I mean also I'm personally not a fan of the art and most of the music and it's fairly expensive.. I mean this is a full price game here, this costs the same as frontiers..
There are many things to be said about Sonic Superstars but I will never say it is a bad Sonic game. Sonic Superstars to me is like the perfect gateway drug into Classic Sonic because of how consistent the levels are that tests your high speed platforming skills. Also you're allowed to change levels and get Super Sonic pretty easily
@@TheSixthSLoTBusinesses raise the price when people buy things. If a person selling fruits for low prices get alot of customers, they raise the price for more money. In college Economics my professor said; "companies charge as high as they can get away with charging." There is no moral intent in business. Notice how companies keep raising the monthly price pay online? Online play used to be free. But they can get away with charging console gamers for online multiplayer. No morality in business
I still think Sonic 3&K and Sonic 2 are the better games overall, but Superstars definitely impressed me and has a lot going for it. It's pretty good, but it could've also been amazing with just a few changes here and there.
@@heroesismid8694 I personally like to judge a game based on it's vanilla form, but my main complaints with superstars was a severe lack of content for the most part, and lack of collectibles within stages.
@@archithroughI dont think nostalgia bait is the right word. You will be surprised how many young people wanted Sonic Superstars. Even on Sega's channel many people defending the game are under 20 or 15. Since alot of us are accustomed to Classic Sonic due to simple stuff like phone Apps, or Sonic 2 for IOS/Android. The issue with Sonic Superstars is that its lacking in game design and production values department. Level design talent cannot be taught. The level designers of Sonic Superstars are "Arzest", the level designers of Balan Wonderworld. Not the best game designers, and they are unlikely to improve. Zeldw TOTK is similar to Breath of the Wild, but Nintendo highers top notch level designers which Sega does not have
btw you're like ON POINT where it comes to what the sonic's speed actually means since it's really is all about learning the level and replaying it untill you become a speedrunner of it who knows every trick and secret
I can confidently say that Trip is my new favorite Sonic character. Up until this point I have never seen such a silly little goober make their way into my heart the second I saw them on screen.
I saw someone make a meme and it accurately describes my only critique of this game. It said "when i'm in a time wasting competition and my opponent is a sonic superstars boss" and thats so true towards the end of the game
4:40 the special stages are neat in multiplayer at least, still not great but they switch who’s in control every jump so you have to work together to get the emerald
The joke was also probably because the music sounds like Sonic 4 music, same instruments and same failure in the studio. You can definitely tell which songs Jun Senoue made because they all kinda suck. The other 1/2 not made by him? Perfect. Abesolutely incredible.
@@celavetex "same failure in the studio" Yeah, like Sonic 4 Episode I where they used the same exact synth as Sonic Heroes, or Superstars where several tracks in the game use proper Genesis hardware? Right. It's such a "failure" that I've still yet to see anyone name a bad Sonic 4 track.
Trip is basically like Knuckles in Sonic 3 & Knuckles with both of them having their own story lines separate from the main one Sonic and Tails (and Amy and Knuckles too in this game) have
i love your editing. when it comes to these kinds of videos, it's the best i have ever seen (not that i know that much about the quality of editing, but at least it's my favourite)
I genuinely love this game, there are just too many good aspects of it to let the few things I find to be just okay bring my enjoyment down. Like, I even enjoy most of the bosses. I could ask for better music from Jun Senoue and more detailed backgrounds, but overall I just like everything in this game. I didn't think it would happen
One criticism I had with the game that I don't see elsewhere, is that the level theming is really basic. For the original zones it had, Mania had such unique ideas, like a filming city, or a Newspaper press Winter garden. Superstars in comparison feels like you can describe most levels in one word, for example, jungle, desert, factory, winter, etc.
It's mostly mixed on Steam because it needs to confirm its license through epic games store, even though you're buying it on steam, which makes ZERO sense.
Really glad to see a positive review of the game that still makes me want to try it, only problem is from all I’ve seen it has to offer, it’s not a $60 dollar game. Tbf it’s a mainline game with a big hook tho so i understand why it is.
