Sonic Origins to Feature Changes for Beginners Similar to Sonic Colors Ultimate

by Stritix July 22, 2021 1 comment

In the 4Gamer interview, Iizuka has stated there will be changes in Sonic Origins which make the classic titles easier for beginners.

Similar to “Sonic Colors Ultimate”, it was planned to let people who have recently learned about Sonic know “the origin of Sonic”. The 5 titles released for Mega Drive can be played on the current machine, but the recorded titles are not based on the emulator, but are properly ported to the current hardware. This will allow you to play everything on a 16: 9 screen.

In general, emulator-based porting is easier to do, but since it is a title that has been played for 30 years, I would like to take this opportunity to revive it again on the current hardware. With that feeling in mind, I dared to try transplanting. Since it’s in the early stages of the project, there’s not much I can talk about in detail, but since it’s not an emulator, you can modify the game itself. While faithfully reproducing the original, I would like to think about elements that make it easier for game beginners to play, such as “Sonic Colors Ultimate“.

Sonic Colors Ultimate has removed the lives system and replaced it with a new Tails assist mode which will save players from bottomless pits. It’s possible Sonic Origins will feature a mode similar to this or could simply remove the lives system.

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