First of all... I know it can't just be me (or maybe it is) but I find the stage rather boring when you're taking the speed run route. Not that my heart doesn't beat out of my chest when things are going right and Sonic's going consistently fast, but... idk. Maybe because the challenging areas are rather... uninteresting (not all of them). I can't say that about the rest of the stage's alt paths because the stage is actually quite flexible overall. Although I now completely understand what it takes to get on top of that falling orange platform after running over water (stop boosting before you turn right or you'll cause Sonic to "understeer."), I dunno... just seems so plain. Secondly, to add insult to injury, after hitting the black speed booster that launches Sonic, you boost down to the end, only to jump and stop all of Sonic's momentum because for some reason, Sonic Team doesn't want Sonic to... go relatively fast around a corner to the left. For a shortcut, it sure does seem rather bland to kill Sonic's flow. Last but not least, I'm annoyed at the territory of this game when it comes to the controls in this stage. Again, air boosting after the cannon launches you to the springs, air boosting seems to be an option on and off like. It's just like Green Hill 2's last set of springs before hopping over the trip step which you can overcome any control issues by air boosting before hitting the springs.
Well, I've got the early morning ahead of me and after getting 6th on XBL (as I said, I should at least get 8th or 7th), I felt it was time to actually show some progress. I actually ran out of meter in the final part of the stage and if I didn't, I possibly could've snatched 4th. Well... that's the plan when I record the run. The current ruler of the XBL leaderboard is none other than KYUURI999@ 1:30:44. Right now, I don't see myself knocking 5 seconds off my time. Still have a lot of work cut out. Right now, my biggest concern is making the most out of the last 2D section with the wall jumping as it doesn't make much sense to me yet.
... I actually look forward to getting through this stage so I can focus on Crisis City Act 2 again. I think this stage is definitely more fun to watch played than it is to play it as a speed run. Maybe a red ring attack would be better...?
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