Sonic Colors Ultimate | Brighter Colors Than Ever Before
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- Sonic Colors, and its rerelease, Sonic Colors Ultimate, has been the center of interesting discourse within the community because of course, it has. From the perspective of a day 1 fan of the original, let's talk about both the original and Ultimate releases!
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Every single youtuber talking about Sonic: "Sonic has had a rough transition into 3D."
AntDude: "We don't do that here."
Chaomix in a nutshell, pretty sure he said that 😂
True that, i don't do that either
He has literally done that in like every other one of his Sonic videos.
I mean he did, but that’s because Sonic X-Treme had a tough development and had to be cancelled
He didn't do it here because it's been done a million times already.
"But if you're calling this the "Ultimate" version of Sonic Colors, you also could have thrown in the DS version for easy points"
FINALLY, *SOMEBODY* SAID IT!
Or at the least, I wish they had the content of the DS version included in the base game. Namely, the true final boss in that version with Super Sonic. There was just... so much missed potential for DS content.
I honestly didn't know Colors was on a console. I only knew of, and played, the DS version. I kinda prefer that one...
SAME HERE!!!
I honestly wouldn't have cared if the ds version just plopped itself in extras, something to justify 60$ for a ten year old game beyond the superficial.
@@lukebytes5366 to be fair its 40, not 60
Ok but the perfect homing attack is a genuinely fantastic addition, makes the homing attack like, an actual mechanic, rewards good timing and gives boost energy in a game that didn’t give you much of it. I honestly hope it returns in future titles, just with a less obnoxious sound effect
true dat
For me it doesn't sound bad.
Other games don't need it, specially when you take Generations or Unleashed as examples.
Yes a good addition except for the fact that the sound attached to it is fking awful. They encourage the new feature, yet the implementation actively discourages people from using it. Dumbass devs lmao that sounds harsh I know but it's a literal sound effect they couldve tweaked already but no. A whole month later, nothing.. ridiculous. Add that atrocious sound with the horrible mixing and boom, headache inducing experience. And that's not a joke lol
The sound effect completely ruins it
AntDude: "Sonic Colors Ultimate had Brighter Colors Than Ever Before"
Also AntDude: "This is not a good thing."
@@listal.x2497 Advertise your "services" on reddit instead of youtube, you'll get more buisness
I think he mean it is literally brighter
@@listal.x2497 Get out.
@@diamondlords5014 it's a bot.
@@listal.x2497 delet this
Colors was a good reset point that Sonic honestly needed at the time and it gets way too much of a bad wrap from parts of the fanbase due to many of the subsequent games taking the wrong lessons from it. Like sure, I'm ready for the series to go back to things from the Adventure Era like having multiple playable characters and taking itself just a tad more seriously (provided it'd be done well which is never a given these days) but this is still a good game that's super fun to 100%. That said...probably ignore Ultimate if you have another means of playing it. That whole thing...yeah...
Edit: why are people assuming I'm bashing Unleashed here? Like seriously guys, settle down. Colors being kind of a reset doesn't mean Unleashed = trash. When I say Colors is a reset, I mean it more in terms of scale and scope, Unleashed is also a gameplay reset but things like the collectibles and the middling Werehog gameplay made it kinda bloated as a complete package. Colors tries to keep things more focused with a straightforward structure and a gameplay gimmick that blends better into Sonic's core gameplay.
Unleashed
That depends on what you mean by "it'd be done well." If you mean, "done EXACTLY how I specifically want right down to the very last spec" then no, it will never be "done well" for you. But if you actually mean "it'd be done well" then yeah, that can always happen and has happened.
@@chrange9714 Yeah, Sonic Adventure and SA2 were a product of pop culture at the time, hopefully there is at LEAST a minority of Sonic Adventure fans that won't be too pissy about the inevitable changes a modern "serious" Sonic game would entail, but you know...
Unleashed was awesome! Fuck the haters and i am not even a big sonic fan!
Holy shit it’s Design Doc
While Colors did start a trend that got ran into the ground with future games I don’t blame Colors for that. It’s still great
Yeah that's an issue I have with people bashing Colors. Like "Sonic Forces" was basically similar in gameplay and level design to "Sonic Colors". Except "Sonic Colors" was done with genuine passion, love and care. "Sonic Forces" was a failed attempt to pander to all groups of Sonic fans.
