How To Run The Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise

[@cyberplayer9626]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who wants Sega to fire the current Sonic writers (The writers for the games)

[@sonicdx1368]

Same ma dude

[@creatureman5636]

Yes

[@sonicsupremacist]

Definitly not the only one

[@sonicdx1368]

RadicalFurry what you like lost wold

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

Why?

[@sonicsupremacist]

Sonic boom was on Nickelodeon in Belgium and played every schoolday around 5 pm. It was actually very popular here.

[@masonschroeder3342]

The shows pretty good ngl but the games are horrible

[@Sydney_Angelyt]

It played at 7:00 am on 9 Go for me in Australia

[@zgamix]

Also in Germany

[@zgamix]

In Germany at 13:00 pm

[@Markus_included]

@@zgamix You mean 1 p.m?

[@JoshucaVA]

Detective Pikachu didn't suck. It wasn't amazing, but it was certainly better than most. Yeah sure that isn't saying much but they cared and made a fun watch.

[@jimiljohnson6566]

No hate but I love detective pikachu

[@seacliff217]

At the very least, I don't know what he thinks the Sonic Movie will do that Detective Pikachu could not.

[@nobleskywalker4639]

When I heard I was like uhhh ok so a videogame franchise where 10 year olds stop the mafia and save the world made a coherent well made movie that definitely was made by fans of the pokemon franchise andbit was 90% accurate to the game that it was based on. Detective Pikachu was great

[@ryry8533]

it wasn't amazing.. it was something... its just ok tbh. and i dont expect the sonic movie to be amazing either. Edit- I was wrong I'm actually surprised by the sonic movie.

[@chucke.cheesesmichiganprod1254]

The Sonic Movie beat Detective Pikachu, no question!

[@blitz4506]

Honestly i feel like the current cast, Gameplay, consistency and humor could've still worked and it DID... in the sonic lego dimensions pack

[@Iam-cz1ot]

lol

[@fgdx]

"they had us in the first half not gonna lie."

[@blitz4506]

@Wølf Wørld Blackyy yes

[@Boostifer]

REALLY, really smart video. Love this too death, and I completely agree. Also I loved the beginning lol

[@smoogieboogie1694]

I do disagree with you on what you said about the cast of characters. Bringing Ian Flynn on as story writer is a great choice, and one strength Ian has shown time and time again is knowing when to use certain characters and when to drop them. Like, look at IDW. The first arc of the comic was arguably focused on Sonic, Tails, Metal Sonic, and Knuckles. But once Angel Island was saved, Knuckles naturally stayed there. So now the current arc is underway bringing focus to others who didn’t get as much in the first arc. Cream and Gemerl have been brought in even though they were completely absent from the first arc because they have important roles to play in showing the fallout of the disease that is spreading. So I would make Sonic, Tails, and Eggman the main cast who always appears in the mainline games. But the rest of the cast who act as either main or supporting characters are pulled out on a game by game basis depending on who will best serve the story Ian is trying to tell. If the story is delving into GUN and space and whatnot, Shadow will be a main character and Team Dark may play a supporting role, alongside others. A story that is more Earth-based could take the time to develop more grounded characters like Big and Cream, etc.

[@newkid9807]

I would argue that a sonic cartoon should focus on streaming services like Netflix or KZbin.

[@heroofthyme4237]

Sonic boom is on Netflix

[@thesamuraispirit7686]

Or... disney+....😈

[@soup_packard345]

Yeah, Because most kids these days don't even watch actual TV. They watch KZbin.

[@zy1an]

Cough cough Sonix X cough cough

[@Captain_Flood]

Not on KZbin. The animators and writers deserve better than that, they can’t but tones of effort into an episode only to be free to watch.

[@silvurrrboi230]

Sonic's Comics from both Archie and IDW (and kinda Fleetway) are definitly the best part of Sonic Franchise

[@tailsic]

agreed

[@Gnidel]

I like games more. But Ian Flynn's run of both comics is fantastic. I especially like IDW for being so close to the original.

[@frostdrop1296]

Agreed. The storytelling side of the sonic universe is more gripping than what the games are really putting out, at least the modern line. That said, the current run with IDW feels super safe and SEGA's mandates take creative control away from Flynn who I'm sure could pull something even better off if he was given the chance.

[@dkashh1953]

Silvurrr Boi the comics are a masterpiece

[@Mr.06_]

No they are the second best part.

