Sonic Colors Ultimate is Pathetic

[@KingKlonoa]

PSA: so at the time of making this video, the only Switch issues I was aware of were the abhorrent load times. However, since then, more information about the Switch port has been uncovered, glitches which approach Sonic '06 levels of bad, which you can no doubt find on Twitter when you search 'Sonic Colors Ultimate', so I would caution anyone that still wants to buy Ultimate to STEER CLEAR of the Switch version.

[@DaSheepKiller]

That sucks, I was thinking I might experience Sonic Colors for the first time on the Switch version. Hopefully the game gets patched on all versions.

[@junglezone7323]

30 fps on switch version is already enough to steer clear of it

[@DaSheepKiller]

@@junglezone7323 yeah, the game ran just fine on Wii, and if Skyward Sword can be 60FPS on Switch then surely Sonic Colors can be too.

[@thatrandomguy7383]

Fuck too late

[@mariosonicguy2569]

I got this game on my ps5 so. It’s running fine at least for now. Tho I did come across one thing. Occasionally when I use the wisps the music doesn’t show up, not every time just rarely. If I do run into some glitches like I saw on twitter then… I don’t know.

[@bokobo6295]

iirc, sega said they wanted to remaster colors so that the newest generation of sonic fans made by the movie would get a positive idea of what video game sonic is like. Releasing unfinished games is part of the classic sega playbook, so it succeeded on some level

[@Matanumi]

@@amuroray88 because developers are incompetent and can't be bothered to compete with dolphin.

[@thomasverslycken2563]

Well atleast its only the first version which makes makes of this getting updates almost guaranteed & there is an atleast decent chance for sega to make the game start of really bad but get good later on, but yea because it's bad now 1: it doesn't even deserve the wird ultimate in its name & 2: because it seems they can't even remaster colors properly i have pretty low hopes for rangers to be good

[@FarmYardGaming]

It's bad when you're losing out to the competency of emulation as the company that made the game in the first place

[@superplayerex2431]

That Metal Sonic rush pop-up looks like one of those "THERE ARE HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA!!!" advertisements online. I bet that someone will make a mod of the game on PC where the message in the pop-up is exactly that or something similar.

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

Twitter had a field day making memes of it

[@m7in]

"THERE ARE CHAOS EMERALDS IN YOUR AREA!!!"

[@gunman8452]

Modders are saying they don't even want to touch the game

[@superplayerex2431]

@@gunman8452 Yeah, I just heard that too. Still, there may be one in some time.

[@Eichro]

it looks like one of those "you don't have enough diamonds! buy now" popups in mobile games

[@Kadaspala]

How the fuck does a game exist in 2021 without separate music and sound FX option bars? That design choice alone is absolutely baffling

[@ilay_ux]

fucking thank you, this is something more people should talk about. old sonic games have had such options yet this 2021 remaster doesn't, that in itself is disappointing as fuck and says a lot about the quality of the game imo. Shows that it's rushed to hell with questionable decisions. They know the sound mixing is ass so they're masking it

[@angel_of_rust]

ikr id switch off in game music to play 100 gecs instead best music

[@lankthedank6931]

It does though? Unless it’s updated recently you can have the opinion to use the OG colors soundtrack in the options menu.

[@lankthedank6931]

@@angel_of_rust ew

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

Yeah. Also, you can change the volume by using the TV remote, a key, or settings.

[@indyvids5001]

It's kinda weird that people always call Sonic fans "ungrateful" for rightfully being frustrated at Sega for all of the ignorant decisions they make.

[@James-sc9wb]

True

[@ghhn4505]

This whole "ungrateful" thing is a prevalent issue in all video game fandoms now, it's fucking stupid. It's not a present from grandma, it's a product I'm paying money for, I don't have to be "grateful" for shit.

[@Miriam_J_]

Sonic fans have this toxic culture of calling everything that isn't positive "whining". Like, people get accused of just complaining when it comes to things like character design. No other fanbase would go "Sonic Fans are always whining. We can do better." (or some other high horse shit like that) when we talk about the main characters design.

[@Kude1707]

"Ungrateful" and "entitled" are the two words i see thrown around so much at game communities. its like look here you boot licking troglodyte we are paying customers this stuff aint free why should any of us accept subpar quality?

[@Rustyhound-Cartoons]

I've never seen anyone call sonic fans ungrateful. I think sega is lucky their fans still put up with their shit. Aside from pokemon I can't think of a single fanbase that would have stayed with a franchise that's so abundantly riddled with dissapointments. Far better games suffer far worse fates.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

This remaster has actually annoyed me. I'm so tired of Sega saying "we're focusing on quality now with Sonic". But what have we had since then? Nothing outside Mania has really shown it. TSR was worse than previous games and the online didn't work properly and was never fixed. Forces is well, Forces and very divisive. And now a port/remaster was screwed up. We're getting less games and the quality is arguably lower than before, other than a few exceptions. Sometimes I think Sonic might have a big comeback with the movie and extended media on the horizon but then this lacking port just makes me think Sega do not care about quality over deadlines. So now I'm even more concerned about Rangers. Like, I mean it is kind of funny ripping into a shoddy game on the surface level, but there's frustration in the fact even a remaster of a GOOD game is now getting ripped into. And rightfully so, but c'mon. It really shouldn't have been that hard.

[@pokespartytv8086]

People not ready for this truth. Can’t believe i have to call mania underatted even though it has the most love put into it and its shown

[@nickk3077]

It’s kinda funny that you say this because you’ve played Sonic 1 on GBA.

[@Pau-sp9yp]

It is really frustating, when we think Sonic might make a come back it just goes lower, Modern Sonic is a pure mess

[@MCBlaZiKeN]

I had TSR on two platforms and i never saw an issue with it. Highly enjoyed it and experienced 0 bugs. Multiplayer kinda dropped off after a month or so though

[@Luluco_G]

And then theres people complaining about old stigma being broght up in reviews of Sonic Colors Ultimate lol

[@DesignDoc]

Those Rival Rush UI assets...just how rushed was this port? Colors deserves better than this.

[@NotCumin]

It honestly looks like something from a mobile game.

[@BatMane95]

By the looks of it, the only had like 1-2 months before the reveal to get started. This is just what I'm guessing, no telling for sure.

[@sdpr_5]

@a thing 😂 that genuinely made me laugh

[@runningwithscissors8612]

It gets worse when you realize all of Metal Sonic’s animations are ripped from Super Sonic

[@Sup_nw85]

@@runningwithscissors8612 now that's a damn shame

[@YTHandlesBlow]

I almost never hear people talk about Colour's on DS, cause its a bigass theme park and in the DS version they added a bunch on NPC's from the Sonic gallery to fill up said theme park that give you side quests. The Wii was just an empty theme park with no other life besides you and wisps so I was hoping they would merged the two into one to flesh out Colour's world

[@pilot_aki]

That’s the only version I’ve played.

[@windknife]

The DS version was fun. I had small hope that Mother Wisp would be in this one.

[@PeruvianPotato]

The side quests were generally repeats of existing levels with special objectives and were overall just padding playtime

[@metalicarus8372]

@@PeruvianPotato but good tho

[@unknownwill4th549]

@@metalicarus8372 no

[@bennascar2856]

3:31 "There's generally just something wrong with the new model I can't put my finger on" It's the eyes. Ultimate's pupils don't move, they're constantly staring ahead and this messes up a lot of animations in which they were intended to move. (The start of level, victory, and idle animations all being the most noticeable.) The added blinking Sonic can do with every animation is nice, but even this is ruined due to how it fucks up some things, with one part of his idle where his eyes are meant to be partially closed due to looking tired now having his eyes stay wide open and occasionally blinking. He's just so... lifeless now.

[@mart5610]

Sonic colors got the forces treatment

[@chi-wind8593]

It's like Sonic is a souless doll. No, life at all.

[@joeda900]

@Keenan Hunter Sonic Unleashed did it and Generations too and it was fucking rad and cool

[@melonhoard3040]

Colours also had starting animations like sonic doing stretches at the start of a stage.

[@WowSuchGaming]

Sad to see so many classic games getting half assed remasters because companies want to just rush out an old product for an easy buck. Good review man

[@adonaibaptiste4803]

Can you do a video Would you survive Eggman's intergalactic amusement park?

[@Spit1990]

Shame. I was looking forward to finally playing this one.

[@PittsburghSonido]

The nostalgia drive can only go so far with regards to developing a decent game.

[@dannish8119]

Why is Sega physically incapable of learning that rushing only leads to bad outcomes?

[@GlitchHuntingGamer]

Hate when they Sonic Rush titles out.

[@trinitroid7893]

It's kinda weird that we can't toggle the soundtracks for the remixes in each level. In Sonic Generations, they can be switched in ALL levels, bosses, and minigames for each and every one of them, and that game came out years before SC Ultimate.

[@battokizu]

Does that sega exist anymore?

[@polyhedronman9975]

@@battokizu no.