But Sonic Colours was the one that doubled down. Unleashed had a simpler story with less characters, character moments, a butchered Tails, only Sonic (and Werehog Sonic) playable... They doubled down because that was what the fans at the time said they liked about Unleashed. And people going crazy for Colours told them they were right about that. And then people going crazy for Gens told them even further that they were right about that.
Frontiers looks to buck that trend.
Yes, the preorders were the most important part of Colors. I'll take a Baby Sonic keychain please.
Indeed
disgusting
I like the remix more than the keychain
The 40 dollar Keychain with a game as a pre-order bonus
YES
I mean, in all fairness I think making the Wisps powerups in TSR was a clever idea.
Yeah it was a good Decision
Yeah, they're basically Mario's power ups for sonic, so why not use them for a racing game?
I agree! So many people were bitching about them but like honestly what else is there? Do you want the super generic powerups from Racing Transformed that wouldn't make sense in a Sonic racing game?
@@TehLucario Well, in Team Sonic Racing, they're Mario power-ups.In Colors, they're pretty original
Apparently the in Canon reason Wisps are in other games (except lost world I guess) is that the Wisps were happy Sonic saved them and some of them just sorta followed Sonic home and since wisps are living things, they probably reproduce.
reproduce with what
That was in the IDW comics, which as far as I can tell, has never been fully canon. Ian Flynn is writing the series, though, so it's entirely possible that might be canonized in the future, though.
@@bracken8782 What gave you the impression the IDW comics aren’t canon? They’re probably the most canon the Sonic comics have been since they actively follow up on and expand on things that happen in the games.
@@bracken8782 The IDW comics are canon, and have been confirmed as such multiple times. Every time it's confirmed the Sonic fandom blows up like "whoa we've never known about this before!"
The big problem when it comes to this good game’s legacy is that sega took all the wrong lessons from it. Instead of taking a step back in order to improve things and reorganize, they instead took a step back and just stubbornly stood there at best and went backwards at worst(with the exception of sonic generations, obviously).
I totally agree. Outside of the whole story thing and the lackluster use of characters, Sega has just had a bad habit since colors with this franchise of resting on locals The only time they tried to really liven up the gameplay was LW and it almost feels like the super bland designs and themes were a composition for that. There have been no major alterations to Boost since this game, just taking on more and more gimmicks. I guess that makes me hopeful for the rumored rangers, which takes things in a wholly new direction... BUT I can't help but feel like they'll pull another lost world and screw it up... I really would like if we could just get a standard point A to B platformer that evolved the Boost formula instead of trying something that might be too ambitious.
RIP Tails. Maybe one of these days, my favorite Sonic character will once again be useful for reasons other than being the tech dude.
@@listal.x2497 Leave.
HeavyDonkeyKong I mean he wasn’t good in unleashed either not just a 2010s problem
Sega learning the wrong lessons from a Sonic game: tale as long as time
Im actually really happy youtubers are not shying away from finally bringing up the emulated version vs the official re-release. Thats the standard that youd set to see if the product is competitive with what already exists or not, not the Wii version. More reviewers need to do this and ive only seen KingK do it honestly.
I wanted to see more people doing this with Skyward Sword HD.
Yeah no duh it’s better it’s on 15 year old hardware emulation bridges the gap if not goes more
King K and Nerrel
ScottFalco also did that with Skyward Sword HD too.
@@MoonSarito are you kidding? I was extremely sick of it looking for fan reviews of SSHD.
I've played Colors Ultimate almost every day since it came out. I think I could sum up my experience over the past decade as, "Learning to love Sonic Colors." :V At launch, the *only* things I really gelled with were the story/characters and how creative and gorgeous the zones were. Unfortunately, where it stumbled for me was the most important factor; The gameplay I considered a straight downgrade from Unleashed's day stages, and I think I resented how much positive attention Colors was getting in comparison.
Ten years later, I totally get *why* that distinction was there. I've come to appreciate the unique approach Colors was taking in comparison to any of the other boost games, and why that resonated so well with people. And really, I know it's rough, but try not to let the current "consensus" of myopic fans affect your perception TOO much. They make a lot of noise, but you'll always love what'cha love, and in another few years it'll all be turned on its head again anyway.
I really like your viewpoint, also your 06 review was funny as hell
it also sucks in the Story aspect as well and force to play 4 segments again isn't good design either
God damn
Everyone is part of a hivemind these days. "Fortnite is cool, Minecraft sucks!" *one year later* "Minecraft is cool, Fortnite sucks!" I just ignore the horde of mooing cattle and form my own opinions.
