The Best Characterisation of Sonic | Sonic and the Black Knight

[@Antluvstrains]

This is where Sonic peaked as a character honestly.

[@kieranstark7213]

Amy Rose (in this game/mid-late 2000s to early 2010s era) would demand we say otherwise, but honestly, we need more people that actually believe in Sonic's story and that he didn't just write it to piss off his friends and rivals so he can purposely stand her up on their date... and Sonic, this time on purpose, wins the fight by turning into the Werehog...

[@pinstripecool34]

This and in Unleashed imo

[@afanisthedolphin]

Sonic and The Black Knight is, I'm pretty sure, the only Sonic story with an actual proper ideological conflict, where the villain isn't doing what they're doing because of revenge or cause they want power, but because they genuinely believe it's the correct thing to do. Also, With Me goes unbelievably hard.

[@MechaKnuckles]

Also the Metarex Saga.

[@CAVFIFTEEN]

“It was never about chivalry for me. I just gotta do what I gotta do! That’s all!” “Every world has its end. I know that’s kinda sad but, that’s why we gotta live life to the fullest in the time we have. At least, that’s what I believe” Inspiring hero code and life philosophy. These are the reasons he’s my favorite character in all of fiction.

[@lisar8488]

I know, right? 😂 My siblings and cousin is always like, why isn't shadow your favorite? And then I say, which sonic and the black knight!

[@AutumnWoodham]

My personal favorite part of Black Knight is how Sonic behaves in the cutscene before the final boss. He doesn't treat Merlina as a genuinely evil villain, wanting to simply stop her and be done, but instead speaks to her like a friend, asking for the reason behind her actions, trying to talk her out of having to fight. He only decides to attack once it's made clear she isn't going to stop until she's been defeated.

[@Yorigami32X]

That's why he's the goat

[@dontaco5317]

Odd that he didn't do that the first time he meet surge...

[@Sil3ntLynx]

@@dontaco5317 I mean.. Doesn't he? He makes it clear on the latter parts of their encounter that he was holding back and letting her vent for a while and the moment he gets the chance he offers truce

[@dontaco5317]

@@Sil3ntLynx i don't doubt that he wanted to help her out but if I recall correctly he did spend the beginnig of rhe whole fight ranting about his ideals, ideologys and how he believed that everyone desserved a second chance at life while visibly seeing Surge in pain, normally he would help out and address others peoples worries as soon as he got the chance

[@benelated5638]

Yo awesome pfp I love it

[@kingkmtso5107]

I dont care what anybody says The Black Knight is the peak of sonic's compassionate and kind personality and where he's such a badass too with the sword. It is actually one of my favourite sonic games and the first one I actually completed fully, I loved the Secret Rings too. These two games and Unleashed formed my childhood

[@walkerslegendz]

Yeah, no matter what anyone says, I'll always have a soft spot for Black Knight.

[@matthewisguy7336]

God you got the best sonic games for the childhood ❤

[@kieranstark7213]

