History YMMV / SonicOmens

* BileFascination: After some of the game's [[{{Narm}} narmy]] cutscenes and plot elements started making rounds on Twitter, quite a few people became interested in it solely to see the full extent of how ridiculous the story is. The fascination grew tenfold in light of the various controversies surrounding the game, namely locking the game's beta builds behind a Patreon subscription, the poor-to-downright unfair level designs, and reports of toxic working environments at the hands of the developers.

** [[spoiler:The Maria boss fight, even in concept, is an extremely odd premise. While the idea of Shadow having to confront his past head-on is certainly interesting, a boss fight where you have to attack a terminally ill little girl is very hard to take seriously. Many joked about the absurdity of the situation following the game's full release.]]

* OvershadowedByControversy: After the game was completed, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvMv6sWAoM&t more information]] of the developers began adding to the already existing controversies surrounding ''Omens'', such as the developer finishing the game out of spite towards critics, Eggman's voice actor breaking down while playing it on a livestream because of how hard it was, hiding beta versions behind Patreon paywalls, the below mentioned {{Squick}} involving Maria, and much more, further tainting its reputation.

* ScrappyMechanic: '''The Tornado Levels'''. With quite finicky and stiff controls, paired along with painfully unfair level design, many players tend to look down on these levels for being ''extremely'' brutal for unfair reasons.

** The Egg Dragoon from Sonic Unleashed returns as the first boss, only broken and downgraded as E0-Dragoon. Even without its flight and electric drill abilities, it still proves a good challenge to Sonic.

%% Do not add Base Breaking Character, Broken Base, Contested Sequel, The Scrappy, Never Live It Down, or Overshadowed by Controversy until six months after the game is released (February 10, 2023).
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* HilariousInHindsight: The game's whole setup of explaining why the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald stopped being central to the plot after ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ending with [[spoiler:the destruction of both the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald]] comes off as this, as the main series game ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' has [[OutdatedByCanon debunked this ending]], with the Chaos Emeralds being central to its plot, and an animated short focusing on the Master Emerald. It also doesn't account for the DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', which [[spoiler:had the Chaos Emeralds for beating special stages, and Super Sonic for its TrueFinalBoss]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The game's whole setup of explaining why the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald stopped being central to the plot after ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ending with [[spoiler:the destruction of both the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald]] comes off as this, as the upcoming main series game ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' has [[OutdatedByCanon debunked this ending]], with the Chaos Emeralds being central to its plot, with an animated short having a focus on the Master Emerald. And even then, the prequel comics done for ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' showed Knuckles guarding the Master Emerald before leaving to establish the Resistance with Silver.
** Also worth mentioning that even before all this, the game's story obviously does not put into account the DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', which [[spoiler:had the Chaos Emeralds for beating special stages, and Super Sonic for its TrueFinalBoss]]. The stuff above just basically ensured that this game couldn't work in canon even if you ignore the DS version and only look at the Wii version, unless you assume [[spoiler:the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald were somehow restored somewhere between this one and the ''Forces'' comic]].

** "The Exiled", Shadow's mysterious new master [[spoiler:is confirmed by the creator to be a Metarex. An antagonistic alien race that was only exclusive to ''Anime/SonicX''.]]

* FanNickname: Due to the more infamous aspects of the game, some have started referring to the game as the Sonic Fanbase's ''VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman'' or ''Film/Morbius2022''.

** Also worth mentioning that even before all this, the game's story obviously does not put into account the DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', which had the Chaos Emeralds for beating special stages, and Super Sonic for its TrueFinalBoss. The stuff above just basically ensured that this game couldn't work in canon even if you ignore the DS version and only look at the Wii version, unless you assume the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald were somehow restored somewhere between this one and the ''Forces'' comic.

** "Consider this your bad Omen!" [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]This is what Sonic says to The Exiled during the FinalBoss battle, which has been ridiculed by the community of being on par with ''Film/Morbius2022'''s equally ridiculous, but at least fake, "IT'S MORBIN' TIME."[[/labelnote]]

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The breathtaking realism of the visuals, especially the natural settings, courtesy of Unreal Engine 4 and even better than some ''modern'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, was what drew many fans to this fangame. It should come as a surprise to no one that the visuals are one of the ''few'' unanimous praises about the fangame.

** "Consider this your bad omen!" [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]This is what Sonic says to The Exiled during the FinalBoss battle, which has been ridiculed by the community of being on par with ''Film/Morbius2022'''s equally ridiculous, but at least fake, "IT'S MORBIN' TIME."[[/labelnote]]

* BrokenBase: Even without the whole Patreon controversy (as mentioned below) or the actions taken by the developers, the game itself is easily one of the most divisive fan-made ''Sonic'' games in the entire community. The main points of contention being the gameplay that tries to combine elements from the 'Adventure' era and 'Modern/Boost' era. Many of the game's fans believe that the gameplay is excellent and it should even be implemented into an official ''Sonic'' game, while detractors find it clunky and overly ambitious, citing its use of the unfinished Infinity Engine as questionable.
** To summarize opinions towards the game’s story, it ultimately depends on one’s view towards the “Adventure-era” style of story telling. (In that if you liked that era, then there’s a strong chance Omens plot will be towards your liking. If not, this game won’t really change your mind.)

