Sonic Mania/ Sonic Mania Plus (XB1, PS4, PC, Switch)

[Azathoth]

Loving it thus far. Encore mode is a simple idea, but the new item placement really throws you off. And the new characters are a blast to play, esp Mighty.

I dropped the $5 for the Switch DLC and totally agree, my enjoyment I've got out of encore mode way outclasses the vanilla version. I never really cared for using Knuckles in any Sonic game, his gameplay always felt a bit slow and plodding to me, so I always stuck with Sonic and a CPU Tails. The new abilities of Ray, Mighty, and (shockingly) Tails totally freshens everything up and adds a lot to the experience. Swapping them out on the fly is great and adds a lot of depth. Depending on how you play parts of some levels may come off much easier, but I haven't ran into a situation personally where the new abilities totally broke one and made it a complete cakewalk.

If you enjoyed Sonic Mania any at all it's easily worth the $5 entry fee.

[Mega Drive Bowlsey]

Definitely going to have to set aside time for this.

[Benjamin]

Just a note if anyone missed it, but the Xbox One version did not come with the Gen/MD reversible cover as advertised:

https://twitter.com/RubyEclipse/stat...79507075690496

Still haven't heard back from smpcover@printarts.com, but only been a couple of days...

[EyeDeeNo76]

Last night I bought the Plus Steam add-on but still need to give it a whirl.
I need to put some more time in because Titanic Monarch is still is holding me back from finishing the game? Never found them plasma orbs fun and and that ruby mist teleporting me ... where I'm I now? ... to all over the place and ultimately run out of time. And I refuse to watch YouTube playthroughs to help me ha-ha I want to get it done though.

[The Jackal]

Just a note if anyone missed it, but the Xbox One version did not come with the Gen/MD reversible cover as advertised:

https://twitter.com/RubyEclipse/stat...79507075690496

Still haven't heard back from smpcover@printarts.com, but only been a couple of days...

Mine came with it's reversible cover. No print errors either.

[BonusKun]

For those of you who were still wondering about the slight issues with the Switch version.

[Assman]

I need to put some more time in because Titanic Monarch is still is holding me back from finishing the game? Never found them plasma orbs fun and and that ruby mist teleporting me ... where I'm I now? ... to all over the place and ultimately run out of time. And I refuse to watch YouTube playthroughs to help me ha-ha I want to get it done though.

You can turn off the time limit now if you hit "Y" on the save screen. That probably should've been the default (it is in Encore Mode).

[Zaxxine]

I've decided to get Sonic Mania Plus for the Nintendo Switch even though I don't have the console yet, but not right away. As I mentioned before, I do have a digital copy of the original game on PS4, so is there a reason to hurry either purchase? I'll just install the update for it and pick up a Nintendo Switch with a physical copy eventually. Besides, it seems wise to wait after seeing reports of cracks appearing on Nintendo Switches that have been handled with care... just in case Nintendo flags this as a design oopsie and rolls out an upgraded version of the console.

For those of you who were still wondering about the slight issues with the Switch version.

Wait, say what? Uh-oh, Sonic the Hedgehog SpaghettiOs. Guess I should look into this. On a scale of 1 to 10, how spoiler-y is that video?

[QuickSciFi]

It was sooo the right decision to go with the $4.99 DLC. Just turned my vanilla Sonic Mania into Sonic Mania Plus. It literally changes the startup logo to that. I was so worried it wouldn't and that I was going to end up having to break open my PS4 physical copy just to get some stupid extra level or something. I am not at all about sealed collecting, but seeing how I already owned the original download only copy on the PS4 (which came with the Collector's edition), I felt it would be so unnecessary to start from scratch again and have to even load up my disc now that I already have it ready to start without it.

P.S.> It is such a conundrum coming from me, I know. But now I feel exactly how when a youtuber gets a free download code to review the game and then buys the physical copy for collecting purposes but doesn't open it. Makes total sense now.

[The Jackal]

It was sooo the right decision to go with the $4.99 DLC. Just turned my vanilla Sonic Mania into Sonic Mania Plus. It literally changes the startup logo to that. I was so worried it wouldn't and that I was going to end up having to break open my PS4 physical copy just to get some stupid extra level or something. I am not at all about sealed collecting, but seeing how I already owned the original download only copy on the PS4 (which came with the Collector's edition), I felt it would be so unnecessary to start from scratch again and have to even load up my disc now that I already have it ready to start without it.

P.S.> It is such a conundrum coming from me, I know. But now I feel exactly how when a youtuber gets a free download code to review the game and then buys the physical copy for collecting purposes but doesn't open it. Makes total sense now.

Yeah, prob best you did it that way - digital and physical copies, even on the same platform, exist separately, so you'd not have access to the DLC on the original release unless you double-dipped.

[Cornholio857]

Wait, say what? Uh-oh, Sonic the Hedgehog SpaghettiOs. Guess I should look into this. On a scale of 1 to 10, how spoiler-y is that video?

Yeah, I ate them as a kid.


I also remember that commercial vividly. After seeing that I just had to go get some. LOL

[Zaxxine]

Yeah, I ate them as a kid. :p


I also remember that commercial vividly. After seeing that I just had to go get some. LOL

How could you not?! With a Sonic ice cream for dessert. :D Though, I was probably pretty little when that pasta hit store shelves, so I don't remember if I ate it back in the day.

But hey, I AM AN ADULT NOW! What's to stop me from ordering a can off eBay and dishing it out for lunch sometime?

...This. This right here.



Oh well. Maybe next year Sega will surprise us with a relaunch of Sonic SpaghettiOs to go with our Sonic toast.

[EyeDeeNo76]

You can turn off the time limit now if you hit "Y" on the save screen. That probably should've been the default (it is in Encore Mode).

Really! Did not know this but kinda gives me that training wheels vibe ... might do it though.

[Assman]

I don't really think of it that way, just that the levels are FUCKING HUGE and if you want to do any exploring, you're probably gonna hit that limit. I don't see why it needs to be there after 20+ years of hindsight.

[Lan Di]

How could you not?! With a Sonic ice cream for dessert. Though, I was probably pretty little when that pasta hit store shelves, so I don't remember if I ate it back in the day.

But hey, I AM AN ADULT NOW! What's to stop me from ordering a can off eBay and dishing it out for lunch sometime?

...This. This right here.



Oh well. Maybe next year Sega will surprise us with a relaunch of Sonic SpaghettiOs to go with our Sonic toast.

Wow!