Sonic in 3D - Adventure vs Boost

Sonic has had a Rough Transition To 3D... well not actually, but that doesn't mean there weren't some rough spots!
Timestamps:
Adventure - 1:38
Boost - 6:42
Conclusion - 11:02
Video Credits:
Console Intros - ‪@Terminator8464‬ & ‪@NeoZeroo‬ ‪@Geocax‬
Nintendo 64 Games - ‪@FCPlaythroughs‬ &
Sonic 3 & Knuckles - ‪@pacsonicgamingPSG‬
Boost Games - ‪@SonixFan‬ & ‪@SonicJGB‬ & ‪@DarkspinesSonic‬ ‪@SonicDestiny‬
Sonic Frontiers - ‪@BlueVivacity‬
#sonicthehedgehog #videoessay #sonic

[@anoobdissects]

Hey Guys! I hope you all enjoyed the video. Game development has always been an interest of my, so I like seeing it applied to Sonic the Hedehog. Be sure to leave a comment below if you have anything you'd like to add. I think Sonic Frontiers and the Open Zone formula has left the franchise in a more promising state than it has been in for years, but I'm curious to know y'all's thoughts.

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

Ok

[@joshuadesousa6668]

Generations and Frontiers are the perfect blends of these

[@Kiruminzuu]

HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 109 SUBS??
Im your 110th one

[@7mamdouh748]

Sonic frontiers in my opinion just wont work without major reworking. I mean you have uncreative and dead environments, 0 sonic setpieces, a gameplay style that doesnt fit, etc
No loops, random rails flying around, dead envrionment, a very subpar combat system that usually amounts to just gimmicks or spamming a button, you can't roll, theres no momentum, the homing attack hits hard, the world is too big and has 0 sense of goal, the cyberspace totally skews physics and momentum.
Sonic frontiers could work. It currently needs more adventure elements, like the extra characters (Like the DLC ones, but make them actually good for example, like tails's stupid mech being substituted for a fast flight), rolling, momentum, more sonic-esque environments. but in general I like it from stage to stage, open but linear enough environments with a sense of purpose, structure, which accomodates for multiple characters... hell, even tails's adventure design was literally just sonic levels, and people loved that!
(ditch knuckles emerald hunting, just give him alternate routes like the classic games)
to me, the whole point of 3d was to take classic sonic and put him into 3d. boost is fast sure but thats all it does. it holds zero room for exploration and the platforming is subpar at best. i like the adventure formula best.. and i really dont like the gameplay loop of frontiers nor do i like just running around in an evironment. in general i dont really like the concept i like adventure more

[@patriziaperu]

awesome vid but whats your conclusion than with is better?

[@oogieboogie1571]

The Adventure formula is the best, its just misunderstood, take for example, The newest game called Rollin Rascal that took the adventure formula for inspiration and crushed it on Kickstarter, is the same guy who made a Sonic fan game called, Sonic GT, and adventure formula works like wonders
Deff Sonic Team are missing out

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

This is gonna be cool.

[@Unity116]

Comment before ive finished the video, but interestingly enough i find myself enjoying the (good) boost games more than the adventure ones, though i used to think the opposite. Sonic unleashed lowkey plays like a racing game and i think its peak

[@facanadio]

The boost games, at their peak, are miles better than the adventure games because of their replayability, for example almost every month i find myself wanting to play the boost games to beat my fastest times, which nowadays that's practically impossible because i played the level multiple times and remember the layout. While the adventure games while fun they are sometimes boring to play and some deaths were due to the jank and not my ability, even project 2006 I think the s ranks are too easy wich hurts that remake a lot.

[@AYTM1200]

Well done boost games like Unleashed anf Generations
are better than adventure games.
The element of reaction based gameplay helps keep the game fresh because even if you know the level if your not fast enough you can still get caught lacking.
However the less reaction based slower more 2D oriented games whilst not inherently bad but don't live up to the prior 2.
Colours, Forces and Frontiers all have merits (some more than others cough****Forces ****cough) but normally have to compensate with something like the wisp or movement optionns like the spin dash and homing dash.
I'd never say they they are better than the adventure games and heroes.
Imo Peak boost>Adventure>HE2 boost

[@RaiginAnimator]

👍🏿

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I agree.also congratulations on being first