Sonic Boom Rise Of Lyric | The Completionist

Is Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric completable? Will the glitches stop me from my Sonic Boom review?
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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is an action-adventure video game developed by Big Red Button and published by Sega for the Wii U console. Along with Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the Nintendo 3DS, the game is a spin-off of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series and is a part of the Sonic Boom franchise, which also consists of an animated television series (whose games serve as prequel), a comic series by Archie Comics, and a toyline by Tomy.
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[@RealClassixX]

Jirard, the guy to complete a game that isn't even finished.

[@polk1203]

but he's already completed sonic 06.

[@umarkhan-bw5de]

Classix Burrrrrn

[@wishmaker7863]

Classix +

[@Im_Just_A_Dreamer]

Classix "I'm The Completionist, and I complete games so YOU don't have to."

[@maplejava]

Want a free virus? google what ed keller said!

[@wet0wl]

“Knuckles has the IQ of a mushroom” is the funniest thing I’ve heard all day

[@waynetastic1746]

That's an insult to Toads everywhere.

[@Cton9573]

@@waynetastic1746 And even to normal Mushrooms

[@PilloTheStar]

Mushroom hill is the first level of sonic and knuckles-

[@millerkarageanes1562]

@@waynetastic1746 even toads are still smarter than knuckles

[@jslaughter95]

god he's right though x.x i fucking *hate* Sonic Boom Knuckles

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

Have I tried the impossible? To complete the uncompletable? Tell me, do you have horror stories of Sonic Boom (or other Sonic games) you wish to share. Ease my pain, tell me your woes.

[@AccelBurner]

It's Sonic 06 All over again !

[@cosmosquartz4188]

I see that u tryed man I know it was hard 😯 after that u need 2 clenz ur soul

[@SM2I2TH]

Play some Kirby Air Ride. It'll make ya' feel better. :)

[@qtipxd8970]

JIRARD, NO!!! PLZ! DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF!! PLZ! REMEMBER 06!!

[@TechnicalCakeMix]

I did Sonic Boom for the season 2 premiere of my review show - I shan't spoil what glitch ended my playthrough, but I will let slip that I buried it in a spoopy place

[@tronsonic812]

So with that in mind, I give this game my Completionist rating of: *BURN IT*

[@jeremyducote1382]

He said donate it and like I would do it no u rite burn it straight to hell

[@Agent-ur7tf]

Bruh Sacrifice it to who? I don't think Any kind of God will appreciate this piece of trash You might even bring their anger upon you for insulting them with this trash

[@anonymousperidot7446]

@@Agent-ur7tf give to Satan as a torture device

[@shesgotstyle2633]

Nuke it!

[@haywardbarrows5906]

He finally made that rating for his Sneak King video 2 years later

[@sirlotl3442]

saying knuckles iq is that of a mushroom is a insult to mushrooms

[@musekek3935]

Your punctuation and grammar is an insult to the entirety of the human race.

[@patriceschurig7888]

Saying "knuckles' iq is that of a autistic potato" would be an insult to autistic potatoes

[@baggieplayz2777]

If Toad watched this he would be like " YOU SON OF A-"

[@Luci_Diavol]

The Automatic Creeper, but they're an alpaca

[@Moths05]

well damn you're right

[@Bluesit32]

I love how Jiard points out how obviously color coded the puzzles are...now go watch the Game Grumps playthrough and see how long it takes for them to notice.

[@CCBrown92]

I mean... Is that even a gripe at this point?

[@doomzillaX25]

I remember a part where Dan tried to suggest to Arin that the pink rails might be for Amy, but he ignored it.

[@CCBrown92]

***** I mean... if you have friends over and you want to show off something to them in a game, you're gonna be commentating to them, right? Sort of the same principle. But you don't willfully skip tutorials, do you?

[@wraithgear4216]

I think the game grumps have the mental capacity of figuring that out. But really does the game deserve that much attention? I think the grumps spent more effort improving. its snowing on mt. fuji.

[@MarioSonic46]

It's fine if you missed the triple jump and never knew about it until needed, but Arin had already used the triple jump plenty of times before the part where he completely forgot about it.

[@ShadyDoorags]

"but at the very least, a Sonic game should run well." Ah, I see what you did there.

[@emoboi451]

Hey Shady Doorags I love your channel.

[@tencents6]

One of these days, he needs a completionist rating of "Destroy it"

[@justvibing2284]

He used to have a rating like that it was "Burn It" I'm pretty sure

[@blobfishmusic6020]

Yeah. But that changed after the Sonic 06 episode

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@blobfishmusic6020 There was a Sonic 06 episode?

[@larsliljeberg3970]

@@PeruvianPotato yea, he said it in this video too. but its removed because of what happend with you know who.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@larsliljeberg3970 Nope, I'm relatively new to this channel

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Aw... no more spoiler section? That was my favourite part. I loved hearing him trying to explain complicated plots.

[@kinght676]

me too and that's the only thing I don't like about this new format. Other than that I liked it but I have to give it one more game like a game that's actually completeable and not a gliched filled one like this to see if the format works best

[@wdcain1]

My favorites were when he tried to explain the plots in the Metal Gear games. You can hear it in his voice that it's driving him nuts.

