Is sonic adventure 1 or 2 better

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Today we will be discussing which sonic adventure game is better. This is strictly my opinion, I do not think that one game is significantly better than the other. They are both good games

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  • As a kid I would have said SA1 hands down no competition. I loved the hub worlds and just being able to play around as every character. However now I’d say SA2 because I like the music more and find the levels more structured and replayable. Also the chao garden in SA2 is amazing.
  • @StatixFH
    the fact that there is a debate goes to show how great this duology really is
  • I like how SA1 went with the foreshadowing route while SA2 went with the cool and radical approach
  • @NRalter
    Me personally I enjoy Sonic Adventure 1 more, the hub world's felt more adventurous than SA2 and the game itself is just so fun. And the stopping sound effect Sonic has when braking is so great
  • When it comes to the intro cutscenes, I'd say SA1's has a more cinematic feel so it wins out.
  • Sa1 is more ambitious, but I find SA2 more polished and more engaging in terms of story. Visually, it looks more vibrant too.
  • @Toriksta-
    Sonic Adventure felt like....an adventure game lol. The way the hub world is designed, adding lots of exploration and interactivuty, it feels more like an adventure. Sonic Adventure 2 is just playing through levels, albeit some levels were really fun and structured, and the chao garden in SA2 was insane. SA1 clears for me, but as someone who puts literal hundreds of hours in just the chao garden, SA2 is on another level.
  • @Dr_Disconnect
    The reason Shadow dies isn't because it's what Maria wanted. It's because he pushed himself and ran out of rings. His fight is the last one before him and sonic both power up to warp the Ark away. He ran out simple as that and fell to Earth.
  • @stepehano7447
    Imo, I liked everything in SA1 more than 2 from gameplay to writing and music, but SA2 has a better Chao garden than SA1
  • @chrislacy1990
    My pick: Adventure. While there are positives and negatives in both games, here’s how I came to my decision: - Story: Adventure - Visuals: Adventure 2 - Soundtrack: Adventure 2 - Mechanics: Adventure - Sales (tiebreaker): Adventure
  • @biodock2003
    I like how the Biolizard makes minor background appearances in newspapers and in the computer before he actually reveals himself. It’s kind of like how Staypuft from Ghostbusters or the velociraptors from Jurassic Park keep making small cameos throughout both films.
  • I enjoy both, but SA1 reminds me more of the early Sonic games, just good, wholesome fun, with a couple of sad moments in there, such as Tikal flashback and such. SA2 is very good but I think that was the start of the franchise taking itself too seriously and that gave us games like Shadow The Hedgehog and Sonic 06
  • @ORLY911
    I like the general feel and atmosphere of the first, and feel like it has a bit more polish to the gameplay. 2 has a lot more content and more focused gameplay. I think I prefer SA1, none of the characters overstay their welcome while in 2 it does feel like it drags its feet near the end with hamming in more sections for each character. Btw, if you're playing the HD port of SA2, may I recommend looking into a deadzone fix for your stick, the built in controls are a bit busted on the HD port so it makes movement ESPECIALLY the walkers feel very awkward, and far more awkward than they should.
  • @Red7Ent
    If you’re asking which game is better, you really gotta look at the DC originals. Especially with the opening cutscenes - considering the fact that SA2 on DC didn’t have one, so SA1 wins by default. Also, the DX version of SA1 is bugged to crap, and the Dreamcast original really doesn’t have most of those bugs.
  • @aluzion2616
    This video was cool honestly i realy liked it. Do you plan todo other video like that ?
  • @Jackalos1
    SA2 is by far the most popular game in the speedrunning community not just between the two but out of all Sonic games. Make of that what you will but I personally prefer SA2 for a number of reasons. My biggest issue with SA2 is definitely the botched treasure hunting radar though. I don't really mind the mech stages tbh, but I feel it would've been better if they skipped on the idea of pairing the characters and only had robotnik in a mech.
  • @bryanweiss4881
    Was always 2 for me even back then, but 1 is so much fun too