Sonic Omens is a Game | Hovel Shenanigans

[@dip.918]

What sucks is that this game has some really cool ideas and fairly smooth gameplay, but there's so much drama and shitty people in charge that nobody cares enough to defend it. A shame, really.

[@keiviroque5666]

Honestly you can’t even credit the gameplay to the creator, the engine used was made by someone else entirely and people just started assuming that the engine was unique to this game since it was the first fan game to get popular off using it.

[@yummynubs3646]

@@keiviroque5666 talk about a terrible first impression, almost makes me feel bad for the engine

[@brawler5760]

Smooth gameplay my butt.

[@jjh01harmon38]

smooth is a choice word

[@s0shadow]

"smooth gameplay" tells me you haven't actually played this game yourself. i played through this mess because a popular sonic youtube channel posted a video about how interesting the game looked. the gameplay is horrendous and the level design progressively gets worse and worse. i think people were just buzzing about it because it seemed to have weirdly good presentation for a fangame. i certainly didn't enjoy it at all keep in mind i had no idea about any of the drama at this point. i thought it was just an extremely overrated fangame at the time

[@MozyOnIn]

This is a good case study of how NOT to do a fangame... Between basically stealing aspects of the original project to constantly trying to profit from the game to the terrible level design... They did pretty much everything wrong... And that's not even mentioning wut they did to Maria... Disgusting. I hope we can all remember how much of an embarrassment this game was and is. We can do better and have done better.

[@Kryors]

What did they do to Maria?

[@tompotter8703]

@@KryorsAside from having her be a boss fight for Shadow (an absurd premise on its own), a look into the game and its development history revealed that the model for Maria has underwear textures with a provocative red design and the words "Bad Girl" written on them. “Gross” is an understatement.

[@Krazycid245]

@@Kryors let’s just say it has something to do with adult Content

[@widerekxxanimations6842]

​@@Krazycid245 a bit late

[@starcomettosanol8659]

Sonic Robo Blast is one of the first Sonic fan games, and while it's mostly aged terribly, I'd rather play that than this game. Omens may be an objectively better game, but SRB feels genuine and comes from fans that truly cared. (Forgive my gushing, I just wanted to air out my frustrations with the developers.)

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Sonic Omens is one of the games of all time. Truly, it's the Morbius of Sonic the Hedgehog.

[@davidemario89]

Remember is fan made bro

[@detipacier]

@@davidemario89 Still sucks

[@ILikeSoda229]

I feel like it’s the Morbius of Fan Games maybe, but officially that title would probably go to 06 or Sonic 4

[@AbandonedHub2]

Wanna see Morbius again

[@derekg5006]

My favorite pary is when sonic said "consider this your bad omen" before omening the forces of evil

[@DrSheldonCrane444]

As someone who loves the Sonic Zombies series, you know something is wrong with your game when a character unintentionally sounds like another version of himself that’s supposed to be a crappy parody.

[@ToastieStrudel]

My friend streamed himself playing this in a discord call when it dropped and you could hear his enthusiasm slowly leaving his body as he played, by the end he was a shell of his former self

[@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991]

Cowabummer dude

[@ToastieStrudel]

@@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991 he hasn’t been the same :(

[@brawler5760]

@@ToastieStrudelWas he like that Mr. Incredible meme where he starts out all fine and dandy, and then he just keeps deteriorating?

[@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991]

@@ToastieStrudel well, I hope your friend gets better and maybe try out sonic and the fallen stars and the next game.

[@RioKanashi]

Recommend sonic and the fallen stars or triple trouble remake for him

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

5:10 The badnik killing you then T-Bagging afterwards is such a blessing 😂

[@mikuxlukalover22]

Fun fact: In earlier versions the "Respawn" option in the pause menu actually said "Just kys"

[@im_.a-bear5996]

Wtf

[@ВладСередюк-ф9ч]

is this a problem? I think it's somewhat funny...