[@ChouhouinNeko]

agreed. i preferred the spoiler section. droping it was a major mistake

[@darthr0xas363]

The new stuff looks cool though

[@Vailthor]

Pretty sure he doesn't want to skip content or lower his retention time by having spoilers

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Donate it? My man, give those in need money, not Shinies.

[@AppetiteForIllusions]

SomecallmeJohnny Hey, it's Johnny!

[@angelos1245]

SomecallmeJohnny 👍🏻

[@burntmario]

Get back to work!!!!

[@jeetjeetly]

he should just give it to clement tbh (fire and ice review when?)

[@Arbiter19963]

oh wow, it's the actual Johnny.

[@thecrazedpotatoman]

Look, the reason the game sucks is because Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric was supposed to be a 1080p game for the Xbox One. But then Sega was like “hey button, put this game exclusively on the WiiU” and they were like “sure bro.” But then they realized the game they had could not work on WiiU because it’s hardware is to weak to play the game. So they had to COMPLETELY redo the game. Cool combos were scrapped. ENTIRE LEVELS WERE DELETED!! And big red button didn’t even know there was a show, so they had to change a bit of story to connect with the show. And they were on so much of a time limit, they couldn’t fix the bugs. They worked so hard on a game that could’ve been a great game, but it all got thrown away.

[@captainmega6310]

Oh... now I feel bad for them... Screw Sega man.

[@amigabang6157]

It's Nintendo's fault too. What happened to the Nintendo Seal of Quality?

[@menph1096]

who cares it's a sonic game they aren't known for being too phenominal

[@nomobobby]

Then they should fire that executive who told them to take it to the Wii U. For this terrible assault to the eyes

[@gz1976]

Thank you for this insightful information 👍

[@thecrazedpotatoman]

Pink. Pink means Amy. Jump, Amy. Jump. Good Amy. Gold star.

[@elmokingkong]

15:19

[@DaBOOMKid]

TheCrazedPotato Man what song from Banjo Kazooie is that from that 😂

[@phoenixsnilloc995]

Deondre Wood The Pause Screen Theme

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

I dunno buh, he be spittin' fax doe

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

Hehehehe

[@Mace2.0]

Note: This game is running on the CryEngine. That engine is not meant for the Wii U. Also the development process is absolute horrendous.

[@sponge7464]

The game was suppose to come at PC But sega told red big button that it's coming to wii u not PC and that's were things got fucked up

[@TheRealNekora]

A game that makes old school Sonic fans cry works on the "CryEngine". That is fitting.

[@DarkWidget]

Scott, i mean i realize it's really bad bait, but atleast make it make sense? XD

[@av4d]

that bait is delicious Scott

[@name5748]

The CryEngine is meant for whatever platform the developer optimizes it for. The problem with Sonic Boom was never the engine, it was Sega and BRB.

[@capthavic]

Yeah Sonic 06 was at least entertainingly bad, Sonic Boom was just plain bad.

[@derekshook5642]

Sonic 06 had good music, Rise of Lyric not really

[@capthavic]

Derek Shook Speaking of music there is no reason for the snake's name to be Lyric, not as far as I could tell.

[@afzofa107]

capthavic I legit thought when I heard the name "rise of lyric" I thought it was a music game.

[@capthavic]

Trainer Your procrastinating aren't you yeah right? Why else would you have that for the name and as the sub title for the game? Was it going to be a musical game at some point but got dropped but they said "fuck it" and kept the name anyway?

[@derekshook5642]

capthavic lol ikr, all it makes me think of is the noticeable absence of Crush 40 and Julien-K

[@gray9818]

Jirard: "hmmmm pink character and pink beams whatever shall I do *side eye*" Arin Hanson (meeting the same "puzzle"): "WHAT DO I DO!?!?!?! THERE'S NO WAY THE BEAT THIS WITHOUT CHEATING!!!"

[@steveninsertlastnamehere3389]

11:55 As that one kid in P.E, I can confirm this.

[@Luci_Diavol]

I was also that one kid in p.e.

[@kiernanmoop5039]

Me too

[@carro179]

Me too, can confirm

[@TAKirbyStar]

Same here, lad!

[@nathanjoseph7048]

Me too

[@dosbilliam]

This game needs its own Completionist Rating of "obliterate it."

[@protoluigi2047]

If I were the Completionist, I would have on of my Completionist Rating of "recycle/donate it".

[@bigvidboi4909]

you're not THE completionist but you can be A completionist!

[@edvance1030]

In my opinion, this game is not that bad as a generic adventure game, but, as a a Sonic game, it's terrible. It has little to do with Sonic and what made him great.

[@EdKolis]

Didn't he used to have a "burn it" rating in place of "donate it"?

[@edvance1030]

He did, but he changed it after his 100th episode (Sonic 06).

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

Aww come on! Bring back the Final Level and spoiler section!

[@alexhofer7651]

Omnicidal Clown agree

[@Mahaveez]

I would at least like the final rating laid out like before with the old sound sting and sliding bar.

[@Tailslol]

yea no point looking those reviews without spoiler section!

[@hianerawr81]

awww he stopped doing that? that was like the best part

[@ZiggyFB]

That was the best...

