The Spark the Electric Jester Games - Too Much Fun

[@MariusUrucu]

Here's hoping Zucci will make a speedy recovery.

[@WCircuit7224]

The Autobots are on Zucci's side

[@artistluke4]

The fact that your videos aren’t scripted is insane considering how concise they are.

[@Kelps.mp4]

Though, sometimes I would want him to script some parts so people could understand him better.

[@Nickika]

​​​​@@Kelps.mp4Yeah, like this moment. 26:51 He is not saying the game is ugly, is just the character design and sprites are not very good. But it sounds like he is saying the game looks bad.

[@futureflea3917]

They're still edited but yeah

[@Kelps.mp4]

@@jezjackinjoe He also said the environments look very nice, but overall it sounds like he is saying the game looks overall ugly, even though in his streams he never said so.

[@FirstName_LqstName]

THESE AREN'T SCRIPTED ???

[@MariusUrucu]

39:25 You technically can gain height with the Magnet Dash. If you exhaust all your air dashes and attempt Magnet Dashing a bit prism from below, you will still Magnet Dash upwards depending how you were angled below. Attempting the same thing while having an aur dash available will only send you forwards where you were trying to Magnet Dash

[@dac6400]

it's so cool to see people give a spotlight to Lake's earlier work as well! it's really interesting to see his game design evolve or the Spark games bringing over mechanics and setpieces from his Sonic fangames and I think you did a great job at talking about that!

[@thebeanguy08]

Yeah, I never knew he had some involvement with Freedom Planet. That's so cool!

[@sparklegem421]

I agree that Spark 1 and 2 got overshadowed when Spark 3 dropped and it kinda makes me sad seeing people telling others to skip the first two games, even though they are great games. Especially the first one. I might have an obsession about the first game which prompted me to take it apart, modify it to create SparkTEJ: Recharged as you can see hahaha. Though thank you for listing my mod in the description and for playing it too! The mod is kinda niece, but seeing people playing with it makes me happy cause I don't see that many people play it. Also thank you for showing off the Sonic mod too!

[@iverson64_]

remember asking ppl to help save ur cat is never shameless plugging cuz ur cat deserves treatment and i wish the best recovery for zucci

[@Lanoman123]

No one EVER talks about Spark 1. I love Spark 3 as much as the next guy but man Spark 1 is such a fun time, even tops 3’s OST to me

[@MiZtaAZuki]

do you have any good tips for playing as spark? im really bad as him, but I'm good at playing fark and I love his combos but spark is so hard

[@Mhytron]

Spark 1 OST is the best of the three in my opinion.

[@lauraikoko]

At least the vid ain't a whole year late (looking at you sonic X review)

[@deanmoriarty6015]

those of us waiting for the eggman video are rotting away 😢

[@lauraikoko]

​@@deanmoriarty6015you mfs look like Carti fans waiting for I AM MUSIC to drop with that eggman vid shit

[@themissingbits6375]

@@deanmoriarty6015IVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@outoffr4me]

LakeFeperd is like the Midas of the Sonic Community Everything he touches turns into gold

[@FunEnthusiast9763]

I think Lake is way too late for that title. ChaosX has already touched the community.

[@outoffr4me]

@@FunEnthusiast9763 didn't Lake do stuff WAYYYYYYY earlier then ChaosX though?

[@FunEnthusiast9763]

@@outoffr4me P06 is way before. Lake ain’t getting the reward

[@outoffr4me]

@@FunEnthusiast9763 pretty sure Lake's fangames came before And he did wayyy more then just one thing

[@FunEnthusiast9763]

@@outoffr4me spark 2 was in 2019. He only touched the fandom when spark 3 was made. Now drop the glaze.

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

You know you can magnet dash in two ways right? Look up some of the latest Spark 3 speed runs. You have the normal magnet dash, then you have the HYPER dash. Instead of cancelling the homing attack with a regular dash, cancel it with the ENERGY DASH. Like seriously, I'm not gonna explain it. Go do it yourself and tell me how you think 😁 Hope Zuki is still doing well btw. Heres to a speedy recovery!!

