Sonic Superstars is a Hot Mess - RadicalSoda

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[@milkman6218]

Gotta say as a 29 year old guy who's last sonic videogame he completed was Generations. I was very disappointed when I didn't hear "It's like a roller coaster" in this vid.

[@gameyfirebro9645]

:(

[@shyguygaming5397]

The water power will also let you survive getting crushed by flat objects. Spiked objects still kill you though.

[@NinetailsNinetales5TimesFast]

Real?

[@shyguygaming5397]

@@NinetailsNinetales5TimesFast yeah, I found that out by accident.

[@Zero-ontheleft]

its probably unintencional

[@shyguygaming5397]

@@Zero-ontheleft no, they have a unique animation for it that shows you getting crushed and then reforming.

[@Zero-ontheleft]

@@shyguygaming5397 That is weirdly polished for this game

[@HenshinFanatic]

"First time we've seen the chaos emeralds change someone so drastically" Perfect Chaos: Forgetting someone?

[@justafan9399]

Are the other characters malleable water beasts, though?

[@autobotstarscream765]

​@@justafan9399That malleable water beast used to be _a Chao._ I think that counts. 🤯

[@widerekxxanimations6842]

​@@autobotstarscream765 and chao's used to be the acinets from frontiers

[@greenhowie]

This channel is how I find out about 90% of Sonic games.

[@MrSpartan993]

Better than playing them!

[@dice_block]

@@MrSpartan993wrong

[@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENT]

@@MrSpartan993 not wrong, some are hella expensive but don’t tell me you actually think that ALL games are bad, or WRONG

[@LinkRammer]

Who's right? A *spartan* or a dice block ?

[@commanderknee3821]

@@MrSpartan993 wrong, but actually correct if you think about it...

[@sobari745]

I’m amazed Arzest still gets hired for anything.

[@jordanwhite352]

Arzest, should be Arrest as in they should be arrested for crimes against gaming.

[@Salnax]

Apparently they have a good rep within the industry for not going over time or budget.

[@lemmoncellogaming]

​@@SalnaxThe reason Sega probably hired them

[@SkorpTS]

@@Salnax Apparently they accomplish this by not doing any bugfixing whatsoever...

[@warbossgegguz679]

They made Blinx, don't shit on that!

[@amandaramey9760]

I have never played a sonic game in my entire life but I have been so invested in these videos for years now. I could listen to radicalsoda talk about anything and have a blast, these videos are a treat and I appreciate them so much

[@randompolygon8401]

You and me both lmao

[@definitelynotashark1799]

Same here.

[@aegis9292]

same

[@Bombastic_daioh]

You are loosing on a banger of a franchise lol

[@posteriorpepperoni]

With each day that goes by i start wishing more and more that that were me

[@betlergaen5757]

I think they needed to work more on this game, the majority of the problems I'm seeing in the game is that it isn't polished enough. They really need to stop rushing the polishing stage of development

[@dawk7]

I feel like I've heard this about a Sonic game before... a thousand times. orz

[@betlergaen5757]

@@dawk7 yes, unfortunatelly its not a new problem, and it always screws the game over. I don't know why SEGA keeps rushing their developers. Its this attitude that made so many talented people leave SEGA for Nintendo

[@GwyndolinOwO]

honestly, I think that's my biggest issue with a lot of Sonic games. The ideas themselves aren't bad, I'd say in most games they've made I can see how they could be really fun. But something about it usually turns out to be a huge letdown. I bought Frontiers a while after it came out and while I can see why people like it, I also think that game is missing a ton of polish. It also makes me feel so torn because I could see myself having some fun with Superstars but the lack of polish makes playing games like this boring and/or frustrating sometimes. I also notice that studios besides sega are rushing games and it sucks to wait and see if a game gets fixed or not, because not all of them get decent patches.

[@betlergaen5757]

@@GwyndolinOwO yeah I have the same sentiment. Frontiers at launch was very unpolished, lucky for us, they added the updates to the game and it gave the game more polish, mainly in the movement, its one of my favorite sonic controls in 3d now. But, to reach this, it took 1 whole year to give us things that *should've* been there at launch. And even then, the last update was unpolished as well and its clear that it needs an update too (which is coming according to the steam page). Just because SEGA could get away with it before (with the classic era), doesn't mean that they can now, nor they should. I would gladly wait more for a more polished experience. If SEGA didn't rush their developers, and didn't made their lives so awful (Iizuka almost losing his job just to delay Frontiers comes to mind), they wouldn't have lost so many talented people as well

[@warbossgegguz679]

Consumers and Developers alike have been asking SEGA to stop rushing things for 30 years, it's a fool's errand at this point.

