Sonic Origins - Before You Buy

Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows) is a fancy new collection of the classic Sonic games with some nice perks. Let's dive in.

[JetBlack]

Felt like I’ve paid and played this game a million times already.

[saqlainhyder]

This Before You Buy feels different. You can tell Falcon is super passionate to explain everything about this game. Man just really loves his classic Sonic

[DarkAnomaly]

Haven't played the Mega Drive games in years and I mean years. I'm 45 now and I was in my late teens when I played Sonic 3 and Knuckles and I bought this collection for the Nostalgia. I really like the idea of playing all games as one big game in Story Mode with animated cutscenes along the way.

I look forward to playing this over the weekend when I have some time to myself.

[Pridetoons]

Widescreen is a huge deal when it comes to Sonic games. It makes them infinitely more accessible.

[rodneytheredmage]

It would've been awesome if SEGA allowed for a 2.5D remake of the Sonic Games because the devs did a great job with the menu screen.

[jakesoftley]

Sega: adds wide-screen. That's it.
Sonic fans: HOLY F*CKING SH*T!! THIS IS CRAZY!!

[cvanims]

I would've loved to see this be different -- imagine all of the games as a single chronological game experience, with updated sprites to match Mania, and also have save states. I would pay $60 easy for that game.

[TheJmack]

Most well rounded take I’ve seen. Thank you!

[StealthyZombie]

I grew up playing every single Sonic in this collection on the Genesis & Sega CD console. These games made me want keep trying until I beat the level… regardless of how many tries it took or how late it got. Such an addicting yet simple premise. The classic games rule!

[theredscare]

So great to be reminded how ancient I am when you say 30 years later. LoL I remember getting the first Sonic game for Christmas.

[TheRisingMiles]

They need to remake Sonic Rush, Sonic Rush Adventure, Sonic Chronicles, Sonic Rivals, and Sonic Rivals 2

[Chorongy-]

I have always had a fear that some of my favourite games would disappear after the hardware died. I know there's been a lot of remakes and remasters, but I hope there's more. Unpopular opinion I'm sure, yes I like a new game as much as the next guy but who honestly still has faith in any studio at this point. At least these games are good

[NaveedKhan-bssc]

I would love to see a sonic adventure 1 and 2 remake

[Brucifer]

A tip for fans, despite the add, there are no "new" characters, the only thing that hasnt been released in a port was Knuckles in Sonic 1. Which im sure none of us really count as a new character.

[stevie_caldwell]

Us 90s kids are having a great time at the moment! Bring on more 16-bit goodness!

[TheFinalHazard]

What a great well rounded review, I pretty much agree on all your points. I still pre-ordered it before release because I'm a huge genesis sonic fan.

[kriz]

I luv the Blue Sphere Special Stages!! That was my jam back in the day, lol. :D

[MrGlenbw]

8:17 Even with some of the bugs probably squashed in future patches, I still can't give this game a full score due to some missing Genesis tracks in Sonic 3 (the new (old) tracks feel like placeholders and sound too Game Gear-ish for my taste) and even more baffling is the fact that the MJ composers are still listed in the end credits despite the former. (Here's the silver lining though: the original JP opening track for Sonic CD called You Can Do Anything, which is missing the vocal in the 2011 version due to music licensing issues at the time, has been fully restored in Sonic Origins!)

[LagoonKnight]

Cool, I like that Map layout of each game, really makes me wonder if Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Spinball, and Knuckles Chaotix will become part of the map in a DLC. My only complaint is the left-out original Sonic 3 and Knuckles music. That MJ and others he worked with on those games. I ❤ this video!

[MoonlightGlimmers]

I got the game earlier in the day and did a few missions and also beat Sonic 1 and half of Sonic CD and in my experience the Sonic Origina is a great game, maybe a bit overpriced but I played Sonic 1 like 6 years ago and the Origina remake seems much much more smooth and the Drop Dash being added in makes moving around quicker and more fun, 100% would recommend if you don’t mind spending quite a bit of cash