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ROR: Metroid II Revisited | Samus Returns (3DS) - The OTHER Metroid II Remake
IF YOU CAN, CONSIDER WATCHING ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND.
Exo returns to close off a three part review of Metroid II.
In part 1, Exo discussed the Game Boy original.
In part 2, Exo gave a second look at AM2R, with a special focus on the post-release updates by the AM2R Community Developers.
In this part, Exo finally does something new and discusses Metroid: Samus Returns, the 2017 remake for Nintendo 3DS. Despite being vocally dissatisfied with the game in the past, will a second look turn Exo around on the game? How does the game attempt to recreate and improve the 1992 Game Boy original for modern sensibilities?
Finally, which of the three games does Exo consider the definitive version of Metroid II?
All these questions, and more, answered in the next 58 minutes of your life!
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 - Opening
00:00:31 - Intro
00:03:23 - Story
00:07:52 - Spoiler Section
00:10:15 - Graphics (Cons)
00:14:11 - Graphics (Pros)
00:17:11 - Music
00:23:53 - Core Gameplay
00:27:30 - The Melee Counter
00:29:32 - The Aeion Abilities
00:31:31 - Metroid Minibosses
00:32:57 - Other Bosses
00:35:32 - The Difficulty Design
00:37:41 - Other Difficulties
00:39:32 - Sequence Breaking
00:41:28 - Level Design (Cons)
00:44:23 - Level Design (Pros)
00:46:28 - 100% Completion
00:48:22 - Conclusion
00:54:01 - A Reimagining?
00:56:51 - Outro
00:57:28 - Credits
AM2R Boxart by PhazonZim.
Intro and Credits music composed and arranged by Noah Taublieb.
Remake or Rebreak Scores:
1- Rebreak: Demonstrably worse than the original due to incompetent design, technical failures, etc. A virtually worthless remake/port overall.
2- Reprise: A relatively competent recreation that is still playable enough, but worse than the original in a few substantial ways. Alternatively, a Reprise may fail to address the original's salient issues or neglect to add anything substantial. Formerly called the "Re-Meh" score.
3- Remaster: An improvement overall, but not necessarily worth playing if you already own the original. Typically adds some new content or fixes salient issues with the original. Rereleases with this score often don't reach their fullest potential or otherwise lack something meaningful you can only get in the original.
4- Remake: A strong rerelease that fixes salient issues, updates the visuals/music as applicable, and maybe adds new content. However, there may be a few blemishes left untouched or other neglected opportunities to improve.
5- Replace: A rerelease that changes, fixes, and adds so much that it stands heads and shoulders above the original version. A Replace not only faithfully recreates the original, but fixes most (if not all) of the original's issues and adds a sizable amount of worthwhile new content as applicable.
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ROR: Metroid II Revisited | AM2R (PC) Is Even Better in 2023!
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IF YOU CAN, CONSIDER WATCHING ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. After months of deeply personal problems I don't wish to publicly disclose, Exo returns to continue this three part retrospective on Metroid II! Last time, Exo discussed the Game Boy original. Today, we return for a deep dive on AM2R: Return of Samus, one of the best fan games of all time. How well does AM2R hol...
ROR: Metroid II Revisited | Metroid II (GB): The Triumphant Return
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IF YOU CAN, CONSIDER WATCHING ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. At last, it's time to revisit Metroid II! AM2R has been updated multiple times over the past five years, while Nintendo threw their own hat into the ring with 2017's Samus Returns. In Part 1, we'll be revisiting the original Game Boy Classic. Has Exo's opinion of this game improved with time? In Part 2, we'll be...
ROR: Metroid (NES) Vs Zero Mission (GBA) | Part 2 - The Remake
zhlédnutí 111KPřed 3 lety
IF YOU CAN, CONSIDER WATCHING ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. Every once in a blue moon, Exo doesn't take 9 months to upload a new review. Part 1 was a thorough examination of the original Metroid on NES: czcams.com/video/H0Zg5aBowRQ/video.html In Part 2, it's time to look at the remake, Metroid Zero Mission on GBA. Can this game improve on the many flaws of the original a...
ROR: Metroid (NES) Vs Zero Mission (GBA) | Part 1 - The Original
zhlédnutí 92KPřed 3 lety
IF YOU CAN, CONSIDER WATCHING ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. We're trying some a little different today, folks. Since rewatching a two hour long video to fix editing mistakes is annoying, and some people seem to want less focus on the original, I'm splitting this and the next review into parts. In Part 1, we're going to thoroughly dissect Metroid (1986) for the NES, and s...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy: Exo's Final Thoughts + Next ROR Episode Confirmed
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A short, unscripted video to send off the ROR episodes on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy: a marathon a year and a half in the making. I also discuss the future of Remake or Rebreak, and reveal the next episode.
