A Brief Review of The Early 3D Sonic Games

[@iNabber]

i've seen them all before, and you're right. im a sick freak and going to watch them all again.

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

wowe idc

[@charmyzard]

We do @@xXDexter3000Xx

[@roxas6129]

He called us out hard with that lol

[@dalttroxplays4991]

@@xXDexter3000Xx Clearly you do care, otherwise you wouldn't have commented :>

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

@@dalttroxplays4991 i dont care if inabber has seen them and watches them again

[@veebot75]

Y’know what, imma say it. Only OGs remember when this was called “Reviewing Sonic’s Adventurous Era” like 5 hours ago.

[@charmyzard]

Better title. Get this to top so he restores it!

[@hazyhazel975]

Era of Adventure I believe

[@somerandomguy009]

“Not tonight, honey. Someone uploaded a 4 hour video about Sonic.”

[@Imperial_Squid]

Let me just add it to my playlist of mega essays alongside those videos about Nickelodeon kids shows I've never seen, quality content 👌

[@UltraMasterSword]

As a similarly aged Sonic fan with a highly similar experience throughout my years of gaming. It's very refreshing to see a lot of my own feelings put into words. The biggest tragedy of this franchise is how it got bullied into being the most down the middle, please all the fans, no story, no character, no continuity experience. I hope Sonic Team builds upon the somewhat refreshing return to form of Frontiers instead of giving us another key change akin to Lost World.

[@CrypticKnight10]

Idk what jun senoue was on, but god damm were the soundtracks of these games slapped so hard

[@mechashadow]

I still don't know what he's on but it probably started getting stale in Sonic Superstars.

[@lostsauce0]

Imagine being Arin Hanson and getting to sing city escape with jun

[@CrypticKnight10]

@@mechashadow nah it’s because bro isn’t fit for classic stuff and be using wack instruments

[@mechashadow]

@@CrypticKnight10 Agreed, he wasn't even that great in Sonic 3 but widespread nostalgia claims otherwise.

[@lozmaster6441]

One thing I love to say is that, no matter how bad a sonic game may be, the music always claps

[@seematahir5970]

I've always admired the way you advocate detaching one's opinions on media from the general consensus. If you feel some way about some thing, nobody can take that away from you. These videos, especially the 06 one, gave me closure with this franchise that I never knew I needed. You have my sincere thanks for that. Have some well-deserved fun today :)

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

if u cannot argue against an opposing opinion it is extremely narcissitic to continue believing it out of personal bias. it is not admirable to refuse to change ur mind about anything.

[@seematahir5970]

@@xXDexter3000Xx You're misconstruing my words. I simply meant if you have an unpopular opinion you shouldn't always feel the need to defend or justify it. It's hard to "objectively" argue about opinions because they're influenced by innumerable factors in our lives. An opposing opinion isnt a bomb you have to defuse to prove your stance is right, its just another perspective.

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

it isnt difficult at all to objectively argue an opinion, every objective metric in existence was once considered subjective and through rigorous tests of scrutinization the truth was discovered. if an opposing opinion is inarguable, it is extremely egotistical to pretend its not to make urself feel better. this is a large part of the reason kingk's channel is so terrible now, he often goes "its my opinion and if u dont like it get over it". its absurdly childish. @@seematahir5970

[@stubbwinkley4015]

@@seematahir5970 That was a great, thoughtful response.

[@stubbwinkley4015]

@@xXDexter3000Xx Mate, are you seriously trying to say that you must be able to rigorously defend your opinion in order to _like a video game?_

[@SpiderGoblin2012]

During the Heroes section, he points out how Lost World released in a similar situation, where after they seemed to nail down a good formula, they randomly decided to experiment. But what's most interesting about that is that it's not the only similarity. Because after both Heroes and Lost World came a radically different spin off with good ideas but terrible execution (Shadow and Boom), followed by a return to that older winning formula, except done worse (06 and Forces) I think Sega might just be the perfect example of the saying "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it"

[@SSL_2004]

Heroes did not have terrible execution. It was janky yeah, but not really any more than any other Sonic game released around that time. The actual mechanics themselves were executed excellently.

