How Sonic Colors Saved Sonic (by Failing)

In 2010, Sega pulled its worst Sonic games off the shelves and promised that every new one would score 80 or higher. One month later, Sonic Colors came out and scored a 78. It missed the bar, and it's still the game people point to as the moment Sonic started getting better. In this video I open the jar on Sonic Colors: where it came from, how it was put together, how it actually plays today, and what happened when Sega re-released it eleven years later. Rated on the official Dill-O-Meter. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:34 Act 1: Cucumber 5:04 Act 2: Brine 8:31 Act 3: Ferment 11:01 Act 4: Jar Got a game you want me to open next? Tell me in the comments. Stay brined. SOURCES Wikipedia: Sonic Colors Engadget (Oct 12, 2010): Sega "looking to improve Sonic strategy," reducing supply of older Sonic games Game Informer (Oct 8, 2010): Sega wants embarrassing games off shelves Nintendo World Report: Sonic and the Story of a Franchise Reborn Sega Sammy financial statements (sales to March 2011). Famitsu interview with Takashi Iizuka (June 2021) FOOTAGE CREDITS Sonic Colors, Sonic Colors: Ultimate and all other Sonic games (c) SEGA. Huge thanks to these creators. Go check out their channels. Sonic Colors (Wii): FCPlaythroughs:    • Sonic Colours (Wii) playthrough ~Longplay~   arronmunroe:    • Sonic Colors Wii All Red Rings All Stages ...   Gamer's Little Playground (cutscenes):    • SONIC COLORS All Cutscenes (Full Game Movi...   Sonic Colors (DS): FCPlaythroughs:    • Sonic Colours (DS) playthrough ~Longplay~   Sonic Colors: Ultimate: BeardBear:    • Sonic Colors: Ultimate - Full Game Walkthr...   TWIP (glitches):    • Every Glitch in Sonic Colors: Ultimate (So...   E3 2010 trailer (via IGN):    • Sonic Colors Wii Trailer - E3 2010   Other games: ArtFenixAsordis (Secret Rings):    • Sonic and the Secret Rings - Levitated Rui...   Sonic Destiny (Unleashed):    • Sonic Unleashed Recompiled - All Main Day ...   Starlight (Unleashed werehog):    • Sonic Unleashed - The Werehog in 60FPS (Se...   ProsafiaGaming (Black Knight):    • Sonic and the Black Knight - All Bosses + ...   John GodGames (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games):    • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Gamep...   SonicJGB (Generations):    • Sonic Generations: Planet Wisp (Modern) [1...   TheRealSonicFan (Lost World):    • Sonic Lost World - All Wisps Powers   PacSonicGaming (Forces):    • SONIC FORCES All Wispons   MUSIC Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack (c) SEGA. Composed by Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba and Naofumi Hataya. This video is commentary and criticism. Footage and music are used in short excerpts for review purposes under fair use. If you made any of this footage and want it credited differently or removed, leave a comment and I'll sort it out. #SonicColors #SonicTheHedgehog #Retrospective