Sonic X Shadow Generation's Movie DLC Criticised For Length And Interruptive Cutscenes

Sonic X Shadow Generation's Movie DLC Criticised For Length And Interruptive Cutscenes

From TheGamer (Written by Rhiannon Bevan) on | OpenCritic

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Sonic X Shadow Generation's Movie Pack DLC is out now, letting players briefly play as the version of Shadow that will appear in the upcoming movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

And when we say briefly, we really do mean briefly. We already knew that the pack only includes one level, but that single level is proving to be much shorter than expected, with players blasting through it in a little over two minutes - and even quicker if they skip the cutscenes that interrupt the stage.

As you can see in the video, the level is incredibly short, especially with the cutscenes removed. But even padding it out with the cutscenes, players are sharing completion times of a little over two minutes.

The Steam reviews are also mixed, with many negative comments referring to the DLC's short runtime.

The main issue here is that this is just one level, with no Act 2 stage or boss battle. This is quite odd considering that other locations in the game offer this. It also means we don't get to hear much from Keanu Reeves' take on Shadow since this version of the character can't be played outside of this stage.