[@Anonymouthful]

Its so weird to think that SEGA manages to look at Sonic, their most famous series, and just not really give a shit about it all that much.

[@aortaplatinum]

The series has never sold very well in Japan, so since Japanese people can be very xenophobic and SEGA is run by old men, it's a "who cares the games will still sell and even if they suck no one who MATTERS will play them" situation. Until Frontiers which sold like crazy everywhere and is why the Sonic Generations remaster is getting a whole new Shadow chunk.

[@Harmonica821]

By contract of the Sonic brand they have to make a game as fast as possible.

[@eddiejonesiii6254]

Took the quote "Gotta go fast!" a _little_ too literally...

[@Hollow_Tim]

I almost wouldn't be surprised if that's actually what they were doing, how else do they still release games in these terrible states.

[@SkarletOctaviaMUSIC]

Royal Harmonica from newgrounds? DrunkGecko has found you lol

[@DemonLord493]

The sound effect at 7:11 is from Sonic Unleashed. It's the sound effect used for a Chaos Emerald being restored in the cutscenes where Sonic is in the Gaia temples after bosses.

[@ashddyo]

Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s in Forces too

[@Fractorification]

THANK YOU! It was driving me nuts not remembering where that was from.

[@oh_ok_I_guess_Im_lost]

Might be wrong but isn't it also used for the menus in generations?

[@Onaterdem]

Isn't it also in Colors?

[@birb4302]

This effect has been used in someway in every 3d game past 06

[@scientistservant]

Really disappointing that the super forms for Tails and Knuckles are gone. :( Everyone should be allowed to turn Super!

[@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENT]

They are able to transform wdym

[@okagron]

@@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENTWhere's Tail's flicky army of death though?

[@thecubeman381]

Yup... Do I need to even bring up Sonic Heroes and those bubble things?

[@scientistservant]

@@thecubeman381 Oh god, I love Sonic Heroes but that decision... 😓

[@auralunaprettycure]

B-but, isn’t it “if everyone’s super... no one is” Jk jk this game is filled with weird choices

[@TheMAM]

Every SonicHater67 video is a blessing.

[@PotatoKing86]

Fr. Sonic fans hate sonic

[@SpudChickenSaltedChips]

"Don't fuck with us Sonic fans, we hate Sonic just as much as you do." - Some guy in the comment section, 2018

[@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENT]

“Sonic fans, hating our favourite games for petty things more than Nintendo fans since Sonic ‘06 (we refuse to forget about a game made 17 years ago even though it was not that bad)”

[@PotatoKing86]

@@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENT real

[@okagron]

@@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENTIs this comment seriously trying to imply Sonic 06 "was not that bad"? Yeah, one of the worst games ever made is "not that bad". Sure.

[@risingblur770]

following you for so many years, ever since your Sonic Colors days, has been such a journey. As someone that also draws a lot, it has been so amazing to follow the development of yours artstyle. I love the thumbnail!

[@DataDigi151]

Can we just take a moment and congratulate Rob on making a video that’s less than 2 hours long? I knew you could do it if you really put your mind to it!

[@HOTD108_]

Who's Rob? Is she related to RadicalSoda?

[@zemchia]

@@HOTD108_ "Rob" is RadicalSoda's real name.

[@flashthemonkey6032]

Hey, Rad, i found out wayyyy too late, but you can use L and R to rotate through your emerald powers wheel.

[@Hackstr_]

Game doesn't teach you that, or if it does we didn't notice it

[@flashthemonkey6032]

@@Hackstr_ true, but if it’s there, it’s worth mentioning.

[@vazazell5967]

@@Hackstr_ but that's intuitive, why wouldn't you try that

[@dantetouchdown9030]

​@@vazazell5967the first thing i do in a game is try all the buttons, gamers today seem to not do anything unless the game tells them so

[@slyp5409]

You can also use the right stick to select one assuming you remember which direction it is, with no need to press any other buttons aside from the activate button

[@Valtaoi_007]

“first time we have seen the chaos emeralds change a character quite so drastically “ poor Chaos, he is crying in the background

[@MrMisterMisterMr]

I really like the rival dynamic they seem to be pushing for Fang and Trip. Really hope they expand on that in future titles. Or, you know, they could just drop it like they do most other interesting character dynamics they seem to be building up. Also, in all of my attempts I only saw Amy and Trip appear during the Black Dragon ONCE. They fly in on a mega flicky and drop entire ring containers for you.