[@AccelerateHedge]

@@SSL_2004 They're referring to Shadow and Boom, not Heroes.

[@somari8591]

I GOT SO EXCITED FOR A MINUTE, but i am a sick freak so this still makes good background noise

[@Davaroni]

bruh

[@charmyzard]

Agreed. Plus, I see you in most comment sections of videos I watch, so if you recommend it it's gotta be good.

[@deviousdieselmusic]

viciously gooning while watching kingk?

[@SimplyColin]

compilation or not, sick backgroud noise for homework. Keep up the good stuff man

[@rideout21r97]

I think its criminal that you don't have more views and subs. I honestly think KingK has the best video game content on youtube. Its so in depth and detailed. I love seeing a video of yours come out even if its about a game i dont like or never played. Keep up the great work!

[@Excalibur0126]

As someone who's never played the Adventure games, seeing that random life box at the top of the building in Speed Highway suddenly makes me want to play them. I miss old Sonic Team.

[@TheSpeedfoever]

Well i hope to god Sonic X Shadow Generations will pull you back in again! Don't quit man hope you review it!

[@minty6623]

for him, he has to treat the Sonic franchise like it's the pokemon franchise where the recent games will never be what he wants them to be in terms of their overall quality. To get what he really wants from the franchise, he'd had to resort to fan projects and would have to glance over what's going on with the main recent games

[@xXDexter3000Xx]

why are u saying "fan projects" like its a dirty word lmfao @@minty6623

[@trustytrest]

​@@minty6623 I recommend Spark the Electric Jester 3. It's any Sonic Adventure fan's dream game.

[@soloflare9696]

well, you're in luck buddy

[@mcrmy119]

Insane that I was rewatching all these this week on a whim and now this happens

[@thecommentor3845]

"Can you imagine Generations with a proper story?" You know, with the new Shadow stuff on that remaster, we might legitimately be getting that.

[@unclephillymya]

I WATCHED ALL OF THOSE VIDEOS AND NOW IM GONNA WATCH ALL OVER AGAIN

[@Imperial_Squid]

You sick freak, I bet you enjoyed it too didn't you?

[@codydotpng]

"If you've watched them all before, you'll watch them again" Aww, King! How did you know :D

[@U-Flame]

"Why would Knuckles trust Eggman again after Sonic 3?" He didn't. He refused to take Eggman at his word, and only believed what he saw with his own eyes. When he saw Sonic holding a green shiny, he just jumped to conclusions and into action because he's just hardheaded like that.

[@ReikuYin]

Giving the announcement of Sonic X Shadow Gen, this was well timed. Many might be coming into Sonic so a quick run down will be useful. Well 'quick' in relative. Love me some compilations as it saves me playlists.

[@darkmage07070777]

Still a powerful finale at the end. One of the reasons I love these reviews is how complete they feel, giving me not just a review of the games, but of the reviewer who played them, as well, which is more genuine to me since sames are unique in that their interactive component necessitates the gamer's participation to be complete. You can't truly understand the game without the gamer that plays it. It's the kind of thing I try to emulate with my LPs showcasing games to people, though I can only capture a fraction of the magic here.

[@charmyzard]

The whole fandom needs to hear that 2nd half of the 06 video, loudly and clearly.

[@StardustZee]

Hi, im a person who grew up with sonic unleashed. Ive always been harassed by other fans for disliking the adventure series over unleashed, and it hurts. Ive played and beat both Sa1 and Sa2 but i jusr didnt find it as enjoyable. Now before anyone tries to say "oh youre just a baby" or "you just dont like challenge and like holding one button to win." I implore you to beat rooftop run, jungle joyride, or even eggman land. That isnt a case of hold boost to win. It takes skill and is really fun. I have had moments in both sa1 and 2 where i had fun but it wasn't the same for me as it may be you. And i hate that, as a community why am I slandered and shamed for liking one game over another? I love this review because it lets me see others views on games without it being incredibly biased.

