Sonic Adventure DX

I normally don't review games without beating them or having played them off-platform, but this is an exception.

Sonic Adventure DX is a good game, but this is a bad port. It's buggy, the models and textures are somehow worse, and the lighting is downright awful and ruins the atmosphere. Again, Sonic Adventure is a good game, but this is easily the worst way of playing it. If you still want to play this version, you HAVE to install A mod for a good experience. The mod in question restores how the game looked like when it was originally on Dreamcast, and it works. If want more information, I'd recommend reading through this website that goes into autistic detail about the differences between the versions.

website: https://dreamcastify.unreliable.network/
Mod installer: https://sadxmodinstaller.unreliable.network/

ngl it's embarrassing that the community has to make this game any good. SEGA dropped the ball here.

Somehow I enjoyed playing as Big more than Sonic (irony helps). Milk-esque aging but can't get mad at an old cheap game enough to thumbs down it. I cry for robot every time

Crazy good game! The story is great, the levels are fun, the general vibe screams 90s which is always a treat. It's insane that the first time Sega tried to make Sonic in 3D it came out really great. It's a shame they don't make Sonic games like this anymore. Boost-style games are fun and all, but the Adventure games give the player a sense of control that is unrivaled in the Sonic series.

Biggest flaw: Missions 53 and 54. If you know, you know.

game is REALLY good, despite the fact that this is probably the worst version of this game since its a port of a port of a port.
half the fun on this game is modding it to play custom stagos or just restore the game to its dreamcast form.
really good game, would def recommend with the definitive sadx experience mod and super sonic mod for more replayability.

it is a very good game but you should get SADX mod installer to make it way more better (or bettersadx if you want)

I use to play this on the gamecube. tip for big the cat action stages push down when a fish bites the bait. makes his levels super easy.

It's almost 2025 and Sega still hasn't made anything as good as the Big the Cat sections in this game.

it is a pretty good game and an amazing story line but there are major bugs and frustrating parts that ruin the fun

Peak gaming. This is also a must play if you're either new to the series or want to get into the lore.

Play it with the SADX mod manager installed. It may not the best-looking or best-playing game out there. But it has alot of charm and personality for which I can't fully describe. Fuck press "X" to dash, momentum FTW.

NOTE OF WARNING: the base game that you get off a fresh install is kind of notorious for being a shoddy port (or more accurately a port of a port of a port of a remake) that messes with a lot of the artistic choices, namely lighting and some texture reworks. For the best experience I implore you to look into downloading the SADX Mod Installer (I'll link it below) which will 1.) revert the Steam version into the 2004 PC version, and then 2.) apply various mods to the game to restore a lot of the Dreamcast version's aesthetics, alongside some bug fixes. On Steam Deck you'll also need Protontricks to run the installer and download the dependencies, but it's relatively easy and there's a few guides to do so easily.

https://sadxmodinstaller.unreliable.network/

First and foremost as a guy who only recently played the game I so desperately want to find whoever said "Sonic had a rough transition to 3D" and launch them to the moon. This game is a downright impressive conversion of the 2D gameplay and aesthetic into 3D that the series hasn't quite been able to replicate. All of the characters (barring Big the Cat) feel fluid to play as, the levels are all varied and fun to play through even with character-specific revisits, the soundtrack is phenomenal (hooking a fish has never felt so cathartic), the *Dreamcast version's* graphics hold up rather well (DX looks a bit meh, especially this PC port on its lonesome, but eh), and in general it's a pleasant experience all around.

Give it a whirl if you want a taste of the franchise at its arguable peak.

This game is being delisted along with every game in the Genesis/Mega Drive and Dreamcast collections (including Sonic Adventure 2) on the 6th of December, if you've ever wanted to play this game please get it soon. It's not as good as the 2nd one and it's a bit rough around the edges but it's still a fun game. I don't recommend playing this game vanilla since the port is abysmal but there's a mod loader you can get that comes with a bunch of restorations built in that make it much closer to the Dreamcast version and it's easy to install.

