Why Sonic Colors Is Not Overrated
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- Sonic Colors is good.
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#sonicthehedgehog #sonic30thanniversary #sonic2021 - Ігри
Sonic Colors was my first Sonic game. I've played almost every Sonic game that came before it and after it and it still remains one of my all time favorite games.
Ok
Same
Same I remember when I was younger and went to GameStop and there was 2 choices unleashed Wii or colors Wii I got colors because I was scared of the werehog as a kid and got suck at the cube section
Same
Same story.
Yes finally a sonic colors video that doesn’t use “BaLdY McNoSeHiAr” as a ironic joke.
Funny, considering you're pfp is based off of another ironic joke.
you changed your pop
Yohanis Mannegerew yeah I was tired of the other one but Kai studios point still works with this new one
@@slwoo7432, yes, yes it does. Also, that's a nice change of pace [pfp looks good].
Kai Studio's thanks
“Baldy McNosehair” is something I will never forget from my childhood. In a good way
Ok.
Lol
I’d rather forget it buddy, if we’re gonna end up hearing it again, I like colors but the dialogue for the characters and story writing is so ass which is one of colors biggest flaws. That’s when the stories started to go down hill
"Baldy McNosehair" is just annoying. I hated how colors had a kiddy tone and plot, which was one of the things that got me invested in the series to begin with.
I like how dumb it is. It's just charming.
“Reach for the Stars” one of the best themes in Sonic games. Every time I hear it, I get so much serotonin 🥺
U speaking faxx
I don’t really like it that much but the orchestra version in the final boss is fantastic
I personally prefer NateWantsToBattle's cover of it. He doesn't use the abundant vocoder/autotune effect.
I mean almost all of them are good but there are MANY better than reach for the stars
“Live and Learn” was by far better 😝
Matthasnocuts: *I’ll just stick with aliens if that’s OK with everybody.*
Perfect reference, haha.
Honestly it means a lot that u made this vid. I grew up with sonic colors and i hate the hate its gotten recently because it may have seen childish and whatnot, but its still amazing to me
Sonic in 2010: 06 bad
Colours is the best sonic game in years!
Sonic now: 06 has SO much ambition and was overhated and really deserved a chance
Colours is so bad and cringeworthy, (insert *BaLdY mCnOsEhAiR*)
The Sonic fandom cycle at it again😬🤷🏾♂️
@@precieux6303 yeah... they are at it again, i cant wait to see how things are gonna be in some years, because those opinions are not gonna stay the same forever, the fandom just keeps changing
@@kayorego6420 Sonic "fans" in 10 years: Forces has SO much ambition and was overhated and really deserved a chance
(new sonic game title) is so bad and cringeworthy, (insert bad quote here).
Both are good games in they’re own way
You can still hold that opinion but be respectful about it and realize where you're being subjective and where you're being objective.
I vastly prefer '06 to Colors because of the atmosphere, OST, characters, level design, ambitious story, great characterization and general vibe. That doesn't mean I don't know where the game fails, though, and oftentimes it fails HARD.
I just prefer a more boundary pushing game, you could say, but I'd never deny that Colors is a better game according to all fundamentals. I'm also often quick to defend '06, but that's because I'm just extremely tired of hearing "Sonic kiss human?? Sega promote beastiality??" in 2021. Articles about Balan Wonderworld open up by comparing it to '06, ffs...
The remaster will be my first time playing it, and you definitely made me more excited to play it.
Play on dolphin, upscale to 720p
Boom. Perfect Sonic Colours
I'm currently playing Sonic Colors and I still think it holds up well. I hope the remaster approves upon it
I agree. It's one of the better Sonic titles in the modern games like Generations and unleashed( though unleashed's frame rate needs to be fixed).
@Dank Harvey It looks better than what I expected. Too bad it's so damn far away
Well it took a few patches, but now it's up to snuff! (At least on next-gen...sorry Switch owners)
Remaster be like: I APPROVE THIS
“I hope it fixes the games reputation” If anything it damaged it
Sonic Colors is my core of my childhood. All what sonic fans want is unleashed everywhere, and we do need variety every once and a while. I really want the remaster to be called Sonic Re-Colored, I think that name really fits!
My biggest problems is its overuse of 2D sections and the writing.Besides that it's great.
Yeah. Had there been more 3D Sections using the boost formula, it would've been amazing.
@@SpideyfanX You know a Sonic boost game that does quite a nice job with 2D sections?
Sonic Unleashed (especially in Dragon Road)
Sonic Rush, Rush Adventure and Colors Ds: I a joke to you?.
@@Anon-ry8fj I don't actually mind 2D sections in 3D games.The ones in Generations and Unleashed are fun.I just think Sonic Colors uses them a bit to much.
@@speedsterx8452 I understand your point, however I do not see so bad having more 2D than 3D. The important thing is how their respective sections are designed, and having played several times, most of the levels that are more 2d than 3d are truly entertaining. Sorry if you don't understand very well, my English is somewhat basic.
Here’s the thing with colours
The game was what the franchise needed at the time, due to the reaction and response from the “dark age” of sonic games, the next game couldn’t be a failure of any kind, otherwise it would feel like the series wouldn’t survive. We couldn’t have another massive mob full of hateful criticism across the board from reviewers to fans alike.
Back then and even now, the werehog got so much hate that any boost game that didn’t have the werehog was automatically better and well received.
So when people saw colours without the werehog, people were ecstatic since many people wanted a game that was based entirely on the unleashed day time stages. However this one change was enough to make people overlook all the flaws that colours had back in 2010.