@@walkerslegendzYou know how 2000s Sonic haters just love to paint Sonic as the bad guy for EVERYTHING he does including saving people and inspiring his friends to be their own heroes like him (seriously, because they like seeing Sonic’s friends attack him by making him look like a politically incorrect cuck instead of the interesting and three-dimensional character positive analysises of Sonic treat him as, they think he’s worse than more hated characters like Elise, Omochao, Chris Thorndyke, the Deadly Six, Infinite the Jackal, and heck, even Sonic’s flanderized friends in the 2010s) in Black Knight because they would rather take his friends’ side (instead of Sonic himself’s) that Sonic’s adventure in Camelot was made up by him so that he could forget to spend quality time with them resulting him to be chased by them with Piko-Piko Hammers (and I don’t just think it’s just one of his ex-girlfriends (besides the completely indefensible Fiona Fox) Amy Rose (whom I like depending on the iteration, like I thought she was anything but flanderized in Sonic Adventure, Sonic Boom and the comics except for the ones written by Ken Penders) that chased Sonic with her Piko-Piko Hammer denying that either she was Nimue or that Nimue looked and sounded like her (thinking Sonic secretly likes being chased by her for his jealousy of her being with another Sonic boy like Knuckles or Shadow or a Babylon Rogue whom she would likely deem better for him). Maybe it’s my theory, but I also think the rest of Sonic’s friends and rivals that chased him at the end of this game was Tails (denying he was “just some blacksmith like Sonic would reduce him to”), Knuckles (denying himself as Sir Gawain or even thinking Gawain would look and sound like him), Shadow (denying he was Lancelot), Rouge (feeling like Sonic forgot about her too by completely leaving her out), Blaze (denying that she was Dame Percival or that Percival was ever a woman regardless them all possibly being offended over gender-bending women), Silver (feeling left out the same way as Rouge, the Chaotix and the Babylon Rogues (Wave having broke up with Sonic in case they ever dated, Storm feeling left out like the rest and Jet denying he was Sir Lamorak and that he had a knight of a doppelgänger like him. Not to mention them also feeling for Merlina when she not only raged at Sonic thinking she was just an overrated AF serial killer like Walter White from Breaking Bad, but also wanted to fight him as the main antagonist of the game even after she accepted defeat like she should’ve thus tying to the beautiful ending of a kinda sorta underrated game… until the post-credits scene which wanted to give us the idea that unlike Merlina, Sonic was the real villain of the game for the reason I said.).

[@Shojikinaai]

This game and Unleashed are the absolute pinnacle of Sonic's character and nobody can tell me otherwise

[@brickzoneanimations8395]

And Frontiers as well!

[@artey6671]

What about Sonic Battle? :(

[@thesupersucc4966]

​@brickzoneanimations8395 frontiers is probably one of the worse portrays of sonics character

[@Ciorno2K]

​@@artey6671pfp sauce gang?

[@artey6671]

@@Ciorno2K What?

[@lordnul1708]

Random fact: there's a file in the sound test bonus feature, where Blacksmith!Tails asks about Sonic's gauntlet in a similar way to how he asks about the knights' weapons, implying that modifying or changing Sonic's gauntlet was going to be either switchable or modifiable.

[@Thedragonlover95]

Fun fact: The VA who voices the sword, also voices Reala from NiGHTS. So head canon is that after JOD the jester was cursed into being a sacred sword, until a pure hearted person comes to prevent a disaster.

[@Genesis-XE]

In Unleashed, Sonic was much more of a calm, mature character with Chip being much more of the youthful, energetic character (not to say that Sonic wasn’t energetic). In Black Knight, Sonic was much more like how he was during the Adventure games with him being cocky and cool hence all the Adventure references in the game like with the music. What’s great is that Jason Griffith can pull both versions of Sonic and that’s what makes him the best English voice for sonic in my opinion 💙

[@pian-0g445]

Honestly, even though gameplay was clunky, I found it really fun. And especially the level design, like the open field, were quite nice.

[@walkerslegendz]

I completely agree!

[@arristheround9246]

Black Knight was a game so many people just wrote off because "Sonic with a sword???" and its association with Secret Rings but FUCK did they cook with this

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

do you guys ever think SEGA would ever let Sonic Team to make another Storybook Sonic title ever again, considering how well some of the community is taking things regarding it at the moment?

[@walkerslegendz]

I'd really like to see a new one but I'd definitely be surprised if another one was made

[@jaydenlenzy3487]

As much as I would love another storybook game, that’s honestly never gonna happen especially with it being 15 years since Black Knight was released.

[@nerdletter3773]

I'd personally love to see a Wonderland game. It would be perfect for Sonic!

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

@@nerdletter3773 me too!