[@ChiefTakinawa]

All I can say is welcome to the Sonic community. Your favorite game will always get you bashed in some way. It’s absolutely toxic and I hate it, but I don’t see an end to it in sight. I grew up on and am an SA1 fan above all the other games, but I also LOVE Unleashed. Seeing as how you grew up on it, I can understand why you do. SA1 is just a different game fundamentally. It doesn’t offer the same breakneck speed or execution of movement that Unleashed does. Disconnecting from the collective consciousness and engaging in your favorite games in your favorite way is the only way to beat the unnecessary stress of participating in the Sonic community. I wish you the best 🫡 and please continue loving Unleashed as you do now.

[@saricubra2867]

@@ChiefTakinawa "it doesn't offer the same breakneck speed or execution of movement" Sonic's spindash and controls on adventure 1 are extremely broken by how responsive and fast they are. Who needs the boost? I played the classic games and Adventure 2 and they feel slow in comparison. Only Frontiers can give me a similar feeling.

[@lambousginiguccigod2007]

@@saricubra2867because Sonic quite literally feels like a race car that blitzes through everything at insane speeds with no stopping whatsoever. To the point where he constantly runs on water, reaches the top of a clock tower, runs along the back of dragons, runs through the city and crosses bridges at the highest speeds the series has to offer. Sa1/Sa2 are not comparable at all and frontiers Islands don’t have any cinematic levels to substitute for it at all. I like those games alot but the feeling is inherently a different beast. Unleashed plays like sonic in a cutscene.

[@theogofguitar]

I can’t ever get enough retrospective on SA, and SA2. It’s crazy how much more I appreciate these games as an adult but played them as a kid. I dropped off after Heroes until Generations, but it’s intriguing to see another gamer appreciate or review this series in the 00s . Feels like I can replay the ones I have and play through what I haven’t

[@robertlauncher]

06: *Has concepts that could’ve been amazing, horribly overshadowed by the poor execution.* Project 06: *Being called one of the best 3D Sonic experiences by many KZbinrs.* 06 Fans: *Probably wiping tears of joy. I know as a casual enjoyer of Sonic’s campaign, I think it’s wonderful.*

[@SirCalalot]

Oh boy. Here I go binging KingK again…

[@justbuildgunpla1315]

I had the exact same thing. Me and my friends loved Sonic and were completely oblivious to the internet hating him at the time.

[@Aviplotbunny]

There’s nothing like seeing something pop up in your recommended and knowing what you’re spending your listening time on. Even if it’s a compilation, love what you do, King.

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

I just realized what makes 06 undeniably Adventure 3 In adventure 1 we get Sonic as Super Sonic In adventures 2, we got shadow, and at the end we got both of their super forms In 06, we got Silver, and the three of them use their super forms So for an Adventure 4, we would need yet another new character and 4 super forms at the ending

[@SlashZAKU]

I literally just rewatched all of these and you're godamn right this sick freak is gonna watch em all again

[@davejay6855]

All I want is a new 3D Sonic Game WITHOUT DENUVO! Was enjoying Sonic Frontiers for the hour or so that I played it, came back from vacation ready to play more now that I had finished the game I was playing to be met with “YOU CAN’T PLAY THIS GAME OFFLINE! YOU HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH US ONLINE IN ORDER TO PLAY THIS SINGLE-PLAYER OFFLINE GAME” F Sega for that. I won’t buy any game that can’t work PERMANENTLY AND FOREVER. I refunded it so quickly even though it was dirt cheap on sale. Will buy it if they eventually take it out. Otherwise I’ll just emulate the Switch Release on my HTPC Console for free until they either remove Denuvo or empress or someone takes it out. F Sega.

