Sonic Colors Ultimate Makes Me Feel Weird
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Sonic Colors Ultimate makes me feel weird. On one hand, I now think Colors is a really solid game, but on the other... Is it REALLY the ultimate way to play It? Let's find out in today's episode!
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3:10 Sonic Colors Ultimate Review
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Hey everyone! Let me know what you think about Colors Ultimate! Is it as bad as people are saying, or are people's complaints jusitfied?
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It’s weird that that you said that the game is fun even though you stated multiple times that you hated the wisps
I mean, the only thing that has really happened was when I tried to go to planet #3 it booted me back to the title screen, twice
It's real bad
people saying it's 06 bad and rise of lyrics bad are kind of single-cell brained
Fun Fact: The game files reveal a scrapped Super Easy Mode with invincibility, unlimited Tails Saves, and automatically puts you on the next platform if you're stuck in one place for too long. You may as well have placed a rock on the forward button and let it play itself.
Well, at least they know that Iizuka's at least smarter than THAT... maybe.
Basically super easy mode is sonic lost world wing powerup that just sends you to a next checkpoint
At least someone realized this is stupid and scrapped it
@@ericf.a8623 nah they wouldve added it but of course time has to be an issue
They should have called it "Game Journalist Mode".
The thumbnail is like a cursed crossover between Sonic the Hedgehog and Echo the Dolphin that never got officially approved and is stuck in permanent limbo.
I thought it had to do with Seaman.
le fishe au sonic
It’s a reference to the weird bug where sonic looks like a fish
@@DSX1 yeah. The glitch that screws up his model.
🤣🤣🤣
If SEGA and Blind Squirrel want an easy mode, without insulting the intelligents of the average gamer, they should've just made Tails an optional playable character.
But then the critics would literally destroy Sega of America's entire building.
@@iamthemouse4483 why?
@@digimonlover1632 Critics hate playing characters other than Sonic
Tails is literally easy god mode. He can fly.
@@SpiralPoliFemboy until he tires out
The thing I personally liked about Rise of the whisps was that while it still retained some of the cheesy humor in the main game, it did manage to at least get somewhat serious and Sonic and Tails are more in character then what is presented in the main story.
I think part 2 was pretty well written in regards to characterization at least, part 1 handled Sonic's character a bit strangely though.
@@melon6444 Well yes. In the first half. In the second half he gets serious after her fully grasps the situation.
Tails:WISPS, not whisps
@@tonyacatlett3683 My bad...
And when you mean "they" get serious you mean Tails right?
The seizure glitches surely makes everyone feel weird 😅
At least Sega patched those.
Careful wispmix if you keep calling sonic a blue rat hes gonna trap you in a smelly lamp
It disappoints me that a game I grew up with ended up with a mess of a remaster. Lack of options, over use of bloom, cut content, long loading times, lack of polish, and lots of glitches. Its sad because this remaster did some things right but for everything it does right it does 2 things wrong. I had a fun time with this game but its a mess of a remaster either way.
Same
Agreed, despite not being the biggest fan of Colors, it deserves better.
@@DBMusicEX Exactly!
Yeah I felt so bad learning that Metal Sonic being playable was cut content. When they announced Ultimate and revealed Metal Sonic for Rival Rush saying there’d be a “Great reward” for beating all of the races, my immediate thought was “THEY’RE MAKING HIM PLAYABLE, FINALLY Metal is going to be playable again!”
Aaaaaand nope. They cut it.
"long loading times"
I guess 7 seconds is a absencely long time.
Hopefully Sega doesn’t rush more games, I’m worried that this’ll be a major blow to Blind Squirrel’s reputation when Sega put them in a no win situation. They damaged Big Red Button with their carelessness and these developers do not deserve all of the hate they’re receiving.
Let's hope they don;t remaster the DS game, if they do, it should be called, "Sonic Rushed"
This is basically the exact same situation with Pokemon Sword and Shield. Half of the fans are toxically positive, ignoring the glaring flaws of the game and taking every form of criticism as a personal attack, while the other half is simply triyng to voice their complaints and want to make other fans and the company aware of all the flaws so we can get better games next time.
