My problem with Sonic Advance | SUMMER OF SONIC TEAM  

Sonic Advance wasn't made to push the series forward though, it was a simple handheld game made to introduce Sonic to Nintendo fans. Plus it was the first completely original Sonic game made by that team, so they likely wanted to get the basics down first before experimenting with their later games

I love How Amy plays in Advance....Wish she played that way in Origins and Super stars

Okay, this is plain petty overall.

Trying new shit doesn’t mean anything if your game is designed horribly around these things. In spite of how little the game actually changed, this game is still easily one of Dimps’ Top 3 Sonic games, by having decent fundamentals. Advance 2 was a hold forward to win snorefest, that was a step *down* in design. Because of the vapid and fleeting level design with basically no platforming elements, there’s even less opportunities to use each character’s special abilities than Advance 1. Theres no incentive to do it to access alternate pathways 90% of the time unless you’re specifically looking for the special stage medals (which sucked), and then you never have to do it again. Otherwise, the default level design does NOT want you to do any of that, and insists you run forward like bullet train without any intent of stopping. They all play like the same damn character as a result. Sonic Advance 3 just threw set piece design out of the window, and would toss you into random hazards, like being crushed, spikes, and other dumb stuff. SA1 had a few moments like that, but not a lot. The level design was better than SA2 when it wasn’t suffering from Dimps’ level design syndrome. And the power system was super hit and miss. Some combinations are cool, and some kind of suck. SA3 needed more time in the oven. The Rush (Style) Games are okay. Colors is by far the best by having some interesting level design, in addition to having the wisps. Some consider it better than the Wii version. And it makes a good case for itself. I consider Advance 1 the best of Dimps. And Very few other games come close.