[@Camo1177]

If we get a SA3, I hope we get something between SA1 and SA2. I think the three gameplay styles of 2, Speed, Mech and Treasure hunting, work really well, and as long as they keep Speed as the primary gameplay, I would love to see them all return. But I would also like to see levels reused for different characters, but as a post game option. Like after you beat the game, you can replay Sonics levels with Tails to try to break them, find secrets and speed through even faster. Or Knuckles levels could be played through with Rouge/Tikal/Chaos, but they have different upgrades that change where the emeralds can be hidden. Mech levels could be like SA2 in the first run, but you could come back with Gamma under a time limit and need to hit more enemies to gain time again. Big can be an ultra optional hidden mode just for the meme if you really wanted it.

[@trustytrest]

Look into Spark the Electric Jester 3. I'm sure you'd enjoy its speed and variety

[@aster4jaden]

Watching this reminds me why I love the early Sonic Games, especially Sonic Adventure 1&2 and yes I did like the Sonic Adventure Hub Worlds, I liked to listen to their soundtracks and relax.

[@HapstoHoppip]

Ugh the silhouette transition was amazing man well done

[@CuriousSpaghetti]

2:14:25 I think they could’ve cleverly tied this fight together by having Team Chaotix pick a fight with Team Dark because Omega is the last Eggman robot that they have to destroy from the earlier mission

[@cartridgeglitch7987]

Your random comment about Tails randomly making a fake chaos emerald struck me as odd, since I always felt like it was a natural throughline to the background plot with Tails studying and using the Chaos Emeralds. Adventure 1 you see him gradually make improvements to his plane using a real emerald, which coupled with the logic that Tails studied the energy wavelengths of emeralds to detect them, and that Chaos Drives were a commonplace technology (remnants of ARK technology, which kind of helps reinforce Eggman's random suspicion too) it's not out of nowhere that he could develop a fake one.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Eggman's suspicion isn't random. in the cutscene before Cosmic wall, he looked at the screen with chaos emerald readings and went "wait, why are there 8 of them now?"

[@SkullModder]

I fell out of sonic games with shadow the hedgehog then sonic heroes was the nail in the coffin for me. I think they knew they made a mistake adding chao garden as for my friends, family and I it was the main game with the story being a minigame to the chao garden. Haven't been interested in a sonic game since, despite the first games I played being sonic cd or the originals for genesis.

[@Alderoth]

Sonic Heroes killed it for me too. Ive been waiting for SA3 for decades lmao

[@SkullModder]

​@@Alderoth same, like they had a poll of what was the fans favorite minigame of all time and out of 5 choices it was chao garden with 75%, then they brought back the chao garden director for sonic frontiers. haven't played a sonic game in years but I still check for SA3 now and again.

[@dinar8749]

Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 are still some of my favorite games ever! 💙

[@Ace_Angelo]

I completely feel you on playing some sonic music on runs. I love playing seaside hill and city escape from Heroes and SA2 on my runs

[@thatoneguy1232]

Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast was my first game ever and Sonic Heroes is one of my favorite games ever.

[@memoriesofblue7258]

3:57:53 “What I want for the future of Sonic… is tolerance. We need to be okay with the fact that there are so many different opinions there.” **keeps taking potshots at Colors and Frontiers for most of the video**

[@KingKlonoa]

You are ironically being the intolerant one here. Also, you'd be happy to know that I really enjoy Colors. I just don't like its narrative direction or the precedent it set. Thank you.

[@memoriesofblue7258]

3:42:10 3:57:29 - 3:57:47 I disagree. I think you clearly celebrate the Dark Ages of Sonic over the Boost Era, and went to great lengths to defend both Shadow & '06 by to downplaying their massive issues and convincing me that Colors was dogshit by comparison. You don't seem to be open to anyone who likes the Meta Era - isn't that intolerant? Though I realize was too in my first comment, admittedly. Also, I don't think you hate Colors, but watching this would never convince anyone that's the case. Just like every other irony-poisoned Sonic fan (myself included). Thank you for bothering to reply to me, though.

[@KingKlonoa]

I just don't like a lot of recent Sonic games. It's not that deep. I have zero problem with people who do. It sounds like a lot of projection.