[@bluedude20]

Bro really predicted the Renaissance of the sonic franchise

[@nanec5717]

When a sonic fan has a better plan than the actual owner

[@guzma9851]

I'm always hyped for a new video from you. I feel that sega has a plan to clean up their games and stuff. But I have to say this is amazing and really well put together :D

[@GeloProductions]

I thought the title said how to *RUIN* The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

[@bartg6937]

Yup, so I’m not the only one

[@sheercold26]

Me too lol

[@bartg6937]

How to ruin the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise? Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......... *meow*

[@Ssj_tainaka]

I need to know where your profile picture came from

[@Nic_2751]

I thought it was a tutorial on how to RUN!

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

When he said let's just establish one main gameplay style, and then just tweak it and build upon it with each game - don't fix what isn't broken - instead of changing it every single game, that's when I subscribed. He gets it, Nintendo gets it with a clearly established 2D and 3D Mario, and yet Sonic Team *still* mistakes novelty for innovation and doesn't realize that experimenting works best *after* you know how to do the basics consistently. SMDH. If the next 3D Sonic game sucks, I'm literally going to rant for an hour, in a church, about the evils of the world, and wash my hands of Sonic.

[@marx4538]

Literally almost every Sonic fan: SEGA should stop rushing games and take their time! SEGA: *ok* Literally almost every Sonic fan: THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MEDIA NO GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTHING SEGA GIVE US SOMETHING NOOOOOOOOW Don't you just love double standards?

[@marx4538]

@@clarkdunlevy5171 Mainline games usually should take 5-6 years and even spinoffs usually cost a lot even when outsourced, plus have to meet quality standards. There's a comic series and a movie. They're already announcing that two games are gonna be in 2021, and that's too early.

[@marx4538]

@@clarkdunlevy5171 If you go to a restaraunt, you pay for the food and you *must* get the meal since otherwise they basically stole your money. Did you donate to a Kickstarter and the creators of it run away? No, you're just waiting and in the meantime you've been given an entire live action movie (something not even done in the 90s or 2000s) and comics.

[@marx4538]

@@clarkdunlevy5171 There are around 4-5 years between full, big installments and since SEGA's doing an anniversary title, it means it must be better than even usual - Sonic games were made in 1 or 2 years a lot of time, sure, but that's a bad thing, since the developers have to work under horrible crunches.

[@ThatsATHICC_RAY]

@@marx4538 5-6 years? You sure? Let’s check. SA1 and SA2 came out 3 years apart. Heroes and 06 came out 3 years apart. 06 and Unleashed came out 2 years apart. Unleashed and Colors came out 2 years apart. Colors and Generations came out 1 year apart. Generations and Lost World came out 2 years apart. Lost World and Forces came out four years apart. Sega has proven they can take as long as they want, and still produce mediocre at best games. All delaying the game does, is increase the amount of disappointment between releases, whether the game is good or not. They have also proven they can make decent to amazing games in at max, 3 years. I think at the very max, a mainline game should take 4 years in my opinion. If the game is on the level of Unleashed, on the other hand, I wouldn’t mind waiting 5 years for it. Still, I highly doubt they will ever consistently release titles on the same quality level as Unleashed.

[@marx4538]

@@ThatsATHICC_RAY 3 years apart was still not enough. Those games were still not known for having the best development, plus a lot of them reused things - Generations got both a shitload of things not even implemented or purely cut, while Colors i am pretty sure used at least some of Unleashed's assets or code. Delaying the game lets people who work on it to have more time to polish it instead of quickly shitting out plain unfinished things. Even if what SEGA makes now is mediocre, it doesn't mean the developers working on the games should be forced through a development hell, and no amount of great games made in a short time will change that. Sonic 3 had an absolutely horrendous development, while it's also one of the most known Sonic games.

[@jackiexkh]

The “video game pillar” section, and what you described reminds me of something I thought of for how Bandai Namco should handle the Pac-Man franchise, with the video games being divided into 3 series: the maze series (arcade-style maze games like classic Pac-Man or Championship Edition series), the platformer/adventure series (2D or 3D platformers like Pac-Man World series), and the spinoff series (smaller spinoff games from puzzle games like Pac-Attack, or racing games like Pac-Man World Rally) In fact, this USED to be how Namco did it, but nowadays they only do maze games and usually only on mobile. But uh, enough of my rambling. Great video!

