Sonic Adventure 2: The Value of Legacy 

I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS! (i'm excited for this! might not be able to comment while it's playing though, so ether way HI! :D)

“There’s no time to play games. You won’t even get the chance.” “You can’t get away this time! There’s only one real Sonic!”

Isn't that from Sonic?

*FAKER? WHO ARE YOU CALLING FAKER?*

DO YOU *KNOW* WHO I AM?!?

THIS + Considering Gerald's interest for Echidna culture (recreation of the master emerald sanctuary) it's not this much of a reach to think that the biolizard is inspired by the Perfect Chaos mural in SA1

@@connorschultz380 bio lizard is based off paintings of Chaos

And shadow is based off paintings of Super Sonic vs Eggman in Sonic 3 and Knuckles

I agree with everything you said except that Sonic is better at using Chaos Energy thing. Shadow (especially after this game) is MUCH more adept at using Chaos in multiple ways that isnt just to trigger a transformation. He can Stop/Slow Time, Telport continously , summons Chaos Spears, Lances, Arrows, distort space to attack easier (Sonic Battle), erupt in massive explosions using Chaos Blast, Increases his power with Chaos Boost and taking off his inhibitor rings etc. Sonic on the other hand not counting his Super State shows rarely any usage of Chaos in a meaningful way or just cribs of of what Shadow does but way watered down (Chaos Control). He could use Chaos in his own way like the Light Speed Attack that could be a Sonic exclusive move.

Fuuck dude mind blown

A good point. I mostly lay it out because I'm tired of the regular old "you're biased because I disagree" comments, lol.

Same here! Ultra objective reviews feel very sanitary and bare to me. I really enjoy listening to people talk about their personal experiences with something.

@@NezumiVA 42:02 Maybe the G.U.N. Commander *Abraham Tower* we saw in *Shadow the Hedgehog* hasn’t been promoted yet at the time of Sonic Adventure 2?

I feel that. The reason I dedicated so much time to talking about those supposed "plotholes" is simply because so many looks at and reviews of this game act like the story is a poorly cobbled together piece of garbage, in the overall narrative of "sonic bad, give me views", so I wanted to basically lay all of those insincere claims about the game's plot to rest.

Been a long time since I've played Unleashed, but I'm definitely inclined to agree about SA1.

Well, yeah, the moon being half destroyed is definitely unrealistic, lol. I wouldn't call that a plot-hole per say, though, more just a contrivance of fiction. Similar stuff happens in Dragon Ball or Assassination Classroom, or what have you. That kind of thing doesn't really bug me as much, though, especially if the story itself already has unrealistic elements (like talking animals, for example, lol.)

Hey, no worries! Feel free to comment on any video, no matter how old. It helps either way, lol.

It _was_ a base of Eggman's. It's a bit theatrical and ridiculous, I'll admit, but given the things Eggman has built in the past (all of the badniks, his final boss machines, and even the various Death Eggs), I doubt he couldn't have built a rocket or two.

I can see where they would appeal to some! They're just not really my cup of tea given some of the design decisions. (Though I will say, in replaying them WITH the fixed radar cheat, I enjoyed them a lot more.)

@@NezumiVA Honestly I'm not super great at platformers, so I think I like the slower pace/less enemy- or action-oriented nature of the shard hunts.

@@sungalaxia That's fair! I'm definitely very fond of platforming.

Yeah, I do wish the three radars worked I this game, though I still enjoyed the sections otherwise. Aquatic Mine is one of my favourite levels in the franchise, actually XP

I prefer Sonic Adventure 2's emerald radar (not entirely though). Hear me out. My first reason being it allows for less disorienting and more focused gameplay than in SA1. I never found the "three at a time" system to be as helpful in practice than it was on paper, since you're still finding three shards in a particular order. The only real difference was that it was less linear, which makes sense considering how flawed and poorly done the hint system was. The redesigned radar does make for a more straightforward playstyle though, something I prefer since it's easier to stay on track where I need to look for an emerald shard, and this is compounded even further by the revamped hint system. After some thinking, I don't know how you could make the hint system work with the less linear radar. Levels would have to be stupidly large for it to be serviceable in execution, but neither games have massive levels that take ages to get from one particular area to the next. SA2's levels are bigger, I won't deny that, but they still offer tons of shortcuts to get from one area to another quickly. Even Mad Space has this design philosophy of offering helpful springs and rockets, which makes the anti gravity system easier to work around. As a result, the change to the radar works in conjunction with the many MANY subtle and convenient intricacies to the levels. The emerald radar works like this. The first two are checkpoints, and the third is the goal. To find the first, second then last, you have to explore the levels. Doing this quickly is as simple as taking advantage of the control and your surroundings, whilst also using the hint system. The hint system always focuses on the shard that the radar can detect, with the first hint being cryptic, and the next two being a lot more obvious which does help ease first time players. Knuckles and Rouge are very fast characters with plenty of versatility, making travelling on the ground and in the air quick and effortless. The stand out set pieces and level geometry also make memorising the levels easier than it would usually be, and it really adds to the replay value, which in turn makes just using the first hint enough to get a good idea of where you need to go. It also helps that the introductory levels are very small in size, adding to the accessibility. I will say one area that's a step down is the beeping. Unlike SA1 which had more colours and would beep more frequently the closer you were to a shard, SA2 only has three colours and three beep frequencies. While this still got the job done, there were times where I might be getting near a shard, only to realise it's on the upper or lower platform (Security Hall in particular was a bit disorienting for this reason). This was rare and only happened occasionally in more claustrophobic levels, but it was still a little annoying. Other than that, I prefer this radar overall. The better hint system and more straightforward design ramps up the pace, and the exploration factor. It probably would be for the better if they bring back both radars for extra replayability and extra experimentation though.

this is a JOKE it is a good video

You might not be! Although I don't actually, lol. All photoshop.

"More of a return in later games". Yeah, Sonic 06 was over a decade ago, I'm just disappointed it's not really been present in the series for a long time. I wasn't saying it's never been in a game other than SA2.