Recent reviews by Flyer3f

The game play loop is very solid. Had fun with my friends playing this. I will say however that the game's not quite worth the $10 bucks. Very very simplistic with no unlockables or customization. Still being worked on and getting updates is fine but for an early access this is still very bare bones. AI Promotional art needs to go.
I think if the price was reduced to $5 I could probably recommend it? The dev's really got a fun game here, but it just needs a bit more to it, especially since all the assets are very stock. More areas. More colorful landscapes. More seasons. Weather. Time of day. A customizable hunter could be neat. You got something good here, work with it.
Also, remove the AI art. Put your logo on a black background and you won't upset people.

Note: Sonic Team is releasing Origins Plus in June as of posting this. The game will be $40 USD, include all the "DLC" of Origins, as well as having a bigger expansion with Game Gear titles and a playable Amy and Knuckles in every Genesis game. The game might be worth it to you when that time comes, but as of now, save your money for when it's worth the price, because they will sell you these upgrades in June if you buy this version.I've held off roasting how this game has been handled in hopes that the huge issues with it would be fixed in future updates, however not only is there no word on any more fixes, Sonic Team just announced a Sonic Origins Plus, which will cost an additional $10 for current owners of Sonic Origins. While I would love to play as Classic Amy (and honestly expected her to be an end game unlock for THIS version) and would love the Game Gear titles, for fans of the Genesis games, this collection does a rather poor job at replicating the feeling of the older games. The game ports are for the most part "satisfactory", but this is replacing perfectly fine emulations on Steam, which were ALL taken down before this came out (and retailed at a cheaper price for all 4 games). The cutscenes are the best part of this collection, as they're lovely additions to introduce you to the world of Sonic and are very nonobtrusive. However, some issues crop up when you investigate the games themselves. (Some physics issues I believe have been patched but I can't confirm all of them due to how random they seemed in the first place.) When I played, sometimes you'd ramp off of something really fast and slam into a wall a little too hard, crushing you. While this is a very realistic scenario in real life, this does not happen in the classic games. Also, in Sonic CD, Sonic no longer has voice clips. There weren't too many in the first place, but they were cute and added to the charm of the game. The more problematic parts that bothered me the most though was how the audio was handled in S3&K. I have no idea why they did it, but the audio sounds very muffled on every stage. I don't mind the replacement tracks (even though they seem worse quality than the old PC port of the 90's), but the audio is just so poor it makes me never want to play the Origins version of this game again. Don't get me started about how poor all the sprites look. I don't know how they messed up the blurring of pixels, but something just looks so off with it.The worst parts are honestly that this game does not preserve history as it was originally, and it instead tries to overwrite it with poorly implemented "upgrades" for the newer generation without considering what makes the original version so timeless. Even the classic modes of the games are just Anniversary modes except modified to "feel" more original (no widescreen, lives system, etc, yet still poor pixelation, bad audio, and weird physics issues). The marketing for this game was also awful with the DLC which amounted to a bunch of basic features of a menu being ripped out and sold to you for extra. Maybe when Plus comes out, this game will be worth your money, but until then don't be like me. Wait until the game is worth buying, and even then wait a few days for reviews. Who knows? Maybe they'll release a nice overhaul that fixes many of the issues I pointed out.Edit 2/25/23: It has come to my attention that Sonic Team actually does tend to patch the game again when the Plus edition rolls out in order to fix more bugs and improve the overall quality of the game. This doesn't change my review, but is something to keep notice of when the game gets its update in the future.

This game wants to be centered off it's main mechanic: Tag team racing. Now, this isn't such a bad thing. It feels good to coordinate with people and win a race together. However, it's a miserable slog in single player mode and just plain not fun if you aren't playing with friends.

Pros:
- More Sonic Characters!
- Tag team mechanics are fun and quite solid
- Engine feels like it's based off the Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed engine if not directly using it, which combines kart racing mechanics with a large car feel that feels incredibly satisfying when you get into the swing of things
- Amazing music! Seriously, look up the OST on youtube!
- Decent courses that can get very creative with level themes, though the brought over courses can feel a bit lame (the ones from Sega All-Stars Racing, not Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed)
- Fun and varied missions
- Amazing kart customization! You can change parts to optimize your favorite character towards your racing style, or just customize it to look as pretty as you want it! Different colors, paint jobs, types of materials, horns, decals, etc! Absolutely would love to see this expanded in future titles!