[@EliteBull]

I saw in a youtube comment that they appear only if you manage to avoid attacks, even though they don't hurt you it counts towards Amy and Trip appearing

[@duduvec5971]

"This game cost me 100 dollars" is the most relatable thing when playing sonic superstars

[@jettdunkley]

So much regret

[@NintendanGX]

Definitely true if you're buying the game at launch on two different platforms. I was lucky enough to get it for £38, and even then I feel robbed.

[@SCrafter1234]

One thing I noticed was that all of the reptile characters (at least in the classic games) have a special spinball animation, with Espio’s top spin and vector and trip’s donut spin, and they all also have some kind of wall climb ability, with only vector being locked to walls only. The wall climb thing is probably just a coincidence, but I could see the spinball idea possibly being intentional, or at least something that could be revisited later. If only the modern games didn’t lock everyone to the standard ball.

[@karinyupinyan5754]

The fact people were trying to put this game head to head with Mario Wonder is so funny now.

[@seacliff217]

The quality of the outsourced game didn't compete with the game developer internally at Nintendo EPD. I'm surprised anyone thought it would.

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@seacliff217 Because Sonic team is SO COMPETENT at making 2D sonic games lately... Reminder that all of the GBA and DS sonic games were outsourced to Dimps (the same devs as Sonic Pocket Adventure) with Sonic Team "supervising".

[@akiradkcn]

​@@warbossgegguz679the gba and ds sonic games were good tho (except Brotherhood)

[@Batterskull]

I mean SEGA did to themselves when they priced this obviously cheaply made game at a $60 premium and released it in the same week as Mario Wonder, a game with a lot more care an imagination behind it. Even without the Mario comparison why should anyone buy Superstars when Mania is a MUCH better game and is only 1/3 of the price? SEGA has and continues to shoot themselves in the foot when it comes to Sonic. Despite it being their freaking mascot they refuse to put in the resources and time to make a truly great game. They dumped the gifted and passionate team behind their biggest critical success in over a decade (Mania) to instead go to the lowest bidder they could find and it shows.

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@Batterskull SEGA!? Mismanaging a project and crippling it for the sake of short-term profitability?! PREPOSTEROUS!

[@LiquidTeapot]

Note: You don't actually have to wait for the menu to close when selecting a power if you do so via the right stick. The game doesn't tell you this. I found it out by accident, but it's there.

[@warbossgegguz679]

It told me it, so maybe you guys missed it? The L and R power switching I had no idea about, but it shows you that during the power demos and settings.

[@HydraBread]

I didn’t even know about the L and R switching, just the joystick thing

[@njfox3305]

This guy I love how he critisises Sonic and points out his flaws in such a funny way I love it.

[@vtmarik]

That very beginning moment... I've never seen a subocean in a 2d platformer

[@sonicthehedge]

16:52 Amy and Trip can show up but only if you don't take damage for like a minute or two. They actually give alot of rings, 4 ring monitors to be exact.

[@user-mq8mo9zi4q]

THANK YOU 🙏 I NEEDED THIS INFO FOR SO LONG (well, I have already beaten it so it's useless but still)

[@mattparkent440]

The whole "No one hates X more than the fans" is especially true of Sonic.

[@evdomos]

I can't believe it's possible for Epic Games to shoehorn itself into Steam.

[@Gonicku2143]

The farther we go down the Sonic game timeline, the hornier the thumbnails become This is inevitable

[@unnamed12346]

I find it weird that when it came to my playthrough of Superstars, I found none of the glitches on my own. It doesn't mean I think that anyone's glitchy experiences are invalid, just... Feels weird cuz it feels like when I want to try the glitches, I'm trying to force it at that point.

[@treechenho]

I was about to say this. I encountered *very* few glitches during my playthrough, outside of the average amount I'd find in any game nowadays. And I played on the switch, which some claim would likely be the buggiest port

[@broom673]

The game was a glitchy disaster if you played before the day one patch.

[@unnamed12346]

@@broom673 Bro, I was a Day One Adopter

[@broom673]

@rcbmaverickhunterpolarity1544 Yes, but this was like the midnight release. I played it the moment it came out. They fixed it the next morning. Lagoon City Act A had atrocious graphical glitches with Amy and Trip's textures flickering like crazy before the patch, and the overworld would teleport me to the final zone where I would fall into a black void whenever you went to the shop when prompted to do so. The shop glitch still exists, but it happened everytime prepatch.

[@unnamed12346]

@@broom673 Yet again, so did I. I played through the midnight release, and yet I was still weirdly without extensive glitches. Kind of just played the game and didn't have any problems. I did admittedly replay the first stage, so I didn't get past Speed Jungle, so I imagine any patches would have fixed my experiences, since at that point the only glitches would be ones I invoke, like the Non-Drain Super.

