So I played SONIC ADVENTURE 2 For The First Time... 

A lot of you made the request and I HAPPILY obliged. I have now played Sonic Heroes and I... I really... **ehem**... enjoyed it. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H6dTBrrxGzg.html

You needed to play it as a kid. Thats why you dont feel the same thing we felt. When games were limited to the ps2, gamecube/gameboy, this game just hit different.

This game was BIG in my childhood. The soundtrack absolutely fucking bangs.

I just started playing this again yesterday. It takes me back and brings back memories i didn't know i still had. The dialogue is so cheesy, the text is all in comic sans, the dubbing is horrendous, the soundtrack slaps harder than will smith at the oscars and the gameplay still totally holds up. I named my first chao after my recently deceased cat and I'm making it evil just like she was.

Matty! What have you been doing for the past 20+ years?! What a classic!

Sonic Adventure 2 is my number one favorite Sonic game and the two main reasons is the story and the voice actors. The actors really set the right tone with the story. This is also the game that gave Knuckles the GREATEST voice actor EVER, Scott Dreir. This story also was the last game that Eggman had his threatening persona and made me hate and love Eggman. Also Lani really gave Rouge that sexy voice that matched Rouge's design.

13:42 there’s actually a mod for sa2 which puts all the characters levels and cutscenes in chronological order and the story makes more sense that way if it helps

Dude thank you for giving it an honest shot and being open minded. This is a really fair review of a twenty year old game that I personally cherish. It's refreshing because it's the popular thing to bandwagon against Sonic games in general. Thanks for the nice video

The reason Tails is in a mech is interesting; as far as we know Tails wasn't initally even playable in the game. When gameplay was first shown off it was just Sonic, Knuckles and Eggman. It was only after fan outcry that Tails was added, alongside newcomers Rouge and Shadow. This is likely why there's only three gameplay styles, and why certain levels reuse assets or themes (like Prison Lane and Iron Gate). Further evidence to this is that initial gameplay footage had Sky Rail as a Sonic stage, indicating that Shadow was added later in development and thus the level was given to him

your videos are so good at binge watching, just watched like 5 in a row without pausing lmao - keep up the brilliant work mate

To answer your question about The Knuckles/Rouge missions the reason of the design is because of Mastery. SA1 didn't have a ranking system that encouraged mastery and replayability while in SA2 the playtime is pushed because of it. Over multiple playthroughs players learn all of the locations of the emerald shards and can find them without relying on the radar. So the occasion of coming across pieces out of order are much more frequent when checking the obvious places.

Yes, I'm very late to the Sonic Adventure party! I only played the first one in November of 2021. If you missed that, then check it out. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1qrS5JXz16c.html

I feel like the reason people loved the Chao Garden so much is because when we were kids it was just so much cooler. Once you were able to unlock the different Chao Worlds it made the Chao Garden area just felt so awesome haha

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One thing i love about this game's story it's Sonic characterization and pushing it to unexplored territory. To me Sonic's whole thing is that he never looks back, he always lives in the present and doesn't have regrets for it, that's why it's never explained where he comes or why is he fast. But in brief moments in this game, the existence of Shadow makes Sonic wonder for a bit. In the final battle Shadow even states that Sonic might be the ultimate life form and not him, perhaps Shadow was just another prototype. Sonic nearly dying is a big moment for him, he's barely saved by mimicking Shadow, that makes him wonder even more on his origins and on why of all people he's the one resembling him, until Amy aks him if he's okay, and he comes back to Earth, literally and figuratively. Great stuff, that would've been a nice send off for these characters to me, in an anternate timeline where Sonic ended in 2001

One of the greatest game soundtracks of all time. Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 were the first games I really got hooked on as a kid and I still go back to them all the time. Still waiting for a proper SA3!

The real part of the game is going for the A Ranks, and when you're doing those, you'll be grateful for the different gameplay styles. You can change styles to keep from getting bored in a task that'll take dozens of hours or less depending on how good you get at it. You'll also learn to appreciate the non speed stages better when you're trying to get A ranks on them, with a few exceptions of the space treasure hunting levels, all of them can mostly be done in under 2 minutes, once you learn the level layouts better and develop an intuition for where the treasure items are hiding. The mech stages you'll learn all the enemy spawns, and such and try to maximize your combos.