[@matthewwylie2735]

One more thing about the Spark games is the soundtracks are so f*cking good. Like outside of the easy choices of Planetary Stripe and Apocalypse Thruster from 2, it's so hard to rank or even pick favorites because all the tracks are such bangers. And in 1 and 2 Lake hires such a diverse yet cohesive group of artists (3 sizes down quite a bit with Paul Bethers doing most of the tracks). If you aren't interested in playing the games, please at least listen to the soundtracks.

[@otaku_randz2393]

I love this game so much, it make me feel like a kid again playing Sonic Generations and figure out new routes. I highly recommend this game to any Sonic Fan who miss the adventure gameplay, but with the insane speed like the Boost games.

[@mrbanks456]

Thank you for spreading the gospel of Spark. More people should play these games.

[@HRIgnomious]

I disagree about Spark 3's complexity being too overwhelming for casual players, and think of it like how 3D Mario has a lot of complex movement mechanics that casuals will never use. You can easily beat Spark 3 without engaging with a lot of the mechanics and optional levels, and even things you have to engage with like the combat gives some leeway to make sure players are familiar by the end (e.g. the game still progressing even if you lose the first 2 Guardian fights). Way easier in my opinion then stuff like SA2 trying to make everything simpler by putting so many actions on the B Button.

[@nullthenightcat]

True! Pariah is talking to a bunch of Sonic fans though and even going in casually a lot of us will try to go as fast as possible which takes a looot of mechanics to do XD

[@S.omeone618]

the joy when Pariah uploads a one hour long video like the old days

[@AlphaDaArtist]

Here's to Zuccie continuing to do well. Also, great video, Pariah! I already greatly appreciate Lake Fepard and his fames, but this makes me appreciate them more. I should try that Chronos Adventure game sometime, but I have to clear a bit of my backlog first lol

[@mrterrychaos]

Wishing your cat well

[@Nickika]

It's very cool to see how one person created an explosion of so many cool and unique fangames and allowed newer developers to finally achieve want they wanted, its amazing.

[@deanmoriarty6015]

rooting for your cat! these medical expenses are no joke

[@jackhumphries1087]

47:20 btw lake actually did release XF, but it’s now called XF extreme formula, and it’s a spiritual successor to f-zero GX, it released in early access half a year ago

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

51:43 I'm really sorry to say this but discount my ass, that is the deluxe Rail Canyon at least

[@AmanPikon]

Finally, a youtuber talks about some of my favorite games ever! Also, I'm rooting for Zucci!

[@rollbustah]

It's crazy how much LakeFepard improved over time. I wasn't the biggest fan of BTS and ATS because I felt like there was a lot of sections in the level design where you're just running and nothing is happening. It's the most separation I've ever felt between 2D Sonic's platforming and speed elements. But then playing Spark 1, you notice just how much more dense the level design is and how he blends the two elements together much better and it makes me think that this is the game he wanted to make the entire time. Also my friend and I are super hyped for his next game as F-Zero fans. Great video as always Pariah and hoping your family cat recovers and gets healthy again!

[@telekinesticman]

I think the "too much going on" stuff with Spark 3 is definitely why it didn't click with me very much on my first run. I'd like to go back and really learn it, because I'm sure it would be way more fun once I actually understand the extent of my movement options.

[@RaiginAnimator]

Hope you have fun!

[@supercyclone8342]

I absolutely loved my first playthrough and wanted to play again, but I was kind of intimidated by how much time it would take to get really good. I finally restarted and had so much fun routing and learning the magnet dash! Unfortunately, I haven't continued that playthrough cause I got into other games like Shadow Gens and Mario and Luigi Brothership. Sacrilege, I know lol. But I will still be returning from time to time like I do for Frontiers mods

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

The way I play those types of games differ, I insist on getting the best ranking on each level before going to the next, if I don't get the equivalent of a diamond medal here, I won't progress and won't budge, that in turn made me really good with the game and its mechanics

[@badusername765]

52:47 I see your point about not caring for the world behind Spark the Electric Jester. I’m even inclined to agree somewhat. However, I don’t think that Lake wearing his influences on his sleeve is the issue here. Sonic Team is guilty of this too with their references to other series like Dragon Ball and Star Wars all throughout the Sonic series. Spark simply doesn’t have the “it” factor that a character like Sonic has, and that’s something that I found pretty noticeable even with just watching the footage in this video.