[@forasquem]

But dude, i really like the sploiler section.

[@AquaTwist_]

forasquem I think that since high watch time is good for KZbinrs, Jirard probably wanted to remove the spoilers section so more people can watch the whole video instead of just 3/4s of it.

[@Eedwarddi]

Yes the spoiler section was always my favorite :( I always like to see the final boss of the game.

[@chcoman123]

Yeah. I know the KZbin Algorithm favors channels that have videos which people watch the majority of. It's about retention time. I'm sad it's gone too, but a lot of people probably skipped that section and it meant loss in potential subscribers due to a lack of promotion because of that. So that's probably why the section was removed.

[@hanbeihood3202]

since i don't really play too many different games, the spoiler section was really nice because i got to learn about the stories of games i may never play

[@AdamTheDude1985]

forasquem same gutted it's gone now

[@Luigi4evernevermario]

I know it's a semi old video, but I honestly expected him to say "donate it. *record scratch* Waaaitwaitwaitwait. No, NO. Don't donate it. Don't even CONSIDER BUYING IT. PLEASE."

[@Shinntoku]

No spoilers section? That's actually a bit disappointing. i like knowing about those

[@DillonMeyer]

Yep. Actually learning about the game is one of the major parts about Completionist. You know, to learn about the stuff we don't know because we didn't complete it.

[@andrewbunclark]

+

[@andrewbunclark]

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[@PATUZ96]

i totally agree

[@DankLordDemaar]

True.

[@TopsyTriceratops]

Man, Mario is sitting on a pile of cash so high into the sky he's in need of a space suit. Sonic is still drilling for a drop of oil it seems.

[@nahomgirma5095]

Yeah, aside from Hotel Mario, none of the games has been called as one of the worst video games of all time. Kind of sad Sonic is suffering hard while Mario(aside from a few titles)hasn't haved that.

[@nahomgirma5095]

@prickly pear Yeah, they are pure garbage, but not games that are some of the most panned ones of all time

[@Cton9573]

Just look at the good games from the past decade on the Mario and Sonic franchises. Mario got: -Super Mario Galaxy 2,which is also the best Mario game -Super Mario 3D Land -New Super Mario Bros U(Yes I actually like it) -Super Mario 3D World -Mario Kart 8 -Both Super Mario Makers And Super Mario Odyssey And Sonic only got *2* good games,those being: -Sonic Generations And Sonic Mania which wasn’t even developed by Sonic Team. The hedgehog has had it really rough.

[@wolfenden9805]

@@Cton9573 there's sonic colours also

[@qdakid7776]

@@wolfenden9805 and sonic racing games are good

[@ftwinzeler]

there should be a new rating called BURN IT for this game

[@ftwinzeler]

oh yeaaaah

[@mattt3481]

petition to bring back burn it just for this game

[@nozon5686]

this is not as bad as sonic 06 if anything it is quite entertaining as long as your not going into it for the story and just for the crazy things that can occur

[@RemixerUltimate]

Noah Ferguson Sonic 06 is much more fun than this piece of shit

[@nozon5686]

Well maybe I've only really watched the two so except I played the demo for rise of lyric which was actually alright and then they messed that part up

[@GeorgePerakis]

Well Jirard, I guess you've lived...and learned.

[@ghettokage6104]

AYYYY Best use of a pun I’ve ever seen!!! SA2 forever!!!

[@coatlessali]

*First Sonic Game based on a Cartoon based on a game* Mean bean would like to have a word with you.

[@Jacques10]

Sonic Generations 3ds objects to that statement

[@aidyplays1013]

Sonic in Flicky Island would like to tag on.

[@haywardbarrows5906]

To everyone in this comment thread, WE DO NOT SPEAK OF THOSE DRASTIC SPINOFFS

[@mattstat716]

"what's worse, sonic 06 or this, you know what they're both bad" true but at least sonic 06 had fun glitches

[@redaknight]

And Sonic 06 had a f***ing amazing soundtrack while this game has generic songs that were probably taken from a royalty free music website

[@henrycervantes249]

Redaknight Gamer True!!! o6 can actually be fun with some glitches but rise of lyric is just bad!

[@SummerinDecember01]

No no, 06 so bad it make me want to smash it, even Sonic denied that game exited (canon) rice of lyric on the other hand, I buy it 2 months ago and it’s actually enjoyable, sure it had some nonsense scene but there’s surprisingly smooth and definitely not as bad as people tell me, though I was pretty disappoint about the music :(

[@StevenZephyc]

@@lisa101561 cut them some slack, the game was created on cry engine until sega suddenly tell them it's a wiiu exclusive. Meaning they technically frankensteined a next gen engine onto wiiu. Big red buttons later games are well reviewed and received. While sonic force is.... Eh.

[@beauxhodges]

The cutscenes are okay in 06

[@technoneko8108]

15:12 that didnt stop the game grumps

[@TheAtemAndrew]

'But the bounce pads are BLUE, and EVERYONE can use the bounce pads!'

