solid collection, some of the missions were challenging to 100% but still fun
This collection of games is alright in my eyes. I never played Sonic 2 or Sonic 3 growing up, so I can't really tell how hard they fumbled these versions of the games.
I mean, this is actually a good selection of games (One of the only times they have re-released Sonic 3 & Knuckles as far as I know), cute presentation, story mode connects these games through neat animated cutscenes... There is also some bonus content and missions, as well as some quality of life "improvements" to Sonic 1 and CD........They still suck tho.
My biggest problem with this one is SEGA and how scummy they were, with the confusing advertising and needlessly complicated different versions of the same game that all offered different things. This game is not bad, but I'm not sure it deserved to be as pricey as it is.
Overall, I think I would still replay it...But you are probably better off emulating these games. I will certainly not be playing Sonic Origins Plus, just so I can play with Amy and a bunch of shitty Sonic Game Gear games or whatever.
I mean, this is actually a good selection of games (One of the only times they have re-released Sonic 3 & Knuckles as far as I know), cute presentation, story mode connects these games through neat animated cutscenes... There is also some bonus content and missions, as well as some quality of life "improvements" to Sonic 1 and CD........They still suck tho.
My biggest problem with this one is SEGA and how scummy they were, with the confusing advertising and needlessly complicated different versions of the same game that all offered different things. This game is not bad, but I'm not sure it deserved to be as pricey as it is.
Overall, I think I would still replay it...But you are probably better off emulating these games. I will certainly not be playing Sonic Origins Plus, just so I can play with Amy and a bunch of shitty Sonic Game Gear games or whatever.
It's the best was to play the classic games... on PC... when modded.
Common Sega franchise fumble, just generally overall disappointing and super overpriced.
Collection is meh but the games were cool
A solid collection of great games unfortunately bogged down by minor bugs, licensing issues, and SEGA's own greed.
digital
Good games, but Sonic 1 was ASS
Aside from very few bugs, this is still a great collection of all the classic Sonic games. It isn't perfect, but perfectly acceptable and the games run as well as you'd expect. I enjoyed my time with this collection and enjoyed the extra content and DLC.
games in it are great but the collection itself sucks ass and there are way better ways to play genesis sonic games
this certainly is a collection.
Definitive way to play classic Sonic if you don’t own a PC
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masterpiece
This compilation release features the following games:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic CD
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Blue Spheres
New Blue Spheres
These are the Retro Engine versions of the games, with Sonic 3 & Knuckles being available in this engine for the first time. This compilation also acknowledges that Sonic 3 & Knuckles is a single game. The lives system has been removed and replaced with coins, which can be spent on retrying special stages or unlocking artwork and music.
This also features a campaign mode where you play all the games in order (with CD being put before 2). Sonic 1, 2 and 3 also have new animated cutscenes, which look fantastic.
Another addition is a mission mode. Each game has a bunch of missions which take place on unique mini stages, these are a lot of fun to complete, and the short stints even make Sonic CD more enjoyable. There’s a lot of variety and lots of different ways to play.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic CD
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Blue Spheres
New Blue Spheres
These are the Retro Engine versions of the games, with Sonic 3 & Knuckles being available in this engine for the first time. This compilation also acknowledges that Sonic 3 & Knuckles is a single game. The lives system has been removed and replaced with coins, which can be spent on retrying special stages or unlocking artwork and music.
This also features a campaign mode where you play all the games in order (with CD being put before 2). Sonic 1, 2 and 3 also have new animated cutscenes, which look fantastic.
Another addition is a mission mode. Each game has a bunch of missions which take place on unique mini stages, these are a lot of fun to complete, and the short stints even make Sonic CD more enjoyable. There’s a lot of variety and lots of different ways to play.
(This review was written for Steam first and is in the context of it being on PC.)
Sonic Origins is a very; polarizing title to say the least. Between it being announced nearly 3 years before it had a release date was quite an interesting move and the DLC roadmap image [imgur.com] and then on launch; it came out the Headcanon team came out and said they didn’t turn in what was released and weren’t too happy about it. Origins really didn’t have a lot going for it for existing fans; however what this collection was made for and marketed towards, parents who watched the Sonic Movie with their kids and wanted a way to replay classic games from their childhood; Origin was and kinda is perfect for that niche.
I’ll cut to the chase; Sonic Origins is a good value in two situations; if you have a Steam Deck or just hate “setting up” emulators or fan ports of these games.