[@artsyomni]

All I can say is “easier said than done” Also, any cartoon produced in Japan *is* anime. That’s what anime is. Japanese animation. Simple as that.

[@wickednemesis56]

Are you that guy that made the fake Rayman leak for smash some years ago? I swear I've seen your name.

[@artsyomni]

@@wickednemesis56 that's me. =P

[@thefoster55555]

This video is amazing i love you're ideas for the layouts it is really cool.

[@whirlwind6wind33]

Hey, the Sonic Boom TVShow that aired for 2 seasons is actually really, fricking Good!

[@smidgetechno2314]

Defiently it was the best thing coming out of sonic boom

[@smidgetechno2314]

Yung Sooty I defiantly agree bro

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

I never got why people hate sonic boom he has only 1 bad game and the show is my 2nd favorite next to sonic X BUT THEY JUST FREAKING FORGOT ABOUT STICKS 😖😣😢😢😢

[@Blueflag04]

The show is really good

[@johndeer4936]

The movie segment of this is so happy to watch knowing the redesign 🥰

[@Explosivebarrelsman]

I feel like "just give it to Ian Flynn" isn't the right approach to completely correct Sonic's writing. Part of peoples' current problem with the writing is that Sonic feels inherently unserious as a premise. Minimal story with a heaping helping of 90s cheese, with Flynn in a more minor position of checking character and story consistency, would be a much safer approach to restore trust in Sonic, then you can slowly phase in his decisions so that the transition isn't jarring.

[@Mauvellous]

God i've love it so much if Flynn was in charge of all the main writing.. His stories have a bit of a more serious tone as well as a coherent continuity. I really miss that.

[@alexsartandgameschannel3883]

SOMEONE needs to work for Sega

[@ShinobiBoyBlue]

Sonic Boom cartoon shouldn't have ended.

[@Cooldude15104]

Yeah

[@SpiderS0nic]

It could have live longer if it wasn't sonic boom but normal Sonic

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

Dear god this video. Everything you said I agree with Sonic is an icon and to He isn’t treated like it. I was exposed to the series with sonic x and found everything else out after and I think sonic can be great and everything you said brought a tears to my eyes.

[@francisfutures5062]

The Social Network score really builds the atmosphere of the theme of this video

[@Abdega]

I first read the title as “How to Sonic Run” The video was still a pleasant surprise

[@gamingwithdream2005]

Nice video, now here's my two sense on how I would do it. Games: REBOOT!!!! Since there's so many canons, I would reboot the entire series and merge the best parts of each canon into one making one cohesive and definitive canon. Now how this would work is the game canon still happened but there were different things have happened in it but for the most part. So for example, I would have the freedom fighters as part of the main cast and say they were always there and they would be there throughout the entire timeline of the games' events. I also would have IDW's arcs play out as canon but in this universe, the freedom fighters and other characters from different canons like maybe cosmo would be present too as well as the IDW originals like Tangle, Whisper and Starline. Stories will be written similar to that of Sonic Unleashed, SA2, SATBK and the later issues of preboot Archie when Ian took over. They will have that tone and we also would have Shonen type styles with it. Swearing would be allowed but very minimal as Sonic has been for older kids primarily Teens but Kids can get into it too. Artstyle would be bright vibrant and fantasy like the genesis games and Unleashed to Generations. Gameplay would be open world momentum/speed based platforming like Sonic Utopia and Grand Tour and it would be a merge between boost and adventure. You can roll and uncurl, roll into a ball into the air to land and maintain your momentum, you can spindash, bounce, light speed dash, stomp, super peel out, wall jump, homing attack, slide, drift, and I'll add two new moves, theres the spin drill which lets your drill through debris in certain set pieces like the sonic cd opening and there is the drift dash which will let you drift into a ball but open release it'll immediately shoot you off as you were charging a spin dash while you were drifting similar to drifting in sonic racing games. The boost would still be in and used the same it's always been but like in the infinity engine, the boost gauge depletes quickly so it can't be used for long. I would bring in new writers that love sonic and love every piece of sonic history whether its archie, sonic x or the games. Movies: The movie did fine so I'd let paramount do their thing Comics: I would let IDW do their thing as well but maybe retcon upon reboot or just reboot everything and start again. TV Show: I'd either renew Sonic Boom for a 3rd season and put it on nick, revive satam or do a reboot of it retelling the classic games but with the assets of the main canons reboot or just do a new series entirely set within the reboot. Licensing: I'd let Jazwares have the licensing for Sonic Merchandise back since they did it the best with action figures and plushes.

