Maybe my issue with Sonic now is part of a wider problem inherent in engaging with art. I thoroughly enjoyed those comics, but they never quite captured the vibe it seemed to convey so easily.
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When I had a chance to buy real-world comics off the rack at our local grocery store, I’d dabble with the Star Wars series of Spider-Man and the Dark Horse, but I honestly did it whenever I could beg for money. The early ’00s version where Sonic was defined by harsh lines, sci-fi steel, and provocative, shadowy backgrounds. I spent hours lying in my bed, sad synth saxophone music playing my CRT’s tinny speakers, as I watched Sonic’s design evolution from its goofy early ’90s iteration (where Sally Acorn was pink for some reason). The memory of paging through fields of scanned art (complete with the sounds of pages every time you move to the next cover) burns through my mind.
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This section only consisted of a full comic, but it went up to that point with Sonic’s cover of the entire Archie Comics. But, it was the comics section that set my imagination on fire.
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Pictures were fine, and the cutscenes in the movie section (including the early animation from the Sonic CD) were pacified. This mode included three different collections: Comics, Pictures and Movies. Instead, the main draw of the collection, for me at least, were the extras. I enjoyed those games, but wouldn’t beat any of them until years later with the advent of Save States. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, and Sonic 3D Blast, as well as several unlockable games, were included. Sonic Mega Collection was a GameCube-era game featuring Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3, Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, Dr. Instead, lately, I’ve found myself thinking about Sonic as the thing that most sparked my imagination as a kid. But, after decades of 3D Sonic games that were often the best, it’s hard to imagine Sonic Adventure 3 living up to the expectations.Īt this point in time, I don’t find myself excited by Sonic games or movies. I share that desire and, at least for me, it stems from a longing to see a game in that world that will be fun to play in the 2020s. Fans have long clamored for the return of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Team chief Takashi Izuka recently said that the studio wants to take the lessons learned on Frontiers and apply them in a potential third entry. I don’t know I returned to Sonic Adventure 2 a few years ago using the cloud version on PlayStation Now and was struck by how worn out the camera and controls have been. Maybe becoming an adult and learning to recognize how often past performance is an indicator of future success makes it impossible for me to ever see Sonic the way I did in the early 00s when Sonic Adventure And Sonic Adventure 2 was the coolest game I could ever imagine? So, I’m wondering why none of this is moving the needle for a lapsed Sonic fan like me, who would love an excuse to be on Sonic again. RELATED: Why Did I Forget How Hard Sonic Advance Was? Granted) and a couple of games for fans to get excited about. movie bombshell and gamers feared that any film based on the game would never be good, Sonic has a successful film franchise (both entries were greeted with positive reviews and box office success). And Sonic’s first 3D outing in five years, Sonic Frontiers, was playable at Summer Game Fest and Nintendo’s recent Direct Mini had a new trailer.ĭespite some issues with Sonic Origins and the inevitable concern that the next 3D Sonic game could very possibly be bad, we’re in a Sonic renaissance (which would be a good name for Sega to use if it ever manages to revive Sonic). Sonic Origins, Blue Blur’s first remastered collection of four 2D platformers, was launched last month. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which added Idris Elba to the cast along with Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz, opened to huge box office success in April. Sonic the Hedgehog has been ubiquitous this year.
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