@@rapidloaf i am laughing like a madman seeing people mad because Sonic Colors sold REALLY well instead of thinking more money for Sega means more investment in Sonic Rangers
"Why can't I have a red Sonic?"
Sorry, another youtuber already took that one.
And he sez bad things. XD
@@listal.x2497 why
@@LollinoDamb64 you are talking to a bot, they post links on popular youtube videos replies to top comments to try to ensure visability.
@@Slash0mega yee, just report em
Well, here's a little fun fact:
The reason the Wisps are now in modern Sonic games is because the lore of the Sonic mobile game "Sonic Runners" (may it rest in peace) suggests that after the events of Sonic Colours the Wisps got so found of Earth that they now call it their new home :)
wait but i see it in the app store
i never played it sadly but is it like “sonic runners adventure” different?
@@ExplodingSteve Sonic runners adventure is different. Sonic Runners was shut down. Watch a video about it it was super fun!
@@werdahd9166 saw it one hour passed
holly frick i missed out but eh guess thats how cookie crumbles
Rest In Peace? Dude that game was damaging my eyes when I was running, wtf do you mean Rest In Peace? Good riddance to that shit.
Bro search up Sonic Runners Revival. It lives up to its name and its easy to get into thanks to all the micro transaction shit being done away with.
What a treat after binging all of your previous Sonic videos! Time to see if Colors is worth it.
Edit: Despite the minor issues, I still think I'm going to pick this one up (on sale). Never played Colors before because I never had a Wii of my own, nor did I get my hands on the DS version... So this is something to look forward to while we wait for Sonic Frontiers.
nope nuhuh no
@Not RiсkRoII👇😇 get out
Original one is, Ultimate is kinda lacking.
The DS version is probably the best version of Colors IMO.
"All that love Sonic Unleashed is getting now...Where were you 10 plus years ago?"
Loving Sonic Unleashed in the face of hyperbolic critics.
Colors is one of my favorite Sonic games to this day. I didn’t even play it until 2015, when I was just suddenly really interested in Sonic, but I had an absolute blast. The soundtrack is among my favorite video game soundtracks of all time, from the orchestral main theme to Tropical Resort to Aquarium Park to the final boss themes.
13:21 Rest in Peace, Hudson Soft
From Beyblade to Colors, you made the DS my childhood
This is the 82nd episode we are only a few episodes away from getting more Kirby right back at ya yeah
There's one thing that they could have added which would improve the game so easily. Added dpad movement. It would make quicksteping so much better to do. And since it's a 2d game, it would just feel better. So console users are even more effed
Agreed, whenever I’m quickstepping I don’t want to use the analog stick to move left or right, you fucked up on that Sega, you idiots.
I was really hoping they'd bring back the "intended" level structure for Ultimate; having two long acts, with the extra acts as optional bonus acts, instead of the obviously padded 6 act structure
Hey Dude, just wanted to thank you for making videos. I can't fully explain why, but your channel has been a real resting place for me lately. Watching your videos helps me relax a lot, such light hearted content :')
I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart, wish you the best!
@@agentdorito8511 you're right, but what do you mean?
Yeah I feel like Dolphin makes it extremely difficult to go back to original hardware sometimes.
Personally that's like 99% due to how most modern TVs don't have composite input.
But also graphical quality choices and mods and being able to use any controller just makes it so incredibly nice.
What would have been sick is if they let you not only change Sonic's body color, but let you model-swap as well. Even if they didn't let you use non-hedgehog looking characters there are still a lot to work with. You have Shadow, Silver, Metal Sonic, Mephiles I guess, and so much more. There's also super versions of Sonic or the knightly reskins from the terrible motion-controlled Wii games that look kinda cool. Hell, there's even characters and whatnot from those comics, but even if they did implement model-swaps, I highly doubt that they'd touch any of that, not entirely sure why. The point being that there's a lot more potential than what we got.
I think the plush quills were the epitome of pre-order bonuses for video games.
Great summary of it. Should've mentioned the new Tails Save mechanic that replaces lives tho, that is a great accessibility touch, especially when hunting for Red Rings.
Thank God the Switch version is good. I'm planing on getting that game sometime in the future but I only have a Switch so I'm happy it's actually worth it
Not a fan of the remixed soundtrack. The original’s was sublime.
Eh, I thought it was alright.