ROR: Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (PS1 Vs. PC & Switch) | The Trilogy Perfected
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FOR BEST RESULTS, WATCH ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. After unveiling a spicy hot take on Spyro 2, Exo returns to discuss Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon; one of his favorite games of all time. Does the 2018 remake in the Spyro Regnited Trilogy do it justice? Will I stop referring to myself in the third person? Watch and see! CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Video Start 00:00:45 - Intro...
ROR: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PS1 Vs. PC & Xbox One X) | One Step Forward, One Step Back
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FOR BEST RESULTS, WATCH ON A BIG SCREEN IN 4K OR 1080p, 60 FRAMES PER SECOND. It's Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (or Gateway to Glimmer for my PAL viewers)! Exo returns for another exhaustive review of a beloved PlayStation classic, while comparing it to it's HD remake in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Can Toys for Bob and company recapture the excellence of its remake of the first game? How well does th...
ROR: Spyro the Dragon (PS1 Vs. PC and PS4 Pro) | Better Than Banjo?
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ROR: Spyro the Dragon (PS1 Vs. PC and PS4 Pro) | Better Than Banjo?
XP: Banjo Kazooie-Grunty's Revenge (GBA Vs. Mobile) | Messy Mediocrity
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XP: Banjo Kazooie-Grunty's Revenge (GBA Vs. Mobile) | Messy Mediocrity
ROR: Banjo Tooie (N64 Vs. 360) | Ambition Unbounded
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ROR: Banjo Tooie (N64 Vs. 360) | Ambition Unbounded
ROR: Banjo Kazooie (N64 Vs. 360) | Getting Jiggy With It
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ROR: Banjo Kazooie (N64 Vs. 360) | Getting Jiggy With It
XP: Glover (N64 Vs. PC Vs. PS1) | Is It Any Good?
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XP: Glover (N64 Vs. PC Vs. PS1) | Is It Any Good?
XP: Sonic Unleashed (Part 2/2) | First Game Syndrome
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XP: Sonic Unleashed (Part 2/2) | First Game Syndrome
XP: Sonic Unleashed (Part 1/2) | Defending the Werehog
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XP: Sonic Unleashed (Part 1/2) | Defending the Werehog
ROR: Luigi's Mansion (GCN Vs. 3DS) (UHD 60fps)
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ROR: Luigi's Mansion (GCN Vs. 3DS) (UHD 60fps)
Update (November 2018): Pokemon Status, Footage Loss, Luigi's Mansion ROR
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Update (November 2018): Pokemon Status, Footage Loss, Luigi's Mansion ROR
ROR: Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (GBA Vs. 3DS)
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ROR: Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (GBA Vs. 3DS)
ROR: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64 Vs. GCN Vs. 3DS)
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ROR: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64 Vs. GCN Vs. 3DS)
ROR: Mega Man & Bass (SFC Vs. GBA) | A Critical Defense (feat. J's Reviews)
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ROR: Mega Man & Bass (SFC Vs. GBA) | A Critical Defense (feat. J's Reviews)
EPG Review: Mega Man Classic Series (Eight "Mini" Reviews in One)
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EPG Review: Mega Man Classic Series (Eight "Mini" Reviews in One)
ROR: Pac Man World: 20th Anniversary (PS1 Vs. GBA)
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ROR: Pac Man World: 20th Anniversary (PS1 Vs. GBA)
Exo Plays Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA 102%)! Episode 1 (EPG Plays Promotion)
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Exo Plays Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA 102%)! Episode 1 (EPG Plays Promotion)
Exo Presents: 3DS Capture Demo
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Exo Presents: 3DS Capture Demo
Exo Plays Donkey Kong Country (GBA 101%) Episode 1 (EPG Plays Promotion)
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Exo Plays Donkey Kong Country (GBA 101%) Episode 1 (EPG Plays Promotion)
ROR: Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) Vs. Conker Live and Reloaded (Xbox) + Rare Replay (Xbox One)
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ROR: Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) Vs. Conker Live and Reloaded (Xbox) Rare Replay (Xbox One)
Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 6 | Gnasty's World - FINALE!!!
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Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 6 | Gnasty's World - FINALE!!!
Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 5 | Dream Weavers
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Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 5 | Dream Weavers
Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 4 | Beast Makers
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Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 4 | Beast Makers
Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 3 | Magic Crafters
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Exo Streams Spyro the Dragon (120%)! Episode 3 | Magic Crafters

