Some new Sonic Origins Plus gameplay has been leaked, featuring titles from the Game Gear console, with one interesting detail that is leaving fans a bit disappointed at the footage. The gameplay clip, which is currently available on Twitter, seems to feature a “cheap” stereo audio effect that makes the game sound different from how it would in a typical emulator.
In a reply to the leaked gameplay clip on Twitter, user kirisamemofo revealed that the audio sounds “normal again” once it is converted from stereo to mono, resulting in what you’d normally hear via emulation software.
It’s a cheap stereo effect (sounds like it’s oscillating the panning on both sides?) Making it mono makes it sound normal again. pic.twitter.com/O5hvmjvcyG
— . (@kirisamemofo) June 18, 2023
It’s worth mentioning that while the Game Gear does have output for stereo, kirisamemofo claims that it wouldn’t result in what you hear in the gameplay clip.
Reception of the footage has been mixed. While some claim that it sounds fine, others have criticized the audio’s echoey effect. The original poster of the leaked gameplay clip also uploaded footage without the echo for comparison.
It sounds fine, it’s just that it has an echo filter applied to it for some reason.
Adventure DX didn’t have that. pic.twitter.com/EwvHwl4ybU— GB (@GamingBoy256) June 17, 2023
Of course, given that it’s leaked footage, it’s entirely possible that the audio sounds this way due to how it was recorded. Alternatively, the gameplay shown could also have been from an earlier build of Origins Plus. Either way, it’s clear that not everybody’s a fan of the echoey audio, so we can only hope that this isn’t present in the final version of the game.
Sonic Origins Plus releases on June 23 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch.