I can write a better Sonic show in my sleep.
I can write a better Sonic show in my sleep
Sonic fans say this and then their ideal Sonic is a stoic, boring character who doesn't have any flaws or personality other than "he's like the wind, I guess".
Enter the guy who gets it
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if it's not game sonic then it's not sonic!
and i mean only these games that i like not those other ones! they don't count!
instead of respecting differences and opinions of others i don't agree with, i'll be as angry and toxic as possible!
Even people that talk about what they like about Sonic throw shade on others in the same breath.
Then do it, write some fanfiction.
in the end nobody likes Sonic
better stick with writing fanfics about how Rouge wants to suck your dick
Sonic was never good, other then some tracks on the OST and some of the designs.
I'd just continue the OVA.
I can't, the idea I have are all about atmospheric audiovisual medium. Felix the Cat does not lend well to Detective fanfics where everyone sits around with 3 dialogue speech bubbles above their head like it's Garfield ... that's what Sonic X is for (and somehow they fucked up even the dialogue despite it being 90% dialogue).
I wouldn't trust a Sonic fan to write Sonic.
SatAm already existed and it's perfect.
You do realize static characters / static main characters can exist and still be interesting right?
Like Paddington
The concepts can gave potential not every character needs to be relatable we don't need a Tom, Or a Chris thordyke anymore
If I wrote a sonic cartoon I think it would be a episodic adventure series that you could watch any episode of and get the gest kinda like how daredevil does it
I'd make sonic a static character who changes the world around him obviously and I'd adapt the first couple of games
Like 1 Cd 2 and 3&k feel like they could all be good story boards in a animation s3&k is simple but so good after all
Do it then pussy.
Fucking do it then
You're no longer relevant IGN. Fuck off.
Prove it
Probably. Most writing for Sonic is so bad even small children can identify why it sucks.
Then again, you're posting lobotomized AI shit, so maybe not.
Then why the fuck did people lose their shit over how subdued Sonic is in Frontiers?
Because anon is just complaining about his weird insular fandom bullshit.
Nobody actually gives that much of a shit beyond some very broad character traits. The issue is more that the writing is usually ass.
I'm not a Sonic fan. >:)
So what's the problem with letting a Sonic fan write Sonic?
They suffer a very harsh form of status quo/sacred cow syndrome to the point that while they attempt to write 180 degrees away from SonicTeam's style of writing they ironically end up in a yinyang situation where they're the same level of shit but with a different flavor. Similar now to how recent Sonic cartoons & movies wrote Sonic as either like a fish out of water or SonicBoom wrote TheLooneyTunes version of BugsBunny where he's a tired old man with no real agency.
This is gonna fuck you up, but Sonic's personality is such a small part of why projects like Sonic Prime and the IDW comics are so dull and directionless. Prime would still be stringing along on a plot outline that barely has enough meat for an animated movie, even if Sonic was characterized perfectly. Clutch would still be a horrible waste of time with no niche to fill even if they managed to magically write Sonic in a way that appeased everyone.
And to follow up OP's point, I do genuinely believe a small child could write plot lines more exciting and engaging than the two I mentioned here.
Better than what? Prime? I believe you. I don't even need your credentials, it's statistically probable.
We have plenty of chill and laidback characters that aren't boring. Just because a character's chill, doesn't mean they still don't have emotions. They're just more subdued due to their chill nature. They'd only show strong emotions when shit REALLY hits the fan.
they suffer a very harsh form of status quo/sacred cow syndrome
The autism probably doesn't help either.
What was wrong with Sonic Prime? that was the 3D action show, right? not the 3D Seinfeld one?
only AoSTH, Boom and the Paramount movies worked because imo the character wasn't meant to be taken seriously, it's literally Looney Tunes/Tom & Jerry/SpongeBob shit
It's not terrible on paper but it tries to take a very simple story and stretch it out as thin as possible and it really just ruins the whole thing. The individual worlds don't matter and ultimately the only shatterverse character that matters is Nine.
Movie sonic is objectively the best characterization Sonic has ever had
If the stoic he’s like le wind xD personality that jp purists jack themselves off over was truly good, Japanese sonic would be financially successful. And it is not. The market has spoken.
The movies, the way, are wildly successful. They’re the most successful sonic project ever made aside from the original Sonic 1
the only shatterverse character that matters is Nine
So why couldn't this just be Sonic Forever After instead? An altered world where Sonic never existed, and everything went to shit.
Japanese sonic would be financially successful. And it is not. The market has spoken
Not because of his character, dumbfuck. But because Sonic as an IP doesn't appeal to Japs. They care about Shonen shit when it's humans. Cartoon animals is a no go. And they prefer their cartoon animals on the cutesy side. Anything more's weird as shit to them.
It is precisely because of his character. He is the main character. JP sonic is not appealing.
The movies are objectively awful and on the same level as those live action Alvin and the Chipmunks yet they're still the best media Sonic has appeared in in the past 30 years.
Literally just seems to be so they can sell toys of the other characters in different costumes.
I don't know why they need lore for that though, the mobile games just throw in goofy costumes for fun.
I still can't believe they dragged out the dumb sheep's subplot for years just to throw her off screen with no catharsis and promise they'll get back to her eventually.
You don't need to have everything go at a breakneck pace, but treating your comic like it's guaranteed to last for decades is ridiculous. We're just doing Ken Penders shit again.
It is precisely because of his character.
How would they know his character if they don't play the games, dumbfuck? The thing that'd turn them away would be visuals first. His design and style isn't appealing to them. They like Hello Kitty, not Shonen Looney Tunes.
They literally did play the first few games and were not impressed. Japanese people bought SA1 and SA2, thought Sonic was boring, and moved on. There is no real Japanese fandom for JP sonic. Even the JP fans just use the US characterization.
There is no real Japanese fandom for JP sonic.
It's very small, but there is a little bit of a fandom for Sonic in Japan. It's almost entirely female porn artists but it exists.
They like Hello Kitty, not Shonen Looney Tunes.
Kinnikuman is literally more popular than Sonic in Japan though and that's pretty much shounen looney tunes.
Also BNA, beastars
Sonic Forever After
so you want an It's a Wonderful Life story but with Sonic characters, like the one early-00s Muppet Christmas TV special that had 9/11 in it?
An anime or manga adaption of Archie but rewritten a bit could have been popular in Japan desu, especially if it had a good artist
Sonic lags behind because it doesn’t have a competent manga, which is a huge part of why dbz and other shounen is even popular
You'll never get boys to like cutesy animal characters in Japan. That shit is considered extremely childish and cringe, even more than it is in the west.
I mean that's pretty much already in the story and is arguably the plot line that matters the most, they just don't give it room to breath between pointless side characters and meandering fight scenes.