Johnny vs. Team Sonic Racing

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On today's episode, I'm heading back to Sonic with his latest racing endeavor. Sumo Digital is back behind the wheel, so is this game at least as good as All-Stars Racing Transformed? Let's take a look at Team Sonic Racing!
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[@nicholasavasthi9879]

“I’m not against the characters being there. I’m just confused about the pairings” is Johnny talking about a video game, or a fanfiction?

[@uberman64]

yes

[@psychie8625]

Correct. ... Don't tell him about mine.

[@bobafett4265]

Both. 🤷‍♂️

[@TheSeelieCourtier]

Exactly what you think.

[@makise8348]

The puppy in your profile picture is really cute

[@HubPie3]

Biggest gift Raycon gave to us: More Johnny memes.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

The castleviana rave returns

[@DeeMaurice231]

And gifs

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

*BREAK DANCING JOHN-NNNNNNNNY!!!!*

[@BlueBladerBot]

Who else wants him to review Save the Light? All we have is a half-assed Wiiviewer review.

[@matthewrease2376]

Not just any race, but a special race, to see who's fastest!

[@SmashSSL]

Best line ever.

[@matthewrease2376]

@@SmashSSL kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6CVenuKh9x2aZo

[@AutZentus]

Shut up roBUTTnik

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

Seriously, Mike Pollack, but please tell me you did a double take before saying that out loud.

[@surrealbrain4227]

@@MRWINDYMETHANE He said he had no reaction at the heat of the moment. He sounds like he was focused on the job, first and foremost. And I respect him for that.

[@thefatcowv2.043]

I thought he was being sponsored by hearing aids for a solid minute

[@mechashadow]

TheFatCow V2.0 He’s reaching those golden years on KZbin..

[@IronBlaze77]

TheFatCow V2.0 I’m done!

[@AzureGreatheart]

TheFatCow V2.0 Well, technically...

[@tannerprice2018]

Imagine if Cream the Rabbit was in this game. She would have a little bumper car or go-kart. It would be adorable.

[@AutZentus]

Nah it would be a pedal powered kart like with vanellope's first kart in wreck it ralph

[@michaelrhett4958]

A BICYCLE!!

[@mechajay3358]

Wasted opportunity if you ask me

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Oh my god I would love that.

[@Du-yw1pz]

@@mechajay3358 Exactly

[@deweydrop3421]

Sonic: "I'm so gonna own you silver" Silver: "Okay."

[@WindyREDPanda]

;)

[@deweydrop3421]

Saitama: "Okay"

[@CrimsonNeo]

In your abosultion dreams.

[@BingBong-pm6rn]

@DarkSonic180 ok why

[@UnderfellSansTheEdgySkeleton]

Last Drop Games Isn’t it great having Nagito in a sonic game?

[@RaitoADV]

* *Johnny turns off Censored Mode* * Me: *YEEEESSSSSSSSSSS.*

[@Gamesmarts194]

I'm going to give it two or three more review until it "breaks" again.

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Finally

[@TheNawaf258]

He fixed his censored remote now he can do whatever he wants

[@blackheartedbronymerc7209]

I know right

[@Xnowy65]

I don't remember a part in the video where Johnny cursed

[@gamermanx3096]

The start of that feels like an AVGN skit, and I can’t get enough of it.

[@fissilewhistle]

I love how he beats the controller with the wrench.

[@funnysonicman]

He looks like Eggman with those goggles😂

[@sonicmastersword8080]

@@funnysonicman I think that may have been the intent. People have joked that John looks like Robotnik.

[@Tsukune2001]

@@sonicmastersword8080 *Eggman

[@sykotiksonik]

AW YEAH WE BROUGHT BACK THE RAVE DANCING JOHNNY GAG!

[@batfan1939]

I want to bring back screen savers just so that dance can be one.

[@davethegemini558]

Omg. Censored mode is off. Never thought I'd say that

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

He finally fixed the damn thing. We can now say fuck again!

[@UnderfellSansTheEdgySkeleton]

GaiaX5 AND SHITTY SHITTY BANG BANG FUCKER

[@AnotherGuyName3]

NO! TURN IT BACK ON!

[@hyperpowerfulform5132]

Tsk, tsk. Lifebuoy for all of you sailors.

[@AnotherGuyName3]

Power B Whaddya mean by that, huh?

[@kingluno4983]

*Customizable anything with a gold option in a game* Johnny: I like GOOOOOLD

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

... *paints Sonic in gold* Bam. Excalibur sonic

[@jeremyabbott4537]

did he paint his winkie in a freak smelting accident?

[@UltraSTH]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Well Sonic has gold gloves and shoes in Colors now so I suppose that's the closest we'll get to Excalibur Sonic in a while lol

[@alexanderstilianov]

"Okay." -Silver, 2019

[@bunsmasterbunny]

Alex Great!

[@KremBotop]

“Yeah”

[@1Bloxer]

he went from *ITS NO USE!* to k

[@CrasherX2000]

Sonic: “No, you’re supposed to say ‘in your dreams, Sonic’”

[@thekeybladewerehog3766]

ADORABLE!

[@JacobParanoia]

“let’s you BLAZE through” As you’re playing as blaze Cmon John 😂😂😂

[@Elyseon]

420 mph!

[@DylanDude]

_THESE_ are the games that should be reusing old levels, not the main games.

[@DylanDude]

DarkSonic180 I politely disagree. These are the games that have an excuse to bring back old levels, while also having new ones.