[@thebeanguy08]

1:09:54 I've admittedly never seen such a well-rounded review on the mech stages, and you didn't even mention the beeping! Usually most just go as far as to say 'oh the beeping's so annoying and why is this sonic game forcing me to play in a stupid mech?!' so bravo.

[@infinitevoid2964]

1:00:26 Wait. Sigma Alpha 2. S A 2. Sonic Adventure 2. How have I never noticed that until just now?

[@MHPersonal]

Right there with you

[@Davaroni]

This is definitely a “have nothing better to do” type video. I’ll save it for a rainy day.

[@jeromebrown20]

Playing project 06 on my Steam deck. It works great if anyone else wants to try and great having 06 on the go

[@barbaro124]

This video really resonates with me. I'm a rookie game developer, and Sonic was my favorite series when I was kid. I never had access to 06, but I always wanted to play it. I was shocked when I found out later how hated and messy it was. Now, my relationship with the series is full of mixed feelings. I still replay SA2 every year or so as a "guilty pleasure", and I spend a lot of time thinking about what draws me to it. At the same time, I wouldn't be too harsh on modern Sonic. Frontiers has some really rewarding level design and boss fights, the open world design just needs to be honed. I hope that some day, I can make a sonic game akin to SA2. But personally, I would make it so that the gameplay is awesome, but the cutscenes are meant to be laughed at. I think no matter what, the premise of sonic having an emotional/cinematic story is a bit ridiculous to anyone other than kids. I wouldn't want to disparage sonic, but rather display a sense of self-awareness at how cheesy it is. I think 3D Sonic could be true to its beginnings, while also having a modern context applied to it, and allowing people to laugh and lean into the fun. I'd love to know what you think.

[@Comet_ARK]

you are very good at explaining sonic 06, not much more to say, great job! got everything about the characters right

[@noahseverus]

I watched the shadow portion of the video and realizing we might have a come back with shadow x sonic generations with doom being in shadow’s play through and back as the villain…hopefully and just maybe it will break the curse of shadow the hedgehog but also pay tribute to his game with all it’s flaws it still makes me smile when I play even with the edge and cheesy stuff involved. I just know 2024 is the year of shadow and im proud to say I’ve been waiting a long time for this.

[@SaddieMoon]

19:44 That glitch is exclusive to the DX versions.

[@thebeanguy08]

one of the best video essay(s plural) that I've ever seen!!

[@simonsays7578]

I just wanted to note how the music syncs with the springs in 58:34 . That was brilliant

[@thetoxicwaltzer]

0:30 - 0:36 The most relatable thing I've ever heard!

[@Simp-Bizkit]

City Escape has gotta be top 10 video game tracks of all time.

[@spacem80]

I feel like if there's one game that warrants a remake more than every other game on the planet, it's Sonic 06. You'd have just about zero expectations, and no way of making a worse experience than the source material. If Sega did it right, it'd be brand reparation, and the internet's reaction would be legendary. Game journalists would lose so much power. Heck, if they really wanted to get crazy, then story-wise, it could just all take place in the new timeline without Solaris. Eggman would definitely find any new excuse to crash the festival, and we could potentially get an explanation as to why Silver would go on to keep showing up in games even when the Bad Future that gave him reason to go to the past was erased.

[@AnimatronicBadgerlord]

Ya know. After watching this again, I think I'mma go revisit Sonic Adventure 2. It's been a while.

[@mathew6639]

Speaking to the part in SA1 about Tails not working, I think he should have lead more into puzzle solving like Amy. Flight makes it easy to get value out of puzzles that have more verticality, and it kinda feels in character since they decided to take Tails down the the smart boi route. Use this to transition him from trying to keep up with Sonic via speed to keeping up in different ways.

[@saadude96]

Honestly i just want another chao garden

[@ShavierTheHedgehog]

Yes. I agree mostly with everything in this video and I don't like Frontiers. I hoped that at least Shadow will play like Adventure/P-06 in the future, but no, I saw boost in trailer so it's propably gonna be cyberspace gameplay. Go and try out Spark the Electric Jester 3. Also this Rolling Rascal game looks interesting.