[@kirsinaukkarinen7024]

J U M P A M Y

[@doggoboii]

Techno Neko that’s exactly what i thought my god 😹😹💀💀

[@cecarnation]

@@kirsinaukkarinen7024 g o l d s t a r

[@Poker2735]

The game runs as worse as that kid from gym class! You know him! Me: *cries in corner*

[@stefannofornari]

I actually feel bad for everyone who was involved in the development of Rise of Lyric. Even though the game is terrible, the animation of it was really well made and I was actually impressed. At least the TV show is good.

[@ThatsPety]

I love the animation of the TV show

[@isaaclim8290]

Fun fact (that probably no one knows) first episode, they bandaged the wrong ear *facepalm

[@VicViper]

It's actually CryEngine 4 for Sonic Boom, not CryEngine 3. The Wii U can handle CryEngine 3, PS3 & 360 had quite some games using CryEngine 3.

[@mc_sea]

Yeah, I heard that the development team had a terrible time with Sonic Boom since Sega didn't mention that they were changing game engines in middle of development and on top of that, they put a time limit at the end of the year so they had to rush development so that the game was complete which resulted in this disaster.

[@rigistroni]

Stefannofornari ™ They we're actually screwed by the marketing team framerates and things would have been fixed if the game was on the Xbox1 and PS4 like it was supposed to Sega just forgot about the deal they had with Nintendo for 3 exclusive titles and the game was ported to Wii U very late in development which destroyed the game itself. The get still would have been forgettable at best but it wouldn't have been awful. Much like it's predecessor Sonic 06 it had the potential to be at least okay but was screwed over by poor marketing decisions

[@thestwinner680]

0:55 LMAO I just love that look of despair on Jirard's face when he is told and realizes that he is the *completionist* [0:59], therefore he MUST complete a game, too bad this one is uncompletable LOL! Good acting work, Jirard! ;D

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

Donate it? To who? Your worst enemy?!?

[@thegreendragon5390]

I would think it should be donated to the Trash Can.

[@zitwartfart5005]

I think you should mass donate it to a landfill. That worked for ET. But instead of leaving it there, donate the entire landfill to the sun.

[@diortememirp6204]

Donate it to a recycling plant? I'd imagine the plastic, paper and whatever the discs are made out of can be used for something that's, well, not shitty.

[@guillermocalderon1031]

donate it to trump

[@16ktsgamma]

Bad idea. Trump might want to get rid of Sonic for good.

[@14megasxlr]

Dude, I love that you used the music from Generations so much in this video. That game and Unleashed has pretty much all over my favorite sonic music of all time.

[@Zadamanim]

I just noticed, it's like they replaced the sonic characters with the cast of Teen Titans Go... :\

[@marioandloveyaplushmasters3374]

but I didn't remember when TTG lagged.

[@Luci_Diavol]

Definitely the worst reboot of an animated series

[@thesuperfluousone2537]

I think they replaced the Teen Titans characters with the cast of Sonic Boom.

[@XxJackFrostxX]

Can you please bring back the spoiler section? I enjoyed seeing the endings and other spoilers of games that I didn't play and would love to see them come back.

[@Metal_Groove45]

"SONIC'S ARMS AREN'T BLUE!!!"

[@Rick586]

Waverace100 This ain't my sannic.

[@train4292]

Nerd

[@Nitroxity]

And now he's a shell of his former self. Hell, he doesn't even talk about Sonic. He's just a man clinging onto financial support, pretending to be transgender so he'll get more attention.

[@calderworthington563]

Zach Jira, Wow, your clearly blind, his arms are blue idiot!

[@rooksclown316]

Calder Worthington they weren't blue before sonic boom existed

[@mckenafountain6664]

Ya know why sonic boom is called sonic boom? Cuz the game blew up in big red buttons face

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

Aaand the whole fanbase with it...

[@l.o.gremastered5812]

@@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886 Rinse and repeat until Sonic Mania.

[@Fafnir_92]

I want my spoiler section back....

[@nygamery]

Same here

[@nygamery]

I'm never going to play this game so I might as well know the ending.

[@AJTComicsBrand]

Don't watch the video and unsub to the channel.

[@jeetjeetly]

+AJTComicsBrand no, just peaceful protest man, jirard is a sweet sweet man and he shouldnt suffer

[@FantasyCalibur7]

AJTComicsBrand you must be fun a parties.

[@TazzahD]

Wouldn't you get arrested for donating it?

[@TeebTimboe]

The Real Rokuro how?

[@Pyrithe]

+Tim Wielgot Child abuse, torture, assault and battery. There is quite a few laws this could fall under.

[@TeebTimboe]

Pyrithe actually rape now that you mention it. Thanks for the reminder that this game is a sin.

[@coolsonicsoul7356]

Ikr

[@SinnohX]

No, but you would have to live with the excruciating guilt at subjecting an innocent soul to such torment.

[@Kohdok]

This game clearly was not optimized. How can we have a smooth 60fps 1080p in something as chaotic as Sm4sh, and this game falls apart at the slightest push? Clearly some optimization issues at work.

[@ChazzzyF]

So, Big Red Button was making a game and was showing it around to various studios. And Sega said, "we like it, put Sonic in it." But then later Sega said, "By the way, we know you were designing this for PC with the CryEngine, but this is a Wii U exclusive now." Since CryEngine isn't optimized for Wii U, and they were previously told they'd have a lot more power to work with, Sega basically fucked them over by forcing this game into their 3 game deal with Nintendo. So, that's the main reason behind the technical issues.

