They made an anniversary site for Sonic in Japanese...for some reason...https://sonic.sega.jp/35th/
>>733785035Sonic Team... Save me
>>733785035I’m not sure how to tell you this but Japanese marketing is a core part of America’s marketing too.
>>733785035Feels better than the american site
>>733785035SEGA is trying to make Sonic more recognized in Japan thanks to Frontiers, it’s a slow process with some bumps in the road (Movie 3 bombing there, CrossWorlds selling poorly ) but it’s good progress.I’ll take anything to fucking stay away from the fucking cesspool that is the western fandom.
>>733786948I don't need to listen to faggots who think they know what's right for the franchise by saying I'm the problem.
>>733787002uh oh melty
I just clicked on some bullshit and they said no gaijins allowed
>sonic twitter profile is now not classic sonic for the first timewe did it bros classic sonic is officially dead, we can finally bid goodbye to that particular strain of millenial autism
>>7337888392D Sonic is the only thing that's ever been done to a high standard, and even that doesn't apply to most recent attempts.
>>733785035The japanese company did that? For their japanese franchise. Bah god.
>>733788686based desu, keep crying comic tranny lesbians out of the franchise
>>733788686The fuck you expected? International Same day shipping?
>>733789609For the population speaking that language that has persistently demonstrated a low investment in anything coming out of that franchise.
These bitches are dropping tonightProb thread in a few hours
This thread belongs to Wave now.Post Wave.
>>733789609>Sonic>Japanese franchiselmao they fucking wish, Japan will NEVER give a shit about Sonic until they make a dating sim already>>733788839>we've reached a point where fans are celebrating the "death" of the only fucking good SonicI knew it would happen one day, but it's still unfortunate to see
>>733789609>>733789807>>733789894Actually Sonic is a Nigger franchise, Sorry whites
>>733789894>Japan will NEVER give a shit about Sonic until they make a dating sim alreadyThat might spike its appeal in Japan but it would still be nothing compared to the number of people jumping on that bandwagon outside of Japan, given the propensity of people who seem to want Sonic games where the characters just talk each other instead of fight evil.
>>733789807>>733789894>>733790052>Japan will NEVER give a shit about SonicThey seem pretty invested to me. The april fools game of all things has a JP fan-translation. I don't know why westerners are so intent to deny the japanese their own creation.
>>733785035and ?
The power of friendship is less cringe in anime. Why the fuck did they do a crossover with Justice League instead of something like Voltron, Transformers, or Gundam?
>>733788839>we did it bros classic sonic is officially dead>35th anniversary branding uses both art for classic sonic AND the sprite from sonic 1
>>733790263Don't fret Anon, SONIC TEAM will be making Sonic games FOREVER, as long as Sonic games are still super anime-y theres nothing to worry about, I don't care about anyone liking Sonic but myself, because I know he will never betray me
>>733790610>SONIC TEAM will be making Sonic games FOREVERThey're free to as long as Takashi Iizuka isn't.
>>733788839who's this handsome fella then
I hate classic Sonic's blue hue.Why did they think they needed to do this? Just color them the same shade, dammit.
>>733790518>TransformersThere’s 2 Sonic branded Transformers toys iirc.
>Sonic fans: "Sonic is more popular in the West than in Japan so it should stop catering to Japan completely and every Sonic property should be given to Western hands">literally everything they like about Sonic, from the designs to the characters to the stories they endlessly praise like SA2, Unleashed and Black Knight, were conceptualized by Japanese peopleSonic fans are a special breed of retarded.
>>733788839It hasn't been since 2024, they been using pfp's based on the recent releases
>>733790518>instead of something like Voltron, Transformers, or Gundam?I would like a Gundam Crossover but I doubt think it's that popular in the West compared to Dragon Ball or any other Battle Shonen
>>733790263>I don't know why westerners are so intent to deny the japanese their own creation.It's more of a basic observation. The only times Japan has actively given the series attention was SA1 and Frontiers, and likely because on the surface, neither resemble a traditional Sonic game very much. Attempts at making Japan-oriented media like the OVA (made as a pilot for an early anime) and X never amounted to much, the latter only getting its last season due to the show's popularity in other regions. I think all the recent movies have flopped in Japan also.Always makes me think of that amusing anecdote where after releasing Nights, Naka talked about receiving regular fan mail from Japanese fans asking what the "Sonic" part of Sonic Team was supposed to be referencing.
