Sonic Adventure DX

This is one the best Sonic games Sega has made. It was made over two decades ago and the design, graphics, gameplay show its ages. Despite that, it remains a fun game that deserves to be revisited. Sonic fans will not want to miss this adventure. The narrative remains good and the characters remain cool to play with.

dont let youtubers sway your opinion. yes there is some jank but lets not like mario 64 didn't *cough BLG cough*. Spindash skipping with sonic is really fun, music is nice and story is charming. Only really bad part is big

When you buy Sonic Adventure DX on Steam, you are greeted to a very buggy game with poor lighting, weird resolution settings and models that look like they were dunked into the Shine-O Ball-O. There's also the frankly questionable voice acting direction and cutscene animation, neither having remotely aged well. Without a doubt, buying this game as is and playing it normally is the single worst way to ever experience Sonic's first real dive into 3D platforming.

Luckily, the Dreamcast Conversion mod fixes (almost) all of these issues! Yeah, the cutscenes still look awkward, the voice acting's still rough and having to fight the same boss multiple times in different stories is still tiresome, but I can look past it as this was Sonic Team's first go at it, not to mention that Adventure is insanely fun. I think this is the best that these characters have ever controlled in 3D, even to this day. The level design is frankly amazing with zero duds imo, the soundtrack is insane and with the DC mod, the original textures and lighting is restored which makes the game visually impressive even by modern standards. This should be an instant buy for any platforming enthusiast, but please make sure you've got the Dreamcast Conversion mod installed! It will make your experience a whole lot better and is honestly the main reason you should pick up this version of the game since I doubt SEGA will ever directly port the original version to current gen systems.

its honestly pretty fun just need to install some mods that make it a bit better and done

Love sonic game series, 2D and 3D,
but this game is trash, my friends told me maybe I should download mods for it to be better game,
but I review it without mods, so that's it, really didn't like the game.

Game sucked. My friend told me to play it cause it was "PEAK". it was in fact the opposite of "PEAK". Don't get me started on the chow garden. didn't even use it. i drowned the golden one cause i felt like it. That was the best part. Actually nevermind the game is "PEAK" for the child abuse alone. That's all

this is a fantastic remaster! Have no idea why it is so hated.Some might even call it a remake just out of the sheer stuff and improvements they've added to the original. Hot take but the I hate the original its buggy old mess.Overall 10/10 definitely worth the small bargain of 2 dollars!

Such a great game! Camera is sometimes really messing everything up and getting every A on metal sonic missions is a chore since it's the same as normal sonic, but other than that the game is really fun!

It's pretty okay!
The Sonic Stages are by far the best ones, but the others can at least be fun to go through... except for Big's.
If you've got a guide along with you to ease the frustrating parts, it can be pretty enjoyable!
The story is... the ideas are great, the execution is alright, I mean, it's fine, but it could never be one of my favorite stories.

Pretty fun game. Very ambitious for the time; it just aged kinda funny. While getting Better SADX is definitely recommended, it's far from necessary.

This game is absolute peak. 100% recommend to Sonic fanatics. Camera is a little jank and it takes getting used to. But its very fun. Especially with mods.

Sonic Adventure is a fun outing through Sonic's first true 3D... adventure. You run through each level at a brisk pace, pretty standard platforming. You can access each levels by exploring hub worlds, that also progress the story. However, I had some trouble locating the next area you're supposed to explore within the hubs, even with the hint bubbles, as the hints come across as too vague in some instances.

The multiple playable characters add additional replay value, with each character featuring their own campaigns that occasionally intertwine. Each character features their own gameplay gimmick, with my personal favourite being Gamma's, having to combo blowing up enemies with your missiles to gain additional time. Least favourite one would have to be Big the Cat's, as the fishing games mechanics feel slow and unintuitive, and the game didn't clearly explain them either.

The story is fairly straight forward, good guys fight bad guys, though as stated earlier, the different characters have their own sides to the story with their own aspirations and arcs, and there's a larger story being told in intervals that you can piece together, until the final confrontation you unlock once all campaigns are completed, which feels very satisfying to go through. However, whether it be due to budget or a lack of resources, the cutscenes are very poor quality. They feature poor grammar, amateur voice acting, awkward character movements and peculiar line and scene pacing. Though I will admit, it has a bit of charm to it all.

The art direction is good, as environments have a semi realistic feel to them, that is, overlooking the crusty texture quality. The game is low poly, which is charming, even more so when installing mods to enable the original Dreamcast models, which fit the environments better. Stages feature memorable set pieces and special events to help them stand out. Music is great, as always from a Sonic game, they have a welcoming feel to them, like a song from the early 2000's.