I'm both a Pokemon fan and a Sonic fan and these 2 franchises are surprisingly similar.
Ditto!
What a time to be dead!
But with Sword and shield its was way worse, probably because this is just a random remaster that was clearly rushed because they had nothing to release this year, while SW/SH was a mainline game an the first one to be on a console
@@ericf.a8623 Yeah, Sword and Shield is an utter dissapointment.
I thought exactly that when pokemon came out, it felt like a Sonic situation.
Sonic Colours Ultimate is basically the reverse of past Sonic games around the Dark Age. Instead of being loved by fans but hated by critics, it's loved by critics and hated by fans.
Guess reviewers really love the lack of ''Sonic's stupid friends'', easiness for their rather bad playing and Baldy McNosehair.
Sonic 4 got loved by critics and hated by fans.
@@mason2978 that's the point.
Sonic games sucks in general lmao
@@MasterAlpha1000"hey guys i said sonic games are all bad haha" HAVE YOU TRIED TO PLAY THEM FOR MORE THAN 20 SECONDS OR PLAYED SONIC BATTLE
@@ToadCracker I don't need to go to the sewer to know if it's smells lol
Solid review man! I wanna say you nailed it when you talked about how there’s a huge disconnect between the actual fans and the game journos that don’t care about Sonic. Now that I think about it, SEGA def has these people in their ears which is understandable I guess. Hopefully going forward we get a product that isn’t rushed and will have major appeal to the fans.
The fans can also be a problem though. Fans range from genuinely caring about the direction of a product, to blindly loving everything it does. maybe a better approach is to look at what the fans enjoy from the fangame community for direction. The last time they did that (mania) worked out amazingly for them
@@CapnNapalm No for sure, but I am hoping the next game reviews well but ALSO is successful amongst the fans. (Wishful thinking, I know.)
(gasp) it's @SonicHubYT!
Sonic colors glitch where sonic LITERALLY turns into a fish. YES A. FISH🐟
Can’t wait to play this game. Also side note: Japanese sponsor? YES! Checking that out!
Ah shit, we lost one.
That's a weird fetish for Japanese people.
Sonic Colors Wii is a good time. In a vacuum, outside of the heavy usage of 2D it’s great. It’s what spawned from it which sometimes overshadows it. SCU cultimates this in a port of questionable/variable quality. Blurring the line between the quality of the game itself and the surrounding issues
I'll still always prefer the DS version tbh, it's just not the "ultimate" version imho without the DS content and even if you play the remake =/= remaster card it was later discovered new content (such as playable Metal Sonic) were scrapped in SCU.
While I'm glad a major issue (potential seizure inducing glitches) is gone, the whole aftermath of SCU has left much to be desired plus the game still needs more work... :/
@SMTrules
“Sonic Colours is a good time. In a vacuum, outside of the heavy usage of 2D, it’s great.”
That’s a weird way of saying only around 10% of the game is great. And people have the gall to spout out in parroted unison that Adventure 2 is supposedly only “1/3 good” ever since SCMJ & PJ’s reviews of the game released.
@@callumsparrow4379 The overuse of 2D in a game that's supposed be 3D is bad, the actual 2D sections are not.
@@mizzix who said its supposed to be 3d? I always saw colors as a 2.5d game with 3d sections
The 2D criticism makes no sense. It's like saying Sonic Mania is bad because it has too many 3D parts.
"The thing about the original Colors on the Wii was that it already was a decently easy game"
Me, who 100%ed Unleashed Wii but could not even *finish* Colors: *cough* uhhhh yesexactly
I don't think I'll be getting this game though. The original Colors was one of the biggest disappointments for 13 year old me back when it came out and time only made me dislike it more for a multitude of reasons and even after I tried giving it multiple chances. Glad you got enjoyment out of it though :)
Edit: 22:48 How dare you forget the "Sonic had a rough transition to 3D" line!11! :') Jokes aside I do really feel that part about how it's catering more to reviewers and journalists. Some good points there
8:14 I'd really love to see an alternate skin where Sonic is wearing his favorite clothes from the OVA. That, and a JSR outfit.
Actually the Movie Sonic aura is a standard pre-order bonus. Not just digital deluxe.
