May
22, 2002. So this was…12 years ago! Man, I feel so old. I was in 11th grade. It was on a Friday night, and for dinner I
had buffalo chicken wings and the “Mr. X” episode of The Simpsons was on. What
time did I start? My spring break was
starting the next Monday and I was looking forward to basking in the joy that
is beating the game, but I ended up being depressed not only because I beat
this game. I was depressed because
Shadow’s story ended in Sonic Adventure 2.
Or so we thought!
I still think about it every once in a while. It was probably one of the most triumphant—and bittersweet—finishing of a Sonic game I’ve ever experienced.
The reason why I am posting this little bit of my memory about the night I finished the game, is because I am going to refer to my diary and document my writings about what I thought or liked about Sonic Adventure 2. Of course, Shadow the Hedgehog is the #1 reason why I needed the SEGA Dreamcast in the first place—the reason why we got one at all, thanks to Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog #98.. When the TV ad for SA2 aired, we didn’t have a Dreamcast. It was then we realized we needed to upgrade from SEGA Genesis.
“Throw It All Away” is still my favorite theme song for Shadow. It was different from the usual rock music that would be associated with Sonic. The first part is not sung, it is said, and it made me nervous…but like a good nervous? I don’t know what to call the genre/style of Shadow’s theme here… a cross between electronic and eclectic? Techno mix? I dunno. But it certainly was a different mood you don’t get with theme songs of other characters.
I am also watching the cut-scenes again from the game to have a direct refresh of memory, since I haven’t touched this game for um…about 10 years. I can watch them knowing now that Shadow is okay (at least maybe 75% of Sonic fans think so) but I will also be reminded of how shocked or surprised I was when I witnessed what was in my opinion the biggest moment for me in SA2: Sonic and Shadow joining forces and turning Super together!
[Sigh]…so the last two weeks of March always feel different because Sonic Adventure 2 was the video game that changed me the most as a Sonic fan-girl. It is significant to me in the fact that this was around the time I finished the game. And I don't think I shared a lot of my feelings or experience about this game because I wasn't presently playing it. Plus there were other games I was playing. But I have to share them soon, because SA2 is an important part of my gaming history, my gaming experience.
Should I make this part of the Sonic Fan-Girl Chronicles? I probably can. I meant to do it as part of the series anyway, but it's just been delayed for a long while. It's finally coming. Too bad I couldn't post it toward the end of March. It will have to be in April, then. I have to still document and collect some more memories/journal entries about my time playing Sonic Adventure 2.
Come back again soon! I'll have some treats to share. ^__^
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