[@mcjr8676]

@DarkSonic180 They sorta do since their spinoffs so they have some excuse

[@MovieEggman]

*Glares at Sonic Forces*

[@mechashadow]

But reusing previous tracks from SEGA Racing is just lazy they didn’t even reuse the good one they just reused the same ones with the same theme like beach and casino

[@DylanDude]

DarkSonic180 Well, I respect your opinion, and will politely disagree.

[@JBX9001]

Silver's delivery of simply saying "Okay" is giving me serious Ness vibes, and that is hilarious!

[@RedheadButNotReally]

"I do love how much of a lovable dork Silver is now." So you love Bryce Papenbrook being Bryce Papenbrook. Gotcha. ;)

[@RevolvingCube]

I prefer Bryce Papenbrook being sinister like in Danganronpa 2

[@Skyrura]

@@RevolvingCube Funny because Silver's hair scheme is not so different from Nagito's but I personally can't stop thinking of Silver with a black coat duel wielding

[@UltimaXVI]

Bryce is voicing Silver now? Did not know that

[@UnderfellSansTheEdgySkeleton]

Skyrura I’m Nagi,Nagi the hedgehog,and now YOU’RE the one to be such a pain in the bagel (Sorry I had to)

[@galaxy_kitten95]

I love Bryce, but at first, I was a bit unsure of him being Silver. But, honestly. He's pretty great so far! The adorkableness he gives to Silver is infectious to me. I approve.

[@EternalKHFan0]

9:43 Johnny: "This mysterious tanuki named Dodon Pa-" *shoots Dodonpa, killing Gokū*

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

*Goku survives thanks to the Four Star Dragon Ball blocking the shot*

[@shadic1988]

It’s Dodompa.

[@shadic1988]

And if that doesn’t work we could meet Dodonpa’s cousin, Kikoho

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

Sorry, DomNick, but Dodonpa is the correct spelling. dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Dodon_Ray

[@joshuasalem5022]

9:43 “Dodon Pa wants you to compete in his race” *not just a race, a special race to see who’s the fastest*

[@QuillsOnWheels]

No mention of the hype around Crush 40's return? Silver: Ok.

[@Polychi1998]

I love how the moment that Blaze is close to being playable, Johnny is always there simping for her to the point where he has to give her GOLD parts.

[@SmashSSL]

11:38 I love that Real Time Fandub Silver is now canon. But i kinda miss his Raiden voice, it would fit with the dorky characterization

[@brian_Austin27]

😏😏

[@bunsmasterbunny]

SmashSSL This game isn’t exactly canon though. None of the Pontiac era games are because they’re incompatible with the actual series canon.

[@bunsmasterbunny]

SmashSSL Original is canon. That’s the definition.

[@KidSnivy69]

As long as he sounds like a dork, I don't care

[@DesignDoc]

TSR's team mechanics are so good but they're stuck in an extremely budget Kart Racer. Not that much content with a small track list where almost half of the tracks are brought back from the first All-Stars Racing (with 1 Transformed track). Tracks are zone based and that makes a lot of them blend together. The game has a really unambitious roster. Online died within a month on most platforms (PC and PS4 at least, not sure about the other) and it doesn't lend itself well to a small number of players. Also there was no way to party up with friends on the PC version. Game's good...there just isn't nearly enough to it even compared to the other 2 ASR games.

[@SideswipePrime606]

That makes me really sad. I loved the two ASR games, and having Sumo Digital back AND Jun Senoue on music after over a decade had me super hyped. I wish the online didn't die so fast.

[@radiokunio3738]

i don't know maybe it's just me, but something the way the karts handles feels like it lacks friction , like the wheels aren't actually touching the ground, which is sad because the first game handled so well, i can't comment on the second one as I've yet to play it.

[@thomasblackall9653]

Things I learned from this video: *Johnny’s packing heat*

[@RaineRyanRudnick]

3:50 My problem is that SEGA seems afraid to take Sonic stories seriously anymore, it’s always through this layer of irony where even if something is portrayed as serious, there’s always some wink and nod to the audience and it just gets distracting. I loved when Sonic was portrayed as a global terrorist because it introduced some serious stakes to SA2’s story. I didn’t care that it was a blue hedgehog being interrogated by the government because I had my suspension of disbelief in place, and I didn’t need the game to tell me how absurd the situation was. I just miss when Sonic stories mattered and weren’t just wacky, 4th wall leaning jokes all the time.

[@bunsmasterbunny]

ryan rudnick He’s an alien man anyway, but anyone who says they can’t take Sonic seriously because of something like that is being silly.

[@conradojavier7547]

I wish Sega buy the Echidna Rights Away from Ken Penders, & make the Storylines more like the Penders-Era Archie Sonic.

[@RaineRyanRudnick]

Ryan Fanstone But it was sincere. And I enjoyed the hell out of it for that reason.

[@ringra1578]

I know right? As much as people think Sonic Adventure 2's plot had holes or was dumb (either because they listen to KZbinrs like this) you can't deny the fact they at least tried and put effort. I want Sonic stories to be lighthearted but also take themselves seriously when there is a dire situation. This whole notion where "Sonic is a children franchise" is such a lousy excuse because you look back on old games, shows and movies like 'Klonoa' or 'Avatar The Last Airbender'. You think their stories were toned down for children? No.

[@beta511ee4]

ringra15 Toned down? How so?

