I Beat Every 3D Sonic Game in a Week

[@yakkocmn]

hey hi hello - if you’d like to help me make more stupid stuff like this, you can join my patreon: www.patreon.com/yakkocmn my mind is a blur, i see sonic in my dreams and my eyes are still bloodshot. this was a passion project i came up with earlier this year, and after months of work and stress, it’s finally done. thank you so much for watching this absurdly long video about sonic games, and i hope you have a nice day. i’m gonna go take a nap and mentally prepare for sonic frontiers. also yeah, the new knuckles cinematic was sick as hell.

[@thedotgiver2820]

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[@lbp4143]

You played unleashed wrong playing it in one sitting sounds horrible. Play the 2nd act of windmill isle and look for shortcuts memorize the level lay out and get an s rank. Do that for every main level and it will feel insanely rewarding. It may not make unleashed a better game but what I'll say is that in my opinion the peak of unleashed is the pinnacle of fun you can have in any sonic game!

[@Hellraiser1245]

now this was amazing now the real question is, when are we getting a list of every sonic song rated from best to worst??

[@soupystew8581]

Having never really played sonic games, this was super eye-opening on the state of sonic as a character. The vid was so well made too

[@ein298]

did you die several times during sonics first level in 06 cause you hit the final loop wrong

[@IronPineapple]

Description: “Thanks to Iron Pineapple for the original video idea” 😁 0:01 “So uhh… this was a dumb idea” 😧

[@yakkocmn]

but it's the ultimate youtube video idea

[@IronPineapple]

“Hey dude, what’s the video game equivalent of a road trip to every Rainforest Cafe in the country?”

[@anthonythetophatter2834]

@@yakkocmn it's the most idea ever

[@thebeefcakestudios]

Iron pineapple, why are you like... fucking everywhere? XD Such a cool dude

[@lazyvoid7107]

@@IronPineapple Oh god it's horizon forbidden West hater

[@deathsoul6365]

i really just watched 1 hour 16 minutes and 26 seconds of a guy on the internet i never heard of before, playing a video game series i don't care about and i absolutely enjoy every single second of it

[@malohalo2969]

Same

[@merodi5768]

*youtube algorithm intensifies*

[@frosty8936]

I played sonic colors as a kid but that was it, and I'm just bored at 1am

[@thejudgescourt3727]

@@TWilkinson89 agreed, his videos are great

[@ddjsoyenby]

yakko makes everything enjoyable ;D

[@DarkkMane]

Some say I'm still exploding with rage to this very day

[@TheJoseanquigo]

love you, man

[@potterinhe11]

The Shadow the Hedgehog is my Favorite Shadow the Hedgehog game.

[@AnOrreoCookie]

Some are right

[@chimeron260]

He needs to do a whole video on shadow now

[@rylandarrke3200]

Explode all you want you're still completely wrong... not even trying to be funny.

[@scorpiouskrimson]

Considering Shadow the Hedgehog is canon to the storyline and its plot follows on from Adventure 2 and Heroes... I kinda side with your friend, I feel like it should've probably been included. I definitely understand the desire to avoid it given how many times it needs to be beaten, though.

[@JohnPaul-mu5sx]

Indeed idk why he doesn’t but I can relate to playing all games in 1 week is insane

[@coolstuff4828]

Exactly what I'm saying! It's a part of shadow's arc

[@NerevarineKing]

@@coolstuff4828 I understand not wanting to play the game, I barely made it through a few stages before returning it.

[@coolstuff4828]

@@NerevarineKing ok

[@SuperFunnyboy78]

I just assumed the unspoken criteria was that all the games had Sonic as at least one of the major playable characters in the story

[@lugnut59]

Secret Rings really ends with Sonic saying “here, now you can cope harder”

[@LosingMyM4rbles]

And my last wish, a fuck ton of handkerchiefs. There ya go, ya whiny bitch!

[@thefitnerd5116]

He was probably also saying that to the players for all the BS we had to go through, tbh.

[@leiflarsen1908]

someone is gonna make some sourt of secret rings fandub and the end will just be "I wish for you to cope harder."

[@Autistic_Menace00]

@@leiflarsen1908yep, Jehtt did this

[@Yoann_Hexblood]

Mans really said "oh no... you're sad...? *Wishes for hankerchiefs* CRY ABOUT IT! And sonic was never seen again

[@wuurlii]

The way Yakko smiles into the camera while making direct eye contact wearing the sonic suit really lets me know how punishing this was to his psyche. 10/10 please make another one.

[@techstuff9198]

That's his smile?

[@HatCatCatHat]

why do you want him to do that again?

[@Hypersugar]

If you really think I'm going to watch an hour long Yakko video THEN YOU'RE RIGHT *grabs popcorn*

[@milorasmussen2036]

wait... i watched this for an hour?! when!!! howww!!! it felt like 20 min

[@SuperMarioT]

I've never seen Yakko's content before and Hypersugar was 100% spot on with this one.