[@mikuxlukalover22]

I wish it still did. Shit was hilarious to me lol

[@illford]

​@@ВладСередюк-ф9чit's funny but at the same time it's very immature feels like something from 2016 YT

[@ВладСередюк-ф9ч]

@@illford meh, like it's a bad thing

[@mariomaster4568]

This games not all that bad guys, there is ONE positive to it. This “game” is the perfect case study into how not to program a video game.

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

Yet it's better than every official game combined.

[@ZeroJump]

@@leonardoalvarenga7572 Have you even played Sonic The Hedgehog (1) ?

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

@@ZeroJump Obviously. Have you?

[@ZeroJump]

@@leonardoalvarenga7572 Of course! The game isnt perfect but its revolutionary and way better than this fangame

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

@@ZeroJump You're delusional.

[@buchii8710]

I love how not reading/going through the tutorial is just auto known as “Game grump moment” 😂

[@CyberFunk626]

“Oh I could use that to get that collectible I wanted!” “AUUUUGH-“

[@yummynubs3646]

Guess you could say this game was it's own bad Omen

[@supersonic868]

😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐 true though

[@redspaceman6456]

At first it wasn’t to bad but then I saw Chris and knew this wasn’t happening

[@DustyCrophopper7]

This game is the definition of “looks can be deceiving”

[@Kooky95]

And then they realize the gameplay was equally shit

[@bomberman9296]

And the boss fights are bad

[@the-NightStar]

No, they judged it becuase it's shit all the way through

[@Krazycid245]

This fangame makes Sonic 06 look a good game

[@iamthemouse4483]

This game makes Rise of Lyric look tested.

[@DewMan31]

I'm not going to tell you guys this game is good, but insults like that sound poorly thought out.

[@gabigote1439]

​@@DewMan31nah Theyre very well tought

[@DewMan31]

@@gabigote1439 well those games actually do look bad just from looking at them, but Omens has decent graphics and it's gameplay is relatively solid. The quality of the level design is a debatable topic, but the foundation alone is quality due to it being the Infinity Engine. Said engine wasn't even made by the Omens team, but was a solid framework that was praised by many a fan.

[@myleswelnetz6700]

Because it is. Just take a look at Project 06!

[@FeliDJrah]

I know Sega's made a few mistakes in the past, but no one can tell me with a straight face that this is on their level.

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

Leonardo on the other comment section up there might be in to convince you on how GOOD this okay-ish game really is, i'm probably never trying this out for myself, seems more frustrating than anything

[@Riskyatol]

This is above their level is sorta above compared what they been putting out frontiers is an exception

[@wander7812]

"I just love latinas, Sonic." ~ Shadow. "Shoutout to all the latinas." ~ Also Shadow.

[@asra-5180]

"The emeralds are gone now" this aged well.

[@Kimonia6]

Literally the 2 new sonic games are about them

[@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991]

Akccually 🤓🤓🤓🤓sonic frontiers is a official game while omens is a fan game and sonic super stars is a Classic sonic game🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@JadeoLameo]

I’m gonna go next level “umm actually”. Omens is set after Sonic Unleashed. While the debate between which version of Colors is canon is still undecided, Colors DS requires you to get the emeralds to face the true final boss. Even if we want to call that non canon, Generations requires you to collect the emeralds to finish the game, meaning Omens was fucked for its “explanation” of the emeralds no longer being relevant before Frontiers even happen. Now I leave to never think about bad fan games again@@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991

[@YplanAnimator]

​@@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991the latest tailstube confirmed that the modern cast remember the events of sonic superstars therefore it counts 🤓🤓🤓

[@cristinamariabritodeolivei5991]

@@YplanAnimator cool 😎

[@Roze_aye]

Imma be real. I think people should be a bit more critical of fan games in general. Probably a bit more respectful since most of them are made as passion projects by solo devs (Most). But I really think a lot of people just blindly praise fan game's a bit too much. They play one tech demo and go "Sega Hire This Dude, Better Than Sonic Team." But I feel alot of these games need a LOT more time in the oven. For example, That one Game Sonic Grand Tour, with Hilltop zone. Much of all of that interesting level design going on there, is very easily skipped. like you actually have to go out of your way to interact with the level, because the way the stage and with how floaty the game is, youre naturally drawn towards the air

[@lexo632]

Wait, Hill Top could easily be skipped? I never knew that. Besides, the levels were designed with that in mind, apparently.