Komentáře

  • @BriceTerry04
    @BriceTerry04 Před 22 hodinami

    For someone who played Super Mario World (which was my first ever Video Game I played), I prefer SMB3 over SMW. And hell, I did a series of four frog suit only run Live Streams on Facebook which was successful (even though the third Livestream went down the gutter).

  • @BriceTerry04
    @BriceTerry04 Před dnem

    I watched people like Chuggaa play Super Mario Sunshine and I think the game is amazing. And the voice acting is good cheesy voice acting unlike Megaman 8. And yeah, The lily pad level and the boat segment in Corona Mountain is unnecessarily hard. Thankfully it's not that bad when you finally get through it. Also it's amazing to find someone else calling the Strollin' Stus cute, because they are.

  • @BriceTerry04
    @BriceTerry04 Před dnem

    That level you talked about in Donkey Kong Land 1 and Stampede Sprint in Donkey Kong Country 3 had a baby, and its called Trip's Story in Sonic Superstars.

  • @rurukuul
    @rurukuul Před 2 dny

    Cool cat

  • @frickerrific2813
    @frickerrific2813 Před 2 dny

    I can see why he never reviewed another Sonic game because Jesus Christ that completion process sounded abysmal.

  • @davion4777
    @davion4777 Před 2 dny

    Vastly prefer the original art style. Hate the washed out colors games were about to have from that point forward to PS3/360 era.

  • @rg-himself8367
    @rg-himself8367 Před 2 dny

    OG mad pitchfork is better than remake...i'll die on that hill 🤣

  • @sithlordmikeyp
    @sithlordmikeyp Před 3 dny

    33:57

  • @yeildishere
    @yeildishere Před 3 dny

    Conker's bad fur day used to scare me but no i see why it's a beloved game for the n64 because of how advanced it was for the console it came from and being rude and inappropriate but damn does it make a good story that is sad but funny in humor and comedy plus the game going out of it's way to mock many trends of the time as well as paroding rare itself with the cutesy esc artstyle of the game only to see gore in a shocking fashion that leaves an impression on you long after you finish plus the finale really throws a loop by breaking the 4th wall and references the matrix on top of that while the latter half of said ending is sad but calm in a sort of way showing the beauty that is a bad fur day and i agree that a sequel would rock the socks to anyone who enjoy bad fur day like me but to see it cancelled and never finish is like a joke also it's kinda sad conker is in a sort of limbo state with no new games except that brief playable small game that brought hype back but that was it. The remake for xbox was a decent attempt to capture the original experience with a new coat of paint but the online mode was literally the only thing and even then the game is more censored which is funny to me cuz many people in thai comment section state that live and reloaded was supposed to be completely uncensored like as if it wasn't already uncensored, but for then ot was changed just for no good reason and it boils money like an unwashed pitchfork and yes while conker live and reloaded is graphically better then the n64 version i much prefer the original cuz of it's quality and charm to how much it showed for the n64 by pushing the system to it's limit but even then if you want to bad fur day just emulate or get a better official source for higher framerate and hd quality to some old graphics

  • @olivejuicesoda
    @olivejuicesoda Před 3 dny

    LOST ODYSSEY

  • @jamesmcknight6812
    @jamesmcknight6812 Před 3 dny

    So part of the reason the game isn’t what it could be (though in my opinion still a very good game,) is it went from being a tech demo to being a planned release. As I understand it, the tech demo aspect was why there were so many ideas being tested. And they liked it so much they decided to make it into a full fledged release. The problem came then from the fact of trying to make a coherent game from the assets they had in the short amount of time until the system launched. There was a lot of exploration and other things cut from the game. The short run time and streamline direction are evidence of this. I think the original plan was to be able to actually explore outside the mansion and walk back and forth from the mansion to the lab- as there’s scrapped rooms for this. It probably was going to be a lot more open world but the structured area and key system gave them a quick and easy way to make a game that functioned and was playable without becoming lost due to the inability to flesh out the rest of their ideas to the fullest extent.

