Team Tails’ Channel’s thoughts on Sonic Colours Ultimate

Sonic Colours is still my least favorite boost Sonic game, but I'd be lying if isn't a fun one. It's a fun time for fans and newcomers alike, and Colours Ultimate, with just some patches, could very well be the Ultimate way for fans to experience the game. I'll give the remaster the same grade I gave to the original all of those years back.

I feel that, if this game got some more polish, and Rival Races was balanced a bit more, I think it could be argued that this game is better than the original. But for now, I think the original Sonic Colours just edges out by a few points.

Sonic Colours is a joy to play through, listen to, and experience, but leaves much to be desired in terms of level design, with an abundance of blocky 2D platforming, not enough 3D sections where you aren’t quickstepping, on rails or drifting, and one or two Wisps that just are never all that fun to use (looking at you for the most part, Cube).

It's definitely not a perfect remaster by any means, but I still had fun despite the problems I encountered. I really hope those glitches can be patched. Don't let my experience stop you from trying it out yourself. I encourage you to pick it up and form your own opinion because everyone's experience is different.

The long-awaited Sonic Colours remaster brought a number of genuine quality-of-life improvements. The Jade Ghost wisp and Rival Rush gameplay mode were appreciated. I will not be surprised if Ultimate was a test bed for a future look at customization in the next mainline game. With all of that in mind, I found the questionable quality control too insurmountable to ignore. Here's hoping a lesson was learned for future remasters.

I am happy Colours Ultimate is reviewing well, but my experience as a Sonic fan, and the overall quality of the review copy I’m playing, makes it feel.... unearned. I can’t shake the feeling Sonic may simply be held to a lower standard now.