>>733790841To differentiate them visually i guess but making classic's blue paler makes him look lame, he should have been more purple-ish like in sonic 1
>>733785035Why are Sonic fans so xenophobic? Your franchise is Japanese.
>>733790841It's done for marketing purposes and also because they based the shade on some old Ohshima art.
>>733791636
>>733791636It's merely a response to the fact that Sega can't make Sonic a big deal over there like it is here. No prejudgements are being made here.
>>733790885Sonic goes better with anime/manga that involves fighting robots. Robotnik and Wily for starters make the perfect tag-team villain. Any mad anime scientist can be the perfect foil if worked right.>>733791256It could be mutually beneficial to both brands in a way. Idk
>>733785035kys muttoid
SURELY IF WE PAY TOHO TO CROSS OVER WITH MIGHTY GOJIRA WE WILL FINALLY ENTICE OUR COUNTRYMEN TO CARE ABOUT OUR MASCOT.
>>733785546
>>733785035Sonic is kinda hot when you think about it
>>733792160Playing Groundhog Day and ignoring the past 24 hours in the present. Then reminding others of their historical failures. What do you call this cliche again?
>>733792478i don't have to think about it
>>733791274>It's more of a basic observationNot really. Western fans don't actually interact with Japanese fans. They just make the same baseline assumption they make for every japanese franchise. "I like it so it belongs to me".
>>733792478I have been consuming Sonic porn where he takes it up the ass and isn't necessarily enjoying it. I'm so ashamed.
Despite any lack of interest Sonic generates as a franchise in Japan they do seem to have a good number of artists on Pixiv willing to throw their talents at the series (lewdly).
>>733785546Best episode btw
>>733790163>people who seem to want Sonic games where the characters just talk each other instead of fight evil.God that is just so fucking sad
>>733792914That's from when he's stuck on the ship. It is pretty funny, but wheelchair girl is more interesting and wholesome chungus.
>>733790982Anon learns the difference between "made by" and "made for"
>>733792160With a comic that’s exclusive to the west?
>>733793164No one said they were doing it right.
>>733792160Look at that, two franchises no one gives a shit about.
>>733793164THIIIIS!!SO MUCH THIS!!!!!It's really REALLY important for me if Sonic is popular or not in Japan. Yes, I never set a foot in Japan, but trust me on this one.
>>733793154It's not uncommon for westerners to claim the "made by" as well.
>>733793109I know what episode it is you dope. But you might be right, I don't remember that other episode aside from just the fact that he hangs out with wheelchair girl.
Is there a single character across all of media who has suffered as much as Chris Thorndyke?
>>733793491Rude
>>733790982We're 35 years into the process where the seeds were sown from day one (Sonic released in the United States before any territory). It has always been lopsided in terms of where the series would reach its audience.
>>733792680Nobody's saying Sonic doesn't have Japanese fans, just that they're a minuscule amount in relation to that in the west, among other regions. I think places like Brazil might even have a larger Sonic fanbase than Japan's.This is all based on three decades worth of sales numbers, failed interest/marketing attempts, and developer anecdotes. For whatever reason, Sonic just doesn't have broad appeal over there.
Best game in the franchise according to Sonic cucks by the way
>>733785546Sonic does not need saving, it's future lies in Sonic.exe. Just click it. >>733788686Based brownoid detector going off!
>>733793154I think what makes this situation unusual is that the audience it was "made for" was so overwhelmingly receptive to it that it shaped the brand identity of the company that created it irrespective of how their own country responded to it.It'd be hard to even consider Sonic a "mascot" in Japan, which is odd (and Sega definitely has a strong presence in other ways in the Japanese interactive electronic entertainment industry so there would be plenty of room to splash Sonic in all facets of their business model yet they know it won't actually be a selling point for them).
>>733794028Nah, that's Adventure 1
>>733794349The only thing 1 does better is music and having hubs
>>733792180this but completely unironically
>>733790982Westernfags and Japanfags are different people
>>733790518can they do a crossover with Transformers after they ditched IDW to have some actually good comics made?
>>733794821Transformers is getting too close to MLP for my liking.
>>733790518So Sonic could meet the Joker
.'
>>733794950>Rouge the Cat
>>733794950WOAH MAMA
>>733794950Nice whore outfit, I guess.
>>733792160Sonic doesn't have the not losing rule like Godzilla does so we have it tuff...
>>733795047DCAU had a better back story for her.
AAAIIIIEEE
>>733792160GOJIRA-SAN, HAND ME SOME OF YOUR RELEVANCE!!