[@jarlath6815]

Johnny is Jim Carrey’s stunt double in the sonic movie

[@blitz4506]

Jarlath Johnny would make a great robotnik

[@megamanx1291]

Jarlath I love your profile pic, it reminds me of a certain project m vid 😂

[@RoboticEdward]

The fact John mentioned Yakuza means there's marathon potential.

[@AutZentus]

Also Yakuza will eventually replace sonic as the mascot franchise.

[@BlueflagAlpha]

@@AutZentus how you know?

[@kratosgow342]

BlueFlag Alpha Yakuza have been stick to Sega for years now and the game also released yearly as well like Sonic did back then and the best part is all the game are consistently good

[@AutZentus]

@@kratosgow342 Yeah because they have a team that knows what to do. I'm a sonic fan but I can see that sonic isn't going stand for much longer. It's only a matter of time until they pull the plug with this series after his 30th anniversary if that becomes a failure or just mediocre. Then the only way sonic will be alive is through merch, rereleases, and fan content.

[@garupakyojin1361]

AutZentus It’s kinda hilarious yet infuriating that Sonic is the only franchise Sega is struggling with. Other IPs are either showing a lot more potential than recent Sonic releases, such as Sakura Wars, Yakuza:Like a Dragon and Super Monkey Ball HD, or already taking off with flying colours such as Valkyria Chronicles 4, Judgment and even the Sega Genesis Mini. It’s like Sega created the ‘Road to 2020’ vision back in 2017, with major IP revivals as one of the main goals, and then transfer 75% of Sonic games budget into these projects.

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Hey, censored mode is finally turned off. This game's a ton of fun, and the music is awesome.

[@alec2000]

@DarkSonic180 Will you ever change???

[@crazyfire9470]

Hopefully sooner than later.

[@ppmusic1322]

DarkSonic180 Long time no see pal

[@daffyfable1983]

Fletcher Reed I think this game is one of the best Kart racers period. It has its own unique mechanics, a single player mission mode, and the stages are set up like a zone-act way and the stages are non-linear.

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

1:55 _"Hey look buddeh-_ _Im an Engineer, that means I solve problems"_

[@Tangrowth_Fan]

Whats the soundtrack that plays?

[@Bezaliel13]

Vanilla the Rabbit: "Oh, I'm afraid that my sweet little Cream is just too young to be driving. Cookies?"

[@esfordazrumi9514]

chao are literal babies

[@Bezaliel13]

@@esfordazrumi9514 Vanilla the Rabbit: "Not *MY* baby."

[@esfordazrumi9514]

i'm not about to roleplay age literally doesn't matter and they barely remember vanilla exists anyway not like she cared by the way when cream went hoverboard racing 3 times

[@Bezaliel13]

@@esfordazrumi9514 Really was not thinking about "roleplaying," I just wanted to make a joke, but anyway, there would still be a bit of an issue in having a character defined as a child driving a car. Companies have to think about PR for their marketing after all.

[@peliukun8164]

all the characters are children or unknown except eggman and they drivin so argument still invalid. it ain't about bein a child it's about boy brand shit

[@mrksmn5559]

Honestly, just looking at this game makes me want a Riders iteration even more. Riders could take the music from this and certain aspects of the gameplay and make it better.

[@Haos51]

Agreed

[@JoseAlberto-dh8pf]

But Johnny hates the riders games

[@liz_violet]

hmm, i feel like it should only use this game's gameplay. personally, when I think of rider's music I think early to mid 2000s rock and electronic.

[@brandonontama2415]

Riders has a lot of potential if it's done right.

[@Zhong1999]

Can we just appreciate the fact that Johnny finally fixed Censored Mode?

[@golbezchaoslord]

Doomarang3 It short circuited when gillythekid used on Johnny during the Mario maker 2 review. The poison mushroom freak out.

[@melon6444]

Honestly I'd really love a sequel with some more love and care put into it. The team mechanics are super fun to me and my only real complaint is the small roster and track selection. How Stardust Speedway didn't make it in is still astounding to me.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

1:17 Ooo that Castlevania dance has just made a comeback.

[@garupakyojin1361]

5:28 Johnny vs Yakuza series when?

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

THIS!

[@guardian7106]

I want to see it so bad

[@davidmiler7831]

Yessss plz XD

[@nocturneprividyenie2391]

NEEDS TO HAPPEN. XD

[@Ryuzekia]

In a few decades.. But a man can dream.

[@anasevi9456]

_"Wait for a meaningful discount"_ Switch users: _"Well I'm boned."_

[@blockmanvideo5635]

Well...

[@guilhermefloresfeitosaguer4543]

@@blockmanvideo5635 heh

[@ygobe2]

RIP nintendo fanboys

[@aguyorsomething448]

That smirk when he fixed the censormote gives me life

[@xenobestx8423]

This game is a lot of fun, but it is just BEGGING for DLC!

[@UltimateInkling]

Ikr its probably gonna be like super mario party with no dlc content :(

[@zapstrashgetsuploadedhere1477]

and bug fixes..........

[@abraham3673]

so was sonic forces :'(

[@KingMamzy]

Xeno Best X honestly it should’ve had more playable characters in the base roster, i’m talking 25-30 characters minimum

[@LoudToon99]

@@zapstrashgetsuploadedhere1477 Espically for Online because oof. This online is so bad that Nintendo would fuck it up much less.

[@Miisee]

Honestly wish the Transform mechanic came back. I feel like that wouldn't take away from the Team mechanic.

[@LoudToon99]

I think maybe they're saving that for a possible sequel. This was probably just SEGA and Sumo Digital refining what worked about the original game just with Sonic characters only before really going all out with it in a sequel.

