much bigger the world could be. So much art and so many details, and just plain enjoyable.
Sometimes I think of that azure blue sky and yellow sand down by Station Square, and just think of how peaceful and carefree it all is. The orange sunsets lit up my soul. I wasn't as young as MykonosFan when I played it, but it helped cement what I thought videogames should be. An experience in bright new worlds, and fun!
Unfortunately, SA2 streamlined things, and left out a lot of what made SA fun to mess around in. And it had a grim/dark story with military that presaged and entire generation of videogames devoted to that entire them. It felt like for a while, it wasn't good to be hopful and optimistic.
But SA had it figured out. Go out there, be a hero, have friends, have an adventure, have emotional moments and follow them up with moments of action, and always... most importantly... have a rockin' soundtrack to do it all to!
Sonic Adventure, it's been awesome knowing you!
I agree on SA2, but what I have to give that game is that the ending always makes me emotional every time. And I feel dumb for it, Shadow doesn't even actually die there! But still, I tear up anyway. Let's just blame nostalgia for that
@@MykonosFan Well, it was still a Sonic game, it didn't completely go over the edge into grim/dark/military stuff, it still held a lot of hopeful and emotional moments. Even a the very start Sonic was cracking jokes despite being under military arrest, and at the very end the message was about having faith and hope in humanity, and reflecting that ourselves. "Give them a chance to be happy!"
Adventure 1's story is much darker than Adventure 2's story tho.
Love this game. I get pretty depressed when I play this game because it almost feels like Sonic has been nothing but downhill from there on. Also, the only 3D Sonic game with a decent spindash. To me, this is the only Sonic game that truly found a way to translate the classic 2D formula into 3D. Like you mentioned, the characters (especially Tails and Knuckles) in the modern games are just misunderstood caricatures of what they used to be. And they wonder why Sonic fans are so miserable lol...
This game still holds a special place in my heart. It was one of the most notable games that made me feel like I was taken to another world. It captured the imagination and I love the soundtrack by Jun Sunoe. I was 10 when this game came out in America, so I was at the right age and at the right time to play it all the way through with my older brother.
I mean when i was little the first video game i ever played was sonic adventure 2. I feel like the game and sonic is a part of my life
There’s a small hard to reach area right before the end of sonic’s final egg that takes forever and gives you four lives, if you ever knew that
Dude this video was just absolutely beautiful.
And i agree that this game does get bashed on for some unnecessary reasons.
Like seriously at least the spin dash feel smooth in this game then the sequel. People also made fun of some of the cutscenes and voice acting which is honestly pretty rough, but this was their first 3d sonic game, at least they tried to make it look decent. When you try to make something new, it may not turn out great as you anticipated it to be, but there's always room for improvement. I've also heard people say that this game was very glichy in some areas, but i just find that to be false because i never experience any glichs while playing this game at all.
Like you said in the video, i enjoyed playing as the other characters too. Tails level are just so fun to broke especially in speed highway. Knuckles treasure hunting levels are alot better then SA2, the radars actually work in this game. For amy i heard people don't like her because she's slow and that is true but idc if she's slow or not at least i get to play as her. Big's levels are actually frustrating but once you get use to how big works its really not that hard. Gamma mech shooting was such a *3d blast*. The level design in this game is just so open and its great for making new shortcuts to beat the level faster. I just love this game to death man and i grew up playing sonic heroes and unleashed.
Thank you!! It's honestly nice to see someone who came into the series with later titles still being able to appreciate SA1. I know if I came into the series with games like Unleashed I'd probably feel way differently about SA1 personally, lol.
You know It would be awesome if for 2021, they will be a Sonic adventure remake. Heck I think it isn’t really farfetched from all the hints such as adventure related posts from social media and even Izuka himself saying somewhere about how he would be delighted to remake Sonic Adventure
I do think they're going to bank on Adventure nostalgia harder in the future, no doubt. With the success of Ratchet, Spyro, Crash, etc. lately I'm also pretty confident someone at SOJ have run some numbers by now, too. If it comes to fruition I really hope it's good. I'm immensely curious to see how they'd pull off polishing the many rough spots while keeping the soul of this game in tact.