>>733794028Everyone who's not fucking retarded knows that Adventure 1 is superior to 2
>>733794945Did they do this one? Im not reading past random pages that anons post.The one time you want ian to make a stupid reference and he cucks
>>733796776There’s a brief scene of BatShadow taking down the Joker in the first series.
>"I wish I had an anniversary website. It's my 30th anniversary in Sloptember".
>>7337954941 is cool but jank2 is pure kino from start to finish
>>733795291>>733795374Imagine being caught wearing this in public.
>SA1 cutscenes are so bad that even Pokemon has better voice acting (none) and animation
>>733789831I don't care about these 2 fucking lesbians, give me more classic icons give me Bomberman!
>>733799181
>>733799595>Bomberman out of nowhereDo you fags just migrate from thread to thread trying to convince everyone the Bombergirl wannabe deserves to be popular?
>>733799595If I was in charge of CrossWorlds I would've had more anime characters(I think Atom would be a good fit cause his hair does the Micky mouse thing)
>>733800152At least this one implies you enjoy the best classic Sonic game. The other one just tells everyone that you have a crippling porn addiction.
>>733800359
I tried sonic x shadow gens after hearing people praise it and i think its alright so far, i've only gotten through the first two stages but the camera work feels stiff and amateurish so i can't get the "fangame" feeling out of my head while playing it (for context unleashed felt pretty cool and cinematic since the camera wasn't always stuck in this akward overhead perspective 24/7). I'm sure its a good game but my brain simply won't let me enjoy it now I just hope whatever 35th aniversary game they got cooking up fixes the issue
>>733788686Good, Western SEGA/Sonic fans are cancer.
>>733800528It's an interesting contradiction because Shadow is an incel but whoever wears this fucks
>>733800980This is why the Japanese are right to shit on gaijin. I don't give a fuck about sonic, but it's hilarious when jp IPs put Japan first.
>>733800582For me SXSG is fun and engaging but it provides basically no challenge whatsoever. You boost from homing attack chain to gimmick section to homing attack chain and it keeps you active but you're never doing anything that requires much thought. The game is good imo, its lack of a higher skill cieling keeps it from being great but at least it doesn't really have any low points. Overall one of the best showings from Sonic Team in years as far as polish and not majorly fucking something up goes.
>>733801210This is something I would have liked wearing in the 90s or 00s
>>733802274Almost makes me wish I had kids or that any in my family liked Sonic so I could get it for them
Is Sonic Origins worth it with the fix mod or do I stick with the recompiles?
>>733803437Recomps all the way. Only bother with Origins if you need to have everything all in one place or want cutscenes or want the little bonus challenges, otherwise it's still inferior.
>mario and Zelda anniversaries literally ignored because Nintendo is corpo dogshit>Sonic gets surprise adventure 3 release from real gamer heartsI knew it
>>733804879>adventure 3Anon, you have to wake up from your dream.
>>733803437It depends.Are you a casual fan who's just looking for a simple way to play the classics altogether in widescreen? If that's the case, then Origins with the Ultrafix mod is absolutely fine. I actually think playing with the latest version of Ultrafix makes those versions the most polished version of the Retro engine recreations available, at least in terms of bugfixing and making sure the experience is as vanilla-faithful as possible (although I think the physics in Origins' S3K is still closer to Mania's than the original's, but this wouldn't be an actual problem for a casual).On the other hand, if you're an autist who's already played through the classics a hundred times and have created all sorts of little preferences and criticisms of each in the process, then there's no reason not to use the recomps instead, mainly for the modding scene and level of customization on offer.
>>733802865>the one thing that might finally get sonic fans to take a shower
>look up Ultrafix>all those bugsRecomps a best.
>>733788839just use the movie design, already. Gangly faggot 1998 Sonic is Unc tier.
>>733802274Looks like a croatian jersey lol
>>733806452>Gangly faggotBut enough about Movie Sonic
>>733806452Nobody wants to have sex with movie Sonic.
>>733807367Actually one Anon did...
Reminder that Sonic 3 AIR is on android and that you can play the other three recomps on GameHub Lite.
>>733793605the vice president
>>733800890And Japanese fans are nonexistent, lmao.
>>733807642So?
>>733807367Extremely incorrect. He's the only version of Sonic I want to do myself.
>>733809921Just saying for anyone interested that the ideal way to play classic is also available on the go.
>>733794028can't imagine getting filtered by SA2's driving unless you refuse to play video games while sober
>>733810935Nobody defends legitimate wastes of a player's time more than SA2 worshippers