[@garrtoons4303]

Heck, even the Triple Trouble 16-bit remake has issues like the glitches and the anticlimactic ending.

[@garrtoons4303]

Heck, even the Triple Trouble 16-bit remake has issues like the glitches and the anticlimactic ending.

[@yellowcoat970]

Not being able to homing attack behind the camera is a real detriment Since this game is kinda a mix between the boost gameplay style and the adventure

[@brawler5760]

The only bit of credit I can give to this game is back when this game was called Sonic 2020, it introduced me to Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, because they ripped music from that game for Treetop Palace and Waterfall Chase.

[@Spoonicks]

Ah, Sonic 2020, what a callback. I remember being able to immediately recognize the track from Ori and feeling happy that a niche game I liked was being acknowledged. Still, I don't think it was a great idea having Sonic in a "treetop palace" sort of area. Even in that demo I remember the person playing having a frustrating time.

[@brawler5760]

@@Spoonicks Yeah, what worked for Ori will CERTAINLY not work in Sonic.

[@OtioseFanatic]

I hate that I can totally see a lot of promise here but all of the drama around the project means it will never be able to live up to it.

[@ivoneo2806]

I mean the game was already having problems even cause of the team couldn't take criticism

[@jayceallen6530]

I like….the soundtrack….yeah thats it. Even for the cars 2 thing. Hell shadow the hedgehog stole a track from an X-men game for death ruins

[@NikkaTiel]

Which song did shadow steal?

[@jayceallen6530]

@@NikkaTiel the magma danger room track

[@NikkaTiel]

@@jayceallen6530 that's pretty funny actually

[@josiahtheawkward6008]

“I’m not gonna sugarcoat it” 26:17

[@M64bros]

This is why Sega should follow their own path rather than listening to the wrong sonic fans that can easily destroy the sonic brand

[@toddsimmons6452]

This game really do be on the planet Morbius. You know what that means. Its morbin' time.

[@glowdonk]

In loving memory of Chris Thorndike he died in an oil rig explosion lmfao

[@larrymantic2635]

He died in the same oil rig from Cars 2

[@CadentClock39]

I'll give it this, the soundtrack is pure banger for me, and Exiled is a pretty cool design along with his really cool voice. His fight is mega bs tho. Still a real bad game overall... that I can't help but kinda love as a guilty pleasure. (The devs are absolute shitheads though no defending their behavior.)

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

Sonic Omens is one of these games that only gets shit when you play it yourself. In youtube videos it looks kinda fun or something ig ngl

[@tailsfan10]

This should be the LAST time I will ever have to see or remember this game

[@turbobist2889]

My favorite part of this game is how it was meant to explain why Chaos Emeralds and Super Sonic aren't used anymore, but then Frontiers pisses on it by bringing back those features.

[@FaeSleepy]

Huntdown the Hedgehog

[@AdamDj-ic3kr]

Huh,never noticed the similarities until now

[@sydney_sweep]

14:38 had me fucking wheezing oh my god

[@jamiegioca9448]

Somehow, I doubt that Maria's underwear texture was not an oversight of the devs

[@Acidicstudios]

It was created by a 14-16yr old Ukrainian girl. Hold this L, you deserve it.

[@brawler5760]

@@AcidicstudiosCool, still a fuckin tasteless joke.

