Way Past Cool

To speedrun well, one must first speedrun poorly.


Accelerated learning: possible through rapid mistake
making

As mentioned briefly in my last article, I’ve been speeding my way through more games than I really should given my time restraints, but I’ve always been as eclectic as I have been insatiable in the realm of gaming. Combine that with how broke I am more often than not, and the monthly games for PS+ and Gamepass are definitely worthy of my praise. Though, as I’ve stated before, my problem is usually time, not content, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to get as much gaming in as physically possible. One of the titles up for grabs this month on PS+ was Sonic Colors Ultimate, for all of you who are desperately looking to get your blue blur fix in.


***Not that desperately

I was itching for a Sonic title to sink my teeth into, so Colors Ultimate came at a good time. Having said that, I would have infinitely preferred to nab a more fully focused 2D title I have yet to play, like Sonic Superstars, but beggars can’t be choosers. However, in the case of Sonic Colors Ultimate, one should perhaps be a little more judicious depending on their mileage lest they are a huge fan of the speedy hog, as this game is a bit of mixed bag. Colors Ultimate adds some new content that the original didn’t have, which is good for returning players, but it’s mostly window dressing. With that said, what’s worse and more so important involving he unfortunate reality of the title is that Colors Ultimate is actually way glitchier than the original release, which in the land of the speedster, is a particularly troublesome thing to hear.


What I imagine most Sonic fans look like upon the
seeing the glitches of any new title at launch

So yeah, not the greatest re-release, but if you’re looking for a quick hit of the 3D Sonic good stuff, you could definitely do worse. The range of quality on 3D Sonic qualities is, in this games saving grace, so vastly fucked varied of a god damn spectrum, if the game doesn’t have a subplot involving bestiality or it doesn’t feels like you’re playing some kind of demented proto-alpha build of a game, you’re doing quite well for what Sonic has to offer. So if you just want a goofy, fast-paced, mostly competent action platformer with a fun OST, buttrock in tow, Sonic Colors Ultimate is worth an afternoon of your time if you’ve got one to burn.

~Pashford