Being a Sonic fans means dealing with various highs and lows, with the franchise being - we think it's fair to say - inconsistent over the years. In the past decade there have been excellent games, ok games and a couple that should never have seen the light of day. In recent years one thing has been constant, however - the Sonic the Hedgehog social team has had a good laugh.
Even when beset by technical problems in live events or pushing memes so baffling that most of us simply don't get it, the Sonic social media team has nevertheless knocked it out of the park for a good while. On Twitter, for example, there are almost four million followers of the Sonic account.
The latest gimmick to promote the imminent arrival of Sonic Forces is an Eggman (ahem, Dr. Robotnik) takeover of the Twitter account, which has started with a video post.
If you're a fan of the Sonic social media team's work it'll be worth keeping an eye on that Twitter account over the next 24 hours.
Still, here's a more important topic - are you planning to buy Sonic Forces on Switch next week? There's a slightly odd demo on the Japanese eShop if you want to try it out before its release.
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Great trailer!
Well... I don't know what to say...
But I wanted to purchase this game anyway.
They didnt need this pitch
Already pre-ordered on the Switch.
I don't want to become deviated.
But this video was certainly appreciated.
Day 1 buy! At least now.
That was really funny. Eggman's voice actor (and writer) is the best in the series so far.
Qhy does every article or review talking about Sonic games start with "Its fair to say the series has been inconsistent in recent years".
Like I can bet money that a huge chunk of reviews for Forces will LEAD with that line or some variant thereof.
This is actually creepy,he turns people into robots like the SatAM/Archie version.
It's decent but it also reminds me of something else that did similar though I can't remember what it was. Actually, I do remember, The Joker in Arkham City.
@BLP_Software Because (1) it's true and (2) they know the number of death threats they will inevitably get from Extreme Sonic Fans if they don't tread lightly while stating number 1. And the reason they start off articles like this, is because, for a brief moment it unifies the hardcore haters and extreme defenders in a "oh this is a nice thing coming from Sonic Team".
@Dang69 I know, but its a constant reminder that seems to be mandated. I think Sonic fans have enough crap on their plate without everyone else dumping on em!
To be fair though, Sonic 06 was 11 years ago (Jesus) and the recent games with the exception of the Sonic Boom spinoff series has ranged from Good to Great. It feels a bit disingenuous to say these things every time the series has been brought up as it ignores the good games, and you don't do it for every other mixed franchise.
"Its been fair to say Mario has been stagnant in recent years"
"Its fair to say Zelda has been remaster heavy in recent years"
"Its fair to say Assassins Creed hasn't been that good in recent years"
"Its fair to say Metroid hasn't existed in recent years."
"Its fair to say Fire Emblem has become to divisive in recent years"
@BLP_Software For the same reason every Star Wars related article starts by mentioning how the Prequels sucked. It's a mandatory thing that has to be added or else the writer of the article loses credibility points.
Wrong sales pitch for me. No sleep sounds good. Throw in eating but without consequences and you're a step closer. Finally throw in unlimited gaming and ditch the no thinking (since you'd need to think for games) and I'll consider it.
@BLP_Software "I think Sonic fans have enough crap on their plate without everyone else dumping on em!"
That's just how things happen a lot of the time. If you're a fan of something unpopular get used to hearing other people dislike or hate on it for a good while. Even if what they say is untrue/misinformed.
@-Green- There is no "good while". If its a unpopular opinion it sticks for YEARS. Sonic 06 came out about 11 years ago but people still use that as a source for "Sonic was never good". Also who started the "Sonic was never good" bandwagon because I don't get it.
@Ardisan I was trying to be cutesy, but okay 😌. The point was mostly to get used to seeing other people to hate on stuff you may like.
Love this XD
They have a great social network team.....can their developers make a great game though? I want people to be screaming you must play this Sonic game, or Sega is back, or at least a faint whisper of wow this is better then anything in years
"Hats off, once again, to the Sonic social media team"
It's about the only part of Sonic Team that deserves a hats off, nowadays...
I'm still hoping against my better judgment, that there will once again be a wonderful Sonic game, that looks and feels like the real deal instead of all this trash of the last decades with only a handful of good games among them.
They really DO need to take a page out of Nintendo's book where consistency (or effective innovation) of a series is concerned...
@BLP_Software I guess it was either do that or put no effort into having any sort of article substance at all (cough PushSquare)
@RyanSilberman Let's not even start with those guys. Compelling reasons not to put my games on PS Hardware if youve seen the way they act on and off that site.
@samuelvictor I already knew all of that and its not the same.
The animals in the previous game were the realistic ones and were trapped inside the robots(like the flickies in the E-100 series).Now Eggman is turning off-screen the talking animals like Sonic into robots.
The Kintobor backstory is for the Fleetway version,not Archie.
@BLP_Software Going to work on putting anything on the Switch?
@RyanSilberman Ive got a game idea floating around in my head, more of an "Experience" though.
I miss the old days when Sonic Team made good Sonic games. Ironically enough, they make good non Sonic games.
@BLP_Software I guarantee Pushsquare will give this game around a 5. If it's not an interactive movie, games can't score well there.
Mike Pollock is awesome
Loved Sonic Mania. Cute vid, but I'm still very worried this game will be terribly average. Probably why it's selling for 40 bucks. 2/3 as good as most new games. Sigh.
That's definitely a cool trailer - and really a great voice actor for Dr. Robotnik / Eggman!
Game will be mediocre but somewhat fun - or at least, that's my guess!
Laughs are cheap; they should have gone for gasps.
@BLP_Software Yes, it does. None of those other examples are true to the same extent as the Sonic series being utterly inconsistent or flat out bad for the last decade and a half. Save for the recent release of "Mania," even Sonic's better outings recently still have their issues. "Unleashed" has the divisive Werehog. All 3D sections since "Unleashed" (save for "Lost World") are too much of an on-rails race. "Colors" has sloppy 2D platforming controls and over gimmicky level design. "Lost World" has lousy boss fights and a few technical issues.
@BulbasaurusRex You jumped over Generations there bud.
Nice.
@BLP_Software "Generations" is included in the part about the 3D Unleashed engine. Those sections are boost-happy races that require overly strict reflexes rather than allowing for slower platforming sections, level exploration, or the Spin Dash.
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