For a first 3D outing, Sonic Adventure didn't turn out half bad. It's memorable, has a strong identity and a good amount of replay value. It certainly has its rough edges, which do knock the game down a few points for me, but I enjoyed myself for most of my time with Adventure.

(A quick note, I advise playing with the SA Mod Manager, as it fixes bugs present in this pc release, restoring the original dreamcast models and superior lighting system, makes the game run at 60fps and widescreen, and a plethora of other options)

mid game without mods but mods make the game amazing

One of the greatest Sonic games of all time. Just... please, make sure you mod it lol

Great game, some levels make me want to pull my hair out but I'm so glad I bought it! the final boss is epic, the soundtrack is amazing! I don't write comments usually, only for games I really have a fun time playing

Sonic Adventure DX- SADX MOD MANAGER
It makes it a perfect port using the dreamcast conversion mod, dreamcast water. the dreamcast japanese motion blur, hd textures, the built in mod loader input controls, lanter engine, Better Tails AI and of course I for my preference used on my 100% playthrough the DX models but i will use the dreamcast ones too

As for the game itself being improved a ton with the mod loader
I love it
from the classic four sonic games this one is like the best continuation i could ask for
After Sonic 3 & Knuckles the master emerald is once again making an important comeback with such a great plot regarding Chaos and Tikal
I love the story so much and Sonic's characterization even as he is a quirky teenager
I love how thoughtful and caring he is
and his line about chaos in the final battle just proves that
Open Your Heart Chaos
I really love Sonic here despite him being a scaredy kitten when Amy asks for help with the birdie and him being such a dummy teenager

Besides that the levels are beyond damn amazing and the score is a masterpiece
not only that but I got used to big the cat levels
he is easy now and I love Tails's character as well as Amy's as they stand out for their own and deal with their problems
Love how Amy isn't obssessive over sonic too and just cares really deep about him
Gamma was a great add as well and everything ties to the story so well
Knuckles is phenomenal and his acting and quest to restore the master emerald remains peak
I love his line at the finale of his story

another thing to note
the final story was great and epic
Chaos out of control with the negative power of the chaos emeralds while sonic's friends gathered the chaos emeralds for sonic to transform with the pure good hearted energy of those
Super Sonic against Chaos was a battle to Open His Heart
Tikal protecting the chao from her tribe and not letting them get there for the unlimited power of the emeralds was peak
As well as when she and Chaos sealed themselves and she comes back for Chaos after Sonic beats him

Homing Attack and the dash for enemies and rings, the levels in trial and getting all embles while playing the levels and mini games was fantastic
Rasing Chao and letting them race was so cute and worth it too
I now learned how to properly raise any chao with any status being neutral, good or dark
and using animals and chao fruit to level them up fast as well as mushrooms
I love the chao garden

And Sonic Adventure DX is beyond amazing
the 100% reward beign a metal sonic with his own movement and sounds while also being as fast as super sonic
Chief's kiss
I also really liked the dlc missions which some are 2003 stuff where it shows Cream, Sonic X or Sonic Spinball Party
besides that i wanna try the dreamcast dlcs and whenever they pop up it's fantastic
I love the adventure field and interacting with every citizen in the story as the story progresses and seeing some go their ways while achieving something
Each charater's story and each character having their own peak theme
Sonic Adventure DX 10/10

DONT PLAY IT WITHOUT BETTER SADX MOD!!!
The game is really good with mods but without 👎bad frames bad resolution just use the mods but I think that we have an pc port so it's cool
How to mod the game you maybe can ask?
Just go to my profile and go to my groups and join to the Better SADX group and download the file

thankfully for mods I can restore the old dreamcast models and textures

It says i only have 1 hour of playtime bc of a glitch with my mod loader but, The game is really fun and the levels are well designed, The chao garden is fun to just sit around in, and the graphics are really nostalgic, Not to mention all the fun stuff you can do with mods, Speaking of which you probably need to use them so the game actually looks nice and other stuff. Other than that it's amazing

I used a switch pro controller, but still the game ran great and you get plenty of hours of play time, not to mention its so cheap, also this is sonic in his prime

Its a great game but just is kinda bad due to how many times it was ported

Best game ive played, open your heart is amazing, and the prototype version is good to even without crush 40 performing it, the story telling is ok, the gameplay is fun, but i'd be lying if i said it was not filled with bugs, especially big's story, that is horrendous, tikal's story arc subplot thing is good, BUT WHY DOES TIKAL THINK BIG AND E-102 GAMMA BOTH NEED TO KNOW THE ECIDNA TRIBE LORE ??? 10/10 game

This game is B tier until you realize how fun it is to spin dash over entire segments of level, 10/10.

