It was clear at this point that Sega had lost sight of what worked in the minds of Sonic’s most dedicated fans and had also failed to bring the sense of speed and tight control to the 3D world. Once the novelty of Sonic Adventure’s slick graphics wore off, the more experienced gamers realized this wasn’t nearly the same game they had grown up with.
As sad as this truth is, I still thing Sonic Adventure was the -last- great Sonic game. I really with Sega would smart up with the series… Sonic doesn’t deserve this decline.