[@oskawright8726]

A lot of love went into generations, it was supposed to remind us of how far the franchise has come. Now it seems like this past decade, anything sonic related that isn’t linked with Christian whitehead is a rushed, neglected mess. How tragic.

[@reservoir4798]

But generations was made to be like that. It's an anniversary game meant to celebrate sonics history

[@megamanx1101]

@@reservoir4798 Well it's nice to know we have to wait until anniversaries to get a quality Sonic game.

[@SylentVoidkeeper]

"So this is Sonic Colors" "Yep" "A game that, minus a few issues, is pretty well liked by a great many people" "Yep" "And that improving it would basically require some graphical updates, some sound updates, maybe a few bonus features, nothing that could be fucked up" "Sounds right to me" "So don't fuck it up" *fucks it up*

[@pixelatedink955]

LMFAO

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

Sonic Team simply does not care anymore

[@blibdo3216]

@@wuffiousmaximus4808 They didn't make this. It was Blind Squirrel.

[@gamingnubs7628]

@@blibdo3216 yea but Blind Squirrel got screwed by Sega because they didnt give BS enough time to fully develop the game and therefore it came out this rough

[@BlueSmash_404]

@@gamingnubs7628 now i understand it,Sonic Colors Ultimate is Sonic 2006's spiritual sequel.

[@toamatoro570]

"His model reflects more light than it's probably supposed to" SADX: First time?

[@السراقالمجهول]

SADX looks like heroes

[@superplayerex2431]

It would fit in even better if Sonic randomly fell through level geometry in this remaster.

[@deceseze]

@@superplayerex2431 well, he does

[@inendlesspain4724]

It looks more like Unwiished's model

[@steeb3778]

Hey now, SADX’s characters were covered in lube from head to oversized shoes so as to go really fast more efficiently

[@grfrjiglstan]

Man, even sticking to their hits can't prevent Sega from fucking things up.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Sad, but true.

[@redblazinghood]

At least they were competent enough to stay being that imcompetent since Lost World, gotta admire that. Sorry, I should be very dissapointed.

[@cakelayer]

@King Slayer lmao

[@inkchariot6147]

@King Slayer Imagine simping for a corporation that would assassinate their own mothers if it meant making more money.

[@bucket9486]

@King Slayer Reading this shit makes me think that the Modern Sonic fanbase truly deserves nothing more than trash like this lmao.

[@SilverLimit]

Wow, Sega managed to Sonic Cycle a game that was actually decent. Can we please just give Christian Whitehead another go?

[@mrexeptionel9530]

Sega is way to focused on yakuza and persona to care about sonic, and you're right we need Christian Whitehead to make a new game

[@SilverLimit]

@@mrexeptionel9530 I’m convinced Sega just releases the occasional Sonic game to keep the brand on life support for merchandising. They are able to cash in pretty well on the Sonic brand without having to put much effort into the games side.

[@Schwoomy]

honestly just make fans develop both 3d and 2d games, if they can’t even get a wii port right then I fear for what’s coming next…

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@Schwoomy right, just look at the fan game sonic gt

[@zepic3895]

@@Schwoomy LOL fuck no. People don't realize that SEGA didn't just ask random fans to make Mania. The mania team went there and pitched the concept, and got accepted because they are ACTUAL DEVELOPERS, who took COURSES ON GAME DESIGN, not your average amateur fan that places a Sonic model in a 3d test level and gets called better than Sonic team

[@The_Admiral_Angel]

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition: -Has updated visuals and character models. -An incredible remastered soundtrack with the option to toggle between the equally incredible original soundtrack. -Has made plenty of QoL improvements that makes side-questing a lot easier. -Improved UI design that's a lot simpler and organized. -Has a time attack mode, and an epilogue based off of the unfinished Bionis Shoulder. Sonic Colors Ultimate: -Somehow has worse lighting and shading compared to the original. -UI looks cheaply made with pop-ups that look like they belong on an Windows 95 computer. -Remastered soundtrack that either has really good or really bad remixes, with no toggle option for the original soundtrack (at launch). -Glitches and errors that are somehow even worse than the ones in Sonic 06. -Newly added content that wasn't even fleshed out completely. How is it that a remaster of a beloved yet niche JRPG has more polish than a remaster of one of the most popular platform games that's a 'return to form'?

[@quaver2565]

"Metal sonic is here to talk about your cars extended warranty, do you accept?"

[@sodiumoverdrive1507]

Well, at least we have yet another meme in the Sonic fanbase. "Long time, no see" "It's no use" And now..."Do you accept?"

[@lucylu3342]

@@wonderblockstalks3049 "The entire Sonic franchise will become a meme." "Do you accept?"

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

@@lucylu3342 X - *yes* O - *TAKE US BACK*

[@brian_Austin27]

@@lucylu3342 lmao

[@inkchariot6147]

@@yourehereforthatarentyou ∆- WE CAN SINK EVEN LOWER!!

[@RikXtreme4]

@@wonderblockstalks3049 lol now? NOW? WHERE YOU BEEN IN THE PAST 20 YEARS! Sonic as a brand is memeable, so anything positive or negative that comes out (mostly negative) is meme worthy..

[@TheJadedJames]

When you re-release an 11 year old game two entire console cycles later ... there shouldn’t be so many bugs. You’ve had the time and technology. And straight up removing stuff without a toggle is incredibly dumb. The idea that the Wii version of anything on Switch is better is embarrassing

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

@@tommurchuis5464 Then they should either put the time and effort into making it work or just *not* release an unfinished product.

[@strohhuttv8848]

@@WaspCameraInSpringfield I agree.

[@lemonynuts5051]

@@tommurchuis5464 sonic colours is on all old gen consoles, including ps3 and xbox 360

[@SianaGearz]

@@lemonynuts5051 No, it's not.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@lemonynuts5051 It isn't, this specific version is only on Wii

[@tornadicvtfoe8757]

Man is an absolute legend for doing this after getting a review copy

[@apathy2454]

I think it’s sad he has to be called a legend for this because aren’t review copies suppose to be you know *reviewed* not a fake front to make their game look better. the reviewers should be telling the truth about their experience. So supposedly gaming company’s hate when they give review copies and ppl review it badly ???? That’s so stupid smh. Make a good game then you don’t have to worry about bad reviews 😤

[@FarmYardGaming]

First time in a looooong while I've seen someone do that properly, not just hide it behind "yeah I'm looking forwards to this" and it being shit -I'm looking at Grid 2019 personally but you get the idea-

[@KingdomAce]

As someone who played on apparently the best version of this game, at the end of the day, my experience isn't whats that important. People like me who didnt have anything crazy happen shouldn't defend the game when people cry out about the bad time they've had because of these issues. We've gotta get #FixSonicColorsultimate trending as much as possible. We need to make sure they CAN'T ignore us. Some may say we're whining and the game aint even out yet but man it's been patched 2-3 times SINCE WE GOT OUR CODES. There's more than enough reason to complain at this point. We need them to hear us, acknowledge this, and work to FIX this. Sonic Colors deserves better.

[@EuroMIX2]

_"As someone who played on apparently the best version of this game"_ You mean the Wii version?

[@ReikuYin]

Sound less like you got review copies and more were used as free beta testers, a practice happening all to often now.

[@apathy2454]

@EuroMIX2 LOL

[@apathy2454]

Nahhhh there shouldn’t be a fix it trend because they should had this all fixed before they released the game

[@HandheldGamer1991]

Right?! Like how is this even acceptable nowadays? Before if a studio would pull something like this it would have been shut down or in case of a big one be ridiculed to the point of no recovery!

[@jordanboyd5587]

And then SEGA's gonna look at the negative reception to the remaster and be like, "Welp, people just don't seem to like remasters. Time to ditch that idea if we ever did a remaster for a Sonic game again. Alright, next game!"

[@Zanetune]

What sucks is that’s a mentality seen in the games industry as a whole especially in Japan. Devs will overcorrect an issue into a new issue to prove themselves ‘right’. Forces is that overcorrection for ‘Darker Story’. Ultimate is there overcorrection for the PR from Forces and fans wanting remakes. ‘Oh you don’t like my remake!? But YOU wanted it, well I guess I was right, new game it is!”

[@jordanboyd5587]

@@Zanetune Exactly, it's like we don't just shit on Sega just cuz of poor quality control. We shit on them because we know what they're capable of and what they can do with their games. Sega just needs to believe in themselves again and not be so scared about some of their past mistakes in the "dark age" of Sonic like with obviously 06'. Instead of ditching ideas, why not just take the things that didn't work in 06' and improve upon them for future Sonic games along with taking the ideas that worked in 06' like with how Shadow's story was written and keep them in the newer titles?

[@ChrisStoneinator]

Good, at this point I don't want them to touch Adventure 1 with a 10 foot pole. In fact, just never make a Sonic game again. Sonic died in 2010 and everything since then has just been bludgeoning his corpse.

[@staticshock4239]

@@jordanboyd5587 It's because that was when Sega hit an all-time low and ever since, it's like they have a sign where they work that says "We're never going back to those days again." It sucks but to them, they probably feel like they're in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

[@SianaGearz]

@@jordanboyd5587 capable? Pressing X hard to dowt.