This game is so bad that it makes even sonic 4 and 06 seem polished in comparison. It's filled with so much jank and bugs, along with no sense of direction whatsoever. If Heroes didn't exist, this would be by far the WORST sonic game of all time.

Enjoyed it quite a bit. The game holds up pretty well. The negatives the camera is diabolical and a few of the platforming stages i found very difficult due to inconsistent controls. Positives the music and I quite liked the hub world. It could do with a full remake to iron out the issues but this was well worth playing through.

Rough transition to 3D MY ASS. This game rules even 25 years later! Hilariously terrible voice acting, the surprisingly grave story that is told in both complete sincerity and in the campiest way possible, the series defining soundtrack with its use of incredibly corny lyrical bangers, 6 playable character of which only 1 is terrible (and even then, big has one of the shortest campaigns), the extremely cryptic mission mode that works wonderfully with the game's atmospheric hub worlds and fun stages, and a final act that cemented my love for this series. I genuinely don't understand why we don't regard this in the same breath as Super Mario 64 because this game is what I see as the genre-defining 3D action platformer. Please play this if you haven't already; its under 10 dollars.

Great game but a bad port. Theres videos out there going into all the specifics but basically from the original dreamcast release to the dx version on gamecube and the original pc release of dx there were alot of lighting and visual bugs that make the game overall uglier, at the very least it runs at 60fps but theres no official widescreen support or any hd upgrades like with the adventure 2 remaster. Thankfully the game is fairly easy to mod and restore all the features that were cut such as the game gear titles with mission mode, and the overall lighting. Despite what steam says it worked on my steam deck with really 0 issues (the launch settings made me have to use the on screen keyboard but other than that it worked out the box). Even if you don't mod it, the game plays fine and sounds great, it'll just look alot less colorful and vibrant compared to even the original dc version. Hopefully this game doesn't get delisted like the other games they seem to be taking down for greed, its literally a steal if you nab it at a discount whether it be a code or a sale, but at $8 its good fun.

i loved adventure, really was a blast from the past, cant wait for the next game about the blue blur. has some kinks and glitches but overall a great game

8/10

if your thinking about buying this game buy it now
sega is going to delist most of its genesis and dreamcast games off steam which could include sa1 and sa2

Sometimes buggy as hell, but still a really fun game, with a impressingly good story, the 2000s feel of the game also makes me feel nostalgic and also I just find it really charming.
the only part of the gameplay that I found really annoying is the one of Big the Cat, which is a shame cause I think the character is so funny lol.

7.9/10

Only 4 of the 6 campaigns are any good, but the 4 that are good are some of the best stuff to ever be in a Sonic game. (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Gamma are the good ones. Amy and Big are just poop lol) It's really a shame that some gameplay styles here have never been revisited since, like Knuckles' emerald hunting, and Gamma's time attack structure. Like sure they were kind of revisited in SA2, but they were much worse there for some reason lol. But yeah this game is awesome. It's my 2nd favorite Sonic game, next to Project 06 as my top favorite. It also has one of the best soundtracks just ever, it's great.

even though the game has some bad parts aka big with mods it is Awsome and even without mods it is still great

5 great playable characters that has the 2nd best story in the sonic franchise and started the best era of sonic storytelling. id recommend and it gets even better with the customization it can have, also big +}

Played it again with the steam version and it was very cool, the city hub is nice, good platforming and speed stuff!

To this day still the most fun 3D Sonic game, from running at mach speed through a weirdly constructed highway, through treasure hunting for jewels, to losing your sanity trying to catch that goddamn 2000g fish which you might THINK that you may HOPE to reel in this 50th attempt, but then it just decides to swim away and disappear for no reason. Such a variety of content!

Sa1 better than Sa2(my only complaint is that why do i need to get a mod manager for the game to look good, but overall pretty good game)

idk if i'd say this game is good but it's still kinda fun. super goofy and jank and really frustrating at points but also it's got a really charming vibe and it can still be enjoyable unironically at points. peak bad

I grew up with this game on the SEGA Dreamcast, and the Steam SADX port does not fail in recreating that childhood nostalgia. Very easily a staple in video game history - the code to this game was AHEAD of its time.