I got the physical preorder and still got it
Oh and if you're ordering via Switch: the extra music and gold and silver wearables are purchasable as DLC. Meaning nothing was exclusive to the digital deluxe version on Switch.
So if, like me you enjoy having physical copies of your games, be it for collecting purposes or just saving space on your console;
You don't/ didn't have to worry about missing out
You're very much like me in this case. I was very blegh on the original colours yet the whole thing just clicked for me this time in spite of the clear issues with the Ultimate port.
Eh, I'm pretty sure I'll never play Colors. I say this as somoene who used to love Generations enough to 100% it and replay it over and over, but I haven't geneuinely played it since like 2013-2014. Last time I tired to go back to it in 2018, I just couldn't enjoy it anymore. I'm just completely done with boost gameplay, nothing about it will ever make me enjoy it ever again. At least, so long as it remains the status quo for mainline titles. I want Sonic games to be more platform-centric/momentum-based, if not, go back to the Adventure formula.
Keep in mind I'm not saying all boost games are bad. At the very least, I'll always respect and appreciate Unleashed for its ambition and story.
@@DBMusicEX Adventure 2 is linear lmao, without any other pathways, don't know what you are talking about.
@@saiqa7130 Sonic's linear since day one, what are you going on about?
Somebody in a Discord server I’m in has a little brother who got Colours Ultimate the Switch. When he opens the game for the first time, the game crashed.
It's like Sega these days prefers something like Monkey Ball or Yakuza series over Sonic, when it comes to actual quality game development.
Yakuza is really popular in Japan whereas Sonic is primarily made for the west (but still in Japan) so there’s your answer
HAAAA YOU FUCKING WHAT????? THE GAME WE GOT BEFORE BANANA MANIA (or whatever the newest one is called) WAS FUCKIN BANANA BLITZ HD! FUCKING BANANA BLITZ!!!
Finally! Chaomix released his video on Sonic the Fish-hog! Been waiting for this ever since I saw that thumbnail on your Twitter feed.
Im happy the sezuire patch is gone now and im super stoked for the full patch so i can enjoy a blue rat running around at fast speeds
and the sonic cycle repeats
Please, Sega, I just want rolling to be a mechanic in sonic games again. It’s literally the defining trait of hedgehogs.
Whoever left the dislike is jealous of how good you look with your glasses. And how right your opinions are. 😫👌🏻.
@Meat boy 🥰 no.
@@WonderTheMoon Person, you made my day better with this comment. I laughed like a mad hyena!
@@pablozanoto5801 That's so cool, you're welcome darling, your wholesome response just made my day better as well.
@@WonderTheMoon 👍
Bruh your thumbnails are the best. Can't believe it's actually Canon on switch🤣
Don’t worry it makes me feel weird too
Chaomix your thumbnails never disappoint me
Seizure glitch: *exists*
Me: Sonic...you're supposed to _absorb_ the Wisps, not _swallow_ them. smh.
Welp, he's just stoned now, so that's a thing.
Chao garden and Wisps in the same game would open the possibility of combining them, like the animals in sonic adventure, but with elemental qualities instead.
Colors DS is the best version of Colors.
I still haven't played it but I always hear that. I guess it means I gotta give it a try!
@@chaomix I have it (but haven't beaten it because I fail). It's kind of Rush 3 minus Blaze and grind tricks but with the wisp powers & red rings. Made up for lack of 3D with at least 1 wisp type that isn't in the Wii version. Also fewer levels per "zone" IIRC. Extended cast show up for "challenge" mini-stages.
This is the realest thing I’ve ever read
Another chaomix Banger.
That "Seizure Glitch" part reminded me of one of the stages of Space Channel 5. Colors Ultimate's Glitch doesn't come close to the strength of the aforementioned level (Don't go see if you want to be okay. If you want to see, I suggest turning on the lights, lowering your device's brightness, and moving away from the screen.)
If my tweet somehow inspired the thumbnail art for this vid, I’m honored haha. Great review!
I love how you drew SonFish the HedgeDolphin on the thumbnail. I love that glitch so much but sadly it is now removed
hey chaomix it would be great to see a tier list of your favorite sonic video games.