[@marsf6080]

I think it's more that Lake is more directly derivative- Death Egg or Super Sonic aside, most Sonic references tend to be a bit more obscured- and also that Lake is referencing popular things in the same medium he's working in, whereas Sonic tends to reference stuff that's often more unknown in the West and that isn't videogames, creating a bigger layer of separation and remixing. Even if Sonic 06 is inspired by Castle of Cagliostro, for instance, just by virtue of one being a game and the other a movie, Kingdom Valley feels a lot more different from Cagliostro; vs Spark 3 being able to just grab Rail Canyon, a level of a game, and make it a level of its game, without needing to transform it much because it's already a level in a game.

[@existential_narwal9257]

time for Peak the electric jester

[@Sven-vy5cu]

Honestly Sonic Chrono Adventure was my first exposure to Metal Gear Rising music when I played it years ago

[@Gnidel]

Same! That's what made me play that game.

[@suhbastian]

Ive never tried these Spark games, but I regularly listen to the old Before/After sequel soundtracks. Im gonna have to check these out

[@Lonelysum]

Sending love to zucci

[@Eichro]

The thing that I like the most about Spark 3 in particular is how the major levels are designed to allow for exploration, even when it doesn't really help the player a lot. It feels incredible to launch yourself on top of some random skyscraper on Downtown Dissent that you thought was not supposed to be accessible, simply because you can... just to find a crystal sitting there. I... do hate the vehicles though, especially the hovercraft. I wish those sections didn't exist, although I do appreciate how the car sections can still work without the car. I found the first game mindblowing as well. It has a lot of content for what it is, with so many levels, many of them having multiple sections, and it all rocks if you don't mind all the bugs too much. Thing was made with Multimedia Fusion after all.

[@Flakey05]

I've tried Spark 3 Demo, and it was really good! Honestly, Spark the electric Electric Jester franchise is what I recommended to Adventure Sonic fans

[@randomrants83]

I NEEDED this long ass pariah video after a long day

[@mmy2k48]

Spark 3 is so good that it actually pissed me off. One guy made it and he just completely showed up anything Sonic Team has made possibly ever. I think Kishimoto even said on twitter that he's played Spark 3 and loved it. I really oughta check out Spark 1 as well because Sonic gameplay mixed with Kirby gameplay is such a novel concept that I can't help but love the idea of it.

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

Remember, it's not a good idea to use Spark to shit on Sonic. If you don't like Sonic, don't play it. But constant comparisons between the two and using Spark as a weapon is hurting Spark more than you think

[@soninhodev7851]

i am a game dev, and what i experienced is that, team size does not affect the quality of the craft, only the speed of production, so a game that would take 4 years to produce for a single dude, could be done in only 8 months for a full sized team.

[@HRIgnomious]

@@johnnycakemusic4069 By what, telling the truth that this game has much better gameplay than most 3D Sonics? People act like this is going to drive Sonic fans away from the series, but let's be real most of them were never going to play Spark anyway because they care more about the brand and characters then the gameplay.

[@croc6105]

Modern sonic team? Maybe. But I don't think this game is good enough that it tops games like CD, 3K, even Advance 3, they're much more interesting, Spark 3 looks so much better than most 3D Sonic because after SA2 the substance of the gameplay significantly drops down and it becomes less about player controller and they focus more on soft QTEs, only the Adventure games truly put an emphasis on player movement with some degree of automation to an extent.

[@nullycat]

​@@johnnycakemusic4069How? I would never have played the Spark games if my friend hadn't pitched the game to me as Sonic But Way Better Than Recent Sonic

[@ryananthony2869]

Just watching Spark 3 gameplay gives me this feeling that I have to play this even if I'll probably suck at it.

[@bluudevil4483]

After playing freedom planet, spark, penny and rolling rascal I'm committed to idea never touching a single sonic game going forward.

