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Sonic Adventure 1 or 2?
- Thread starter bigstef71
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I love them both but I think I would give the edge to SA2 because I really like the Sonic/Shadow levels and its chao garden. It also has Escape from the City.
I somewhat regret voting for SA2 despite not having put much time into SA1, but not enough to hook up my Dreamcast again and subject myself to more Sonic to find out if I'm wrong. I just remember hating that hub. Both are bad games though. I knew that even back in the day.
I prefer the original personally. 2 has several pretty solid Sonic style stages, but the rest of the game isn't that great I feel even if that can also be said about the original. At least its content that wasn't Sonic style gameplay was okay, I felt; not counting Big but at least his segments are pretty short.
I don't care about the Chao Gardens in either game honestly. I also prefer the original game's art direction.
I don't care about the Chao Gardens in either game honestly. I also prefer the original game's art direction.
Adventure 1 is meh outside of Sonic and Tails. Adventure 2 removed what I hated the most about 1 (Amy and Big), removed the pointless hub worlds, improved the graphics, had a better OST, and improved the Chao system so it wins for me. Adventure 1 was better in certain ways. Sonic stages in Adventure 1 were large and Knuckles emerald radar was better, but as a whole I'm taking Adventure 2.
SA1 was probably funner throughout with pretty much the whole cast being fun except for Big, while SA2 is hot trash in the mech and treasure hunt levels, aka 2/3rds of the entire goddamn game, but the Sonic and Shadow levels, chao garden, and vs modes hit higher highs.
If i had to pick i'd definitely go for SA2, it's a lot easier to avoid or rush through its terrible parts vs being stuck backtracking through the SA1 train station or trying to remember which random sewer the next upgrade i need happens to be in.
If i had to pick i'd definitely go for SA2, it's a lot easier to avoid or rush through its terrible parts vs being stuck backtracking through the SA1 train station or trying to remember which random sewer the next upgrade i need happens to be in.
2 feels slightly more polished but 1 is just so much better.
Adventure 1's tone feels more in line with the genesis games, it's more charming and a little less edgelordy. Better music. Giving each character their own campaign was good instead of forcing you to switch gametypes constantly. Knuckles' scavenger hunt levels were better both in level design and for the fact the scanner functions for all three emeralds at once rather than going one at a time like in 2.
The open hub exploration was cool and missed in 2.
Adventure 1's tone feels more in line with the genesis games, it's more charming and a little less edgelordy. Better music. Giving each character their own campaign was good instead of forcing you to switch gametypes constantly. Knuckles' scavenger hunt levels were better both in level design and for the fact the scanner functions for all three emeralds at once rather than going one at a time like in 2.
The open hub exploration was cool and missed in 2.
Easily 2. I played 2 first and then SA1 later and didn't like it much at all. I'll take Heroes over SA1 as well.
2. It refined most of the core gameplay and made even the shooting and hunting levels slightly more manageable. The speed levels, which are great in both, are the best of the bunch in 2 as well.
There's some creative things in Adventure 1 that SA2 is missing though.
There's some creative things in Adventure 1 that SA2 is missing though.
Depends on my mood, really. Adventure 2 has the better mechanics and speed levels, but I like Adventure 1's tone more overall, which is why I lean towards it. I love both games though.
Both. But if I had to choose one. Adventure Battle 2, man.
Chao Garden is amazing!
(watches for Professor Beef)
Chao Garden is amazing!
(watches for Professor Beef)
So we're in agreement that SA2 is the better game? Gotcha! :D
I loved the Chao Garden and would pay good money for a Chao Garden mobile game...
Both are good and bad at different things, but they're definitely both better than Sonic Heroes.
Adventure 1 is one of the greatest games of all time. 2 is okay but not anywhere near the complete next gen experience 1 was.
I played Adventure 1 after Adventure 2: Battle (both on GC) and it felt noticeably dated and overall clunkier. Not to mention the significantly worse Chao Garden. Huge disappointment.
For real.
My god. Sega is sitting on a gold mine, and they don't seem to know it. Tons (or at least dozens!) of other folks, like us, would probably go nuts over a Chao Garden focused budget game, on a handheld or mobile. It's a Sonic-flavored Tamagochi. Guaranteed easy money. I want this so bad! RIP my wallet if they make it a gacha.
I think 2 is designed much better overall. The games flow, the stages, characters all better than 1.
SA1 was incredible for it's time, but it does not hold up imo.
SA1 was incredible for it's time, but it does not hold up imo.
Adventure 2 is more polished, has better pacing, the alternate gameplay styles actually feel fleshed out in their own right, and the story is several times better than 1's managed to pull off. I like the concept of Adventure 1 more, and the impact it had at the time was definitely more impressive, but as a game SA2 holds up far better after all this time.
the first game doesn't have the awful knuckles and rouge sections but 2 also has one of the truly craziest stories of all time
Adventure 1. Nothing is fun in Adventure 2 outside of the Sonic/Shadow stages and Chao Garden. The later Knuckles and Rouge stages are absolutely painful due to a single gameplay change, and the Tails/Eggman stages are slow and boring. Hell, even the camera is worse in SA2.
I'd also argue that SA2 is where the story started to bring the "edgy" cringe that later peaked with Shadow the Hedgehog.
I'd also argue that SA2 is where the story started to bring the "edgy" cringe that later peaked with Shadow the Hedgehog.
Back when they were new, I was one of those "Adventure 1 is best" people.
After replaying both though... it's Adventure 2 for sure.
1 is better in a lot of ways, but 2 is just a tighter game. Tighter controls, 60fps, longer Sonic levels, better Chao garden (especially with Battle's improvements, though the gardens got a little smaller). The emerald stages were worse, but I liked the shooting stages better than SA1's.
Also SA1 had fishing... awful awful fishing stages.
Amy was unique but they barely used her at all.
After replaying both though... it's Adventure 2 for sure.
1 is better in a lot of ways, but 2 is just a tighter game. Tighter controls, 60fps, longer Sonic levels, better Chao garden (especially with Battle's improvements, though the gardens got a little smaller). The emerald stages were worse, but I liked the shooting stages better than SA1's.
Also SA1 had fishing... awful awful fishing stages.
Amy was unique but they barely used her at all.
I prefer 2. I'm not a huge fan of the non-Sonic/Shadow stages in either game but I think those stages are significantly better in 2 than 1. Also, 2's Chao garden is so awesome