Pretty good game, if you're considering buying this to play for the first time, do yourself a favor and install SADX mod installer, it'll auto configure the game to support widescreen and revert a lot of the not great changes between the original dreamcast version and this one. Some of the cheat codes in the mod manager are really fun to play around with too, my favorite being the one that disables all voices in the game. That plus a sound mod to replace sound effects with ones from the Genesis games and one to replace the rings make it feel like classic sonic. Sure, we're getting to real sonic of theseus hours with this setup, but I'm having fun with it.

I played this game a LONG while back on my cousin's GameCube, and I've been waiting literal years to play it again! After buying the game on Steam... the game had a very "off" feeling to it.

First of all, the game itself is pretty good! I like that every character has their own unique story and gets their time to shine and develop. I also like how MOST of the characters have unique play styles, even if some aren't as good as others. Sonic's story is most definitely my favorite part of the game, and is honestly probably the most enjoyable story to play through. Almost everyone else's is also pretty enjoyable as well, with an exception being Big's levels. I don't know if its just me or not, but I just dislike these levels with a passion, and don't really wanna go back to playing them once I finish his story. Who knows though, maybe I just need more hours to get used to his gameplay, just like the mech and treasure stages in SA2. Overall, Sonic Adventure's gameplay is actually pretty solid, and I think this may just be the best Sonic's ever played in a 3D environment.

There wasn't too many big things to complain about (Besides the fact the game's not widescreen and the difficulty in getting a controller set up for the game), but there were many small things that I experienced while playing that made me feel like there was something wrong with this version, ESPECIALLY after having the chance to play the original Dreamcast. Turns out most of these issues were because this version of the game is a port of a port of a port. Luckily, most, if not all the issues can be fixed if you're willing to spend 20 minutes or less installing some mods.

If I had to give the game a rating, it'd have to be a solid 7/10 (9/10 if it weren't for all the mods I needed to install

just by installing the SA Mod Manager and the mods that come with it, this game goes from being a pretty good but extremely flawed sonic game to one of my absolute favorites in the series! i feel like the jankiness of the game is way more charming than it is frustrating, the level design and music are phenomenal, and i honestly love being able to play different characters outside of just sonic, even if some of their stages can be pretty hit or miss. if you've written off sonic adventure because of people complaining about its subpar port, you really owe it to yourself to revisit it with the dreamcast conversion mods!

Sonic's transtion to 3D was great

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I dont actually think this game is very good. It is worth experiencing though if you like sonic at all. Just make sure you heavily mod it to be as close to the dreamcast version as possible.

Sonic Adventure by itself is a great game (If reviewing just the game)

However, if we're talking about this specific edition... this port has a lot of bugs, especially in graphics and inputs.

The improvements made by these talented people elevate the game's experience a lot:
https://gitlab.com/PiKeyAr/sadx-mod-installer/-/wikis/home

would be better if the camera wasnt shit or if there werent 5 other characters besides sonic for absolutely no reason at all.
otherwise, fun game :)

pro tip: open the game up from your steam library and open the game up in config mode to change the controls since the default controls are pretty janky

the better adventure game if you ask me

i mean you can fish with big the cat that's at least 7/10 worthy

for real though, no matter what version of sonic adventure i play. i will always have a good time through the whole thing. this is my comfort game :3

It's a classic! Even better with mods too! =D

As long as you get the mod to fix the graphical stuff, it's just like the gamecube version.

Even though the game is really old and has a few bugs/glitches. The hub world, chao garden, and story is really great. Gammas storyline is surprisingly good while big makes me want to kms. Final boss fight and music is really iconic/memorable.

Sonic Adventure DX is often hailed as one of the standout titles in the Sonic franchise, and for good reason. Released initially for the Sega Dreamcast and later remastered for other platforms, this game offered a refreshing blend of speed, exploration, and adventure that captivated fans both new and old.

One of the highlights of Sonic Adventure DX is its engaging storyline. Players are introduced to multiple characters, each with their own unique abilities and narratives. From Sonic's high-speed escapades to Tails' engineering genius and Knuckles' treasure-hunting quests, the game presents a diverse experience that keeps the gameplay fresh. The voice acting, while a bit campy by today’s standards, was a big draw back in its day, giving each character more personality and depth.