I love the planet Wisp remix tbh
I don't care if people like the soundtrack, that's fine, but not having the choice to use the original is an objectively bad decision.
@@listal.x2497 Что, блять?
The fact they make you pay money to buy the remixes of planet wisp on the switch version is ridiculous, didn’t they learn not to make us pay shit that should’ve been in the game to begin with (They did it with forces when super sonic was dlc, who eventually became free but still he shouldn’t had been dlc to begin with)?
I actually really liked the customization in Colors Ultimate. Used the Cosmos Gloves and Shoes, and dark aura and boost
Ant has really been on that Sonic mood lately huh...
What comes around goes around.
He has a bit of misinformation though, he never mentions the reason because the portable games are not re released, that being the THQ rights to the games
like that pfp
Not gonna lie as much as I love this game because of nostalgia and the fact is was my first sonic game. I hope this will be the end to the wisps, as they have been used again and again for no actual reason, and have been reused way more than they should. Anyways I love this game the way it looks the soundtrack the gameplay. I really enjoyed the remake despite its problems, this will always be one of my favourites. ⭐️
I mean there is an actual reason. Whether it is good is the debatable part
@@Shantae1188 yeah, like with the whole Wispon system in Forces, it's actually justified by the fact that the Wisps are basically returning the favor of being saved by Sonic multiple times to helping the Resistance fight back against the Eggman Empire, and even beyond Forces story through the IDW comics
I think they best way to handle the Wisps is to treat them like the Flickies. They can be present in the background of some stages or cutscenes just doing their own thing. They can also become captives for end stage capsules, alongside the Flickies and Chao. With these methods, fans will no longer have to fear the Wisps being part of the gameplay ever again.
And if Wisp powers do need to return someday, they should be exclusive to spin off games like racing or party games.
why do people care if there is a reason for them to be in the game, as long as they are fun mechanics to use and they are, who cares why they are back?
Wisps were awesome as something that made Colors Colors. I never expected or wanted it to continue, should've just kept it all in just this game.
The perfect homing attack is kinda a genius addition.
It rewards good timing and gives some boost on a game that is known for barely having any boost but also not alot of boost to the fact it doesn't matter like Sonic Unleashed.
It's a perfect mix between very limited boost of the original color and unlimited boost of Sonic unleashed.
I wouldn't mind Wisps returning as boost if they return the perfect homing attack (mostly because it'll be useless on games like generations or unleashed)
Antdude:Stop interrupting me I have a point to make. Me: I felt that.
AntDude:
The Wisps are one of the most best mechanics they've introduced!!
Chaomix:
So anyway,I started *raging.*
HELP I JUST STARTED WATCHING CHAOMIX A COUPLE WEEKS AGO (and now antdude) AND THIS IS SO TRUE 😭😭😭
@@sonicsillies
😂😂😂
Ant, I believe that the reason that wisp are in subsequent games is because after Sonic saved the wisp from Eggman, some of them followed him back to “earth” as a thank you and admiration of Sonic. Hence why they are not all In space.
Kinda a little known lore detail.
the new stuff they put in ultimate wasn't enough for me to want to get this game again. i like character customization so something as minor as giving sonic costumes and clothes like you can in sonic forces with your avatar might have been just enough to make me even just a little tempted to get it. even for his super sonic form too. if you could have a costume for super sonic to make him look like excalibur sonic, darkspine sonic, or hyper sonic, that would have been really cool.
I mean yeah, the game already gives people seizures, hyper would fit right in.
Heck, Sonic had optional costumes since Adventure 2 on the Dreamcast. Well, one optional costume per playable character, anyways, IIRC.
If i have never gotten the original, should i get this one?
@@key81885 yeah for sure, it's still a really good sonic game. i wish i could play it again for the 1st time.
@@daytonchris8351 Alright i’m leaning towards getting it.
I'm convinced the movie Baby Sonic keychains were part of the special package just to get rid of leftover inventory because they were only for Japanese theaters when the movie was out since they played up Baby Sonic over there.
I played the Switch version and oh boy Terminal velocity act 2 is an absolute nightmare
The final section of the level with that big purple robot is apparently bugged where the lighting that telegraphs his lazer attack does not appear, and as such you can and will get cheap shoted constantly, It took me half an hour to get pass that part
Outside of that the only issue I ran into was my game crashing once and that's it
Overall the game was pretty great
Yeah, but at the same time it shouldn't be the modders job to fix the game because it released in such a flawed state.