MykonosFan true I’m curious about SA since I’ve never played it before and this sparked my curiosity for it
Aw heck. If you have a decent enough PC, SADX is often cheap enough on Steam that I'd recommend it just to sate your curiosity. Grab the BetterSADX mods and you're in for at least a half decent time. I'm actually super curious what you'd think coming to it in 2019.
this might be my new favorite video on TH-cam. never have I ever related to someone's unpopular opinion this much and you described it better than I could ever perceive. I can feel the passion you have for this game just as I do. seriously, thank you for this. a trip through my favorite game since childhood to this day.
Thank YOU for checking it out!
It’s probably just because of me being introduced to the series with SA1 at a young age as well, but this is the first video that I’ve agreed with in its entirety, and I really find it sad how there hasn’t been another 3D game in the series that beautifully adapted the 2D originals just like it.
I’m glad it connected with you!
amazing video
Thank you!!
You got one thing right, Sonic Adventure controls are awesome.
Y'er damn right, Knuckles.
This Is One game that as for now I only played One playthrough of, but I still Remember so fondly. I actually want to try re-installing it on my PC now..
Obvioisly I'll mod it to patch all the issues of the DX version
I still think Adventure is good, I go back to it at least once every few years. I first played DX on the Gacmecube in like 2010 so I don't really have as much nostalgia in that way, but I still have memories playing this since I was younger at the time.
It's cool that you got into it way later, at least! I feel like you hear a lot about people who tried to get into it from that time onward who just didn't gel with it.
My first was the og on genesis, my fav was S&K+S3 until adventure and those 2 are still my fav, they made my 11-13 yr old life, that and the 151 of pokemon, so in short, best part of my childhood
Sonic adventure is my favourite game of all time (especially the DX version) 💙
Aw yes, my 3rd favorite Sonic game behind Sonic Colors and Sonic 3K
Very good choices!
Sonic Colors? Really?
blessed video
🙌🙌🙌
@18:40 hey - that's me
In my opinion, sonic adventure 1 has the best 3D sonic gameplay.
This game desperately needs a remake
Word up on that. I'd be interested to see how they handle it.
If current sonic team is handling it, it'll be half assed and phoned in, the boost would also be an unlockable for sonic because why wouldn't they do that
Part of me would want them to outsource it...but I can't think of any realistic teams that could do it justice. Like, sure someone like Insomniac could probably do an alright job, but not too realistic. I just dunno.
Part of me wants to see what Christian whitehead can do with a 3d platformer, truly put that motto of "friend to pixels and polys alike" to the test
His new studio recently posted that they're hiring for 3D artists, so there's a good chance you'll see that happen!
Probably my second favorite 3D platformer ever.
Word up. What's your number one?
@@MykonosFan Rayman 2 of course!
At least the PC or Dreamcast version
Someday I should give rayman 2 a shot.
Me too sonic adventure is my favorite game of the dreamcast era
SA1 was one of my first games in the series thanks to a friend of mine owning the PC version when we were in primary school. I played it heaps, but for a while afterwards I was on the "SA2 is better" side, but in the past few years I've definitely shifted back. SA2's overly linear levels, boring treasure hunting and not-as-good soundtrack make it not as appealing to me.
I love Gamma and Tails' stories as well, I wish that level of sincerity still existed in the series. SA1 has one of my favourite OSTs in the franchise (Unleashed and Mania are its rivals), mainly for the jazzzzz. "It Doesn't Matter" is Sonic as a character in its purest form, I feel. The overall world aesthetics tickle my Classic Sonic fanboy preferences, and the charm is all over the place despite the game's jankiness. I miss Ryan Drummond and a lot of the other voice cast so much, because I find the current cast incredibly obnoxious. Scripts don't help in that regard.