[@GameControllerNetwork]

Main series Sonic honestly needs a new team of people...obviously they are not capable of handling Sonic as it is right now and the fans have proved time and time again that they can and have made Sonic content better than what's coming out. Hire those people, hire new faces.

[@VinnimonCinnimon]

RoL and Shattered Crystal aside, Boom was very underappreciated. Definitely a lot of fun to be had. I agree that it's much too late to bring back but the show and Fire&Ice were very decent. Especially Season 2. Clever writing, funny jokes, and good characters. I was hoping they would do writing for Forces but we all know how that went. That's what I get for being an optimist but not a realist....

[@sonicdx1368]

Hold on detective pikachu was good

[@o.a.j.8168]

I liked it too. It even had pretty good reviews

[@nobleskywalker4639]

It was great a coherent and well made movie based on a franchise where 10 year olds stop the mafia and save the world from galactic threats. Also the movie is like 90% accurate to the game that it's based on clearly more love was put into that than the Sonic movie which Jim Carrey seem to be the only thing that works going by the trailer

[@gig2734]

Some suggestions: For the film department, there should be a two-way communication between those who know what makes a good Sonic story and those who know what makes a good movie for the mass market. In this way, we can avoid the discontent that has affected the current film. For the comic book and television series department, Ian Flynn is good but there are probably other talents that are closer to today's children's culture and could break new ground. In addition, if you rely on only one person, you are vulnerable. So, release new talents so that the stories can become richer. Editing: The film department did a great job.

[@cyberooski]

I really like the boost formula, but I do think it'll get really boring. I'd like to see a mix between the adventure series and lost world controls. The parkour system works very well, and imagine it with Sonic Adventure's speed.

[@cm-ih1jb]

Great video! You have some fabulous ideas for the franchise in the future! 😁

[@Leppa10]

Ironically, what got me exposed to Sonic for the first time was Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. As in, the GameCube port, not the Dreamcast original. In hindsight, that move was a brilliant way to get Nintendo fans to play Sonic games.

[@garrtoons4303]

Step 1: Don't make Sonic Flicky's Island Step 2: That's it.

[@lukedevine8528]

I 100% agree with your strategy of running Sega and hope that this video will reach out to them. I care a lot about this franchise; ever since I was 4 years old I grew up with Sonic Colours and enjoyed. Now that I'm older, I liked the Adventure and Classic games more, but Sonic Colours still holds a special place in my heart. Here's my rating of this video: 10/10 Superb and worth everyone's time

[@letsplayfangames7037]

I think Sonic can become really big if the franchise is handled like this. They also should put their characters as cameos in other games and media. Heck maybe they should have a deal with epic for Fortnite costumes or get him in Crash Racing you know. Something like that.

[@AleT118]

hey guys did you know that sonic's had a rocky road ever since his 3d debut

[@Gnidel]

Yeah, Red Mountain had lots of rocky roads. Some metal too.

[@VinnimonCinnimon]

@@Gnidel The Arid Sands in Shamar were also pretty bumpy

[@lurker4071]

So uhh, im beginning to think Sega watched the video.

[@deatsbybre7162]

I misread the title as "How to run in Sonic games". Disappointing because I was actually wondering that, how DO you run in Sonic games? Never was able to figure it out.

[@TheRealPoloBlue]

I had to look up a guide on that myself. Apparently you just use the control stick.

[@Genra]

Good thing Sega listened to their fans and added a run button in Lost World

[@deatsbybre7162]

@@Genra Word.

[@Genra]

@@deatsbybre7162 ?

[@BDKWRLD999]

I Loved It!!,Your Idea Was Great,But,The Only Thing I Would Do Too Is Bring Back Old Characters Like From Satam,Sonic Underground And Stuff Like That Cause Maybe Some People Still Like Them.

[@TheFormalFools]

This is like the only video about how SEGA treats Sonic that i've seen that goes in-depth about business stuff too instead. which is pretty good, since that is also a very important factor that needs to be talked about... it's not all "make Sonic good" all the time. you gotta also think about the business side of things at the same time.

[@r3n3gad33]

Another touch I would add is a spin-off that focusses on another character like maybe a Chaotix point and click mystery game and what not.