[@Astro_Crunch]

What's most baffling about this remaster is that it was supposedly meant to be an _introduction_ to the series for new fans from the movie. Is this really the first impression they want to give to newcomers? The Sonic movie was a dark horse hit, and this was the perfect opportunity to provide a game that's fun, polished, and accessible for new fans of the series to sink their teeth into. This is already disappointing as someone who's a long-time fan, so imagine how someone who's never played a Sonic game before might feel.

[@QuintaFeira12]

Whatever they say this was meant to be, it was not. Don't listen to marketing. Listen to who they hired to make this, and how much QA they out them under.

[@Astro_Crunch]

@@QuintaFeira12 you could argue about whether they actually intended for this game to be an introductory point for movie fans or if that was just PR babble, but I think the point still stands. Regardless of intent, this game will likely be the first impression for many newcomers, and SEGA knew that. This is the first major Sonic game release since the movie came out. They knew that and they still released the game in this state anyway. Not only did they let dedicated fans down, they've also potentially shot themselves in the foot for introducing new fans to the series.

[@Matanumi]

Hot take....the sonic movie sucked ass. I worked on both...everyone gets treated like shit and the end product was mediocre at best All this game does is remind us how shitty video games have become Ans how they've been declining over the years as a micro transaction half finished messes

[@mrexeptionel9530]

@@Matanumi for some reason I don't believe you

[@Astro_Crunch]

@@mrexeptionel9530 nah dude, you don't understand. That's clearly Tyson Hesse's alt account. Show a little respect, smh my head

[@buttermeat6529]

I'm not even a casual Sonic enjoyer by any stretch and this release disappointed me. This franchise deserves better, man.

[@freshlymemed5680]

@Random Username You hit the problem right on the head. I grew up playing Sonic games and this franchise just deserves so much more than the slock Sega does themselves. Mania and the Sonic Boom show was probably the best thing we got in the franchise in a while. And neither we're really done by the Sonic Team.

[@nickthepick8043]

@@freshlymemed5680 That's the hard part about being a Sonic Fan. You genuinely enjoy the franchise, but you know you can't defend it, despite that deep down, you know you badly want to.

[@nickthepick8043]

@Sonic Fair enough.

[@jaretco6423]

Freshly. And the Sonic 2020 movie.

[@getpape4126]

@@jaretco6423 I actually remember enjoying the movie

[@Chariot_Rider]

It’s such a shame to see stuff like this. Gaming history is fascinating, and it’s good for people to have access to these older games, but more often than not these remasters serve as a chance to just make money as opposed to actually doing right by the original games. Maybe SEGA will use this as a learning experience? One can only hope

[@joshwillcox7141]

Sega, learning? With SONIC?! Don't make me laugh... Or cry. Oh, Rangers is gonna be barely playable isn't it?

[@Mayeur000Donz]

You'd think they'd have taken a learning experience when Sonic Adventure DX, Sonic 06, and Sonic Boom were called out for being so laughably buggy they practically set the standard for youtube humor about poor production value. And even when the games aren't buggy, their reception is usually mixed at best, such as Unleashed or Forces.

[@Eminster]

Sega won't learn from this.

[@superplayerex2431]

Sonic Team have been pretty lazy in some aspects at all times, but they’ve been especially lazy the last decade and are are now also being lazy this one. They had plenty of learning opportunities before this fiasco, and yet here we are.

[@Eminster]

@@superplayerex2431 iizuka sucks

[@Random-ri5gz]

"Review copy provided by Sega" yeah that's never happening again. But good on you for telling the truth!

[@rompevuevitos222]

If companies expect reviewers to sell their credibility for their profit, they are delusional, lol No one with a brain is going to ruin their career just to appease SEGA

[@Random-ri5gz]

@@rompevuevitos222 Absolutely, and again I applaud you for being frank about the quality of the game despite getting the game from Sega. That honestly gives you more credibility as a reviewer if anything.

[@syweb2]

@@Random-ri5gz NANCOK isn't this video's reviewer, though their point still stands. I think you might have assumed KingK replied to you when he didn't.

[@Random-ri5gz]

@@syweb2 oh I'm dumb lol

[@BrokenAce1295]

I greatly appreciate the honesty in this review. Colors Ultimate is a severely flawed and unfinished game and it shows with the abundance of technical issues and glitches across all platforms. The fact that this game even corrupts and deletes people's save data and causes people to have to replay the game all over again is unacceptable and unforgivable. Blind Squirrel Games needs to fix these issues immediately. The previous patches they released clearly didn't fix much.

[@ZobirisMage]

Sup Ace

[@BrokenAce1295]

@CipherRage0909 I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. The sheer abundance of glitches in Colors Ultimate is so impossible to ignore, it's clear that some of the critics are actively trying to cover up the flaws this game has and promote positive publicity for it despite it being a broken and unfinished mess.

[@BrokenAce1295]

@@ZobirisMage Nothing much. Just been fired up lately because of the drama with Colors Ultimate. How's it going with you?

[@ZobirisMage]

@@BrokenAce1295 I've just been observing the Colors Ultimate discourse from a safe distance LMAOOO

[@BrokenAce1295]

@@ZobirisMage Smart move. lol

[@OhFrittata]

Can we just acknowledge how egregiously stupid it is that they didn’t let you play as Metal Sonic after beating all of the Rival Rush races? It would’ve made completing the races worth something, but no you get a PURPLE boost trail, wowwww so cool.

[@camharkness]

I'm genuinely upset about this. Sonic colours deserved way better than what Sega gave it...

[@TbagsPS]

The whole Sonic the Hedgehog IP deserves way better than what sega's given it over the last 20 years. It was a 16bit juggernaut, now it's just a tired franchise with a 90% failure rate that lifelong fans such as myself no longer have any faith in

[@jacobdean5065]

British

[@brantchristy3490]

Once again we waited 4 years for some form of a mainline Sonic game, and we get something that feels horribly unfinished and still sold for $40. I was looking forward to this and considered pre-ordering, but now I'm so glad I didn't. If Rangers doesn't give me some reaction other than disappointment, I'm done with Sonic (or at least games made by Sonic Team since I still liked Mania and the movie).

[@rompevuevitos222]

Sonic Momentum is coming relatively soon, keep an eye on that one

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

“if _____ doesn’t happen i’m done with sonic” yeah, i bet you’ve said that before. and i bet you’ll say it again too

[@brantchristy3490]

@@yourehereforthatarentyou I haven't actually. I've been pretty loyal up to this point. Plus, I wasn't around during the "dark age"

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

@@brantchristy3490 well, the same can’t be said for most people that do say that lmao not just with sonic either. basically every series fandom ever

[@juhadexcelsior]

This game was not made by Sonic team either, so does it really matter?

[@heiselproductions_01]

Okay, it’s 2021. There is literally no excuse to have music and sfx on the same toggle switch. Games from 25 years ago had them on separate options. How is this so hard to them?

[@Mal-go5dl]

0 quality control

[@legendbtv]

Also there’s no need to make Sonic Games less fun and playable than games from 30 YEARS AGO!!! SONIC IS 30 years old and the classic games look more competent than this!

[@SianaGearz]

I don't think there was a volume slider originally, which means fx and music are treated the same; while voice is localised, so it's easy to auto tag it. I mean someone could just go through and manually tag the several... dozen music files, but OH NO THE EFFORT, GOD FORBID WE PUT ACTUAL EFFORT INTO IT.

[@hoodedman6579]

Shout outs to Freedom Planet on PS4, which has a music switch, but not a switch for any other sound; I know this because I am not fond of that game's voice acting but you cannot shut it off. It's quite a bit more excusable overall, given its much smaller status, but its still egregious.

[@mikeanthony3300]

Tails is literally just Beat from the Mega Man games. Except Beat actually gave you control and even let you skip ahead a bit. With Tails, we got a recovery even slower than Lakitu picking up racers in Super Mario Kart!

[@bonedude666]

Back in my day, we were able to play as Tails in the original release, with various advantages that Sonic never had. But this? This is just a reskined lives system.

[@hiotsobo]

I feel like sonic is the abused and berated step child of the 90’s. All we want is to be able to spend time with him from time to time and catch up with him, but our step dad is hell-bent on beating him in front of us each time we gather for a family reunion. All while Mario has moved out and gotten a PHD at Harvard and gets showered with hugs and kisses every time we see him

[@ken7007]

Lmao

[@MediaMunkee]

except for that one time this year when he had a halfassed rerelease trotted out and was then publicly executed by Shigeru Miyamoto himself (as the meme goes)

[@herooflegend2602]

@@MediaMunkee wait it was? Lmfao I need to see that

[@billybadass3056]

@hiotsobo I honestly believe at this point the devs @sega smoke crack....

[@ChevySamk]

thats such a weird analogy. sonic is a game franchise not a friend you form emotional bonds with

[@doctjoe]

18:20 That capsule used to be the only capsule in the game that you could homing attack onto. Perhaps they thought that was a problem, and in trying to "fix" it, created an even bigger problem.

