Sonic fans are not happy with the delivery of Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition. Originally intended to ship out in July 2025 to fans who purchased the collector’s edition, Limited Run Games announced that shipping would be delayed to November 2025. One X user, JLDraws, took a picture of the collector’s edition statue, featuring a derpy-eyed Shadow whose eyes don’t match the concept art. The user stated that the collector’s edition, which cost $200, was not worth the wait, and they would not purchase anything from Limited Run again.
Shadow: A Shell of His Former Self
Sonic, in the same collector’s edition, remained unscathed, for once, because the blue hedgehog is usually on the receiving end of bad designs. Sonic Stadium contributor Dreadnux wrote, “While this has opened up a discussion about the quality control behind Limited Run Games, those of you who have also purchased the Sonic X Shadow Generations Collectors Edition can take solace in the fact that at least the accompanying Sonic the Hedgehog statue doesn’t also look… controversially strange?”
George Foster of TheGamer wrote,
“While there’s a chance that the version that JLDrawz is a misprint and the others all look great, it’s not a good look considering how long the collector’s editions took to ship.”
Sonic fans unsurprisingly took great offense with the derpy-eyed Shadow, given that the collector’s edition took four months to arrive, the cost was $200 and the game has been out since October 2024.
One user on X (formerly Twitter) put a caption of the derpy-eyed Shadow figure which said, “I am partially a whole of me,” which is a play-on phrase referencing the main theme to the game Shadow the Hedgehog, “I Am… All of Me,” perfomed by Crush 40.
Issues with Limited Run Games
In recent months, Limited Run has been synonymous with contributing to video game scarcity. The company usually releases physical copies and special collector’s editions of indie games and older games that were confined to older or less available consoles.
Limited Run Games reached a settlement for $2,720,000 in the Eastern District of New York for allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act. The lawsuit claims that Limited Run Games disclosed users’ personally identifiable information to companies such as Meta and other third parties without the users’ consent.
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