I guess Pride really is a deadly sin, because for some unknown reason I decided to also go back and complete this game. And honestly? I don't completely regret it. Now I know everyone knows the bad, so I'll list the good. The levels have really unique themes that actually still kind of feel good to play regardless of the issues, such as White Acropolis and Radical Train. Now of course, the level design isn't perfect because levels like Flame Core and Dusty Desert exist, but a majority of levels have good themes and music like Kingdom Valley and Aquatic Base. So do I hate the levels overall? Not really to be honest, but the game still plays horribly so this game can't go higher than the current score. The story is really good for Shadow and it's his best iteration in my opinion, though Silver's is decent because it has issues and Sonic's is just boring. The story isn't perfect though since the time travel is really situational, such as with Omega's role in Shadow's Story which made no sense. Not all the playable characters suck to play, Rouge and Knuckles for instance are fine, but Silver especially is awful to play and he has a whole campaign. Everyone should've expected this but the OST is absolutely amazing and probably a top 3 Sonic OST with Unleashed and Adventure 2 (maybe Frontiers instead, need to listen to that more). That's about it for pros though, the cons are overwhelmingly noticeable such as Silver's levels, bosses, glitches, lag, etc. The game still sucks, but I'm glad I could find some good in this. Overall, I'd say this game is mostly what you'd expect, a really low quality product, but it has some merits to it that I can't completely write it off and even dare say I like it more than some of the other games in the series as I appreciate the ambition in this compared to others such as Lost World and Forces.

Reviewed on Dec 21, 2023


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