[@HazeX2]

If they don't change Sonic's current VA, I don't want a new one

[@keylimecookies]

I always always think of “why do flowers grow? Knowing they are destined to wither” such a heavy question to pose to my 9 year old mind. Merlina is a fantastic villain

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

This entire game and Rush's "He's like the wind" are my favorite bits of Sonic, and completely encapsulates why I still love this character, I never stopped loving him, since my childhood, he'll keep being a model for me for the rest of my life

[@mrelephante]

I love this story and characterisation, Sonic's personality and the way he acts everywhere is the peak of his character, also really loved Merlina as a villain. The art style and graphics, although they aren't extremely high budget, the style feels just so matching and feels so expressive. Haven't played the game but from all the clips and everything I've seen the story. music and characters are amazing.

[@Cloke100]

Hurts looking back at the characterizations lost today.

[@XxGBlancoxX]

been hurting since 2010 :(

[@brickzoneanimations8395]

Unleashed, Black Knight and Frontiers are peak sonic!

[@Kisxx]

I'll correct you unleashed, Black Knight and secret rings are peak sonic!

[@dundde3982]

The only time sonic truly says no when he’s in danger without his friends. _A chili dog has been lost._

[@VXMasterson]

I adored Black Knight. The only reason I didn't beat it in a single day was because my wrist hurt from the sword swinging. Did you know Crush40 also has their own version of "With Me"? I can't decide which I like more. I didn't know for a long time that SEGA held a poll for what fans wanted to see for a third storybook game and that Greek Mythology won. I wish we could have seen that

[@walkerslegendz]

I love Crush 40's version of With Me, too, but I like the original just a bit more. And yeah, I saw the poll whilst working on this video! I think it would've been cool to see another storybook game but the reviews of the previous games probably made Sonic Team think otherwise.

[@Hewasnumber1]

Crush 40’s cover of With Me is atrocious. I like the instrumental, but the vocals are godawful. The vocalist for Crush 40 works for songs like What I’m Made Of and I Am… All of Me, but songs like With Me just do not mix with his voice and how he sings.

[@jaydenlenzy3487]

@@Hewasnumber1Which makes it weird since Johnny Gioeli the vocalist for Crush 40 wrote the song.

[@jaydenlenzy3487]

Sonic fighting Zeus would have been awesome real big shame that it never happened though.

[@tjwizzy]

Thank you for talking about Sir Lancelot Boss Fight. *EVERYONE* keeps skipping it.

[@antidisestablishmentarianism3]

Sonic was always this way in most main games, this one was just translated the best

[@yozoranotnoctis]

I appreciate black knight story much, and I think this is one of the reason why I kinda dislike the future sonic game stories due to inconsistency in character developments....until Sonic Frontiers redeemed a bit of Sonic's character. Also, if only Jason voices Sonic in Frontiers, I would love to see that. (Not saying Roger is bad, he is decent as well, but I kinda interested in Jason voicing with serious tone)

[@matthewisguy7336]

3:38 the music 😂

[@jaieregilmore971]

Knight of the wind is totally badass song plus it hinted that Sonic is King Arthur.

[@DemonDethchase]

With Me is easily the most underrated vocal song in the franchise, and just how in the hell did they get Marty Friedman on board?! I also really like how we see the effect that Merlina letting the underworld loose has on the land, as we revisit old places and see them changed. Further building her up to being a threat. Black Knight is still the last good story we've gotten from the series.

[@LostCourage]

Marty Friedman the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth did the Duke Nukem Theme, Duke Nukem is voiced by Jon St. John who voices Big the Cat and E-123 Omega.

[@chickenpie7836]

3:41 ngl after a basic recap of the story, this caught me off guard 😂

[@Fluminox-]

Genuinely couldn't agree more. This was not only Jason Griffith's best voice acting role as Sonic, but the best depiction of his character. Though Frontiers put up a good argument too

[@Matter_Of_Fact]

Knight of the Wind SLAPS

[@andreworders7305]

2:20 did they actually do that? That’s really funny, I’m surprised that isn’t common among the many tales of IGN being dumb, but I’ve never heard that one.