[@DKDFury]

wait this was an hour

[@Dracovici13]

Man, this was so good, i did not even realize it was an 1 hour video Lets go!

[@UltimatePower01]

Took a bit over 30 min since I watched it in 2x speed lol

[@Locke5413]

"Infinite should know better than to fuck with me. I'm A gAmEr." Love that line for some reason.

[@SpellboundSpectre]

Infinite is a true gamer, he is delusional and wears a mask for hours at a time

[@abbeyruiz320]

as a mega sonic fan, seeing how everyone collectively knows the games mostly suck yet still love sonic wholeheartedly is truly touching. thanks for sacrificing sleep for us to enjoy all the years of sonic happiness for us ❤

[@Sonicthehedgehog1789]

I found my people

[@Bombastic_daioh]

Ah yes, another sonic hate agenda meat rider here to farm attention he so desperately craves for by crapping on the 3D games by claiming that "most of them are crap" when it has proven countless times how outdated and factualy this mentality really is but alright :/ to each on their own i guess.

[@Storm-ft3hy]

​@@Bombastic_daioh mid franchise

[@Jogita6]

@@Bombastic_daioh There is a difference between "hate" and "criticize". Sonic 06 is a poorly made video game with terrible controls and full of progress-impeding bugs, but that doesn't mean I hate the game. I criticize it all the time, but I always find myself coming back to it every so often to play through it. Many Sonic fans are the same way. . . . Except for when it comes to Sonic Boom & Forces.

[@BobbyWoody429]

@@Jogita6sonic forces was definitely a disappointment

[@99sonder]

Endless Possibility is without a doubt the best song to cap off a long adventure with. I'm glad you picked it for the credits

[@aharts3053]

Omg I came across this comment thinking the same thing.... I damn near became a teary eyed mess from nostalgia lol

[@knightfxll7274]

Too bad we dont got the og version on music platforms :(

[@knightfxll7274]

@TheIrishR9 i believe its a copy right issue with the person who performed the song

[@captainwondertime1405]

"The spirit of Sonic is what matters" I've never heard something more true in my life

[@infelulmeu4494]

That part gives me chills every time

[@JohnnyQDP]

thankfully frontiers set him back on the right path thank god (and prime too I guess)

[@Roy.R.]

1:09:53 "THE SPIRIT OF SONIC IS WHAT MATTERS!" no clue why, but this line goes insanely hard and i love it.

[@Uhdeets]

I CAN’T WAIT TO GIVE THIS MY FULL WATCH TIME RETENTION!

[@nicholass5324]

REAL

[@ENDERSTYLE74]

Fuck yeah ! I’m saving it for tomorrow during lunch times, this is going to be a very entertaining break

[@CptTochi]

Me too!!!

[@anthonythetophatter2834]

dawg I'm watching this at a afterrparty and Im losing my mind

[@Rex13013]

I was gonna do the same save it for later but I got into it so ended up just sitting thru almost the whole thing so much so I'm almost done with it. It was so entertaining

[@CosmicTornado1]

I teared up when Sonic told Chip he wants to help him because they’re friends. I cried harder when Endless Possibilities started playing. Why does this blue rodent have such a hugely positive impact on me lmao

[@ever.4.n]

He does on all of us dude. *cries with you*

[@gamerwarriorxd1213]

He’s a guy that loves adventure and peace!

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

He lives life to the fullest

[@gamerwarriorxd1213]

@@FormalFilmsProductions in the time he has 👑

[@EarlHare]

Repressed Trauma is real bro.

[@gb731]

Despite any flaws Black Knight has, Knight of the Wind goes so hard it’s unreal

[@sash_iii]

i actually gasped out loud at that soundtrack being put in C tier, i feel like it should be at least B from the strength of the vocal tracks alone

[@scratcho.9980]

Yeah, I was insanely shocked at how bad he talked about Sonic & the Black Knight. Him saying it was worse than Secret Rings made me doubt he even played the game personally. The music obviously deserves B tier at the very least. I don't understand how he couldn't enjoy tunes like Misty Lake or that end song With Me. Also The story is among the greatest Sonic game stories ever told if not THE BEST. But the controls are the worst thing about the game; however, it is without a doubt an incredible step up compared to the controls in Secret Rings. Also he didn't mention at all how much the Wii Nunchuk helps out. Certain levels can go die tho.

[@Door3234]

also a solid af story

[@dannymclaren4887]

this is SO true bestie

[@quandarywithnonumbers]

Hands down best video game OST.

[@yovo7499]

34:28 I thought the most memorable scene from Sonic and the Secret Rings was the edited "Your Jordans are fake" scene...

[@chaosspider5765]

That scene he showed was literally the part directly after that

[@monke2916]

The quote you said about being a sonic fan really touched my soul,There needs to be more people like you, the people that appreciate the fact that they are sonic fans, those are the real fans.

