It's levels like those that are remembered because of Sonic Team's willingness to explore what makes each character fun to play. The best levels in Sonic Adventure 2, like City Escape, Pumpkin Hill and Iron Gate, feature each gameplay element working together between the level design, individual character abilities and momentum. Sonic 2022 needs to be thoughtful about its level design and make sure that each level fits its character's abilities. Navigating tight spaces as Knuckles in Egypt doesn't control particularly well and renders his flight abilities useless. It's hard to move fast as Sonic or Shadow if seeing what's ahead is constantly being obscured. There becomes a disconnect between what makes each character fun to play and the level design.
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Things become more claustrophobic as levels begin to be set inside pyramids and space stations, as opposed to highways and jungles, which hinders the abilities of all the characters. The game has a very strong first act with both Light and Dark story modes in terms of level design, but once the game heads to Egypt, the level quality starts to take a dip. Sonic Adventure 2 had three main stage types: Sonic/Shadow levels which have an emphasis on speed and platforming, Tails/Eggman levels which consist of the characters piloting mech suits shooting their way through each stage, and Knuckles/Rouge levels which focus on finding the pieces of the Master Emerald hidden throughout the level.Īs it goes with all video games, some levels are just better than others and Sonic Adventure 2 is no exception.
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While both Sonic Adventure games are regarded as the best of 3D Sonic, Sonic Adventure 2 is often remembered as the superior game because it trimmed a lot of the fat off of the original, and capitalized on what made it great. RELATED: 10 Sonic Games That Need To Be Ported To The Switch If Sonic 2022 is going to be the long-awaited return to Sonic Adventure, then it's going to need to learn from previous 3D Sonic games, but most of all from Sonic Adventure 2.
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Through the ups and downs of recent Sonic games, plenty of people have been asking for the series to return with Sonic Adventure 3, and Sonic 2022 might just be it. The Sonic Adventure series is remembered fondly by fans, but most other Sonic games set in 3D environments don't get the same love. While nothing’s been officially announced yet, many fans are hoping that the untitled Sonic 2022is actually Sonic Adventure 3. Perhaps the most exciting thing from the stream, however, was the teaser for Sonic Team’s next project. From the upcoming Sonic Colors: Ultimate, to the inclusion of Sonic the Fighters in the recently announced Lost Judgement, it’s clear that SEGA is interested in outputting plenty of Sonic content this year. Today’s stream celebrating Sonic’s 30th anniversary announced all sorts of new Sonic content.