I would like to talk about boom at the beginning as a whole and , where this could go. And what the main series could take from this and vice versa. The cartoon offers a lot more good points than the games, but everything will be talked about. Boom did something that I think the mainline series should adapt and never go back.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread |OT3 & Knuckles|
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RobbieNick
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Jb3A0HLe4&feature=youtu.be&a
OMG They can't even render a cut scene without screwing up. This game wasn't rushed,it was abandoned to die. You can't even blame the engine anymore. they just stopped caring after awhile.
As far as the show goes, for the most part, it's pretty darn good. Easily the best Sonic show so far, But the humor can range from being clever enough for adults, to pandering for kids
"Sidekick" is the pilot episode and it gives a few laughs, but the humor is mostly aimed at kids. The action at the beginning and end should be enough to keep everyone entertained.
"Can an evil genius crash on your couch for a few days?" Is by far the best with Eggman stealing the show and some hilarious writing. Sticks has her first appearance here and isn't too annoying. She even gets one of the funnier lines near the end of the episode.
"Translate this" is another well written episode. With the translator bot translating what people really feel when they say something. Leading to a huge mess between the group. Eggman once again has the best scenes as he steal the robot for himself and replace it with a robot that he controls and insults the gang. Tails solution for getting his robot back and getting the team to rescue him is actually quite clever.
"Buster" is by far the absolute worst of the series so far. Outside of a humorous beginning with Eggman casually reading a magazine while his new "reverse Fireman" robot is terrorizing the town. Sonic has Sticks rescue a kitten from a tree the the reverse fireman bot stuck up there. She does so by shaking the tree violently until it falls out. They then decide Sticks needs to learn how to take better care of small animals (are they....not...animals?) By getting her a pet. This is where we realize we live in a bizarre world where there are adult anthro monkeys living the the village, but baby monkeys are sold in the pet store. Okay? Anyway, she ends up adopting a robot dog she finds in the trash that vomits up green slime that doesn't even render well with everything else. It's definitely an episode meant more for kids.
OMG They can't even render a cut scene without screwing up. This game wasn't rushed,it was abandoned to die. You can't even blame the engine anymore. they just stopped caring after awhile.
As far as the show goes, for the most part, it's pretty darn good. Easily the best Sonic show so far, But the humor can range from being clever enough for adults, to pandering for kids
"Sidekick" is the pilot episode and it gives a few laughs, but the humor is mostly aimed at kids. The action at the beginning and end should be enough to keep everyone entertained.
"Can an evil genius crash on your couch for a few days?" Is by far the best with Eggman stealing the show and some hilarious writing. Sticks has her first appearance here and isn't too annoying. She even gets one of the funnier lines near the end of the episode.
"Translate this" is another well written episode. With the translator bot translating what people really feel when they say something. Leading to a huge mess between the group. Eggman once again has the best scenes as he steal the robot for himself and replace it with a robot that he controls and insults the gang. Tails solution for getting his robot back and getting the team to rescue him is actually quite clever.
"Buster" is by far the absolute worst of the series so far. Outside of a humorous beginning with Eggman casually reading a magazine while his new "reverse Fireman" robot is terrorizing the town. Sonic has Sticks rescue a kitten from a tree the the reverse fireman bot stuck up there. She does so by shaking the tree violently until it falls out. They then decide Sticks needs to learn how to take better care of small animals (are they....not...animals?) By getting her a pet. This is where we realize we live in a bizarre world where there are adult anthro monkeys living the the village, but baby monkeys are sold in the pet store. Okay? Anyway, she ends up adopting a robot dog she finds in the trash that vomits up green slime that doesn't even render well with everything else. It's definitely an episode meant more for kids.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
If you think about it, Eggman's robot tossing a baby into a burning building was pretty dark lol.
But yeah, Sonic Boom is funny, but sort of embarassing. On the other hand I actually find much of Lost World's dialogue and characters to be endearing, reminds me of like old-school Crash.
But yeah, Sonic Boom is funny, but sort of embarassing. On the other hand I actually find much of Lost World's dialogue and characters to be endearing, reminds me of like old-school Crash.
Sonic Stadium got more info on the upcoming Sonic movie
It's being aimed for a PG-13 rating
It's based on SEGA Japan modern Sonic, not Sonic Boom
Marza Animation are doing the animation aspect and they are very excited about it
http://www.sonicstadium.org/2014/11/movie-news-the-upcoming-and-the-cancelled/
my reaction:
It's being aimed for a PG-13 rating
It's based on SEGA Japan modern Sonic, not Sonic Boom
Marza Animation are doing the animation aspect and they are very excited about it
http://www.sonicstadium.org/2014/11/movie-news-the-upcoming-and-the-cancelled/
my reaction:
Spinosaurus
Member
I'm not sure why they're aiming for PG-13.