I used the SADX Mod Loader for this game, but yeah it's great. The only thing is idk if this is cuz of mods or not, but it freezes kinda often. But yeah, great game, definitely suggest this with the SADX Mod Loader.

This game is great buy especially for the price you are paying and the mods just add to it.Having each character having a story really shows that they can make things other than speed.

This game is like every complaint I have about SA2 cranked up to 11, but it does have a charm to it. Fortunately, given that this is the PC version, there are mods to fix the visual complaints I had, and to adjust the gameplay in those slight degrees, but the base game experience is a fun platformer that suffers from some sections just not feeling all that fun, like the Big the Cat campaign, and is carried by how fun and smooth the experience is as Sonic.

If you're wanting a to have a fun time with this game, Just get the mods... It's much better with Mods, As most Game Braking glitches will be fixed, And it's in Widescreen too

There is no reason to play this unless you have nostalgia for it. Maybe you're a fan of other Sonic games and want to see what's the deal with this well-known Sonic release... Well it's terrible. Controls that barely work. Physics that defy explanation. Illogical and unreasonable. The whole thing feels like there was never any playtesting. Watch it on YouTube instead of hating yourself for a few hours. I haven't played all the 3d Sonic games, but there's no way this isn't one of the worst ones by far. 3/10

Pros and cons of playing Sonic adventure:
Pros: Great story, loved playing most of the characters, first time having hub worlds in a sonic game and it's pretty unique and lastly fun but REALLY simple boss fights.
Cons: Awful camera, No sense of direction, chao garden is kinda lame and the voice acting kinda bad.

but as a first time player, it's a great game I will give it an 8/10.

Kinda Fun if you enjoy nostalgia type esc games, i recommend playing this before you play the 2nd one because the 2nd has a new different Story line, & kinda wish they would make Adventure 3 but whatever i hope Shadow Generations will be like it & i hope people won't hate on that when it Comes out Next Week.

This game is terrible and clunky, however if you're fine with/used to it it's still a pretty good game. It's probably also nostalgia or something idk... better if modded tbh lol

its very very bug, as i remember i wish i knew how to fix the loopy loo bug or the speed lost bug, but otherwise 100% playable, no issues. just a few extra deaths

Play using BetterSADX, and even then the game's age will show, but the absolute raw charm of this thing is unmatched I feel. If you're getting into Sonic it is required material.

its a rlly good game the levels are fun dont take to long or take to short defo my top 3 fav sonic games

Its janky and has its problems but the game is charming and fun which all that matters

A game where the player just wanders about having no idea what to do except Google where to find the next level after completing each previous one. This game may not be nearly as buggy as the infamous Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 reboot but the gameplay is far worse. This problem was fixed in one of the best Sonic games of all time: Sonic Adventure 2.

fantastic game so much to explore unlock and do and the storys are great (execpt for bigs although there's only 5 levels in it so that's good) it is also really fun to do giant skips in emerald coast.

why is he flexing on the cover. does he not realise his arms are made of noodles? is he stupid?

Great Story and Sonic gameplay, however does have some age with the occassional slippery controls. Is enjoyable and has a great climax.

When I first played this game on Xbox, I thought it was trash; I didn't like how much exploration was needed (which I still kind of think is true); all I wanted to do was go fast, speaking of going fast (now this might just be my PC), but the game runs sluggishly; when running as Sonic, it feels like he's jittering most of the time; at least for me, the game runs at 50 FPS most of the time, so maybe it's not just my PC. But when it comes to the game play, it's good, maybe? Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Gamma's game play I like, but it can sometimes be a bit weird; Amy's is fine; could be better; and Big's is, eh, once you know what you're doing, it's really easy, but if you don't know what you're doing, it can make you stop playing the game for a week (which happened to me). The bosses are okay most of the time, with only a few stinkers. Also, I didn't use any mods when playing this, which might be why there was jittering. When it comes to the other Sonic games I've played, this one is higher up, but not the best. I'd say an 8 out of 10. I've played much worse Sonic games. controversial opinion, but I think Sonic 3D blast is better than this.

really great game, great story, great characters overall great game

The game is great, but the port is terrible. You need SADX mod installer for the game to run smoothly and look more appealing. If you play the game raw it becomes significantly less enjoyable. But again it is Sonic Adventure, so it's still a fantastic experience.