However this only effects PC; if you’re on console this is a great value for a game; since there isn’t really any options.
So lets talk about like; the game itself now right?
Sonic Origins is a collection of 4 Genesis titles (+12 Emulated Game Gear games with Plus), under the Retro Engine, developed by Christian Whitehead, a legend in the Sonic space who needs no introduction; they’re all upgraded with full widescreen support in the Anniversary mode or you can keep the og 4:3 in Classic mode; “””new””” playable characters (Amy with Plus) and last but not least the new Story mode that was added to play all 4 games back-to-back in story order. Sonic Origins also comes with tons and tons of goodies that you can unlock with coins you find through out the game and honestly for new and old Sonic fans; it’s always nice seeing them bundle in concept art, music tracks, etc. While it isn’t as cool as Generations was; it’s still a neat touch for them to include a lot of 90s Sonic art and even new Classic Sonic art.
With brand new animated cut-scenes to boot they are by far one of the best parts of this game; they are just usually eye candy to look at, and the Sonic CD intro was upscaled but it looks nice; sure as hell way better than what ever they did to Persona 3 Portables upscaling… sheesh.
They all look really nice! I mean to be fair they didn’t change much in this port with the Mobile ports that came out before looked the exact same since they’re using the same engine; but I will say; the anti-aliasing enabled in game can look really weird? Not bad; just strange.
They all control as you would expect; nothing really new here other than in all 4 games Sonic now has the Drop Dash. Like it or not it’s here to stay and it doesn’t seem it’s going away anytime soon. Sonic 3 doesn’t benefit that much from it since it was planned to be in it originally anyways, so it feels natural to put back in, Sonic 1 gets a much needed speed up with it, and Sonic 2 just feels even better with how already fast that game is. However; this and I’m not trying to oversell this to you; it shatters CD apart; since you can just find a semi-flat space in any level and just drop dash back and forth all challenge of finding a spot to Time Travel is just gone; while this makes the game better for a lot of people since it’s even less maze like and faster some people don’t like it and want to be able to disable it (you cannot in any of the games; either in Anniversary or Classic mode.) but; alas we live in a post-Sonic Mania world and it’s effects will be here forever.
Sonic Origins big improvement in the gameplay department I think benefits ‘em all; is the fact you can retry special stages using the coins you collect. In the case of Sonic 2 which stages I personally despise this was a life changing feature to make that game a lot more enjoyable getting all the chaos emeralds; so very very good move devs.
By far the biggest downgrade and just lame-o feature is that Sonic 1, CD, and 2 are downgraded to the original Genesis versions; the biggest omission from all of them are multiple save files in each of em; so you can save progress between characters; since in Origins if you wanna change characters and mess around with someone else; you better be ready to restart the entire game! Only Sonic 3 has kept it’s save data system since it’s just already included in the game.
As for the 100%? It’s not really that hard. The achievements for the most part are piss easy and you’ll get them as you play and beat each game; the only parts that suck are some of the challenges just kinda are not that fun and will take a lot of grind to get good at and beat the gimmick they’re hittin you with; and getting all the collectibles is something you’ll do while playing the games and doing all the missions.
Honestly? The whole part that this collection is good and brings native widescreen and cool collectibles to the table is why it kinda hurts me to not recommend it; at least for PC, if you’re on console it’s a no brainer purchase if you’re a Sonic Fan; but since we’re here on Steam; yeah, it’s just not worth it to the other options you have on a computer, but if you want the easiest, no mods, cross saves for you Steam Deck already set up, to play all the classic Sonic games it really is a no brainer purchase; but I’d recommend saving your dollars for a better Sonic game.
Overall, I just; can’t recommend this for someone that is looking to get the best bang for their buck.
If you’re a 100% nerd like me; Sonic 3 A.I.R has tons of achievements; just go for those instead of this.
Sonic Origins is a very; polarizing title to say the least. Between it being announced nearly 3 years before it had a release date was quite an interesting move and the DLC roadmap image [imgur.com] and then on launch; it came out the Headcanon team came out and said they didn’t turn in what was released and weren’t too happy about it. Origins really didn’t have a lot going for it for existing fans; however what this collection was made for and marketed towards, parents who watched the Sonic Movie with their kids and wanted a way to replay classic games from their childhood; Origin was and kinda is perfect for that niche.