Regardless of these flaws the game was praised, this gave sonic team a false sense of reality as to what the fans wanted since even izuka was surprised by the positive reception.
An thus we got more games similar to sonic colours, this included all the flaws that fans failed to address during colours initial release.
1. Over reliance of classic elements
2. Over abundance of 2D sections
3. Bland 3D sections
4. The change in tone and charm, becoming more light hearted and meta
5. The writing (bad jokes etc)
6. Shorter and easier stages
7. And especially the wisps
To many people this was the best thing that fans had gotten in a long time. So these flaws were glossed over back then.
Regardless Sonic team did it. They managed to regain the faith and trust of the fans and even the reviewers. And many people thought that it would only get better from here, however that wasn’t the case.
These flaws that I highlight earlier become very prominent in the later sonic games, especially forces and it seems people are looking for the root cause of this. That’s why people are blaming
Colours and throwing hate for starting this trend that nobody wanted. Fans didn’t think it could get any worse but it did, because people couldn’t get past their hate for unleashed and see that there were bigger problems infront of them, these flaws have now crept their way into the current and future sonic games.
Even Fans did wanted this as well, it's just that I think that because of Forces, and because of the Sonic Boom Games, and the fact that Sega is getting more attention to Sonic then ever, they started to think that Colors should be the blame because it turned Sonic to a Money Milking Franchise.
I stand by the fact that the wisps were cool when they were introduced in colors and they weren't a problem in any way, but they've since been overused. It doesn't make colors any worse, it's still an excellent game, but their overuse makes them one of sonic fans' biggest pet peeves
and the stupidest thing about it all is the fact that sonic unleashead sold much better than sonic colors and generations (the big ones of the true dark era), the problem was that when they made sonic colors, they were thinking more about criticism than in the numbers that unleashed had achieved in sales, and unfortunately the game's better reception by critics coupled with the fans' lack of awareness of what they were supporting ended up taking us down the unfortunate path we are on now, Sonic forces tried to start fixing it. this with a more mature story, however the writers just can't seem to let go of the bad jokes, the characters' behavior, etc. the writers couldn't adapt to the atmosphere the game should have, with their behavior being like the world wasn't even in the middle of a war, the infinite should be one of the most powerful enemies sonic has ever had, but the way how the power of the ruby fhantom was dealt with and him being defeated without even a super form doesn't help at all, plus his poorly explained motivations make him look like a jerk turned villain just for being called a weakling, classic Sonic being in the story was also terrible, as it takes resources that could be better used in sonic and avatar, in other words, wasting the already low investment in the game, the lack of time producing the game itself was also horrible, and for being little clarification made people think that the game really spent four years being developed and it was still a failure, nothing was in favor of this game, but also the way the characters were approached that didn't even follow. uer is consistent with its story and true personality, Sonic forces is a game that didn't go for the true dark era, and that's why it doesn't work, I just hope the infinite doesn't get thrown into oblivion and can have a well-deserved development for the next era to come, and that this era be made closer to previous dark and adventure.
I replayed Sonic Colours recently and I gotta say I really love that game.
Sure some levels are really short and some have bad level design, but I think that the majority of Colour’s levels are pretty damn good!
I also genuinely LOVE the level theming! Every single area is so full of life and to top it off the music is absolutely incredible!
I still think Unleashed or Generations are better games, but Colours is still amazing regardless!
I really like that you can go fast in unleashed as sonic in the day stages but sonic speed isn’t Balanced at all which is why it gets so much hate the Hub worlds are really annoying and the stupid back tracking is Ridiculous and don’t even get me started on those stupid moon and sun medals in my opinion sonic colors is better than unleaded and generation’s by a large margin
i agree the games awesome but i think the level design is pretty damn good.
The one level in colors that grinds my gears is aquarium park act 6
I saw the title and automatically clicked.
Same 😍
Morgan Uche you're weird
*Thank You!* I've never been down with this heel turn on Colors. I understand that the game was beyond safe, but is that a problem? I love ambition in Sonic games too, but not every single game has to be some sort of series defining groundbreaking title.
When people talk about how bad Colors is, I get the feeling that they're only looking at it at surface level. Yeah the story is garbage, but that didn't ruin Generations, so why should it ruin Colors?
The game is definitely predominantly 2D, which I'm not the biggest fan of, but that's not exactly a problemwhen said 2D sections are almost always well designed.
The game isn't perfect, but it's fun. And I can't help but lose brain cells when people say crap like "Colors is worse than 06". Like. . . What?
well a lot of people who hate colors love saying 06 was good and its overhated. trust me after the next game comes out people who grew up with forces will say it sucked and forces was overhated
Trust me, it's just revisionist history bullshit
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I haven't really played Sonic Colors, but I can't understand why some people say it's like Forces.
If it would be like Sonic Forces, it would be terrible, which I didn't feel while playing Sonic Colors.
Never played colors (while i sadly did play forces), and comparing it to forces is pure stupidity
Blaming Colors for the short comings of Forces is like Blaming Sonic Adventure for the short coming of Sonic 06.
It like blaming sonic 3 for sonic 4
@@slwoo7432 sonic 3 had platforming sections so its obviously just a mario ripoff
@ArtBuffalo tails was a coward in unleashed tails and was a badass in lost world
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!😆😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆 Ah that is so absoultely true
The difference is we can at least say 06 was bad because it was unfinished.
While with Forces & Colours we can actually draw a correlation between the two for why Forces was bad.
You can give me "he kissed a human" excuses all you want.
But P-06 is proving 06's Adventure inspirations had a lot more merit than most realized.
While Forces is a finished game, it takes what made Colours "work".
Only it wasn't able to hide behind the same excuses Colours was able to use, especially alongside Mania.