@@plasmantix ...the whole point of Superstars is being a "return to form"; even the video emphasizes how much it's a lot like the classics in many ways. The fact that it came out around the same time as Mario Wonder, which actually does new stuff with the 2D Mario formula, further highlights how much Sonic is stuck in the past.
As someone who has never played a true Sonic game I love this game. It's cute, pretty, looks well made and its a 3D Classic Sonic game. Amazing! I would love playing it, I can tell
This is my new favorite Sonic game. I'm putting it above mania at the #1 slot, dead serious. It pains me to see the game getting a mixed rating, I wish more people saw how awesome this game was.
I heard, like Disney Sepeedstorm, the game itself is acttually great. The problem has to do with elements outtside of gameplay. For Sonic it was denuvo/Epic Games DRM stuff I thiink.
I agree that the few nostalgia elements are the weakest part of the game, but those elements are far less prevalent here than they have been in the past. This game feels like way more new ideas that old ones. Also this game does look graphically underwhelming but not anymore than a game like Frontiers tbh. (Probably a casualty of the Switch)@@JonJon98-fv4qx
Sonic team: hey, we found another gameplay formula that works again, can we please just make a reliable, direct sequel this time? SEGA: and now, for something completely different. 💥💥💥
Honestly my only real problems with the game is that - denuvo are trying to remove mods from it and that graphics are just ok, but beside that - this is definately on the top half of sonic games regardless of who you are.
Honestly I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this game, it felt like a classic Sonic game and reminded me why I love those games so much. However I actually love the swinging bonus stage but hate the second boss of Pinball Carnival which is an otherwise goat tier Sonic course
When this game was announced i was actully not that exited,i thought that Sonic dosen't really need another return to form after Mania,it was only with the new trailers came out that got me hype for it
The content that's here is good and worth watching but maybe (in my opinion as one commenter) the video would benefit from a slower pace and/or less hyperactive editing and voice tone. It comes across as trying too hard to jingle keys yknow
If superstars was a £30 game I would say it's extremely good. But for 60? Eeeeeh. That kind of raises the bar, and the game's main new selling point is the couch co-op aspect which was honestly kind of awful because 3/4 of the players are constantly getting despawned and teleported to whoever is furthest in the level.
2:55 okay to be fair, with the steam reviews, it's not mixed because of the game itself, but because of the epic games integration and denuvo.
Console players moment.
i'm fine with denuvo but epic games can screw themselves (but hey i'll just wait for discount sale and buy it)
@@inendlesspain4724🗿
Don’t forget with the Superstars steam reviews that a good chunk of them are about the surprise Denuvo + Epic DRM combo
And shitty performece
It flopped hard in japan tho cause mario new one released same week
I mean they're right, it's a pretty good reason to be mad about even if it's mainly SEGA's fault
HOLY SHIT SYNTAX!!!!
I mean also I'm personally not a fan of the art and most of the music and it's fairly expensive.. I mean this is a full price game here, this costs the same as frontiers..
I have never seen a franchise full of "it's jover" and "we are so barak" than Sonic
There are many things to be said about Sonic Superstars but I will never say it is a bad Sonic game. Sonic Superstars to me is like the perfect gateway drug into Classic Sonic because of how consistent the levels are that tests your high speed platforming skills. Also you're allowed to change levels and get Super Sonic pretty easily
It's not a bad Sonic game, it's just way overpriced. This should have been a 20 dollar digital download game, the same way Mania was.
Its okay. Which for Sonic fans might as well be peak.
Being able to play act 2 without playing through act 1 too after beating the zone is a GODSEND
@@TheSixthSLoTBusinesses raise the price when people buy things. If a person selling fruits for low prices get alot of customers, they raise the price for more money.
In college Economics my professor said; "companies charge as high as they can get away with charging." There is no moral intent in business. Notice how companies keep raising the monthly price pay online? Online play used to be free. But they can get away with charging console gamers for online multiplayer. No morality in business
@@garrulous645In other words, to run a successful company you need to be greedy. But get away with it.😂
0:35 You can see Tails actually considering it
12:03
I like how Tails slightly looks over at Alax in pain lol
12:04 Tails briefly looking at Alax was unintentionally hilarious
I still think Sonic 3&K and Sonic 2 are the better games overall, but Superstars definitely impressed me and has a lot going for it. It's pretty good, but it could've also been amazing with just a few changes here and there.