[@FengTheSlayer]

Jeice-Anthony Johnson that could work depending how. For example the flying sections might be tricky when combined with team mechanic

[@duffman18]

Yeah Transformed is still the best kart racer game I've ever played. I'm hesitant to buy this new sonic one after everyone said its not as good. But I'm wondering if I'd still prefer it to mario kart 8 deluxe as that's one of the most disappointing games ieve ever bought so it wouldn't be hard to he better than that (like seriously in MK8D there's no story mode, there's not many tracks, you can finish everything in about 20 mins and then there's absolutely nothing left to do, unless you play online, and I loathe playing games online) I'll probably get this in a sale. The crash bandicoot one too. I've heard the crash one DOES have a story mode and actual content unlike the mario kart one so that's probably the best one of the 3 big kart racer games on switch right now

[@akeemtaylor8375]

@Just Squid thank you. This guy clearly didnt play the game

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Silver being a dork is my fave thing.

[@lokkilucas1]

Johnny: *Fixing the Censor Mode remote* Also Johnny: *Goes to review Crash Team Racing for the PS4* F O R E S H A D O W I N G

[@blackheartedbronymerc7209]

foreshowing?

[@homuraakemi103]

A game that was looking really good...until Activision revealed they were bringing in rather morally dubious ways of making more money off of you...

[@LoudToon99]

@@homuraakemi103 It's still a really good game regardless of the (rather minimal) MTX.

[@LoudToon99]

@@blackheartedbronymerc7209 Probably for the rather broken online.

[@blackheartedbronymerc7209]

@@LoudToon99 ok

[@Raph___A]

1:17 You're welcome!

[@jacobmonks3722]

What do you mean? I always watch Johnny's in-video ads.

[@LightningCayo]

Naofumi Iwatani We’re doing god’s work

[@thebootlegexecutioner1797]

I need sauce

[@starflame34]

Hey man, can you hurry up with Season 2!? I can't wait any longer!

[@SinkOrSwim2253]

Accursed shield!!

[@supermaiofroge]

You know it's a shame. This game wasn't able to race into people's hearts the way CTR Nitro was. I trully think thisngame deserves some more love for the things it does well like it's music, wonderfull team mechanic, and well designed tracks . It has it's flaws but if it gets a prive drop or sale i feelmit would be a good time to show TSR some love.

[@Sonicthehedgehog-do2bj]

there is a discord for the game. it has loads of love

[@VegetaIsthebest-zp1ri]

Sonic2000 the hedgehog this game dead tho

[@Sonicthehedgehog-do2bj]

@@VegetaIsthebest-zp1ri no its not. I get full rooms on ps4 all the time

[@VegetaIsthebest-zp1ri]

Sonic2000 the hedgehog it is dead on Pc and Switch I really hard to find lobbies. Also CTR:NF is the better kart racer with a lot of content with the Grand Prix which TSR doesn’t have

[@Sonicthehedgehog-do2bj]

@@VegetaIsthebest-zp1ri Quality over quantity bro. CTR can have a lot of content but I found the game to be boring and bland in the next couple hours. All you do is drift and jump and the items are so non-creative. TSR on the other hand gives the kart racing genre a unique twist and that is what keeps it fun for me personally. TSR has more quality on gameplay and tracks and music. CTR wins in quantity.

[@cixlo]

when people tell me this game story is actually good, I realize shit is a flavor too.

[@espurrseyes42]

The teams should've been: >Team Sonic of course >Team Dark of course >Team Rose with its ACTUAL members and not Omochao >Team Chaotix and don't have the dumb plot point explaining why Espio and Charmy aren't here >Team Eggman consisting of the good doctor himself, Metal, and an Eggpawn (or Zero/Infinite if he's still alive) >A team of Zeti consisting of Zavok, Zeena, and Zazz >Another Zeti team consisting of Zik, Zomom, and Zor so we have the whole Deadly Six in the game >If they just had to have Omochao in, at least give him his own team with Hero and Dark Chao instead of pretending like Cream doesn't exist >I honestly wouldn't have a problem if they brought Marine back from Rush Adventure to be on Blaze and Silver's team

[@WaddleDee105]

Seems pretty unreasonable to expect the game to have more than double the characters it ended up happening. Plus, who really cares about the Deadly Six? Just have it be Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose (with Cream and some Chao as opposed to just the Chao), a team with Blaze, Silver, and then Vector, Espio, and Charmy can all share a kart like the TF2 characters did in Transformed. Finally, put Metal Sonic, Eggman, and Mecha Sonic (instead of Zavok) for old school fanservice.

[@espurrseyes42]

@@WaddleDee105 Not really considering Transformed had about 20 characters not counting DLC. TSR could've definitely done with at least a few more teams and some better constructed ones. 15 characters, Team Rose without Cream, Zavoc working with Eggman, and Vector joining Blaze and Silver instead of bringing the rest of Chaotix with him just ain't it.

[@WaddleDee105]

@@espurrseyes42 If you bothered to read my comment, you'd know I suggested an alternate list of characters that is the same number as the actual game, but features more fan favorites and removes the more questionable choices. Also, Transformed is not the same game as TSR. It clearly had a bigger budget. You can't expect a roster as big as Transformed if the development team weren't given anywhere near as much money to work with.