Honestly dude, you have legit changed my mind. Been a Sonic fan since day one from Sonic 1. For the 30th announcement, I was at first upset that it wasn't a Sonic Adventure remaster of some sort. But now after watching this is see that I was wrong the doubt this game. Can't wait to play it at 4k60.
I am so happy you think Sonic Colors is a great game as well, I really enjoyed it and it’s such a fantastic game. I don’t see why people keep comparing this to forces because Colors is way better than Forces and doesn’t have have problems like Forces expect for it being too much 2D & the fact that Colors is getting a remaster makes me so happy.
Colors is being compared to Forces because the issues with modern Sonic stem from Colors such as the insultingly unfunny dialogue, the over reliance on nostalgia, prioritizing 2D platforming over 3D platforming, and being unable to move on from the Wisps as power-ups.
I still love Colors, but its flaws were the catalyst that made Sonic what it is today.
I think it's fair to say we haven't a true 3D game with its own identity since Unleashed.
@@maroonkennedy6213 >Overeliance on nostalgia.
? But Colors was completely original. I would expect people to blame Generations.
You are so right! I played this game for the first time a few months ago. I felt so good while playing this. And yes I didn't even notice how many 2D sections there were. I just enjoyed the game. I played it on Dolphin. This game is truly amazing!
this needs more views!!!! thaks man you make me happy right now
I was hoping someone would talk about this
oh and the OST is so underrated
Sonic colours is a really solid and great game.This game is one of the best sonic games ever.
Is it? Because we have Sonic 2, 3&Knuckles, SA1, SA2, Sonic rush, the Advanced trilogy, Rush adventure, Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Mania that are incredibly good games. Not to mention some side games that are great. Yes, I did not include Generations because it is a good game but nowhere near to compete in one of the best of the franchise.
I agree 100% it’s amazing
@@santihjusto honestly I kinda prefer colors over unleashed not because unleashed is a bad game it’s just not my type and I’m also not a fan of medals or the werehog
@@Helicopter7 Yeah. Still, you have to agree that the story and level design in unleashed was superior. That doesn't mean colors is a bad game, actually it's good, I'm just not sure if it is one of the best.
@@santihjusto honestly the advance trilogy is good but nowhere near the best
Overhated is the better word.
You can put cd and unleashed at that category
@@coconutgun325W
Thank you man. I felt that you really did the game justice. This is my absolute favorite game of all time. At this point I don't care if people think it's overrated, nor do I care if im "not a sonic fan" if I do enjoy it. This game to me is near perfection, and no one is gonna convince me otherwise. But then again, people treated SA1 and 2 this way, so this is bound to blow over. Thank you again :D
what about planet wisp, water levels, and the fact half the game is 2d
A Sonic fan actually praising Sonic Colors for once. Good God I hate Sonic Twitter so much.
Twitter is a horrible site that should rot and die
@@slwoo7432 Its not just Twitter. Its the Sonic fandom from all across social media and how they claim that "Sonic Colors" is an irredeemable dumpsterfire and anyone who defends it is not a true Sonic fan. Meanwhile actual dumpster fires like "Shadow The Hedgehog", "Sonic 2006", "Secret Rings/Black Knight" are considered the greatest games of all time just because they had supposedly had more ambition. What they failed to realize is that during the latter half of the 2000's, Sonic Team wasn't being ambitious, rather they were just blindly throwing darts at a board and nothing on that dartboard stuck. The guns didn't stick, the storybook series didn't stick, the Werehog didn't stick, Riders kinda stuck, but was dropped after "Free Riders" crashed and burned. These 2000's era Sonic fanboys are to the Sonic fandom nowadays, what the Classic Sonic fanboys were to the fandom over a decade ago. Except with people like Aknotholeresident and MarioTehPlumber, you can just look at them and laugh, but with these 2000's era fanboys, the shit their trying to defend, and how they act like the dark age games were actually the best games ever made and they claim it as fact, is ultimately why the Sonic fandom has been a laughing stock for the past 16 years.
My only issue with this game really is the amount of levels in each zone is a bit much imo I think it would have been cool to combine a few like Act 1 and 2 of Tropical Resort, and some of the levels reuse parts from other levels and some levels just feel like platforming on a bunch of blocks placed everywhere, the level with the yellow spring is an example of a level I am not a fan of, but despite all of this I still love this game, I remember getting this game for Christmas all those years ago and absolutely loving it, it's a shame people can't feel the magic that many of us felt back then.
Just like "Nights into Dreams"**, many failed to understand the magic, but those that do will never forget!
**: It was not go fast to the end of the level to have A rank, it was do as much as you can in the given time, same goes with color with wisps, they keep the gameplay active and nice and I feel I have more control over cinematic moves! At worst, it's a spinoff if themes throws you off, but at best it's an experience!!
@@ComicLover432 Yeah that's what I've heard as well, which lines up especially since some levels lead right into others i.e Sweet Mountain Act 1 and 2, I wish they would've kept the 2 act structure personally, even if that meant the game became shorter.
Sonic Colors is honestly one of the most 7/10 games I've ever played. It's a decent game, but I just find it very boring for the most part. I'll try not to take up too much time.
The story is good on paper, but the atrocious writing holds it back. Just because it's supposedly "what the series needed at the time" doesn't make it good. Heroes did the light-hearted tone much better, and I'm not even the biggest fan of that game.
The visuals are absolutely spectacular for a Wii game, and if the rumors are true, then I really look forward to seeing how the game looks with redone graphics and at 1080/60fps. And the soundtrack is top tier Sonic music material. Not a fan of the vocal themes, but everything else puts it into my top 5 Sonic soundtracks, for sure.