[@QitKatze]

Ending had me tearing up, really did feel like the most genuine reaction to sonic's past decade. Especially as someone who has more love for the sa 1 2 and heroes era and not much for the classics, it really is the story and attitude that keeps me attached to the franchise, thanks for that reminder yakko.

[@sometf2player752]

It’s nice that they’re actually bringing that stuff back again for sonic frontiers I mean look at knuckles he’s back to being a badass and the guardian of the master emerald

[@QitKatze]

@@sometf2player752 all i needed to see in that animation was the chao for me to feel happy, big in the background and all the other easter eggs are just the icing on my happy cake.

[@sometf2player752]

@@QitKatze funny thing about that big Easter egg apparently it’s fake and was done simply as a joke

[@RowsieFox]

@@sometf2player752 yeah I've got big hope for frontiers. Even if it's a mess of a game, it definitely feels like they're trying harder this time around to change things up

[@featurelength5086]

@@sometf2player752 nope! check the newest trailer on the official channel, Sonic fishes up a blue-ringed octopus with Big standing right behind him doing a Big Face

[@tvftw1]

This truly embodies the "Even we don't like the games" spirit

[@donkeyparadise9276]

Seriously?

[@TheMemeguy127]

16:16 fact about this game is that it was possibly at the time going to be the final sonic game and shadows death was supposed to be permanent

[@revocs9818]

Hearing endless possibilities is always an instant injection of nostalgia into my brain

[@mentalfosho]

i remember watching this one edit of sonic that used endless possibility on repeat and it's part of the reason that it's my favorite main theme in the franchise.

[@naf8787]

Nothing beats live and learn. Nothing.

[@naf8787]

@randomguywithacar u got me there

[@RoryRichardBrown]

Apparently Sonic's voice actor in Sonic Unleashed had a severe case of strep throat when recording his lines. He did a damn good job, though I bet that warehog was hell on his throat

[@Devilkon]

not true

[@RiversLiver]

Especially the classic Werehog scream.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

But you have to ask what the hell was the English voice director thinking with the Werehog? In the original Japanese dub, they just gave him a different, suave voice. No need to go all growly.

[@TheShockVox]

@@ThePreciseClimber4kids. Good direction isn’t what they’re known for

[@connorj2355]

@@ThePreciseClimber I like the growly voice better, L take

[@net-banshee]

the amount of soul within this video is insane and i love it so much. you poured every ounce of love into this video, every ounce that the sonic franchise has deserved over the past 20+ years. immaculate video.

[@krisqq11]

This video was dumb

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

sad

[@gabrielwalker421]

sonic heroes: drives you completely insane sonic 06: hold my beer

[@gaminglakitu]

I think the true moral of this story is... ...that you shouldn't play so many games in a one single franchise in such a ludicrously short amount of time

[@vergil_6707]

I played like 5 yakuza games in a row and now I can barely find motivation to finish the series

[@Xenobork]

@@vergil_6707 Weirdly Yakuza is the only franchise I didn't burn out on. I started with the first one and ran through all of them back to back in the span of like 3 months

[@englishgiraffe2124]

I think Saints Row is the only franchise where I didn't get burnt out on

[@TheXell]

@@vergil_6707 Happened to me too, you need a several month long break after every title, especially bertween the remakes and 0.

[@takumidoutou4412]

Thus is why I’m spacing out Pokémon games. I played red as a sort of marathon but I’m spacing out silver to avoid burnout. Plus Scarlet will be out soon

[@rxdiantfaith]

I genuinely feel like I just watched a legitimate, full-fledged tv documentary. The editing is top notch, and the commentary and comedic timing is amazing. The dedication to not only play and complete 13 GAMES in just a week, but doing so while ALSO cracking jokes and constantly changing camera angles is- all while barely holding your sanity together and likely damaging your eyesight- is, well, insane but also incredible and somehow inspiring. The mention of your childhood nostalgia for this series from beginning to end really tied this all together, and it really reinvigorated that feeling within me as well. This video alone was a journey in it of itself, but I can’t imagine to the full extent what your experience with this could’ve been like, and I likely never will in my lifetime (as I would like to remain at least relatively sane). Your noble sacrifice has not gone unnoticed, nor unappreciated. While a like and a sub is all I can do for now, I’m really looking forward to your future videos! Really great stuff, seriously! 👏

[@mageyplss]

Damn I know I feel emotions right now

[@highdefinition450]

How is this like a documentary lol

[@mageyplss]

@@highdefinition450 it's about it feeling like one. He didn't say it was one bro.

[@gabi_209]

no joke, this was one of the best, most relatable, and true light-hearted videos i've ever seen. thank you so much :)

[@leiflarsen1908]

nice profile

[@andymcclurg9916]

Have you also played all of the 3D sonic games in one week?

