Absolute masterpiece. Truly the peak of the Sonic franchise.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles is so dense with content it's practically bursting at the seams. Three playable characters, all with movesets diverse enough to make them interesting but not too different as to break the 14 zones of masterful level design, the best special stages in the series with excellent visual effects for the time, a polished and clean art style that straddles the line perfectly between cartoonish and realistic, and even a charming little story told entirely without dialogue? Yes please.
You're doing yourself a major disservice if you haven't played this one, so give it a go however you can.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles is so dense with content it's practically bursting at the seams. Three playable characters, all with movesets diverse enough to make them interesting but not too different as to break the 14 zones of masterful level design, the best special stages in the series with excellent visual effects for the time, a polished and clean art style that straddles the line perfectly between cartoonish and realistic, and even a charming little story told entirely without dialogue? Yes please.
You're doing yourself a major disservice if you haven't played this one, so give it a go however you can.