Sonic Colors Review (Wii)- A Good 2D Sonic Game | PJ Show
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Well, I really cut it close with this one. I originally planned for this to be up a week ago but stuff just kept getting in the way. But, finally, here is my review of Sonic Colours on the Wii. For those of you who don't know, The physical copies of Sonic Colours Ultimate were delayed indefinitely in Europe and I honestly don't feel like shelling out another £35 ($40) just to get the digital version. So, this will have to do till then.
I decided to go back to the review formula that I haven't used since the first video I uploaded to the channel back in February, but this time I was more determined to push out a much higher quality video. Obviously, I haven't worked out all the technical aspects yet, and there are obvious improvements that can be made, but I am learning bit by bit. It's just too bad that my Editing software absolutely destroyed the bitrate of my gameplay footage, but I guess now it looks closer to the Wii version.
I don't wanna ramble on for too long, so I hope you guys Enjoy my review.
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When I played this game as a child, I always had the impression that Sonic has been doing this for years. So the bosses were easy, but still fun because Sonic enjoyed breezing through them while enjoying the atmosphere of the levels.
I think the fact that I never played the Wii version, but instead the DS version, made me look at colors so good. In my personal opinion the aesthetic of the 3d environment wouldn't be the same whitout the music, that I am obsessed whit. Also the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th bosses are greater than their Wii counterparts
Are you spelling with like that on purpose? 🤔
Couldn't agree more.
Cound not agree more
If the Blue Cube was not so impossible to activate, I'd have different thoughts but it's still a pretty good game, DS Version however is better because it treats characters like Blaze right and acknowledges her, she is an important character and is Sonic's equal.
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How did the DS version treat them right when they were just glorified cameos that served no purpose to the story and had none of them playable? What the DS version did is just give them the same role they've had all meta era.
@@spritvio639 THANK YOU!
You only have to press 1 button/shake the Wii remote to activate it.
So what are your thoughts on Sonic Colors? Do you Like the game, hate it, or love it? Leave your thoughts below.
Also, if your'e wondering, the next character analysis will release pretty soon.
The Best Sonic Game Ever
I used to love it but after playing and making it to Blue Cube and not able to activate it, it's not great because I want to go fast, I don't want to be stopped and have to struggle. I'm a person who wants to go into action and feel the exhilaration of speed & the experience.
@@artistanthony1007 Just Get Good and you’ll go Fast all the time
@@Terminal_Apotos Dude the Blue Wisp didn't activate, how can I get good if the commands refuse to respond? The Cyan Wisp responded but not Blue and there was no other way around, the only one I saw is where the Wisp was but hate to break it to you, I sent the Wii copy back to my library because of this issue. There's nothing wrong about my skills, it's the command response that is especially when it comes to the Wiimote, doesn't always work the way you want it.
@@artistanthony1007 Bruh that’s never happened to me, get good at shaking it or fix your WiiMote
I recently replayed colors and unleashed. Unleashed took me days to finish, colors took me about 3 hours. I know colors is generally considered the better game but I gotta say I respect unleashed for giving me more of an adventure.
I prefer Unleashed as a whole. I think the concept is more interesting, the story and characters are way better, the daytime stages are all excellent, the soundtrack was phenomenal and the game as a whole felt more complete and full of charm and passion. (Plus, I'm one of the weirdos who actually likes the Werehog stages...)
@@thepjshow you’re not weird dude. I like the werehog stages too. It was nice to be able to take in the stages cause they looked really good. Great vids too. I just subbed.
@@thepjshow Ima be real here: colors is good and all, but unleashed released in the year I was born. that alone makes me hold it close to my heart, and plus unleashed is just a better experience to me. also you're not weird, the werehog stakes are cool
I'm unhappy about this game's storytelling, but there are certain details that I enjoy that add to the stakes.
My favorite detail is Frenzy. You find this wisp in screwed up areas. Frenzy adds nothing to the gameplay; in fact I think it's the worst wisp. The thing I love about it is that it gives you a glimpse into the aftermath of Eggman's work. This isn't a cute alien; it's a monster that seeks destruction, grows, and seeks further destruction. Frenzy also serves as a nice hint for what will happy in the final act.
Good point. I honestly didn't think of it like that.
Still find the Dark Gaia Minions which are fragments of DG much more bad, sure they are pretty cartoony but when they come back together, DG tops it especially when transforming in a grotesque way, makes me sick especially with it being realistic.
The cutscene you're talking about was not a cutscene that needed to be in the game IMO. Would've been way better if it just opened its eyes Perfect Chaos style and the battle commenced
@@chackbro1 Even though it was gonna be realistic with the CGI and Dark Gaia was supposed to tear the world apart, it needed extra pair of arms so they were gonna Burst and those extra eyes were clearly gonna appear because there's a reason why those side jaws were closed, there's no other reason but also this form is supposed to be horrifying, DG is the entity of Evil, Darkness and Death afterall and we already got to know the more DG reaches his true form, the more terrifying he was going to become.
