What could have been the best Sonic compilation to date needs extra work.

Thereisan option labelled ‘anti-aliasing’, but this further degrades image quality resulting in an unacceptably blurry presentation.

The other major drawback of the front-end is exhibited on the Switch version.

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This reduces the overall fluidity of menu navigation on Switch; everything feels sluggish and blurry.

Some of the beautiful animated videos included here also incorrectly scaled on Switch, which is a shame.

There are other issues too.

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So while the UI is attractive, there are glaring errors that ought to have been resolved for release.

Instead, Sonic is presented at a stable 60fps.

One of the most significant changes is to the music.

sonic origins vs sonic mania (filtering)

Most aren’t game breaking, but the sheer number of them impact the overall experience.

Later in Marble Garden Zone, it’s possible to outrun the camera and die.

So where does this leave us?

sonic origins vs sonic mania (anti-aliasing)

sonic origins classic mode

sonic origins mirror mode

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