[@Supahdenning]

You can just tell that the homing attack exception was a necessity in the original game to prevent this, and whoever was responsible for it wasn't involved in the remaster.

[@Obesno0]

Somehow by making that capsule unhoming attackable they somehow removed all collision on that one capsule. How did they even manage that

[@sonicboy678]

Wait, you could do that?

[@TheMagic1412]

@sonicboy678 yup

[@rainopaino]

I'm convinced only Christian Whitehead knows how to remaster a Sonic game properly. Seriously... can he please just direct these ports instead? Dude legitimately gave us so many options, like the music in CD or having the spike bug in Sonic 1 and to add on top of it, he added meaningful content like Hidden Palace Zone which is genuinely an amazing level. Dude could probably port Sonic Colors to bloody mobile devices and it'll still be gold with nifty features and options.

[@ultimelol5907]

So fucking true

[@cixlo]

Those are small games. Big games have millions of lines of code and resources to handle. So many art assets, libraries, music, and licensing issues to cross.

[@Neogears1312]

@@cixlo more like they’re 2d.

[@rainopaino]

@@cixlo I'm not really talking about the state it's in right now tbh and whether if it does a good job at being a port. I'm more so just dissapointed in the lack of options and content they added, like the music being completely forced. I can fully see that SEGA rushed them to hell on this port. But I'm also not really convinced that these guys are game designers seeing their tack record. The features they put in here are questionable and stick out like a sore thumb, like the abundance of invisible walls. But I still put the blame on SEGA. The bugs and performance are SEGA's fault I'm fully convinced. But I will critique them on weird additions to the game. (I also really hate all the bloom they put in so badly)

[@Matanumi]

@@cixlo maybe these ficking devlopers should just give up and focus on lazy ass mobile port cash grabs instead since those seem to sell these days

[@fun-epersonnproductions4002]

SEGA: **Continues to make shitty Sonic games** Sonic Fans: **(Rightfully) Call those games a pile of steaming shit** SEGA: "Well, oh well. It looks like pople aren't interested in Sonic games anymore. Let's force them to wait for another four years to get another half-baked title!"

[@BlueSmash_404]

If the Sonic game of 2022 ends like Colors,probably Sonic will die.

[@Juanhernandez-zx7kt]

What bothers me even more is that I know Sonic Team is capable of making a good Sonic game themselves as seen with Sonic Colors(Wii) and Sonic Generations. I feel Sega doesn’t want to try because they know fans will buy it anyways if it has the Sonic name on it,

[@JonnySpec]

​@@Juanhernandez-zx7kt I've heard some of the people who worked at Sonic Team back then have jumped ship to Nintendo, so Sonic Team now is quite different from Sonic Team of the early 2010s.

[@Rustyhound-Cartoons]

@@JonnySpec yea it mostly happened around the time of working on Sonic lost world and the Dlc

[@britishguy54dx]

Let’s face it. Sega and the fans have lost faith in so many styles. Sega now is like: No Adventure style No Heroes Style No multiple unique characters No Werehog No Wisps No Boost No Classic Sonic in Modern games

[@SaturnSZN]

I love how the person who actually made the core engine for Colors Ultimate wasn’t credited by Blind Squirrel, and when Blind Squirrel tried passing it off as “and over-looked issue”, somebody called them out saying that they credited themselves for the engine in both the beginning and the end.

[@rompevuevitos222]

A fair amount of SEGAs work is usually borrowed or just half assed, the Chaos Garden from Sonic adventure is an example (they took it from a prototype of another game and just re-skinned it) All the PC ports for SEGA games use the same clunky save system and tend to have the same glitches (at least the frame rates tend to be ok) They also tried remastering a racing game some time ago and literally copied the game as-is without even fixing the most known bugs and just added shaders on top of it, worth mentioning the game was like 15 years old and still looked old af after the "remaster"

[@rompevuevitos222]

@TheSeventhForce can't remember the game rn, it may have been called Daytona but i really don't remember, it was more of a port from an arcade game than a remaster, but it did have shaders which the original didn't

[@juhadexcelsior]

Lawsuit in the making

[@AusVtuber]

@@rompevuevitos222 The Chao Garden was an extension of the A Life system from Nights into Dreams, which was also made by Sonic Team, and was credited as such in Sonic Adventure.

[@kirbyjinet302]

Did they not use fucking godot to make this

[@RubyofBlue]

Thanks for this video. Nice and concise place to showcase this remaster's flaws. I feel like the discourse surrounding this game has been all over the place and hard to follow.

[@BitchChill]

"Concise"

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

I havent played the game yet but the tails-safe animation looks so painfully slow that I get annoyed by just watching it

[@Blurro]

I played this game a little on my switch and yeah it is so annoyingly slow to respawn

[@bookid1581]

Oh I finished the game and yes, its very annoying

[@apathy2454]

😂😂😂😂

[@SrSander]

i don't know why did they add it, its literally just a padded out checkpoint of sorts, and checkpoints already exist in the game, so like ????

[@vDREEGONv]

I'm really starting to think SEGA doesn't take Sonic seriously anymore.

[@SapphireKnight675]

of course they do, if your a critic and/or hate the series because they can't do anything right

[@vDREEGONv]

@@SapphireKnight675 I didn't quite understand your reply what exactly did you mean by it?

[@nman551]

Look at the social media accounts for sonic. And you’ll see how little they care.

[@ADjustinG2013]

So we went from getting many bad sonic games each year to waiting several years just to get 1 bad game. Not sure if that's better or worse? It's like slowing down Sonic's death but still allowing him to die...

[@Bornagainvillain]

Aside from 06, there were no bad Sonic games.

[@kingdomkey2262]

@@Bornagainvillain You're right, just very mediocre or underwhelming ones

[@ChrisStoneinator]

@@Bornagainvillain Idk, Free Riders and Rise of Lyric are pretty abysmal games.

[@Bornagainvillain]

@@ChrisStoneinator I forgot about Boom. Guess that shows how worthless of a game it was.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

@@Bornagainvillain Lol I had to rack my brain for it too. Having never played it it was easy to wipe from my mind. Free Riders, on the other hand, was my first experience with the 360 on Xmas day 2011 after being obsessed with Zero Gravity for 3 years. Never forgetting that letdown.

[@colesephhh9546]

He didn’t even have to continue about the sound mixing when he said: “in a move that reminds me of both adventure rereleases-“. I instantly went “oh it’s fucked”

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

Adventure 2's main issue was the sound mixing. The ports are still playable.

[@colesephhh9546]

@@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569 definitely. But like I said, the sound mixing was murdered

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

Colesephhh Yeah especially Sa2.

[@cloudwarriors]

Being a sonic fan is suffering. I say that as someone who isn't one- but I was looking forward to this remaster. Considering this is regarded as one of the best sonics in the modern lineup.

[@emlyndewar]

The franchise was just lucky back in the mega drive days. Taking every game into account, Sonic is just not good. It’s time we all move on.

[@wgbee1242]

@@emlyndewar What about Sonic Generations or SA2

[@GuilhermeGomes-jo5vt]

Sonic is just lucky and never had a good game. you probaly never played a sonic game and just like to hate it. And don t say that is your opinion thats is purely free hate

[@wgbee1242]

@@GuilhermeGomes-jo5vt Who are you responding to because if you’re responding to OP they literally said they wanted to play this game

[@Sukaiba69]

@@emlyndewar Respectable take Pity about you being wrong tho

[@raioh4747]

Knowing this was a review copy has really increased my respect for KingK's channel. No bullshit here, the man tells it like it is

[@DemonDethchase]

"There will be an option to turn off the Tails Save!" They said. Meanwhile back in 1997 with Sonic Jam, the first compilation of the 16-bit titles - Sonic 1, 2, 3&K - outside of the Mega Drive, along with introducing the Spin Dash to Sonic 1, with an option to turn it off. It also gave the option of an Easy and Normal mode for all four games, as well as an Original Mode which allowed you to play the game as it was intended. Here they only had to do it with one game and they couldn't even do that. "Easy" effectively halves the amount of levels in each game (by skipping what were presumably considered the "difficult" Acts of a Zone), reduces the hit count of most bosses to just three hits, and adjusts the placement of objects so as to help less experienced players. The Acts chosen for easy mode vary depending on the game - the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 usually have the player run through the first Acts, while Sonic 3 opts for second Acts, save for cases where it makes less sense (such as Angel Island Zone, where starting from Act 2 would omit the introduction). Also Wing Fortress Zone is completely skipped in Sonic 2 "Normal" Acts as essentially a bug-fixed version of the original game, though some layout changes were made to address concerns with the original releases. As an example, more platforms were added in Sonic 2's Chemical Plant Zone to reduce the chances of the player drowning in the level's second Act - it means on the whole, "Normal" is easier than "Original", but harder than "Easy".

[@cixlo]

Who made sonic jam? The original developers? Easy, medium, hard mode isn't some light switch. You could end up making a game unbeatable in a few instincts without proper testing. Whatever they said, they should stick to it but I'll be damn if you mouth off about game difficulty settings being an ez solution. It is really freaking hard.

