Opening up the game causes it to mess up my desktop, suggesting it loads with a smaller resolution.

You can change your resolution, but there aren’t many other options available. But it’s not like you need to run these 30-year-old games at 250 fps to get the best experience. It seems the game is locked to 60 fps, even with Vsync turned off. Sonic Origins runs well on PC, save for some minor concerns. There are harder challenges but, yes, those are locked in the Premium Fun Pack DLC.

But they’re not all that exciting, mostly letting you earn some more coins. They’re fine, and it’s cool to have different ways to enjoy the classic games. Frankly, I found most challenge missions to be uninspired. Each one gets tougher based on an out-of-five star count, and rank determines how many coins are earned on completion. Here, you have dozens of mini-missions, such as collecting 100 rings before the end or popping a number of balloons as Tails, which you must complete within a time frame for a certain rank. Without other classic games to play, you can idle your time in the Challenge missions. I wouldn’t have minded if they didn’t get the Anniversary treatment.

No, the box art found deep in Origins‘ Museum doesn’t count. And I would have liked to see Sega finally acknowledge that, yes, Sonic 3D Blast was a thing, and so was Knuckles’ Chaotix. Despite being called Sonic Origins, aka the origins of Sonic, it would have been nice if his Game Gear adventures were included. There’s a lot in this anniversary collection that’s lacking. Anniversary Mode shines in Sonic Origins, but that only makes the content around feel less illuminating.

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