The Sonic series was never supposed to end after SA2. In actuality this was supposed to be Shadow’s first and only appearance in the franchise. But due to how popular he was with fans they decided to bring him back and he’s basically a series regular at this point. Depending on who you ask the decision to bring him back after SA2 was for better or for worse.

Pretty refreshing to see a new player so keen (comparatively to the internet, lol) on SA2! The Adventure games get so much hate nowadays and it's really nice to see someone coming into it fresh who is able to enjoy themselves and even really get a kick out of the story! (I love the SA2 story, but man does it get a lot of crap. Which I don't think it deserves at all.)

SA2 on Dreamcast is one of my favorite games ever. Something that people who have played it for years dont understand is an issue with the game is you are stuck switching gameplay styles while you are playing the story. The Tails and Knuckles stages are great when you can go back to them at your own pace, but bog down the experience when you are forced to play them back to back. I feel SA2 gets better with repeat gameplay, while 1 is best just playing through once.

Tails is in a mech because he wasn't meant to be playable to begin with. In fact, the whole hero-dark dynamic came relatively late in developement, at the beginning there were 3 stories with sonic, knuckles and eggman as the only playable characters. They changed their mind later on to please fans that wanted tails and shadow to be playable (shadow was shown in the trailers but not as one of the playable characters and tails wasn't present at all, so it seems that this pissed off some fans and sega listened), this is in the end why tails is essentially a skin of eggman

Sonic Adventure 2 is one of my favorite games, but I would say Sonic Adventure DX: Directors Cut is probably better. The ability to play all these character's different storylines and that "open world" feel blew my mind as a kid.

What hinders your experience is discovering the game in modern times. Back on the 2000s, this game was just crazy good, with some flaws, but at the time, better in some ways than most games around this time

It's lovely seeing you learning why so many of us love this franchise ❤️ It might even help you appreciate some of the stuff in 06 (mainly Shadow's story). Also, since you're doing that one, I highly recommend checking out Project 06. A fan made remaster of 06 that fixes just about every issue with the game, and introduces a lot of great stuff. It's got all of Sonic's and Shadow's levels, minus the bosses.

This was my favorite sonic, dream cast was a underrated console.

Completely agree about shadow, I always thought they did him a disservice by bringing him back. Precisely because I liked him so much, they should have let him die in SA2.

I wouldn't hate Sega if they just released these two games again. I wouldn't hate them at all.

My GameCube days were summed up by this game. Love the soundtrack as well.

Sonic: You can't catch me I'm the fastest thing alive! Shadow: Hmph, I was thinking about why so many in the radical left participate in "speedrunning". Sonic: Huh? Shadow: The reason is the left's lack of work ethic. Sonic: Wh-what? Shadow: "Go fast rather than do it right" And, in a Pertsonian sense-- Sonic: Petersonian? Shadow: To elevate alternative sexual archetypes in the marketplace, fastest hedgehog-- Sonic: Shadow, what the fuck are you talking about? Shadow: You're a beta male, Sonic.

I really appreciate your thoughts on SA2 (I also went back to watch your SA1 video before this and I enjoyed that one too)! I've been playing the game since 2002 so it's always nice to hear the thoughts of someone who doesn't have the childhood/emotional baggage that a lot of people who talk about this game tend to have. Sonic Adventure 2 is absolutely a divisive game. Some people call it one of the franchise's high points, and other people call it the point where Sonic started going downhill (you wouldn't have Sonic 06 without this game. It was almost certainly intended to be Sonic Adventure 3). In any case, I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I would recommend having another look with some mods (same easy setup as SA1). You can get mods like restoring the radar to tell you about all three emerald pieces at once, restoring some of the Dreamcast graphical/lighting effects (although it's not nearly as dramatic as SA1), making all of the custcenes widescreen, fixing the super loud sound effects, and even placing all of the Hero/Dark states in chronological order of the story.

I really appreciate this video. As someone who grew up in the 2000s all I ever saw was hate towards theses games, so it really warms my heart to see someone give and honest effort to try and play theses old games and see what others saw in it. The way you focus on the positives, but still mention the negatives is really good too. It makes it feel genuine. This is the first video of yours I've seen and it was a really good first impression. Keep it up and I hope you enjoy more sonic games in the future.