Cons:
- All Sonic characters... doesn't bother me too much but sad to see other Sega characters disappear into the ether
- The AI is butts. Will absolutely sabotage you in single player due to taking type-incompatible shortcuts, flying off the road, or just slamming into walls out of pure stupidity. Ive seen characters drive backwards past me. I've also noticed them just... eat shared wisps without using them? Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention but I swear...
- Single player experience is not fun due to team mechanics making playing frustrating or boring since you need to rely on your AI or unknown online team mates to be as good as you are
- Story mode has a ton of padding. Would be improved by just having grand prixs in sequence for the story mode, and then having a mission mode on the side. Trust me, the story isn't worth padding story mode for so long. You will absolutely race on one course, the next mission will be a mirrored version of that course, and if you're really lucky the third mission will be a grand prix with that course inside of it. It gets really repetitive...

This game is so close to being amazing, which is really the problem with the era of Sonic games this comes from. I unfortunately don't have any friends who wanna raid the online lobbies and race together, so unfortunately I feel like I can't get a proper online experience from this.
I tried not to compare this to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed, however it is impossible since this sits right next to it on the store page. This game is unfortunately a downgrade from it, as transformed had transforming cars, transforming maps, and a ton of variety involved that all felt great together. I want to see the team racing mechanics brought back in the future, however, but as a side mode. A game like Transformed with a side of online team racing mode would be incredible. Hopefully a combination of the best parts of Transformed and Team Racing could be possible in a new iteration of this series, however I have to recommend picking up Transformed instead for now. It's only $5 when it goes on sale, and I've bought the game on 3 consoles personally and continue buying it for friends of mine.

Sonic just works so well in an open world sandbox. Had an absolute blast exploring the maps and very much enjoyed the more serious take on a story! Also loved how much care was put into the fan service, from addressing character quirks over the past several games to mentions of Sonic's past adventures. This game felt like a love letter to everyone concerned about modern Sonic's direction, and I'm here for it. I can't wait for Sonic's next big adventure.

A friend bought me this game as a joke after buying themselves the game, but who's laughing now? They 100%'d the game in less than a week! A solid metroidvania with balanced and fun gameplay that just so happens to be fetishy as hell. Cute character designs, very high quality sprites and animations, and fun dialogue. If you don't mind the fat/eating/inflation/vore fetishy aspects of the game, this is a solid pick.

Edit: I don't want to delete my previous review, however I would like to revise my take since the game has been heavily updated since then
The devs have actually owned up to their word, which I would have never believed when the game came out. An absolute ton of quality-of-life additions have been added to VRChat since the EAC addition, which is fantastic. Little stuff such as clipping plane adjustments and adjustable mirrors, including UI enabled face cams and hand gesture viewer, really make the game a lot less frustrating and were mods that I certainly missed. The way the devs handled adding EAC to the game was still awful, however the game at least has enough additions that I dont hate it as much anymore. Also I will say public lobbies do seem a lot less crashy.

I love vrchat for the people I've met. I love vrchat for the things I can do on the platform. I hate vrchat for the way that the creators are trying to appeal to outside influencers who see VRChat as a way to gain more money. The latest EAC update was implemented with the littlest of warnings and so many mod makers' hard work went down the drain with no recognition. The moment the community rioted due to the loss of so many QoL mods, the dev team went into damage control mode and started working on mod features that people are sadly missing as of now. Chillout and NEOS now have a chance at surpassing VRChat. VRChat is still the current leader of all VR hangout platforms, but it's going to stifle creativity the way it's going. I want the best for VRChat, but it has a hard time taking the communities opinions to heart, so I just want other platforms to take the chance given to them and show us what they can do. I feel like I would be more comfortable in an open platform ready to accept new ideas and modifications and judge whether or not they would be better if natively adapted, rather than nuking all of them and only implementing the most popular ones once the community riots.

As of now, VRChat is the only platform capable of housing its playerbase. It would only be a matter of time before other games catch up. VRChat has to step its game up before it's too late if they want to both be a clean platform for investors to throw money to and also be a platform that listens to its playerbase and makes money off of subscription models.

Great pick up and play game. Easy to learn to play and fun for all skill levels. I find myself playing with friends still after all these years.

Out dated and lazy port. The Ubisoft login for this game is unnecessary and annoying. Only 4 players online in Uno is a crime.

I think hentai games go well with puzzles, however the first half of the game is "click the bigger number" and the second half is just RNG. The animations are simplistic, but they're cute and fun for the imagination. I think the creator can definitely improve on the simple-but-sweet hentai game genre, as Pleasure Castle was a very fun, albeit short, experience with a bonus mode for those who have enough time on their hands to grind it out. For $2, this game is worth it for some cute sprite animation, however the end will frustrate the hell out of you and is definitely responsible for most of the negative feedback, as I don't even have the patience to reset a hundred times.

Holds up even after so many years as a fantastic game, and I can't wait for the sequel!