I’ll cut to the chase; Sonic Origins is a good value in two situations; if you have a Steam Deck or just hate “setting up” emulators or fan ports of these games.
However this only effects PC; if you’re on console this is a great value for a game; since there isn’t really any options.
So lets talk about like; the game itself now right?
Sonic Origins is a collection of 4 Genesis titles (+12 Emulated Game Gear games with Plus), under the Retro Engine, developed by Christian Whitehead, a legend in the Sonic space who needs no introduction; they’re all upgraded with full widescreen support in the Anniversary mode or you can keep the og 4:3 in Classic mode; “””new””” playable characters (Amy with Plus) and last but not least the new Story mode that was added to play all 4 games back-to-back in story order. Sonic Origins also comes with tons and tons of goodies that you can unlock with coins you find through out the game and honestly for new and old Sonic fans; it’s always nice seeing them bundle in concept art, music tracks, etc. While it isn’t as cool as Generations was; it’s still a neat touch for them to include a lot of 90s Sonic art and even new Classic Sonic art.
With brand new animated cut-scenes to boot they are by far one of the best parts of this game; they are just usually eye candy to look at, and the Sonic CD intro was upscaled but it looks nice; sure as hell way better than what ever they did to Persona 3 Portables upscaling… sheesh.
They all look really nice! I mean to be fair they didn’t change much in this port with the Mobile ports that came out before looked the exact same since they’re using the same engine; but I will say; the anti-aliasing enabled in game can look really weird? Not bad; just strange.
They all control as you would expect; nothing really new here other than in all 4 games Sonic now has the Drop Dash. Like it or not it’s here to stay and it doesn’t seem it’s going away anytime soon. Sonic 3 doesn’t benefit that much from it since it was planned to be in it originally anyways, so it feels natural to put back in, Sonic 1 gets a much needed speed up with it, and Sonic 2 just feels even better with how already fast that game is. However; this and I’m not trying to oversell this to you; it shatters CD apart; since you can just find a semi-flat space in any level and just drop dash back and forth all challenge of finding a spot to Time Travel is just gone; while this makes the game better for a lot of people since it’s even less maze like and faster some people don’t like it and want to be able to disable it (you cannot in any of the games; either in Anniversary or Classic mode.) but; alas we live in a post-Sonic Mania world and it’s effects will be here forever.
Sonic Origins big improvement in the gameplay department I think benefits ‘em all; is the fact you can retry special stages using the coins you collect. In the case of Sonic 2 which stages I personally despise this was a life changing feature to make that game a lot more enjoyable getting all the chaos emeralds; so very very good move devs.
By far the biggest downgrade and just lame-o feature is that Sonic 1, CD, and 2 are downgraded to the original Genesis versions; the biggest omission from all of them are multiple save files in each of em; so you can save progress between characters; since in Origins if you wanna change characters and mess around with someone else; you better be ready to restart the entire game! Only Sonic 3 has kept it’s save data system since it’s just already included in the game.
As for the 100%? It’s not really that hard. The achievements for the most part are piss easy and you’ll get them as you play and beat each game; the only parts that suck are some of the challenges just kinda are not that fun and will take a lot of grind to get good at and beat the gimmick they’re hittin you with; and getting all the collectibles is something you’ll do while playing the games and doing all the missions.
Honestly? The whole part that this collection is good and brings native widescreen and cool collectibles to the table is why it kinda hurts me to not recommend it; at least for PC, if you’re on console it’s a no brainer purchase if you’re a Sonic Fan; but since we’re here on Steam; yeah, it’s just not worth it to the other options you have on a computer, but if you want the easiest, no mods, cross saves for you Steam Deck already set up, to play all the classic Sonic games it really is a no brainer purchase; but I’d recommend saving your dollars for a better Sonic game.
Overall, I just; can’t recommend this for someone that is looking to get the best bang for their buck.
If you’re a 100% nerd like me; Sonic 3 A.I.R has tons of achievements; just go for those instead of this.
I played this last year with the PLUS update. It's good...just not great. It's still filled with bugs and they should've used the master system versions of the 8-bit games instead of the game gear ones.