So this video is interesting as I actually prefer SA2 to SA1. I definitely understand your perspective, I just want to briefly explain one aspect that makes a big difference for me: The Ranking System I feel like the ranking system better incentivizes to play the game in a way that I find most fun. Doing tricks, locking onto enemies, knowing where the emerald pieces are etc... To elaborate on an example, trying to maximize how many enemies I lock on with tails before firing for more points I find makes playing as him more interesting. His gameplay ends up involving more planning, dodging, aiming, and timing. Without that, you would just blindly moving forward and shooting. That being said, if you don't care for the ranking system, I can see why a lot of the game can feel either boring or otherwise not beginner friendly

Final Rush: Fantastic Final Chase: An absolute chore to play

I loved this game, seeing this video fills me with nostalgia. I was rebuying it 5 years ago on gamecube to give it another run and i still had fun. The chao system and the gameplay is just a solid experience.

I poured so many hours into SA2 but it never hit the same high of SA1. That will always be my favourite 3d sonic.

Played the hell out of Sonic Adventure 2 as a teen, both on my uncles Dreamcast and then finally had it for my own on GameCube. And I can’t say the hive mind negativity regarding the games quality hasn’t tarnished my opinion on the game, based on nothing else but that opinion being regurgitated throughout gaming discussion on the whole these past 20 years. Recently, I’ve been playing it again for the first time since my teens, and I genuinely mean this, Sonic Adventure 2 is one of the greatest 3D platformers every made. The level design is SO replayable, like I couldn’t believe, by design. I remember as a teen just replaying levels over and over not even always for higher ranks or to get better, just Kuz they were so fun. And I quickly found myself back in that feedback loop once I completed the story modes. I wasn’t expecting Knuckles’ gameplay to be a highlight, I’ve A ranked all his levels before even getting to all of the characters extra missions. Rouge too, and they both are such a blast to control in their wide open levels, compared to how Knux controls in SA1 (100% SA1 just before this recent SA2 playthrough btw) so snappy in SA2. I would honestly love to have the treasure hunting gameplay style return in some form, would be perfect in an open world, but I’m sure Frontiers will be just Sonic playable again 😢. The speed stages feel so good to learn well, and execute. The chao garden feels so deliberately designed to be played in conjunction with the platforming stages, replayability means more resources for your chao, means more reasons to get better at the levels, means more resources for your chao, etc. they’re not two game modes in one package. They’re a single game. The mech stages are a blast, ya the jump kinda blows for precise platforming, ya the treasure hunting radar is not perfect, yes it had things they could’ve improved on in an Adventure 3. As if SM64 and Sunshine don’t have their issues too, and Sunshine still manages to be my favourite 3D Mario, despite it being the one with the most issues, Kuz probably not until Odyssey had Mario felt so responsive and expressive to control, etc (another topic I won’t get into here lol 🤩). Every work of art has imperfections. There’s just too much good in SA2 for me really care, tbh lol. Honestly, it’s up there with S3&K and Mania for me, thanks to replaying it and realizing all the shit talking around the game we’ve been hearing all these years is just that, shit talking. SA2 FOREVER 🖤🖤🖤 (Oh, and the story fucking RULES!)

I prefer SA1 too, mostly because the gameplay (or maybe the levels themselves?) feel more "free" to me. Being able to spindash like crazy might have something to do with that lol. SA2 felt a lot tougher for me, but I love the general vibe of it. The ost bangs, the animation (even if a little awkward at times) looks way better, the VAs are great and deliver some cheesy but iconic lines... and the story was like the coolest thing ever to me as a kid. And I still absolutely love Shadow. I'm glad he "survived" this game because he's such a fun character. I may not like his portrayal in the recent media but this, Heroes, 06 and some of the Archie stuff is just so good.

I love the gameplay and story just as much as the Chao Garden tyvm. The Chao Garden is just an amazing tool for replayability.

I think the Chao Garden was a product of its time. The VMU support was awesome, and Pokemon was at it's absolute height so there was a better feeling of immersion with the creatures.

The treasure seeking levels are much more designed than they were in SA1. The limited radar is what semi a downgrade but it was done for the purpose of adding the Hint system, and having landmarks in the levels.

Great review! Not flashy, unbiased, and very clear! New sub!