[@tdproductions7532]

Wait, what? Detective Pikachu was actually not that bad. I quite liked it.

[@wickednemesis56]

Glad I'm not the only one. Fun watch.

[@CoolCoder-zd7iz]

Why can't Sega just hire this dude already?!

[@adventuresinminecraft8539]

You should probably update this video with the new design for Movie Sonic

[@SonoroDASS]

28:46 In LatAm, Disney dubbed and broadcasted Sonic Underground and Sonic X in Jetix (now Disney XD). With bad dubbing, but very good treatment (especially Sonic X).

[@gabriellepatterson209]

I like these ideas a lot, I think another problem Sonic has in terms of non-gaming media is his availability worldwide. Sega seems to focus on Japan and the US the most and not so much on Europe or countries like South Korea. If Sonic was more accessible and consistently so, it would be great. Seeing Jakks Pacific make the pinball set gives me hope that they can help a new generation grow up with Sonic around and not just be something that they’ve heard of. Part of why I enjoy your videos so much is the positive light you view the series through, we all know Sonic fans have a bad reputation so thanks for being an active voice in countering that. Love from the UK!

[@krmiistudios2479]

I’m a new generation kid and I never mined how the story’s of the games where, as long as it wasn’t off-topic, and when I played the original genesis games and Sonic Adventure, there was no difference to me besides the voices, the was never bothered by the differences between the old games and new ones, since it didn’t matter to me as long as it was enjoyable to play.

[@konsak0]

Really liked this vid. But tbh. Sonic Boom in recent seasons is still pretty good, so. That's the only Boom related Sonic thing I'd keep

[@absupinhere]

Brilliant stuff. I just found your channel today and your the man!

[@Just_Joel]

Awsome video

[@HeySteef]

Take a shot every time he says: Franchise Rest in peace.

[@Captain_Flood]

Speaking of character development... *WHY DIDN’T SONIC WEAR CHIPS BRACELET AFTER SONIC UNLEASHED ?*

[@echosani2911]

Wishful thinking, but it could be under one of his glove cuffs.

[@someguy5926]

I found my sonic mania disc for my Xbox on a thrift store and it had the shadow & silver mod!

[@JordanLester13]

Very interesting and informative!

[@Eddlicious]

Gotta love the use of The Social Network soundtrack in this video!

[@FengTheSlayer]

Your ideas aren’t far fetched actually. SEGA has already done some restructuring and making pillars like what you mentioned to ease up the work load and giving time to the product

[@michaelkindt3288]

@15:26-.-I am pretty sure Sega owns Atlas now, so they could probably just have them make it.

[@gdlxr]

I’m not first I’m not last But when SpeedSuperSonic Uploads I click fast Edit: OH MY GOD SPEEDSUPERSONIC HEARTED MY COMIC THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@minecraftsteve6685]

Nice

[@RusticTraps]

Ya.... Sure

[@charleytejeda3122]

Sega just hire him hes perfect god i wish u were sega

[@noobartist6009]

I read the title as "How to Ruin the donic franchise"

[@Leppa10]

Upvoted since most of these are great ideas. I definitely like the idea of a new Sonic fighting game since the last one (Sonic Battle) came out 15 years ago. Where I disagree, however, is what to nuke. Rather than do away with Cream altogether, I say put her on hiatus. Bring her back whenever there's an Olympic/Racing/other spin-off game.

[@JumpMan96_]

I would recommend a new sonic CD game called sonic CD2, because sonic CD is still one of the best games ever with it being the first to have fully animated cutscenes

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

Smg7 Luigi sonic switch, sonic 360, sonic station, sonic U, sonic 3D word, sonic vita just listing bad names for sonic games on console but sonic CD2 needs to happen I agree 👍

[@JumpMan96_]

The story can be 1. Happens after sonic 4 ep 2 2. It follows the adventure of sonic saving little planet but there’s a twist, it’s connected to egg and new space station to make it hold with the new station Now here’s something that will be amazing to add on it I introduce you to sonic CD2 METAL EDITION 1. It will be about metal sonics side of the story starting from eggman making blueprints for metal sonic, then you can play as metal sonic reaching to capture Amy with the race 2. Minor note you can only unlock metal edition if you get a bad future, if you got the edition with it then it will be unlocked already 3. If you get a game over your greeted to a good future ending saying bad luck faker, if you complete the entirety you will be greeted to a bad future screen saying your the real one Now tell me if you want me to add more in to this, and hey you know what, SEGA could come along this and think about it

