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I'm on the phone with Nintendo right now and it's taking surprisingly long. The representative says that they are aware of the situation at least.
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PSA: Do NOT buy Sonic Colors Ultimate on Switch. Seizure-inducing graphics are currently all over the game.
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Might be all the refunds happening at once.
I got a refund for Age of Calamity after only 10 minutes when that came out. No hassle really
I opted to use their text messaging system instead rather than stay on the line.
Yeah. That's what I did too in regards to my post above. Worked pretty easily
This is taking forever to process, so here's a gif preview
The noise is from gifcam, everything else is really in there
That's the style people want in new 2d Mario.
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It seems SMS is getting hammered then, because when I tried to use it I got prompted to call.
From my personal experience, apart from the sound issues (which seems to be a thing across all versions), and a short freeze (just for a second or two midway through Asteroid Coaster, though I'm not able to reproduce it so it cud be just a one off thing), it's been a pretty decent experience.
Just got a refund from Xbox. I literally filled in the refund form and got a refund straight away.
How long has this been a thing? Was just talking to someone about the dev stories that came out of Sonic Heroes and Sonic 06, and it should surprise no one that those were rush jobs. Sonic Forces doesn't even have the soul that those games had, it just feels like someone had to make a Sonic rip-off for another market and was made legit by SEGA halfway through development.
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Well, haven't seen much in this thread about the PC version so I'll chime in. The graphics settings are bare bones. All you get is a resolution selection, Fullscreen, Windowed, and Borderless Fullsecreen selection, and V-sync on or off. Changing between resolutions or display options can cause...
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I wonder how this is gonna impact Nintendo and Sega relations going forward. It really seems like it got automatically certified without any oversight from Nintendo.
It might not have. I can repeat the flashing images and complete meltdown of graphics all the time on 1.0.3, but I can't on 1.0.0. The version Nintendo reviewed might not have done any of this.
I posted a real hardware video minutes later as well… it's still worth discussing IMO since the yuzu person nuked their account, presumably due to being attacked by the fandom. I didn't say Yuzu was the cause of all glitches.
None of the PS4/5 or XBO bugs I've seen are anywhere near the level of the Switch ones, FWIW. I did see a couple stories about the game freezing and corrupting itself but those seem to be very rare because they haven't been reported nearly as much as the Switch stuff.
Still fucking sucks the game was released in the state it's in on any platform let alone the Switch version.
I'm getting really annoyed at the people using the emulator guy to claim that all the glitches are exaggerated or not real
The dumbest is that the fake glitch is not even one of the worst, it was only about Sonic t-posing, for people complaining about others lying about the performance they sure are doing the same thing
The dumbest is that the fake glitch is not even one of the worst, it was only about Sonic t-posing, for people complaining about others lying about the performance they sure are doing the same thing
Haven't heard anything about it aside from Blind Squirrel failing to credit software they used to make the remaster.
well there's some X factor going on that is unknown at the moment. Because I have the switch version and played 4 hours last night without any graphical glitches
I thought maybe it could be caused by the cosmetic items, but playing around with that doesn't trigger it for me either
as a game developer and someone fascinated by ports, I kinda want to experience it once but can't so far
Isn't the Sonic IP ironically most popular on Nintendo systems now'n days? I wouldn't take a lack of PS4 and XB1 reports as a sign that issues there are rare. There just may not be as many people to do the reporting. (Also the media feedback loop has focused on the Switch since the Yuzu guy.)
It's probably safest not to trust any version of the game run until some patches come out
Here's how I can replicate it at will, only on 1.0.3 so make sure you have the latest update (or don't, it seems to work better on 1.0.0) I do have purple gloves and shoes on from the cosmetics, but that's it
1) After you unlock Aquarium Park, go to every planets map and exit out of them once they've loaded in to go back to the planet map and finally go to Aquarium Park
2) Load in Aquarium Park act 1 and enjoy the shitshow
"A-HA! No seizure-inducing graphics here! CLEARLY, you and everyone else posting about seizure-inducing glitches were LYING, and just trying to get Mommy Sega and Daddy Sonic into trouble!"
People keep saying about how better video games were before, and SEGA took it to heart by giving you a Sonic 06-quality title in this modern day and age.