[@JeysArcade]

I LOVE Sonic and the black knight. I played it so much as a kid and to this day I find myself playing it and enjoying it. You earned yourself a subscriber 😁

[@matthewisguy7336]

6:20 okay 😂 that’s how I feel every time

[@nightstar4912]

That dolphin emulator with a pirate hat bit had me rolling for some reason

[@fdg2208]

YAR HAR

[@_veloxity91]

Genuinely in my top 5. No nostalgia, I played and beat it for the first time just last week. I still keep going back to play because of how much fun it is.

[@martinaguiluz4063]

Great video man. I believe that Sonic's characterization in Secret Rings, Unleashed and in here are the best in this franchise. What do you think of Sonic's characterization in those other games?

[@walkerslegendz]

Thanks! I go into my thoughts about Secret Rings a bit more in my video about it, but I think Sonic's good in that game too. I'm also a fan of him in Unleashed (though I haven't played it in a while). I definitely think this period of Sonic games has my favourite characterisation of him.

[@shemayahalexander6601]

Unpopular opinion: satbk is my on of my top 3 favorite Sonic games.

[@petergilveet6666]

"Lancelot can use chaos control" is such an hilarious statement.

[@lasercraft32]

People always say "they tried to make Sonic cool by giving him a sword." They get it all wrong... Sonic IS cool, _and_ they gave him a sword.

[@elitesamurai3814]

the sword reminds me of mimir from god of war but this game did it first, every game needs a main character with a companion that just talks to them.

[@jeeemama5254]

yo defintly agree with you on this one! this was peak sonic imo and your scripts and editing are getting more and more naturel and feel like your editing style and you blew up with some vids rooting for ya!

[@walkerslegendz]

Thanks, I appreciate the support!

[@ohzigsy]

I love this game too, I played it all the time as a kid (I also got the game from my cousin!) And the cgi cutscenes of sonic slashing thru shit is so gnarly.

[@Nubafoxy]

Knight of the Wii

[@declanmcsherry9368]

So glad you mentioned the mega boss of Lancelot at the end. Was gonna be bummed that you might have missed it when you talked about how easy the other knight fights were

[@RipCeno-b8n]

Someone should make animated clips of Monty Python and the Holy Grail but with sonic characters.

[@glendaleegonzalez9913]

Omg yes

[@crabdash7288]

I love that this game is getting the respect and attention it deserves. I remember being like 7 years old and thinking that the coolest thing in the world would be sonic with a sword. while that gimmick was probably the coolest thing at the time, what made this game so amazing was the way the story captured everything I liked about sonic. I expesically loved the fact that instead of the terrible cgi cutscenes weve been used to in basically all sonic games (even with current day frontiers), they instead decided to do more of a comic style story book approach to story telling. This on top of the music, the collectables... man this game was awesome. I felt as if sonic worked best in these settings, thrown into a random world or siituation where he does't spend too much time wondering how he got there, rather how to solve it in a way he determines to be the best, whether its wrong or right. Great video!

[@superbodoque7860]

I feel like there's elements in this game that sugest it was going to be so much more, the short runtime (which to be fair i don't see as a bad thing, on the contrary nowadays i loathe the thought of having to put my life into some 50 hour game regardless of how good it is) Sir Lamorak and Galahad aren't used at all in the story, the knights only being playable in 4 levels doesn't give much of a reason to go back to them with different weapons, the style system unlocking kind of late in the game, etc. But despite that the story, the look, the soundtrack, my favorite song ever Knight of the Wind, the medieval gothic aesthetic, Sonic's best characterization to date and the satisfying gameplay are enough to make it my favorite Sonic game next to Frontiers

[@N_DAnimationEnthusiast]

I basically agree with almost everything you said. This game is such a wonderful gem that I’m glad is getting more and more appreciation over the years.

[@Teamh4lif]

14:39 The Nintendo Ninjas are currently looking for you.

[@kizzanimations3024]

Funfact: I genuinely hurt my wrist playing this with the sword mechanic lmao

[@I_Am_All_Of_Me]

I grew up with this game, I put many many hours just playing it for fun. I love Sonic and The Black knight. I played it more than sonic colours. me and another guy used to take turns playing it at a place where kids could just hang out. me, my siblings, and friends would play the multiplayer for a long time whenever we did. I have so many memories with this game. Sonic and the Black Knight will always have its own section in my heart. I do NOT care how terrible people say it is when it made me and family/friends happy and brought us together.

