SONIC THE HEDGEHOG- 4/20
The Mega Drive Sonic games just kept getting better, huh? Sonic 3 is just "What if Sonic 2 didn't fall off really hard in the second half?", which unsurprisingly gives you a better game. The Chaos Emerald minigame is so much better as well- I'm glad Mania kept the blue sphere minigame because it's such an upgrade from the shitty ring tunnel runs, UFO runs or the pinball corridors from previous titles. 3 just refines pretty much everything I didn't enjoy about previous games- not only are the emerald minigames the best they've been, but the levels feel like Sonic 2's levels but better, fully moving away from 1/CD's vertical levels. Level transitions are another small addition that ultimately make the game feel really cohesive, it's great.
The introduction of Knuckles is pretty cool too, it's nice to see Sonic's supporting cast get developed bit by bit. He's unfortunately not playable in this one without the lock-on function but his initial showing as a misguided force manipulated by Robotnik is a good start to the character.
There's not a lot to say about Sonic 3 because it doesn't really do anything new, it just does what previous games do but better. I'm really happy with it and I think it actively competes with Mania and Knuckles for the best game in the series.
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Previous- Sonic CD
The Mega Drive Sonic games just kept getting better, huh? Sonic 3 is just "What if Sonic 2 didn't fall off really hard in the second half?", which unsurprisingly gives you a better game. The Chaos Emerald minigame is so much better as well- I'm glad Mania kept the blue sphere minigame because it's such an upgrade from the shitty ring tunnel runs, UFO runs or the pinball corridors from previous titles. 3 just refines pretty much everything I didn't enjoy about previous games- not only are the emerald minigames the best they've been, but the levels feel like Sonic 2's levels but better, fully moving away from 1/CD's vertical levels. Level transitions are another small addition that ultimately make the game feel really cohesive, it's great.
The introduction of Knuckles is pretty cool too, it's nice to see Sonic's supporting cast get developed bit by bit. He's unfortunately not playable in this one without the lock-on function but his initial showing as a misguided force manipulated by Robotnik is a good start to the character.
There's not a lot to say about Sonic 3 because it doesn't really do anything new, it just does what previous games do but better. I'm really happy with it and I think it actively competes with Mania and Knuckles for the best game in the series.
Next- Sonic & Knuckles
Previous- Sonic CD