![]() He said that he has no disdain towards Sega or the Sonic series and just simply wanted to move onto a better place in his life. He cited special neglect and sense of being undervalued as one issue as he was not invited to Capcom's Resident Evil 5 launch party despite voicing the main character, Chris Redfield, as well as loneliness from being away from his childhood family. On 28 January 2021, Smith announced on his Twitter that he would no longer be voicing Sonic, citing his frustrations and disappointments in an interview with ongoing trends in the modern gaming voice acting industry and general unhappiness living in California. Smith himself spoke out as to why the voice had undergone such a change saying that Sega had asked him to make Sonic sound "older". When a cutscene from Sonic Colors was revealed on the internet, the final voice for Sonic varied significantly from the Alton Towers' announcements, and sounded a lot deeper than Jason Griffith's Sonic voice. Later in August 2010, it was revealed that the audio clips of Smith performing as Sonic at Alton Towers were edited and slowed down, and some of the original unedited voice clips were released on the internet for download. When contacted via Facebook, Smith confirmed that it was his voice. Some thought that a commercial done for Alton Towers sounded better than the room's actual voice. When a video featuring the voice clips circulated, fans heavily criticized the Sonic voice saying it sounded too "surfer" and "cheesy", and wondered who was behind it. ![]() When the entry door to the room opens, patrons are greeted by audio recordings of Sonic. ![]() In early 2010 at the Alton Towers resort in the UK, the "Sonic Room," a Sonic-themed room, was opened along with the Sonic Spinball roller coaster.
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