Terminal Velocity, besides the boss, wasn't even good to begin with. It's just running in a straight line with little to no variation, and the same repetitive laser bots and Motobugs that are brain-dead to get past.
Act 2 might've had something interesting with the path coming apart ahead of the player, but then that level's over in less than a minute.
I was scared of watching this video, but you didn't let me down.
To this day, Generations and Colors are easily my favorite 3D Sonic titles.
I can admire that they wanted to do a bit more than a lazy resolution bump and and slight texture upscales, but the new lighting engine (while not always bad looking,) does look really off at times. Sonic's model looks like it reacts to the light in a really messy way too.
Personally I'd like to have seen the whole game redone in the Hedgehog Engine or something, but considering the minimalist changes it got were already kind of a mess, maybe its better they didn't try to do more lmao
I have a secret to tell you: the "new" lighting engine is actually like 10+ years old, and the entire professional industry shits on it for being unacceptably trash.
The colors indeed feel sooooo right
Aquarium Park Act 1 Is My Favorite Sonic Colors Soundtrack
10/10 game!
I finally managed to become color blind, it was my lifelong dream!
ah you didnt reach for the stars?
Did you reach the Stars??
@@StevenJones851 i didnt it was morning
@@ExplodingSteve oh bummer
TBH at least Colors Ultimate isn't an unplayable mess like Sonic 1 GBA is.
Right? Is the Labyrinth Zone boss even possible to beat?
@@kchrules775 Don't ask me, I never played Sonic 1 GBA.
And then Simon tomley had to go and prove that Sonic 1 is actually playable on the GBA, if Sega actually gave a damn about developing the game properly
I don't like that standard. If something is bad, it's bad. Even if a past thing is worse.
"ummm atleast sonic 3d blast isnt as bad as sonic blast so its good now"
Sonic colors had the best soundtrack right below Adventure one and two and right ahead of Forces.
It was stupidly the only Sonic game I didn't get, so I'm looking forward to this.
2:25 Just look at the dislike ratio on IGN's Sonic Unleashed review. Or the user scores on Metacritic you just showed us. We were there. We were always there. It's mainly game reviewers who hated Unleashed. Casual fans tended to like it a hell of a lot more. Plus, its perception has taken a sort of reversed bell curve: starting out positive (as everyone focuses on how good the daytime stages are and how much of an improvement it was over past Sonic games), then drifting towards negative (as everyone treats the werehog like the 8th deadly sin), then shifting back towards positive (as Forces causes everyone to go back to the last Sonic game with a good story, as well as a game that actually did the boost formula properly)
Those reviewers were right, Unleashed sucked then and it sucks now. I don't play Sonic games for watered down God of War gameplay. The Unleashed Project is the only reason people are into Unleashed now and that rips out all beat'em up bullshit that dragged the original into the toilet.
Didn't notice. Personally I always look only at the user scores
@@error4159 L
It's what we call "comparative nostalgia" where what's seen as bad is now seen as OK as the future is worse.
@@error4159 I disagree. I actually really enjoy unleashed. And yes, I mean both the daytime AND nighttime stages.
I have ultimate on PC. It's my first time playing through Colors and I've been greatly enjoying it so far.
Sonic Colors was my favorite game when it came out on the wii, after I lost this gem, I was happy to be able to play it again on the new console 🦔
Found the best Colours Ultimate review
Dude the fact that you absolutely pulled no punches in this review despite being given a code has my respect massively. Subbed.
10/10
I will say this:
Ultimate has something that the original didn't have...that Lost World didn't have but should've...that I wish Forces did have...that TSR didn't have but I wish it did...that Generations technically did have...and I REALLY hope that Sonic Rangers, and many more future titles will have...
A soundtest in the options/extras menu.
Fun fact: In Sonic Runner's Tails says that wisps came to earth because they liked it.
Sonic Colours Ultimate is so amazing Ant Dude! Greetings from the UK.
That jade wisp theme goes HARD though
I've always loved Unleashed the day stages and the characterization of Sonic was at its peak for me personally I feel the quality of story and character dropped heavily Colours onward but the OST is great and I do like most of the stages and that they only had Sonic and Tails
What a video to get home to after working out
7:18 The face-planting right next to the dashpad is too good
Absolutely amazing video as always love your videos
I've only played the DS version of Sonic Colors before. I remember enjoying it, but I didn't realize that it was significantly different from the Wii version until later. I'm sure that I'll get Sonic Colors Ultimate on the Switch at some point. Even with its flaws and the technical issues, with hopefully the later being improved upon with patches, it still looks fun and this would probably be my best chance at experiencing the original Sonic Colors.