[@nightmarishkesii827]

Honestly this fan game could have been cool in another universe

[@KalizWasTak3n]

This is just Sonic 06 in the modern day.

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

And as a fangame, too. And with more cursed drama.

[@diegomedina9637]

Sonic 06 wishes it ran this bad.

[@Riskyatol]

Nah I think this beats so I've o6 in every way but story Actually the story is just as bad

[@stefangames6047]

ngl gives me mad respect for all the sonic games that i thought were mid, because honestly these games are so buggy and this game shows what happens when you don't fix it

[@Terminal_Apotos]

The infinity Engine Carried this game so hard. The story was Cringey 2000s Sonic X AMV Levels of bad and the level design was shit for the most part. Music was amazing tho, I loved playing Cars 2 as a Kid.

[@brawler5760]

The OST is about the only compliment that can be given, like with most games between Colors and Team Sonic Racing.

[@nicu227]

The sad thing is that if the ppl behind were good wiled we could have had a new blitz sonic sort of moment were people could contribute with mods and stuff. Since this version of the infinity engine has a nicer gameplay feel

[@ken_ykza]

Honestly miss the whole “blitz sonic” era with the shitty half baked games made in the same engine with questionable level design, but it was the only 3D Sonic games my old windows xp computer could run and I had a damn blast with them.

[@GameJam230]

Wait, what? I remember this being praised when it first came out for the quality and voice acting. What happened since then?

[@Poyomini]

Apparently, there was a lot of drama, asset theft from another fangame (I think) and the Devs were straight up *ssholes. Not to mention that some of the Devs... uh... like Maria a bit TOO much, based on how they modeled the... stuff behind her clothes.

[@GameJam230]

@@Poyomini ......but... she's a child...

[@Poyomini]

@@GameJam230 *Precisely.*

[@dogwithahat0383]

​ im gonna be very blunt marias underwear texture used to fucking say 'bad girl' on it the underwear texture gee zelda that's a pretty bad Omen

[@magicvenus2755]

Yes, the game is good, the KZbinrs that make it look like bad

[@Seraphiel29]

I-i don't understand why they used the Adventure 1 light speed dash

[@Spoonicks]

Nostalgia? srsly tho SA2's light dash is right there

[@charlesjohnson-qc6hj]

That tall tree stage is like the frontiers trial towers before the frontiers trial towers lamo.

[@tbigzofficial]

Wow. Couldn't have been ez to make this I give them props. I'd give it a spin. Even if it was bad lol

[@Ch1l1C0nCarnag3]

Outside of the drama and crap surrounding it, this ISN'T a bad fangame. It's actually pretty good by most standards, barring the optimization. Which is why it annoys me when people are just entirely negative about it and shitting on things that aren't even bad that official games do without criticism. It's a case of people wanting to hate on something so much they attack everything and anything they see without stopping to think about whether or not the thing they're attacking is actually bad. There are things to criticise about the game itself, obviously. But when all someone does is attack, attack, attack without reason and without giving credit where it's due, then their comments and opinion lose all meaning. You can be objectively critically about a game made by crappy people. I am glad you are one of the few who can actually manage that.

[@14megasxlr]

Y'know... not everything i'm seeing here looks like a "bad game". I like some of the level design ideas.

[@Kooky95]

And that’s the saddest part, this game HAD great ideas. They just had no idea how to implement them well.

[@megasoniczxx]

I'd actually recommend playing it yourself if your curious. I'm not glossing over anything the developers have done but the game itself can be fun despite how much everyone says to the contrary.

[@asra-5180]

​@@megasoniczxxonly by pirating it.

[@megasoniczxx]

@@asra-5180 How do you pirate a game that you can already download for free xD

[@the-NightStar]

@@megasoniczxx .........because it's being uploaded against the developers wishes? Leaked fangames are still piracy.