  • @charlesdanb
    @charlesdanb Před 3 dny

    Ignorance is bliss. I got the GBA port for my birthday and played it to a pulp.

  • @NecromancerAdr
    @NecromancerAdr Před 4 dny

    no mention to amiibo, is it that bad?

  • @gmtwj-fye7898
    @gmtwj-fye7898 Před 4 dny

    6 years later you should do another video where your true future self will go back in to the past to talk to your past self 😂

  • @lykusfrayseeker
    @lykusfrayseeker Před 4 dny

    Also you're critisizing Bowser's Minions comparing it to a game like Pikmin, it's automated strategy and it's its own genre, it's fine you didn't enjoy it but not fair bashing it like if it was a bad sidegame, It's essentially like comparing Cookie Clicker with something like OSU! both games you click with your mouse but it's a completely different subgenre

  • @lykusfrayseeker
    @lykusfrayseeker Před 4 dny

    About game balancing, I found the first 3 original M&L games to be somewhat easy, so I always put on a self imposed challenge of only raising the stache stat every single level up, just to ensure bosses lasted more than just 4 advanced bro attacks. I started playing Bowser's Minions confident that it would be the same, but to my surprise bosses received a stat boost, I reached a point where bosses lasted so long it started to be kind of annoying, and specially on the desert boss before the first visit to the mushroom town, I decided to scrap the stache only challenge and build up other stats; it was not that bosses were harder, it was just taking longer to beat them and they were just cycling through their entire attacks and because really boring to play.

  • @maroonstarsface
    @maroonstarsface Před 4 dny

    I agree with you on the censorship, the bleeps are funnier in most cases baring one section thats unforgivable to censor...... The great mighty poos song needed to be played in its full glory

  • @nwz6084
    @nwz6084 Před 4 dny

    Skip the intro 1:20

  • @megaghostly1
    @megaghostly1 Před 5 dny

    This guy is a fucking crybaby

  • @JavaBum
    @JavaBum Před 5 dny

    Metal Gear Solid was a beautiful game? Even going by your logic, it's sometimes impossible to tell what you're truly looking at on the screen. When you started your rant, it was pretty clear where you were going to go, and the hypocrisy you'd state by trying to justify your reasoning. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but when you're throwing out objectivity by making opinionated statements, it takes all credibility away from the point you were trying to make.

  • @Fullmetal737
    @Fullmetal737 Před 6 dny

    Funny you should mention FF13. I’m currently suffering through that game while watching this video. I’m on chapter 11, almost done with this painful experience lol

  • @livinlikeeli6785
    @livinlikeeli6785 Před 6 dny

    23:47 now is the time

  • @yvendous
    @yvendous Před 6 dny

    "I'm not playing the manual, I'm playing the game" was a pretty weak argument considering the specific information you were after. It was so easily intuited by anyone I've known to play Spyro 2 that having it in the manual isn't necessary. It was still put in there for people like yourself and somehow having that context wasn't enough for you. Quite unreasonable.

  • @Rougenstein
    @Rougenstein Před 6 dny

    All versions are fine but GameCube runs smooth on dolphin with better controller options.

  • @Musicalquest
    @Musicalquest Před 7 dny

    good question, where IS that damn fourth chaos emerald?

  • @nothingbutawraith799

    Does it matter what version I play? I’ve been playing the gba version with my switch online but does it actually matter?

  • @danielburleson563
    @danielburleson563 Před 7 dny

    33:06 what? I don't see any outline

  • @BriceTerry04
    @BriceTerry04 Před 7 dny

    I grew up with both the same, but I played SM64DS first and played the original on the Wii's virtual console, and just like Chuggaaconroy, I think that SM64DS is the definitive version of Super Mario 64. Also a little fun fact: Princess Toadstool's name was present in the game "Yoshi's Safari" and went back her US name when Mario Tennis for the Virtual Boy, then her name was fully changed to Peach in Mario 64. Also, Your intros aren't cringy.