All 4 titles in the collection are solid. Sonic 2 and 3 are easy 9/10s (4.5 stars). My rating here is moreso on the merits of the collection, which is good in that it brings us the Taxman versions of the games on consoles. But as far as offering up the definitive editions of all 4 titles, they could have done better. Especially in regards to Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
A great collection of sonics humble begins, you can tell that a lot of love was placed into the collection with all of the additional behind the scenes looks and the challenge mode. I didn't come across any bugs as such, my only gripe was the omitted sonic 3&k music which was fixed by a simple mod other than that a fantastic collection
Actually made Sonic 3 playable.
uma otima coletanea q interliga mto bem a primeira trilogia do ouriço. a velocidade, os visuais, as musicas o desgin de fase, tudo me encanta em sonic. com certeza um dos meus jogos favoritos.
A decent entry point for new fans of the series who wish to get into the games, but that's about all it is really. Personally, I believe this collection should've consisted of SA1, SA2, and Heroes as they don't see nearly as many rereleases and ports that these classic games do.
Despite aiming to be the "definitive" way to play these games, there still lacks many basic features and customisation options that you'd expect, with the most glaring exclusion being save slots for each game (with the exception of Sonic 3 but only because it was a feature of the original game). Once you clear a game with a certain character your only options are to replay the last level or play again from the beginning, which is surprising as the iOS ports of these games bothered having save slots. You're given the option to play the games in "classic" mode which is the game's anniversary mode but in 4:3 and with lives, which is super restricting and plain odd. Should have just given us seperate options to play in whichever aspect ration we like and toggle lives.
The unlockables in the museum aren't all that interesting if you're a long time fan as most of, if not all, the entries are accessible elsewhere. I will commend the devs for including each episode of Sonic Mania Adventures in high quality for it to be preserved and not just exclusive to YouTube.
What should have been an easy task for SEGA instead is an undercooked collection of 4 beloved games that took way too many updates to fix bugs. Not to mention the unnecessary "Plus" revision a year after launch that included content that, in all honesty, should have been part of the game to begin with.
Despite aiming to be the "definitive" way to play these games, there still lacks many basic features and customisation options that you'd expect, with the most glaring exclusion being save slots for each game (with the exception of Sonic 3 but only because it was a feature of the original game). Once you clear a game with a certain character your only options are to replay the last level or play again from the beginning, which is surprising as the iOS ports of these games bothered having save slots. You're given the option to play the games in "classic" mode which is the game's anniversary mode but in 4:3 and with lives, which is super restricting and plain odd. Should have just given us seperate options to play in whichever aspect ration we like and toggle lives.
The unlockables in the museum aren't all that interesting if you're a long time fan as most of, if not all, the entries are accessible elsewhere. I will commend the devs for including each episode of Sonic Mania Adventures in high quality for it to be preserved and not just exclusive to YouTube.
What should have been an easy task for SEGA instead is an undercooked collection of 4 beloved games that took way too many updates to fix bugs. Not to mention the unnecessary "Plus" revision a year after launch that included content that, in all honesty, should have been part of the game to begin with.
A great collection that could have been a fantastic one. I still believe that Sonic Mega Collection is a better collection, although Origins has the best versions of the included games. They should have added a ton more extras like manuals and comic scans to at least match the content in Mega Collection.
This wasn't worth $40
Sonic origins actualmente es la manera mas accesible de jugar los juegos originales de sonic y que es funcional en todos los aspectos.
La verdad si solo quieres jugar a los sonics clasicos sin importar la calidad de estos es una buena compra.
Con esto dicho la colección presenta varios problemas pequeños, el problema es que son tantos que llega a lastimar la experiencia al largo plazo.
Alguno de estos problemas que podrían hacer que no te interese el juego:
-a diferencia de otras colecciones esta no presenta demasiado contenido extra, siendo lo típico de otras colecciones, aunque si tiene un modo misiones que es algo único de la colección aunque su calidad no es de lo mejor
-la colección presenta varios bugs que pueden afectar tu experiencia del juego de manera mínima, aunque en mi experiencia me encontré incluso con bugs los cuales me negaron la progresión del juego (requirió que vuelva a iniciar el nivel), estos son muy raros y puede que no los encuentres en tu experiencia
-la colección son ports de las versiones de celular, con esto también contiene bugs, fisicas, etc. siendo sonic 3 el único que fue realmente remasterizado.
-Canciones de sonic 3 fue cambiado por las versiones de pc
-no existe forma de jugar a los roms originales, la versión que se muestra para jugarlo de la manera original en realidad es una modificación de la versión de móvil para que simule jugarse como el original
La verdad si solo quieres jugar a los sonics clasicos sin importar la calidad de estos es una buena compra.