SA2 is a game where you really need mods to make it really good. I have mods that give Sonic/Shadow the spin dash from SA1, that map the light dash to the Y button, that allows you to beat mech stages as Sonic/Shadow so you don't have to play as Tails/Eggman in mechs and the mod that improves Knuckles/Rouge's radar so it works as it does in SA1. And that's only some of the mods that I have My first playthrough of SA2 was not very good. Once I installed the mods and started playing the levels again without having to deal with these issues is when I really started enjoying this game. SA1 is a better game I'd say, but SA2 with mods is probably at least equal to SA1 with mods

its not the same experience of playing this game as a kid as playing it as on old man also playing it alone and playing it with friends specially playing this game on 2022 and comparing it with the games that are out today remember these were the days where the internet wasn’t a thing like it is today no multiplayer or nothing similar like that the only way you could play this game and really enjoy it was with real friend im so sorry that you couldn’t grasp the true magic of this game it’s just an experience that even the true fans cant recreate its just a masterpiece and full of nostalgia

Well since most people don't know this, Eggman says "yosh" because it's part of a Japanese phrase generally used for pets or the like. It's fairly close to "good boy/girl". I have no idea why they didn't give him an English line though, maybe he wasn't originally going to be in the Chao garden.

Someone tell ProJared that this is how you do a balanced/critical review

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is HANDS DOWN the BEST Sonic game EVER MADE. They need to make a comeback of Sonic Adventure 3 or a remake of Adventure 2.

Half the lure of these games is the fact that we played them as 10 year olds. Nobody cared that they were “broken” or that it was hard to find the emeralds. That’s what made games fun back in 2000. & of course the chao garden loses its appeal when you’re 30 playing the game compared to being a kid being able to raise a baby on your own through a video game for the first time ever

8:06 "[The treasure hunting levels] were the killers of this gameplay, outside of its age which I can accept" 11:40 "It was a lot of fun, even if I had some gripes with its age." 21:30 "I wouldn't say it's bad. It just FEELS old." You guys are OLD.

I hope that Sonic 3 is an SA2 film adaptation. I mean they have G.U.N and Shadow as well as the OG 3

Very interesting perspective! Sonic games are always a crazy ride and I kinda miss the "dark age" for that craziness.

The craziest part about the emerald radar is that the functionality that allows it to be SA1-style is actually within the game code, and that mod is just toggling that functionality on. Also, I will say that a lot of the game design for the mech and treasure hunting stages really opens up when you're engaging with the game's ranking system and trying to go for emblems. Getting an A Rank is really satisfying and while getting 180 emblems was quite the commitment, I don't really regret doing it at least once.

Chao garden takes alot of time done proper, for example to have every color and type of chao and to make the most of your generations of different types of chao. I'm not sure how PC saves work, if you can have 4 memory cards worth of 12+ gardens

This game looked amazing on the dreamcast. To me its a true classic.

I prefer Adventure 1 for basically the same reasons. It still has the best controls of the 3d games and it was the first one.

The best part of the Shadow sacrifice is that Shadow wasn't supposed to come back. He was supposed to die at the end of Adventure 2. Like, FOR GOOD. He was supposed to be this games' Gamma. But people wanted him back so bad that Iizuka just said fuck it and brought him back in Heroes.

My guy is insane, I LOVE sonic adventure battle 2. For the record, I've never played the first one or know anything about it really, but I have quite I story of my own to this game. basically I've had it on the old game cube for a long time, and shamefully, like many other of my game cube games, I damaged them as a child, and I could never get passed the part where sonic fights the egg gollem. Eventually, after praying for days like a crazy person, it for some reason let me finish it, and I beat the game. After that I just kinda left the game for a while. Then when I got into my teenage years (as I am now) I realized that I had beaten the last level, but never really finished it. So, I did when any hardcore gamer would do, and gathered all 180 emblems and got A rank on EVERY level. I was getting close with only about 20 emblems left, and...... the game broke- now I have and unfilled destiny to finish what I started and I'm too poor to fork out 50 dollars to buy it on ebay. Thanks to anyone who has bothered to read all of this! and feel free to reply to have a chat P.s I'm new to this channel

I prefer SA1. I've been playing that for 17 years

I didn't like the chao garden on my first playthrough but I really got into it on my 100% run

Yeah the Knuckles and Rouge levels killed Adventure 2 for me. I still haven't finished it cause those levels are legit the pits. Also, Matty, please talk about Project 06 when you do your Sonic 06 video. That game put 06 in a whole new perspective for many a Sonic fan!