"Why cant i have red sonic?"
A distant "Cor" is heard on the horizon
The jade ghost in concept is fine. But it's kind of a bad implementation. They add invisible walls where they weren't before just so you can use the jade wisp. And there's a bug where you could go into a 3d plane in 2d sections
The original version had plenty of "3D in 2D" bugs caused by bypassing the transition trigger, and even a "2D in 3D" bug that could be used to access level geometry for a later level. The Tails rescue mechanic just adds a new one that is extremely easy to replicate/do accidentally, and I have yet to see someone not do it.
@@grantsmotherman8450 doesn't that make it worse? A remaster should fix the bugs that hamper the gameplay, not make them easier to do
I'd argue that the wisps taking a long time to move (though annoying speed wise) is actually cool because the wisps would actually travel to the planets you use them.
The rest of the criticisms are totally valid.
Honestly I don’t even care about the bugs and glitches this will still forever and always remain to be one of my favorites games of all time
Sonic Colors was my first game ever for the series, so I'm also baised
Wish you had "No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me!"
I know I'm late to this, but you did forget to mention one thing. If you preorder any version, you can also get the Sonic Movie Aura and Boost trails in Sonic Colors Ultimate.
That was only with the digital deluxe edition.
Finally a good reviewing TH-camr that’s reviewing this game! Lemme grab some popcorn! :D
Fun fact! The now unplayable mobile game, Sonic Runners, explains why wisps continue to appear. It’s story mode states that the wisps liked Sonic’s planet so much that they decided to stay!
That... Is wholesome as hell, actually.
"Sonic, you have used the wisps and the boost so much that now you have acquired the power to boost even without wisps! Now you only need rings"
"Cool!"
@@LostSoulSilver Wait then why is he able to boost in Sonic Rush? Are we going to pretend that boost wasn't a thing before Colors and Unleashed? Or what about that high speed mode he enters in Sonic Advance 2 that leaves after-images of himself?
Just started the video but just wanted to say I love your videos! Hope you're doing well man
Thank you Ant, for a sane objective review of this. I’m so sick of Sonic clickbait vids showing up in my feed saying “Sonic Colors broken lol!! Epic Fail!!!”
I’ll be honest, I never saw the wisps as a gimmick like the werehog or the like. I always thought of them as a power-up since most of them just add to his base moveset.
…they don’t “add” to his movement at all.
They *take away* Sonic’s base control scheme and swap it out with a newer, limited one.
“Adding” to his movement would be like the Hover Wisp allowing Sonic to float and do the light speed dash on his own; you would still be able to boost, drift, stomp, and homing attack as well.
…or the Laser Wisp would be a feature Sonic could use *at will* instead of *just once* (think elemental shields in Sonic 3&Knuckles).
…or the Spike Wisp could just let Sonic spin dash up walls.
The Wisps are not power-ups… they are *keys.*
You NEED the Wisps to “unlock” specific sections.
The levels are *designed* around them, they are not optional; sure there are times where using them is optional to reach a collectible, but you will ALWAYS come to a section where you have to use a specific Wisp to progress the level at all.
Real power-ups like the elemental shields, running shoes, and invincibility were NEVER *REQUIRED* to progress through a level; they were a *boon,* not an *obligation.*
Could you imagine a Mario game that had a level that you couldn’t beat unless you had a Fire Flower to burn down a wall blocking the Flagpole?
But that’s not even the worst part about the Wisps… they *halt* Sonic upon activation, killing all momentum you had while running fast (you know, the thing Sonic is SUPPOSED TO BE DOING).
Imagine if activating the Wisps was seamless:
- Laser would automatically fire towards whatever applicable target was nearby (think Sonic Adventure’s Ancient Light/Crystal Ring)
- Hover, Spike, Drill, Ghost, and Frenzy are all movement-based, so a seamless transition would feel appropriate and not flaccid
- Cube (if we removed the downward stomp effect), would basically turn the gameplay into Mighty Switch Force
- Rocket, in my opinion, is unfortunately irredeemable as it’s literally a cutscene… used exclusively for strict, vertical ascension; keeping the momentum would cause unwanted angles in transit (Yeah, I know you can delay the “lift off” by charging the Rocket, but that just gives you more speed… so… why is it not max speed *by default?* Gotta slow down, to go fast, I guess…)
I’m sorry this is so long, but I hope you understand that Wisps are indeed NOT power-ups, but progression gates… not to mention implemented sloppily.