Fair enough, you won me over
This game was so awesome!! I loved playing it as a kid and the opening song "Reach for the stars" is such a banger.
Bit disappointed that you didn't talk about how the different acts were split up before release, other than that you were spot on with everything else!
Awesome you paid your (I digress) to Clement. I spent my early teens in UA-cams prime watching every Sonic LP to relive my childhood. My childhood home was broken into and all my consoles and games were stolen. So anyway. Thanks for the content and the clement nostalgia.
Colours story is pretty great for what is was going for it doesn't have the tone issues lost world and forces had.
pj really playing Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, at the start of the video
Hope to see something like this in the Heroes and Frontiers. Love it
Sonic colors was my favorite sonic game
Maybe the real Baldy Nosehair we made where the friends we made along the way.
Never played Colours, but if Planet Wisp is anything to go by, from Generations, it feels a little too stop and go for my liking when you're having to use the Wisps. Plus I don't like how the Light Speed Dash works here, with it being locked behind a Wisp, plus it's got that start up animation that kills your momentum like its 1998 all over again. And let's not get started on if you don't have the right Wisp, then no LSD for you... Wait a minute.
Nah, Planet Wisp from Gens takes the Bad Levels design from Colors and Cranks it to 11. The Actual Game is WAY better
@@Terminal_Apotos I don't know, from what I've seen it looks like quite heavy on the 2D blocky platforming to be actually called a 3D Sonic game. And again, not a fan of the idea of Sonic having his moveset limited so he can use the functions of his own moveset and the other characters - like Tails flight, or Knuckles wall climbing - as he becomes a jack of all trades and a master of stop and go gameplay. And while I would say it'd be nice to see the other characters playable, due to their move sets also being limited no doubt everyone would play the exact same, through using the Wisps, without being given the proper chance to show what makes them stand out.
@@Terminal_Apotos sonic generations took the level design what would soon become the level design with wisps.
Sonic Color's level design with wisp was actually designed with Super Sonic in mind (which can't use wisps) so most of the game can be completed without using wisps.
Even if you hate the wisps so much, you can enable super sonic which disables the wisps.
@@sonicthehedge what
Wow this is a amazing and funny video, keep up with the great work :D
Thanks for the support. I appreciate it.
If Sega really wanted to have a simple sonic story with comedic elements then why couldn't they hire the writers from the ps2 Racthet and clank games?
That would've been WAYY better than Pontac and Graff horrid writing.
2:32 I'm questioning why you have three copies of the game
Personal request: I am a huge fan of the Sonic comics. I grew up with Ian Flynns writing and stories, and its what introduced me to the Sonic franchise! As someone who started reading issue 0 to (current number) of the comics, please make a video dedicated to it!!!
I plan to make comic specific videos for Archie, IDW and Fleetway. So, that will definitely happen at some point.
8:57 actually, emulation is perfectly legal and you will most likely NOT be on an fbi list or something
Good To Know. Now I can roam the streets without Fear of being stopped.
@@thepjshow You could argue that sharing ROMS is illegal, but emulation is totally free use.
I recently played the DS version for the first time and i gotta say, I prefer the DS. It doesn't have 5 acts that are exactly the same, there is not a level that can be beaten in 15 seconds, the characters are well written, the dialogue isn't terrible, there is not a bad wisp in this.
Forces doesn't really reuse the levels. It just let's you play the same level as Sonic, Classic Sonic and Avatar. In that way, it's the same like in 06. I think it's good that every character has access to every level.
But yeah, I would be up for having more levels and longer levels in Forces.
Bro you are my favourite youtuber and one day I hope I can grow up to be like you
I imagine the Wisp and Chao having a Bloods and Crips rivalry. Sega, please make it canon.
I played the remaster of this game there were some glitches but there were minor the Wisp are probably my favorite thing about this game my favorite one is Frenzy and I actually like the bosses in this game even for how easy they are in my opinion Sonic Colors is a good game also here's my favorite part of the video 21:54
I love Sonic Colors :3
why does this not have more views?!?