[@ILikeSoda229]

relatable?

[@gabi_209]

@@andymcclurg9916 oof, thats not what i meant! sorry. i meant "relatable" because of his love for this franchise, even tho it has a lot of mistakes that came along over the years

[@gabi_209]

@@ILikeSoda229 yeahh, relatable because of his love for the franchise despite its GOD AWFUL mistakes over the years

[@michikip45]

I can’t explain how months later coming back to this video for fun and then remember the ending is actually truly wholesome and got me emotional again happens but here I am, this videos a true gem (and emerald even you could say) thanks for this video man

[@justcallmezudo]

God this video is so well made, hats off to you Mr. Internet funny man yakko. The quality and care you put into the video is magnificent if you ask me, the only thing I found weird was the callout to generations for being mostly 2D when colors suffers from the same but worse, but honestly that’s ridiculously small if you ask me. There’s a lot of passion on this video and I love it wholeheartedly

[@yakkocmn]

I was a little time-crunched at the end of working on this, but I definitely considered mentioning that. While I did say that Colors has a lot of 2D segments, it is kinda surprising how frequent they are. I think it's just more noticeable (regardless of the actual amount) in Generations because half of the levels are strictly 2D with the 2D Sonic, so one might assume 3D Sonic would have mostly 3D levels, but that's not the case.

[@justcallmezudo]

@@yakkocmn yeah Thinking about it it was really weird that they advertise the whole 3D 2D dynamic when both play styles have 2D, I assume maybe there was a third strictly 3D playstyle planned that balanced it all out but maybe got removed idk

[@turboshell]

@@justcallmezudo they actually did plan to have a third sonic show up, adventure sonic, with Ryan returning to voice, but it never ended up happening It’s unknown how he would’ve played but I’d assume it would be fully 3d like the adventure games themselves

[@mgrjtrraiden9207]

Fun fact: sonic colors for the DS has a secret super sonic boss against the nega mother wisp. Why it's not in any other version is beyond me

[@alpersheesh5688]

THERE IS A DS VERSION XD ?

[@BlazingDiancie]

​@@alpersheesh5688Its basically Sonic Rush 3, given that it was made by Dimps. Can vouch for it, its very good.

[@klickonthat5244]

​@alpersheesh5688 Yep, it's pretty fun, but it's also pretty easy.

[@mattygee6852]

Dude the ds version surpassed the wii version by MILES

[@alpersheesh5688]

HOW XD Ive never heard of a ds version legit I was so shocked that I downloaded the rom instant but didnt rlly play it @@mattygee6852

[@Otaku_Sama]

sonic and the blacknight was some of the best sonic storytelling i've ever experienced, when your a kid and having something look cool was enough sonic and the blacknight delivered such an epic story that caused me to replay cutscenes over and over again after beating the game. It was the last 3d sonic game with overflowing soul in it. ＡＬＳＯ ＥＸＣＵＳＥ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＴＩＥＲ ＷＡＳ ＩＴ

[@antowen5380]

It was cringey but I loved the, sonic is the true King Arthur twist

[@Onaterdem]

C tier soundtrack LMAOOOOOOOOO I know, opinions, but man, that was a WRONG opinion that game easily has an S+ tier soundtrack

[@danielortiz747]

I’m going to pretend that you didn’t say that

[@nemi9217]

This dude really put Black Knight’s soundtrack in C Tier 😭😭😭 Most people argue that it has even the best OST in the franchise and this dude put it there ????

[@Onaterdem]

@@nemi9217 My man legit put Black Knight and Sonic 06 below 3D Blast

[@shadowsnake5133]

I've come back to this, and I actually know the reasoning behind unleash not being hated as much nowadays. It's that people are now excusing the metal system as it's a problem that fixes itself, as you play more, you start to know the best route to collect them. And instead of looking at it from a new players eyes, they all look at it from their more expirenced perspective, in other words, their bias to replaying it so often has changed their opinions.

[@jamimuhammad3699]

Yep that’s what happened with me

[@masonmurphy5402]

even then if you just explore the night stage thoroughly and replay each day stage at least once, you can go through game the first time without any backtracking. i just finished unleashed last week for the first time like that on xbox.

[@Ivy64_]

The entire ending section was nothing short of perfection. The piano version of fist bump, a song that I imagine many people have never even heard, just hits despite coming from a game and series I have no emotional attachment to. Ending off with endless possibility. Just. Man. Idk there's just something about it all that speaks to me in a way I can't describe. Phenomenal video overall and I hope the algorithm gives it the justice it deserves.

[@TheMythicalDemon]

wait you managed to get though all sonic 06's loading screens in under a week? god damn, thats impressive as hell

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

I've never touched a single sonic game but man you really made me feel for him. Let's hope one day Sega finds their stride for everyone's favorite blue hedgehog.