  • @BulbminFan
    @BulbminFan Před 7 dny

    Where are you bro

  • @peenSuperLoser
    @peenSuperLoser Před 7 dny

    6:59 "...there is a preferable version out of the bunch and the answer may surprise you." Wasn't surprising. In fact, it was predictable. I can already see why og Xbox version is better

  • @flyforce16
    @flyforce16 Před 8 dny

    The 3DS remakes look so bad. I really missed the art style of the original three games.

    • @daddykarlmarx6183
      @daddykarlmarx6183 Před 6 dny

      Dont be dramatic they look fine

    • @flyforce16
      @flyforce16 Před 6 dny

      @@daddykarlmarx6183 Drama is all I have ok pls let me have this! Jk they do look fine, I just vastly prefer the original art style

  • @BriceTerry04
    @BriceTerry04 Před 8 dny

    DKC 3 on the Gameboy Advance was my first Donkey Kong game in 2010... and I sucked ass at it when I played it on my Gameboy Advance SP aty Momaw's... And I had one good sleep after seeing the Game Over screen. And I don't hate Kiddy Kong as much as everyone.

  • @LAP-bd7oi
    @LAP-bd7oi Před 8 dny

    Cool, I still refuse to support it and I will refuse to play it

  • @THEMASKEDINDIVIDUALEST2024

    Rest in Piece: Unversed Cast Died due to Haedox's blunder.

  • @platinum-or3y
    @platinum-or3y Před 8 dny

    imagine if microsoft never bought rare, what a great world that would be

  • @TheTwistedTreant526

    I'd love a Bowser's Inside Story RoR

  • @AlanRedgown
    @AlanRedgown Před 8 dny

    You bring up a great point about Ripto not really being a clear threat. It's never really explained what he's doing to cause trouble.

  • @AlanRedgown
    @AlanRedgown Před 8 dny

    The L's in "villa" are not silent. It's not Spanish.

  • @Flare8295
    @Flare8295 Před 8 dny

    I'm surprised you didn't mention the lighting whatsoever for either versions of the first game

  • @AlanRedgown
    @AlanRedgown Před 8 dny

    Disagree on a need for Gnasty Gnorc to have more backstory. I feel like that would have just bogged the game down, as the gameplay is mainly what I'm there for. As others have said, it's a throwaway plot, and I'm just fine with that.

  • @Flare8295
    @Flare8295 Před 8 dny

    Kirby Super Star<Kirby Super Star Ultra Nobody will tell me otherwise But I'd love to see you try

  • @fantasticdavidson1179

    Just do the rewind feature

  • @SnazzyGoober
    @SnazzyGoober Před 9 dny

    To counter your argument on the muddy low quality textures exo, originally the game was gonna be on two discs so that way they could fit in the high quality global illumination textures and there was gonna be an installation process to compensate for it, but they valued accessibility and thus used lower quality version to cut back on that.

  • @Toxoplasmosis679
    @Toxoplasmosis679 Před 9 dny

    My only problem with the remake is that you can’t press select to switch bros

  • @jackofalltrades417
    @jackofalltrades417 Před 9 dny

    Where's that goddamn mutha fuckin bullshittin ass FOURTH Chaos Emerld, fuck

  • @reversalmushroom
    @reversalmushroom Před 9 dny

    Are you dead?

  • @jonesblack1742
    @jonesblack1742 Před 10 dny

    SM64DS even with analog controls mod just changed the physics and controls way too much. it just doesn't feel as good to run, jump, and especially dive, the beautiful momentum of the original is lost. the new characters are an interesting idea but poorly implemented, in the original you could do everything as mario, but now you're forced to either switch characters constantly or use yoshi and search for caps within the map, which is tedious and annoying for what amounts to a glorified gimmick. most of the new stars are just copy and pasted, for example the silver star or timer missions. while the graphics are technically "better", they lose nearly all of the charm and atmosphere of the original, especially mario and bowser's new models are way less charming. Overall the new content just doesn't give me any reason to play a version with worse feeling controls/movement, tedious character swapping and reduced charm. SM64DS isn't terrible or a disgrace, it's still mario 64 and a good game, but it's a downgrade in my eyes. it gets a re-meh from me

  • @luistailsprower3051
    @luistailsprower3051 Před 10 dny

    Now we got Sonic Origins for you to review, complete with a Taxman-styled Sonic 3 remake

  • @DannoTA
    @DannoTA Před 10 dny

    God I miss this series (remake or rebreak)