My retrospective hypercriticisms of Sonic boom condensed
This is purely for the show, not for the video games. It's also my understanding that Sonic boom rise of lyric listen Superior game but hardly anybody talked about it because sonic boom for the Wii was so bad it became a meme.
I tried to fuck with Sonic boom. I watch season 1, I think season 2, and I read the first issue of the comic.
I don't have as much access to comics, so I left it at that, but when I realized the show was all going to be fourth wall breaking self-deprecating humor, and it was us older fans that were the butt of the jokes, I dropped out.
It was a sitcom/ actcom geared towards people 8 to 15, but the fourth wall breaking humor that they leaned on for the show was geared towards older fans. People who were there for Sonic 06, people who were there when Sonic sat am and Sonic underground ended on cliffhangers. People who were there when Archie got discontinued and Fleetway got canceled. We were getting trolled in a show not even geared towards us.
Sonic boom with a slap in the face to a fandom that has already endured a lot of hardship. The humor was aimed at us in a very deprecating tone. "Those weird pictures of me on the internet", "if I had a comic, I would never let it end on a cliffhanger", etc. Dawg, all of that was so uncalled for and completely disrespectful. "We're just going to make fun of you right to your face to your kids." I will say, the show geared towards children with references to an older fan base very much lacks an identity. Either make a kids show or make an adults show.
Shadow got treated like shit. Just showing up to be an edgelord and kick Sonic in the face was not a good character model. Why was metal Sonic in the Wii game, but not in the show?
The whole will they won't they between Amy and Sonic when we know they won't. They could have easily given Amy and or Sonic a partner. Since Sonic has had partners in the past, Amy boom definitely should have had a partner. What really grinded my gears was when they had an episode about Tails having a crush on someone but it ended up being mostly focused on Sonic and Amy's will they won't they. That was actually very gross!
This is as condensed as I can make it. I don't care about the other stuff. I've already gone into detail about how I have huge issues with Sonic's portrayal. Also, the Sonic Boom section of the franchise had no music. That's the first time that's ever happened.
Sonic Boom was definitely the "hey sega, that you should make a new IP, instead of constantly fucking up Sonic." And they don't even have to make a new ip. Rayman. Night's in the dreams. The Little fucking sun guy with the arms! Why the fuck did they give Bayonetta to Nintendo? Astral chain! I will take Astral Chain 2 at this point! What was the new IP that Sonic 06 turned into? Do that!
Even with Sonic frontiers and Sonic prime doing well, we still need a different #Sega game. Let's leave Sonic alone for a little bit.
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