I had the framerate stutters on PS4 and PS5 (via external SSD) but not on my PS5's internal SSD.
I find it really funny that for some reason they got rid of the do you accept option from metal sonic
I think people memed on it too hard lol
I really enjoyed your review! It was well-organized and paced. I think I'm going to wait for the game to patch itself before I get it for Switch. Hearing about the lower resolutions and fps bums me out.
I have a few reasons why I want to stay with the original game, most of them are minor, but because of its price in the currency of my country, I'm deeply unmotivated to buy it.
Firstly, the biggest problems to me if I intended on buying and playing it, is the perfect homing attack sound effect, it's so loud, it pierces through my ears, but the physical problems doesn't stop there, because we have Starlight Carnival, which ended up getting way too bright, I have to lower the brightness of my screen if I want to see it with no problems, which would be a bigger problem if I have to control Sonic myself.
The rest of the problems are smaller since they don't physically hurt me, but they still bother me, like how most of the stage looks, like Tropical Resort, which lost most of its fun on its visuals, but the rest of the stages suffered a lot less, Sweet Mountain looks great for the most part, even if I like the original's colors better, but the fact that they forgot to add shadows to a few parts bother me, it's a problem I can overlook, but I don't think it will ever be fixed, I think Aquarium Park is the best looking stage overall, it's the only one I actually like over the original, most of the problems I have left, you've already said on the video so I won't repeat it
I can't talk about the gameplay itself because I haven't played this version, but the problems outside of it are already a deal breaker to me... but welp, Sonic is my favorite franchise, I'll probably buy it three years later like I did to Forces (add +2 years when the new Sonic game comes out), but as for now, I'll be staying with the original version. For the people willing to buy the remaster, have fun :)
Metal sonic is your best run on a stage with random boost areas and an edited path.
The patch: “I. FIXED. *E V E R Y T H I N G* … I… think?”
Me in tropical resort: proceeds to no-clip out of existence and cause a dead sonic body to most likely visit the backrooms by some unknown way most likely having to do with running out of power using *fudging pink spikes*
Completely agree, criticism should be a healthy practice to ensure that the company sees and acknowledges the grievances from the consumer and answers them if really necessary.
But with colors ultimate these aspects have been muddied, people treat all the issues found to be the same across the different platforms. Most casual consumers don't know that the real harm inducing glitches are primarily on the switch and will write it off like all versions are like this. But at the same time the blind defenders need to take their hands out of their ears and realize that not acknowledging an issue is not gonna help anything/anyone moving forward.
Your video is probably one of the few I've seen to actually draw a line in the sand and talk about the positives and also address the negatives and issues but make the distinction that it's not the same a cross the board in terms of severity. So mad props for that!
1:55 LOL that was the best way to start talking about sponsor 😂😂😂
This also made some red rings much easier now as the one in Starlight Carnival you need to go around on with Spikes before it blew up and you died, simply grab it and then Tails will save you.
*Reach for the Stars rewrite*
Take off
Falling to the ground
Bright lights
Stop that ringing sound
I’ve been restyled
And I need
Coffee
So much regret inside of me
I’m so off track
I’m giving up
This game’s a blow
I’ll keep re-running
All that I see is bizarre
And I lost my chocolate bar
Adventure’s full of dismay
All my games are on delay
The skies bloom oh so bright
Glitches to lose my sight
I've never felt like this
Wait that's a seizure
The skies bloom oh so bright
Glitches to lose my sight
Nothing was planned
All that I see is bizarre
Alright
Man, I just feel bad that they didn't push to have DS there too... Like, fully 2D levels aren't that hard to make, esspecially when pre designed and they are supposed to share the graphical assets, so...
I just wanted mother wisp... She was a fun boss.
Glad to see someone else appreciate the Mother Wisp also iirc the DS version is actually the "canon" version (if anyone still cares about the Sonic continuity).
@@lynxfresh5214 technically both are referanced in future games, so they more or less happen at the same time
Would be nice if Mother Wisp was included as a Super boss in Ultimate.
Lmao I loved the sponsorship
18:46 “This game launched in a very rough state.”
As rough as Sonic’s transition into 3D?