[@knighterrors3208]

People seem to like frontiers when it showcased at a Tokyo games expo so hopefully

[@taylenday]

"It's frustrating deaths like these that give 3d Sonic games their shakey reputation" Truer words have seldom been spoken.

[@alesbrewery]

Honestly, worth the entire watch. The conclusion to the journey is such an emotionally honest and loving look at what a series like this can mean to us, and what we can take away from art we'd be expected to completely pan. Well done, excellent video

[@Skooch]

Yakko: Shadow the Hedgehog is a tragic anti-hero who overcomes his hatred for humanity and desire for revenge through the wishes of the girl he swore to protect. Me: haha funny black sonic rollerskate man

[@choofiewoo4875]

I like how Knuckles is about to commit suicide then Sonic just goes “GIMME A BREAK”

[@PyroBirdChris]

If I ever come across my friend with a rope around their neck, I'm just gonna play that clip

[@2468dragonfly]

34:55 Sonic really just said keep crying bi-

[@zacharylandrum4789]

I feel like they were trying to end the game on something symbolic, but they instead ended with something that's pretty stupid.

[@ultra3wind880]

This was so well made, the thought of Sonic Fans never giving up on a franchise considered to be mostly dead by the outside world is beyond real. I will love Sonic till the day I die no matter what they do to him and you reminded me what I used to love about Sonic as well. Thank you for the video, I don’t know if I could have done it even with the free time to do so.

[@zirus5191]

Tbh I love Secret Rings's ending. Shahra loved Erazor but at the end she had to understand that he was evil and needed to be stopped but the pain was still there. That's why Sonic wished for handkerchiefs, the pain will pass but it will take a lot of time, it was the most realistic thing he could do, that's why I loved it...the game sucks tho

[@yakkocmn]

remember that time in black knight where knuckles is about to off himself after losing and sonic's like "woah man chill out" LMAO

[@genyakozlov1316]

The game is great. I struggled but had a lot of fun with most levels except all those where they ask you not to touch any rings. It was definitely more fun for than Sonic 2 or Adventure 2. And yes, I played with the Wiimote, not on emulation.

[@zirus5191]

@@yakkocmn I also remember that Eggman has a gun which he used to threaten Sonic twice... He was aiming at Amy both times for some reason

[@nolanstrife7350]

As much as I hate Secret Ring's abysmal controls and cheesy story, the ending is very powerful. It's like you said, Shahra's feelings for Erazor make it somewhat bitter sweet You already mentioned handkerchief wish, but then there's also "do what you think is right" wish. The fact that she thinks stopping Erazor is a "right" thing to do doesn't change the fact that she was outright forced to act. I reckon her thinking that stopping Erazor is a right thing to do would make her blame herself for thinking this way Damn, that poor girl

[@djroscurro9859]

@@yakkocmn Yeah and I actually appreciate that moment a lot. Funny as it is, Sonic’s in the same boat as the audience. He felt like that was very unnecessary.

[@SebasArchives]

This is one of those videos that I keep coming back to from time to time as background noise while drawing, really tells you how gosh darn funny and entertaining this is! Especially for it being an hour and 16 minute long video!!

[@Enr0_]

holy crap no way, i do this too xD

[@logansmith6838]

I use this as background noise playing video games

[@yawningabyss681]

This video made me realize that I enjoy sonic games a lot more than most other sonic fans do.

[@reiphas]

I remember people bashing Secret Rings for being bad, but as a kid I didn't care about it at all. I didn't even watch any of the "all cutscenes" videos to learn the plot. But when you said it's a "platformer with tilt controls" I immediately understood everything. My sincere condolences to everyone who tried to play this.

[@MrAxstar1]

and SUCCEEDED

[@Blandyandy123]

Playing secret rings on an emulator is actually really fun ngl. Playing it on the wii I would imagine is so bad tho

[@Shadyshades007]

I and my bros used to play this on the Wii. I loved the controls and finished the game many times. i will always have a place in my heart of this game.

[@lordraiden7397]

Speedrunning the game once you get used to tilt is fun as all hell. The game should've made sonic max in the first place though.

[@SirBumRush]

That ending made me smile. Despite the lowest of lows, this series gives me so much joy with so little to show. Just some nice speed, platforming, and kick-ass music!

[@kingboo_2237]

Same That song makes me cry

[@majora3136]

This has unironically become one of my absolute favorite videos on this entire platform. Good shit man

[@leiabunbun]

i've been revisiting this video at least once or twice a month since it came out lmao, adventure 1 and 2 will forever hold a dear place in my heart

[@Maxxatron]

That, "kicking ass fast" line was something that stuck out to my as a kid so when a relative was at my house I launched the game to let them hear the song only to find out the title screen music cuts off and loops just before the lyrics kick in...

[@GowitheBeat]

This was such an emotional roller coaster and nostalgia trip that I am left speechless...and saddened once again at how low Sonic has gone.

