Reviews TSS REVIEW: Sonic Colors

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: BlueChaos

I still haven’t had a chance to get this game and it’s really bugging me, but hopefully soon I will.

But besides that, it’s awesome to have a Sonic game that can do well critically after all.

[C.J]

@Stolken

Sorry you disagree but its my opinion and I feel that way about the game….

[Lunar]

yeah, I agree with the drifting. I wish they left it with the same touch as sonic unleashed. Same with quick step, it was one of those thing where as you played you were like wtf = = I hate using quick step on the wisp planet bc I fail |:O> You got all these powers and they couldn’t fit something sparkly and epic >: Other than that, Starlight carnival was my drug trip, Aqurium Park and Wisp Planet was my relaxation, Astroid Coaster and the Main Amusement Park was my fun….and I wasn’t really a fan of the Sweet Mountain ._. It felt like it was missing something….the music was catchy tho ;D I love act 2 version x;

[Golden~Hedgy]

I agree with this review at least 90%.

It took me a while to master the drifting but now it’s easy as cake O:

mmm speaking of cake, now it’s time to S Rank all of Sweet Mountain! 8D

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: L. Kristian

I agree with Brad’s review largely. I loved this game but there were just enough problems with its gameplay for this title to miss “instant classic” in my book. Sonic Team are getting there though it seems.

Also it may just be the greater appreciation of music I gained over the past year but I preferred Colours’ soundtrack over Unleashed’s.

[TheDanimator]

Things i disliked about this game…
Too linear at times.
You cant move the camera around and look at your surroundings in the 3d sections.
Cant turn off subtitles.
Those are my main complaints, and there all pretty small ones.
I liked just about everything else.

I disagree that kate is a better voice for tails than corey bringas.

I agree that Roger is a great voice for Sonic.
I personally still like Ryan the best though.
I really dont feel like its fair to call ryan a bad actor considering every game he voiced in
was either dubbed and he had to drag out his lines
or really cheezy “like heroes”

But yeah Roger is really good.

[Rinzler]

@C.J
The problem with Sonic Unleashed was that it was to much of a speed fest. You could just boost and once in a while touch something on the control pad. It also demanded pure memorization. Don’t get me wrong I still like it, but those are it’s flaws. Colors is mostly platforming with speed as a reward.

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Umiyuri

@TheDanimator:

Unfortunately Corey can’t be brought back to voice because he’s grown up, and so has his Heroes VA as well. That’s why they have to establish an actress in the role instead.

Also, Sonic Heroes wasn’t dubbed. The script was written in Japanese, translated and then the American VAs recorded the lines first, and that’s how it’s been for every release since. You could blame half the plotholes by just saying ‘translation error’. But Heroes was the first game where they weren’t limited by the Japanese VAs, and the acting somehow ended up much, much worse than it was in Sonic Adventure 2, where they dubbed it without even seeing the footage.

Also, I never understand why anybody would want to turn off the subtitles. D: It’s not like they cover a huge amount of the screen or anything!

[ProjectZuel]

@ C.J

Sonic Unleashed is average, particually in comparison to Sonic Colours which takes all the negatives from the former and pretty much throws them out. Not just the werehog but also the hub world and the majority of annoying characters. It also has less trial and error (though still present), a better soundtrack and less arduous game lengthening.

Sonic Colours is the best 3D Sonic game I have played and I think the review gives a pretty accurate analysis. The game won’t be remembered as one of 2010’s great games (but it’s been a fantastic year in gaming) which is due to several faults that could easily be corrected for a sequel. Firstly is that on later levels the increase in trial and error and punishing deaths makes a stupidly abrupt change to the game and only adds frustration. Secondly is the platforming can be fiddly and unresponsive. Lastly is that the narrative is hit and miss. The voice acting is superior to pria efforts but the overemphasised character movements, cartoon sound effects and some bizzare lines can easily irritate.

For it’s faults the game holds far more good points then bad. The gameplay design as Brad says takes a sidestep away from constant boosting and via the implimentation of Wisps comes inventive level design. Every level seems to add different take ons to gameplay, feeling like a exciteable bunch of mini-moments. One moment you could be speeding and platforming through a large level to learn it’s nuances the next you could be quick stepping and shunnting enemies off looped terrain. The variety is a welcome surprise that doesn’t bog down the fun like Unleashed.

[C.J]

@rinzler

I agree was too fast but I loved how it was fast…wanted a challenge, It may have been hard but the drift/break would help you stop the fast pace a bit…Thats what I loved about it Colours did have good platforming but it was just a bit too slow…I’m not saying it should be exactly the same as Unleashed just a little more power

@ProjectZuel

I agree its not a bad game but I don’t think its the best 3D Sonic game or better than Unleashed I’m afraid..Both games have advantages and disadvantages but I still find Unleashed better despite some of its flaws (It was only the Hub Worlds, Missions and Sun/Moon medals which ruiend the fun for me), I thoguht it was one of 4Kids best performances and I’m afraid I’m not too keen on the new voices in Colours (I only like Vector’s voice) though glad mike Pollock is still there, though Roger is doing much better than Drummond but too deep, but we will see how he does in future games…But I still stand by opinion above and I think Unleashed was so much better but Colours isn’t bad either.