[@davidwhidden9337]

Imagine if they made Frontiers into Knuckles Frontiers. Instead of going super for every boss, they gave Knuckles unique Chaos Emerald abilities like they do in this game to combat bosses. Then you could turn them into smaller versions to combat enemies / mini-bosses as a reward for playing with the story attempting to explain that using them as a massive boost for the Titans drained them and they need to recharge, or something. Would make more sense then Sonic just losing the emeralds every time the plot needed him too.

[@Glisten456]

Sonic Frontiers, & Knuckles

[@marknificence2474]

Ah yes, I distinctly remember all those times Shadow summoned giant beanstalks with that damn green Chaos Emerald. He was all about those beanstalks. ... Seriously, they were that pressed for emerald power ideas, and they still didn't include teleportation? You know, basically the only power we've ever seen from an individual Chaos Emerald? Chaos Control?

[@warbossgegguz679]

This is an extremely "Chrischan-eque" complaint about this. Also, this is the Classic continuity, Shadow doesn't exist (that we know of).

[@zjzr08]

​@warbossgegguz679 Aren't they trying to fix that as of late and did rescind that statement...that being said teleportation does kinda save the time just waiting for the vine to get you to a point.

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@zjzr08 I would LOVE if they stopped the whole "Classic sonic and modern sonic are 2 sperate universes" thing but idk. It's one of the many things Forces introduced that's extremely stupid, despite Generations making it clear it was a time travel thing. I figured they used vines because it would make the mechanic still involve platforming and not just totally break movement by giving you the ability to literally warp anywhere in any direction. I said what I said because even if you disagree with that, arguing about it on the basis of "canon" is extremely autistic.

[@MastaGambit]

@@warbossgegguz679 how in the fuck is this "chrischan-esque" complaint and also what the fuck does that even mean

[@zjzr08]

@warbossgegguz679 I'm not sure what autism has to do with that idea, but adding what was already known abilities of the Chaos Emerald, does make it feel that it's more connected with the series a bit, adding a sense of continuity and consistency to build on, which many long franchise fans usually want.

[@atomskShadox]

I'm honestly impressed that sonic fans have been abused so badly for so long, but are still hopeful each and every time a new game comes out.

[@onemariobro]

Seeing Sonic super stars release RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME as Super Mario Wonder was hilarious

[@ArcRay20]

kind of crazy they took their time with Frontiers and it turned out really good and then followed it up by not finishing a game before release. i mean its like 90% finished, but damn. this was supposed to be a real return to form to show they can make more than one good finished game within a decade...

[@doozy5184]

I didn't know it was possible to make a Sonic boss fight feel like purgatory, but here we are.

[@LordArikado]

Someone clearly hasn't fought the Iblis worm in Sonic '06.

[@Dylan-rm1gd]

You know what’s hilarious, during the first phase of the cyber world boss fight, eggman’s laser doesn’t even hurt you.

[@saboipng3315]

Super Knuckles with a hat was probably the most needed thing ive never thought of

[@mr.jacksonscales2462]

Being Soft locked makes this game a true Sonic game.

[@GenghisConnThr333]

The emerald power selection is much better if you use the right analog stick, it works like a weapon wheel in a modern FPS and it's so much faster. Personally I like all the emerald powers because of how much the levels open up with new routes when you go to replay them, it's like a better version of the Wisps.

[@GottaFistDemAll]

Your drawing of Poppy cosplaying as Trip is rather cute.

[@toasterteostra5906]

I just had to think about the second dicvision Manager of Sega wanting Sonic to "surpass Mario". Yeah, looking at this that's not going to happen soon I'd suppose.

[@LordArikado]

Sega wants Sonic to surpass Mario, but refuses to give any of the games the time and resources they need to accomplish that.

[@unclegrandpagaming165]

Man, this game had so much potential

[@okagron]

Like most of the bad Sonic games. I also don't understand why they released this like a year after Frontiers. I know it was made by a different team, but couldn't they have released this in the next year? An extra year would allow for more polish.

[@Butwhythough881]

Sadly Sonic Fans will still eat it up and say “SONIC IS IN A GREAT SPOT RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE PAST 15 YEARS!” When in reality the only real successes were the movies and Sonic Frontiers. I guess Murder of Sonic as well but that’s not a mainline game.

[@robertwyatt3912]

At least it controls pretty well. If only we could have the 3D games control well.

[@JeskidoYT]

​@@okagronsonic team loves releasing yearly games

[@castform7]

​@@Butwhythough881We're Sonic fans, we hold onto any victory no matter how small and hold it up like Simba at the beginning of The Lion King.