[@chaoticowl2433]

hi kohdok

[@LoliconSamalik]

Well Smash is a fighter. they don't explode in environments

[@masterofdoom5000]

Maybe someone shoulda told Sega the CREATORS OF THE CRYTEK ENGINE couldn't get it to work in the Wii U.....hell they'e probably try anyway.

[@ChazzzyF]

masterofdoom5000 Sega clearly didn't give a fuck. Clearly all they wanted was a licensed game for the Sonic Boom show to come out near when the show started and to also finish up their 3 game deal with Nintendo at the same time.

[@googisthegreat1397]

I don't know why, but Sonic's run animation (not moving fast) is kind of satisfying to watch.

[@cmpork7145]

Donate it? Thats just a dick move.. there should be a rating that deems the game un donatable or just discard/destroy it. That just shows how bad and worse Sonic Boom is

[@bweansFGC]

they changed it after 06

[@cmpork7145]

There needs to be another change then. Quite frank, I believe he was being too kind by saying 06 was just as bad as Boom when really Boom is the worst. In 06, there were a few instances that shows effort was put into the game, then it actually has some damn good tracks. To make it worse, Rise of Lyric is 8 years newer and here it is being compared to an older terrible game, even by visuals.

[@protoluigi2047]

CM Pork Or put it in the recycling bin!

[@cmpork7145]

or flush it. its a piece of shit anyways

[@protoluigi2047]

CM Pork Well personally, I think recycling it is the best method because the game would be completely destroyed and that material could be reused for better games!!!!! I personally never played it but I saw footage and even from the commercial, it looked terrible!

[@EAPvideoz]

It's a shame that one bad game can make people who aren't fans of Sonic think an entire sub franchise is bad, without even giving the cartoon or Sonic Boom Fire & Ice a chance. Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric had potential to be a good looking game, better yet a decent one. If BigRedButton hadn't received a strict release schedule, and having this game be announced as a Wii U exclusive then this game would have been alright. They honestly should have waited until Season 2 to air (airing on 29th October), then release the game for anything but Wii U.

[@whoplays7061]

EAPvideoz yeah people are very stubborn

[@DemonLordSparda]

Well one of the main problems is that this game was supposed to be multiplatform. So it was designed with the Xbox One development Kits. However due to the Sega/Nintendo deal they needed a third exclusive for the Wii U. Thanks to the tight release schedule (seriously you'd think companies would learn that shoving a game out is an awful idea) they had to basically jury rig a way to make an Xbox One developed game run only on the Wii U. It was a mess. I feel bad for Big Red Button, they got royally screwed by their higher ups.

[@breakfastwitheggz499]

Thank God someone said it

[@LoliconSamalik]

I mean C'MON! It's not even trying to be a Sonic game. So why say the whole series is shit because of one bad game that wasn't Sonic in tone or spirit

[@JacktheLightningRipper]

And there's another thing. BigRedButton started having development troubles and a loss in employees, which future cemented its execution. Big shame really.

[@V4Vonnie]

I love how you guys are always trying to improve. I used to be a supporter on Patreon but had to stop due to a change in finance but I feel so good about supporting this channel. Keep doing great things and I can really see this channel growing into something bigger. Maybe a show on tv.

[@Lucariokid]

and then sonic mania/forces was announced and all who witnessed it were blessed

[@dishpitfreak]

I don't know about forces. Mania is good though.

[@samsny21]

A StupidGenius Forces is gonna suck.

[@ZainDhananil1k3ab0s5]

Sam Snyder ... I don't know how I feel about this. What are your reasons?

[@samsny21]

Zain Dhanani www.gamefaqs.com/boards/193374-sonic-forces/75807790 I wrote this.

[@ZainDhananil1k3ab0s5]

Sam Snyder Alright, if that's how you feel

[@ghettokage6104]

This video was my introduction to the completionist. What a fun first impression.

[@jackherman8467]

I think Jirard needs a hug.

[@jackohmsford]

Isn't donating it a much more cruel fate as you are imparting suffering unto others with a game of such notoriety?

[@lucillefrancois150]

It’s hilarious that the Sonic game doesn’t run well.

[@kepercrabs6577]

It may be fake but this games only help can be some blast processing

[@drippyog3935]

@@kepercrabs6577 it isn't fake. Idiot.

[@kepercrabs6577]

@@drippyog3935 bruh it was a joke lmao

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

To answer your question of when we're going to get a new good Sonic game, I have two words: Sonic Mania.

[@lark-show2721]

MetalSmasherGaming I think he meant 3D, but that's not possible

[@professordreadwin7959]

lark - show Forces was good

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

Rob D. Idk man, I found it kinda dissapointing and frustrating.