[@espurrseyes42]

@@WaddleDee105 I did. Suggesting an even more awkward Team of the ENTIRE Chaotix crammed into what would have to be a much bigger car to fit them all on Blaze's Team instead of being their own Team (which they should be what with them being one of the 4 Teams from Heroes) and bringing back inferior Metal Sonic, who hasn't been relevant since his debut game (MIGHTY prior to Mania+ has been more relevant) and is probably only popular because of SMBZ, as more weak nostalgia pandering ain't it either. This isn't any better than the roster we got, and I'd argue it's worse what with how dirty you're doing Chaotix, OG Team from Heroes, by making them a 3rd wheel on Blaze's team. I can if they're going to charge basically full price for it. 15 characters and some REALLY bad team composition isn't worth the price tag. Heck, 3 more teams would've hit Transformed's roster size (DLC not included), and all that would've required was making Espio and Charmy characters so Chaotix could be their own team while filling that 3rd slot on Blaze's team, making Omo, Hero, and Dark separate racers to make a Team so Cream could rejoin Rose, and giving Zavoc at least 2 of his crew to make a Team while Eggman filled his slot with an Eggpawn (who'd barely need any work done to make playable since they're used as CPU-only racers in the Story). Or better yet, cut Zavoc entirely and just have 2 extra teams alongside the Heroes quartet and Eggman. Like you said, no one cares about the Zeti, so you might as well have none of them if Zavoc is going to be the only one in this Team game (and be working for Eggman for literally no reason).

[@WaddleDee105]

@@espurrseyes42 Team Sonic Racing isn't full priced, stupid. It's a budget release at $40. Transformed was a full $60 game. Also, I really like the Chaotix and think having all 3 of them in the same kart would both be very funny and also cost Sumo Digital less money than to include all 3 separately. It's better than _not_ getting all 3 of them at all.

[@bigathegamer3067]

Forget the kirby marathon i want to see a Just Dance marathon, put them moves to good use Johnny!

[@breexthehedgehog6131]

SOMEONE DONATE JOHNNY A JUST DANCE GAME STAT!!!

[@hoodedman6579]

Does there really need to be a marathon? Aren't they similar enough that he could easily just review all of them in one review?

[@Comkill117]

Look I don’t want to act like a character’s a waste of a slot but does anyone actually like Zavok? He keeps showing up for no reason.

[@spinningsilver270]

I do, but I feel like his potential is consistently wasted. You have this powerful, manipulative, sadistic, bloodthirsty 130+ year old alien with a grudge against Sonic AND Eggman...and yet you do nothing with him? Explore more alien lore with potentially more worlds for Sonic and company to travel through, more foes for a consistent rogues gallery, anything? Nope. He's just...there. No real explanation for what happened after Lost World, copping out with a fake instead of utilizing the actual character in Forces. And now, he's just here as a generic meathead grunt. Where's the fun? Drop him in the middle of the city in Forces with an army and have him wreck the place! Why not have a tag team boss battle with Zavok and Metal Sonic, maybe let him overclock the latter or something with his metal manipulation? Have him come up with his own schemes to take out Sonic, put him at war with Eggman! There's a fair amount that can be done with him as a reoccuring villain, but the writers just aren't willing to really justify any character's existence. It's just like Infinite: a potentially interesting character with a great voice actor behind them that get's nothing to work with. Travis Willingham deserves better than this.

[@hihi-nm3uy]

when i was an impressionable child i liked the zeti; as gags. however, even then i couldnt take them seriously. sonic forces rolls around and i grow older - i slowly begin to hate the zeti more and more, as they begin to get more obnoxious and forced. they keep coming in for no reason, and it legitimately feels like sega is force-feeding them to us.

[@iregretsomeofmypreviouscom3284]

"Once i unlocked Blaze in story mode she's all i ever used" truly a man of culture.

[@NSGhostbusters]

4:08 "Chao Popcorn? You've gotta be kidding me guys! This is like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me." - Shadow The Hedgehog

[@Voidaram]

This comment caught me OFF GUARD, dude 😂😂😂

[@587DeathKing]

5:28 Hopefully in the future you'll be able to cover the Yakuza series in the future Johnny!

[@jakeconer]

Why do I get the impression that Johnny fixing censor mode is a foreshadow for the Crash Team Racing!

[@emulationemperor8924]

That skit was absolutely perfect. I actually laughed out loud. I would love to see short skits like that in the future if at all possible

[@koolspice]

That's it Johnny, you've convinced me just with that dance sequence to buy raycons

[@chickenflavor9880]

I dont want memes in my sonic games

[@dr92hmc99X]

Josh Silva Blame Aaron Webber for that.

[@BingBong-pm6rn]

You guys started it

[@dr92hmc99X]

SilverNick 2006 No we didn’t it was Aarón Webber who makes those unfunny Sonic memes.

[@hihi-nm3uy]

Aruspider13 and pontaff dont forget pontaff

[@alec2000]

I feel like this game is heavily overshadowed by crash team racing: nitro fueled. Crash is better for many, I get it, but I think this game is good on its own right as well. I definitely appreciate its team gameplay, trying to separate it from its counterparts.

[@JeveGreen]

That, and it didn't get microtransactions shoehorned in after the day was done. >_>

[@doclouis4236]

The fact that Sega didn't support this game post launch with any downloadable content or events probably hindered it's popularity and sales.

[@JoseAlberto-dh8pf]

@@JeveGreen that was really scummy from activition

[@Duskool]

Well for me it's the lack of characters and tracks, and i guess it has a good number of tracks but the tracks each repeat their theme 3 times, with some exceptions, that being the Rooftop Run tracks. Compared to Transformed it also isn't that interesting, the tracks don't change per lap. The game play is good but isn't as interesting or complex as CTR's, but maybe im just nostalgia baised on this one.