[@megasora4]

@@cixlo in this case, the "easy" toggle would just affect the tails save. being air lifted to the last solid surface you touched makes colors extremely easy, especially since you keep the red coins. (wich are supposed to be hard to get in most cases) the game has the check points in it already so the toggle would just swap saves back to lives. What op is suggesting would not be something easy, but hes not wrong about how easy it would be for them to add an "easy mode" toggle into this game to just remove the tails save when the toggle was off.

[@retrokoh]

@@cixlo no one said it was easy?? Demon never said that. They just said that back in the day, they did it with 4 games, and now couldn't do it with one. Now, Colors is a much larger game and it's not nearly as easy as with a Genesis game (I can say this, having worked extensively with the latter) That siad, technically speaking, a difficulty mode in the classic games literally is a switch. i've implemented an easy and hard mode and it literally comes down to a single flag, with some code edits and layout changes. Making it FUN to play, is a lot harder... but simply doing it is not.

[@joe6772]

I know a guy who owned sonic jam, its a pretty rare game but he doesn't want to be known as the guy who owns sonic jam when he's dead.

[@paperluigi6132]

So, can we expect Matt McMuscles to make a "Wha Happun" on this game?

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

I’m not gonna be surprised Can’t wait to see it

[@aagamer43]

Of course my boi

[@PhenomenalJec]

Very very soon

[@nman551]

YEAHHH

[@nailotsot]

You know? As fast as I was about to make a “Sonic Colors Ultimate DX” joke, I realized that not even DX altered the game as badly, sure the graphics got butchered in DX, but at least it still was Sonic Adventure at it’s core with a neat bunch of extra content that didn’t really change the main gameplay. I’m actually disappointed in how little it seems they have tried and I don’t even think colors is anything more than a 6/10.

[@applem5192]

it also allowed cutscenes to be skipped

[@christophercarrasco154]

The solution is simple: Get a refund and buy Monkey Ball.

[@_CNT_]

Based

[@pixelatedink955]

@@_CNT_ hey, its better than getting a refund and NOT getting monkey ball. Right?

[@KillyRR]

But i want to play another mediocre 3D Sonic game. How is MB the solution to that? When RANGERS is a mediocre dumpsterfire, wich it probably will be, i cant wait for the 3D Sonic Fans to loose their mind^^ This will be a repeat of 2017, Classic Sonics game (Sonic Origins) will be a Masterpiece and 3D Sonics game (RANGERS) will be hot garbage like Forces lol

[@pixelatedink955]

@@KillyRR i hope not.

[@alwaysangry2232]

moenky ball will forgive your sins

[@Sin_Doog]

Suddenly I’m not feeling so optimistic about an Unleashed remaster…

[@Sup_nw85]

Same it's better if a fan makes a sonic unleashed remastered just like P-o6

[@rompevuevitos222]

I don't want an Unleashed remaster, those budget God of War sections where boring af I would love a game that takes the best of the 3D sonic games and just banks on what they already know But just look at Sonic forces, the games get worse every generation in a way that's just mind boggling

[@Darkslayer1534]

@@Sup_nw85 yeah. Lets wait 20 years for an unleashed remaster. Those fuckers cant even make a small game under 10 years.

[@nobbieocoelho8784]

@@rompevuevitos222 Personally I love the Werehog, and I wouldn't play a Sonic Unleashed without it

[@Sup_nw85]

@@nobbieocoelho8784 same

[@somasora7]

Damn. Colours is one of my favourite Sonic games and I was always hoping for a remaster on the Switch. But it looks like they did what I was hoping they wouldn't: Half-ass the thing and bank on people's nostalgia for a popular game. You hate to see it

[@leaonidasgames4277]

Colors is not even close to be my personal best games to play, but I still appreciate its creativity, soundtrack, and even the level design, which is not really my type (specially the yellow spring stages), but I was still looking forward to this remaster, this was a gigantic disappointment

[@unknownwill4th549]

Same. Colors was the game that brought me to the franchise and to see it have this is sad

[@LalitoTV]

It's incredible how even though I no longer expect anything from sonic It still disappoints

[@jackhazardous4008]

I'm so glad i wasn't a Sonic kid sometimes.

[@TheUncivilizedNation]

Simple. It’s a remaster of a game. In this scenario you always expect two things no matter what. A game that’s enjoyable and a remaster that’s faithful to the original. Sonic Colors Ultimate provides neither of these things. Even ignoring the remaster you still expect a game that you could care to play. Modern Sonic games don’t provide this either

[@shockvalue5086]

@Otneimicayou can make the same argument for platformers like crash bandicoot to say these characters are one trick ponys is just idiocy

[@shockvalue5086]

@Otneimica then that just sounds like a you problem To say that gameplay loop is stale or repetitive is just false good level design is always going to be a drawing factor

[@shockvalue5086]

@Otneimica you know what that’s understandable it’s all personal preference at the end of the day I’m sorry if I came off aggressive or argumentative in my statements this franchise is so divided If you say sonic doesn’t interest you I can’t argue with that.

[@Waltman13]

Sega never ceases to amaze me in their lack of competency.

[@funnygamer.692]

Eh... Wasn't ultimate developed by another studio?

[@alexbluer]

@@funnygamer.692 oh yeah, but like sega decision making was really bad, they rushed a studio that doesn't like to do crush, they contracted a studio that usually works only with xbox and playstation. To be honest is kinda like sega set them up to fail

[@PeruvianPotato]

@2d fighter fan Sega gave Blind Squirrel a delay but seeing Blind Squirrel's shit remakes on Mass Effect and Bioshock, I doubt it wasn't purely Sega's fault unlike how they treated Big Red Button in Sonic Boom

[@KillyRR]

Well the 3D Sonic fanbase is supporting SEGAs incompetence so what do you expect lol

[@icecontrol1]

Those "Sonic Colors Ultimate is better than Skyward Sword HD because it has more content and is cheaper" posts aged terribly And this was before people began to find the ridiculous amount of glitches and crashes

[@dashhhh8228]

People should judge remasters in the importance of changes rather than the amount of whatever changes, beacose sonic colors ultimate doesn't have a single change that really makes it better than the original.

[@KnucklesWTD]

Zelda was still overpriced regardless

[@yosho6668]

@@KnucklesWTD yes, it was overpriced for a wii game. But atleast it was finished. The scu port is bad. It's a wii game struggling to hit 30 fps on the switch version despite skyward sword and mario galaxy doing it before it. It's not like sonic colors ultimate is a very demanding game to have as much glitches and problems it had. I'd much rather spending 60$ on a finished game than 20$ on an unfinished game. It's like seeing food on the ground for free and taking it just because it's free.

[@jinmiguel6884]

@@KnucklesWTD It also fixed some issues and added a control theme.

[@autosaver]

@@KnucklesWTD The Zelda port is superior to the original release in every way while Colors just stained the franchise once again. Clearly Zelda was justified to charge more given the end results.

[@bobbywilliams1128]

Its crazy that people will defend Sega for this. They literally managed to butcher an already good game💀

[@smashmaster521]

Sonic 1: First Time?

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@smashmaster521 me: looks over at 15th anniversary sonic 1 Also me: you mean second time

[@zoinkedjester4204]

Looks at entire franchise: how many times has it even been?!

[@smashmaster521]

@@dragonmaster3030 That's what I was referencing. Sonic 1 knows better than anyone what it's like to be butchered by a terrible port.

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@smashmaster521 I thought their was a port before that anniversary that was also shit but maybe im just not remembering correctly

[@jakoblinton2053]

I can't wait for the "Sonic Colors was never good" videos that use glitches from this remaster that were absent from the original to prove their statement, because time is a flat circle, and Sega is doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over.

[@DaSheepKiller]

Wouldn't be surprised considering people do that with the Adventure games and their GameCube (or later) ports.

[@RTX4090_1TB]

This is a case of sega not understanding that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

[@irishjet2687]

Sega: "What was that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of me breaking it."

[@lofikirbstar623]

"if it aint broke, break it"

[@BiggieBeezy707]

But they didn't try to fix it...they just remade it

[@bluerat2106]

"If it ain't broke, fucking destroy it" -SEGA

[@MariOmor1]

More like "If it ain't broke, drop it off the 50th floor and fire an Angry Bird at it"

[@NowOnAFM]

What's sad is that the community and this excellent near-launch day review had to uncover all these issues. Most pre--release previews/reviews by media outlets were glowing and didn't note any of these obvious issues, which is baffling.

[@autosaver]

I have a suspicion that reviewers were provided the best build of the game, which is probably PC or Xbox.

[@hchozn]

Standards for Sonic have been lowered.

[@Sjono]

If Sega can’t even the bare minimum and put out a quality remaster, I have little faith in their next 3D Sonic game

[@bonedude666]

Sonic Frontiers called, they left a voice mail of them laughing for 45 minutes.

[@ptanker9236]

@@bonedude666Sonic Frontiers is terrible

[@blackdot105]

@@bonedude666 Who they laughing at? Frontiers is garbo.

