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I'll start this off by saying that I'm not a huge fan of platformers. That being said, I think this game is incredibly overhyped, even for the time. The design philosophy is a little confusing, as it seems inherently contradictory. The whole idea of Sonic is "gotta go fast", yet it feels like the game takes every opportunity to slow you down as the player. Even as soon as the second level, tight platforming is introduced that requires the player to continually stop and make difficult jumps one at a time. This element is made more difficult as well, as the physics are designed around constant motion, so sharp stops and changes are awkward. Even the elements where it seems more open, there are routinely roadblocks in your way. Thus, there is no gameplay flow at any point in the experience. The player is punished for going slow with boring and unengaging gameplay, and punished for going fast with constant roadblocks sending sonic backwards. I just don't know what this game wants to do.

Yeah this is obviously a classic. I'm not a huge platformer guy but this game is just undeniably fun. As the console industry struggled its way into 3d, Mario 64 established a solid base of 3 dimensional control that feels fluid and responsive. Although something we take for granted now, the importance of this feat in the mid 90's cannot be understated.

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It's definitely a well done ps1 title, but I feel that it doesn't innovate enough on the first. The voice acting and cinematics have improved significantly, and the game feels structured more effectively. However, I don't think this game lives up to what it could be. I like the idea of the split perspectives, but the execution is pretty lame here. There's a lot of potential with characters revisiting areas, but changed because of the player's previous actions. However, this second part is barely done, with the same puzzles, areas, and plot points being repeated in the second act. I'm honestly surprised that this game received the acclaim that it did when it consists so much of recycled content. That being said, it is a pretty solid survival horror game for the ps1, and somewhat improves upon the first entry.

Pretty solid. Soundtrack is a banger. Feels a little clunky sometimes, but nothing too serious. Just not as tight platforming as something like Mario World or Metroid.