The transition to 3D was another significant factor that made this game memorable. The environments are vibrant and diverse, ranging from lush forests to bustling cities and even underwater ruins. The level design encourages exploration and rewards players with hidden items and different paths, adding layers to the gameplay. Sonic's trademark speed feels exhilarating, especially in sections where players can zoom through loops and perform tricks.

The inclusion of the Chao Garden is another reason the game endeared itself to many players. This mini-game allowed for nurturing and raising Chao, which added a unique layer of complexity and engagement beyond the main story mode. It encouraged players to explore levels more thoroughly to collect items and raise their Chao effectively.

As for whether I would recommend Sonic Adventure DX to others, I absolutely would. This game epitomizes what makes the Sonic franchise so beloved—a mix of speed, adventure, and memorable characters. While it may have a few quirks, especially when it comes to controls and camera angles (which can be a bit tricky), the charm and nostalgia it offers more than make up for any shortcomings. It's a fantastic experience for both long-time fans of Sonic and newcomers wanting to dive into the blue blur's world. Whether you're drawn in by the fast-paced gameplay, the engaging storylines, or the fun side activities, Sonic Adventure DX has something to offer everyone.

For when the original game came out, this is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed the Sonic story but level the Lost World level got pretty annoying. Aside from that it was great. All of the bosses were either very fum or just way too easy. 7/10 for Sonic story

It's better than Adventure 2 in almost everything.

The controls are faster and better, with fun abilities. On top of that, the open-ended level design encourages you to take shortcuts as much as possible, and even if you don’t, the stages are still enjoyable—unlike Adventure 2’s completely linear levels.

You can also choose whichever character you want to play as instead of being forced into specific ones, and they all have light and enjoyable gameplay. Except for Big, every character is fun to play, especially Tails.

The only thing Adventure 2 does better than Adventure 1 is the story, characters, and overall atmosphere. But in everything else, Adventure 1 is without a doubt the superior game.

People who prefer Adventure 2 only do so out of nostalgia, because as a game, it ranges from bad to med.

Conclusion: Adventure 1 > Adventure 2.

It was good until i got to Big, then it became living hell I cant beat hot shelter. I dont know will I unlock super Sonic.

Screw big's story, everyone else's story is a W

It's worth playing, even in .

This is the game that created a lot of the DNA that all modern 3d sonic games run on. It can be clunky, frustrating, and downright buggy at times, but it's not one to skip, whether you are replaying for nostalgia reasons, or experiencing the full history of Sonic's Adventures for the first time.

PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Play this game with the BetterSADX mod enabled!

Sonic Adventure is an amazing game & I one that hold close to me & is in my top 7 Sonic games of all time.
DX has always been a terrible port of this game and this 2010 remaster makes it even worse with the models, the blue borders, the removed Dreamcast lighting & Dreamcast DLC, as well as some of the additions from the original DX like the Gamegear games.

The BetterSADX mod seeks to restore all of this lost content. So despite this being an awful port/remaster of this game, it is also the BEST way to play Sonic Adventure because of this mod. Even better than playing it on the original Dreamcast.

Good game even tho i had to install like 13 mods on it

Recommended only if you have any love for Sonic and friends or nostalgia for the Dreamcast era. The camera, controls, voice acting, and story are just as bad as they were in 1999. However, the music is still awesome and is definitely the highlight of this game.

Also, I played this without any mods and had a fine time. People who can't stand to play any game unless they can run it in 4k widescreen with a 240hz frame rate probably shouldn't be playing Sonic Adventure anyway. That's my old man rant for the day.

i love the gameplay just make sure you get graphics mods

Even though it's DX and not the dreamcast port its still a well put together game (Minus some model and text issues along with bugs). If anyone wants an authentic SA1 experience then this is what you'd prolly wanna play.

this is the best game i ever played super sonic looks so cool and perfect chaos and sonic,tails,knuckles,amy,big,e-102''y'' and super sonic stories are awsome i recomend this sonic game challenging but very fun.

its good game iff you dont know what to do you serched up a tutaler of sonic adventure playthugh and you will know what to do

Really good game, can't recommend this port without mods but modded, a very excellent classic 3d platformer. One of Sonic's best I'd go as far to say.

I played this with the Dreamcast conversion mod, as god intended. Used to play the Dreamcast demo disc endlessly for the Sonic Adventure 1 demo as a kid on my uncle's Dreamcast until he bought the game. I remember many times staying up all night at his place and trying to beat the game in one go because he didn't own a memory card. Better days, simpler times. This game was my Mario 64. Rest in peace uncle, you will be missed.