[@TimeOrTimelies]

14:38 "SHUT UP!" - The Black Mesa Science Team

[@Sparkizinho]

At least the final boss music is good

[@weegee888ZEN]

I thought the levels were alright tbh

[@MiltonGagliardi]

Can't wait for Sonic Omens 2: The Legacy of Sombra el Erizo :v

[@EmmetsPage]

I was on board until they had Sonic and Shadow team up against Robotnik in the twerk-off. That was just uncalled for.

[@LightningJosue]

Cars 2 the video game is a banger ost 🐬

[@ratte6090]

Waterfall Chase, aka Ori escape sequence but with Sonic. URGH.

[@brawler5760]

Escaping Ginso Tree except significantly worse.

[@Zac_Bowman]

I liked the soundtrack, and I like how the story (apparently) builds off of Sonic X. That's about it, though.

[@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel]

Did you know that John R1se(one of the compositors)stole one of the songs from Cars 2 and rearranged it and told it was original from him when it was NOT? Edit: John R1se, if you read this, f*ck you because I didn't play it and do not try to contact me because I'm just a teenager

[@YeomasBros.2008]

Hey sunny I’m starting as a gamedev and i’m using this game as a reference on how not to make a fangame

[@dc7981]

Sonic X fans are built different

[@letzplayosaurus]

it's honestly a fun concept for an open world sonic game and i wish it was official and in a proper game state and you know. Being an entirely different game.

[@Norrabal]

0:59 guys I...i think they forgot 😮

[@Rafissima]

I know this game as a lot of low expectations but.. I didn't quite think that was a bad fangame tho. I know they recycled designs, but to be honest it was pretty much alright. Usually people tend to mock like that but I think you guys came a bit too far, even we saw that's not a GOOD way to make the game, it had nice touches

[@Lokoloi]

dawg's friends were so mean to them they were just tryna enjoy the game XD

[@alexhendrix1071]

The line delivery from the actors are pretty emotionless the voices are accurate but the line deliveries are really strange and phoned in

[@brawler5760]

Sonic especially sounds like Jason Griffith from Shadow the Hedgehog to Sonic 06, emotionless af.

[@LizardOfOz69]

most of these Sonic character voices sound like bootleg snapcube voices.

[@Dragzilla66]

Sonic's shoulders looking real weird in this game lol. Janky funny homing attacks. Oh gawd.. Shadow sounds.. "LATINO." 🤣

[@xtrasaus09]

this is the fan game ever

[@elisamuelorfilarosario4163]

It really didn’t look bad. Besides stealing music I guess (based on comments). What makes people hatebit? The controls? I really don't get it...

[@ACGamer123]

Did you even watch the video? Did you even play the game? Two things you can very easily do to see just how bad it is.

[@elisamuelorfilarosario4163]

@@ACGamer123 I watched the video, and quite frankly ut looks cool to me, I haven’t played it, so perhaps that is what causes people to hate it, after all, watching something and playing it are very different things

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

@@elisamuelorfilarosario4163 It's very much a "it doesnt look THAT bad" kind of game. I thought the same too but after the first flying level (which im pretty sure is just the second level), the game falls apart. Just horrid design choices, terrible boss fights, awful story and just doesn't feel good to play. Also pretty sure the devs bullied Eggmans VA for the maria boss fight when he pointed out how crap it was (and was genuinely struggling for hours) and their response was more or less "skill issue. this fight is perfect" so they didnt even bother to take in criticisms.

[@elisamuelorfilarosario4163]

@@BlaizeTheDragon ah, ok

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

​@@BlaizeTheDragonSome advice that I heard about video game design is, as a designer, if the difficulty feels just perfect for you, it's way too hard and players will struggle. Made a lot of sense to me, considering my time in LittleBigPlanet

[@LadWithTheHat]

the only thing i love about this game is its final boss theme

[@mahdinemati8573]

i play this game ultra graphic with 1660 Ti and 11870H intel cpu what is your system spec?

