5/5 ★ – RawMetal's review of Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.

System: Nintendo GameCube Started: 2003 Ended: 2004 Flashback Review I never owned a Sega console since I was a Nintendo kid back then. Not even their last console, the Sega Dreamcast until I finally managed to pick one up decades later. Since Sega decided to end their console line with the Dreamcast, the Sonic games and most other Sega IPs have been transferred to other consoles mostly for the Nintendo GameCube. When Sonic Adventure DX made its way to the GameCube, I actually got the game and played it non-stop since I was a sonic fan thanks to the Sega Genesis days when I visited my family relatives who owned those Sega consoles. This would also be the very first single-player video game I’ve beaten without any help. Most video games I played before were fighting games, party games, racing games and arcade games. Aside from the Arcade games, Fighting and Racing games weren’t story-focused. Sonic Adventure DX is an enhanced version of the original for the Dreamcast. With increased frame rate, more content such as unlocking emulated game gear games and mission modes. I would even consider this to be the definitive edition of Sonic Adventure. Granted how this game has aged since you look at these cutscenes and the JPEG skybox art. And this game can be somewhat glitchy at times. Like the Frame Rate Drops from the Beach Level. One thing I am truly impressed with is the level design for these games and the music soundtrack is great. This game does have a variety of gameplay that stand out like snowboarding from an avalanche, a fishing mode when you play as Big the Cat, and even a 3rd person shooter mechanic. Easily my favorite moment of this game was E-102 Gamma’s Story. This game is available to play even in future consoles. If you have not played any Sonic Adventure games, I say you are missing out. This is when Sega decided to strengthen more on Story and more in-depth level design based on actual real-world locations while bringing Sonic from 2D to 3D and that’s a bold move for its time and that is when Super Mario Odyssey decided to follow that path decades later. Yes, there are people who actually hate these games surprisingly. But to me, this was my childhood game in my time and I think it still slays today.