[@icemanlj2k7]

Crash team racing has been heavily overshadowed by its micro transactions situation though. I’m refusing to buy the game on principle because of it. I don’t care how good it is, Activision are not seeing a penny from me to support that disgusting scummy practise.

[@legendarycryptid2629]

5:30 Kazuma Kiryu kicking the door open and smacking Sonic away was something I never knew I wanted.

[@solarstrike33]

Sega's HQ circa March 2019 (colorized)

[@breadcat2990]

If KZbin ever fails, at least Johnny can be a dancer

[@BugsyFoga]

That bit rebuilding the censor mode was pretty funny.

[@BlueflagAlpha]

We dont need that to return

[@fives9880]

This game desperately needed dlc to keep it a float as it was competing against Crash team racing.

[@sontho6995]

I don't even thing it was trying to compete with CTR, I think it was there because of sega's whole plan of making sonic more of a brand.

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Dont forget the competition from Mario Kart Tour

[@akeemtaylor8375]

@@BlueflagAlpha no.........just no.............

[@blackdot105]

If only...

[@MasuxAnderson]

@@BlueflagAlpha AHAHAHAHAHAH!! XD Wait...you're serious?

[@henriquebraganca123]

You Uploaded this on my birthday. Thank you for making my day even better!

[@SonicResearcher]

I will forever be baffled by why they didn't just keep Espio and Charmy with Vector and move the Chao racer to Silver and Blaze, the only two without an established team from Heroes. And fill in Team Rose with Cream afterward. It would mean 3 more characters but 15 is such a miniscule roster. Its the lowest number of characters a Sonic racer has had since Sonic R.

[@AubreyTheKing]

The other problem with this game is the lack of characters. Seriously, lack of characters...in a Sonic game... *sign* >__>

[@kratosgow342]

Like Johnny mention even some staple characters didn’t made it into the game

[@horriblemistake199]

People don't like sonic's friends

[@horriblemistake199]

@I Want Sex Hubby people will hate on sonic's friends no matter what

[@Eminster]

@@horriblemistake199 even tails and knuckles. Whi debuted in good sonic games. That saying people hate sonic friends needs to go.

[@goiabexp]

@@Eminster except they still do, but they give franchises like mario and rockman/rockman a free pass for doing the same thing

[@Blappyboop]

The castlevania dance returns, Yes!

[@BroeyBroe]

3:21 honestly I agree with almost all of this besides the writing of the newer games, I'm perfectly satisfied with a light hearted game and the marketing for both mania plus and this shows that, but the games can still have an honest to god story, sa2 and unleashed feel the closest to that, hell even black knight. Sure they had their problems, but you never really get that sense of adventure anymore with the story they have for these newer games. I get gameplay is the main factor, but stuff like this, helps.

[@tracyndiyob162]

i agree. the reason everyone myself included still like sa2 is because while i like the boost formula more and level design is a step backwards more linear than1 the control and levels were still fun enough to still recommend and storywise shadow was a cool collected rival that wasnt a vegeta clone that was antagonistic but out of anger and revenge for a friend he lost and at the end when he remembers what his purpose was he helps ave the earth and even calls sonic the ultimate lifeform which i wish would come back in his next appearance, though i think his appearance in tsr shorts was the best incarnation we had since sonic heroes since he is comically determined but isnt an ass that makes you question why he even was put in like with free riders. in unleashed the werehog was a slow beat em up that couldve been replaced with knuckles, given a shorter length or at least more setpieces and enemy variation to distract from the repetetiveness but unlike every other different gameplay style beforehand it still kept the point a to b focus the series had and in cutscenes it was cool seeing the werehog in action and seeing sonic still have control of himself despite being a were beast. i also liked sonic's relationship with chip, how he really cares for amy not remembering him in his new look.i loved the other parts of its story especially if you remember the lore like seeing eggmanland completed not only be a tribute to not only eggman but to his grandfathers legacy or how with the gaia temples the locations they were built in could possibly be were the chaos emeralds landed after tikals backstory in adventure. though the only complaint i have with its story is i wish knuckles had been in it to get more context about the echidnas possible relationship with humans and tails being reduced in spotlight and not having much interaction with sonic and chip. black knight despite the sword being pointless since sonic destroys the enemies without it it was still fun mechanic and was much more streamlined compared to secret rings with a much more fun story that realized the silliness of the situation but still kept the task of saving a kingdom from a dark knight and good twist with a rather supringly mature almost shonen jump like message of living life how you want to the fullest that fits with the series and gives respect to its fans. sorry for the sonic essay that came from this i just get pretty talkative when talking about my love for this series.

