The High Speed 3D Platformer We Deserve

Been getting a decent amount of comments about Spark 3 on my recent Sonic videos, so I'm really glad I got around to covering it. Thanks for watching, Merry Christmas, and I'll see you all next year!

So fun fact, the "Manual Dash" (more often referred to as the Magnet Dash) was originally a glitch in the second game. The developer kept it in and made adjustments in the third game to make it more balanced. This glitch is actually near identical to the one found in Sonic Frontiers, which received official recognition by SEGA. I know that last bit is not much of an important detail, I just found it funny.

The vocal theme used in the Throwback boss fight is actually the boss theme used in Spark 2. All Spark games have banging soundtracks.

I went and downloaded this game within the first few minutes of the video. Like you stated at the end, I can't BELIEVE this has been right under our noses the entire time we've been wishing for better Sonic games. Can't wait to play it!

im so glad this series started getting the recognition it deserves after Spark 3 came out

The thing I really enjoy about this game is that the dev knows you will try to mess around the stages and doesn't punish you for it. Every stage with a vehicle gimmick where you do not start in the vehicle can be beaten without said vehicle. The spinning ziplines in Protest Prison, the helicopters in Protest City, heck, you could beat Lost Riviera without using a single grindrail. This shows how good Spark handles and how developed the level layouts can be. Also, the latest update included adjustments to the killplanes for the waterfalls in my favorite out-of-bounds area (Thanks, Lake!).

Fun fact: you can exit the car and run car stages on foot, and get a faster time. Spark is faster than a car. Other fun fact: the developer recently added all stages from Spark the Electric Jester 2 in Spark 3 as *free DLC*. Because he's just that cool. This brings a lot of additional content to a game that already has a lot (if you're willing to challenge yourself).

The whole Spark trilogy has been a blast to play! If you wanna hear more vocal tracks, I suggest looking into the OST for Spark 2; there's three different boss themes that all have vocals that cut in at about the halfway point of the fight, and they're all a jam to listen to! (They also play into Fark's story a bit, if you decide to follow the storyline of how Fark came to be what he is when you find him in Spark 3.)

this is the first game in YEARS that got me to immediately play it all the way through again right after finishing it. It's way too good.

Regardless of how much I thought Frontiers was fun, Spark 3 just... ROCKS I can't even think about Sonic Frontiers after getting absolutely addicted to it for a while Been following the franchise since the beginning and the amount of love and care put into each entry and the staggering improvements to each one just blows me away. Really glad you gave it a shot; it was honestly the only thing I was thinking about when watching your Frontiers review.

I´ve actually been following this developer since I was heck 14. After playing the Sonic Fan games after and before the sequel, that make a cute attempt at telling a story inbetween Sonic classics. I just had to have more. Then I played through a Sonic fan game that was also a metroid vania which was weird but awesome. And then I finally found the Steam page of the first Spark the electric Jester game, planned to be released in 2017. I was stocked and really excited and when the day finally came when it released I dropped everything I was doin and immediately played it. It was magical. My 14 y/o dumbass playing this mix of Sonic, Kirby and much more with its own wonderful soundtrack and characters. The story is a bit weird and dumb but I didn´t give a shit. I was playing the best game ever. And then it was over. Shortly after Lake Feperd announced there would be a sequel focusing on the mechanic fiend which was in the first game. And it would be 3D. Hearing that I was being taken aback. Good game? and now in 3d? Following the devlog and such I was only thinking that this would become the bestest game and it truly was the bestest of Sonic speed. More music, more speed, more action a better combat system. Levels that experienced with momentum based mechanics and SPEEED. Everything I ever wanted from Sonic games. And now the third game. Playing it I never looked back. Only moving forward having a blast, jumping from platform to platform. And going through one of the hardest speed platform challenges ever in the final level. And still the story is overdramatic and stupid but what the heck it´s still amazing. I love this game and I love this series, maybe even more today than Sonic. Lake Feperd made sometihing amazing and it has stayed with me for a big chung of my life and I cherish that.

Enjoyed Frontiers quite a bit but Spark 3 blows it out of the water. Pacific Abyss alone is one of my favorite levels in any 3D Sonic Style game.

the physics in this game are far superior than frontiers

'Spark the Electric Jester 3' is indeed a fantastic game and I'm glad it's gotten an Overwhelmingly Positive rating. The series has long since deserved that reputation. That said, I think '2' and '3' have really struggled in terms of integrating combat with its core gameplay loop of high-speed platforming. The original 2D 'Spark the Electric Jester' had no such problems because, moving along a single horizontal axis, you had to fight enemies because they would always be in your path. In 3D? Just run and jump around them. '3' basically forces you into arenas just to get some use out of the combat mechanics that would otherwise go unused outside of boss fights. 'Sonic Frontiers' attempted a lot of things and got... some of them right. What I DO think it needs to build up on—and indeed, what other high-speed 3D platformers should take note of—is how 'Frontiers' attempts to integrate speed into the combat. Most notably, the Cycloop, which is the best idea to come out of 'Frontiers' by a long shot. What better demonstration of Sonic as a fighter is there than a move that has him literally run rings around enemies? Another thing is that 'Sonic Frontiers' also attempts to integrate the platforming into the actual mini-boss fights. Sadly, it does not do them enough because too many Guardians lock Sonic into some mini-game sort of thing like flying through the air and avoiding rotating obstacles or falling through rings, but the Asura was really promising, making you run up its arms. That is exactly the sort of thing I'd like to see more of in 'Sonic'; using Sonic's speed as a foundation for his attacks and as his primary tool of engagement against bosses, NOT scripted nonsense like grinding rings about a Strider or sidestepping along a Squid or shifting between rails against a Fortress. Also, if you could please put in a notice for the plot spoilers at the very end, that'd be swell.

I feel like this video is more "Sonic Frontiers Sucks" more than "Look at this cool fan-game that has it's own identity compared to Sonic" and I....kinda hate it

spark 3 is one of the games of all time

The StEJ series finally starting to get some recognition on youtube recently brings a smile to my face.

I was looking into whom the developer for Spark 3 is, and realized he is Brazilian! I'm really proud that this and other indie games from my country, such as Dandy Ace and Unsighted, have been highlighted for their quality.

I cannot thank you enough for bringing all those wonderful indie games into the spotlight. Spark 3 is definitely going to be my Christmas present to myself this year.

so glad more people are talking about this game also shoutouts to the dev for adding in every level from spark 2 as FREE DLC