[@michaelsanders6769]

At 18 min it sounds like silhouette from Naruto lmao. Great vid love the sonic video.

[@TwoSlyZattach]

Sonic Adventure 1 was really just a Yoko Taro game before Yoko Taro games existed

[@Nightcorehardy]

adventure 2 is the best sonic game thats has been released. 6 characters. slapping soundtracks, good level designs mostly, and chao garden.

[@OnlyTwoShoes]

SA3 can still happen, but it need to be a fan project. Sonic Team doesn't know how to make the magic anymore.

[@kaokano]

This may be apocryphal but I remember hearing a story about how on the original dream cast version, there was a fishing peripheral that was for another capcom game that was compatable with the bigs the cat sections, which also may have something to do why they are the way they are.

[@Gvern100]

How did he know I would watch it all again this man can see the future

[@BonzerMrT]

Battle 2 is like the basis of which I think all modern sonic games should take. There is no reason why this formula hasn’t been perfected

[@TIME-DEV]

It's been forever since ive played all of adventure one, and i never knew the level design was so similar to the classics, because the classics are my favorites!

[@MONKEYfromHELL7]

This is a stretch, but Team Chaotic fights Team Dark because the one power plant level has you destroying Eggman robots, and the Chaotics probably mistake Omega for one, or at least that would've made more sense

[@imcheezy_]

06 has the best ost

[@benceszarvas5464]

I really enjoyed this. My love for Sonic never fades away and i'm from the same generation as you. My first Sonic game was Sonic Adventure 2 on the Sega Dreamcast and to this day thanks to that game (which is still my favourite but still prefer the Dreamcast version) i will be forever a fan. My favourite era is 1998-2005 with Sonic X and i can proudly say that i almost completed all the games 100%( excluding the boom games,the mario crossovers and a tons of mobile games like sonic cafe) I always lie to myself that Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Advance 3 was the ending of the series and from Sonic 06 and Sonic Rush are reboot. The only thing that carries over from 06 is that Shadow now a G.U.N agent(it was implied in Expert mode) I to this day collect japanese physical releases from this era because it gives me so much joy(Sonic X too) The sad thing about Sonic 06 that when the game had it's first demo presentation,everyone was so hyped even those who never played sonic before. Like how the daytime changes through the level is also really cool that was scrapped in the final for some reason. I believe Elise was planned to be a "what if we carried over our original idea that instead of Amy, Sonic has a human girlfriend(Madonna) as a part of his 15th anniversary celebration." You could unlock that concept art in Sonic Gems Collection(2004) But while madonna was more american cartoon style,Elise is a lot more anime influenced. Still they went too far with that kiss even if at the end it never happened. I did complete the game 100% and thanks to the town missions like the apple one,i mostly hated it. S ranking all the bosses is a real chore. You have to collect all the rings and avoid any hit. That's the key. I love SA,SA2,Heroes and i do like Shadow but could not say the same to 06. But i do like the level themes they were going with.

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

I think brief is a bit of an understatement

[@FistingGuru]

Sonic adventure 1 still have the best controls in the entire 3D series imo, which is just sad at this point. I mean, it's almost 25 years old now, c'mon sonic team 😂

[@brundeasie_OG]

Silhouette by Kana-boon is now canonically the Sonic Adventure theme song. You can't change my mind.

[@Phantasmeels]

@55:30 I know I can't be the only one who hears Arin Hanson screaming and Dan Avidan losing his shit laughing as this track plays

[@NarcoticDimension]

I absolutely LOVE sonic adventure 1... its defo one of my fav games of all time. However, even as a kid... I always disliked sonic adventure 2. I've always thought it was a step backwards.

[@jimmy33music]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one that's obsessed with sonic adventure 😂

[@YuukitheMighty1]

Kingdom Valley in 06 perfectly encapsulates what 06 could have been if Sonic Team had more time to finish the game.

