“What is in Origins is also not what we turned in.”
“This is frustrating.
“Regarding Origins, we were outsiders creating a separate project that was then wrangled into something entirely different.
“Again, I can take responsibility for my and my team’s mistakes, and there were some.
It’s absolutely not perfect and some of it is from us.
We weren’t too thrilled about its pre-submission state either but a lot was beyond our control.
“We asked to do major fixes near submission but weren’t allowed due to submission and approval rules.
We asked about delays early and repeatedly but were told they weren’t possible.
“We want these problems to be addressed.
We provided a ton of feedback during and after development for both Origins and its Sonic 3 integration.
Eurogamer’s own Matt Reynolds experienced a bug while playing Sonic 2 concerning the AI of Tails.
“Why am I talking about it now, then?
It’s a lot more complicated than that.
Fans have also heavily criticised the music used in Sonic 3, adding to the discourse around the game.
The game does not use the original soundtrack, instead adding new arrangements from composer Jun Senoue.
Eurogamer has contacted Sega for comment.