Good video, but I must say I don't know why your friends (or anyone else for that matter) would have ever assumed that this was supposed to have been the last game in franchise, despite the ending. Sonic wasn't really dwindling in popularity at the time this game released, and a cool and dramatic ending doesn't really spell out "yeah this is definitely the last game". Can't really assume any game is the last one actually since a lot of times it's easy for developers to just go back and decide to add in another entry. At least that's what I thought when I finished the game, I'm curious to see if anyone else thought the same thing

Chao garden is a 10/10 game within a 7/10 game

I completely agree with everything in this review. I've only ever played the Dreamcast versions, so not sure how that effects my mindset, but I felt like most of SA2 was a step down from SA1 in all the ways you described. Everything felt off. I loved Gamma's levels in SA1 and thought Tails/Eggman in the mechs would fill the Gamma-shaped hole in my heart. But their gameplay was so much clunkier than his had been and felt like such a chore. SA2's story was great, but I feel like it's harder to appreciate in retrospect knowing that Shadow didn't stay dead. Kinda detracts from what was originally a great ending. So the one thing I really liked about SA2 in 2001 has taken a hit when I replay it 20 years later.

I absolutely love this channel!

The only time it seemed like a skill issue in this video was when you said pumpkin hill took you 15 minutes... but besides that I agree with most of what you said great vid!

really like your take on the story, i also haven't seen the gameplay difference spelled out like that between SA1 and 2, that in SA1 it actually gives less time to the supporting cast whereas SA2 has more time on the supporting cast. Ofc I personally think SA2 speed levels have substantially more replayability and are just more enjoyably designed than SA1.

For me, the goldmine of value in SA2 is its replayability. Like, there’s so much stuff to collect and do that if you just played it through, the story is shorter, but with five different missions for each stage? Shoot, that’s a lot of hours you can sink in. No other Sonic game encouraged that kind of long-term engagement with the product.

The Chao garden is just like the perfect post-game content. It gives you a reason to replay different levels

The reason why tails is in a mech is because originally tales was not gonna be a playable character. But there’s so much fan backlash that they put him back in with the mech

5:31 okay but did you ever get them to evolve?? THAT was the coolest thing. Getting a Sonic Chao, Shadow Chao, Chaos Chao, the time you had to spend doing that was just cool as fuck

Shadow, Rouge, and Tails actually weren't playable when the game was first announced and they were added later due to fan questions about their missing gameplay in the trailer. That's why it was strange that Tails was in a mech, its cause he was never supposed to be playable. These characters were added to gameplay as parallels to the original playable characters (Sonic, Knuckles, and Eggman).

Chao Garden was lit. Escape from the city was also an amazing soundtrack.

Just subbed man, awesome video man, have u played Sonic Mania, Sonic Generation's and Sonic Colors Ultimate beginning to end, just curious? 😊

I remember my first time playing.. seeing someone playing for the first time in 2022 is rare I don't see it very often at least.. so nostalgic!

You talk about the frame rate but this was one of the many games that could run at 60fps at the time

SA2 Battle has a lot of bug fixes and some extra content, at the expense of poorer cutscene lighting quality. If you wanna give a shot to a version of SA2 that doesn't feel as janky That said: This was a great review and I'm glad you enjoyed the game! Completely understand preferring SA1 even if I personally like SA2 more. As for branching paths, I think the Adventure games do it well (and especially excell at _shortcuts_ ) but Unleashed and Generations are no slackers when it comes to multiple paths that reward replaying the stage. SA2 was also the birth of the ranking system, which was an amazing addition to the series and gave a real reason for the score counter to exists, as well as to try and get through the level quickly and without taking damage. Overall, like I said, great review. This is the first video of yours I've seen, but I'll definitely check out your other stuff cause you seem pretty fair in both your criticism and praise

It just occurred to me that for Eggman and Tails we could've had dual flying sections instead of mech stuff, since Eggman's tiny hovercraft is known for flying

The thing about Chao, i played it A LOT as a kid, as s kid you kinda have a lot more time than you would nowadays, and chao you had to take care of them and level up (and thats ALL i would do) and when i'd learn how to make certain chao and how to evolve them i'd do it and leave my gamecube on for HOURS (it took like 3 hours per evolutions and like 8hours for extra shit, this was before action replay and all that) and it became this pet gatcha game i didnt even know i became obsessed with, i still love those lil creatures TILL THIS DAY.