Also, on the topic of control, have you tried Sonic Utopia? It's the best 3D Sonic game ever (at least in terms of controls and momentum) and it's just a fangame. I'm not sure how often you play games on PC, but give it a go! It's silky smooth, and it looks like the final build will be coming out for SAGE this year, so I'm very excited.
Oh yeah and shoutout to the FTCR gang towards the end. I hope Skyler drives through Del Taco again soon. Hey uh where's that Shadow LP
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I tried Sonic Utopia maybe a year or two ago when it blew up, it didn't quite click with me, but I'll definitely be trying out a new build when it hits.
@@MykonosFan I think the style of level design that Utopia offers could be really fun for a Sonic-styled Mario 64 collectathon, with a variety of objectives scattered across a large map rather than just getting to the end of a stage. Friends of mine who have never played Sonic before (and often make fun of the games as a result) saw Utopia and asked me "why isn't this an official Sonic game?" and "why don't they just make an open world Sonic game where you can run around like that?"
I think that stuff is super interesting and something I'd like SEGA to explore. I guess it's kinda like if they could combine the hub worlds of SA1 with the actual stages into one big seamless map.
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I played this hame for the first time and I loved it, specially the Sonic campaign. Don't let other people tell you this is a cringe poor aged game. This game is still fun to this day.
Exactly. I really like this game but it's not my favorite 3D Sonic game. It's one of my favorites though
I think the reason why Sonic Adventure hits so many good and bad notes is just because of how much they really went for making something interesting over traditionally "good". sonic 3 may have had cutscenes and added some character but this was the first time sonic was really in a big fleshed out world with an epic plot beyond just eggman being evil. theres 6 characters now with nigh on completely different goals beyond getting to the goal and it all folds into each other just to create something big, never been captured by another sonic game before or after
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Been playing on steam lately , Jesus it was my favourite game when I got when I was 9 years old, it's aged like milk but I still love it , it has the unique charm of being so bad it's amazing the voice acting is terrible lol but I seriously forgot how amazing the soundtrack is.
I think the same things. Sonic adventure is kinda... special.💙
Ps: Nice shirt😁
Thank you! I'm glad you agree.
I’m pretty sure Sonic Adventure’s soundtrack was live performed with a few exceptions.
Right. The cheesy synths I'm referring to are things like the lead synths in specific tracks, and also some of the event BGMs.
I never owned a dreamcast and hadn't played SA until a couple of years ago. For me all my sonic related nostalgia is linked to Sonic 2. :)
Regarding SA: Sure, it's janky as all hell but as you said, there's this freeform magic to it that the series has since discarded. I hate how the newer 3D sonic games just feel like this weird cobbled together mess of a racing game filled with quick time events and some 2D sections and also maybe a couple of slower paced and linear 3D sections. SA was much more cohesive in that way, and controlling the characters was a lot more fun because of how well momentum was handled. It takes balls to create a game where the player can reach insane speeds and jump / fly across half the map if they know what they're doing. They don't do that anymore. Now they just let you go fast in a controlled environment. That's not fun.
There's this pretty amazing fanmade prototype game called Sonic Utopia which goes back to that freeform feel. Sega should seriously take notes.
It was my very first game and it was on my very first console as well and one of the best consoles ever made the GameCube and I loved it buggy or not i don’t care how much hate it was given I’ll love it and cherish it Nuff said
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I love Sonic Adventure (also Dreamcast conversion mod is awesome)
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My first sonic game was sonic heroes.
I love sonic adventure but I never have played it but I will
You should! The PC version is on sale now at Humble, I think.