[@KhilleyTV]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid cause I just loved Sonic and I was a huge nerd so Sonic with a Sword was just the ultimate mash up. The combination of great music definitely hooked my little brain on playing way more and I would just sit there swinging that damn wii remote for hours. Going back and listening to the soundtrack now also just makes me love the game more cause I have just have a fondness for the soundtrack and the memories associated with it. With Me Powermix by Crush 40 is also just a fucking banger.

[@KINGGEORGEIO]

That final boss theme is so damn good

[@TheRealJoyboy-VoidCentury]

Are we not gonna talk about how Amy tries to hit Sonic, her hero, with her hammer?

[@kieranstark7213]

It didn't age well at all (seriously, Sonic was mostly in character in the 2000s, and I trust his story). While technically, what Sonic did (he stood her up on their date and he confessed his feelings to her in Unleashed, whereas on that topic, I wouldn't be surprised if Sonic turned into Dark Sonic the Werehog) was wrong, I feel like Amy took it as if Sonic were worse than his other ex-girlfriend Fiona Fox (unlike in Ian Flynn's comics) and other enemies, yet more people felt bad for Amy (and the rest of Sonic's friends and rivals like Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge and the Babylon Rogues) and wanted Sonic to just stop being "self-centered", "dishonest", "misogynistic/likes to beat up all women", "inhuman", "narcissistic", "racist", "anti-SJW" and "a deliberate danger to his people". I understand the feeling of being stood up on an important event, but then there's also taking things too far (heck, even Sonic's friends had their moments back then of being out of character themselves by enabling Amy's flanderization in games like Black Knight and the Riders series, mainly Free Riders, and I'm sick and tired of those who defend her in that game) and needing to respect Sonic and stop treating him like a bad person/character just because he did something wrong, especially because he has plenty of optimistic, protective, level-headed and skillful qualities.

[@gama103]

Its just an anime trope its not that deep lol Shes mad that Sonic missed their date so all she wants to do is take her frustration out on him. Theres plenty of anime characters who do that to the person they like in the 2000s

[@Espurr.8]

Sonic and the black knights is my second favorite wii game

[@HazeX2]

The last canon Sonic game

[@rebelheart4456]

ironically it was actually one of the few games sonic never mentions in Frontiers. Sticks and a comic book character even made it in

[@sb14andmore50]

​@@rebelheart4456He doesn't mention Secret Rings either, he mentions it in Generations though, but it's not much considering it was one time

[@rebelheart4456]

@@sb14andmore50 i wasn't actually aware it was referenced in generations, thats sick

[@danturner1104]

I was around 9 when sonic colours came out and while I was too young to really understand why I always felt very let down playing colours for the first time after black knight

[@2DCheese]

2:17 THAT ROAST GOES HARD DUDE

[@SAGEtheGOD01]

Sonic abd the Secret Rings was an amazing game and takes skill to beat, I literally did a speedrun of the stage on the console version for Levitated Ruins and got the best time score on that stage. Its on my channel.

[@DarkLord-7]

Personally, I like using Shadow more than Sonic, because when you use soul surge, everything stops due to Chaos Control. With Sonic, everything slows down. And if you get Shadow's ultimate weapon, Shadow will use Chaos Blast. It doesn't have a very wide range like in Shadow the Hedgehog, but it's very useful if you're in a crowd.

[@artey6671]

You can use Chaos Blast? Damn, I never thought of that, even though I made sure to use every sword at least once.

[@DarkLord-7]

@@artey6671 I think it's only when you get a perfect strike with soul surge that Shadow will use Chaos Blast with his ultimate weapon. Basically just about anything you see him do in his rematch boss fight, you can do as well with Shadow.