[@brunocampos8640]

The amount of possible of secret areas and hidden paths even the unintentional ones in Adventure are what I miss from the modern Sonic games, they just focus on the boost to win, when what makes you feel like a speedster is how can use that speed to skip portions of the level kinda like a speedrun. The closest I got to that feeling was with a game called Neon White.

[@trustytrest]

Try Spark the Electric Jester 3. It has Sonic Adventure style gameplay with plenty of options to take secret faster routes if you're skilled enough at the game. Even faster than SA too, and not in a bad way.

[@ParmMannREBORN]

Four hours of Sonic x Shadow!?!? That's hot

[@darkshortyx]

I have an idea Tails and Knuckles gameplay. Tails levels should be vertical, in contrast to Sonic's forward momentum levels. Knuckles levels are good with treasure hunting, but can be spiced up with combat sections or just straight up combat levels. Both characters should have multiple pathways and secrets. Especially with Knuckles busting down some walls like in sonic 3.

[@Cloke100]

Finally got around to finishing the video, It was great listening to another Tuber with similar sentiments towards the series as I gave, you're not alone with dread/worry for the future of the games; Frontiers was a skip for me as well.

[@AquarianAngel]

Sonic Adventures 1>>>Sonic Adventures 2.

[@UmbraFaux]

If kk and bick debated Sonic Frontiers with Josh as the moderator, I could die happy.

[@stuartclack7523]

All things considered, this videos ending worked when the 06 video was released, but this week, after it became clear SEGA are now pandering to Adventure era fans nostalgia via both the upcoming third movie and the Sonic X Shadow Generations remaster (both of which are clearly leaning back into Shadow's backstory), not to mention how Frontiers as a whole ended up being closest in tone and scope to an Adventure title (especially with the Final Horizon DLC), it just leaves the ending falling flat. It seems like the Sonic you loved, who you presumed dead is coming back.

[@NerevarineKing]

I was the poor kid who only had a PS2 for many years so Sonic Heroes was the first one I played. I didn't play Adventure 1/2 until many years later. Heroes has a very special place in my heart still even though I understand its flaws in hindsight. The music and visuals are ingrained in my brain.

[@nes8779]

I would love to see your thoughts on unleashed. That game is my favorite Sonic game by far

[@XXXXX8]

4 hours of the king? Let's go! SWOUP

[@oblivioustouch9012]

If you love the edgy hero version of Shadow the Hedgehog you should check out the TV show Sonic Prime. Shadow takes a front seat in the second season and is the best character in the show.

[@mrpro538]

My thoughts on these games: SA1: Great SA2: Only surpassed by Unleashed Heroes: Really good Shadow: Never played 06:06/10

[@Jetjestrikesback21]

SA2 & Unleashed 🔛🔝

[@Rot8erConeX]

I've only recently gotten into the series with Sonic Frontiers, so I feel like for the purposes of this video I would be considered a series outsider. And my experience with '06's legacy was "it's an ambitious game with a really interesting story that could have been done well if given more time, but the gameplay sucks because of how many glitches there are. Good thing Project 06 is fixing that last part!" Likewise, my understanding of the Werehog game from friends is "the daytime stages are some of the best stages to ever grace 3D Sonic but by god are the nighttime stages bad." (I've never seen people talking good or bad about the story). Maybe your perception of the reception of the games is affected by *being* a longtime Sonic fan, so you would have talked with other like-minded fans and seen the perversion of '06's legacy within that group of people. But you claimed that series outsiders have a warped perception of '06, and then offered an alternative take which you felt was more accurate. And, as such an outsider, I wanted to inform you that your alternative take *is* what I hear. Of course, I am watching your video two years after its release (for posterity: the video I'm commenting on is a compilation of prior videos, but I wanted to acknowledge the original timeframe). Maybe this change in how outsiders like me sees Sonic '06 is brought about *by* Project 06 and/or your video.

[@xario2007]

Apparently the Project 06 thing is really good. Have you tried it, @KingK ?

