Sonic Adventure 3 is Coveted by Many Sonic Fans, but Why? And is it Realistic?

The average gamer that dabbles with Sonic the Hedgehog games, might remember the Sonic Adventure games. They might have played it on the Dreamcast or through one of the re-releases, but either way, most people don’t really think about Sonic Adventure that much. In the hardcore Sonic community though, there are a faction of fans that hold the Adventure games in very high regard.

There’s something about this awkward edgy teen phase of the series that has stuck with many fans, despite it not holding up very well in 2017. To some of these fans, it’s held up as the premiere era of Sonic games; and even though there has been a generally warm reception to the fast-paced boost heavy “Modern” era style, and more recently, the return to “Classic” Genesis 2D gameplay, there are many that want Sega to revisit the “Dreamcast” or “Adventure” era which includes games like Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, and depending on who you ask, Sonic the Hedgehog ’06. But why is this era that many casual and non-fans have largely forgotten so revered?