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Sonic Origins Plus was just released for Switch on June 23, and fans became upset even before the game released. Including additions to the base game Sonic Origins such as adding Amy as a playable character and 12 Game Gear titles, this is also the first time the collection is getting a full physical release.
Fans who have already obtained the game aren’t too happy with how Sega handled certain aspects, with complaints ranging from being overly nit-picky to seemingly justified concerns. One of these being about Amy, who can turn into Super Amy after obtaining all 7 chaos emeralds. However, her “super” form falls short to some as it only offers a slight shift in color rather than a sprite redesign.
The only character to actually get a sprite redesign when morphing into their super version is Sonic. The rest, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty, and Ray only receive a basic color change similar to Amy. So it seems fair that they gave her the same treatment, and some fans seem to be okay with it.
i agree it would be cool to see a unique design for super amy but those who are disappointed are only disappointed because they set their expectations too high. every classic character that isn’t sonic has a form that’s just a lighter colour, why should it be different for amy? pic.twitter.com/GBPbeFnk4d
— harley :) (@whisperwoIf) June 17, 2023
Fans are also not happy with the character select display. This one is more justifiable; in the image below, it shows the available characters all in a row, including three which combine another character with Tails.
WHY DIDN’T THEY FIX THIS?? IT’S SO MESSY
(grateful to play with Amy and tails tho🥰) pic.twitter.com/Y2FefKZpOM— sonic origins plus brainrot (@errorickplus) June 17, 2023
It may look okay, but many Sonic games in the past would feature separate save slots that let you cycle through available characters. This new method just isn’t as convenient and it also seems as though we can’t play as Sonic and Amy together.
Lastly, fans don’t seem to be very enthusiastic about the new Game Gear titles and how they sound. There is a noticeable difference between the original sound and this new collection, here is an example:
I’M seeing people say the game gear version always sounded like this here’s a comparison between sonic the hedgehog on game gear and the sonic origins plus version they added some echo or reverb
its more noticeable when you wear headphones https://t.co/K48vSjhEMT pic.twitter.com/5QQq9wC0CR— Wazy hemisphere super fan (@yipsigoon) June 17, 2023
The new sound isn’t terrible, but if you played the original then you will notice the difference.
Overall, Sonic fans just have high expectations. Hopefully this game doesn’t end up being a disaster.
Source: Nintendo Soup
