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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.6 hrs on record
Posted: 22 Jun, 2022 @ 10:46pm
Updated: 22 Jun, 2022 @ 11:38pm

Sad to say this but, in its current state, I cannot recommend Sonic Origins:

- The keyboard controls are unbelievably bad, I just can't believe it, even after checking its bindings on the options menu, on Sonic 3 at least I CANNOT CONTROL WITH THE ARROWS!

- Graphics aren't great, I wanted the Sonic 3 remake with the good HD Christian Whitehead mobile remakes graphics, but this looks blurry, I wouldn't think this is a remake, but the game resized to widescreen. Sonic 3 AIR looks better.

- Music at least on Sonic 3 is bad, doesn't sound remastered, the volume is low and it doesn't sound nice like the Sonic 3 AIR remastered soundtrack option.

EDIT: I asked for a refund with this note left:

This game isn't what we've been promised: Atrocious keyboard controls, blurry/non-HD remastered graphics and badly remastered music or plainly not remastered.
This kind of basic issues only can happen if this game wasn't made with love, they had to know at least about the terrible keyboard controls, and even if it were easy to fix, they still released it.
And it is clear why: Christian Whitehead didn't work on this, SEGA did.
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Shadowfox 1 Jul, 2022 @ 4:46pm 
oh its like that... geeze that should be basic features
76561199179770445 1 Jul, 2022 @ 12:04pm 
@Hipocondria Thanks, yeah, fortunately I got the refund fast thanks to Steam.
hip 26 Jun, 2022 @ 7:04am 
@Shadowfox - More like its 2022 and you can't rebind controls in this game lol.

I hope you get your refund OP. You deserve it :steamthumbsup:
Shadowlet 25 Jun, 2022 @ 4:34pm 
Yes?
Sir_Adz 24 Jun, 2022 @ 1:38pm 
Stealth only worked on sonic 3 and k not on any of the other games bro and on twitter he said sega didnt use what they sent them check his tweets.
Super 24 Jun, 2022 @ 6:48am 
Even with Whitehead these ports still would've turned out bad.

Stealth still worked on these, and he's just as instrumental, if not moreso to mania and the mobile ports as Christian is. Stealth on twitter has gone into detail about the development and it essentially has to do with SEGA rushing out the product.

I love Whitehead as much as the next guy, but lets not pretend Stealth isn't just as important or skilled as he is. Whitehead still provided the engine, but didn't work on Origins due to being obligated with another game at the moment.
76561199179770445 23 Jun, 2022 @ 10:10am 
To everyone considering a refund: Do it.
Even if they fix this issues in the future, they released this game knowing it wasn't complete, a platform game which cannot be played correctly on a keyboard isn't worth 40 dollars.
squabbled 23 Jun, 2022 @ 9:50am 
thank you for this review. was considering picking it up due to the steam sale today and me having a bit of cash stored on my steam for the sale and saw origin was coming out, however i really hate the trend of PC games being sold in an unplayable state, then slowly fixed over time. that is, even if fixed what so ever. thank you so much for this review, iSavra, and thanks for saving me out of a few dollars.
Capville 23 Jun, 2022 @ 9:14am 
Oh my gosh with the arrow keys exactly! Why can't you control with them? Does anyone know how to do so?
DarkEco 23 Jun, 2022 @ 9:13am 
It's a PC game, it should work with a keyboard. End of. An Xbox controller is an optional peripheral. Doesn't affect me but I can sympathise with the people it does affect.