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

I am the only one on Earth that thinks that but I actually like Sonic Boom Rise Of Lyric. I love how funny the game is and the fact that the character talk with each other in the level. I also really love how glitchy the game is because it adds an extra power/objective to the game. When I played the game for the first time, I skipped two levels of the game including the one that features time travel by spamming spindash attacks with Sonic on a locked door and I somehow glitched through it and got the level behind it. It made my second time going through the game incredibly fun as I actually discovered what I had missed my first time playing Sonic Boom. I actually really like the new designs for the character especially chunky Knuckles because he is just so funny looking but also much better proportionated. The multiplayer was just so good as I had a blast going through the game with my little brother and the four character thing reminded me of Super Mario 3D World. The new whip attack was so fun and intuitive to use and the speed segments were a lot of fun too. The hub area was funny to mess around in and I just really enjoyed the game overall which is really surprising to me as I am not that much of Sonic fan normally.

[@ArmosAviator]

Sadly, my uncle is a video game designer and he actually helped make this game. When he told me about it before it was even announced when I was 12, I thought it was super awesome he was working on a Sonic game, but that was before I found out how modern-day Sonic games are practically shit so I felt kind of bad for him when I saw the rating the game got.

[@austinreed7343]

ArmosAviator Holy fuck, he must have knowledge about the Synergy phase of the project! Ask him! Is the NDA over yet?

[@aborealisglfry]

ArmosAviator riggggght

[@rcdotjpeg]

totally true you fucking compulsive liar

[@fallowsword]

Fullllllll of shiiiiiiiiit

[@NyanMango]

ArmosAviator so your uncle..Works at Sega? Well, there we a go, a new horror game after "my uncle works at Nintendo"

[@123mattdale16]

I miss the spoilers, the segments are great but no spoilers suck.

[@123mattdale16]

Just please bring back the old segments and format please.

[@The80s8BitGuy]

If you don't want it to be spoiled for you, why are you watching a review on it in the first place?

[@Nordicsz]

I liked knowing the end of a game I couldn't be bothered with finishing. But I get why it's gone, it kind of broke the flow of the rest of the content, being the only section that is exclusively about story, while the rest focused on gameplay.

[@TheBassSinger]

+Fox Mc Loud ... to see whether or not the person recommends it or not? You don't look up a review to see the ending, if you played it before, you look it up for the person's input. If you have not played it before, you're looking if you want to play the game or not. Not to un-play it because of a spoiler. Yes, Jirard puts spoilers in his reviews before, but they are warned ahead of time and given a time stamp so that the viewer who has not played the game can actually play the game.

[@The80s8BitGuy]

BassSinger313 / Aaron Vo instead of looking up or watching an in depth overall review of a game, why not just look up a rating on google, and looking at the other user reviews there?

[@shane1718]

You have made the most heroic sacrifice for all of us, thank you

[@BurningNight314]

I actually like the Sonic Boom redesign. I think it's cool. But yeah, the game is awful.

[@SpoopyBirbBuddy49]

i felt knuckles' was great

[@CyberLance26]

Sonic and Tails are fine i guess but i really hate the new designs of Knuckles and Amy.

[@restinpeas1284]

I actually love the new character designs... also, while most of the writing was terrible, three lines made me laugh in one of the earlier cutscenes. "You know what's better than an ambush?" "An ambush with ice cream?" "That sounds delicious, but no."

[@N0rlight]

My favorite cutscenes was where Knuckles hit Sonic on the back and loses a ring or two. The character design is different, and most people don't accept changes.

[@Nordicsz]

I like the designs except for Knuckles. That just looks ridiculous, he has no neck and just looks like some beefed up steroid head with no brain cells. Also it's just weird that they all have similar body types except for him.

[@leandrasin]

Sometimes I worry about Jirards health... The things he does... Ain't healthy man, ain't healthy...

[@Level004]

leandrasin your pic is fitting for this command XD

[@leandrasin]

lol

[@aronswift4630]

remember when he did skyrim god knows what would hapen if he tried daggerfall XD

[@spahr001]

I find it very hard to find a videogame that is easy enough and interesting for the 5-9 year old age group. After playing some of this I actually think it may be a pretty good kids game.

[@nagol2602]

Jirard: “I know you’re still in there, dammit. I can feel you.” I really want to say “That’s what she said,” but just this once, I’m not going to.

[@MrMemeTheUnoAndOnly]

They Should Of Called This Sonic Boom Break Of Sanity...

[@notoriousrjg9257]

How have I gone this long not being aware this show exists. My favorite thing in KZbin now

[@hippiedave1362]

I'm gonna miss the spoiler section :(

[@gameshock2916]

There's actually a good explanation for the gameplay. Big Red Button had 3 gameplay engines designed for specific consoles. One for PS3/Xbox 360, one for PS4/Xbox ONE, and one for Wii U. Apparently, Big Red Button used the wrong engine (PS4/Xbox ONE engine) and realized it too late with the Wii U version that was released. This is one of the two reasons why the gameplay and graphics are so awful is that they used a more powerful engine on a weaker system.

[@CorruptedN]

Sonic boom, Sonic boom. Sonic boo...wait THIS AINT SONIC CD

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

This is just... GRAND METROPOLIS!!! *LA LA, LAAA LI LOOO LAAAAAH, LA LA, LA LA LI LO-*

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

@@TheRealBlazingDiamond & Knuckles

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

@@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886 ... Featuring Dante from The Devil May Cry Series!

[@mr.leeleeleee7153]

The song is better than this.... abomination.

