After Pressing Start: Sonic Adventure 2

Our patience for entertainment wanes as we get older, leading to plenty of frustration from the inevitable “right in the childhood” moments when we open the ol’ nostalgia box only to discover that Kingdom Hearts wasn’t the narrative masterpiece we thought it was at age thirteen. Sometimes I wonder if it’s better that I don’t find out whether Austin Powers was actually funny or the possibility that Sonic Adventure 2 doesn’t deserve the praise I gave it as a kid. This is a story about the latter.

When Mini Games Get Big

I play Sonic Adventure 2 for the tamogatchi-esque Chao raising. I play Final Fantasy for Triple Triad and for Blitzball. I play Rogue Galaxy for Insectron. If I were to type the words “mini-game” (hey, I did it!), your reaction