[@tracyndiyob162]

for the other 3d games sonic colors is a good game that is'nt bad at all for being more classic with its story as sonic games don't need to be as bloated as a metal gear game to be a plot and it was good for not only giving tails more screen time after being neglected in unleashed and had a good relationship with sonic as well as making eggman more comical while still being a threat to stop with the wisp being a fun gimmik not put in your face like the werehog compared to lost world were tails is an outright brat that forgets about the times hes helped eggman without protest, the deadly six are forced villains that come out of nowhere when i feel they could've been the creators of the wisp to explain their really pointless appearance ,have no reason to go after sonic and are one dimensional even by sonic villain standards on a planet that the game really doen'st give much of an an actual reason for why we should care if it got destroyed and why it exist when every area in the classic games was explained in some way. sonic generations is the best of the boost games but its biggest flaws are its story which while definitely having its moments near the end is even smaller than colors and feels like real missed opportunity of having characters like chip,shahra,merlina,professor pickle omega and implementation of other areas of sonic's past alongside having the friends be playable in a different style of sonic's game play. sonic's direction should be having christian whitehead and his team handle the 2d games with original levels and more importantly other playable characters in a semi-sonic advance successor and for the 3d games have the modern stick with boost formula and continue to improve it with having tails,knuckles,amy,shadow,chaotix and the others be playable with no different gameplay styles sega could just put into their other ips and stop compensating for sonic's flaws with the wisp and give him his own unique moves. however i dont want the adventure style to die but i dont want an adventure 3 as outside of explaining how eggman and knuckles actually tie into their ancestors backstories there isnt much to fully make an adventure free out of. i do however think that the boom series could alongside the tv series be revitalized by fans who know about what was good the adventure games and not include filler like fishing, dumbed down emerald hunting when you could do much more with knuckles play style, and pointless mechs that control worse than gamma when you already have tails better flight to create the adventurous world of ruins made by sonic and his friends ancestors that rise of lyric and sonic synergy tried to be and fully flesh both formulas out with a tone that isnt try-hard and idiotically dark like 06,shadow,forces,lost world, or the main story of the adventure games but lighthearted and having fun with itself by giving great interactions and dialogue like sonic and his friends interactions in the individual character stories of sa1 and sa2 the conversations in heroes and rise of lyric (when its not bounce pad, which does occur!!) and unleashed and colors banter. the sonic games do have a potential outline like this its just someone whether fan or in segas team themselves needs to tell them to stick with a direction and listen to fans who have credits to steer the franchise in a good direction like sonic mania compared to a bad direction like listening to dumb kids who think sonic dieing, shadow swearing with a gun while making the minor plotholes in sa2 look stupid in hindsight, having sonic kiss a stolkhom syndrom princess that somehow didnt cry for years, having villains shoehorned into a story that really only works with just eggman by himself with the worst being a horrible cringe mephiles knock off that became a villain just because shadow called him weak. im happy to see 2d sonic have a bright future for it now sega needs to focus on giving it to 3d sonic as well. again sorry for the long essay rant/thoughtback about sonic's direction. was writing after thinking about johnny's final part in his sonic forces review that inspired me to write this. :p

[@jjc4924]

Am I the only person that founds the Adventure 2 story to be kinda underwhelming? Not that it's entirely bad or anything. But I thought they took the drama stuff way too seriously in an wrong way and some of the details are questionable.

[@BroeyBroe]

@@jjc4924 I can see where you're getting from with that, it is a bit weird in that regard. But just imo, I feel like they tried to make a story even if was a bit of a clusterfuck, with say something like lost world, where shits not really explained and it comes off as super half assed. No problems to people that like those kinda stories, but it doesn't feel right to me personally.

[@jjc4924]

Broey. Fair enough. And no worries. I hated Lost World's story so much. I'll give Adventure 2's credit for having some good moments and not alot of characters being complete jerks. And while it is complicated or confusing and can be kinda idiotic, it's nowhere near as bad as say 06 was. At least it doesn't evolved an human being kissing an dead hedgehog.

[@forsythiablackstar5141]

johnny, you saved me from post-college friday boredom I love you you’re literally awesome

[@AngryLittleAmericansCartoons]

I am loving the fact that Johnny is doing more Skits for his reviews

[@bakercat2845]

Johnny is the only person who could sell me his sponsorship while being genuine and not a shill. Love you man!

[@vox3765]

I just found this channel, and the first sign that I’m going to love it came from the FLCL poster

[@vineheart01]

"great music at that" to be fair that is the ONE thing Sega has always done right, music. Few bad apples of course but vaaaaaaast majority of their games have stellar music.

[@AdamChan318]

I would kill for a good version of Sonic R, where each character has different stats and abilities to use in a race!

[@OurJynx]

The Haunted Castle Johnny Rave is my new favourite thing.

[@TheCreepypro]

nice to see this from you Johnny when people were reviewing this months back most people hadn't even played transformed or even realized the team mechanic was lifted from Heroes

[@TheComicNerd97]

I love how 80% of gameplay is blaze lol

[@SonicRooncoPrime]

Always happy to see love for Silver. Hope we get more of this side of him in future games! Also, who knew Johnny could dance so well? He's really improved since ALBW.

[@Freefork]

Sonic:"I'm so gonna own you, Silver" Silver: *OKEY* :D

[@Sithedd]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how your editing quality has skyrocketed over the years? Love the video!

[@apollorock3r244]

1:18 Can’t believe it’s almost a year since Johnny was dancing to the Castlevania Chronicles version of Vampire Killer. XD

[@_Font_9787]

Censored mode being off is cool and all but when are you gonna try saving gilly

[@sakuraa1770]

Silver is so precious, I love him so much :3

[@Comkill117]

That beginning skit where you rebuilt the remote was hilarious.

[@rkla887]

Love that intro. Johnny got some moves. Thanks man I needed that. Was having a rough day until I watch that intro 😂😂😂

[@AriaKyuKyu]

It still bothers me that Blaze is pretty much the Waluigi from the Sonic Universe, after Sonic Rush, she only appears on spin-offs

[@staticshock4239]

After Generations really.

[@SenatorArmstrong2018]

Johnauditore Yeah but Blaze is actually useful and...you know...she’s a good character.

[@jjc4924]

As least they didn't butchered her so badly like they did to Shadow.