@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic Agree
@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic I can overlook your reply being lengthy because of how detailed and concise your points were. Kudos, man. Bonus points for spacing it and making it look easy on the eyes.
Shadow and Blaze should have been unlockable skins for Sonic as a nod to the DS version, they can both boost
I just want a new Sonic game with multiple playable characters (especially Blaze) rather then just Sonic
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Ik it's pretty tabu and frown upon to say this these days. But screw it.
But I Loooove Colors.
Colors ultimate is the new ds classic collection
The remaster at base is good and fine but it has so many problems that just pile up and stop it from being a good remaster. Still had fun with it tho.
Cool Thumbnail Art!
I want a sonic generations remake
There are a couple other reasons the switch version is basshed. It's a lot more glitchy in general, leading to constant crashes and I think one that deleted your save file. I think most of them have been patched out though.
I pretty nuch agree with everything Anthony said. Sonic Colours (Colors) is fantastic, and I will play it for the rest of my life.
Or until I break my controller
I got Sonic Colors Ultimate recently on Xbox One, and I had a lot of fun! like a lot! not only because Sonic Colors was my first 3D Sonic games, sure some bugs and things could be fixed but other than a few small details It's pretty good!
Your vids never fail to impress
Sonic Colors is my favourite Sonic game. I gotta say, the changes in the Ultimate-version are a bit underwhelming. Still, it didn't ruin the experience and the fun of original. I enjoyed Sonic Colors Ultimate and it's also the 1st Sonic game I actually completet to 100%
I actually like the new "wisp freeing off a planet" Ant says it's weird cause it takes longer but now the wisp, instead of just flying off into space, fly towards the planets that have levels that they are in. Which is pretty cool
I agreed with you on game land i noticed running choosing speed change it like frame by frame
I love Colors but I wished they did Generations since this was an anniversary thing.
I would've loved to see DS levels remade on ultimate I mean it would've been cool to get the exclusive wisps and final boss from that version
I can’t recall a Sonic game where I was smiling from start to finish than Sonic Colors Ultimate. I had the dumbest smile on my face when “Reach for the Stars” was playing.
Edit: making an update to see what has been patched after this video:
1. Sound mixing ✅
2. SFX and Music Volume separated ❌
3. Wisp music not playing ✅
4. Toggle OG and remix ✅
5. Wisp Capsules not exploding ✅
6. Wisps slowed down on the Hub World❌
7. Sonic’s animations being broken on the hub worlds ❌
8. Rival Rush: Tropical Resort’s tracker ✅
9. Rival Rush: screen transitions ❌
10. Credits: 15 mins of silence ✅
11. Starlight Carnival Act 3 broken intro ❌
12. Seizure Glitch ✅
13. Flickering ❌
Yoo, a new AntDude video that isn't after a 1+ month dry spell! Hype!
I kinda like that his spikes glow like in the movie
Are you not going to talk about the new Kirby game? The first thing I thought when it got leaked was "AntDude is gonna scream like a little girl"
Me: (downloading emulator games) NO COPY RIGHT LAW IN THE UNIVERSE IS GOING TO STOP ME!!
I’m playing it on my switch and it’s really awesome and I love the wisp powers
How is it a miracle that Colors on Wii had Unleashed daytime stages? Unleashed came out on the Wii AND the PS2 before Colors.
Ikr? And he calls himself a sonic fan
Because the day gameplay in Wii & PS2 Unleashed felt different whereas the gameplay in Colours was much closer to the Xbox 360/PS3 version of Unleashed.
Does anyone know how many of these problems have been fixed since launch? I’m thinking about finally getting the game but I don’t want to deal with a lot of these issues
"Why do we keep ending up in this position?"
Sega, m'dude.
11:53 - The Rise of the Wisps animation shorts exist, just sayin 🤷🏾♂️ but yh they should’ve made Metal playable in the remaster tbh
People like to complain about everything they can. I've never had a Wii and always wanted to play Sonic Colours. I've bought it for my Switch and I'm having a great fun with that. Nitpicking things about lighting in the game is just preventing you from having fun. You do that while I'll keep having a blast with the game