[@TheRedCap]

when there's a 30 second ad you cant skip...

[@dracibatic2433]

THEREDCAP gross...

[@model-ss7386]

This might be one week late, but if that ever happens, just refresh the video and it might play a new and skippable ad

[@TheRedCap]

ok. thanks for the tip!

[@dracibatic2433]

Syafik Suhaimi yeah but then theres a really high chance youll get the same ad and youll probably end up wasting about 40 seconds trying to get rid of it and waiting through the whole thing anyway. It suuuuucks

[@model-ss7386]

7 tales Thanks. But I'd like to support the content creators of the stuff I consume, so no thanks

[@mrshin8035]

24:47 exactly how I felt when completing shattered crystal

[@Novacaine_07]

That intro is literally me playing games all night going insane lol

[@momijihewett8161]

Why does this game treat me like an idiot? Sonic Boom: You bought me!

[@ahmedalrefaei9085]

Donate it?!?! you should say that you should throw it in an active VOLCANO!!!

[@WardenKaz]

This man completed Sonic Boom, Sonic 06, and Superman 64. Someone give him a godamn medal

[@adachy]

Don’t forget the HELL that was hyrule warriors definitive edition

[@haywardbarrows5906]

17:41-17:55 *Seeing the legit pain and anguish in Jirard's voice knowing it's more legitimate than usual Twitch streamers rage fills you with laughter at the expense of others* *Your LOVE increased*

[@TimToborne]

What songs are he using in this video? Godammit, Jirard! Start listing your music in the description!

[@jacknzack7379]

Cousin Timbo Tousen I'm never going to figure out what song plays at 20:00

[@StaticBlu2]

This song comes from Sonic Generations on the 3DS kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5CVmGuwn81rpdU which is a remix of the saturn theme for 3D Blast kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIWogJyagbKcb8k

[@James35142]

The one at the end sequence was sonic boom, as in the song from the opening cutscenes of sonic cd.

[@Firemac]

I'm sooo happy that you got rid of the spoilers. It was my biggest gripe with the show, and now I can watch these without worrying about getting spoiled anymore! =D

[@gameguider321GO]

I remember back then when my friend was getting this game for his birthday... I suddenly feel bad for him now XD

[@aortaplatinum]

Speaking of Donate it, I found a copy of this at my local goodwill, and was about to buy it because Y'know, $4 for this pile isn't that bad, until I opened the case and found Rise of the Guardians on Wii in place of the disc. The poor bastard hated herself so much she vanished and left another licensed game in her place.

[@startlingames3766]

Lucky

[@theutubepower1243]

I can imagine that would be better than this game

[@staryuraepskids]

11:55 Weren't you that one kid in PE that you're referring to?

[@otakumarcus]

This is probably the best sonic episode you’ve ever made.

[@cupocoffee9369]

You've finished an unfinished game. I give you props

[@dlausactor6373]

If anyone says they liked Rise of Lyric... they're a SEGA or Big Red Button employee.

[@MrCraftingchannel]

"Pink, pink means Amy" unless you are arin

[@LoliconSamalik]

Let me guess...he thought it was for Knux

[@TeckGeck]

Arin sucks at video games

[@Preeve]

Well, Arin isn't exactly the brightest crayon in the tool shed.

[@ShadzGamez]

It is so hard to watch the game grumps play anything requiring the slightest amount of skill.

[@GodChaos333]

MrCraftingchannel I was thinking the exact same thing. God Arin cannot focus when he is talking.

[@JambleBramble]

Someone had to complete it, red Button wasn't going to

[@Saejima_VT]

Don't worry Jirard, Sonic Mania is on it's way to give you some long awaited good lovin.

[@whoplays7061]

Metro Senpai and don't forget sonic 2017

[@Saejima_VT]

Who Plays we haven't gotten any gameplay footage of it yet, so I don't wanna hype it up just yet. Since the team behind project 2017 made generations, I'm assuming it'll be wonderful though. :)

[@whoplays7061]

***** yeah because while they announced they sounded more... CONFIDENT wich I've hadn't see that since the video game war in the 90s

[@gabevillarreal5118]

Damn only time I've seen a reaction similar to this was when he completed Superman 64 lol

[@bingusland1519]

That monster he mentioned, has come back with that new movie.

[@TDRR_Gamez]

At least the monster learned his lesson because it's a pretty good movie. Heck, it's the best game to movie adaptation ever made, seriously.

[@lilylolz2244]

"Generations music intestifies"

[@MuttonTheDragon]

I kinda hope that Sonic Social Media tweets at Jirard with a picture of a gold star.

[@slainlogix6153]

13:20 In the fine words of John tron. That one didn't age quite so well

[@DPerrito1]

as a metroid fan i get sad but then i remember poor sonic fans....

[@teddyriggs1305]

megaman fans should be on suicide watch

[@lasarousi]

the difference is that the first and almost every subsequent Metroid game is fantastic. while sonic since game 1 was bad.

[@thequester7634]

lasarousi The only bad main line Sonic games were Sonic 06 and Sonic Boom.

[@berpipo]

+The Quester Wrong, sonic boom isnt a main game.