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

Smg7 Luigi I would add more characters that have never been seen in classic style I think it should happen after sonic 4 episode 2 (like you said) and before mania Amy should be playable after beating the game and Sega should add save states (like the Nintendo virtual console) so you can save anywhere in the middle of the level ADD TAILS AND KNUCKLES AND YOU CAN PLAY AS ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME (like sonic hero’s) or they can bring back the team mechanic from sonic Advance 3 And you should be able to play as metal sonic (like you said 👍) and add one new bad guy and you should be able to play as Eggman (Eggman will be like Nabbit (or however you spell his name) from NSMB deluxe and Luigi U eggman can bypass enemy’s without losing rings or dying) And get rid of life’s like forces did I know that game sucked but it makes the game more challenging (IMO I like hard games but there should be an easy mode for kids) Put it one the Xbox 360 and PS4 because they take CDs 💿 GET IT SONIC CD! (Lol sorry for the bad joke) it should be on Xbox 360, PS4, PS VITA, PCs and the Nintendo 3ds (i would say Wii U but that thing is slowly dying 😭😭) NO SLICERS!!!!!!!!!

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

Smg7 Luigi sorry I cannot spell 😂

[@JumpMan96_]

The moon has risen I agree with all of this I’m sure it would make a big sell if it was able to play on switch But the Wii u, 3ds we can’t because 1.there dying 2. 3ds is now only getting games from third parties and not Nintendo or SEGA anymore 3. The Wii u is a failure and has stopped being produced now and it’s getting no more games 4. It wouldn’t sell well on dying consoles and handhelds It should be sold on success consoles And yes a agree with more characters and on METAL EDITION we should add eggman in it as well along with Amy and the rest in sonics side and tails and knuckles I got a good idea that all the stages can be upgraded and all past and futures should also get upgraded with better colouring and tiles with new areas

[@rayboi6661]

love your ideas! I also have some of my own ! maybe Netflix could make a special which is a crossover between Satam and Aosth as a send off to those 2 shows. And since there would be a sonic show on Nickelodeon there could also be a continuation of Sonic mania adventures on Nick Jr. What do you think?

[@JAIQMUSIC]

You forgot to mention something regarding the Comic pillar. Currently the IDW Sonic comics are ONLY avaliable in the US which is very annoying for fans in other counties (I'm from the UK) Make them international. That's all I ask. Good vid :)

[@chocobochick5390]

I don't even buy those things. I just read them online from youtubers and honestly I don't even keep up with it. But I can see where you're coming from. Definitely they should do something about this.

[@jamilabdulkadiri3244]

I think next you should make one about the management at sonic team and how much budget should be in the games.

[@KingTrey331]

Great video man💪🏾

[@yoshimasterleader]

The Comic and Game universe should stay separate. Don't get me wrong the IDW characters are probably excellently written great characters, but putting them in in the game's universe complicates thing further.

[@ChrisCruzRealtor]

Chao garden mobile game

[@gungeonrider1786]

They have an established universe already. Sonic Forces and the IDW comics filled a gap between Sonic Chronicles and the Sonic Riders trilogy in terms of plot, lore, and continuity. Sonic has a universe spanning from game to game. Iven if it's can be confusing for a lot of people it is still there.

[@gungeonrider1786]

Quick thing I forgot to mention is that the story,writing, and characters that he chose would be better for the series. The main issue I was addressing in my last comment is that it appears that he believes that just because two games have the same gameplay style it means that the games are one after another which is wrong. Gameplay has no impact on story at all. (The example he gave is that the games don't explain how Eggman got out of white space when Sonic Lost World did explain it. Also how Eggman suddenly took over the world when the ending of Sonic Chronicles leads straight into Sonic Forces.)

[@Ryboflavin]

Excellent work, Mr. President.

[@PrincessLunafan21]

Interesting video, and I agree with your ideas it all sounded great

[@blitz4506]

I feel like ive watched this video a year ago...i swear ive seen a video talking about sonic and his pillars lol

[@blitz4506]

GenesisGems *shrugs* I think it was called "how pillars can save sonic"

[@petertracycarroll]

My dream sonic game is a fighting game like mortal kombat

[@Segadrome]

Am I the only one who wants Sonic Boom Season 3?!