Though I hope the DS Version will be better…getting it next week as it was sold out today.

[sonfan1984]

Am I the only one who don’t mind the hub worlds and the characters in Sonic Unleashed?

Also btw, Ryan Drummond was given a deep low tone for Sonic in Sonic Adventure and then he highten his pitched in SA2 and Heroes. That’s why I don’t mind Rogers voice for cause I personally like that low tone for Sonic, it reminds me how he used to sound in Sonic Adventure before they made him sound so high pitched and squeaky.

[C.J]

@sonfan

I don’t mind the characters…the hub worlds…I’ll admit they weren’t so bad….Okay it was just the missions and Medals which got ruined the fun for me

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Truesonic

@C.J and @Sonfan1984

You know Knuckles and Shadow were confirmed for Unleashed but then later scrapped out for unknown reasons plus official artwork pictures where released which are now on Sonic Channel and SAMATWOG and have been for a while now, (Proberly to focus more on Sonic and Chip’s friendship).

[Lunar]

@ Truesonic
But shadow did get a small cameo in chun-nan with the journalist questions.

@ C.J
D: I hated the hub worlds, well the ones in the 360/PS3 version. They were too big and annoying =w= The missions were bull, and hell the I understood where they were going with the sun/moon medals, but they did ruin the fun.
Personally, even with all the negative reviews about the werehog being slow and what not, I loved it because of the fighting skills and adventurous night stages.

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Truesonic

@Lunar

Oh yeah your right he did :D…But I meant Knuckles and Shadow were going to be playable characters so this would happen…

Sonic and Shadow – Daytime Stages and Sonic(Werehog form) and Knuckles – Night stages

…..You would get the choice to choose…but unfortunately they were scrapped, it is unkown why but like I said before it could be (Possibly to focus on Sonic and Chip’s Friendship more) I could be wrong though….

[C.J]

@Truesonic

What? OMG!! Seriously?? man I can’t believe that didn’t happen, it could of worked so well >:|

@Lunar

Amen!! I too am one of the small minority who liked the Werehog despite its flaws (I felt the same way too), but We can all admit the Xbox 360 and PS3 Version were much better (Well most of us can admit but others may disagree)

[CrystalHeart240]

I agree completely with the review, for both the pros and cons.
I honestly liked the game, much more than any recent Sonic Game, (excluding Unleashed).
I loved the fact that the game was both simple but also really enjoyable.

But, I didn’t like the multiplayer games one bit. They are a bit annoying. But the story mode and redoing all the levels to get an S is pretty fun.

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Miles Per-hour

In my opinion, the game was good, but I think that all of us here were expecting better.

[Rinzler]

@C.J
I see where you are coming from.At it’s best it was fast frantic and exhilarating. But he was to fast for the 2d platforming and the QTEs were awful. The drift was also a bit clunky. In Sonic Colors he can go really fast, but slow enough to platform.

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: rickyrick

@truesonic – the reason Shadow and Knuckles weren’t in Unleashed was because during the time of 2008, everyone was complaining about how there were unimportant characters that didn’t need to be playable in sonic games. SEGA listened to the fans and took out Shadow and Knuckles before they got into production with Unleashed. Honestly, I think what SEGA did was stupid. Everyone hated Shadow because of Shadow the Hedgehog, but no one hated Knuckles. SEGa could’ve at least kept Knuckles. But does this answer all of your questions guys?

Oh and where can you find the Shadow and Knuckles art???? Can someone give me a link pleaseeeeee??

[C.J]

@Rinzler

I respect your opinion and agree on some points but I was fine with all of it…It was fun though they should of added something a bit more thrilling but I loved Unleashed

[sonfan1984]

@rickyrick
Even if SEGA decided to keep Knuckles in Unleashed, there will always be these annoying Sonic only people who will complain that there’s other characters besides Sonic and he’s not the only playable character in the game.
When the last game did Knuckles and Tails is playable characters in a main Sonic game? I miss playing as them.

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Truesonic

@rickyrick

Oh …so thats why…..such a shame really, well to be honest I would of been fine if both characters were in the game….but your totally right Knuckles deserved to be in it…as he always appears in Spin off games and he hasn’t been in a main game since Sonic 06 (well now Sonic Colours DS version) but you are right and its a shame though did SEGA really listen to the fans in 2008? Well nevermind….I just hope now Knuckles will be involved in future main games , not just spin offs all the time :/

Oh and here are the official pictures for Shadow and Knuckles for Unleashed…

Knuckles: http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/File:Knuckles_34.png

Shadow: http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic_Channel#3D_Sonic_Channel_Artwork (scroll down a bit)

They were used in MASATWOG too and also have been SC Artwork Pictures for a while now.

@Ryan

Wow really? I heard rumors about another Mario and Sonic game (Sonic And Mario 3 or something else)..But I’m shocked I never expected there to be another crossover but some thoughts are possible but wait….

Where did you hear this from and how do you know its true? o.O

[sonfan1984]

@Truesonic
Don’t believe nothing he says. He’s known to to post bs rumors and false information around in the comments. It’s best to just ignore his his post

[TSS Classic Comment Bot]

Posted By: Ryan

Mario and Sonic Party was just as rumor now, but we don’t know yet sorry.