[@greensabre9421]

The music was timeless.

[@SaddieMoon]

3:53:14 I wouldn’t be bothered if they brought back Green Hill and Chemical Plant in a racing game. Only because Chemical Plant never been in one, and Green Hill hasn’t been in one since Sonic Drift 1.

[@GamerToday]

I never realized tails could do all that 😆 🤣 😂 😹 yes adventure 1 and 2 were huge favs of mine and in my top 10

[@dreadwaters7898]

Wellllllll time to play some sonic adventure 2 again

[@thatnekoalastor]

i didnt know people hated sonic adventure till relatively recently. these games made me i was so hurt XD

[@BrookieSmallz]

My favorite video game soundtracks of all time are from these games

[@thebeard8292]

The past few years of my life would of been radically different without the adventure games, as working on one official has been my job for that time! Also, I still dig them, lol

[@SaddieMoon]

1:12:19 I actually like Security Breach. It doesn’t take forever to flip the switches and the level is very quick and small.

[@finalbreath15]

Sonic adventure games were great in some ways, especially for kids, though not perfect. I think a lot of the interest is in nostalgia, and the music, story moments and chao garden lol

[@stevemp7]

So this is the “early” 3d sonic games? Are there plans for later games, like storybook saga, generations, lost world etc? Really hoping so, these games just get more interesting and i love hearing your takes

[@trustytrest]

if he makes a sonic 06 video he better include project 06. it may not be a retrospective then but its the definitive way to play if you want to actually enjoy the game

[@turnkey_hole]

Cant wait to fall asleep watching this tonight!

[@RStaRaptoR]

For those who PRETEND to be sega fans and HAVEN'T played MADWORLD FOR WII i feel sad for you. You are missing out. Think shadow the hedgehog TIMES 1000 ITS THAT GOOD. the story is actually way better, the graphics are finally good in the first sega game i can think of. Its amazing. Madworld is for grown ups. I hid myself playing shadow the hedgehog because he sweared when he died. Madworld, i had to play in the DARK hiding from my mom. IT WAS A HAD TO BE THERE MOMENT. THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT. I WAS FACING MY DEMONS. AND DEMONS THEY WERE... I became a murderer!!!! ..... in the game!!!!!!! It was so wrong, but the fact that the movie industry got away with it for 100 years, it was only a matter of time. Call of duty isn't that personal unless your playing online against real people. Maybe halo too. I played a few times with my not friend a few dozen levels. Madworld was fun because then i started to sell chainsaws 😈 i swung them around i never dropped one or hurt myself (or anyone else) ive always been careful. Infact seeing how much damage they can do in every feasible way gave me familiarity and skill as such ONLY A SIMULATION CAN GIVE YOU. THEREFOR MADWORLD WAS MY JOB TRAINING!!! LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU SHOULDN'T DO. DONT KILL PEOPLE DONT SLASH PEOPLE IN HALF LIKE THE HASH SLINGING SLASHER FROM SPONGEBOB DONT THROW PEOPLE INTO AN AIRPLANE TURBINE WHEN FACING A GOLIATH GOLUM JUMP ON HIS HEAD AND i forget OH YEA! WRAP A CHAIN ⛓️ AROUND HIS NECK AND AND POP HIS HEAD OFF AND HAVE HIM GET RUN OVER BY A TRAIN!!!!!! OH MAN THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOOD!!!! ive never been afraid of blood, but i get lightheaded and white out so bad even if i get a slightly deep cut. My dad would call me a baby in comparison. He used a grinder with a broke blade and it shattered and i didn't see it happen and hes just dripping blood FAST i said i can call 911 he says naw u stupid? And pauses for a sec and goes into the bathroom and i grab more water bottles he was washing it off and in the shop we dont have clean water. They say too hook up to city water it would COST 60,000$ WTF YEA YOUR LIBERAL DEMOCRAT VOTES ARE REALLY HELPUNG THANKS YOU LIBERALS!!!!