{"id":227684,"date":"2021-03-31T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/sonic-adventure-playable-characters-ranked\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T03:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T03:00:25","slug":"sonic-adventure-every-playable-character-ranked-by-their-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/31\/sonic-adventure-every-playable-character-ranked-by-their-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Adventure: Every Playable Character, Ranked By Their Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s easy to dismiss Sonic Adventure<\/a> as a rough transition to 3D, but the game\u2019s about as good as it was on release. Sonic Adventure at its best is a fantastic reinvention of the Sonic<\/a> formula, capturing the high octane speed from the 2D games while presenting everything in a far more stylish package. At its worst, Sonic Adventure is a slapped together tech demo that \u2013 while admirably ambitious \u2013\u00a0doesn\u2019t make use of its many gameplay mechanics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sonic Adventure is split into six campaigns across six playable characters (with an unlockable final story for the titular hedgehog himself). Every character has their own distinct play style and level design, meaning that Sonic Adventure is a wildly erratic game. With a bit more focus, Sonic Adventure<\/a> could have maintained a legacy akin to Super Mario 64<\/a>. Instead, the game is bogged down by six campaigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Big The Cat<\/h2>\n
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Big the Cat\u2019s campaign is notoriously bad. In a game all about platforming, Sonic Adventure pivots towards fishing when playing as Big. Fishing mini-games are common across all genres of gaming and can often be implemented well (see The Legend of Zelda or Breath of Fire for positive examples). Unfortunately, Sonic Adventure\u2019s fishing mechanics are undercooked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t help matters that Big\u2019s controls aren\u2019t particularly well refined. Sonic Adventure\u2019s mechanics lend themselves well to fast paced gameplay, but not slow fishing. The act of fishing also isn\u2019t framed in a very fun way, since players are tasked with simply catching Froggy each mission. There\u2019s little variety or incentive to actually explore the multiple fishing ponds. Worse, Big\u2019s story is painfully disconnected from the rest of Sonic Adventure, throwing a wrench into the Rashomon-esque framing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Amy Rose<\/h2>\n
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While Amy\u2019s campaign isn\u2019t half as bad as Big\u2019s, her stages do leave something to be desired. Amy\u2019s gameplay is similarly slow paced for Sonic Adventure, placing emphasis on stealth based gameplay as Amy makes her way through linear stages. Amy\u2019s campaign is mainly about staying alive across a few short levels, while tying into the overall story in minor ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Considering this was Amy\u2019s first playable appearance in the Sonic franchise, Adventure is a rather disappointing showing for her. Amy gets minimal use out of her hammer as a gameplay tool, which actually would have paired nicely with her slower gameplay. Amy\u2019s level design is at least in line with the rest of Sonic Adventure, but the core gameplay is lacking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Tails \u201cMiles\u201d Prowers<\/h2>\n
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Tails\u2019 gameplay centers around winning races against Sonic and Dr. Eggman. As Tails\u2019 arc in Sonic Adventure is all about coming into his own as someone independent of Sonic, the fact his gameplay is about beating Sonic at his own game really works in the campaign\u2019s favor. Unfortunately, the races themselves are pitifully easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It goes without saying, but Tails\u2019 ability to fly breaks any semblance of challenge in his stages. The level design unfortunately isn\u2019t catered to his flight, allowing you to sequence break stages, or is so catered that the only way to fail is to run (which no one would realistically do). Tails\u2019 campaign is ultimately at odds with itself, but it\u2019s definitely better than Big\u2019s and Amy\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Knuckles The Echidna<\/h2>\n
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Knuckles has always been a fan favorite Sonic character and he makes one of the most graceful transitions to Sonic Adventure. Knuckles\u2019 main style of gameplay centers around treasure hunting, but his controls are fast and he has combat capabilities that arguably make him more fun to play as than even Sonic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Knuckles\u2019 stages also tend to be the most nuanced in terms of level design and fairly open ended. Really selling Knuckles\u2019 campaign, however, is what it adds to the franchise\u2019s lore \u2013\u00a0expanding on his role as the Master Emerald\u2019s guardian and giving Knuckles a glimpse at the lost Echidna tribe he descends from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 <\/span>E-102 Gamma<\/h2>\n
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By far the most inspired campaign in Sonic Adventure, E-102 Gamma\u2019s story is unlike anything the franchise had seen up to that point. E-102 Gamma is a robot created by Dr. Eggman who has to continuously kill enemies to stay active. If E-102 Gamma runs out of time, the stage ends and players get a game over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

E-102 Gamma\u2019s gameplay is the most creative in Sonic Adventure and has an inherent layer of tension due to the timer. Gamma\u2019s boss fights also happen to be his brothers, which lends an emotional element to the narrative that\u2019s downright heartbreaking by the finale. E-102 Gamma is arguably the heart and soul Sonic Adventure, if not the most memorable playthrough in the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Sonic The Hedgehog<\/h2>\n
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At the end of the day, the main appeal of Sonic Adventure is playing as Sonic the Hedgehog in a 3D setting. If Sonic Adventure were just Sonic gameplay, the game would be far more fondly remembered. Every single Sonic stage is wonderfully crafted, emphasizing speed on a level that\u2019s comparable to the original Genesis trilogy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonic Adventure is at its best when Sonic is moving at the speed of sound, homing from enemy to enemy and taking in the beautiful set pieces. Sonic\u2019s bosses are likewise the best in the game and his core mechanics are the most nuanced, allowing players to pull off some truly impressive gameplay feats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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