[@wtfarethesehandles]

Don’t support devs that harass their own team, y’all. Omens is a joke.

[@FrostclawTheGatomon]

I like the level design in the first 3 levels of this game.

[@KyndlingStoneCB]

The eyes glow by the way. I don’t think anyone has pointed out how fucking bright they are in the dark scenes.

[@larrymantic2635]

Yeah, this fangame wasn’t good.

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

True, it was a masterpiece.

[@thedredayshow9246]

@@leonardoalvarenga7572 More like Trashterpiece. #OmensTrash

[@flaminginferno6641]

​@@leonardoalvarenga7572 It certainly was a Piece

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

@@flaminginferno6641 Cope.

[@capone6716]

​@@leonardoalvarenga7572 yeah no, it was a mistake

[@s.r.8260]

Ngl the guy playing seem like he was enjoying the game.

[@SunnieD_]

Sometimes it's fun to play a train wreck.

[@lemoniieeee]

Idk why that one guy saying “why is there random rings” bothered me lmao as if there aren’t random rings in every sonic game (not defending the game I haven’t finished the video)

[@RioKanashi]

Did anyone remember that one of the developers made underwear designs for Maria?

[@xXsonicXx]

I actually forgot that Sonic Omens was a thing

[@bl4ckedout148]

sounds alot like that shadow music was taken from cyberpunk 2077

[@StardustOwO]

26:50 😂

[@imanobody7911]

Tbh it's not nearly as bad as people are saying. The only problem with it is bad level design and some questionable voice actings. We've seen way worse in this frenchise

[@break-beat-sonic]

What did you just saw?

[@bomberman9296]

Mate we're we looking at different games

[@darkmatter1721]

Yeah like the devs putting the words bad girl on a 12 year olds underpants, oh wait that's this game

[@magicvenus2755]

The game isn't bad at all

[@diegomedina9637]

"Yeah the level desing is shit but that doesn't mean the game is shit" It kinda does. Its like playing Little Timmy's levels in Mario Maker. The gameplay is solid but that won't save the horrible level design and overall ends up souring the whole experience. Heck Sonic games gets called shit for less than this.

[@MeatbagSlayer]

29:10 Holy shit, Justice from hit fighting game Guilty Gear! Hi!

[@blxxdbvrn]

5:17 Amy has a lisp now?

[@MxPokirby]

This actually seems fine for an ambitious fangame, barring the expected technical issues and indefensible music plagarism. Of course there's many criticisms to be made about things behind the scenes (money, project lead, etc) but just as a fangame it's, like, fine.

[@zephyr8072]

Sorry, not an excuse. We live in a world where Before the Sequel and Triple Trouble 16-bit exist, among others. This game is basically built on a make-your-own Sonic level engine and some basic-ass cutscenes. That's not ambitious, it's just pretentious.

[@danielkinuthia3670]

34:17 one job all they had to do was use the right grammar for there

[@pepekovallin]

Why do i feel like the Chris' grave scene was a reference to metal gear solid snake eater?

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

Because he was a true patriot

[@thederp9309]

Just like most sonic games one of the only things I found enjoyable was the music of “weight of the world”

[@deslardesslok]

1:25a.m. 7/1/2023

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

Why tho?

[@bautistasolisgd4988]

Please forgive me for everything Sonic forces.

[@King_Shibo]

it looks like what sonic frontiers might have been From what I've seen

[@lavenderchannel5740]

Wasn't this game called project sonic 2020 before

[@nightgarla]

hey whats with the load animation

[@BrisketSurge]

Why did it have a Sonic version of the Spider-Man PS4 intro?