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Sega didn't treat Headcannon particularly well during Origins development it's said, so we're not getting any more Mania goodness any time soon. Not under a Sega IP, anyway (good luck, Penny’s Big Breakaway!) But let's not be too cruel Arzest, they're a co-dev at best, even on this one. Balan wasn't their brainchild.

[@Hutch2Much]

while we have a lot of the same complaints, i found myself really enjoying the game. i didn’t encounter many bugs, mostly just small visual/audio ones. the bad boss fights are definitely my biggest complaint. i like what it does, and would recommend it-on sale of course-but i understand your complaints

[@glitchmenlord4790]

It was obviously rushed, most likely in an attempt to compete with Mario wonder

[@ultradarkbeastmode3983]

I like the thumbnail, really cool looking. It's always fun sittjng down, relaxing and then watching Radical soda.

[@Cobalt17]

Ok so what happened at the very start shows I’m not the only one who encountered this. I quit out of a level once and it spawned me in the final boss area, I then proceeded to fall through the floor collision. It was so funny I filmed it lol

[@FalcomTreya]

I dont think that there's ever a good time to rush a game out, but this has to be one of the worst times for them to rush a sonic release. Right next to mario wonder? Right before Spider-man? Like c'mon sega you are contractually obligated to at least PRETEND how your sonic games perform.

[@akiradkcn]

It was a coincidence

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@akiradkcn I don't really think so. Late October to mid-December is considered the holiday season and is the end of the fiscal year, so they probably rushed it to end on a high note. Also why they released Like a Dragon Gaiden within weeks of it. Gotta make as much bank as possible for the yearly reports. Not even being cynical, this is just a standard practice in the toy and video game industry. It's when you sacrifice the quality of said product for the sake of meeting that deadline (as was clearly done here with the patch that's 2/3 the size of the game itself) that I take issue.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

I want to like this game i really do. I genuinely think that a good chunk of the gimmicks are genuinely good. Yes they are older ideas, but they try to change up the core foundation of these gimmicks and while some of them i don't like some _i really like_ like egg station act 2, speed jungle act 3's dark level, people tend to hate but i love the aesthetically variant areas in the dark areas, cyber Station is just good, and golden capital act 2 is actually a fun challenge minus the automation. Which turn leads to.. the bosses. How do you somehow make a worse boss lineup than the original _sonic rush_

[@paperluigi6132]

I swear, Sonic Superstars is probably THE MOST divisive game I’ve ever seen. Seems like you either love it or hate it, with no in-between.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

You guys remember when Mario vs. Sonic was a serious competition? Now Mario's doing backflips while Sonic's in the hospital.

[@warbossgegguz679]

The competition was never in Sonics favor if you look at sales figures TBH. Sonic got popular in the US, not so much in Japan, but nowhere near as popular as mario in either.

[@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel]

​@@warbossgegguz679Nah, Mario is more popular!

[@jamesthehedgehogofficial]

When we needed him the most he came back!

[@swordimproved]

The opinions I’ve seen on this game seem conflicting, people love it and hate it

[@ChrisStoneinator]

It’s a fucking turd, but it’s a 2D sonic game so 35 year old virgins eat it up and hail it as a return to form.

[@warbossgegguz679]

It's Alright. If you're looking for Mania 2, no. If you're looking for a decent 2D sonic, it's fine. Sort of like the Advance games imo. Like 7/10. above average, but not "amazing". Also WAY over priced. Didn't have the same amount of gliches when I played it on Ryujinx but idk. I think rob played the PS5 version so maybe avoid that one?

[@nerodoesart5886]

I didn't get the game and thinks it looks bad since launch date and had a feeling there was a catch. I don't think it's that good to be worth a 7 or more from just looking at the game since Rob already showed a lot of the same issues that I saw from other people even me strongly agreeing when he talked about the level themes.

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@nerodoesart5886 "I love going on message boards and complaining about games I've never played" I like how more than half of this comment section seems to be people that just assumed it was going to be trash and came here for confirmation bias. I'm not saying it's high art, it's not Mania 2 or even Advance 4/Rush 3 and I also emulated it, but the amount of people openly admitting they didn't play it before proceeding to say it's bad is honestly comical.