Six acts is WAY too many, and a good chunk of the levels could've been combined considering how short they are. And yes, there are too many 2D sections. When I want to play a 3D Sonic game, I want to play a *3D* Sonic game. Not a "3D" Sonic game with 75% 2D sections. Not to mention the blocky platforming and unnecessary level gimmicks that take up most of the stages.
The Wisps work fine for what they are in this game. I'm more of a fan of exploration in my Sonic games, and I enjoy that aspect here. They do break the pace a little bit, but not enough for me to dislike them. It would've been a lot better if they were only used here.
In short, it's a decent game with some great ideas, but it's nowhere near one of the best Sonic games. It's not overrated, and it's a bit overhated, but I'd much rather play Unleashed or Generations. I much prefer the DS version with its superior writing, better level design and pacing, and more seamless utilization of the Wisps. I'm glad so many people enjoy it, and I'm glad it brought so many fans into the series, but I just don't think it holds up.
The main problem is that this game set a horrible precedent for what came after. Forces may have exacerbated most of the problems, but Colors did start a lot these trends. And in that regard, I understand a lot of the hate that it gets now. Does that make it a bad game? No. But it saddens me that Sonic Team didn't really take the right lessons from this game and instead played it way too safe for the past 10 years.
I like the song 'Speak with your Heart.' It was the song you hear when you finish the game.
I gonna be honest I thought you said “open your heart “from sonic adventure
@@slwoo7432 I actually thought I said that myself lol.
Finally some said it.
Drinking game: take a shot every time Matt uses word 'Alien'. XD
I wouldn't be able to walk after
"If it looks good, will probaly play good" The only thing the Sonic Team said to them selfs in the production in Sonic Forces.
Thank you, for me Sonic Colors it's a beautiful game, I don't have any problem with the story but it would be nice to see the complete story from de DS version because I think that ending really emphasis Sonic's personality and sense of justice.
(English it's not my first language, sorry and correct me if something is wrong)
Nice video on Colors. I can already tell this will be superior than mine 😂
Oh this is great, this video just had to exist with the upcoming remaster!
I thought I was the only one who really liked the boost being a pickup instead of you getting it by doing anything. It's more rewarding to manage the boost right rather than get free refills for doing practically anything (not a knock on Unleashed or Gens, I absolutely love those games, but I prefer this way of handling the boost).
Sonic Colors is a brilliant game, that probably was hurt by favoring graphics over gameplay on the console it was on (that I'm not at all angry about, it looks stunning for a Wii game!), and being a boost-only game, which meant it obviously had to cut corners with it's levels, otherwise it would be much shorter (and yes, that would've been terrible, it's super easy to beat the game in 1 hour and 30 minutes as-is) or would've come out much later.
I don't really interact with the Sonic fanbase, but I always assumed Colors was well liked because it's pretty damn solid. Finding out it's apparently considered trash now is genuinely bemusing to me. I'm guessing this is a "This game introduced things that sucked in later games, so it sucks now too" thing. The game looks great, sounds great, isn't buggy, plays fairly well, and has some really good levels.
Also, I think people REALLY exaggerate how "cringe" the story and writing is. I thought it was fine, honestly. Even laughed at some of the jokes. It's clear they were going for an easygoing Saturday morning cartoon vibe, and I'm cool with that
This is literally the first Sonic game I ever played. It's the reason I became a Sonic fan. I still love this til this very day.
Good! Great! Awesome! Outstanding! Amazing!! This is your most GOATed video, Matt. Nicely done. Couldn't agree more with you throughout this video, and I'm glad you dropped some truth bombs on the common misconceptions (and flat out myths, tbh) people seem to have about this game. I really enjoyed Colors and it ranks 3rd or 4th for me in terms of Sonic games. Absolutely love the level themes (maybe excluding Sweet Mountain though). It's the only Sonic game I ever 100%ed all content (All S ranks, all red rings). Hope some people will be linking this video among the fanbase.
Its not overrated, but now is overhated
Yeah…
This video made me pick up my wii and replay Sonic Colors. I got Super Sonic and I can't wait for the remaster if it ever comes. Sonic Colors on my switch would be a dream come true
*thinking to myself* "Why is he saying aliens-"
*MATT READS MY FREAKING MIND* "IT'S BECAUSE
I think Sonic colors is still a great Sonic game even after 10 years later. Although I've come to appreciate unleashed more, I still think colors is good. It's way better than forces IMO.
Don't put IMO for that last part. Colors is better.
@@spritvio639 True.
The “Colors led to Forces so it sucks” argument is dumb. If someone were to say “SA2 led to 06 so it sucks,” those same people would defend SA2 to the grave.
Facts
the ironic thing is that in the mid 2010s, the fanbase thought the adventure games sucked until we remembered that they're actually really good. now the same thing is happening with colours, but hopefully the general fanbase will realise that colours is actually pretty good too
this dude predicted basically everything that comes with the remaster
God I forgot HOW EPIC the final boss music is
If any sonic game is overrated it’s unleashed
I once said SA2s story was kinda dumb(beides space colony)they replied "Shut Up you probably like Colours Story"
"My main issue with the story, is the script"
Once again, the DS version fixes that problem right up for you. The script in that game was actually pretty solid
Yea
Hope colors ultimate fixes the script a bit
(Btw did u play the original colors)
@@stayblueර I played the original Colors on DS but not Wii
@@UltraSTH oh
@@UltraSTH I prefer the DS version in terms of script, but some of the jokes from the Wii version were hilarious 😆!