[@elliotsturtplus3400]

Wanna know something the infinity Engine isn’t even something originally made by them they stole it from someone else or we’ll used it as it was free use hell I can prove this since there are other sonic games that use this engine also he didn’t credit the guy who made it

[@Just1natclips]

i see nothing wrong with this game, why is it so hated? ( aside from controversial topics and the bugs )

[@zephyr8072]

The level design is atrocious, the voice acting is a nightmare, the plot is a dumpster fire that makes Forces look like a masterpiece, it acts like Chris Thorndike exists in the game canon, it looks like ass.

[@cadencampbell5974]

I’m not really a sonic fan. But form what I’m seeing and hearing is was a really bad way to make a fan game. Voice acting is ok… Gameplay need work Music is ok, I hope some of the music this stolen or taking. If it original music is some what good. Cutscene are ok, the final boss fight looked cool. But! What get me is the fps, it just bad. Really bad. I can look past anything else. But not fps.

[@BEats1i1E]

It would be cool to see you play sonic GT

[@sadikicaine4881]

29:42 IS THAT THE MF CHRIS FROM SONIC X???

[@bomberman9296]

He looks like sora

[@Aigle662frileux]

You pc spec ?

[@gamingdudedonal3312]

Of courseit has popup tutorials. Of course.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

This was a fun ride though.

[@blanktester]

I don't think most of the commentators in the video or most of the comments in this comments section are being fair to the quality of the game at all. Is the game a masterpiece? Not at all. The voice acting varies wildly. The game isn't optimized well at all. There's a little bit of jank here and there. But 90% of the complaints in this video were people shouting "JESUS CHRIST" at basically nothing while Sunnie, who was actually the one playing, wasn't having that bad a time. The level design wasn't significantly worse than most of the official 3d Sonic games, and one of the things I think they actually did better than the games before Frontier is mixing the boost gameplay with more open level design to allow flexibility in your path. The story wasn't that bad either. Frankly, most of the complaining about how "amazingly terrible" this game is, in this video specifically, comes across as a bunch of people struggling to find something to complain about in order to be funny, as though just having an outrageous reaction to something is all it takes to be funny. I appreciated Sunnie having a more moderate reaction, getting irritated with the game when it was warranted and giving it praise where it deserved it. Again, there's definitely jank in the game. The Tornado section with the confusing buttons was just bad, no disagreement here. The mouth movements also looked pretty bad, and the unprincipled merging of different game canons as though they all definitely take place in the same worldspace was a little silly. But most of the gameplay I saw looked fine, built on a solid engine (not made by the folks who made Sonic Omens, it's worth noting), and most of the commentary was overblown. All that said, that does nothing to excuse shitty behavior from the devs. Slimy things going on behind the scenes, the creepy stuff with Maria, stealing music from other places, trying to monetize the fangame in a scummy way, harassing people who didn't like the game... these are all inexcusable. I'm just irritated with the urge to look for stuff to criticize in the gameplay when the more ethical thing to do would be to not support the developer and just not play their games.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

When an Unleashed Stan tries to make a game

[@Terminal_Apotos]

More like Sonic X fanboy

[@SonicTheCutehog]

@@Terminal_Apotos Both

[@DrizzyBo1]

not going to lie this mans pc is a potato shessh

[@Bananzia]

I feel like people hate this because of the drama surrounding it. Exactly like the flash movie

[@Featuring_Dinty_From_Beef_Stew]

Nah, we also hate it because of the awful level designs and cheap bosses. Oh yeah, and the game itself being unpolished.

[@Featuring_Dinty_From_Beef_Stew]

Also, I haven't seen the Flash, but I heard the CGi is horrible, not to mention the cameos of dead actors. And the baby in the microwave scene.

[@spongebobfan78]

@@Featuring_Dinty_From_Beef_Stew The baby in the microwave thing is just a meme. On the movie, Flash puts the baby in the microwave to save it quickly during a fight. The scene in the meme is just a reversed video of him taking the baby out of said microwave after it was secured. The meme was just funny on the context of the actor's crimes.

[@brawler5760]

Except the Flash movie was somewhat decent, despite Ezra Miller’s crimes.