This has worked for me every time.
dam bro which Yuzu build did you use to break the game like this LOL
It's disgusting that people spreading are "it's just because of emulators" around just because they're salty about others dunking on the Sonic franchise.
People are at risk of actual physical harm or death here. This is bigger than people being mean to your favorite corporation. Grow up.
So I've done some talking to others with the Switch version and the bad seizure glitches apparently require VERY specific setup to pull off. It's not something that'd happen in a normal playthrough.
They don't. It'll happen after enough worlds if you play straight through. It's how I came across it the first time.
Even just indecision about which world you want to play will cause it since you just have to load a few of the planet maps to trigger it.
I'm curious, what makes you think people are lying about these glitches to make it a "bit sussy" in your words? I've seen multiple different people replicate these issues in various different ways. Not to mention that Nintendo and Xbox are refunding the game due to these issues.
Precisely, comparing "shovelware" with this is disgusting, it makes no sense to put it in the same bag.
This is something fucking serious and to compare it with inoffensive games of the eShop that you don't like it's not acceptable
Is there any statement from Sega on how fucked this is?
There's no way these seizure inducing glitches weren't caught by QA. And for Sega to go ahead and put this game out with no warning (or at all tbh) is fucking lethal. It was shit with cyberpunk and its shit here.
And for sonic fans to accuse people trying to protect others by saying shit like "it's on an emulator" "no normal playthrough would lead to these glitches" etc. is absolute bullshit and they should be ashamed.
There's no way these seizure inducing glitches weren't caught by QA. And for Sega to go ahead and put this game out with no warning (or at all tbh) is fucking lethal. It was shit with cyberpunk and its shit here.
And for sonic fans to accuse people trying to protect others by saying shit like "it's on an emulator" "no normal playthrough would lead to these glitches" etc. is absolute bullshit and they should be ashamed.
I've been playing the game on Switch for two whole days now and haven't encountered anything major aside from a single crash and audio issues.
Forget Sega, this had to have been missed by Nintendo. This is the kind of thing that should fail certification. Looking at steps to reproduce it in this thread, it seems to be the kind of thing that's just common enough for lots of people to find but rare though to plausibly miss.
Certification isn't curation. Cert is just supposed to mean the game isn't fundamentally broken - especially in a way that could damage the Switch - or otherwise go against Nintendo's policies. 'Shovelware' has nothing to do with it.
I do believe this should've failed had it been noticed by Nintendo though.
You can fake videos in the Switch album too fwiw, though obviously we have enough evidence now.
No.
Certification isn't curation. Cert is just supposed to mean the game isn't fundamentally broken - especially in a way that could damage the Switch - or otherwise go against Nintendo's policies. 'Shovelware' has nothing to do with it.
I do believe this should've failed had it been noticed by Nintendo though.
That's not really a concern here.
The bugs being seizure inducing isn't really a 'take' though, it's just facts. I don't think there's anything wrong with shutting down a take saying this was expected because Nintendo allows shovelware on their store.
Based on what we know the seizure-inducing stuff is seemingly caused by changes made between version 1.0.0 and the version the game is currently at, so it really depends on which version they gave Nintendo and reviewers to play.
Ah i rmr only a month ago people where blaming switch hardware when no,its actually just a badly rushed port job
With some evidence that the bugs may have actually been introduced in a patch, it's plausible it didn't go through full certification if I understand the process correctly.
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Honestly your videos with the broken Sonic Model are absolutely hilarious once you get past the seizures.
They should make Paper Sonic: The Origami King
don't worry, there are people still blaming the switch
Someone needs to put pressure on the platform holders to have a zero-tolerance policy on potential seizure-inducing visuals. CP2077, Balan Wonderworld, and now this have all managed to get through cert and there's no way in hell they should've.
Crazy how this went from a port with questionable design and aesthetic decisions to an all out shitshow in the span of a couple days.
Of course it'd happen to one of the very few 3D games in the series I actually give a shit about, lmao
Of course it'd happen to one of the very few 3D games in the series I actually give a shit about, lmao
So is the Switch version actually better without the patch? If so that's pretty weird. I have the physical version coming in (Amazon price dropped it actually). I'll have to try the game out without it to see.