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Sonic 3&knuckles levels was not boring I enjoyed all of them!
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I completed a playthrough of Sonics 1,2 and 3&K this past week and I'm firmly of the opinion that Sonic 3 is the better half of Sonic 3&Knuckles.
On the Sonic 3 side, all the zones, save Marble Garden, are well-designed and fun to play.
Marble Garden is my least favorite zone across all 3(4) Sonic titles. I know many people enjoy it, but for me it's a tedious slog, and every gimmick the zone introduces, I dislike, as I do the music. On the positive side, the backgrounds look nice and the boss fight is kind of neat.
I realize that I'm out on a lonely island with this opinion, but Carnival Night is my favorite zone in the game. Yes, it's garish and the music is awful, but it plays amazingly well. I love the intricate feel of the levels and how wonderfully they flow.
Angel Island 1 and Hydrocity 2 are my favorite musical tracks in the whole of S3&K.
The S&K side is more of a mixed bag. Flying Battery is easily the best zone, and I also like Act 1 of Sandopolis. None of the other levels rise above mediocrity. Lava Reef is the weakest zone, but there are no truly awful levels in S&K.
Lava Reef 1 is my favorite musical track on the S&K half. Mushroom Hill's music is my least favorite.
Using the S,A,B,C,D tier system, here's how I rank the individual acts of S3&K. Column 1 is how much I enjoyed playing the act. Column 2 is how much I enjoyed the act's music.
| Angel Island 1 |
A |
S |
| Angel Island 2 |
A |
A |
| Hydrocity 1 |
A |
A |
| Hydrocity 2 |
A |
S |
| Marble Garden 1 |
D |
D |
| Marble Garden 2 |
D |
D |
| Carnival Night 1 |
S |
D |
| Carnival Night 2 |
S |
D |
| Ice Cap 1 |
A |
B |
| Ice Cap 2 |
A |
B |
| Launch Base 1 |
A |
C |
| Launch Base 2 |
A |
C |
| Mushroom Hill 1 |
B |
D |
| Mushroom Hill 2 |
B |
D |
| Flying Battery 1 |
S |
B |
| Flying Battery 2 |
A |
B |
| Sandopolis 1 |
A |
B |
| Sandopolis 2 |
B |
C |
| Lava Reef 1 |
C |
A |
| Lava Reef 2 |
C |
C |
| Sky Sanctuary |
C |
B |
| Death Egg 1 |
B |
C |
| Death Egg 2 |
B |
C |