[@LateNightHalo]

Almost a month later and only one bug was patched :(

[@user-mh5nx5to2t]

It's official this Port sucks

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

Meanwhile P-06 is made by one guy and it’s leagues better than this is

[@unknownwill4th549]

@@wuffiousmaximus4808 rlly?

[@TailsGuy72]

@@unknownwill4th549 Yeah man. It's super good.

[@nezaniatoimya]

ChaosX released the 4th demo of his P-06 the same day SCU got released and My god is it infinitely better

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

The poetic irony writes itself. Colors is supposed to be an '06 counterpunch, but yet, a decade passes and an '06 fan remake is returning the favor XD

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

I can’t stress enough how good of a game P-06 is. (Imo it’s better than both Adventure and Adventure 2.)

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

Demon’s Souls has the same problem with its OST. The original soundtrack was amazing, but the remake soundtrack is so staggeringly different and there’s no option to use the original.

[@DonnyKirkMusic]

Persona 1 PSP is also like this

[@broomybroomybroomy]

I was just talking about this the other day. The old soundtrack was kinda weird and creepy (even goofy at times), and it really contributed to the atmosphere. The new one just sounds like some generic epic fantasy battle music

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

@@broomybroomybroomy Not to say that there aren't some good tracks-Storm King and penetrator are pretty good-but a lot of them are repetitive or completely miss the tone/vibe of the original. Phalanx straight-up has completely different music that isn't at all what the original sounds like. Flamelurker and Man-eater seem like faithful renditions but they end up sounding so repetitive, which is something the original tracks could get away with because they were much simpler pieces.

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

@@theretard1590 the very simple composition combined with the unconventional instrumentation makes for a very dreary and strange soundtrack that fits the tone and atmosphere of the game. It also fits because the bosses are comparatively easy and limited compared to most other games. Dirty Colossus doesn’t deserve a soundtrack that intense in the remake-he’s a complete pushover that can barely function. Storm Kings ost is good but also he has literally one attack and is mostly a punching bag, so the song seems a bit out of place. Each trackwas deliberately made to match each boss in the original. The adjutacator for example is this indescribably weird giant troll thing so they matched it with a woodwind which emphasizes how bizzare he is. Allants theme is a great organ peice that Bluepoint didn’t bother to try and capture in his new theme. The original makes for a pretty off putting soundtrack, I can understand why people don’t like it but it’s unique and subversive. The remake is attempting to replicate Bloodborne or Dark Souls III’s soundtrack, but Demon’s is simply not those games, so it doesn’t work at all.

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

@@theretard1590 ok sure you can say what you wanna say but being contrarian for the sake of it gets nowhere if you’re not gonna say why you like it

[@AngryLittleAmericansCartoons]

After Sonic Forces, I had a feeling Sega and Sonic Team weren't even going to try with this game. I had a good feeling to not even bother getting this game

[@nickb6425]

Yeaah.. sad to say I had this game pre ordered but now I’m transferring that to another game :/ maybe on a sale. Not the biggest fan of Colors but wanted to get this modern remaster. How sad was it to find that Sega somehow even screws this up… the only saving grace would be a day one patch that would have to be a miracle and shouldn’t be a thing tbh

[@lellysramos64]

So do I, I'll rather wait for the 2022 untitled game and, after its release, wait some more time watching reviews and stuff like that in order to decide whether to buy it or not.

[@ToaArcan]

Me, a few days ago: "Y'know, I don't like Colours, but doing a remaster of it is a safe, sensible idea for SEGA at the moment. It's an easy way to get some good will back after... well, Forces." Me, now: "Maybe I _don't_ need SA1 and 2 remakes."

[@Rokabur]

Should just let the fans remaster SA1 and 2. The major thing needed is the lane/whatever gameplay from the later games. On the stretches of running in SA1 and 2, its almost impossible to keep Sonic in the center. I'd LOVE it if Sonic STAYED in the center and we could just smoothly move left or right WITHOUT slamming into the railing.

[@cullbear55]

@@Rokabur If you play on Dreamcast or use the input fix mod, SA1 plays like a dream. You can have Sonic lean slightly left or right when going through level such as Windy Valley without slamming into rails.

[@kingrhythmo9045]

I’m…numb to Sonics incompetence at this point…it hasn’t been good for a while guys. I’ve had faith it’d get better for nearly 10 years and it hasn’t. I’ll always pay attention to new sonic releases, but it’s going to take a lot to earn my trust back. I never thought my literal childhood idol would fall this hard. He’s literally just a meme. I just want to go back.

[@tiruliru1189]

SEGA has been getting lazy since 2013.

[@jacobgirard7175]

sonic mania tho :)

[@Villain_of_Overhype]

Mania is honestly the only good game Sonic's had in a WHILE.

[@ChickenMcKicken]

@@Villain_of_Overhype yeah but mania is classic sonic, this is modern so only classic is good lol

[@bladedoodle]

@@jacobgirard7175 made basically entirely by fans and adopted by Sega.

[@Euanverse]

Poor Sonic can’t catch a break. Think I’ll play the original again out of spite lol

[@Sup_nw85]

Same

[@fruitlion8]

Not even out of spite, because it's the logical version to support :)

[@MrProg-ey3tl]

@@fruitlion8 Not to mention still the best version.

[@RarefoilB]

To everyone saying "this game is in early access, you can't judge Early Access games!": Yes, this game is not offiicallly out yet as of writing. Yes, the only people playing this right now are those who pre-ordered and got access to the game early, or those who got review codes sent to them. But that is not the same as Early Access on Steam or Games in Development on GOG. This isn't an "Early Access" game. This is a game you got to play 3 days before it was released. Early Access on Steam and GiD are for betas, where the devs need some cash and feedback now to make it to the finish line, which can be months or years from release. This game releases in two DAYS from writing. This game is being sold to everyone pre-ordering and perspective buyers as a finished product. The 3 days and review copies are not meant for feedback, not meant to give a desperate injection of cash. They are meant to be a preview of a finished game. The review copies are to let everyone know that this game is coming out, what kind of quality it is, and whether they should buy it. For those who got it 3 days ahead of time, it was a way to experience before anyone else, or for people who just wanted to play the game as soon as possible. When you see "Early Access" with "3 Days Early" as a bonus for buying the Digital Deluxe version, the expectation is not "keep your expectations modest, it's not finished yet", it's "this game will be already done 3 or so weeks prior to the official release date, so I get to skip ahead of the line a little bit, just before they've finished laying out all their ducks in a row to launch their finished product." And let's be real: do you honestly think all of the problems showcased so far will all go away in only 2 days? Problems that are even present in the _review copies?_ The copies meant to give off the best impression of a finished product sold for $40? The only reason that wouldn't be the case is if somehow Sega accidentally sent out actual betas, and you'd think they'd have said something to the countrary by now, not to mention not bothering to patch this. Yes, you or others may have had good to great experiences with this remaster. You don't need to harbor the same ill will towards it. But that doesn't mean the bad experiences people got didn't happen or that their complaints aren't as valid as your praise. Yes, Sega is pledging to patch this game, which is good. But they still made a mistake shipping it out in this state to begin with. Release now, patch later will never stop being rather shameful to me. There are people paying for it now who's experiences are bad now and won't magically improve in 2 days. There will be people who are buying this at launch who will get a bad experience with a product that couldn't possibly fix all of its problems in 2 days. Patching it later won't quite get rid of the sting of now. No, this isn't the end of Sega, nor the end of Sonic. No, it's not as bad as 06 (at least if you're not on Switch or you got particularly lucky with your Switch copy), and no, Rangers isn't doomed because of this. But this was a mistake. And please do not dismiss legit criticisms or complaints just because you didn't have them or because you saw some super hot takes. TL;DR: This isn't a beta Early Access game on Steam, it is being sold and advertised as a complete product and should be treated as such. The metric ton of issues simply cannot be addessed in 2 days. Please understand where some people are coming from.

[@Miner_7]

THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS BRAIN CELLS

[@dashhhh8228]

MY GOD SOMEONE SMART IN THIS COMMENT SECTION. People are saying "is an early access all of this will be solved". IS NOT A FUCKING EARLY ACCESS IS A FINISHED PRODUCT YOU CAN PLAY A LITTLE AHEAD OF TIME.

[@johndorsey7890]

Oh it’s over for me, I was a long time sonic fan who grew up since the sonic mega collection, but my boy has been declining in quality lately. Between Sonic Boom and Forces, and now THIS???? When I preordered this game too. Imma call Nintendo just to see if I could GET MY MONEY BACK, and I will personally NEVER buy another Sonic game UNLESS I see the next game gets good reception BEFORE AND AFTER LAUNCH. This video marks my thoughts under words and these comments are my rage onto reality…. Goodbye Sonic old friend, may generations be the last good adventure that didn’t taint your image.

[@haaxxx9]

Exactly why I don't buy $60 games anymore at launch. It's a almost certain that the game will be incomplete and have to wait for MONTHS to get it patched up, might as well wait for a sale at this rate even if it's years down the line.