[@mek2472]

Indie games somehow know sonic and even metroid better than sega and Nintendo

[@lupinthenerd439]

​@@mek2472spunds like a lot of coping to me. I don't see what's so contructive about using indie games as fodder to downplay other series snd the people sho dnjoy those

[@erickmdg]

i was expecting Pariah to complain about how huge the levels are in Spark 1, but i was quite impressed he didn't criticize the level design at all. some people i see out there always depised the fact that Spark 1 was too repetitive due to levels taking around 11-13 minutes, and i don't think the same way at all. i love how each level always has an unique gimmick to them, but people complaining about the game's level length is something i see a lot, and oh boy, that's one of the things that people most hate about Spark 1. so yeah, of course people will always have different opinions of the same product and that's completely normal! also, i hope you cat will be recovered soon enough! i hate it too when cats get sick, cuz they are so friggin cute

[@Pariah6950]

It's pretty much the same as how I feel about Freedom Planet. I don't mind long levels. But it means I don't time attack Spark 1.

[@erickmdg]

@@Pariah6950 bro, you answered it so fast lol. yeah, i also don't mind long levels. also, what do you mean with "I don't time attack Spark 1."?

[@technicallyinept2120]

Where was bro the last all of Pariah’s videos? lol He doesn’t go out of his way to replay levels time and again to optimize runs through them. He just plays through, and however well he can do, that is how well he does.

[@ultimateshadeofwar]

I didn't know about the F-Zero inspire game, oh im so going to play that after how much fun Spark was.

[@beckstiles6595]

Every time I am reminded of this game, immediately ask myself "why can't Sega do this for Sonic -or at the very least emulate it!?" Sure, that would bring a whole slew of issues but damn, we would have a gold mine for the kinds of mechanics, stage ideas, and potential ways to convey a narrative with this formula.

[@sauce987654321]

Or they can just continue to do what they’re good at, or at least getting good at. Them jumping from style to style is one of the reasons the franchise has been having so many issues with their gameplay.

[@joshuabowman4702]

I LOVE THE SPARK GAMES I ACTUALLY HAVE PLAYED THEM BEFORE YOU GOT TO SO I HAVE MY OPINION AND IT CANT BE INFLUENCED BY YOU!!!! MUHAHAHAHA!!!!

[@macp9315]

Finally. I've been waiting for weeks for this review.

[@themissingbits6375]

54:11 As we all Sonic Fans know, honesty is humanity’s greatest crime of all time… for some reason 🤔

[@Some-guy-that-exist-p2j]

Ok I well play… After I finish dmc5

[@elibonham4388]

I'm playing DMC5 and it's not clicking yet maybe it will

[@12338553]

You didn't mention an important part: LakeFeperd is brazilian. It's insane how he can revolutionize the Sonic fan game producers and even make excellent games of his own, ALONE. Such a genius, and no one from Brazil even realize that he exists. That's why we are where we are, but that's a story for another comment haha... It's a pride to know that a brazilian can do that. Actually, we always could.

[@MiguelMaslanka]

You convinced me to buy the game, good advertising.

[@OsartDamian]

Awesome video as usual

[@crimsonzone8984]

Pariah, could you bring Zuccie along in your streams when he gets better? That'd be pretty great. Don't you think?

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

I WANT THAT TOO! He needs to do that!

[@existential_narwal9257]

ain't non way pariah gonna do a face cam. but maybe a cat cam instead🤔

[@Sylocat]

How had I not heard of Sonic Chrono Adventure until now? I gotta check that out.

[@Mhytron]

38:18 There IS a speed cap. The radar scout shows you a maximum speed of 500 units, which is as you can imagine, quite fast.

[@Ender-kk7gg]

31:57 Hey I didn't lol

[@petwisk2012]

As a avid DMC5 and feperd fan i miss the kirby powerups they could enhance the already great combat system with a lot more mechanics (i know theres already a lot of mechanics in this game but theres never too many mechanics in a character action game for a character action fan) i think STEJ4 could really go han on new power ups to give more stuff for the combat if feperd could polish them all also i feel that if he can get a team he can even challenge Sonic team and beat them in their own game (a open zone spark game would be fantastic)

[@elibonham4388]

I hope your cat feels better man

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

If for every amazing game in the series inspired by Sonic, with high-speed platforming amazing combat, and bosses, with robots as enemies and bosses, released in the same year, and contained giant mech battles I had a nickel, I would have two nickels! Which isn't a lot but I'm surprised it happened twice. Well, that's oddly specific. Jokes/memes aside I feel very satisfied now that you played Spark the Electric Jester 3 and Freedom Planet 2. If we compare Sonic Frontiers, Freedom Planet 2, and Spark the Electric Jester 3, what their rank would be like? Well, Frontiers obviously ends up in the last place at number 3. But which one is the number 1? That would be tricky.