I also don't like that they're aiming for PG-13.
I also don't like that they're aiming for PG-13.
Nocturnowl
Member
They don't want to limit Shadow's dialogue.
Spinosaurus
Member
It'll be damning.
PG-13 covers a lot of crap these days, so it's not too bad a sign, especially if the movie is shonen or shonen-influenced.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Shadow Hog
Member
Which is fine by him
He's going straight to hell
RobbieNick
Junior Member
That's the one good thing. The Sonic comics have been consistently good-great for the past ten years or so. The Sonic Boom cartoon is proving itself to be consistently good as well. As lame as the "Buster" episode was, it still had more laughs than a typical AOSTH cartoon.
Professor Beef
Banned
fixed
Hot Coldman
Banned
...Well then
Not sure how it's gonna fit with live-action, but this is promising at least
I imagine the first episode of Sonic X, but live action with CG Sonic.
Why do they constantly need to put sonic with actual people, it sucks. The people in sonic games being animals would have fixed a lot of criticism in retrospect.
Also boom the cartoon seems to be doing more than ok
Someone told me that they're going for something different than how Smurfs or Transformers did it, but I'm not sure where they said that. Anyway, it'll probably be a comedy considering the writers seem to specialize in that.
Nah, b. All of em, they suck humans aren't visually interesting when sonic characters around and quite akward.
You think the whole elise thing would have been as awkward if she was some squirrel or some shit? I find the concept of animal planet and just eggman far more interesting and funny.
Shadow Hog
Member
Yes
Nah dude, as poorly written and acted as that game was, taking the bestiality out would have made it better
I think if we can agree on ANYTHING shadow hog, its that.
Even if it was the smallest amount.
Spinosaurus
Member
But Eggman is a human
Basically we need more Eggman.
Basically we need more Eggman.
Everyone with the last name rebotnik and/or eggman can stay. And there is only 3 of em , two of em died. So only one human, dr. mike pollock
Spinosaurus
Member
sanic's nemesis
My phone increasing the already embarassing amounts of typos I make is not cause for harm. Now saying that... I dunno knuckles's and rouge's songs in sa2 are bad, you might get hurt.
As hurt as internet text can make you.
I meant some sort of tower defense RPG, like a villain v. villain thing. It would need an OC Eggman foil though.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Snively, yo.
Nega already exists, just set him up as the "bad" guy. Even has his own henchbots already. Swipe the plot from Mario Land 2, replace the golden coins with Chaos Emeralds, and make the game a Pikmin clone where Eggman's on the field scrapping enemy bots and using their parts to rebuild the badnik army.
Sonic jacks the emeralds in the epilogue a la Wario Land to keep any actual villains from winning.
Shadow Hog
Member
It still would have been a god-awful love story between a guy too interested in seeing all there is to see in the world to settle down and a princess who gets kidnapped and rescued at least four times over.
So, yes, it'd still have been just as awkward.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Hmmm.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Knuckles isn't in much of a hurry to save Amy
man is terrible at his job
man is terrible at his job
or maybe he remembers he doesn't need them to beat the game
Nocturnowl
Member
I can't condone these hedgehog and jungle badger relationships.
Wait Sonic whipped himself up a spiffy jacket but left his foot bandages on? what a bum!
Wait Sonic whipped himself up a spiffy jacket but left his foot bandages on? what a bum!
Tizoc
Member
Well then
Secret Agent Hedgehog.
Tizoc
Member
I don't think I got most of these references from this recent issue of Sonic Universe[/url\
Sandopolis golem and ICZ to LBZ are obvious.
MGZ panel is in reference to the fairly widespread crumbling terrain there.
MHZ panel refers to the wind trap Sonic hits at the start of Act 2.
CNZ panel is a callback to how Knuckles had to have had secret passages to get around and constantly stay one step ahead of Sonic, thereby letting him bypass otherwise unavoidable obstacles such as the barrel.
Right-middle is less clear, but probably supposed to be a section of Lava Reef, where Knuckles has barred off any passages going deeper to keep people from getting close to Hidden Palace again.
Tizoc
Member
Thoughts on Jim's review of Sonic Boom Wii U?
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2014/11/sonic-boom-rise-of-lyric-review/
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2014/11/sonic-boom-rise-of-lyric-review/
Nocturnowl
Member
Read this earlier and felt that this bit was a fine summary...
"Its an idiotic babys game for children, and it exists to sell toys. It also thinks youre all dumb, and it wears its contempt for you on its sleeve. A sleeve covered in bandages"
Azure Dream
Member
That Sega Hard Girls episode with Sonic, they're so low-budget Sonic and Eggman didn't even speak (and they usually get the VAs in for almost anything). Something weirdly charming about it, though. The music sampling was nice, and when Sonic was running around that Point Break terrain...