Do you think modders can make it much better?
@@heroesismid8694do you even need to ask that
@@heroesismid8694
I don't think so
@@heroesismid8694 I personally like to judge a game based on it's vanilla form, but my main complaints with superstars was a severe lack of content for the most part, and lack of collectibles within stages.
I mean, maybe the Pacing of the bosses can be made better without compromises@@heroesismid8694
Can you imagine seeing on the news “Local Canadian white man drowns self in bath in Sonic costume for UA-cam” if Alax didn’t come up for air in time?
I don’t have any stake in Sonic, but I’m surprised to see such a positive review of this game having seen other reviews first. Cool.
Seeing what Super Mario Wonder did, Sonic Superstar was a let down.
@@archithroughWell Super Mario Wonder was a masterpiece, if you have your expectations that high than of course you’ll be dissapointed.
@@archithroughsonic fans try not to compare games challenge(impossible)
@@ahmadkazan5473 slop once a while can be good but when the time comes innovation and creativity should be involved rather than nostalgia bait
@@archithroughI dont think nostalgia bait is the right word. You will be surprised how many young people wanted Sonic Superstars. Even on Sega's channel many people defending the game are under 20 or 15. Since alot of us are accustomed to Classic Sonic due to simple stuff like phone Apps, or Sonic 2 for IOS/Android.
The issue with Sonic Superstars is that its lacking in game design and production values department. Level design talent cannot be taught. The level designers of Sonic Superstars are "Arzest", the level designers of Balan Wonderworld. Not the best game designers, and they are unlikely to improve.
Zeldw TOTK is similar to Breath of the Wild, but Nintendo highers top notch level designers which Sega does not have
btw you're like ON POINT where it comes to what the sonic's speed actually means since it's really is all about learning the level and replaying it untill you become a speedrunner of it who knows every trick and secret
Honestly jealous of how nice his legs look in that costume
I clicked on this video faster than Sonic can run
We need a counter for every time the dkc gba scream is used
The faces you pull around the 5:00 mark are hilarious; best jarring mood transition I've seen in a video, 10/10!
I can confidently say that Trip is my new favorite Sonic character. Up until this point I have never seen such a silly little goober make their way into my heart the second I saw them on screen.
Man, if only i had money to waste on a Sonic Team release, I'd gladly love to try Superstars
It’s a good game. But whether it’s worth 60 is up to the consumer.
Arzest made this game.
Yeah, Superstars looks interesting
Don't worry, it's not by the Sonic Forces guys, just the Yoshi's New Island guys.
@@Legoluigi26 I mean, the "Yoshi's New Island guy" made Sonic, lol. He just left SEGA years ago. If anything, it's a return to form for the character.
I saw someone make a meme and it accurately describes my only critique of this game. It said "when i'm in a time wasting competition and my opponent is a sonic superstars boss" and thats so true towards the end of the game
4:40 the special stages are neat in multiplayer at least, still not great but they switch who’s in control every jump so you have to work together to get the emerald
"Sonic is finally back" He never left!! It's not like he's Crash. Bandicoot or Spyro the Dragon where he was gone for like a decade
I aint gonna lie, Alax kinda cheeked up.
2:55 It mixed, like Ty-
OMG SONIC IS FINALLY BACK (he never went out)
Sonic 4 already came out. It's called "Mania"
The joke was also probably because the music sounds like Sonic 4 music, same instruments and same failure in the studio. You can definitely tell which songs Jun Senoue made because they all kinda suck.
The other 1/2 not made by him? Perfect. Abesolutely incredible.
@@celavetex
"same failure in the studio"
Yeah, like Sonic 4 Episode I where they used the same exact synth as Sonic Heroes, or Superstars where several tracks in the game use proper Genesis hardware?
Right. It's such a "failure" that I've still yet to see anyone name a bad Sonic 4 track.
@@JadeJovian How about the boss theme from Sonic 4 Episode 2, to start off with?