[@artey6671]

@@DarkLord-7 I've pondered over making a video about the gameplay of Black Knight. Should that ever happen, I'll include this. Thank you.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

So, the best version of Sonic is the one that literally wants to make sure everybody dies. Sure.

[@dextra_24703]

The worst part is that the full levels are locked behind completing all the missions in an area, but the full levels are actually quite fun

[@Qxanshu_DBL]

"With me" is just the best song in the entire game..

[@jessoniakuma103]

This game has the best story writing in any Sonic game (apart from Frontiers cuz we have Ian Flynn in that) and people look down on it. Black Knight will always be and still is my favorite sonic game of ALL time and I will gladly defend it

[@Pufftarot]

Great work! I love your style, and of course, agree wholeheartedly. Black Knight is the coolest.

[@magma_fire_bagwan]

This game was peak. Great ost especially. Knight Of The Wind gives me the strength to fight god lmao

[@KipperTheNinja]

I love this game the story and music are awesome and Sonic having a sword is still pretty cool

[@Hewasnumber1]

9:22 *Lancelot Returns would like to have a word with you*

[@artey6671]

There's a German video that explains some of the finer points of this game's story which I found to be rather eye-opening. One of the points is that Caliburn tests Sonic whether he has the potential to be a king. A knight can run away since he is of more use to his king alive than dead. But a king must be willing to sacrifice himself for his people. That's why Caliburn becomes Excalibur when Sonic refuses to give up when fighting Merlina. I think that's what you missed at 3:08 and 3:22, but I did so, too. P.S.: You called Black Kninght a bad game in the thumbnail? I think its gameplay is surprisingly deep, but it took me a while before it clicked. That's why I consider it to be underrated. But I also somewhat like Secret Rings, so maybe I shouldn't watch your video about it considering how much you seem to hate it.

[@drakordarkstar]

if you craft the best swords for the characters they get very powerful. shadow fires chaos spears with every sword swing and his soul surge becomes chaos blast. blaze her thrust attack creates a fire spear in front of her that kills multiple enemies. and knuckles, i have no idea i see no difference so you can skip him lol but according to google it increases his soul surge reach and his swords hit all enemies on the way back

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

oh yeah! good stuff, my man!

[@FlameWizard5]

Crush 40 also did a variation of With me

[@orealz]

Small nitpick with the dubbing. I get it's done by Americans but it is based on an English Legend and I'm fairly sure Nimue's name is pronounced (Nim-ooway)

[@thedemonslayer1058]

It took my brother and me more than 2 hours to complete this game 😭 we were in elementary tho

[@AdamSelvig]

Sonic from secret rings was still good character he still offered similar to black knight

[@etherealhatred]

4:24 "i know is nothing complex, but i enjoy it" I mean, i get your point but i'll never understand why this is seeing as a flaw, not EVERYTHING needs to be complex on a story, complexity and simplicity itself have their purpose on stories as a way to convey certain emotions or make the consumer immersed on the story, hell, the trilogy is if anything pretty simple and straight forward and is still praised to this day, i know you don't share that idea of "muh if ain't complex then bad" but over preachy individuals who always use the "muh is not complex" card have irreversibly damaged story analysis of any media on the internet

[@mystic1265]

Did you play the Lancelot Returns after the final boss? Also, Shadow gets a super busted sword that makes him margins better than Sonic without equips since his soul surge will activate chaos blasts, and his regular hits shoot chaos spears...

[@mystic1265]

I didn't finish the video about the Lancelot fight

[@Hewasnumber1]

Lancelot Returns is where knaves become knights.

[@aahiljcat]

I equally like unleashed and black knight's sonic

[@Flare8295]

Saying that this game has no challenging Bosses is a statement beyond false King Arthur #2,Earth Dragon & Lancelot Returns are the 3 hardest Bosses in the game

[@M.sh.2000]

I am playing it on dolphin emulator and sometimes its so hard to play levels because i don't have will remote I wish they published it on pc

[@2gullyy]

Last good sonic characterisation

[@Void_Echoes]

honestly I really wish the bosses in this game were harder

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Unironically one of my top 5 Sonic Games. The Story, music, and even Gameplay is amazing to me. Sonic’s characterization being at his peak and the last time we’ll ever see the REAL Sonic makes it even more special.

