Slim Plays Sonic Adventure 2 - Chao Garden Opening
72For all of those wondering why I wasn't doing anything with the chao garden, this is why, I was saving it for its own video and talking about it all at once. So say hello to Sonic Adventure 2's virtual pet simulator!
What can I say really? This is a side mode of a 3D platformer and is made for the sole purpose of giving you something to do on the side if you want some downtime from the main adventure and emblem grinding. However, you'd be surprised (if you've never seen this before) with how in-depth this mode CAN be. These squishy creatures have a lot going for them and there is a reason why this mode is so heavily liked by fans. May not be everyone's cup of tea, and that's fine...you're not expected to devote time to this if you don't want to (hence why it is a side mode).
Anyway, the reason why I didn't devote a lot of time to this in the main part of the playthrough is I have a specific way I like to handle this, particularly when it comes to the 180 emblem grind, so I'll be focusing on this a bit more when we get to that. Plus I'll really only be focusing on the essential things; the stuff that will ultimately get me all 180 emblems, so don't expect me to focus on getting chaos chao, getting a perfect stat chao, making a giant chao family, etc., but these are definitely all things you can do if you want to spend that time on it.
And if you do want to spend your time on Chao Garden extensively, here is a huge database on everything you may want to know.
https://chao-island.com/info-center/
(It's also come to my attention that the Chao Island website above has recently gone through some changes since the SA1 emblem grind, so it's not completely up to date, but it looks like work is being done on it)
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