Once NicoCW and friends finish strangling the Sonic 4 instruments out of this game, it will be damn near perfect.
The legend NicoCW
Trip is basically like Knuckles in Sonic 3 & Knuckles with both of them having their own story lines separate from the main one Sonic and Tails (and Amy and Knuckles too in this game) have
The difference about trip's game is that more spike placement and eggrobo and a stupid final boss
i actually find the special stages a lot of fun (more than those from Mania at least), well exept for one...
and have you faced Trip's final boss yet?
Idk why this video is where i noticed that Alex has really good lookin legs.
And a good looking package.
Yeah, I said it.
i was on the fence about this before, but now, it's a no brainer, i'm getting it
1:20 finally; we’ve broken the generational curse of starting every sonic game with green hill.
5:18 give us a full version of this immediately Alaxonder
i love your editing. when it comes to these kinds of videos, it's the best i have ever seen (not that i know that much about the quality of editing, but at least it's my favourite)
I genuinely love this game, there are just too many good aspects of it to let the few things I find to be just okay bring my enjoyment down. Like, I even enjoy most of the bosses. I could ask for better music from Jun Senoue and more detailed backgrounds, but overall I just like everything in this game. I didn't think it would happen
One criticism I had with the game that I don't see elsewhere, is that the level theming is really basic. For the original zones it had, Mania had such unique ideas, like a filming city, or a Newspaper press Winter garden. Superstars in comparison feels like you can describe most levels in one word, for example, jungle, desert, factory, winter, etc.
@@Paul_Recalllike the classic levels
5:17 i NEED a full version of that remix
ah yes, glad to see that youtube recognizes this as the game it truly is
Never stop using that DK joke, I genuinely love it every time
It's mostly mixed on Steam because it needs to confirm its license through epic games store, even though you're buying it on steam, which makes ZERO sense.
Sonic superstars is amazing,shame some sonic fans will always find something to compare to/complain about.
0:26 sonic advance has 4 characters.
sonic advance 2 has 5 characters.
Really glad to see a positive review of the game that still makes me want to try it, only problem is from all I’ve seen it has to offer, it’s not a $60 dollar game. Tbf it’s a mainline game with a big hook tho so i understand why it is.
This is my first time watching one of this channel's videos, and I have to say, I wasn't disappointed.
Thank you for subverting my expectation in that intro there
"Sonic is back"
The cycle restarts. Next game's gonna be absolute ass and then another 4 year hiatus
That's why I say that he isn't back, instead I say that he's changing again/evolving
The last 2 games were ass already imo. Endless flaws the community ignores because its... better than forces.
@@DireNemesis Forces has become the new "at least it's not 06" which, ironically, has been used to _defend_ Forces for a while.
@@plasmantix ...the whole point of Superstars is being a "return to form"; even the video emphasizes how much it's a lot like the classics in many ways. The fact that it came out around the same time as Mario Wonder, which actually does new stuff with the 2D Mario formula, further highlights how much Sonic is stuck in the past.
when i first saw lagoon city i accidentally called it lagooncity. this is all because of hydrocity
The old intro music fills me with nostalgia but the new one isn't bad either
Sonic superstars would be more impressive if it came out before mania and was at least half the price.
3:39 Sonic has been "nessecary step"-ing for the past 2 decades, when are they just gonna jump full force into something great?
Congratulations. This one is good
Sonic Mania = Sonic 4
Sonic 4 = Sonic 4
Yet in 2023 we finally got... Sonic 4!!!
"The masculine urge to talk about sonic" 😂
American Foxhounds is gonna be a new vocal stim for me oh god
5:44 this is living rent free in my brain
As someone who has never played a true Sonic game I love this game. It's cute, pretty, looks well made and its a 3D Classic Sonic game.
Amazing! I would love playing it, I can tell
I'd recommend you to get it below 50$
I really need that hotel room service x speed jungle mix right now, please sir
this is SO refreshing, man I needed a positive video on Superstars with all the negativity. Thank you
I love watching ur videos! They're SO GOOD!
This is my new favorite Sonic game. I'm putting it above mania at the #1 slot, dead serious. It pains me to see the game getting a mixed rating, I wish more people saw how awesome this game was.