[@bluefire9285]

The real sonic was in frontiers tho tbf

[@Terminal_Apotos]

@@bluefire9285 NO LOL

[@bluefire9285]

@@Terminal_Apotos yes. there's a, pretty good reason peoole like frontiers sonic so much lol

[@Terminal_Apotos]

@@bluefire9285 People Like Movie Sonic and he hardly acts like Sonic.

[@vividcolorandrichaudio6134]

"the REAL Sonic" You mean the Sonic you grew up with? Who are you to be the arbiter of what and what not the "REAL Sonic" is? Shiro Maekawa himself said that he wasn't a fan of the classics, and wanted to make the character into his own thing. So even the writing in this game is a detraction from the "original" Sonic. Either way, it's very dumb to gatekeep a cartoon animal in the way that you are right now. All Sonics from all eras of the games are still Sonic, and they're just as valid. Sonic is Sonic.

[@christmasdespacito2505]

this and the idw iteration are my favorite representations of sonic, i feel like they both capture his sense of justice very well

[@thedead073]

Fine Ill subscribe then. Sheesh

[@walkerslegendz]

And I greatly appreciate that! Thanks!

[@artistanthony1007]

The quote from him about mortality is so amazing but we had to scrap that and not build from that development he's had thanks to the critics, SEGA and Pontaff. Sonic peaked here and was the best.

[@Ex0rknight]

Sonic and the Black Knight is my favourite isekai

[@nitrodyne676]

you wrote knigh in description instead of knight solid video otherwise😎

[@Vivigreeny25]

Sonic and the Black Knight is a game I have never played. It’s also a game that makes me want to CRY every time I watch a video about it. It’s also like… just really really cool to me. Like, Sonic is cool. Swords are cool. Combine them. Boom. Even cooler game. And that’s not even mentioning Shadow, Knuckles and Blaze in ARMOR with MORE SWORDS. Like hell yes I’ll take your entire stock.

[@superkekimovil1226]

Viva México 👍,xd

[@odd-eyesvon]

Subscribing just because I agree with the titlw

[@infiniteoctopaw]

Vergin ancient Reviewers "Game so bad! Lag sword swing motion controls. Sonic with a sword, nooooo 😭. Didn't even finish the game." Chad Kids who grew up with it: "100% it just cuz we thought it's neat."

[@kieranstark7213]

Also virgin ancient reviewers: It didn't hurt Sonic when Amy hit him with a hammer for forgetting her dates as much as it hurt her when he was so jealous when he would find her, or Fiona Fox or anyone else he's dated, for that matter, with some better man, I mean, then again, it's like he would literally turn into either Dark Sonic or a Werehog by hurting all of them with his might!!!!!!!"

[@Flare8295]

The character Bosses in this game are not pathetically easy especially if we're talking Lancelot Returns and comparing them to the character Bosses of Adventure 1 is a horrible comparison

[@hpfan1330]

If I ever make a game with a really hard boss. I am totally making it unlock a video of someone doing it better than you.

[@BlakeAtStake]

you spelt characterization wrong

[@walkerslegendz]

The British version of the word is spelt with an 's' instead of a 'z'

[@BlakeAtStake]

@@walkerslegendz oh shit you're British

[@walkerslegendz]

Unfortunately, yes

[@Sonamous47]

Archie Sonic:

[@walkerslegendz]

I do clarify in the video that I think Black Knight is the best out of the games rather than all Sonic media. I've never actually read any of the Archie comics though. I've heard some good stuff about parts of it, I've just never set aside the time to read them.

[@tricmagic]

Stupid and cool pretty much sums up the game. An that rules okay.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

If it's a bad game, it's a bad game. The story and Sonic's characterization shouldn't matter. Sonic was out of character in this game anyway. Also he didn't really kill King Arthur. That was just an illusion. Anyway, sacrificing gameplay for story is a terrible idea.