[@callinater6133]

Both games do very different things so it’s hard to directly compare, but I’ll give the tiebreaker to spark 3 simply because the package itself is a lot more impressive given it was only made by one guy and has a lot of content on top of being a 3D game, which takes a lot more effort to make than a 2D one.

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

@@callinater6133 Yeah, it really shows that LakeFeperd is one real madlad with talent. But in my opinion, Freedom Planet 2 has a better story, characters, and character design, and the world can feel alive with NPC especially since those NPC can say new things depending on what major story arc you completed in the game. Oh, and Freedom Planet 2 is less derivative than Spark the Electric Jester 3. Freedom Planet 2 is really set to stand on its own by being less Sonic and Treasure games that inspired Freedom Planet 1 and 2. Man! It's a really tough competition for which is better between Freedom Planet 2 and Spark the Electric Jester 3. Either of them can be number 1 between the two.

[@technicallyinept2120]

I personally am not all that invested in either games’ stories. But if I had to go with it, I would actually go with Spark 3. More work aent into Freedom Planet’s story. But purely on the merit of how much I enjoy it, I have to hand it to Spark 3. Spark himself has a goofy charm to him that I don’t really get from the FP cast.

[@liu_hrt]

ooooh, can we get a Bayonetta 1 through 3 review? id love to see both your opinions on gameplay+story etc., AND your playthrough in the background !! probably some insane bayo footage 🙂‍↕️

[@liu_hrt]

also hope your cat gets better!

[@samuelpierce2.088]

Ya kinda hit the head on the nail with that point about the Spark games towards the end there. The biggest reason I’ve largely passed on the Spark series is because they look (and sometimes play) a lot like most Modern Sonic games. And considering that the Sonic series is very clearly mimicking the Spark games in trying to blend action-platformer and character-action games, it kinda makes the Spark games feel even more derivative, even if they (and Freedom Planet) technically did it first. Also, I’m really excited about XF: Xtreme Formula. Never played any of the F-Zero games before, so I’m walking in with very few expectations. But given this is LakeFeperd we’re talking about, I suspect the final product will be very fun and very polished.

[@samuelpierce2.088]

*nail on the head. My Brain did a dumb there. XP

[@technicallyinept2120]

@@samuelpierce2.088I didn’t even see the mistake. My brain autocorrected it. lol But for real. At least give the demo of Spark 3 a try please. And shoot for a diamond speed medal, as it is when trying to go fast that you really start seeing all the stuff in place that really makes the game fun.

[@FirstName_LqstName]

Well now I feel like it's too good to be true. I gotta buy these games yesterday

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

38:24 there is actually, at 500, good luck ever getting to it tho

[@TFYFTFI]

zucci is cute

[@Ghoxx]

Dude are you psychic? Last night I was just wondering if you had any thoughts on the spark games.

[@bomberhood7234]

Bro's finally reviewing Spark!

[@Doobydoe]

Can't help with money but I hope your cat gets better soon 🙏

[@DaviTalks-q3o]

Waiting for the sonic was always good episode for mobile games

[@niacinn]

I’m a little confused on what you want a Sonic game to be. You say that you don’t want this combat in a Sonic game because it would set it apart from its identity. However that was your main complaint with Sonic x Shadow generations (I know that was before you found the spear gliding, but I assume the sentiment still stands considering it was more of a complaint directed to the stale direction Sonic gameplay was heading to). So would a mechanic like this not qualify as Sonic breaking new boundaries? Or being a new trend setter like it used to be in its early days like you said in one of your other videos? In a sense I’m asking, if Sonic decides to branch out in other directions similar to how they did with combat in Frontiers, would that be a positive in your eyes? (Of course as long as the main mechanic is still platforming and Sonic Team were to keep developing and evolving it as their primary focus)

[@Pariah6950]

My issue with Shadow Gens is that it is continuing to hold on to all the bad elements that hold it back, that only exist because of technical limitations of the Dreamcast and flawed design ideas. What I would want Sonic to take from Spark 3 is the fully physics-based, non-scripted movement, the manually controllable camera, and gameplay design that is more nuanced than "Press the button we tell you to press".