Bro, but who cares about a good story when the graphics are not that stunning? Is a Sonic game, bro, not a movie. Mario has worse stories and nobody says nothing. What I am saying is that I love a lot more the wii version, I have both by the way
Such a great video! And I agree with everything that you said. Subscribed!
Funny how he was right about adding a new wisp to mess around with
Thank you for making this video. I always thought Sonic Colors was an amazing Sonic game since it released and I didn't understand the black lash from the fan base all of a sudden on this game. Yes it has its flaws but don't all Sonic games do? I think the fan base were hating on the negative aspects of the game(mainly the story and writing) and not appreciating good parts of the game. I truly think Sonic Colors is one of the best Sonic games Sonic Team has made. Definitely a top 10 game.
I absolutely loved this game back in the day. It was such a treat gathering all the Red Rings and beating all the Sonic Simulator stages to get the Chaos Emeralds to unlock Super Sonic.
I have low expectations for the 30th Anniversary, but if a remaster of this game happens, I might start looking positive!
On the Sonic Forces thing, I’ve actually never heard that before. As SpeedSuperSonic mentioned in his Colors defense video, the game most compared to Colors is Lost World (and even that doesn’t extend beyond the kiddy tone). Forces, meanwhile, is mostly compared to Generations, since they have similar gameplay aesthetics (and it’s always done to throw Forces under the bus compared to Generations).
Sonic Colors is my favorite Sonic game of all time. It was my first Sonic console game I owned and it was a blast from start to finish.
I know this is irrelevant but Team Sonic Racing is a masterpiece especially at incorporating the wisps.
TSR is a little underrated
Okay here is my story of sonic colors, when I was about 5 years old, I saw the commercial for it from Gamestop, where you get a free hat if you pre-order the game I think. When I saw the commercial it didn't interest me, I thought it wasn't very fascinating as sonic unleashed and generations because to me when I was 5, sonic turning into a were-hog and two sonics what more can you want. So I got those games instead. A few years later I finally got a hold of sonic colors and I think it's alright, I wouldn't say it's the best sonic because what makes a good Sonic game is a great story and great gameplay such as Sonic adventure 2 and unleashed. I wanted Sonic colors to feel like Sonic unleashed with the great gameplay (great gameplay is the day levels, not the night levels). The script as you said is bad I rather listen to the Japanese version which is so much better. When I play Sonic colors now it's decent I like the worlds but it does have a lot of 2d levels, this bothers me because generations and unleashed balanced the 2-d and 3-d levels this game does not. I don't have a problem with 2-d I played sonic 1, 2, and 3 and even mania and I love them. However, if the game says it a 3-d game then it should have more 3-d levels than 2-d levels. At the end of the day, Sonic Colors is not the worst sonic game neither it's a masterpiece, the game is an alright/decent sonic game. For me, I would skip on this top play unleashed or generations or adventure 2, but if I ever feel bored I would play since it's an alright game.
For a game advertised as a 3d sonic game having the game be 75% 2d is an issue lmao. Also the 3d sections have literally nothing to do in them. You run forward occasionally doing a homing attack or two and maybe some quicksteps. Starlight Carnival 1 is a great example of riveting gameplay in sonic colors lol.
“3D sections have nothing to do in them” i dont see this as much of a issue, these areas where you just rush foward and sude step and boost were mostly transition sections.
And so what if the game is mostly 2D? out of all the boost games colors makes sonic feel most natrual without using the boosting or platforming, unlesshed was more about testing your reflexes with second-to-react-or-die situations and the QTE, and modern sonic in generations was seeing how fast you really could master the level, since they toned down the QTEs and diffuclity. Forces had level designers from lost world so they didnt know how to make a boost game with only 1 year to design it, all of these feel pretty weird when doing only platforming with no boosting, kinda like how sonic 1 felt compared to the other Speed Rewarding classics,
Again if your actually playing this game and not spefically looking for flaws you wont notice this game is mostly 2D, when you grow older and play more, ya sure you probably will but i only noticed because everyone started complaining about it recently. the game had so much to offer in stage design and this game was also different from the others due to sega wanting to appeal to nintendo fans for this game (same thing with lost world since it was originally a WiiU exclusive) i think the Cons of colors blinded you of the Pros, which is really sad to see, colors good’s far outweigh the bads and i hope you dont dislike the game...
No it isn't, atleast not a deal breaking one. As for the Pinnacle of Colors, that's pretty much Aquarium Park.
@@gechotaris If you think the level design in colors is original and good then you're most likely under 13 years old. Unleashed and gens both have way better level design both 3d and 2d respectively and the adventure games are more open and have more to do while colors just has quickstep garbage and blocky platforming. Also you mentioned that 3d is mostly for transition. For one they shouldn't be because like I said the game was advertised as a 3D sonic game not a 2D sonic game. If it's a 3D sonic game it should at the very least be 50% in 3d. As i mentioned in my original comment look at starlight carnival 1. There's multiple quickstepping sections that go on for upwards of 30 seconds which is just awful level design. Also like I said there is a lot of good stuff in colors I don't think the game sucks or anything. The wisps are really cool (excluding blue block wisp lmao) and in colors they were actually fun to use because they complimented the level design. I also think that sonic is a lot easier to control in this game as said in the video. The double jump is also a nice addition. Removing the drift is a pretty dumb thing though since it's a really useful and fun move and although it isn't perfect in unleashed I think gens pretty much fixed it entirely. Another huge issue with colors is the fact that every world is split into 6 fucking acts. 6!!!! Sonic 1 had 2 and people hated it and once it went to 2 in sonic 2 (excluding metropolis) everyone was satisfied and agreed that 2 was the best number. Instead sonic colors doubled sonic 1's act count which I'll admit is actually pretty funny despite how dumb it is. There's 2 levels I think are actually pretty solid and those are Aquarium Park 1 and Asteroid coaster 1. Both are pretty fun to play but other than that the game is mediocre or in the case of sweet mountain straight up not fun (for me personally).