[@jomaq9233]

Nah, she’s the Daisy, because they both actually appeared in a main series game, while Waluigi has... NEVER EVER appeared in the main series to this day

[@the757general2]

Waluigi has never appeared in a single mainline Mario game since is debut. Blaze has appeared in five (Rush, Rush Adventure, 2006, DS Colors, Generations) and was playable in both Rush games. They're not really comparable.

[@LightningCayo]

The start feels like an AVGN skit. Fun fact: Silver is voiced by the same guy who does Kirito from SAO! And skip to 1:17 for the start of the video.

[@ASLB247]

Not to mention Eren Jaeger from attack on titan, meliodas from seven deadly sins, and cat noir from miraculous ladybug.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@Giro and Karin Omega not played by Vic mignogna anymore Blame It On Monica for that

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@Giro and Karin Monica started this mess

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@Giro and Karin nevermind she almost nearly ended Dragon Ball in America

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@Giro and Karin toei they know what FUNimation is doing

[@AtomizerBaT]

That opening scene in the workshop was pure gold This is why I’ve stayed with your channel, Johnny.

[@TheRagnarokknight]

I love how you made the censored mode a canonical gag in your show, John. Excellent video.

[@Technonova323]

2:10 honestly reminds me of Eggman in the Sonic movie

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I was iffy about Bryce Papenbrook as Silver, simply because of how many shows and games he shows up in, but he really brought that good boy energy to Silver. I look forward to hearing more of him in future games.

[@daemon7013]

Been with you and BSC, HF, FTC, SGB since Mario 2 the Lost level days all those years back, and I look foreard to being with you for the years to come as we live our lives and keep on doing what we enjoy. Thanks for all these great videos which got me alot og good memories. Take care.

[@evandance3621]

Johnny’s ‘goodnight’ is always a ‘good morning’ for me

[@rowdylegion]

When he danced in the beginning, I just started laughing

[@MegaBYSON]

.....and your surprised by this?

[@mischief_speaker1942]

to be honest Johnny's hat with goggles is nice I hope it stays or comes back

[@cypher838]

Is he making final fantasy reference?

[@mischief_speaker1942]

@@cypher838 I can't really say considering I haven't played them

[@cypher838]

@@mischief_speaker1942 oh. Well the goggles, the music and the way he is using the tools is a direct reference to final fantasy 4.

[@mischief_speaker1942]

@@cypher838 Ah ok

[@AtelierRobu]

I loved the music choice Johnny used throughout this video. The little FF4 nod at the start was great but I more mean how the music choice kinda went through the whole saga of Sonic up until this point. Was great to listen too while he talked

[@tonycuellar8518]

Johnny dancing to a remix of Vampire Slayer is something I didn't realize I needed in my life

[@jonathanshaw9704]

1:17: DO THE JOHNNY!!!

[@TomPetty60]

I wonder if Sumo were going through the motions and they don’t really want to make this game and it was Sega’s Idea?

[@retrogamer6403]

Well a lot of the ideas for the game was by Takashi Ilzukia the head of Sonic Team so do with that as you will.

[@LoudToon99]

That or maybe they're just doing basic stuff and save their big guns for a possible sequel. Sort of like how it went with All Stars Racing and Transformed. Hmmm....

[@JoseAlberto-dh8pf]

@@LoudToon99 like a test?

[@LoudToon99]

@@JoseAlberto-dh8pf Basically.

[@cloroxhammer3289]

When he said "...everyone's favorite blue punching bag - Sonic The Hedgehog." I literally chocked on my tea. So true though, he's seen a lot of abuse over the years.

[@Ckkhris]

I'm always looking forward to johnny's reviews on sonic games.

[@carlbloke8797]

4:15 Honestly Johnny, you made an amazing point and did a great job summarizing what would be a great direction for Sonic going forward. It always did feel like Sonic media outside the games shows a lot more passion than the ones behind games nowadays. I too would prefer if things were just a little bit more light hearted and comedic more often since we don’t really know much about what the Sonic characters do in their day to day lives. It’s honestly what I think the IDW comics does so well. They can get serious but at the same time, know when to have a laugh and flesh out the characters

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

Carl Bloke You’ve been getting that direction with the games since Colors. Why are you acting like the animated shorts are the first to do that.

[@carlbloke8797]

MrEmpoleon2010 I’m talking about Forces since they failed badly at being serious

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

Carl Bloke So the games can never be serious again? We need to fall back on baldy mcnosehair and the characters barely giving a shit about what’s going on.

[@bunsmasterbunny]

Carl Bloke That’s not what Sonic’s supposed to be like though. He’s always been a dark and serious epic. The Megadrive games’ plots weren’t lighthearted they were basic.

[@carlbloke8797]

TheZeldaExperienceWithin not really. They can be silly and upbeat as shown in the Genesis days

[@selder_7]

Team sonic: sonic tails knuckles Team dark: shadow rouge omega Team rose: Amy Cream big Team chaotix: espio charmy vector Team egg: metal sonic infinite/gamma/egg robo eggman Team power: blaze silver chaos Team rogues: jet wave storm Team hooligan: fang bean bark Team mania: classic-sonic ray mighty Team deadly: zazz zena zavok

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Team internet meme Ugandan knuckles sanic and tails doll

[@NoahMcKnight]

Nice to see my brother's song in your intro! Well done Victor, and thank you Johnny! :)

[@caldog619]

I love how Silver is apparently voiced by the same guy who does cat noir on miraculous ladybug