[@nerodoesart5886]

​@@warbossgegguz679 Yeah, of course. I didn't get it since I didn't think it was worth getting and I watched some people that I actually trust playing the games and I didn't buy it. It's common sense and honestly it's the best way for me to know if the game is good. I barely even complain about any game that I never played. This was the first. I don't have to play the game to tell if it's bad or not... I just know. I thought frontiers wasn't going to be good, I then saw a lot of praise and bought it out of curiosity then I hated it and even the fandom more for giving it a pass and blocking any critique from anyone without them on there knees and saying "don't get me wrong the game is still good, but..." excuse. I saw Superstars thought it didn't look good and it feel into my predictions, concerns, what I possibly thought was going to happen then it HAPPENED. So, of course I didn't buy and I'm going to buy something that I believe is a bad game. I listened to many people's impressions and from my own observation to give myself a full thought about it. I then noticed that it fell into line of my concerns about it then I didn't buy it, it's simple.

[@Hackstr_]

Legitimately felt scammed out of $60 buying this game.

[@aspookyladmusic4954]

That's how I felt about Mario golf super Rush.

[@nixter3196]

How i felt with frontiers. With this honestly there weren't expectations to begin with so it didn't hit as hard for me. Pour one out for innovative sonic game ideas

[@RaveDX]

I'll just wait till it's 40 then lol.

[@Goremize]

@@nixter3196 At least with Frontiers now you have those 3 more DLC's and if on PC a lot of mods to play around with

[@PancakesTsuki]

And not even a Amy x trip yuri scene wats even the point of this game smh 😔 Rlly might wait for this to go on a HUGE sale I suggest everyone to do the same!

[@DarkAnomaly]

I wouldn't call Superstars a mess as such but for the love of all that is holy the bosses in this game are just TERRIBLE.

[@KrazedApe95Vault]

18:43 Funnily enough, I did the same thing with RadicalSoda's VODs for Sonic Superstars... and skipped to him standing on water.

[@Bombastic_daioh]

Frontiers was amazing and then we have this. Oh well, the only *real* possitive of this entire mess of a game is that it finally revived RadicalSoda...once again.

[@maplecatstars]

i was legit on the patreon feed ten minutes ago wondering what the new poppy art was about and then WHHHHHAAAT new reticle video?!? so thats something i guess good jobb robb

[@nixter3196]

I genuinely had no idea this type of donation exists as an option

[@steel5897]

The fact that Sega launched this game almost at the same time as Super Mario Wonder is comedy gold.

[@edmpunkfire7793]

The “super powers” thing, you do remember Super Tails, Super Knuckles, and Super Amy aren’t canon, right? They won’t be canon for a LONG time. Knuckles only said something about it in Frontiers as him boasting, I believe

[@YorkieChannelYT]

It’s my theory that Tee Lopes was too busy with TMNT and it’s DLC to 100% work on the games soundtrack, so they had to bring Jun in to help pick up the slack

[@MrLedhed123]

cant say the bugs are consistent on every platform tho. never experience close to this at all

[@GameAW1]

What the hell version did you play for these consistent bugs and glitches? I run it on Steam and only encountered one of them, and only once at that. (The infinite fall at the start of the video)

[@nixter3196]

That's kind of the nature of bugs. They wouldn't have gotten past testing if everyone got them equally

[@GameAW1]

@@nixter3196 Yeah but the vid implies (and even shows) it approaching Sonic 06 levels of bugs and glitches while I've barely had any in my runs and I haven't found many videos with other bugs like this. I just find it odd that this one person in particular gets the buggy mess while most other players get a stable version.

[@warbossgegguz679]

From the look of his menus it seems to be the PS version... which I have no idea why THAT would be so bad unless it was prepatch. I played this on Ryujinx and had no glitches to my recollection, so IDK what the hell happened with the PS5 port where an EMULATED SWITCH VERSION is more stable.

[@floatsyourgoats6200]

I played on base PS4 and only encountered the music cutting out glitch. Numerous times at that. I guess Superstars is pretty similar to Mania when you think about it.

[@CrashTise]

7:10 I think that sound effect plays during the Time Eater fight in the 3DS version of Generations whenever the Time Eater would fire lasers at Classic Sonic during the 2D parts of the fight.

[@bradygallentine1171]

What perfect timing, I was just craving some soda lol

[@mageofchaos]

It's rushed and buggy, but i enjoyed my time with it well enough. It shouldn't have been full price though.

[@MisterTTG]

feels like getting gaslit seeing all these glitches and running into literally not a single one in my playthru

[@BenSpace]

New RadicalSoda just dropped, hell yeah. This is epic.

[@GoblinSlayer123]

"first time the emeralds have changed a character quite so drastically" but my good sir, the funny water boi chaos

[@KFCGull]

Soda, you've expressed the unforgivable..... an opinion (GASPPPP) Your punishment is eternal comments of Sonic stans at your throat god help your soul fr though, bruh it's his opinion yall need to calm tf down.

