/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4747173
>>4747173
Games don't age.

Pros: Sonic Adventure has nice graphics and thrillingly fast rollercoaster styled movement. The soundtrack is extremely enjoyable outside of the vocal tracks that ruined the sweet FMV intro. Character switching is neat.

Cons: Awful boss fights, rollercoaster-esque level design can make character control feel automated/lifeless, casino level sucks.

>>4747774
Yea, the development team didn't seem to know how to design non-rollercoaster platforming sequences. Like that snow level where you have to awkwardly rotate on icicles Sonic clings and jumps from. I disagree that Sonic has to move fast to be fun in the 2D games. Moving slower was fine in Sonic the Hedgehog when contending with rising water to induce that 'gotta go fast' stimuli. Marble Zone jumping over lava with caution was alright too.

It's probably tougher to design elaborate levels when you're always rushing at breakneck speed. (Sonic Adventure needed bigger vertical drops.) Crash Bandicoot and PepsiMan are always running too, but their run speed is slow and they're not doing massive jumps. In Sonic Adventure landing on multiple shoulder-width platforms would be challenging with air dash and the twitchy nature of making small movements with such a fast character.

Oddly enough Sonic would benefit a lot from barren open world environments in the current gen. He can tear through levels in no time. Mystic Ruins was close to being that; it that was nice to spindash through, especially hitting that ramp-like terrain by the stairwell to shoot upwards and land on the rooftop of Tail's workshop.

>>3516825
Now you can hook it up to your CRT and see a stupid waterfall as devs intended!

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, YOU CAN'T CATCH WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, HE'S GONNA SET MOBIUS FREE

>>3396657