I had the exact same feeling about 100%ing everything when I replayed the game on Dolphin. I think it more has to do with already knowing what to expect when you play the game and finding it much easier to tolerate the flaws. You know how to play the game and how its designed so its much easier to get through it rather than expecting something more.
I’ve been waiting so long for this video!
I watched this whole video and SCU’s credits are still rolling XD
Great review though! A lot of the points you made summed up my thoughts perfectly.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Did you know that the layout of the special stages in sonic colors ultimate are similar to those of sonic 1
(The zones; green hill, scrap brain, and etc.)
Great, now you've blessed us with Sonic the Rainbow Fish.
This is actually the most fair review I've ever watched nice one dude 👏
Oh come on, does sega think that kids suck at video games? I’m pretty sure DIMPS knew that kids were not babys
Omg that ad transition was super smooth and nice.
From what I’ve seen, the game was built in the Godot game engine which, in its current state, has some issues with more intensive 3D games. So in the end, it wasn’t your pc struggling, but rather the game engine itself.
While I concede that the gameplay is decent enough, I wouldn't say I enjoyed colors very much. Perhaps the boost style just isn't for me, since I wasn't too big on generations either (even if I can acknowledge that it is genuinely a good game). My biggest gripe, however, comes from the characterization. All of the characters are so...boring, man. They're so one note, it's almost painful listening to them speak. The only real exception to this being Eggman whose voice and mannerisms are so iconic at this point that he practically carries the series for me, in spite of the writers' repeated failures.
For the sake of ending this on a positive note, I will say that the character customization between Forces and Colors Ultimate are really good additions that I hope get fleshed out and are here to stay.
Totally agree. I actually really like the boost gameplay though, especially in Generations. That game is soooo fun IMO. But yeah, the story in most of these games just isn't for me I guess...
@@chaomix I definitely think there's a fine balance to be found in regards to the story and character writing, which can be safe for children while still being appealing to the now-older audience. I think the early 3d Sonic games did well at telling somewhat compelling stories with charming characters while still having those upbeat, cheesy moments and making them work.
I think the biggest problem with the more recent Sonic games is that it very much talks down to its audience and presumes that children can't handle serious themes. Even Forces felt like a lot of the stakes of an otherwise dark situation were severely undercut by how the characters were written.
unpopular opinion; i like the idea of limited boost. i like the idea of it being a reward for good gameplay, instead of hand-given.
instead of wisps, i’d put more rings on the ‘higher’ pathways, and make it so stages don’t rely on the boost to be cohesive (so no enemy fodder crowds)
Why do I feel low key betrayed that he said he had fun with Colors? I guess I have to play it too although Project 06 is still my go to remaster
I know this remaster isn’t perfect, but I’m still looking forward to getting it for my switch and playing it! The bloom effect looks really pretty to me tbh.
I love how you can play the black alt sonic from smash bros in this game
Is not a fish, is Chaos, Chaos was planned for Sonic Colors Ultimate :D
I appreciate your rants and tangent throughout these videos about the current situation with the franchise. As an (relatively) old-time Sonic fan, it feels nice to know I'm not alone in disagreeing with the current direction the series is taking, and with good arguments to be made about it instead of being told I just hate it because it's different like I'm being told all the time by toxically positive meta era fans who always disregard old-time fans as whiny fanboys.
I got to meet a dev in Sonic Speed Simulator, i pitched them the idea of the chao garden, and they said they liked it!
which means they will problably add it
If you want a portable Sonic Colours, just get the DS version or wait for the Steam Deck and download the Dolphin emulator & the game’s ISO onto that.
Side note. The original music isn't in this game. I've played Colors more than I would normally care to admit, but I can assure you the music in acts 4 through 6 of each attraction are remixes of the original arrangements. Very unfortunate.
Love the "Welcome to the next level" shirt
no way chaomix literally just used the word "sussy" to describe the horrifying and frustrating glitches in the switch version
“All dreams have meaning”
My dreams: *the thumbnail*
I remember when I played Sonic colors with my Wii Pro controller, the boost was on the B bottom and made me confused with my generations muscle memory
In many games and game engines, inputscan and framerate are closely tied but there is no reason this has to be the case. you can get the same input responsiveness on 15fps visual frames.