The small things Sonic fans criticize this game for probably present in SPADES in their favorite 3D Sonic game.
I heard, like Disney Sepeedstorm, the game itself is acttually great. The problem has to do with elements outtside of gameplay. For Sonic it was denuvo/Epic Games DRM stuff I thiink.
I agree that the few nostalgia elements are the weakest part of the game, but those elements are far less prevalent here than they have been in the past. This game feels like way more new ideas that old ones. Also this game does look graphically underwhelming but not anymore than a game like Frontiers tbh. (Probably a casualty of the Switch)@@JonJon98-fv4qx
@@ZekeTheThunderWolf yep.
It might as well be called Sonic Mania 4. It's buggy but plays as good and looks as good as Mania
Why do I have to choose between Sonic Soup or Stars?
Can't I have both?
Its only got mixed reviews because people were complaining that they didnt want to have to make a Epic account.
8:21 I knew it wasn't just me
Dude...we need to be friends right now
This is sonic 5.
6:41
Goddamnit it ALWAYS gets me
I enjoyed the game, there were a few bugs here and there but other than that it was a good sonic experience
Several of the elements you liked and said were “new” and “unique” were just rehashed older elements from the previous 2D Sonic games
Welp, time to either wait for Christmas or a sale because $60 is too much for my wallet!
Sonic team: hey, we found another gameplay formula that works again, can we please just make a reliable, direct sequel this time?
SEGA: and now, for something completely different. 💥💥💥
I loved press factory when i played it, I really like the mechanics.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the inconsistency of the soundtrack
Alax: Thank you for changing my life
Superstars: I'm literally Sonic 4 but good
this video made me laugh twice!
laughing once is hard enough for a regular video, but this is honestly something special lmao.
Honestly my only real problems with the game is that - denuvo are trying to remove mods from it and that graphics are just ok, but beside that - this is definately on the top half of sonic games regardless of who you are.
glad to see someone else enjoyed superstars
this was such a good video man
Honestly I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this game, it felt like a classic Sonic game and reminded me why I love those games so much. However I actually love the swinging bonus stage but hate the second boss of Pinball Carnival which is an otherwise goat tier Sonic course
A well done review. I love the comedic effects and was really able to get a good grasp of the game from the review. Great job!
Love the return of one of my favorite content creators on the platform
i love how at 12:02 tails glances at alex
I can't tell whether he's mad or happy throughout the video sometimes
I think I have a higher artistic appreciation of the arrangement that plays at the video's end than the current normal outro music
Press factory is definitely a Sonic 4 style level, the music is also
PLEASE RELEASE THE SPEED JUNGLE HOTEL SERVICE MASH UP
The thumbnail made me LOL a lot
I got an ad for sonic super stars before watching this
Superstars introduced the idea of dragon mobien (or however you write). The scalies are gonna go crazy, lol.
4:13 ok, that's really funny.
When this game was announced i was actully not that exited,i thought that Sonic dosen't really need another return to form after Mania,it was only with the new trailers came out that got me hype for it
The content that's here is good and worth watching but maybe (in my opinion as one commenter) the video would benefit from a slower pace and/or less hyperactive editing and voice tone. It comes across as trying too hard to jingle keys yknow
ah yes, my favorite game, Sonic f_o__u_r_
Loving the rat love arc continuity, Alax.
The loving rats arc is awesome
never in my wildest dreams I imagine the emeralds would mean something again
Ah the Donkey Kong death sound gets me every time
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: episode 3
Alax I didn’t know Sonic 4 was released! This must feel like Christmas!
for god sakes it's not 2012 anymore you know.
If superstars was a £30 game I would say it's extremely good. But for 60? Eeeeeh. That kind of raises the bar, and the game's main new selling point is the couch co-op aspect which was honestly kind of awful because 3/4 of the players are constantly getting despawned and teleported to whoever is furthest in the level.
Sonic fans whenever Sega does literally anything:
*Is sonic back in the spotlight?*
This is perfect 👌
So stoked on it haha
Lax, this is the most I have ever laughed towards any of your videos. Keep it up!
I agree with this guy, this is genuinely my thoughts on this game.