@@shore7154 no its not being under 13 its called being able to enjoy a game for what its worth, saying it has bad level design is completely subjective
@@shore7154 thats also why there was more 2D, so the wisps could actually function because theres barley moments where you used them in 3D
Me personally I don’t like colours but still
Reach for the stars colors fans
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I feel like Sonic Colors is the new Sonic Adventure 2 in terms of nostalgia
As much as I'm confused about Sonic Forces, thanks for pointing out the differences in the level design. I haven't played this game in years, but there's a whole lot more 3D design in Sonic Colors than I remembered.
I have definitely opened up to sonic colours in recent years definitely my least favorite boost game but i definitely still enjoy playing it. My biggest issue personally is that the pacing is just off with the 6 act structure. It makes it so the levels don't leave as much of an impact as they could have. I even found out recently that it turns out colours was supposed to have the 2 act layout and the final game actually splits these acts apart likely to justify the full price.
Sonic Colours isn’t overrated, but the fans have a habit of forgetting the lesser elements of the game (boring 2D sections, slightly repetitive wisp gimmicks etc.) in favour of praising the stellar 3D gameplay, and that’s fine, but it has led to Colours having a negative reception as of late as people revisit those 2D sections again having been burnt out by Forces’ 2D sections, and having a much more negative reception towards those sections of the game because of it.
I liked the 2D sections, the Wisps, etc. I didn't "forget" anything. It's fair people don't like the Wisps, you don't have to. But comparing Colors to Forces is just silly. Even if they do have common tropes Colors has better stages. Tropical Resort Act 1, Aquarium Park Act 1, 4 and 6. Sweet Mountain Act 1, 2, and 5 etc. And consistently does everything better.
No people just have different opinions it doesn’t mean their “forgetful” or overpraising the game
colors was my 2nd favorite 3d sonic game until I read your comment I guess I just completely forgot what I played last fucking night and im defending the game because I have the memory of a goldfish your right COLORS BAD. How could i posibly forget colors is bad lol XD
14:10 "those song are kinda cringy have you listened to all the sonic main themes
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Kind of sad, but pretty cool that Colors has the most (physically) intuitive gameplay out of any Boost Game. I looking forward to trying it out sometime
Reach for the Stars is such a feel good Song I’d listen to it for hours as a kid and still love it to this day
sonic colors isnt overrated because the ds version exists
the two sorta just cancel each other out
I enjoyed both
Honestly I like that game and I am a sonic fan, probably number 3 on my list
I am really excited to try this, I never had the chance tho play it, even when I order a wii just to play it, it never came QWQ, but hope soon I can finally try this myself
I may pick up Sonic Colors Ultimate on Christmas for my switch!
the minute he played TR, PW, and AP, i started groovin
I respect your opinions but there’s a lot I don’t agree on. Despite growing up with the game, I just get more bored with it every time I try to give it another chance. There are a lot of things I enjoy about it such as the soundtrack, atmosphere, and environments like you said. There’s something about the moment to moment gameplay though that just bores me. I’m not one of those people who thinks Sonic should always be moving fast but compared to games like Sonic 3 or Mania, the 2D sections in Colors just have a lot more stop and go. I also don’t really care for Sonic’s jumping physics in this game and think they are a little too stiff. I think a lot of the Forces comparisons stem from the fact that many of the levels in the game are too short. The thing I disagree with the most though is the ranking system. I prefer a ranking system that is based on trying to get the fastest time rather than the most points. In my experience at least, many of the S Ranks in Colors require you to grind for points using the Wisps (such as the Drill Wisp). This just slows down the gameplay too much and isn’t at all what Sonic should be about in my opinion. To be clear, I also don’t like the one in Forces either and think it is way too easy. If the times for getting S Ranks in Forces and Generations were much more strict then that would be my ideal ranking system. Lost World actually had a perfect system like this but most people forget about it since it was optional.
But you don’t have to do that though at least not every stage. Generally speaking if you go where the points are (I.e. go different pathways) and do what gives you the most points like going for some of the red rings and learning the game mechanics like drifting the S ranks come easily. You don't have to grind drill repeatedly when all you need to do is beat some enemies, make your way to the Lazer wisp and use it. Or collect the rings, or red ring underground. Those give out points too.
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Diehard sonic fan here, been waiting for ultimate since day one of sonic colors on the Wii!! I loved it so much!!!!!! I SEE THE MAGIC GUYS!! I CAN SEE IT!!!!
Sonic color was the first game sonic game I've ever played because of it I got more interested on more sonic games :)
To me it’s like Generations. Story and writing is wack, but the gameplay really carries it
The story itself isn't bad IMO, but the dialogue is atrocious.
The tone of Sonic Colors does fit Sonic, but I do miss the Shonen anime plots of the 2000s
One thing he forgot to mention about the Spike Wisp is it can use the Spin Dash.