[@niacinn]

@ I see, so if a Sonic game were to hit every note in terms of its platforming gameplay, but also introduce new mechanics, like combat, does it necessarily have to be fundamentally alienating to the identity of a Sonic game?

[@Pariah6950]

@@niacinn It depends on how that combat works. If it is combat that makes sense for Sonic and fits, fine. If it's something like Spark combat, no. I don't think Sonic should be standing in place, punching and kicking dudes.

[@GamerMinilla]

God, I hope FreakZone gets around to porting 3 to the Xbox Series. 2 is probably my favorite sonic-like of all time, and that's cus Lake ported it to the Xbox One back in the day. He doesnt do console porting anymore, but his recent partnership with FreakZone with the Switch port gave me hope again!

[@cin2110]

Music of sonic bts and sonic ats is peak.

[@acgon]

My only concern with spark 3 is it not being on available on PlayStation

[@technicallyinept2120]

I love these games and a lot that is said here speaks to me… …but we’ll talk about that later.

[@whentheyD]

XF Extreme Formula is going pretty hard (i assume you already know it's in early access) but its also super hard lol

[@nullthenightcat]

I have the game but can't play it cuz my computer sucks. Have you played the Redout games? If so, how do you think they compare?

[@STShin]

BRO, YOU BETTER TALK ABOUT THE STORY, FARK IS A GOATED CHARACTER THAT NEEDS MORE LOVE!!!

[@callinater6133]

He's not that interesting tbh. He's decent, but he's kinda generically stoic. Spark's probably got the most personality out of the main characters honestly.

[@STShin]

@@callinater6133 Don’t wanna save the day Doin’ it for the friends I’ve lost along the way (Gotta leave it all behind) Pushin’ the pain aside The reason that I fight comes down to more than pride (Gotta leave it all behind) My eyes burn My soul glows The power Of shadows Must let go This moment This life is mine Struggle for it all Is it worth the fall Can I pass the judgement And stand another day What is there to gain The power and your pain My power and your pain Never did belong Purpose built for wrong Can I mute the voices And learn to live again Now we fight as one Together till we’re gone Forever you are gone The end is so near It’s time to fight my fear I’m ready to accept my fate Somebody said My free will is a lie But now I know it’s not too late

[@callinater6133]

@@STShin okay? When you have to resort to posting lyrics of a theme song, it kinda proves my point as it doesn’t really come across in his actual character. It’s tell don’t show.

[@STShin]

@@callinater6133 The 'lyrics" are from the final boss, they explain his mindset and journey up until this point in the story

[@lumenights96]

I feel like spark 3's combat leans too heavily into the juggle combos and stylish things tbh... it doesnt really compliment the game all too much. something like ninja gaiden or bayo, that has agressive enemies that limit the players options in different ways to make the player move around and do different techniques wouldve fit way better in my opinion. The juggle combos are awesome and the systems in place are really robust but ultimately I feel like because spark 3's combat is the side thing to a game about going fast (the boses literally grade you on time) the actual core boss and enemy design should demand a lot more form the player, instead of it just being how cool you can juggle the enemy, which it does sometimes. the throwback spark 2 boss and the secret dlc boss lean into having strong patterns and design and its really awesome. edit: opinions on its pitfalls aside I think the actual combat mechanics here are really good and theyre really fun to mess around with and I hope lake evolves it further with whatever spark 4 is gonna be I hope Zucci makes a nice recovery!

