here for the ost
Specifically played via the Sonic Gems Collection on Gamecube. Seeing the graphics are obviously touched up from the original Saturn release, I assume the version on GC is a port of the PC remaster?
Decided to finally log this after roping in a drunk, unsuspecting friend into playing several races with me. Sonic R has little to offer in terms of replayability and deciphering its cryptic unlocks. Races are confusing crash courses through winding mazes, attempting to control what feels like an oiled-up grandpa going face-first down a slip-n-slide. Needless to say, the core ethos of "speed over everything else" in Sonic does not lend itself to a satisfying racing game; at least in this first attempt.
As everyone and their dog knows, the soundtrack is phenomenal, though it's drowned out in-game with the awful running/engine noises. Sonic R only retains its relevancy in recent years because of that sountrack, the fact the development studio behind the game went on to create the wildly successful line of Lego games of the 00s, and this was technically the first time Sonic was playable in full 3D; there isn't much else to offer, otherwise.
I will play Sonic R again in the future whenever I have over the friend who played this a ton as a child. I'll more than likely put in some effort for the unlocks at that point, but who knows when that'll be?
Decided to finally log this after roping in a drunk, unsuspecting friend into playing several races with me. Sonic R has little to offer in terms of replayability and deciphering its cryptic unlocks. Races are confusing crash courses through winding mazes, attempting to control what feels like an oiled-up grandpa going face-first down a slip-n-slide. Needless to say, the core ethos of "speed over everything else" in Sonic does not lend itself to a satisfying racing game; at least in this first attempt.
As everyone and their dog knows, the soundtrack is phenomenal, though it's drowned out in-game with the awful running/engine noises. Sonic R only retains its relevancy in recent years because of that sountrack, the fact the development studio behind the game went on to create the wildly successful line of Lego games of the 00s, and this was technically the first time Sonic was playable in full 3D; there isn't much else to offer, otherwise.
I will play Sonic R again in the future whenever I have over the friend who played this a ton as a child. I'll more than likely put in some effort for the unlocks at that point, but who knows when that'll be?