If you like Eggman's "Yoshu", you'll like Sonic's if you play in the JP voices, he's saying yosh yosh, but in a higher pitch voice that sounds like he's saying "bitches" when you spam petting the chao, and it's great.

God I love your content mate Keep it up 🙂

Ah yes, everyone's favorite part about Sonic: Pet simulator is that it came with a free campaign.

I do have to say i can do those knuckle/rouge missions in 5 min max and thats if i really really mess up. They just require a but of intuition to find fast

Did you ever get to the hero or dark garden? From my understanding that's a big reason why people like SA2B's chao garden more. Also I'm pretty sure SADX's chao garden had been revamped based on SA2B's but was fairly archaic in the dreamcast version. But don't quote me on that! :)

Ironicly the best game to play before watching the movie

This game has so many good tracks in it man! Also the hero and dark story entertwining was fun

Honestly, my favorite review of my all-time favorite game. One thing I'd kinda disagree with is the emerald hunting stages. A big difference between Sa1 and Sa2 is the ranking system. (once you get all A's, you get a really nice reward.) It may feel like a chore at times, but it challenges you to get good at the game, although you can still do it at your own pace. Still overall, I loved your analysis!

As a long term Sonic Fan, I will say that Sonic Adventure 2 is my favorite for the Sonic and Shadow stages, and that's really all the stages I liked. So I only like about 1/3 of the game, and that's not really good in terms of the game. If you want something similar to the Sonic / Shadow stages, I really recommend the indie game Spark the electric Jester 2, he got inspired by the Sonic Adventure Speed Stages in particular and does a pretty good job setting up some of these Sonic-esque stages. I'd actually like to hear your thoughts on that game if you ever have the time to give it a shot! 😁

You just said exactly the reason Sonic Team stopped adding multiple playable characters in their newer games. Everyone just wanted to play Sonic so here we are lol 10:51

The Adventure games were classics in my childhood. Sonic Heroes for next Sonic game before 06?

I love how i enjoyed everything about the game you didnt enjoy that much! I love the searching stages, but at this point i already know almost all locations they can be in by heart ): great video overall!

Born in 95 I played both sonic adventures religiously but the chao garden was something I never thought was “fun”….

I LOVE the Knuckles and Rouge levels

My Top 3 Sonic games of all time. *1) Sonic Adventure 2* 2) Sonic Heroes 3) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (Never bothered with the Chao gardens, though. Never been an area of interest for me. 🤷🏾‍♂️)

Actually I prefer the story of Sonic Adventure 1, the final boss was so epic and it feels threatening

Even as a kid, I liked Sonic Adventure 1 more than 2. I just wasn't a fan how little Sonic and Shadow levels there were. And then Shadow's levels were basically just a slightly altered version of Sonic's levels. I like how Sonic Adventure 1 handled the story better with selecting your character and going through that entire character's story.

Your theory on dead Sonic isn't far off when 06 happens, but I like your sequence of events better. I kinda wish they'd skipped Shadow the Hedgehog and Heroes and went right to 06 for that; better polish without distractions, stronger direction, no need for Elise. As someone who really loved Heroes, the story there is thin and could really just be amalgamated with 06. Replace Mephiles with Metal Sonic, have Eggman serve as a good guy (because him being evil until the last minute is way too played out), and have the last unlockable story be Sonic's. It would be bold to start the game without Sonic, but if SA2 was a maintained cliffhanger, I think people would've gone for it.

You're not wrong my man, SA2 is a downgraded SA1 in pretty much every sense, I honestly could only see myself liking 2 more if I had grown up with it and had years worth of nostalgia

>Hates Harry Potter >>Looks like Remus Lupin

Sonic Adventure 2 is almost old enough to drink. I feel ANCIENT.

As an avid Sonic gamer since the original Genesis cartridge, I can say that while Sonic Adventure 2 is my favorite 3D entry in the franchise, its flaws are glaring. I think that it had some better ideas and concepts than SA1, but they were unfortunately executed poorly and ultimately the first is the superior game. I do still play my old file to this day, even after A-ranking everything, just to run through Sonic and Shadow's stages and to raise my various chao.

Oh shit, this is one of my favorite games of all time. Looking forward to watching this. Chao Garden 100% made this game for me.