[@sadtoast6122]

It's like the bare minimum of a video game

[@sahaprocks7751]

Hmm just like most Sonic games…

[@JetblackJay]

I am always confused how you find so many glitches I didn't find any even in the switch version?

[@akiradkcn]

Same, its really weird

[@warbossgegguz679]

Maybe he's playing 1.0? IDK it ran perfectly in Ryujinx for me, but I was too busy playing the leak of Wonder to play it pre-patch.

[@akiradkcn]

@@warbossgegguz679 only played on real hardware so far and I had no issues besides the weird hitboxes on the final boss Getting tossed on the background as dragon Trip is the only bug I have seen frequently while watching other ppl play too

[@Kilwede1]

There is so much complained about here that i wanna correct but still, its a radicalsoda video and im here for every one cause im a fan regardless. Glad to see it despite not agreeing myself and i hope you have a good holiday season bud

[@supersyfydude]

I'm honestly surprised that he didn't make a bigger deal about the fact that classic Sonic was rendered in 3d given that in a prior Video he said "I never want to see classic Sonic rendered in 3d ever again"

[@WhatTheCheick]

Honestly Trip's "story" made me appreciate the emerald powers more, but the final boss for it is so infuriating between the wait and the OHKOs Water is such a weird one though, mostly because I managed to glitch it into working *out* of the water a couple of times, not to mention I realised the controls for the cyber jellyfish were the same I'll definitely be using that transformation glitch to cheese the final boss though, I still haven't finished it and don't feel like putting any more hours into it

[@chadical0471]

Even As somone who really does love this game and has put many hours into replaying it this video was still a super fun watch and I absolutely agree on the bosses dear god the bosses

[@BigBoyBren2006]

it’s kind of weird how Superstars says “knuckles has super powers” which once again leads people down the road that everyone but Sonic’s super forms have been retconned away from canon. but Frontiers has Knuckles mention his super form, on Ares island…so obviously it does exist, but superstars (which only came out a year later) once again refuses to say super form when referring to knuckles and other characters…it’s so weird.

[@kingstarscream320]

Yes. It’s amazing they haven’t changed their policy on that in 30 years.

[@RaeSig]

I feel some ppl are too harsh with the Zone themes. I thought the criticism was on literally reusing Green Hill or cloning Green Hill (and other stages), not that we never want to see staples like Casino-adjacent zones anymore? Pinball Carnival is about as fun a variation of it as Carnival Night or Bingo Highway were. I also think asking for only original themes that have not been done before in Sonic would stifle creativity more than encourage it because most of the broad strokes have been done before in some form or another anyway. Even Cyber Station's theme was done in Sonic Advance 2 and 3 and Shadow The Hedgehog, and it's not lesser for that.

[@okagron]

There's ton of themes that haven't been done yet, what you are talking about? The fact that you think so shows how overall creativity is in the toilet right now.

[@RaeSig]

if they find more original themes then awesome! but the "everyone wanted *only* original themes" criticism I don't understand or agree with. I have never once thought that Sonic should ditch quintissential Sonicy aesthetics like casinolike stages, just because I want them to stop literally reusing Green Hill and Chemical Plant or making zones that are identical to old zones in everything but name.

[@DrCoeloCephalo]

I was super unsure about this game for awhile but I am super glad a passionate Sonic fan like you informed me of your issues with it. Thank you for all you suffer through, Rad.

[@AniGaAG]

Played through this game seven times, I know for a fact that calling this game "a hot mess" is factually untrue. I'm not a "Sonic apologist", I don't have to be, it's just untrue. It's not perfect, obviously, nothing is - but claiming it's "a hot mess" is just absolutely crazy.

[@jaydenc367]

@@AniGaAG It does seem weirldy bugged though

[@AniGaAG]

@@jaydenc367 Had two bugs in seven playthroughs. One crash, and one time the camera was stuck elsewhere on the hub. That's it. Playing since release day.

[@NeroV1L3]

​@AniGaAG it's definitely a hot mess, not just glitches. It's just so painfully average at best and terrible at worst

[@jaydenc367]

@@NeroV1L3 Not really. Nah at best it's pretty good and fun.

[@skeltalmans1337]

the best thing this game did was bring RadicalSoda back to Sonic content

[@JoboVT]

3 seconds in and hey I got that bug too when I played with my friend on their steam deck. We were laughing so hard

[@gamefreakDX]

I don't remember the last time I really regretted buying a game at full price.