[@jpower1983]

Sonic boom is a spinoff. Not main

[@1995Jamar]

For me, the change made it feel new, while keeping the familiar vibe.

[@LoliconSamalik]

There was little familiar with Sonic.

[@lukethoennes440]

I think he meant the style of the show...

[@KidSnivy69]

I hope you're talking about the show, because this game needs more than a familiar vibe to be worth anything.

[@1995Jamar]

Yes I meant the show.

[@LoliconSamalik]

Luke Thoennes Even THEN it's not new because the happy tree friend writters kept screwing with the franchise's writing since Colors. And now they are working on boom.

[@OneCalledRPG]

It's Sonic 06: Sonic Heroes in Another Dimension Which Nobody Cares About Edition. "Honestly, the older games were better."

[@CaptEoNinja83]

I watched Kevduit play this game and the moment that shut down my brain and convinced me this IS worse than Sonic 06 was "Look ramps!" "We can use these as ramps!" ARGH!

[@Twentydragon]

The new assets are neat, but they really don't fit with the intro. Also, not having the full rating scale visible seems wrong somehow.

[@mikealangeloy]

Sonic 06' was better than this piece of garbage, because with all of its faults at least it had some of the best music in the series

[@andysnider4593]

And you can't go wrong with that scene where Shadow kicks Silver in the back of the head.

[@Nyasiu]

I"m surprised that Capcom didn't sue Sonic Boom for using copyrighted move, lol

[@kernosbattoons6504]

They had a copyrighted move? :/

[@Nyasiu]

COMIC FIRUKO Guile's signature move is Sonic Boom

[@qualljq]

I thought you meant Knuckles' Rising tackle ripped from Final Fight

[@Nyasiu]

Pet-Purple- Panda Didn't noticed that. I rarely play as Terry in any of the SNK games.

[@azurealx2241]

That can never happen. Sonic Boom is not specifically a Guile move. It's a natural phenomena as well. If something breaks the sound barrier it produces a Sonic Boom.

[@mikerice868]

The dance at the end of Shattered Crystal is at least better than Hestu's Gift from the new Zelda for getting 900 Korok Seeds

[@leev9450]

Fire Emblem! It's on the Wii U virtual console!

[@pkbltz5272]

He mentioned once that he gets a lot of FE requests, and that he'll get to it soon!

[@leev9450]

I know xD I'm really looking forward to it

[@supersam5776]

He also said on Beard Bros he was playing the Japanese NES Fire Emblem

[@Ocsttiac]

What? Why? FE1 is a clunky mess, while FE2 is... only slightly better. I do hope he does a Fire Emblem game soon... and preferably not one of the shitty 3DS ones.

[@supersam5776]

Ocsttiac I agree with you about the FE1 part, but what's wrong with the 3ds games? I grew up playing the game boy and GameCube fire emblem games and I think that awakening is my favorite of all of them.

[@SabrinaSaysStuff]

at least sonic colors was good...

[@ArcadianLegend]

Sonic Generations is good too.

[@patrickramseyart]

Even Sonic Lost World was enjoyable (to me, at least.)

[@SabrinaSaysStuff]

+Arcadian Legend yeah don't get me wrong sonic generations is pretty good, I still like sonic colors more though, in fact sonic colors is probably one of favorite games of all time

[@SabrinaSaysStuff]

+Patrick R yeah lost world isn't that good if you compare it some other sonic games but it's definitely more than enjoyable by itself

[@ArcadianLegend]

If we're talking about Sonic games that are decent to great, There's obviously the original 3 games plus S&K as well as Sonic CD and MAYBE Knuckles Chaotix. Maybe.. As for Game Gear games there's Triple Trouble and Tail's Adventure (not Skypatrol) though there are some who don't like that one. Pretty much all 3 Sonic Advance titles are great though SA2 is probably the worst of the 3 I find. There's also Sonic Rush. Speaking of, what's the general opinion of Sonic Rush Adventure? I hear the actual levels are good but everything else is bleh. Lastly there's Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 plus Heroes, which can be terrible or good depending on how much you are willing to embrace the jank. I don't think I'm missing anything else?

[@writerintheory751]

Im worried this is gonna be like Sonic 06.... ARE YOU OK JIRARD?!

[@AndGoatz04]

the universe salutes you, he Completionist of literaly all non- online, co-op, and not-severless games. we salute you.

[@kittydragon7126]

10:40 Oh my goodness... Knuckles what have they done to you?!

[@liviekumori]

I actually like this Tails's design, but the rest is just... Ugh

[@lisa101561]

Yes im really fond of tails and occasionally Amy's new design but everything else is just no

[@jcutting2395]

So... Will you play fire and ice? It's probably not quite as bad...

[@candicefarrington2208]

That game is wayyyy better.

[@yamigekusu]

I plan to get that game

[@candicefarrington2208]

Michael Mann lmfao^^^

[@candicefarrington2208]

Fire and Ice is like a another game. They fixed so much. The fire and ice gimmicks plays in really well. Maybe they should just take this game off of store selves.

[@majoraswrath8316]

Wait, they're still selling it in STORES?!

[@yuriMartyr]

"Knuckles Now Has The IQ Of A Mushroom," Well Said Dude... Well Said...