[@Blueflag04]

Same

[@Agent-ve5rc]

Amazing. I liked it

[@DJ-wh1tp]

i clocked out at the classic sonic part. classic was in the past. sonic needs to evolve for good. thats like having two separate TV shows for classic mickey and modern mickey.

[@cyberooski]

For a Sonic Cartoon, I would like to it take the form of what Sonic Mania Adventures is. Wacky, yet has a story. The classic series has the most potential with the hooligans, countless smaller eggman schemes to get the emeralds, and plenty more.

[@Yellowpick10]

17:36 Just us the proto music... Or the fanbase should find the link for each song to its creator. C'mon, what's Icecap zone without its "Hard Times" soundtrack?

[@RelaxAlexX]

Marvel is big because it's been 80 years since they existed

[@theeshaltnotpasseth1548]

SuperSonic: i have a Q for you, what is sonic the hedgehog franchise Me: a multimedia franchise SuperSonic you would say a gaming franschise. Me again: thats not what i said

[@Mr.Cynical]

YOU BETTER BRING IN CREAM!! She's always left behind. I understand she's not going that interesting, but Ian could _make_ her interesting. I don't know. I just want Cream back.

[@theeshaltnotpasseth1548]

Can we have a part 2

[@Robski10]

25:02 will that be for another video?

[@chaosdoesthings9347]

I love how he says we should have Ian write the games and we get that exact thing in frontiers

[@TheOneTycoo]

Sonic battle is so fun and underrated

[@jlaturner3]

Subbed!

[@blitz4506]

Am i the only one who likes Sonic boom? at least the tv show and characters? i honestly fee; like the writers do well with humor and should keep doing future projects for that series. I also feel like the experimental mechanics should be use on that series

[@edwardrobinson5470]

No. I liked it a bit.

[@JoeyBlueJ]

I gotta say with the new a movie just releasing I was looking for some sonic merch at target and there is NOTHING. They really need to fix it like come on Jakks the product needs to be In stores to be sold

[@numbernien]

My brother's still gonna dominate every frickin' game.

[@cyberooski]

Yo instead of having Tomy make them, go back to Jazwares. There was so many cool things Jazwares did. Do what Tomy is doing with the marketing, but have the figures made by Jazwares.

[@cutepuppy5005]

What about the plushes? Tomy is doing that better.

[@TankEngine_12]

When he was talking about us most likely finding Sonic from cartoons made me go, huh... I guess finding it from my barbershop playing Unleashed while getting my haircut wasn’t how y’all found it to.

[@notbootstrap750]

Bring back the Sega Saturn, the best console to date. Make the Saturn great again.

[@ShadewTheHegenog]

Sonic adventure on mobile

[@kennethdavy4051]

Speaking of which did comic number 20 come out yet?

[@Iam-cz1ot]

Could you actually make a Dream Sonic game video since I haven't seen anyone talk about those things anymore.

[@Anonfaulty]

I kinda want a game play style similar to sonic hero's just without the partners

[@SilversChannel1]

You forgot about keeping Sonic Riders alive lol

[@Blueflag04]

Ikr

[@gonzalot.605]

Anyone remembers Team Sonic Racing..? *Yeah... Me neither!*

[@HeroOfLight13]