[@calistusjay60]

He’s back!

[@hatlesscrayon7265]

Frontiers is a wonderful breath of fresh air compared to the recent 10 years of sonic. I do feel like sega still has a fair bit to go in terms of polishing and flushing out the new formula to make it feel better. They have such an amazing foundation with frontiers that I think it will be hard for sega to screw up the next one (assuming they keep this formula). I can’t wait for some patches to frontiers for some bug fixes/general QoL improvements. They can turn it into a true masterpiece if they can fix the problems the game does have. The story though? Is about what you would expect from a sonic game haha. Gameplay is top tier though.

[@raygarcia2119]

Boyyyy get frontiers

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Yakko: *doesn't play Shadow the Hedgehog because it's not a mainline Sonic game* Also Yakko: *puts Sonic Boom on the list, despite the fact that it's a spinoff in an alternate continuity and plays absolutely nothing like any of the other games*

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

The secret real reason is that nobody wants to beat Shadow The Hedgehog *ten fucking times* so they can actually get the real ending.

[@xamp_exclammark]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN Im ngl i did download a save file to unlock last story even if i love the game

[@ultimatehope549]

The boost games were definitely released in reverse order in terms of difficulty. Unleashed is really fun to go back to because it is so challenging, but as the first boost game, holy crap… I got stuck on so many levels as a kid

[@zee6697]

I cannot help but absolutely ADMIRE the sheer effort this video took to make. This video was a genuine journey and it felt much faster than the hour length it says it has. Ending it off with Endless Possibility was the greatest choice ever and it left me feeling kind of hype!!

[@MarioSonicfan1]

Watching this on the night before Frontiers comes out. That ending brought a tear to my eye, and I really do hope that Frontiers is the start of a renaissance for Sonic.

[@scuddbucket3300]

i already beat the game and holy shit what a ride that game was. i cant wait to see what the future holds for sonic

[@ItsRevival]

@Christian Scudder Is it worth it? I've been getting back into the Adventure games recently and was debating buying it

[@scuddbucket3300]

@@ItsRevival 10000% its worth it. honestly the first cutscene of the game just gives me pure adventure 1 vibes. and honestly the game feels like it's basically adventure 3. probably one of the best stories written in a sonic game after adventure games.

[@VortexKiller2]

@@scuddbucket3300 I'm at Chaos island and I'm starting to sense a recylcling loop with its features so ehhhh 4/5 stars. Each islands objectives seem like carbon copies of each other. BUT THE KOCOS MAN THEYRE THE BEST CHARACTER IN THE GAME YOOOOOOOOOO

[@theonetruefusion8533]

@@scuddbucket3300 it's still installing for me, eggman got fucking kidnapped

[@candybird]

I think it's absolutely hilarious that the lore reason why wisps are back was released in a discontinued mobile game and most people don't know

[@_SSCJ]

It’s sad to me that you didn’t enjoy unleashed. It’s personally my favorite sonic game but I’m glad you put the soundtrack where it deserves at least :D

[@TheFancyPig]

This is possibly the best video I have seen on the sonic franchise in my 15 years on youtube. Thank you for putting this together, I cant imagine the time and effort it took.

[@the-pepsi-paladin]

*cough* new frame plus *cough*

[@GelatinPangolin]

this video haunted my reccomended for weeks and im glad i actually got around to watching it despite hating it purely because of the title and thumbnail. youre a great creator and you obviously put a lot of work into this video. As a video maker, if i were to try something like this, id probably quit three days in, or do the whole week and just NEVER get around to editing it. Bravo to you for not only getting this released, but also for making it a legitimately fun and interesting video experience! now do all the 2d games

[@TheKoop1]

Thanks for making this Yakko. It looks like it took a lot out of you, but I'm so glad to know so much more about the 3d sonic games I've never played.

[@TheMegaUltimate]

“I here to play sonic games not good games” - Yakkocmn 😂

[@roramdin]

this video is so insanely good

[@djbedo10]

The sonic rider series are super underrated and deserve more love

[@draketurtle4169]

Shame they ruined the series…

[@milkforever]

I loved Sonic Riders Zero Gravity a lot as a kid, the interactive soundtrack was so cool to me, and to this day i still find it a banger.

[@mocco1612]

never in my life have i ever been interested in sonic but i watched this entire thing and yakko has delivered a banger once again

[@AxionGaming2139]

Frontiers is definitely bringing Sonic forward rather than backwards

[@jamimuhammad3699]

Yep

[@NotAdachiPeople]

Huh, that certainly aged.

[@Nephv2]

As someone who grew up on Adventure 1 and 2, and thoroughly enjoyed '06 as a dumb 10 year old, this video brought me lots of nostalgia and joy. I'm kinda hyped to play Frontier

[@nexnexus8656]

Watching this *after* Frontiers makes me really happy. I hope we’re all having fun.

