Is Sonic Adventure a Good Game?

Man, I really suck at Marvel VS. Capcom 2. It's pretty dang hard to get combos going, the game is unbalanced to hell, plus there's no Zero. At least Gambit is in that game, Gambit is awesome. Oh yeah, and Servbot, those guys are adorable, too bad he's total garbage in that game. Wait, I'm supposed to talking Sonic Adventure! Oops.

There was a point in grade school where I was completely obsessed with Sonic The Hedgehog, While it's super cringeworthy looking back on it, it really was a really fun back when I was 10. One of my favorite Sonic games was Sonic Adventure DX on the Gamecube. Recently, Sonic Adventure has gotten quite a negative reputation as aging really poorly, being a buggy mess, and even just being an overall bad game. The game was recently on sale on Steam, so I figured I'd buy it and see how I feel about it. Does it still hold up? Is it a good game? Continue reading to find out!

Accurate Image of Sonic Adventure

Frankly, after replaying most of the game, I think it has aged about as well as leaving a ham sandwich outside since 1999, or 1998 if you live in Japan. The sandwich is old and gross, and it probably tasted a lot better when it was first made. However, even though that sandwich is old, there's still a bit of flavor and goodness hidden deep inside the sandwich that some sick person could still get some enjoyment out of it. That's me. I'm the sick person. I think Sonic Adventure is fun. I ate the 17 year old sandwich.What have I done?

Now, in order to justify my enjoyment of the game, I must state my reasons! That's how the whole debate thing works, right? The game is old, broken, buggy and all that stuff, but I think that may be one of the reasons I like playing it so much. It has a good balance of "so bad it's good" and actual good features. I myself just have a good time making fun of the game, I love spindashing and building up infinite speed, running into something and watching the camera give itself a seizure, glitching into the floor and falling out of the world, and of course, Big the Cat jokes never get old. Those never fail to make me laugh.

Quality lip syncing right here

By far one of my favorite parts of the game it's atrocious voice acting. I swear, I quote some of these lines without even realizing it sometimes. The delivery and horrible writing really makes these some of the most memorable voice acting in any video game. I can't even understand how someone could act this horribly, even my sub-par acting is better than this. It's truly a joy to watch such disastrous performances. However, my personal favorite part of the voice acting is the lip syncing. I've seen bad lip syncing, but nothing, nothing compares to this. Their faces stretch and wiggle around, they don't even remotely match the lines being delivered. I can't even explain it properly, it has to be seen to be believed.

Frankly, I know the game isn't very good, but I can't help myself from having a blast when I play it. Maybe you agree with me, maybe you think the game is a steaming pile of poop, but either way, we can all agree that the lip syncing is amazing.