[@PMZaphod]

Oh great, now i need your perspective on metal gear rising revengeance

[@Cool_Name46]

I really wish that i could donate for your cat but i can't all i can do is hope for your cat to get better soon

[@StinkTerios]

I actually think LakeFeperd's 2D level design to be pretty weak overrall. He seems to really like uninteractive straightaways that just happen to be twisty, and there are a lot of repetitive structures in his levels. Like, just pay attention to how many sections with evenly-spaced same-height steps with a few non-threatening enemies there are in this video alone. Not that he's incapable of doing really good 2D level design (After the Sequel is a testament to that). He really did find his footing in 3D though, Spark 2 is very good while 3 is FANTASTIC

[@creativename1673]

In some ways, the twisty straightaways you mention never really went away when Lake moved to 3D, they just work better in that environment since even an empty road can be more engaging in 3D for several reasons

[@StinkTerios]

@@creativename1673 Well put!

[@agreedboarart3188]

Before the Sequel definitely was not the best fan game at the time in terms of physics and polish. Many fan games even at the time had way better physics. It still was fascinating for being a complete package filled with creativity though.

[@epicstar86]

pure peak

[@lupinthenerd439]

I love that this guys says that he respects Lakefeperd, yet he's completely ingnoring the recent feperd tweet of him asking to stop using his games as weapons to downplay or conparing recent sonic games, which it's totally what he's doing at the end with frontiers. Great reapect you have for guy lol

[@dimensionwarped]

Uh... you know the hat is just the cap and bells right? Like it's not a Kirby thing, it's a jester thing. Once you commit to making a jester you kinda have to have it.

[@Leo-ms8gm]

I know it’s not much nowadays but does the add revenue made from videos help support the medical bills?

[@arjunmenon1796]

TBH, as someone who does prefer games that have good visuals, I actually like Spark's design.

[@callinater6133]

Yeah I think the criticism is overblown. I don't think the design is great as it's a bit too simple, but I think his design is at least memorable which is a trait you want a mascot character to have. His design could do with a reasonable touchup to look more appealing, but I don't think it needs a complete overhaul.

[@AYTM1200]

What I've realised from Spear Gliding in Shadow Generations, the Spin Dash from Frontiers and the Light Speed Dash from Spark 3 is: 1. Players hate air drag but want a way to remove it through skillful play. 2. Players care more about player expression than multiple paths. Not like Spark 2 where you can skip giant chunks of the stage with no effort but moves that slightly remove restrictiveness in gameplay through being skillful. Players would much rather have 1 move that does multiple stuff than multiple moves that do 1 thing. I think the more restrictive and challenging gameplay is in line with the legacy boost games like (Unleashed, Colours, Sonic Generations and Forces) are forced to rely on their level design because their moveset is so restricted and more for reaction timing and when in cased like Forces the level design isn't good the whole thing falls apart. Unleashed is my favourite gameplay style for Sonic so I see the appeal but we should also experiment with more flexible and easier Sonic games like the Adventure games (SA1, SA2, Heroes, Shadow 05 and Sonic 06) also the new age "boost titles (Lost World, Frontiers, Dream Team and Shadow Generations). Even though they have less alternate paths they allow for more player experimentation and games like SA1 are even built around it.

[@realnova7429]

THe thing that off putted me of Jester is how many things are on screen, the HUD, the many things you can collect, way to much, it just confused me, I didn't understood if I had to collect the most things or go fast and skip, maybe if the game introduced them slowly, but then it also throws at you combat, and unlockable stuff etc, less is more is often bullshit but you can't neither just put more and more and more stuff without feeling like a chore for the player to understand everything.

[@MsbahMasbah]

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[@mrstickmantas]

You ever gonna do mega man or gunvolt?

[@S.omeone618]

He'll get to MegaMan

[@mrstickmantas]

@S.omeone618 sweet

[@Lonelysum]

Is the combat better than hi fi rush i really want to know

[@ChibiSteak]

53:46 fin.

[@ivancorredera4241]

Would you discuss the Sonic movies?

[@frickerrific2813]

No

[@CanaldoZenny]

He refuses the acknowledge the existence of the movies as real Sonic products.

[@deanmoriarty6015]

I wish he would as his criticisms of them align heavily with my own but he’s said on stream a few times that he has zero interest in covering them in videos

[@elibonham4388]

Sonic movies are good

[@CanaldoZenny]

I tried to get into Spark games many times and always gave up. They surfer from "nothing else matters, just go" game design. Because only time attack matters, there's zero incentive to engage with the level design. This is an issue since the first Spark game, and hasn't been fixed in the 3D games. I which the Spark games had a proper scoring system and a score based Rank system that took advantage of the combat mechanics and platforming. And for the record, I'm also not a fan of Frontiers' Cyberspace levels because of this.