[@Thaumiel98]

Out of character? Why? I didn't play this game.

[@speedster18br]

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Jason was at his worst in this and Unleashed. I actually kinda like him a bit more in Unleashed, but only when in the actual cutscenes.....can't stand to always hear him saying "WOOOOO!", "Feeling good!" all the time, it's just.....annoying lmfao

[@y2commenter246]

The only Sonic game I've ever played on mute, and it's for that exact reason LOL HERE WE...WOO WOO WOO FEELIN' GOOD WOO WOO HYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH Fucking make it stop.

[@LordExor]

Sonic is about as interesting here as a brick. All he does is lecture others with platitudes. For a better example of what they were trying to go for, I'd look to Zidane Tribal from FFIX. His ethos is expressed in a similar "I don't need a reason to help people" shtick, but it comes from someplace real, and Zidane is far from a perfect person despite always doing his best. He's more relatable as a result.

[@afanisthedolphin]

I'm honestly astonished as to how you could come out of this game thinking that, when it's by far the most nuanced and interesting take we have gotten of this character in pretty much anything ever. The subject isn't just "I don't need a reason to help people" but more so "I will do what I think is right no matter what anyone says, even if that makes me the villain", and "things aren't beautiful because they last but because they don't".

[@LordExor]

@@afanisthedolphin Again a walking platitude dispenser and not an actual person. At least movie and Prime Sonic are flawed people with good intentions, not just a lifeless vehicle for the author's personal philosophy. Sonic's beliefs are never challenged and he's never forced to confront anything about himself. He's a static character, which isn't always a bad thing, but certainly isn't worthy of merit in the primary protagonist for a story that's taking itself even a little seriously .

[@afanisthedolphin]

@@LordExor Ummm... what? Alright, so as you mentioned yourself your problem with Sonic is that he's a flat/static character, which like... yes? I get it if it's not your preference but there are LOTS of stories with a static protagonist. I mean, there's an entire trope of the paragon hero which centers around the idea of static main characters. Movie Sonic and Prime Sonic are precisely what you said, flawed characters that need to learn stuff, and that's fine for their continuity, but it isn't, and never has been what game Sonic is. Sonic being a static character has been the case ever since Adventure 1 and on-wards. That doesn't make him boring or "lifeless" it just means that the stories are focused on how he effects the world around him rather than the other way around. You know, like lots of good stories out there. And the idea that he has no flaws is simply untrue, esp in the case of Black Knight where his depictions is much nearer that of the Adventure games. He actually has a lot more flaws than your average paragon hero. He's snarky, to the point of meanness sometimes, he rushes into situations - hell, a central theme of this story is how he does what he thinks is right no matter what anyone else tells him, which can certainly be a very big flaw depending on the situation. If you do not have a preference for flat protagonists, that is understandable, but that doesn't make those characters bad or lifeless. It's just a case of stories different than what you're used to.

[@LordExor]

@@afanisthedolphin None of those flaws you're citing have any impact on Sonic whatsoever, which makes them meaningless. Not once is he forced to reconcile with owning these traits. And you're right, it is a personal preference. I'm fine with static characters in other contexts; pure evil villains, utilitarian secondary characters, etc. But your main protagonist? The one you're supposed to follow and empathize with the most? Why would I want a perfect paragon of shining virtue at all times, where the narrative never once challenges this character in any meaningful way beyond physical danger? Sonic in Black Knight comes across as condescending and preachy. Sonic goes from character to character and proselytizes until these poor wayward saps convert to his mode of thought. That's not endearing at all, even if Sonic can be proven to be objectively correct in all instances.

[@therandomvideochannel8589]

@@LordExor sounds to me you don't like sonic's character at a fundamental level. as the other person mentioned, sonic as a static character has always been game sonic's DNA, and imo can lend to much more nuanced stories like black knight, unlike prime and movie sonic

[@rickster008]

never played the game , but theme song is dope thanks to cobanermani456

[@Juan-vl4do]

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