This game base is 5/10 but with the mod that restores it back to its original state its close to adventure 2. sonic levels are fun and entertaining, tails levels are cool lil racing levels and i enjoyed flying around everywhere, knuckles was fun basically sonic adventure 2 knuckles but the levels are a lil worse but not bad, amy story was okay nothing intresting, big the cat is fun when you find out the controls and the boss was bad at the end, the robot thing (forgot the name) was really intresting and fun character and he had a more "robot feels feelings" trope. Super sonic fight is iconic and is good in generations aswell.

If you play this, try to mod it to be closer to the dreamcast original, it'll provide a better experience

I have played over half of the sonic campaign (just beat lost world), and a couple chapters of the tails campaign. This review focuses primarily on Sonic's gameplay.
I have played multiple different platformers, and among all of them, this is by far the most abominable one of them all and it's not even close. I understand the nostalgia aspect of it, and the aesthetic is really cool, especially given the era it comes from. But this game is primarily a platformer game, thus the gameplay is more important and arguable the most important. So, colorful and lovable characters aside, how does this actually hold up as a game? Not at all, and here are 4 reasons why

1. The camera
There are two buttons to use to pivot the camera right and left, which is good. However you cannot choose to pan the camera up and down, and more importantly you can't even always pivot it right and left as sometimes the camera is stuck or can barely move, even though the game is determined to have the camera at the least helpful angle possible. There have been multiple times I need to do a jump or dash ect but cannot see where I about to catapult myself because the camera will not cooperate.
Also, extremely often the camera will swing itself up to 180 degress MID JUMP so that your dash forward gets re-directed a split second before you press the button, thus the camera makes you accidentally dash in direction you did not mean to at all and it usually kills you.

2. Dash
Speaking of dash, this cool mechanic just makes things worse when you aren't actually trying to go super fast, for a couple reasons. Mainly, once you press the dash button, you cannot end the dash early, making precision with the dash next to impossible. Because of this, if you need to break a box while up on a ledge while platforming, if you choose to dash you will go through the box and off the edge or into other hazards. So, naturally you would do a jump attack instead, however see the previous point of how the camera often causes jump attacks to wildly get swung around where you did not want, also often resulting in loss.

3. Targeting
Speaking of combat, this is also a major issue. If you want to go past an enemy and jump to the next platform, but you need to jump dash to get there, your jump dash will get redirected at the nearest enemy instead of letting you go where you wanted to even if said enemy was so far from where you're facing that they weren't even on your screen. Also, Sonic will still target an enemy even if the enemy is in a state/phase that makes them hurt whoever touches them. Combine that with automatically targeting, and you will accidentally hurt yourself on nearby enemies that you were just trying to go past all the time.

4. Sonic speed
The idea of speed is great. Having no control over the situation is not. When you tell sonic to move, he starts at a super slow walk, and then accelerates to super fast very quickly, and you CANNOT choose which speed to stay/be at. The problem is that in the platforming section NEITHER of these 2 speeds are helpful, with the too slow being too slow and the fast speed being way too fast for precision and will get you killed; thus, you are given a very small window to use preferable speed before stopping and trying to move again.

I didn't do a good job putting it into words, so I'll just end with this. This game's legacy is amazing. The Sonic franchise is great. I like Sonic. But actually playing this game is the worst experience I have ever had playing a video game in my entire life. It is not worth even trying. This game is by far the worst piece of platforming adventure gameplay to ever cross my screen. The characters are cute, and the gameplay is beyond ugly.
I will try to beat this game to see if that changes anything I've said here. But given what I've already gone through, it would need to do a LOT to change my mind.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go throw up. Have a good day.

Been playing Sonic Adventure since Dreamcast. Always fun to play.