[@Lonelysum]

At least in cyberspace there's stuff to interact with not just get to the end like the spark games even though they are more fun

[@Kelps.mp4]

I mean, that's the point of these games, so I think they just aren't for you I guess.

[@Izak_Klark]

Spark 3 literally has a score ranking system. And the whole "just go" thing is because the games are supposed to be player-driven playgrounds. You do what you find fun or cool. Why would you need an arbitrary system to tell you what to do when you can do whatever you want?

[@Nickika]

@CanaldoZenny You literally have to engage with the level design to go faster

[@elibonham4388]

You have a point I hate the claw grip of Spark and wtf am I controlling a camera in a 3d speed platformer that's just wrong on so many levels and the level designs feel to vast empty. Spark 3 has many issues that people overlook. The first time I beat spark 3 I thought it was amazing. But I've tried time attacking and playing it since and it hasn't clicked for me like unleashed adventure 2 and most sonic games even secret rings lmao this game lacks something I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's the identity thing Pariah was talking about

[@smivan11]

SUMOCHKIN

[@Lonelysum]

I really wished the spark games actually let me interact with the levels and let me feel like I'm playing level in game and not get to the end and ignore mostly everything else

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

I agree. Spark 3 has a really bad level design issue, which is why I personally feel a casual experience for the games isn't enough to have fun. The BEST way to play the Spark games, especially 3 is by speedrunning them. To get the diamond times and go as fast as possible, you HAVE to interact with the level and utilize the complex mechanics

[@Lonelysum]

@johnnycakemusic4069 yeah the diamond times would be fun but the game doesn't really have a lot of movement options and all the game expect you to use are for speed only If there were movement options like spark 1 maybe I would like it and the other two more

[@Tenna5468]

@@Lonelysum Have you thought of mixing up score medals with speed medals into one run? I guess not. And besides you can play the levels and go fast however you bloody want, it doesn't fucking force you to do it.

[@Lonelysum]

@Tenna5468 I don't want it to force me I just want to feel something like I'm manoeuvring through the level platforming and doing stuff that was in spark 1 in 3d but I guess that's not this game

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

@@Lonelysum "doesn't have a lot of movement options" Yeah, not a lot except for wall running, dashing, charged dashing, magnet/hyper dashing, homing attack, light speed dash (jester swipe), rail grinding, crouching while rail grinding, boosting while rail grinding, multiple playable characters with their own moveset etc.

[@fat-gotenks]

I really like the levels in Spark 3 but not so much the combat. I dropped the game at the boss of world 5. I’ll pick it up again some day tho

[@Laekith]

I think Spark SUCKS

[@Numbuh_W.]

I think YOU SUCK

[@Lonelysum]

​@@Numbuh_W.I think both of you SUCK

[@Cool_Name46]

Why?

[@elibonham4388]

The design of spark and the story and world building sucks big time. The level design is pretty good the game design and controls is questionable

[@outoffr4me]

I think Spark SHOCKS

[@elibonham4388]

God of war is way better than this bruv like dont even say that. Lmfao 😂its embarrasing when u say that. This games combat is pretty intrusive aswell. Im pretty conflicted about this game the first playthrough i loved it but playing it after a while theres something off about this game. I wish sonic games had loopde loops that werent automated but one thing i do appreciate about sonic is that there is some automation. Automation is good for taking a break from the gameplay

[@Lonelysum]

@@elibonham4388 automation is what ruins gameplay for sonic levels that's why people enjoyed the new cyberspace stages as basic as they are people were happy with how little automation there was Also God of war has terrible combat its so generic and basic every other game does that stuff like hi Fi rush have way better combat

[@elibonham4388]

If your talking about the original trilogy god of war games than I dont know I haven't played then if you are talking about the 2 new ones than you are laughably misinformed

[@johnnycakemusic4069]

"automation is good for taking a break from the gameplay." I play games for interactivity. Most of us do. The less automation in my game, the better. This is not a proper justification or defense for automation in Sonic games