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Well I agree it is a good game, and it's one of the first Sonic games I played alot as a kid along with Unleashed, it's still overrated to me. The controls work perfectly, it's tight yet smooth, the boosting is a lot of fun, the jumping is a little off sometimes but that's just a small nitpick. The levels and story is my main problem, as for the levels, Act 1 isn't terrible, it's fun, it's exhilarating, it's bright and colorful, the design for them is just so much fun. But as for the other Acts, it's just so lazy and boring, half of them is just slow waiting platforms, the other ones are so short that it last at least 45 seconds (I think at one point there was an act on the astroid coaster where all the level is just running in a circle... *A GODDAMN CIRCLE* apparently that's what it takes to make "fun" levels now apparently, just running around in a circle until you hit a switch, that's it), and the other half is just repeating the same damn acts from the previous one except with fewer or more enemies, wisps, or sometimes platforms and sometimes it'll just end shorter than the previous one. Now for the story, the writing just feels week and corny, the jokes feel forced or like it's been written by a 5 year old (hinting at a certain "Baldy Nose hair" shit), Sonic felt one dimensional, always cracking jokes and snazzy one liners, which yea I get it, that's the point of Sonic, but usually he'll have more depth to him, he was cocky, somewhat short temper, an easy-going demeanor, adventurous, and benevolent, which I'm sure it is in here somewhere but I just don't see it, all I see is a bunch of cringey 90's joke coming out of cringey blue devil. Story wise, honestly in terms of video games I don't really care that much I just wanted to point the flaws out, but for gameplay wise, it works for controls but lazy for level design. And IMO, in Sonic games, level designs are supposed to be the best part in any sonic game, the music, the environment, the structure, it's all just to be fun, exhilarating, and just so full of life. Colors has that in the first Act, but then dies down after Act 2 or 3.
"It's still overrated to me" dude, LOADS of people are saying colors is overrated, if THAT many people are also saying it's overrated, it's not overrated anymore.
I'm so excited for the remaster, this is the only game that gives me nostalgia cause I played it every single day on my Wii, I was even thinking of buying a Wii just to play it
“You know the drill”
I see what you did there
I would make a “frenzy” of puns but I can’t think of any. Guess I’ll just “hover” by.
Borong stale and safe is how i will descrube sonic colours
*describe
*boring
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I really hope we get a remastered game
I hope we get the game on the PC
He actually played the audio for once, good job! 😆👍
Tbh the only game i ever felt punishing not using the boost was unleashed. Due to its extreme hallway like level designed to be boosted through. Colors and generations felt like the boost was optional since sonic was naturally fast and the level accommodated for it. Boost felt like an optional nitro to test out fast reaction timing
Problem with Colors is that it abandoned the best parts of the past games for the sake of accessibiility and the game suffers because of it.
It started the trend of Sega listening to detractors instead of fans.
Uhh, sega did listen to the fans, it's called Sonic Forces
@@icee1683 Bull. Shit. They tried to appease everyone and failed at all of them. Except children.
@@zodiacthundaga7264 yes, they tried to please everyone, including sonic fans
@@icee1683 And failed at doing so for every crowd.
Sonic Colors is my favorite Sonic game. I got it last year.
All of your points are perfectly put. I was one of those people that hated on Colours after Forces, but I played it again recently, and they're not even comparable. Colours is a great Sonic game!
10:34 I've actually never heard that comparison before lol I've only heard that for Lost World
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I think hating on a game for it's lackluster story is only a valid point of view if the game is focus-heavy on it.
Otherwise it just doesn't really make any sense.
(An example of that would be Forces. Who's focus definitely was not gameplay.)
Forces focused on the gameplay just as much as Colours did.
If Forces was fun to play, it would still be salvageable from that angle.
If you put a story, or cutscenes in a game, it's going to get criticized.
And it deserves to by people that actually care about those aspects.
If you don't care about story or cutscenes, fine.
Just skip the cutscenes and ignore the story.
But we both know the "gameplay only matters" crowd were praising this game's writing as "what Sonic should be" and "well written and funny".
Despite claiming they don't care about writing in games, they'll still try to not only defend, but praise the mediocre writing as what this franchise's writing should be for those that actually do care...
@@Ronan34753 Okay, this is a long one. So, buckle up boi!
I'm not necessarily saying that i don't care about story in video games at all.
(I definitely do appreciate what the writing teams do in them. There are some games with truly fantastic tales/life lessons told within them. S.A. 1's story is one of them.)
However, video games are, first and foremost, an interactive media. So, by definition, interactivity (i.e. gameplay) is the nº1 concern.
i'd be a hypocrite if i said story is what gets me attracted to a game in the first place.
it's definitely the reason i “stayed” in some games, (FNAF says hello huehue) but it was never the reason I came itfp.
Like I said, I'm not one of those people who don't care about story. (I'm an aspiring filmmaker. I'd be hanged if I didn't lol) But I do know it's place, and when it truly matters.
Games can have storytelling as well, but it is incredibly difficult writing a compelling narrative for a game without it feeling too linear or getting in the way too much.
How many people have you seen that are actually, truly, upset about the fact Mario's storylines have largely stayed the same over the past 30 years?
Now, I know what you/someone is gonna say. “What set apart Sonic apart from Mario in the first place was the more thought out story.” And, you know what? I agree.
But, we all know that that's not all that differentiated the blue blur from the red plumber, and we shouldn't act like it was.
Talking about Sonic's “Meta Era” now, specifically.
The biggest issue I have not just with Colors' story, but the entire Meta Era itself, (This even includes Rise of Lyric, imo.) is that it completely tossed out the window who the characters had grown to be up to that point.
Sonic was an apathetic asshole that never got serious. (And when he did, it was either forced, or you just didn't care.)
Tails was a complete coward, with an unhealthy obsession/dependency on Sonic. (He even had some development in Lost World, but in Forces he's back to being the same.)
Knuckles barely appeared, and Amy was as basic as ever.
(it's the Simpsons/Spongebob effect all over again.)
And the thing is, the premises of each game are good; they're Just executed badly.