Con esto dicho la colección presenta varios problemas pequeños, el problema es que son tantos que llega a lastimar la experiencia al largo plazo.
Alguno de estos problemas que podrían hacer que no te interese el juego:
-a diferencia de otras colecciones esta no presenta demasiado contenido extra, siendo lo típico de otras colecciones, aunque si tiene un modo misiones que es algo único de la colección aunque su calidad no es de lo mejor
-la colección presenta varios bugs que pueden afectar tu experiencia del juego de manera mínima, aunque en mi experiencia me encontré incluso con bugs los cuales me negaron la progresión del juego (requirió que vuelva a iniciar el nivel), estos son muy raros y puede que no los encuentres en tu experiencia
-la colección son ports de las versiones de celular, con esto también contiene bugs, fisicas, etc. siendo sonic 3 el único que fue realmente remasterizado.
-Canciones de sonic 3 fue cambiado por las versiones de pc
-no existe forma de jugar a los roms originales, la versión que se muestra para jugarlo de la manera original en realidad es una modificación de la versión de móvil para que simule jugarse como el original
Great platformers, bad port. Engine has many glitches across the main game where the old level design does not work well within the engine. Graphically, it's the best port of the games and with mods it looks even sharper. Played it on Deck and had a good time but if I emulated them they would be more enjoyable, just less pleasing visually.
Good remaster/port of old games
ehhhh. it's fine, I guess? good that they finally freed the Christian Whitehead versions of Sonic 1 and 2 from mobile hell, but otherwise? nah, this ain't it
Sonic Origins at the end of the day is a very strange package. It should be the definitive versions of the classic genesis titles and it gets so close but it just dies right before it hits the signpost.
Tons of great improvements and some neat bonus features but other Sonic collections of the past included more games and content that is just missing in this one. The new cutscenes are cute, the quality of life changes are great and mission mode is actually kinda fun but for everything gained is something lost in return. Plus I can't understate how the missing Sonic 3 music sucks because the replacements are literally unfinished versions of tracks from prototypes (that are also slightly off from the prototypes) and they just don't sound good.
What also sucks is that the collection introduces some weird bugs that weren't in any other version giving off some rushed vibes (it was rushed, classic SEGA moment). All of that brings the game down a touch. Even more when you add in the weird ass Deluxe DLC which gives things that literally don't feel worth the extra cash put down. Like extra menu animations and side borders is a really weird thing to sell. Luckily the Plus version replaced it and actually comes with more content but the gall of SEGA to make DLC for a classic collection is hilarious.
To anyone that's never played a Sonic game or is a casual fan and wants to relive the old titles, this collection ain't half bad and it's a super easy way to play the entire main line genesis catalogue. For the die hard Sonic fans who are willing to go through the trouble, there's better ways to experience these classics. Just when you play Sonic 1, make sure you stop after Green Hill Act 2. You're better off that way.
Tons of great improvements and some neat bonus features but other Sonic collections of the past included more games and content that is just missing in this one. The new cutscenes are cute, the quality of life changes are great and mission mode is actually kinda fun but for everything gained is something lost in return. Plus I can't understate how the missing Sonic 3 music sucks because the replacements are literally unfinished versions of tracks from prototypes (that are also slightly off from the prototypes) and they just don't sound good.
What also sucks is that the collection introduces some weird bugs that weren't in any other version giving off some rushed vibes (it was rushed, classic SEGA moment). All of that brings the game down a touch. Even more when you add in the weird ass Deluxe DLC which gives things that literally don't feel worth the extra cash put down. Like extra menu animations and side borders is a really weird thing to sell. Luckily the Plus version replaced it and actually comes with more content but the gall of SEGA to make DLC for a classic collection is hilarious.
To anyone that's never played a Sonic game or is a casual fan and wants to relive the old titles, this collection ain't half bad and it's a super easy way to play the entire main line genesis catalogue. For the die hard Sonic fans who are willing to go through the trouble, there's better ways to experience these classics. Just when you play Sonic 1, make sure you stop after Green Hill Act 2. You're better off that way.
This collection has improved a lot since it's original release. Whilst there is still the rare glitch and the music of Sonic 3 isn't the best in some zones it is still a really solid way to play the classics.
Whilst hardcore fans may prefer other versions this release still has a lot to offer and I would totally recommended it to most people as the way to play these games.
Whilst hardcore fans may prefer other versions this release still has a lot to offer and I would totally recommended it to most people as the way to play these games.