Sonic Colours: Ultimate players have taken to social media to report a raft of bugs, graphics glitches and crashes – particularly with the Nintendo Switch version.
Sonic Colours: Ultimate early access went live yesterday for those who bought the Digital Deluxe edition – and now Twitter is packed with clips of the game going horribly wrong.
Videos show various glitches that cause the graphics to do weird and wonderful things. Here’s a snippet:
This game costs money…. #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/uiSxZl6Fug
— MiN (@MiNado_Meta) September 3, 2021
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uh-uh.. heLLO?! o.o #SonicColors… #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/9WMMKO59d1
— Jeffy (@kakarotooot7u51) September 3, 2021
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If you must pick up Sonic Colors Ultimate, please don’t buy it on Switch. It’s even missing the Eggman firework. #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/Yf2nCzURVL
— CallieMacN (@CallieMacN) September 3, 2021
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uhhhh, so i bought sonic colors ultimate and this happened while playing pic.twitter.com/ihOyrlSmCB
— Anti Hobbykids (@AHobbykids) September 3, 2021
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Sonic colors ultimate is a port. pic.twitter.com/mQDt5oZyLA
— Sanic123 (@SSanic123) September 3, 2021
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Having a normal one #SonicColorsUltimate pic.twitter.com/EsiRKDkBXB
— eternalyn (@_eternalyn) September 3, 2021
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I no longer feel safe playing #SonicColorsUltimate. #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/kJV69xS6KP
— Trendy Brendy ? (@TrendanBrendan) September 4, 2021
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Sonic Color Ultimate’s Jade Ghost Wisp is truly polished. pic.twitter.com/MQD6Kq0fGi
— CatGirlToast (@snowwood_) September 3, 2021
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actual creepypasta shit #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/Kx0COt52Lf
— Smonc (@Smoncdahonk) September 4, 2021
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The following clip comes with a seizure warning:
seizure warning #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/hiatXJdQX0
— Smonc (@Smoncdahonk) September 4, 2021
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Sonic Colours Ultimate is described as an enhanced remaster of the 2010 Wii original. It’s out on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and PC via the Epic Games Store.
The Nintendo Switch version in particular has come under fire for its performance, loading times and bugs, although players of all versions have reported problems. The audio mix has also been heavily criticised across platforms.
Sega enlisted the help of US port specialist Blind Squirrel Games, which worked on the excellent Mass Effect trilogy remasters, for the Sonic Colours update.
Glitches and bugs aren’t the only issue with Sonic Colours Ultimate. The port uses the free open source Godot Engine without credit.
In a tweet, Blind Squirrel apologised, promising to add a credit in a patch.
“We are very sorry about this oversight and are committed to properly crediting all technology that we use,” Blind Squirrel said.
“Despite the credits being reviewed multiple times, this was somehow missed. An upcoming patch will be released shortly to correct this issue.”
We are very sorry about this oversight and are committed to properly crediting all technology that we use. Despite the credits being reviewed multiple times, this was somehow missed. An upcoming patch will be released shortly to correct this issue.
— Blind Squirrel Games (@Blind_Squirrel_) September 3, 2021
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Sega has yet to address the graphics issues with the game.
