TropicalToast
1989
2019
2018
2004
Another excellent entry in the trilogy, great level design with a balance of speed and platforming, however enemy placement and spike placement can be a bit frustrating especially in the later zones. Most bosses suck however the final and true final boss are great. The partner mechanic is excellent and the medal system is good, both adding replay value. The game looks visually great and the ost is pretty good too, especially the boss themes. Collecting 10 chao is decently fun, but grinding sp keys just for one chance at an unfair special stage (special stage 7) is not fun.
Overall, this is a great platformer and good follow up from Advance 2, although I see this game as equal with Advance 2.
88/100
Overall, this is a great platformer and good follow up from Advance 2, although I see this game as equal with Advance 2.
88/100
(Got all emeralds)
This recreation of sonic 1 from scratch is so fucking awful
Screen Crunch in later levels sucks
The crush deaths in this game are broken
The slowdown is literally present throughout the whole damn game
and worst of all is the physics, you get hit and you go fucking flying and for some reason you keep momentum after hitting a wall.
What the fuck were they thinking?
(oh and special stages suck too who would've thought)
20/100
This recreation of sonic 1 from scratch is so fucking awful
Screen Crunch in later levels sucks
The crush deaths in this game are broken
The slowdown is literally present throughout the whole damn game
and worst of all is the physics, you get hit and you go fucking flying and for some reason you keep momentum after hitting a wall.
What the fuck were they thinking?
(oh and special stages suck too who would've thought)
20/100
1997
1998
2013
I understand that it was Bioware's first handheld but this is so embarrassing.
The presentation of this game is awful, models look bad, sound effects are terrible, the music is especially gross.
This game acts like it wants to waste your time. The way to progress is usually confusing, attack animations take ten years to wait and watch happen and some cutscenes are super drawn out.
The actual battle part of this game is 50/50, sometimes it can be fun to pull off powerful moves, and figuring out the best team, POW moves and Chao can honestly be pretty fun. But the amount of missed attacks in the early game + the repetitive fights in the later half can get super boring
The best part of this game without a doubt is the dialogue. It's genuinely entertaining and funny sometimes, and the overall story is good too.
Too bad Ken Penders sued these guys, because I doubt we'll get another Sonic RPG which is a shame because Sonic makes a lot of sense to be in an RPG.
45/100
The presentation of this game is awful, models look bad, sound effects are terrible, the music is especially gross.
This game acts like it wants to waste your time. The way to progress is usually confusing, attack animations take ten years to wait and watch happen and some cutscenes are super drawn out.
The actual battle part of this game is 50/50, sometimes it can be fun to pull off powerful moves, and figuring out the best team, POW moves and Chao can honestly be pretty fun. But the amount of missed attacks in the early game + the repetitive fights in the later half can get super boring
The best part of this game without a doubt is the dialogue. It's genuinely entertaining and funny sometimes, and the overall story is good too.
Too bad Ken Penders sued these guys, because I doubt we'll get another Sonic RPG which is a shame because Sonic makes a lot of sense to be in an RPG.
45/100
Visually, Aesthetically and Audibly this game is amazing. The levels look a bit washed of colour but then you have levels like Night Palace which look great. The whole games aesthetic of the Arabian Nights is very cool and all the levels theming is very good. The OST is amazing and is comprised of mostly vocal tracks which sometimes can get drowned out by ingame noises, but all the tracks are still great, although you do start to get sick of Seven Rings in Hand.
The gameplay on the other hand...This game has some of the worst controls in any videogame I've ever played, going backwards is a chore. Sometimes enemies just appear and blindside you, and the bosses are annoying since they don't explain enough about them so you know how to defeat them. There are certain missions that are fun and the game does get better to control while leveling up Sonic, but the game should control well from the start. Bad gameplay, but at least everything else surrounding it is incredibly good
53/100
The gameplay on the other hand...This game has some of the worst controls in any videogame I've ever played, going backwards is a chore. Sometimes enemies just appear and blindside you, and the bosses are annoying since they don't explain enough about them so you know how to defeat them. There are certain missions that are fun and the game does get better to control while leveling up Sonic, but the game should control well from the start. Bad gameplay, but at least everything else surrounding it is incredibly good
53/100
2020