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Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#77951: May 15th 2024 at 10:47:36 AM

I think there's honestly a solid chance we get Sean Schemmel back as Black Doom. He's worked with Studiopolis in the past, so he's not completely unknown to them, and he lives in the area.

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Movie and TV Goddess
#77952: May 15th 2024 at 12:44:41 PM

Has anyone noticed that there's been a divide between the Japanese portrayal of Sonic and the Western portrayal of Sonic lately?

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#77953: May 15th 2024 at 12:48:45 PM

Wait, again?

Are explosions science?
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#77954: May 15th 2024 at 1:41:57 PM

A large part of this fanbase really struggles with moving on.

There are still people who legit think that Sonic’s last good game until Mania was 3 and K.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77955: May 15th 2024 at 2:06:36 PM

Lately?

Like...Frontiers lately.

No, there's been nothing.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#77956: May 15th 2024 at 2:14:37 PM

[up][up]They're not wrong.

Most of those games weren't bad, but there were so many glitches or questionable decisions that dragged them down. Generations was arguably the best one and it was even more dependent on nostalgia than Mania.

Edited by kkhohoho on May 15th 2024 at 2:15:06 AM

LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
The Wandering Geek
#77957: May 15th 2024 at 2:17:09 PM

That still kinda reeks of nitpicking though.

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Pokesamus Since: Aug, 2016
#77958: May 15th 2024 at 2:21:06 PM

They're not wrong.
No they absolutely are.

Edited by Pokesamus on May 15th 2024 at 2:21:24 AM

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#77959: May 15th 2024 at 2:51:21 PM

Actually I’m positive that there is still a debate between the two Sonic CD OS Ts, even though the Japanese one is generally favored.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
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#77960: May 15th 2024 at 3:51:09 PM

For the sake of my sanity I just point and laugh, then move on.

It's why I have been avoiding Pariah's videos, and Pariah' the one making the fanbase have these pointless discourses.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#77961: May 15th 2024 at 4:27:49 PM

That's amazing...but it does mean Ken Penders has a point.

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#77962: May 15th 2024 at 5:09:14 PM

Penders and Pariah?

Yes, he does. It's not a defense towards Penders as a person, but is a defense for him as a freelance with no proper communication with Sega.

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Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Movie and TV Goddess
#77963: May 15th 2024 at 5:15:12 PM

I honestly haven't been watching Pariah's videos, although I have noticed that he seems to talk a lot about Japanese vs American Sonic.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#77964: May 15th 2024 at 6:24:00 PM

In terms of composition, I really enjoy most of the American soundtrack more, on a personal level. The vocal harmonies and rhythmic basslines create some really great atmosphere. Not to say I dislike the Japanese, it's good bouncy pop that fits the action well. But as a musical experience, I'll take the American OST.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77965: May 15th 2024 at 6:36:05 PM

[up][up]A lot is too much.

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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#77966: May 15th 2024 at 6:58:28 PM

Pariah makes interesting points, but is also one of those fans that treats the Japanese script/characterization/etc. as inherently superior. Which I understand, since its usually the original version of any given Sonic anything, but I do think that's a flawed perspective.

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BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#77968: May 16th 2024 at 7:58:34 AM

Has anyone noticed that there's been a divide between the Japanese portrayal of Sonic and the Western portrayal of Sonic lately?

In what ways? Nowadays, Americans write the script, and it's translated into Japanese but rewritten. A notable example recently is Sonic Frontiers, with how Sage is portrayed. To explain exactly how would be a spoiler, so here's the spoilerspace: In English, she refers to Eggman as her father, but not by name, making it more ambiguous who she is and who her "father" is. In Japanese, she outright calls him "the Doctor," which makes it more obvious.

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#77969: May 16th 2024 at 8:13:09 AM

You mean ambiguous to Sonic and friends? Cause its not ambiguous to the player at all, unless you aren't paying attention.

The issue I had heard with the Japanese script re-writing is that it downplays or cuts out Eggman having deeper fatherly feelings towards Sage. I can't confirm how accurate that is, though.

BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#77970: May 16th 2024 at 9:37:14 AM

Yeah, ambiguous to the characters. The game shows cutscenes of Sage and Eggman talking, after all.

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Movie and TV Goddess
#77971: May 16th 2024 at 4:40:13 PM

I've been hearing some controversial things about the Japanese and English translations regarding Sonic Frontiers. I wonder if they will fix this in the next Sonic game?

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Live Jet Reaction
#77972: May 16th 2024 at 5:54:07 PM

I found this really awesome short animation that was recently uploaded, covering the final battle of The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog between Mirage Express and Sonic in his captain's outfit.

    Spoilers for The Murder Of Sonic The Hedgehog 

Sid-Starkiller Since: Jan, 2021
#77973: May 16th 2024 at 7:47:01 PM

[up][up]What was controversial about Frontiers? I'd heard plenty of complaints about the Pontac/Graff games but nothing about Frontiers.

Unless it's just this trend of "if it's not a 100% transliteration it's automatically terrible" crap I've seen in the last few years.

KuroBaraHime ☆♥☆ Since: Jan, 2011
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#77974: May 16th 2024 at 8:44:51 PM

There's some controversy with the translation of Frontiers, but it's mainly on the Japanese side of the fanbase, so I'm curious what would have been talked about on the English side exactly.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#77975: May 16th 2024 at 9:38:34 PM

That the Japanese dialogue is better...

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