17:51 I'm planning on a 2700+underclocked 3070 on a 450w Silverstone Nightjar PSU with Windows 7/11 in mind since Windows 11 requires TPM+Pinnacle Ryzen. And Windows 7 with proper chipset drivers actually work with Ryzen 1&2, and even 3 if you're a modding nerd for B550/X570 motherboards.
I would sell my soul for them to re-do Boom. It had so much potential as an alternate universe, I really wish it got to be finished
SEGA DON'T MESS UP GENS ULTIMATE
IDK if it's just me put running this game on the original ps4 made me squirm in my seat when the music would start, but the title card would stay there for 10 seconds, while the original boots up max 3 seconds after the title card appears.
I 100%'d this in like 3 days on PlayStation and I was like "I remembered the game being harder..." Must've been a mixture of being a young kid when I played Sonic Colors on Wii and just being incompetent somehow. The only S rank I struggled with was the one for Frigate Skullian. That one's like a mixture of the boss positioning himself properly and beating him at the right time.
Can't be that "Ultimate" as we thought if it still needs fixes from the community. Like always, the optimal gaming experience is mostly obtained by modifying your game.
It’s a complete disappointment the customizations don’t appear in cutscenes. That’s the place you’ll be paying attention to how you look.
I been playing Colours on Wii again and I think it's become my favourite Sonic game ever. Maybe a little nostalgia is tossed in there
They also said they would take their time when Sonic Forces was in development, yet look how that game turned out. -_-
The 3D model of Sonic colors ultimate is the same design of Super smash bros ultimate.
Chaomix: "I've kind of seen the light"
Me: "Yeah, it's everywhere"
8:50 Duck Duck, it's Duckles!
20:14 ahh it's like casino night zone in the mobile version of sonic 4 episode 1
on yuzu the input lag makes it the worst version, but it might be an emulator thing idk
its definitely the emulator, havent played it on switch but emulator does this kind of thing with input lag
Weird thing:
One of my online friends complained about people complaining about sonic forces and sonic colors ultimate
Nice Work on Rush 3D
I haven't experienced any glitches during my PC playthrough, yet.
... That thumbnail...
*I love it! :D*
16:30 (PC + this will take up alot of space) i mean you could move the game to a different file directory and then reinstalling the game because the epic games launcher cant find it
Man I remember when there was a leak of an image of sonic colors ultimate before it came out and it showed a tails icon that looked like a life icon and everyone thought tails was going to be playable at first but no when Sega confirmed and showed that tails wouldn’t be playable and instead be some type of stupid helping gimmick they screwed up everything and I will never forgive Sega for that but I hope that tails becomes a playable character for once again in a mainline 3D sonic game at launch
3:56
This looks like a fan game
I didn't mean in a bad way so,take it how you will.
I'm just happy if it's another Sonic game, I might get it even though I have the first version.
That whole "they rushed it even though they said they're willing to put extra time in" thing and then frontiers gets delayed.
I pre-ordered Sonic Colors Ultimate for Switch and got the Baby Sonic keychain but I waited for the patch to come out, after the patch was released I played it and I kinda liked Sonic Colors Ultimate. I enjoyed the original on the Wii (infact Sonic Adventure 1, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations are the only 3D Sonic games I liked but I like Generations more) yes there are some problems like the jitteriness, and the start of Starlight Carnival act 3 where Sonic slowly falls down but I had no problems with it. Also I got the Sonic Movie aura and boost as DLC and It's kinda dope and used that for the Final Boss (giving Sonic somewhat of a Kio Ken like form).
there are some things I didn't like, While I liked the story at first (BC I was in the 12th grade at that time and laugh at stupid things like Beavis and Butthead when I was in High School) looking at it now I don't care for the story and think it's pretty silly, I think Tails save and the remix sound tack are blah and I think an anniversary mode would have been better where as the Original mode would be better for Sonic vets, If I want to recommend a Sonic game to those who just got into Sonic, I'd say wait for Sonic Origins to come out then play Sonic Colors Ultimate.
On a side note I like Sonic Colors DS more than Sonic Colors Wii/Sonic Colors Ultimate.