It's worth noting Sonic Mania's overall Steam user rating remains mostly positive, with plenty of players expressing their delight with the good work done by developer Christian Whitehead and his team. Christian Whitehead and team turn in a beautiful rewrite of the 16-bit Sonic games with all-new stages." Our own Edwin called it essential in our Sonic Mania review, saying: "1992 is alive and well. Sonic Mania wowed critics when it came out on console earlier this month. ![]() The negativity has tarnished what is otherwise a return to form for the Sonic series. "Please bare with us while we collate and investigate problems that are being brought to our attention." "We're also investigating other issues like controller support, these are all PC specific things that Christian and the team have been working on these last few weeks. "Sonic Mania is intended to be played offline and we're investigating reports on that. "Like you, we've noticed an error in the Steam store not mentioning the DRM for Sonic Mania. Sega said the lack of a DRM warning on the Sonic Mania Steam page was an error, and that the game should be playable offline. The negative reviews sparked a comment from Sega addressing the concern over the DRM. Now we know why it was delayed for two weeks." 25 Sonic Mania Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed This is the first and last time I preorder a Sega game. "Now I feel violated because SEGA did not say it was going to have Denuvo. "Was really looking forward to this game," said wrz. And there's nowhere on the Store page informing the customer about this. "SEGA delayed the release of the PC version to implement Denuvo and they did it in a way that I've never seen before," XeidiDent said. More urgently, I am trying to find a way to eradicate the malware from my computer presently." "If not removed I shall seek a refund towards the end of my refund period in a week. "I am beyond disgusted that this was installed without any warning," wrote Steam user Miraglyth. Here's a snippet of the anger being channeled in the form of negative Steam user reviews: Fans had expected the game to be playable offline. Sonic fans say Denuvo makes Sonic Mania an always-online game because it needs to contact a server for authentication. Supporters point to its solid track record of stalling the release of game cracks - sometimes for months after launch. Critics accuse it of being little more than malware that affects game performance. However, there was no mention of the inclusion of DRM anywhere on Sonic Mania's Steam page.ĭenuvo has long been a controversial inclusion in PC titles. Sonic Mania came out on Steam yesterday after a two week delay and users soon discovered the game contained the controversial DRM, Denuvo. ORIGINAL STORY 30th August 2017: PC gamers are review-bombing Sonic Mania on Steam over what they believe is an underhanded inclusion of DRM. ![]() "We apologise for any inconvenience any of the bugs may have caused players of the PC version at launch and would like to reassure them again, that as with this particular bug, we are on the case and working on fixes so everyone can have an uninterrupted and enjoyable experience playing Sonic Mania both online and offline." This isnt much help since I dont recall the fix, but I did get Sonic Adventure DX working correctly on the Deck. "We've looked into the DRM complaints and can confirm this was not the cause of the problem," Sega said. ![]() In a post on Facebook, Sega said it found a problem within the game code that prevented people playing offline, and denied it had anything to do with the game's controversial DRM. Sega has also added a Denuvo warning to Sonic Mania's Steam page. It's a bit of a mess.UPDATE 31st August 2017: Sega has said the offline play bug that affected the PC version of Sonic Mania has been patched. How much any of this will matter going forward is up for debate. Presumably, these are two separate characters now, though they both lived through the classic games. then went on to Adventure and whatnot.īut "Classic Sonic" diverts after Sonic & Knuckles, after the time travel adventure in Generations, he goes on to all the Mania stuff and Forces. Modern Sonic did Sonic 1, CD, 2, 3, Knuckles. Basically, we got a Zelda-style timeline split. When Sonic Generations came out they positioned Classic Sonic as "from the past", but in Forces he is "from another dimension", being the one from Mania. Whitehead went on to found a new company and is working on his own IP, which is likely why we didn't get Mania 2.Īs for the alternate dimension vs the past thing, it's pretty inconsistent, yeah. I don't think they would have tied Forces into it so strongly if they didn't like it and Iizuka was involved in some form on Mania too. Click to shrink.There is no evidence of Sonic Team disliking Mania.
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