Why? Because the writers were lazy, and they didn't care. (there are no bad ideas, only bad executions.)
So, what the problem here *really* is; is consistency in characterization. (Character portrayal)
Not tone shifts. Sonic can have a comedic tone and it still be good; they just have to try.
And now, I finally get to what i've been trying to say:
When I said that there was no point in hating a game because it's story was not that great, I didn't mean “You shouldn’t criticize anything for it's story.” HELL NO! I meant that there are other, more important things to worry about in a game. And that judging an entire piece of art like a video game solely by one little thing is a bit petty, y'know?
And I personally don't think the Forces team focused even nearly as much in gameplay as Colors did at all.
For ex:
1= What's the first thing that happens when you you boot the game up?
You're tossed straight into gameplay. No cutscenes, no bullshit, just go. Run around, and have fun!
2= Colors had multiple pathways and multiple ways to end levels.
Not only could you access these with the Wisps of course, (which was probably the way they wanted you to do it. hue) but through means of platforming and speed, as well.
Now, that's not to say Colors' gameplay is in any way flawless. A lot of stages are just as short as Forces stages, and that is a bummer. (but most of them are still infinitely more fun and interesting than the entirety of Forces. Avatar and Classic inclued.)
I wish they had just cut down the planets to two or three acts 2-4 minutes long, but, eh, what can you do?
The bosses are also a joke lol (Sonic CD, Anyone?)
@@Axel_Does_Stuff Thanks for the warning.
I get not everyone plays a game for the story, and I can respect that.
I also understand some games are just fun for their non-story aspects, or even the blank slate nature of some games (The Sims, Minecraft, etc.)
My problem was more so towards the gatekeepers who'll say whatever they can to spite those of us that do enjoy the stories and writing.
You'll know when you see them.
Like there's people who'll say story doesn't matter, then they'll hyper analyze the story of a game like Sonic Adventure 2 to ridiculous standards, poking holes and calling them plot holes, just to say the story is bad.
While a game like Colours gets praised for it's writing by these people, and used as a standard of what Sonic stories should be...while claiming stories don't matter in Sonic games.
Not saying that's you, but there's people like that in this fanbase admittedly.
And I agree with your points on the premises and ideas actually not being bad, just the execution with a lot of the 2010s games.
As well as the bad handling of the characters.
But as for the distinction between Forces and Colours.
I say Forces tried with the story as much as Colours, because I don't think either one tried with it's story & writing.
But if you can find enjoyment from the other aspects, I guess the bad story is forgivable to most.
I can see Colours has a more explorative approach to it's level design.
And perhaps I had some fun looking for red rings, even if it's not what I like in a Sonic game. Fun is still fun.
But to me, a lot of my gripes with Forces, originated with my gripes against Colours.
Maybe it's my perception of what I want from Sonic.
@@Ronan34753 "Like there's people who'll say story doesn't matter, then they'll hyper analyze the story of a game like Sonic Adventure 2 to ridiculous standards, poking holes and calling them plot holes, just to say the story is bad."
OUCH. Right in younger me's heart... (Yep, i used to be exactly like that.)
And, now that i'm older, even if i'm still not a big fan of SA2; i gotta say, the story is probably one of the best things about that game.
And yes, i 100% agree with you in regards to both games' stories.
And, while i do think Colors' story is the best one by Graff and Pontac; that's not exactly saying much, is it?
@@Axel_Does_Stuff I see, I guess that was a popular opinion back in 2015-2018.
But you grew out of the phase, just like many of us do.
Takes honesty to admit that.
I guess not, poor Pontaff.
Maybe happy tree friends will get rebooted.
I didn't play Sonic Colors on the Wii, but I heard a lot of good things about it. Given that it's a post-Adventure-era 3D Sonic game that got good reviews from critics, that's gotta count for something. I'm definitely gonna pick it up on the Switch.
7:50 the only real difficulty with Frenzy is that it controls terribly in 3D sections
I never played sonic colors and honestly, i was never much a fan of the wisps (or "aliens" lol) since i only played sonic generations and (sadly) forces, which honestly they sucked, only a few were fun like that purple spike one...but since people says colors does them right and the levels are actually good, it made me curious to try it
The story sounds simple and fun, eggman building a space theme park/eggmanland is pretty neat but i heard the characters don't take things a little serious, not even eggman and honestly since i played and loved sa2 for its dark moments, it makes me feel bothered
Anyways, Since the remaster is coming to the Xbox one, i might take a look and hopefully have fun.
I think my thoughts on Sonic colors is more like: “the game was good”. I feel like if the game was way less scripted, half of the levels in each planet gets combined into one level, if you could quick step or drift whenever you want, and if they made the game 90% 3D, I feel like it would be better in my eyes. Not that I think the game is bad, it just doesn’t appeal to me.
I preordered Colors Ultimate on Amazon and cannot wait to play it on day one release
i love sonic colors it got me into the series it always will have a special place in my heart no matter if people like the game or not
the problem isnt that its not overrated the problem is its the start of the decline
But Generations came out a year later.
@@spritvio639 i said start the beginning isnt as bad as the later
I think sonic colors is great but sega needs to cut the 2d it's a boost game so more 3d and less 2d because I want to boost
I replayed this game not long ago and it was so fun, specially completing it. I really think is one of Sonic's best games. Is it just me or feels very fitting for Sonic to go from running trough the world to running trough an interplanetary theme park?
It's been well over a year since I've 100% completed this game, and I haven't played the game since, and I don't think that highly of it anymore based off of my memory of the game. This video made me reconsider, and I might try to replay this game again. I've been meaning to do the same with Unleashed.