[@sonicboy678]

What pisses me off about this is that at its core, it's not even a new game. I'm not even sure if this is an issue with Sega/Sonic Team or if Blind Squirrel is just blind.

[@megamillion5852]

After all the positive coverage this port was getting, finding this in my feed was pretty shocking.

[@MeeraRustshieldSystem]

Things weren't as positive if you were on Twitter then

[@Trashboat4444]

@@MeeraRustshieldSystem nothing is positive on twitter

[@martmine4618]

The only positive coverage was when the game wasn't released yet lmao

[@They_are_Arthur]

I remember playing Sonic Colors when I was 11 and it felt like such a magical experience, a breath of fresh air from Sonic Unleashed that I felt was an unfairly hard game at the time. Since Colors on the Wii was an excellent game, it stuck with me for all these years. I feel bad for the 11 year olds in this year needing to settle for this hastily done remaster, which I hope gets a finetooth comb of patches and updates to make it more polished.

[@WaterMeLoan64]

I was genuinely looking forward to getting Sonic Colors Ultimate on my birthday on November 1st; this video changed my mind for the time being.

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

I was going to get it as soon as it came out now I’m not gonna get it too

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

Get the Wii version cheaper and less gsrbage despite the weaker hardware

[@SpartanWolf222]

Might I suggest Freedom Planet or Spark the Electric Jester 1-3 if you want a Sonic fix?

[@kamdentisdale8211]

My birthday's on November 1st too!

[@anonman8661]

same here

[@YuukitheMighty1]

Oh my god that Rival Rush menu and startup is like a mobile game. Jesus christ Sega, put some respect on my boy Sonic.

[@ramdem-8758]

The Metal Sonic artwork is the same from Sonic Generations

[@slwoo7432]

Blind squirrel made it but sega is still part of the blame

[@alextoonz166]

Sonic's 3d model here really does look like smash ultimate's sonic model, in terms of colors as well as some of the proportions.

[@CaptainFracture]

I mean his smash ultimates model is based on the colors one. Literally the only thing changed about this ultimate version to the og version is the lighting

[@alextoonz166]

@@CaptainFracture that would actually make a lot sense.

[@aquaponieee]

Every Sonic Model since Sonic Unleashed uses the Unleashed model or edited/recolored versions of said model. Even Sonic 4 uses it. I hope Sega finally decides to create a new Sonic model instead of reusing and editing the Unleashed model to death.

[@alextoonz166]

@@aquaponieee so you're telling me both Sonic runners and Sonic force's models where just used from unleashed?, kinda crazy considering the unleashed model is so high poly.

[@amala1333]

@@alextoonz166 nope

[@AbandonedHub2]

Wow, this was probably Sega's time to shine, and they ruined, *so so so much*

[@juanstaroldchannel3553]

A big mistake to the list.

[@negentropyagent7337]

Another one bites the dust

[@apathy2454]

& the sonic cycle continues

[@jotasso21]

well, _that glitches shine a lot_

[@jaretco6423]

Negentropy. And another one bites the dust. And another one there. And another one there. Another one bites the dust. Hey! Hey!

[@itsaxel8088]

This game makes me appreciate how they didn't screw up the lighting and art style of Skyward Sword HD.

[@fernando98322]

Staying true to the original version of a game should be commended more and not tarnished by internet people as "no effort put"

[@hollowknightfan2.563]

@@fernando98322 oh so Skyward Sword HD was a fantastic remaster. Really?

[@ilay_ux]

@@fernando98322 I agree with that mentality but didn't those "internet people" complain because they slapped a €60 tag on it..? Isn't that argument a little valid for the quality they're getting.

[@MrBusiness247]

@@hollowknightfan2.563 When did Fercho say that it was a "fantastic remaster"?

[@NSFSponsor]

@@fernando98322 SSHD is a good port. The problem is it's overpriced.

[@quintussertorius4447]

As one of the people listening using headphones, holy shit: even with the King specifically calling it out ahead of time the sound bouncing between each earbud was awful. I was not prepared

[@mreverything7056]

Bruh, I’ve seen those channels that animate characters against each other on KZbin, make a more vibrant and cooler ___ vs ____ screen, then Sonic Colors Ult does the Sonic vs Metal Sonic screen. I genuinely thought that was some dumb editing until the clip finished and there was nothing said, and I realized “Oh god this is real.” Also with the pianos in the Tropical Resort Act 1 and Sweet Mountain Act 1, I would appreciate more if these came in on each second loop with a lot less volume. They sound too distracting, and like they’re trying to override the main melody, while it’s in a different tune.

[@anonman8661]

I canceled my preorder of the physical deluxe. SEGA has promised time and time again that they learned their lesson about releasing Sonic games before the games were ready, but they still keep doing it. If I buy the game later on it will be when everything is fixed and improved assuming SEGA does improve what we currently got.

[@user-mh5nx5to2t]

I guess you can say they're just sabotaging their own reputation

[@anonman8661]

@@user-mh5nx5to2t pretty much

[@unknownwill4th549]

@@user-mh5nx5to2t Amogus

[@jaretco6423]

Same. Glad I got Metroid Dread instead of this.

[@LucarioBlade]

This is why I stick with the older games before generations. (mania is an exception) It's no wonder people are losing faith in new sonic games and remakes. I sure as hell has. And this game definitely does NOT deserves the title "ultimate".

[@roralize1358]

Amen to that. The last great Sonic game imo was Black Knight. Not saying things like Mania weren't great, just not my cup of tea.

[@Sup_nw85]

@@roralize1358 In my opinion I think black knight last good sonic story and mania was the last good sonic game

[@superplayerex2431]

Sonic Generations was still pretty good, but the later games were quite underwhelming. Sonic Mania is also a nice throwback to the classic Sonic games, but I wish all of it’s levels were original instead of most of them being reused old levels.

[@Sup_nw85]

@@superplayerex2431 agree I really love generation but story wasn't that and the dlc is lame

[@superplayerex2431]

@@Sup_nw85 True. But honestly, I could say the same about Sonic Mania. It also had a story that was all over the place and while the DLC did introduce back two forgotten characters from the past, Encore Mode wasn’t much different from the main game and it just felt like I replayed the game with a few modifiers switched on or something. It’s still a good game, but it could’ve been better in some aspects.

[@moonraven6145]

The Planet Wisp act 1 remix is pretty good, just shouldn't of been act 1's specifically, It should've been later acts as the levels became more mechanical, and at least include an option to choose your soundtrack. Also Music and Sound FX Volume being the same slider triggers me to no end, cause I really wanted to be deafened by loud annoying noises while listening to the levels music thanks game.

[@LongSinceDead1]

It is actually mind blowing that they put SFX and music on the same slider. Like what is even the point? How...how can you be so incompetent? Especially with how fucked the sound mixing is

[@rushisbased4581]

The song was probably only made for the trailer. That’s why it’s such a different tone from the original

[@moonraven6145]

@@rushisbased4581 That's a good point actually.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

I was like “SERIOUSLY, they added a build up-break down to Planet Wisp?? xD….. Aw shit, it’s still fire!

[@Yuzoboy]

I thank you for this honest review of the game. It really is unfinished and is an insult to the fans frankly...

[@MrGojira95]

bUt ThE gLiTcHeS aRe fAkE!!!! ThE pAtCh WiLL fIx eVeRyThiNg!!!!! XD

[@mart5610]

Fake Sonic fans on twitter and youtube damage controlling a shit game they wasted money on as usual.

[@supesmin446]

This kinda looks like a half baked “overhaul” mod you’d find on Nexus

[@jackhazardous4008]

The one where you enter a random location to scavenge and find a full on brothel complete with nudity?

[@LunaticTrumpet]

I’m glad I kept my expectations low for this remaster.

[@ilay_ux]

Same, but still, I was just expecting a simple HD version of the game and I still got disappointed.

[@MariOmor1]

More like a demaster

[@user-mh5nx5to2t]

Sonic colors ultimately unplayable

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

"Sonic's model looks off & reflects light too much." My way of expanding on this: Sonic is a furry cartoon animal, & fur/hair reflects light a certain way. Colors Ultimate made Sonic reflect light as if he was made of plastic compared to Colors Wii or even other Sonic games.

[@YourUncleBenis]

It also doesn't help that they never fixed his eye animations.

[@rompevuevitos222]

Basically any "HD" remaster nowadays is just that, did you see GTA SA on mobile? it's hideous, even if you ignore the massive amount of bugs

[@aquaponieee]

He is even more reflective than plastic, he is literally a light bulb

[@nibyafternight1983]

It's funny cuz when this game was first announced many people were saying stuff like "Sega does what Nintendont" and "THIS is how you make a remaster of a game Nintendo!" Which turned out to age really badly Apparently Sega can't even do what Nintendoes and it's making decent games of their most beloved franchise

[@rsmg4m1ng56]

Hey remember when Nintendo tried to remaster three separate titles in one and failed on all three of them? aah good times

[@kingmustang4006]

@@rsmg4m1ng56 All Stars is leagues above colors ultimate

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@kingmustang4006 That is not saying much at all

[@FennekinFox326]

This game makes me wish we'd go back to mono sound.

