These games look great and play better than they ever have in HD. After my first go at “story mode,” I’m more likely to just play each title individually, but it makes for a fun way to explore these remasters for your first playthroughs. I love the idea of turning these four into one big game. The compilation even includes new, adorable animated cutscenes that help better connect the titles narratively. Origins also offers a “story” mode, which has you play through all four games sequentially. It doesn’t bother me much, but it does stand out if you grew up with Sonic 3. The replacement tunes are OK, but it’ll make for a jarring change for many.
This only impacts a few levels, but it does mean the erasure of some good songs like IceCap Zone’s theme. Sega also replaced a few of the music tracks from Sonic 3 and Knuckles - presumably ones that Michael Jackson secretly worked on - with new songs. It’s not a game-breaking bug, but it is annoying. I know he’s jumping because I can hear that sound effect repeat on loop until I mercifully end the level. Instead of flying back to me, he just keeps jumping against a wall. Notably, Tails often gets stuck offscreen when I’m playing Sonic 2. So these are definitive versions of these games then, right? Maybe! I have encountered a few bugs. Seeing just a little bit further ahead makes stages easier to navigate, especially at Sonic’s signature high speeds. Getting to experience these games in widescreen feels great. This makes it easier and less frustrating to collect all of those Chaos Emeralds. Instead of extra lives, you can collect coins that give you extra attempts at each game’s bonus levels.
You get both “original” versions of these games in the classic 4:3 aspect ratio, but you can also play “anniversary” versions of each game that display in widescreen, give Sonic his drop-dash ability from Sonic Mania and get rid of lives, meaning no more game overs. Origins includes the first Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic 3 and Kunckles. But Origins - out on June 23 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC - still feels special. So, yeah, we’ve had plenty of Sonic compilations before.
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