[@cariplays4095]

That ending was surprisingly heartwarming. Amazing video yakko, you never cease to Amaze me

[@crimsonstormsurge]

I cannot believe you did this. What incredible dedication and an incredible video definitely deserve a subscription

[@chaosqueenviewing]

I am not a sonic fan, I just never grew up with the franchise so it hasn't been relevant to me. But holy fuck the ending of this video about how the spirit of Sonic is what matters spoke to me in a way that made me cry. You truly capture the heart of "it's *not* just a game." Thanks Yakko.

[@exploringthedepths74]

Sonic unleashed day levels are like speed runners dream. It's adrenaline pumping. If youre good, Nothing is slowing you down, just testing how quick minded and on your feet you are with good attention to detail. If not, you die very easily. Which is how sonic should feel. Quick and being on ur feet but very fair. You should want to go fast

[@jamimuhammad3699]

Literally

[@sgasao]

Facts

[@notabbiemp4]

you know, that final forces bit where you smile while saluting the audience is truly how it feels to be a sonic fan, sometimes this series is disappointing but even then, the developers and the audience will try and push through, but im looking forward to frontiers, they seem competent and it seems like we'll get something good eventually

[@Pennylessen]

Sonic is the definition of having high highs and low lows

[@gemorris2000]

Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 are my favorite Sonic games by far. I especially love the Sonic and Eggman voice actors in those games.

[@beans2222]

Sonic Frontiers knocked Adventure Battle 2 out of my favourite Sonic game, but I still adore it

[@Bonkava]

So, just so you know, your vague childhood recollection of Sonic Unleashed is a different game from the HD one you played. That's why it felt so different.

[@turboshell]

Yeah he pointed that out but I don’t think he realized just how different the versions really were I mean the wii version is missing two entire worlds

[@tgpsonic]

What an amazing video, truly reflects on how it is living as a sonic fan who just can't escape but doesn't quite want to

[@aboveBS]

"I'm here to play sonic games, not good games" gawd damn

[@adv78]

It's funny to see your dread against the 7 days timeline reflecting the crunch these games are made against. Both u and the developers starting the project with all the best intentions but continuously having to sacrifice health as it goes closer to he deadline and even cut corners (like having to skip most of Boom even tho it wasn't what you inicially wanted)

[@yakkocmn]

wow i can't believe i didn't capitalize on this with a cheesy parallel analogy

[@mau2172]

@@yakkocmn talk about missed potential

[@KimTaeHwan114]

22:56 *I AM GOING TO EXPLODE WITH RAGE IF YOU DON'T ADMIT THAT SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG IS A MAIN GAME!* Always care your health and take nice rest for a moment. Outstanding review! 👍

[@Leemmmm]

I hope you enjoy Sonic Frontiers. I've been playing it cause my local game store sold it early, and it's the game I never knew I wanted. It's not perfect but it goes back to making these characters matter and the character interactions are genuinely amazing. I love it and I hope everyone else will too

[@gabrielgoncalves2763]

My biggest problem with 3d sonic games is that the game "plays itself" on most fast sections with springs and rails and i dont feel like i'm doing much. This new game looks like having the same problem.

[@morgen3369]

@@gabrielgoncalves2763 on some parts yes, but you can do some cool tricks and shortcut here and there. This game has cool writting (rare af in sonic games today) and an okay gameplay. I'm having a lot of fun with it. Even if adventures 1 and 2 was full jank I would love if they gave way a lot more control to the movement of sonic too though. Also I miss the spindash.

[@wille.2215]

despite how much i adore colors and generations, this was a hell of a fun video to watch

[@codycoyote545]

Zebrahead's version of his world is an absolute banger and deserves to be on spotify.

[@WitchSupreme]

Everything by zebrahead deserves to be on spotify

[@codycoyote545]

@@WitchSupreme Yeah, would love to see waste of mfzb on there.

[@nullhydrangea]

exactly, I'm tired of interrupting my spotify playlist to go to SoundCloud and play it from there

[@Tokumastu1]

14 hours of gaming a day just to make this?! Yako, please, you don't have to overwork yourself to such an extreme. We don't mind waiting a bit for your vids if it means you can stay healthy and sane.

[@oni3422]

well, you see, he had to crunch just like the sonic devs to get the true sonic experience /s

[@EarlHare]

*KZbin algorithm disagrees in spanish*

[@zeppie_]

@@oni3422 He had to get the video out for a holiday release

[@asideofapplesauce5354]

through the month of January, I marathoned 36 different Sonic games, 2D and 3D, in order of release. The way you got hyped at the end of Forces is exactly how I felt at The End of Frontiers. Glad I'm not the only one this insane!

[@TriFye90]

The Sonic transformation scene is the hardest a KZbin vid has made me laugh in a while. You’ve got a new subscriber.