Why would you expect the bosses to be different in this game if it’s gonna have an awful story than there just going to reuse the same boss battle
To be honest with you, PJ... Orbot and Cubot really aren't that bad at all. I mean, they're nowhere near as memorable as Scratch and Grounder from AOSTH, but they're nowhere near as frustrating as Jessie and James from Pokemon. Now, i'd rather not be asked why i hate Jessie and James so much, but for Orbot and Cubot... I used to be neutral to them (although did like them fine in the Boom TV Show), but after a significant amount of people defending these two while replying to someone's comment on your Chaos Council video's comment section, i went ahead and reexamined cutscenes involving Orbot and Cubot in Colors, and i honestly... think you're a little bit too harsh on them (even if you didn't spend too much time on them). They did serve their roles as comic relief pretty well, as they gave me some genuine laughs, and are serviceable characters overall. What made me appreciate Orbot even more, personally, is the cutscene in Lost World, where he willingly offers to be Sonic's sidekick, in case Tails was done for, which gives us a little bit more of his character. The "Eggman is a total bonehead" cutscene is pretty "in-your-face", i'll admit, but as I said, the cutscene where Orbot willingly offers to be Sonic's sidekick is pretty good.
I personally could see Orbot's disdain against his boss work just as well if Eggman was taken seriously.
11:44 FINE I WILL LITERALLY BUY ONE FOR YOU! WHEN I FIND IT!
I have to say one thing that is not going to be very nice, and maybe I should drop it. But I kept thinking this thought and can't focus on the rest of the video.
You said that Pollock is lovable. Only a person who never spoke to him can say that. From all people in the entertainment industry I saw interact with the audience, he seems to be the the most self absorbed person I have ever witnessed. And not in the charming Eggman way. Just in the usual real life human way.
Back in the day, when the Sonic character personalities were butchered the hardest, it was the voice actors who enjoyed it the most. And Pollock was the number one in that. For people who complained about the absurd flanderization of the characters and cringy comedy in place of actual story, it was mostly him who damage controlled for Sega on all various forums and social media. He replied fast and often. He made a great impression on me that he was having fun on the expense of people who didn't like this new take on the franchise. But well, who cares, it was his opinion. Worse thing was that he was extremely touchy, thinking that every negative criticism of the franchise was damaging him personally, so he would often use passive aggressive tone against everyone.
Notably, he would talk very negatively about fans who didn't like Pontac's and Graff's writing. Even hinting that fans who don't like their writing are the reason we will get more of this writing, because the best way to deal with toxic fans like us is to spite us. (I guess he was ultimately right, so many Sonic fans I knew left forever.)
On top of it all, during arguments, he would randomly point out how good of a job he was doing as a voice actor and that he had way greater voice repertoire than just Eggman's voice. And it sounded like he was constantly advertising for himself, hoping that he'd get hired by random people who read his comments on the Internet.
His obsession with his own image was creepy. He would randomly show up in various forums and video comment sections where people just talked about Eggman negatively. And he would always correct typos, grammar or pronunciation of Eggman critics. It was weird enough to see this once. But seeing it on multiple occasions, him always popping up and correcting typos when there was a negative talk about Eggman or voice actors... that gave me a lasting impression about his character.
It is very likely I will get reply from him correcting a typo too.
It's a small thing, but feels like he's obsessed with what people say about him to the point he will stalk every piece of text on the Internet where he could be tangentially mentioned. And he wants to make you know he's watching you if he doesn't like what you say. I guess that's better than arguing, which he did originally. Maybe somebody at Sega told him to no longer do that.
I no longer care about people who like this new comedy ridden and character destroying mess. These days, people who make videos celebrating Colors and other Sonic games from that era sound rather cheerful and friendly. Just like you. But that man... His behavior spoiled any enjoyment I had from his voice acting. I can't listen to him anymore without hearing in my head what he has to say when he doesn't read the script. And when I focus on the script, that isn't worthwhile these days.
I enjoyed colors when I was a kid. But now I only kind of like it. I’m seeing the flaws of it for sure nowadays. The writing is awful, the level design is kinda flat compared to unleashed and generations, and of course it’s barely 3D you know the thing we were expecting.
gameplay fun, plot (kinda) annoying.
Sorry for this little rant is BUT IT IS 3D IS A GAME JUST CAUSE IT HAS 2D SECTIONS ALOT DOESN’t make it 2d
Yes a 3D game... With 90% being 2D
It's more a 2D Game than a 3D.
That's like saying Sonic Mania is a 3D game because of its special stages, even though the rest of the game is 2D.
Its seriously only 2d 🤣 and color kids call it better than UNLEASHED 💀💀 color kids bro
If Colours for all its 52% 2D is a 3D Sonic game, then you might as well consider Mania to be one as well, with its fully 3D Special Stages.
Because it is Better than Unleashed lmao
@@Terminal_Apotos Umm....Colors' script sucks and there's not really anything to do, Unleashed gives you more and Dark Gaia is a unique villain, Colors' villain is just Eggman and not original.
*primarily 2D
@@artistanthony1007 Shitty 40 minute Werehog Stages
Awh man
Playing Sonic Colors as the target audience made me oblivious to all these lazy level designs, it’s wasted potential, the “RE-USE THEM ASSETS!!!” for boss fights, boring gimmicks in levels, and under-utilization of tails.