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Perseus Since: Nov, 2009
#53176: Aug 2nd 2020 at 1:48:29 PM

Yes, because that's every fandom.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#53177: Aug 2nd 2020 at 1:51:41 PM

Some are louder with their shit than others sadly.

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erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#53178: Aug 2nd 2020 at 2:00:48 PM

Still doesn’t refute what Perseus said.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#53179: Aug 2nd 2020 at 2:02:42 PM

True, but as we all know, common sense is in fact, not very common.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#53180: Aug 2nd 2020 at 2:53:11 PM

Man this thread is sad.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#53182: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:08:59 PM

IDW is great. Lets enjoy that!

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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#53183: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:13:25 PM

Too bad I don't like Zombie Apocalypse stories.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#53184: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:19:14 PM

Thats over.

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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#53186: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:32:04 PM

It was the second story arc. The first one was the aftermath of Forces, where Eggman was missing and someone (Neo Metal) was leading his forces.

erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#53187: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:32:15 PM

I imagine things will pick up once we know about the new game. Anything at all. Aaaaany moment now.

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#53188: Aug 2nd 2020 at 3:46:29 PM

Me being kinda fed up with the fandom is part of what drove me off of SSMB.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#53189: Aug 2nd 2020 at 5:11:48 PM

The very concept of a Fandom will drive people up the wall.

To move on to another subject; what do you guys think about this guy's take about the series?

I would never want Sonic games to ever stop being made, but I feel like Sonic has grown beyond them at this point.

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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#53190: Aug 2nd 2020 at 5:25:38 PM

IDW is pretty amazing.

Edited by FOFD on Aug 2nd 2020 at 5:27:30 AM

BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#53191: Aug 2nd 2020 at 6:41:05 PM

At the very heart of it is that Sega is invested in Sonic as a trendy IP while various creative teams with comics, cartoons, and now movies have their focus on a version of Sonic with a core idea. As far as the former, that's not me judging, its been an attitude that's led to both good and bad elements but it does explain its lack of consistency vs that of Sonic in various EU media.

The laissez faire attitude about what the franchise is has allowed a diversity of tones, stories, and gameplay while simultaneously meaning it will struggle to ever maintain momentum because of Sega's tendency to change directions significantly. The same mindset that went for a unified canon (largely resembling the Japanese lore) in 1999 for ease of marketing/localization would also allow for a gradual abandoning of the more shounen anime aspects in the late aughts when that was perceived as a greater millstone around the neck of Sonic.

Comics and animated shows lack the luxury of more guaranteed sales regardless of direction and in the latter's case also only have so many eventual episodes to work with. Thus both have settled upon more defined ideas about what they are because they essentially have to. A Sonic Boom is not going to shift itself into heavy drama or a new setting because TV production on a show of its type has to be on schedule. The IDW comic can only live off name value of its brand so much, and is in some ways a piece of niche media depending on a readership that sees it as a series worth coming back to every month.

Thus you're left with a situation where many writers, artists, fans etc have become invested with their particular "Sonic" far more than Sega, which might very well view a set idea of what Sonic games are as antithetical to their malleable business model.

Edited by BorneAgain on Aug 2nd 2020 at 9:42:44 AM

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#53192: Aug 2nd 2020 at 6:53:51 PM

I'd say Sonic can live off of name recognition forever and doesn't need games, but that doesn't mean I don't want them.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#53193: Aug 2nd 2020 at 7:01:08 PM

The bottom line is, Sonic has Multiple Demographic Appeal; he has comics, tv shows, movies, and video games to engage in for you to get invested in.

But the flipside to that is that those things are at the mercy of what Sega decides to do with the series. When the series shifted to the Japanese lore in 1999, that meant all of the comics and tv shows had to either be dropped or adopt the modern aesthetic.

If you're somebody who grew up on those tv shows and comics, seeing everything suddenly shift to having to adopt the Sonic Adventure aesthetic would be jarring at best and revolting at worse.

It's what makes consistent investment really hard; because you'll never know if "your" version of Sonic will always be around. People take for granted that the stuff they like about the series will just never be affected...until it is affected and they have the rug pulled out from under them.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Aug 2nd 2020 at 10:02:31 AM

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#53194: Aug 2nd 2020 at 7:04:05 PM

Hey, remember how some fans made a Sonic fighting game called Sonic Smackdown?

Just when it looked like it couldn't get any cooler, the game now has Omega as a fighter.

And yeah, apparently folks noticed he's borrowing moves from Iron Man and Rocket Raccoon from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but is that necessarily a bad thing? wink

Now all the game needs is the Chaotix as three independent fighters and it'll be a must-have.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#53195: Aug 2nd 2020 at 8:30:17 PM

o_o There's a Sonic fighting game that looks like Marvel vs Capcom!? Oh my god.

Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#53196: Aug 2nd 2020 at 8:49:15 PM

And one of the fighters is Mecha Sonic, which I think is pretty rad.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#53197: Aug 2nd 2020 at 9:21:50 PM

With Cooler's voice clips because of course.

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Kagamikazuto Kazuto from NC Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#53198: Aug 3rd 2020 at 7:56:51 AM

Why did no one tell me that Knuckles Chaotix slaps. Every track on that is a bop I swear.

Can't think of one.
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#53199: Aug 3rd 2020 at 12:43:15 PM

So, I’m replaying 3 and Knuckles, and I realize how bad I am at Marble Garden Zone.

I tend to spindash into spikes a lot.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#53200: Aug 3rd 2020 at 12:52:13 PM

Why have the Chaotix as individual fighters when you could have a Captain Commando thing going on?


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