[@JoaoVitor-ge4le]

You have no idea how much I appreciate that you put all the used songs in the description

[@lavender317]

Thank you for giving 06 an actual decent review, I've been saying for years that, even if the game itself is bad, it had an insane amount of potential, and it really isn't that unfun of a game

[@wwishbonez]

this editing was wonderful! this was such a love letter to these games that stayed real when it needed to. wonderful video, thank you for sharing this experience!

[@TheFuzzyOcelot]

Talking on a topic already spoken about to death probably: Boost being almost "too fast" in Unleashed is what makes it tied for the number one boost game in my eyes. It's a direct counterpoint to the whole "boost games mean you hold down the boost button and win" argument. If you just hold down the boost button in Unleashed, you're probably going to fall or die or both. There *are* straightaways between action where they expect you to hold boost as a way to catch your breath, but anywhere else, it's much more of a risk vs. reward type scenario, with your skill being put on the line in exchange for speed. You use it when you think you can handle having it, and let go when it's time for trickier platforming or more precise motions. If you learn the stages well enough, you can almost get away with never having to stop boosting, but getting to that point takes time and practice. Practicing the routes and trying to get that all-boost "perfect run" is what makes the daytime stages so addictingly fun to me. Games like Forces or Frontiers demonstrate what happens if there isn't any danger to using the boost. It not only feels a lot less powerful (with it feeling more like static "walking > running > boosting" states rather than the burst of speed followed by even more speed building of Generations or Unleashed), but when there's no risk, it just becomes a lot less fun to play with. Of course, not to dunk on Frontiers, which is still enjoyable in it's own right (completely dunking on Forces though), but I feel like a misunderstanding of what makes boost gameplay fun is why we don't get games that properly utilize it anymore. I completely agree with everything you said about the werehog stages though.

[@zachb4561]

Yakko is an absolute chad for putting Unleashed's OST at #1 where it belongs EDIT But Black Knight at C?!?!?

[@Kazkokia]

This genuinely felt like a movie

[@Joey-no7ss]

Mfers be like “MY LIFE A MOVIE” then binge-play every 3D Sonic game ever.

[@Jarnathin]

Not one bit .. felt like a KZbin video.. but ok

[@Kazkokia]

@@Jarnathin didn’t ask you to point your personal opinion against mine. If you rlly do not know how to discuss with people normally I recommend stepping outside and actually fucking talk to ppl instead of being a dumb fucking asshole wasting everyone’s time replying shit that is irrelevant to a comment that is over 1 years old. Be a decent fucking person and fuck off from everyone you annoyed today. Dumbass bitch can’t even handle a compliment that wasn’t even directed at you grow up honestly

[@TheAmazonTrio]

FOR REAL

[@nikxc23]

I moved to another country at 6 years old. Didn't have much, but because i was bored without nothing to do in a small town and used to play videogames before moving, my dad bought me a dreamcast. That came with like 7 or 8 demos. One of these demos was Sonic Adventure, it only let you play the first sonic level. I think I played it... 2000 times. One day my mom told me to play without sound please, because she was burned out of the music. 1 year later I bought the full game and I think that was the happiest moment of my life. Downhill ever since :D

[@awkwardGardener]

Your friend is literally me lmao Love Shadow the Hedgehog

[@misamagica]

as soon as i'm having a horrible day, you upload and fix it immediately. Thank you, yakko.

[@ilEagle3696]

Sonic adventure will always hold a special place in my heart. The station square music never fails to bring me chills. On another note, i love the fact that i found this video on a friday

[@sometf2player752]

35:08 that scene makes sense if you actually take time to think about it I mean she was in a abusive relationship it’s hard to move away from that so sonic simply asked for something to help her through it it’s also a nice nod to the start of the game where sonic selfishly asked for a bunch of handkerchiefs to help with his cold

[@loganwelch2925]

i give you props man, i dont think you appreciated generations enough though

[@Sn0c]

This video really expresses to me that, no matter bad the games may be, Sonic still is able to make you feel joy and happiness

[@Heavyshadowsound]

Eating good tonight!!! Honestly I've been looking forward to this for a while. The writing is sharp and on point and I'm not even 6 minutes in. I already know its a masterpiece, will comment again. already love the idea of rating by ost

[@yakkocmn]

maybe next time I'll try to give out a score that isn't A or S tier

[@Heavyshadowsound]

Rate sonic music bad challenge (impossible)

[@Heavyshadowsound]

Thank you for this video. I think I first came across this channel from your Neon White review, and you've made so much quality content! This might be your finest video yet. Now everyone too can play every Sonic 3D game

[@Spoonsire]

@@Heavyshadowsound If we're talking mainline games, then it's definitely impossible If not, there's always Sonic Chronicles

[@JoelHogarthAnimation]

Well written, directed and executed. Real enjoyable video! Well done, dude.