I agree with you 91%. That 9% discrepancy there is mainly towards the whole movie thing. Like I get the logistical argument for wanting a successful movie franchise, and yeah, don’t give a final judgement until the movie comes out first and all. But I think you’re giving this movie a little too much credit, way too early. Let’s just ignore the controversy around Sonic’s design and just focus on the actual footage of the trailer. If that trailer is anything to go by, this movie is going to be the exact same “live action with CG adaptation of a beloved cartoon icon with a human sidekick” formula that Hollywood just keeps regurgitating and never changes. The writing is bland and predictable, the use of that 30-something year old Gangster’s Paradise song is jarring as hell, and the acting from everyone other than Carrey and Schwartz is either average or subpar. I know that all we got was just one trailer and in due time we’re going to get the actual gambit of promotions and stuff that will shed more light on the actual content, but the content seen in this ONE trailer is already bad or showing telltale signs of being bad that other bad adaptation movies have shown before. Meanwhile, you’re saying that Detective Pikachu was garbage!? What reality is this? Its one thing if you personally didn’t like it, that’s fine, but objectively speaking it did pretty decent in terms of both box office returns, critical reception, and audience reception. And that’s a lot more than I can say about any other video game movie. So if you don’t like it, I get it, but don’t use it as an example of deceiving appearances because if anything you’ve got it backwards. Also, don’t count out the potential of a full-CG Sonic movie. If you think the live action movie has potential, trust me this would blow it out of the water. Really all you need is some stellar writing and the proper promotional campaign, along with CG work and voice talent that matches the games on a slightly bigger budget. Yeah Disney’s always going to be a primary competitor but that’s no excuse for not trying to make something good. The key in anything is to market to general audiences about as much as you market to fans, like either 50/50 or 60/40. As far as other stuff like cartoons are concerned, I’m not so certain Nick would be that much of a better platform to air on than CN is, really. They’ve done bad scheduling stuff before with their more successful shows like Legend of Korra. At least Sonic has a more consistent presence on CN so far with Boom and that OK KO crossover. Still I get the concern, CN has had a bad track record of treating a majority of their other shows this way, giving some shows * coughTeenTitansGOcough * more preferable and overly abundant time slots and promotion than its more unique and interesting titles. I guess it doesn’t really matter too much where Sonic ends up as long as he’s on a network that will air and promote his show in the way it deserves. Completely agree with the comic stuff though. ...just ONE thing. You lightly touched upon it, but it needs to be explicitly stated. LET THE WRITERS HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE COMIC, ITS CHARACTERS, AND ITS LORE, WITH NO CORPORATE MADATES. Like I get it, there’s some things you need to keep consistent with any character in any multimedia franchise. But Sega and Sonic Team have been getting ridiculously strict with their mandates lately when it comes to the comics. Sonic and other Sonic characters aren’t allowed to “show excessive emotions”, have romantic relationships, or even suffer an actual loss once in a while. These are things that can help make a character’s personality and arc much more interesting to watch and yet instead of letting competent writers use them in creative ways, they’re being overly protective and making the characters as watered down and 2dimensional as possible. You can see it in the recent games and even though the comics are much better you can still feel they’re being held back in some way. The one thing that needs to change with the IDW comics is that Sega and Sonic Team need to back away a bit with the mandates and let Ian Flynn and the others do their things and have faith that they’ll do right by the characters. They grew up as fans of the franchise, they aren’t going to needlessly ruin and over-complicate Sonic, they’ll only end up making him that much more interesting and engaging, and THAT’S how you turn more newcomers into lifelong fans. Other than that, totally agree with the points you made for the most part. I feel like Sonic Boom shouldn’t be ENTIRELY forgotten, because there are some decent things that came out of the show at least. At least just bring Sticks into the main universe and maybe have Sonic and Amy have their sort-of-romantic dynamic that they had there. Oh wait, never mind, that would be too interest and different, and we can’t have that, right Sega? I really hope this video does gain a lot of attention, because you make a lot of good points and I pray that somebody at Sega/Sonic Team sees this * hi RubyEclipse! * and passes it along to some higher ups. Sonic really needs an overhaul like this. Not a reboot, just a change in strategy.

[@rdphoenix07]

Dude, you just made some very excellent points there. I for one am sick of those stupid corporate mandates SEGA came out with. Characters need emotion, personality, growth otherwise they're stale and boring. The relationship thing I can take or leave, but everything else, that's just stupid. Also, I loved Detective Pikachu. It really is hard to find a good movie adaptation of video games. About the only one I can think of that I enjoyed was the first Mortal Kombat movie, though I will admit, I wish it could have had an R rating and implement the brutal fighting style it's known for. I am a little iffy with this upcoming Sonic movie. Sonic's design was jarring to say the least, and I will admit I am tired of the same formula they're using for it's plot. At first I wasn't crazy about Jim Carrey being Robotnik, but after seeing him in the trailer, I think he might do alright. I just wish the franchise was in better hands these days. People who are fans and love it and would give us the entertainment and stories we want. Instead, we got soulless corporates running it who think they know how to run the franchise and think they know what the fans want. That's a pretty big problem when it comes to franchises these days. The big-wigs in charge think they know, but in fact, they don't have a clue. Instead of listening to the fans or hiring people who would be interested in these franchises for all the right reasons, they just put whoever they want in charge, regardless, tell them what they want and how they want it done, and often don't pay any attention to the fans reactions or voices. If they were willing to actually compromise and listen, then maybe things would turn out alright. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.