What Sonic Colours (Colors) actually looks like from the Wii hardware

[@JetPackTails]

So, what’s your thoughts on Sonic Colours Ultimate? Does it look better than the Wii version? In some aspects, I think it does, but when it comes to the name of the game, the “colours” don’t feel so bright. Please read the description of this video on why I made this video, and details on how I captured it. Any further questions, feel free to ask and I will answer as many as I can (relating to this video or Sonic Colours).

[@truemoon4545]

I’m so glad you did this because people keep comparing it to dolphin When it’s automatically unfair

[@compitalc]

i know i say this in your streams but sorry for the discord incident. :)

[@redrealm1628]

Jetpacktails I'm tired😪

[@HavenOfOddities]

I'm surprised that everyone is comparing the new one to a modified experience of the original. I've only played Colors on the Wii as I got it. Plugged in the AV cables and that's it, no other ways around it. The game really looks like it does in the new trailer and I imagine it did for a whole lot of others, too. Edit upon further review: There isn't as much difference between hd and component as I previously thought, but it definitely looks a bit more dull for me with component. So while that is closer to the trailer, it looks like the trailer footage is a little squished horizontally. So in conclusion, I don't know what to think anymore. I'm just gonna wait until ultimate comes out.

[@ritaandrunt5767]

Im hyped for sonic colors ultimate

[@ritaandrunt5767]

Thanks for making this video I'm so excited for the ultimate version of this game

[@Editor909]

The trailer definitely did the wii version dirty. I remember not even having a problem with graphics on the wii, although ultimate looks like a big upgrade. (Atleast if you're on Ps4/Xbox one)

[@giovannidotgen]

I always praised Sonic Colo(u)rs for looking so awesome for a Wii title. It really does look ahead of its time even at 480p 30fps. But hey, I'll gladly take the remaster, it's nice to see the game officially supported on current gen hardware with qualitative improvements. Plus it's on PC: I can't wait to see what the modding scene has in store for this game!

[@Sean-D78]

I think the footage they showed off in the spotlight was recorded with generic composite cables like a regular consumer would have when hooking up a Wii to a TV, it's not like everyone will have a setup like yours but there still are some spots in Ultimate that are lacking compared to the original.

[@3DWorldMan]

the only thing that holds back this game is the resolution really

[@Zinkolo]

In the thumbnail for the trailer I thought the left looks better because it had better reflections but they made it look desaturated for some reason. On the right it was certainly very colorful but it lacked some detail

[@four_.._.]

Sonic colors theme is so good

[@kurageraku]

anyone else remember the sonic colors ds version or is that just me

[@KopperNeoman]

What about deflicker patches? Or are they unnecessary?

[@indielicious9733]

Sorry KZbin's compression did your video dirty. I get the point of this is to show off the vibrancy of the original, and I can vouch for that myself playing the game on my own Wii through component. But I'll always prioritize framerate over sheer graphical quality, especially in fast-paced action games. I'll check out Ultimate at some point, even if I don't have much to say about Colo(u)rs overall other than it's...just okay.

[@NeonLightsYT1]

I always found it so annoying that the game ran pretty dark. But it looks like colours ultimate will improve that a bit

[@FoxtailBoyd1991]

I definitely want the remaster but i still wish Tails was playable.

[@TheA_Gamer554]

this video looks a bit weird, it seems like video compression hit before the upscaling, are you recording in 480p and then digitally upscaling? cuz some capture cards record in a jpeg format instead of uncompressed

[@DeskoDev]

I think it's probably more on the Wii or cable's side than the capture card's. It does look compressed, but it could just be the signal quality paired up with the video + KZbin's compression.

[@JetPackTails]

No, it's just KZbin's compression hammering it down. It was sent to the OSSC at a 720x480p resolution, which then line-doubles it to 960p. I then stretched the 4:3 image to 16:9 using a Lanczos filter (best imo), and stuck this 960p image in a 1080p frame. It looks much better in the original video file I recorded. Watching it back via KZbin... not so much.

[@DeskoDev]

@@JetPackTails Yeah, when I looked at the description that killed my cable hypothesis since it's HD Retrovision cables. Encoding it in 4K would've probably been a better option if you could've since that's an integer scale and less heavily affected by YT's compression.

[@JetPackTails]

4K is not an integer scale. 480 goes into 2160 4.5 times. So, it would be in a frame just like this one was. Although, in hindsight, rendering in 4K may have been a better option. Ah well!

[@DeskoDev]

@@JetPackTails Oops, my two brain cells didn't do the math. Somehow got it confused with 4k being an integer scale of 240p.

[@thaddayyus]

Ultimate just has more bloom tbf

[@samuel-wankenobi]

The wii was always just lacking because it was the only console to not be hd the ps2 was hd with component cables so how hard would it have been for a hd wii

[@coolkidgamer162]

It's still more "colorful" then the ultimate trailer

[@magolol4945]

the trailer greatly under-exaggerated the look of the wii game

[@SilviaFoxtrisPriv]

Colors was very methodical and smart in terms of how lighting was done and how Sonic would be lit up by the environment around him. Thats my largest problem with Ultimate, it completely botches that entirely.

[@SilviaFoxtrisPriv]

No amount of "4k 60fps" will replace the pure graphical fidelity of a game, and its a shame the developers don't understand this.

[@SilviaFoxtrisPriv]

@@cyan57 I don't think so. The lack of bounce lighting, GIA, animation issues, gameplay changes are all immense downgrades. You can enjoy it if you want, but the visual downgrades are plentiful, and that is not okay for a remaster.

[@SilviaFoxtrisPriv]

@@cyan57 They stated Tails Save would be mandatory, and they've added the "sweet spot attack" which gives boost for landing homing attacks at the right time. While on paper, that sounds fine, Sonic Colors has entire stages where you shouldn't have access to the boost. Also, for a remaster, it'd be quite important not to break the graphics, just sayin'

[@SilviaFoxtrisPriv]

@@cyan57 My issues with the game will most likely not be fixed by release, this has been stated for literally every recent Sonic game and it has never changed. The graphics are broken, they're blatantly missing global illumination, a basic thing that the Wii game got correct, and a standard in games since the early 2000's. Sonic's new model doesn't fit the animations correctly, its an absolute mess, and a lot of these issues can't be fixed in the time allotted to the developers. There was an interview with Iizuka where he said Tails Assist could not be turned off, and I shouldn't have to avoid mechanics of a game to experience the level design in its intended form. If you enjoy the game, thats fine, but this is not a quality product with care put into it, this is a budget remaster that is being done to feed the bloodthirsty fans that keep demanding a new release.

[@fosburyatitsfinest2260]

Ive never actually played sonic colours...

[@YoshiBros1389]

Yeah they slandered the original in the ultimate trailer so hard 😔

[@chaos7712]

hi

[@plaroshiexploshi4661]

Not gonna lie sonic colors looks like a hoax I would find on 2012 youtube

[@andresbravo2003]

Sonic Colors ultimate could be very better though.

[@genki-dama]

This looks bad lmao