* OvershadowedByControversy: Talking about the game with ''Sonic'' fans will most likely begin with the issue of Ouroboros Studios making it a for-profit fan game, and how it could possibly risk the whole fan game community to be cracked down upon by SEGA (especially as SEGA is famous for being lenient on ''Sonic'' fan projects). Things only got worse after the release of [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mXC2FHMieDdt3giLxmPNz92-Ghips1EOCwsB1LRGudc/preview?pru=AAABgriQ2gY*6RZ9VgYrlTZR3khNrzeCEQ# a document diving into the game]] which detailed extremely questionable decisions on the part of the developers, primarily toxic working environments and spiteful behavior towards those who have [[DearNegativeReader criticized the game]]. Once this document went public, whatever goodwill the ''Sonic'' community had with Ouroboros Studios vanished overnight, and a large number of gamers and reviewers decided to cancel plans to stream or cover the game in a video to avoid giving any undeserved publicity.

* {{Squick}}: The above-mentioned crackdown into the game and its development history revealed that the model for Maria has, of all things, underwear textures with a provocative red design and the words "Bad Girl" written on them. Given that ''Anime/SonicX'' established Maria as being ''twelve years old'', it should come as no surprise that many have responded to this with disgust.

* HilariousInHindsight: The game's whole setup of explaining why the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald stopped being central to the plot after ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ending with [[spoiler:the destruction of both the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald]] comes off as this, as the upcoming main series game ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' has [[OutdatedByCanon debunked this ending]], with the Chaos Emeralds being central to its plot, with an animated short having a focus on the Master Emerald.

* BileFascination: After some of the game's [[{{Narm}} narmy]] cutscenes and plot elements started making rounds on Twitter, quite a few people became interested in it solely to see the full extent of how ridiculous the story is. The fascination grew tenfold in light of the various controversies surrounding the game, namely locking the game behind a Patreon subscription, the poor-to-downright unfair level designs, and reports of toxic working environments at the hands of the developers.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Talking about the game with ''Sonic'' fans will most likely begin with the issue of Ouroboros Studios making it a for-profit fan game, and how it could possibly risk the whole fan game community to be cracked down upon by SEGA (especially as SEGA is famous for being lenient on ''Sonic'' fan projects). Things only got worse after the release of [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mXC2FHMieDdt3giLxmPNz92-Ghips1EOCwsB1LRGudc/preview?pru=AAABgriQ2gY*6RZ9VgYrlTZR3khNrzeCEQ# a document diving into the game]] and detailed extremely questionable decisions on the part of the developers, namely toxic working environments and spiteful behavior towards those who have [[DearNegativeReader criticized the game]]. Once this document went public, whatever goodwill the ''Sonic'' community had with Ouroboros Studios vanished overnight, and a large number of gamers and reviewers decided to cancel plans to stream or cover the game in a video to avoid giving any undeserved publicity.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Several of the tracks in the game are breath-taking, with the consensus favorite being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYyQBQ2Xkco "The Paradise"]], which plays in the Chao Paradise Zone in Episode 1.

* BileFascination: After some of the game's [[{{Narm}} narmy]] cutscenes and plot elements started making rounds on Twitter, quite a few people became interested in it solely to see the full extent of how ridiculous the story is.
* BrokenBase: Even without the whole Patreon controversy (as mentioned below) or the actions taken by the developers, the game itself is among the more divisive fan-made ''Sonic'' games. The main points of contention being the gameplay that tries to combine elements from the 'Adventure' era and 'Modern/Boost' era. Many of the game's fans believe that the gameplay is excellent and it should even be implemented into an official ''Sonic'' game, while detractors find it clunky and overly ambitious, citing its use of the unfinished Infinity Engine as questionable.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Due to the game's less than stellar gameplay and level design, those who do like the game tend to point towards the story for its highlights, particularly for integrating elements from ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' into a central part of a story that really feels like it was from the times Sonic games had more serious writing to it, if a little ''overly'' edgy as detailed by some points in {{Narm}}.
* FanNickname: Due to the more infamous aspects of the game, some have started referring to the game as the Sonic Fanbase's VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman or Film/Morbius2022.

* {{Narm}}:

* OvershadowedByControversy: Talking about the game with Sonic fans will most likely begin with the issue of it being a for-profit fan game, and how it could possibly risk the whole fan game community to be cracked down upon by SEGA. And then, many were quickly turned away after the release of [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mXC2FHMieDdt3giLxmPNz92-Ghips1EOCwsB1LRGudc/preview?pru=AAABgriQ2gY*6RZ9VgYrlTZR3khNrzeCEQ# a document diving into the game, and many extremely questionable decisions on the part of the developers]], with a large number of people who planned to stream or cover the game in a video deciding to cancel plans due to the overwhelming negativity surrounding it.

* UnexpectedCharacter: "The Exiled", Shadow's mysterious new master [[spoiler:is confirmed by the creator to be a Metarex. An antagonistic alien race that was only exclusive to ''Anime/SonicX''.]]

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The breathtaking realism of the visuals, especially the natural settings, courtesy of Unreal Engine 4 and even better than some ''modern'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, was what drew many fans to this fangame.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Due to the game's less than stellar gameplay and level design, those who do like the game tend to point towards the story for its highlights, particularly for integrating elements from ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' into a central part of a story that really feels like it was from the times Sonic games had more serious writing to it.

* ScrappyMechanic: '''The Tornado Levels'''. With quite finicky and stiff controls, paired along with painfully unfair level designn, many players tend to look down on these levels for being ''extremely'' brutal for unfair reasons.