I have a love/hate relationship with this game. Like it can be broken as hell, the camera is frustrating, the controls at high speeds just doesn't work, the homing attack can be inconsistent, there are some really boring slow sections like some of the boss fights. But the music is perfect, finding secrets was satisfying as hell, the level variety was exciting, replay value is high, the different characters keeps things fresh, the choa garden is actually great, the hub worlds are relaxing and interesting to explore. But the animations are really bad, the cutscenes are awkwardly edited, certain sounds are just missing from some cutscenes, the sound mixing can be terrible where you can't hear dialogue over sound fx or music, the character models for random people are inconsistent and repetitive at the same time, but I actually love all those things about it as well, they are hilariously bad, it's part of its broken poorly constructed charm. I mostly praised here but when I play through Sonic Adventure it's half annoyance and frustration and half joy and nostalgia
This is the best sonic game if you disagree I hate you. The music is awesome the story I can’t put it into words. I just wish it will never go away
Nice video mate. But some of the points are confusing to me.
What exactly about Gamma's story seems accidental to you?...
(Also cant help but cringe when people say SA1 has bad voice acting when they talk about english dub of a japanese game. Japanese VA and script are pretty damn good and make the cutscene flow a lot better.)
For what its worth I played SA1 for the first time in my twenties (no nostalgia attatched) and found it amazing.
The thing is people think Adventure 2 is better than Adventure, it isn’t. More of Adventure is fun than Adventure 2 is, but the thing is I also don’t hate Adventure 2 but prefer Adventure. Due to the stages all being challenging and fun
I think it was sonic heroes. The first sonic game I’ve played might have been sonic adventure DX.
😄with all due respect and as a huge fangirl of this, i have to disagree with some minor points. i played this very recently when i was 22 years old. a few days recently, in fact! so i don’t have any real nostalgia for this and yet i fell in love with this game like no other and begun my emblem hunt of it even tho there were no game gear games to unlock and even tho i was playing the 360 version on my series s, so i was playing the bad port *of* the bad part, meaning i was basically 100%ing this out of sheer love for the game. and that can’t be all nostalgia, especially when this was my first exposure to it. i’m 114 emblems as of the time i’m writing this, currently only have chao, sonic and big left.
another point i wanna disagree with, well two actually, are the humans and hubworld. they both belong in a sonic game. sonic is a surreal fantasy that is distinct from the likes of crash or mario or kirby. the existence of humans doesn’t clash with sonic, it gives it more identity and helps it stand out among the best of them. without them, sonic would inevitably become just another Ty the tasminian tiger and if you don’t know who that is, then that just proves my point XD.
as for hub worlds, you made them seem unimpressive conceptually, but they utterly blew my mind when i first played this. for 16 of my life years, i was so used to sonic transitioning to levels immediately. i never really cared for how he gets there, even when i saw level transitions in S3&K and mania, i didn’t care too much for them. but SA1 was different. SA1 did not immediately start you off in the next level. it forced you to PHYSICALLY travel from each level and i just never seen anything like that done this way. especially not in sonic. i’m a huge gta fangirl yet even i feel like the hubworlds were so much more interesting to explore compared to san andreas or both versions of liberty city.
lastly, i love big the cat!! this might a huge stretch to say this when i’ve only played the game for a few weeks, but it resonated with me so deeply that it might possibly be my new favorite game of all time. this is my fully honest take as a person who played this in her early adulthood years. no nostalgia, no nothing.
but yea i’m incredibly happy for this vid, thanks for spreading more love for this! :’D
sorry if i sounded a bit too critical, i actually almost never comment on yt vids, but i felt compelled to leave my piece here because i just feel so passionate about this game!! don’t worry, i’m aware you said something along the lines of not being objective about the game, so i feel pretty happy that i watched this!! :’D
i’ll try to check out your other stuff since i enjoy analytical stuff like this. g’day, friend!
Why are people so easy on the classic games but so strict on the adventure games?
Not gonna lie it pisses me off!
I thought I was the only person who thought this was one of the best games ever.
By the way, Sonic Adventure was actually my first game as well.