[@SpectroliteDS2400]

Legit I barely even *used* the emerald powers outside of when they were prompted, besides the avatar and bullet abilities (and sometimes the slow ability). They just felt *really* situational for the most part (funny how the only two that are really useful are the first two you get in the game). Also, it's a serious pet peeve of mine that SEGA's been trying to erase the existence of super forms from any character that isn't a male hedgehog (freaking *"super-powers"* are you kidding me?!). Like, i can live with other characters only having a lighter hue (honestly Super Amy's lighter pink actually looks kinda neat imo), but *why* are they just NOT allowed to have super forms, *period?*

[@tsukihotaru8421]

Love that knuckles is always the guy breaking xD

[@icenovice]

At least the KZbin ads for the game were only 5 seconds long.

[@Mr.Bobble-236]

My biggest dislike for this game is the 'Superpowers' thing. We have pre-established Super forms. *WHERE ARE THEY?*

[@Ironicicle1990]

Trip's dragon form looks like something from Spyro.

[@GDRhythmic]

7:12 I think that's used a few times in Sonic colors like when you press start. It's probably used in a few other places too

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

7:11 i believe this noise was used in sonic generations specifically on the title screen when you press start

[@four-en-tee]

Was it at least better than Sonic 4?

[@jimmybob5541]

Sonic 4 is a much faster and easier game so if you want to suffer less I’d actually say it’s more enjoyable but superstars is certainly more original and has more “content”

[@JeremyBX]

Sonic has had a rough transition into... well, competent platformer design in general. but You gotta give Sega a break; they've only been at it for 31 years.

[@80constant]

good stuff thank you radical soder

[@dreammech_test1]

What version of the game are you playing? I played day one on switch and only encountered one bug so I’m curious how you bumped into so many

[@Der_Deku]

I don't know very much about Sonic. From an outside perspective it looks like pretty much almost every Sonic game that comes out is terrible. So what do Sonic fans do when a new game gets announced? Do they actually still get excited? How many times does someone need to be burned to see that it's just not worth it anymore? And why does this happen so often too? Does Sega not care about the quality of their literal main franchise? I mean, I heard Mania was good and I think Generations too but it seems like Sonic fans have to dig through so much garbage to get a good game like once every 10 years. Whenever a Sonic game releases and I hear that it's bad, I'm not even surprised anymore because bad is what I expect from Sonic (based on what I heard). It's more surprising to hear when people call a Sonic game good. Everything about the Sonic franchise is a complete mystery to me.

[@zemchia]

Sega literally does not care about the quality of Sonic games. 25 months ago, they released a game that could (potentially) cause sezuires and had no warning. Sega just keeps giving Sonic Team _barely_ enough time and budget to release an actual game, because they know "it's a Sonic game, it'll sell well anyway". However, people stick around because they like previous games and believe the series has the potential to do better.

[@warbossgegguz679]

My take on this is that it's... fine? Solid? Not as good as Mania or the Dimps Sonic games, but far from bad. It's no Sonic Blast. ... But I also played this on Ryujinx for free because SEGA hates their PC audience and I am very willing to reciprocate that sentiment. the minute I read you could buy it on Steam but still needed EGS and an Epic Account to PLAY THE GAME YOU ALREADY PURCHASED, they lost my money.

[@321cheeseman]

Not to excuse Epic being required on Steam in any form, but you can play the game, you just can't do online multiplayer stuff.

[@Knuxfan24]

> still needed EGS and an Epic Account to PLAY THE GAME YOU ALREADY PURCHASED While it did ask for an Epic login on boot, you could dismiss it and play fine.

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@321cheesemanBut even then it's got Denuvo, which is just instant disgust. Add to that the fact the Switch NSP leaked several days before official PC launch and yeah. ... Allow me to put SEGA pretending they're OK with romhacks, fangames, and emulation (as long as it's sonic and NOTHING ELSE) to the test :^)

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@Knuxfan24 I mean, I didn't buy it, I went off steam reviews. Either way it's stupid.

[@321cheeseman]

@@warbossgegguz679 I don't disagree that they botched the release, especially on PC. Sega always finds some way to sabotage anything Sonic.

[@nuteniumtokyo8248]

3:17 So happy to find out this wasn't just me.

[@itssigna2414]

Right when I opened KZbin, great timing

[@islandman7694]

Where's my superstars revie- oh here it is

[@nixter3196]

@islandman7694 You don't know how far down i scrolled

[@amderrsom]

you know,considering the whole motto of "gotta go fast",its quite ironic that these games have such rushed development

[@WilliamHollister]

Hurray! This has made my day 😊

[@joseluisgarcia6251]

7:11 it's the metal sonic boss fight in generations when he does his spin attack