[@rompevuevitos222]

I wish we still had that as an option, some games don't sound that well with Stereo, specially when they are made for 3D sound systems but you only have headphones

[@GraveUypo]

the problem with this game is that it treats sonic's position as the reference for stereo when it should use the camera's position for that. that's why it sounds awful and wonky

[@severianlyctor]

Fully deaf in one ear, and I'm constantly frustrated by this option disappearing from games.

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

I was hoping it’d be a good remaster. Never played Colors… was hoping this would be a good way to experience it. Sad to see that isn’t the case.

[@bluerious5475]

I will say if you’re going in casually, I’d say this remaster is still good, and Colors is still a great game. The visuals of ultimate are wonderful, however I also will say that it’s probably best to simply just… wait to see how the game gets updated. I know they have indeed confirmed multiple patches coming out for the game will be soon, though there’s no guarantee what they will fix regarding the game, or how many bugs will be patched out.

[@Supersonicspyro]

Well it would seem you should get the Xbox one version, seems to be the beat version, I didn't have any of these problems minus results screen music sometimes not playing, that being said I'm sure a day 1 patch is ready when it actually comes out

[@bluerious5475]

@@Supersonicspyro Either Xbox or PC. I personally have it on pc at the moment, and even though I haven’t had any MAJOR issues pop up at all, I’m still holding off on getting any more playtime in the game because I probably will refund it if things about the remaster are looking sour.

[@bluerious5475]

@HexKaze Personally I do feel like the new additions and visuals for the remaster make it better than emulation, but yeah again, unless they actually do fix most of these bugs I think getting this remaster is just a straight up risk

[@supersonicracer40]

Just play it on Dolphin. The game is very solid and you deserve better than this ass remaster.

[@nadroJ_00035]

"Sega does what Nintendon't" *like putting no effort or care into their games*

[@nman551]

I know Nintendo is bad with the whole DMCA thing, but at least they make good games.

[@torchthe62nd63]

No no, they have that one thing in common.

[@marseillejoh]

Yea but Nintendo's copyright policy sucks so much man.

[@slwoo7432]

mobile game tutorial well recently Nintendo has changed

[@SketchSpooks]

Hell, Nintendo is falling into the same trap with the "finish it later" shit they LOVE to shove into every major Switch game They're just worse versions of previous games in their series. People let them slide because it's Nintendo. It's disheartening to see because Nintendo is no better than anyone else when it comes to standards and what's acceptable

[@sirthunderclaps4306]

5:34 Metal sonic: *in Indian accent* hello your remaster has virus

[@bonedude666]

"Hello, your Metal Sonic Mk. II has virus."

[@greenhxify]

I never thought i’d say this: “I’m glad I forgot to pre-order that game”

[@wraggal]

Really? Wish you'd pre-ordered fallout 74, cyberpunk etc etc? Stop pre-ordering games, until they start releasing them in a complete state!

[@slavko5666]

You're part of the problem.

[@raynegro666]

Don't preorder games...

[@housingfungus2843]

@@slavko5666 how is he a part of the problem? the developers of the game are the ones who ruined it.

[@slavko5666]

@@housingfungus2843 Because per-ordering a game rewards bad behavior that a lot of game developers have showed the past decade. This kind of consumer behavior breeds laziness and greed in the gaming industry. "Oh well who cares if the game is buggy, just rush it out of the gate as fast as possible. We'll just patch it later. The consumer is going to pre-order it anyways."

[@thephilimanjaro4115]

New Sonic fan: “Man, this game is cool, but underwhelming.” Old Sonic fan: “First time?”

[@abeefypig]

Ye Tho ik glad I didn't get it on switch might is well play the wii version and Tropical Resort sounds awful and the headphones thing is surprisingly trash but ye last sonic game I played was Generations and mania those are the sonic game I be playing but damn th7s is hella disappointing

[@TheMadCroctor]

Do new Sonic fans even really exist?

[@sonichasafishonhishead1462]

@@TheMadCroctor no. Especially since only old fans really watched the movie

[@jjtheenton]

I was really looking forward to this one. Sucks that it turned out so poorly.

[@Flome810]

That’s what your mom said when you were born.

[@LazyStarrfish]

@@Flome810 that was unnecessary

[@Flome810]

@@LazyStarrfish It was too good of an opportunity. I don’t actually mean it.

[@bigginge1425]

@@Flome810 Are you saying that from experience there mate

[@D-NastyNoise]

Its not even out yet? I'm sure it will have a day 1 patch. Games these days are never finished when they release. Its sad times, but buying a game at launch is just a big mistake. Plus $40 is way too much for this. Should be $20.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

I'll be honest, I might be biased because I really did not like Colours at all, but this is disgraceful. I lost faith in Sega after Sonic Forces. It just shows they still haven't learned from '06 and Boom. Rushing games out to meet a deadline is always a bad idea.

[@Lanoman123]

Is it weird I like the originals life counter better? I don’t like the chubby Tails face in Ultimate

[@georckbread3403]

no, it's not weird. i also really dislike the chubby tails face

[@original_handle373]

Aren't you Zelda?

[@Lanoman123]

@@georckbread3403 glad I’m not the only one, I know it’s a nitpick but honestly Colors life counter was my favorite alongside Unleashed, not to mention checkpoints are completely obsolete as mentioned in the video

[@analogsmiles]

nah you're right. it really bothers me, especially when i see it in the middle of the level

[@ultgamercw6759]

I agree. It looks so out of place and random compared to the original. Plus it doesn't even look like tails.

[@roxas4930]

"Hey sonic enjoy your future, its gonna be great" BIGGEST LIE EVER

[@Sayajin3321]

@Federal Bureau of Investigation Don't forget it's a prequel to mania, so he had a really good time with that one.

[@wuffiousmaximus4808]

@Federal Bureau of Investigation It doesn’t matter though because immediately after, 06 happens.

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

I just wanted to say thank you for respecting the developers. As a developer that has always been a pet peeve. But the fact that you acknowledged that makes me happy and you have my utmost respect (for what it’s worth).

[@jackygemme863]

I respect you

[@pingaspearce9403]

I don't respect developers Only the corporation's that make them work

[@conicthehedgehog9166]

9:20 *"channel name" spinning with a galaxy background *

[@ElickFlash]

Man it sucks to hear that they botched this port hard for a Multitude of reasons. 1. Sonic was the first Modren Sonic Game to actually be Quality and Good, after Unleashed made a good showing, but still had some other gimmicks that hampered it. 2. This is the first Major release for the Godot Engine. Very powerful Open source engine gaining some ground as of late (heck I use it) And this is going to give people the wrong idea about it, when clearly this was another Rush job by Sega, and the Port team didn't have enough time to flesh out the changes. 3. The new additions seem to be more slap dashed in opposed to being used effectively to rebalanced the game. Honestly if you are forced to use the new stuff, you Really NEED to alter things more effectly or intergrate them in away that make them optional. 4. Sonic Colors OG Sound Track was Fire, I do appreciate the attempt at remixing the songs, but really I'd prefer and option to switch to the OG sound track cause the remixes changes the meaning of the tracks too much to be effective replacements. They should have done with the Kingdom Hearts Remasters done, and just improved the instrumentations, and do new studio recordings on tracks, with maybe a slight little additional flare to fill out the track a bit more, but not much more. All and all, I hope it gets patched to be at least more Stable, but man this is a Disappointment.

[@kawcco]

This isn't a source port?! No wonder the game's menus look so different, the lighting engine changed, and there are bugs throughout; it's not using the Hedgehog engine!

[@juhadexcelsior]

Are you seriously putting trash wisps over the werehog? 🤦

[@jske60]

Bruh unleashed was terrible, at least on the wi

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

@@kawcco I don't think the original used the Hedgehog engine either, as the Wii couldn't support it. Hence why the Wii version of unleashed was so different.

[@kirbyjinet302]

@@juhadexcelsior if you hate a wisp you only need to bare it for like a few mins and most of the wisps are so non offensive to the gameplay or a different form of movement albeit a worse form that u have to stomach. Sonic unleashed werehog levels if you hate them thats that, they make up a shit ton of levels and they overstay their welcome.

[@thatbleachedcat8218]

not sure why but the IRS scam with Metal Sonic is extra hilarious to me.

[@bluerat2106]

Wooow. The only new game since 2017, and it's just a remaster, and they still managed to fuck it up? And Sonic fanboys wonder why people think this franchise is pathetic.

[@ilay_ux]

but wait "what about tEam sOniC raCing frOm 2019"

[@bluerat2106]

@@ilay_ux lol right

[@ianshere2465]

@@bluerat2106 I can’t blame you. Sega also forgot about it

[@CambriaBold]

This remaster has that Sonic Adventure DX flavour to it; it's less stable and screws things up that the original got right, but added a few bells and whistles that don't really add to the experience. At least SADX let me unlock Tails Adventure.