Why are Sonic fans like this?

am I a retard or is this just word salad. what exactly is this twitter post trying to convey?

>>715739982 (OP)
All Sonic fans are autistic. Come on, bro, just own it.

>>715740327
you might just have a 2nd-grade reading level, sister...

>>715740327
A certain subset of Sonic fans are obsessed with one specific incarnation of Sonic's design, and think anything that deviates from it isn't the real Sonic. They always nitpick any part of Sonic's design in a new game that looks different from how he did in Adventure 1 and 2. It's like the recent Rare vs Nu DK controversy but it's been going on for 10+ years already.

>>715740327
Sonic fans are divided by the length of his quills in different incarnations of media.
No, I am not joking.

>>715740907
Don't forget the ear positioning!

>>715739982 (OP)
sonic fans don't look each other dead in the eyes, they are autistic

>>715740907
You have no room to speak anymore, you Nintendofags are acting the same with DK

>>715741348
i posted mario as a reaction image, I dont care for nintendo

Blue Sonic makes me very happy
The cyan imposter is not my hero

>>715739982 (OP)
It's not just Sonic fans. Donkey Kong fans went into autistic rants over designs earlier this year.

>>715741278
I forgot how ugly Sonic is in Smash 4 and Ultimate.

How can you call someone autistic in a non-ableist way?

>>715741278
You weren't supposed to use an image where they're right.

>>715739982 (OP)
Right looks way better. Left looks like an amusement park costume.

>>715741632
DK actually got redesigned though so there was something for people to argue about. Sonic's design has been the same for like two decades.

>>715740907
>Paper Mario fans are divided by the number of accessories the NPCs have on.
>No, I am not joking.

>>715741530
i really miss this era of sonic character design

>>715740907
>>715741278
>>715741530
>>715741940
all of these things are deeply autistic

>>715742136
>>>/vt/ranny

>>715742208
>this is an official sonic ambassador
not him but you lost this fight ages ago

>>715739982 (OP)
I tried playing SA2 a few years back for nostalgia’s sake. It was WAY worse than I remember. I dropped it on Mission Street.

>>715741348
>DK
>complete design change, complete change in how he emotes
>Sonic
>his quills are shorter

>>715739982 (OP)
But all sonic fans are autistic though?

>>715739982 (OP)
left: soulless
right: soul
I have diagnosed autism by the way

>>715742278
I want Korone to give me multiple shiners.

>>715741278
Thanks for the laugh. Holy shit Sonicfags are pathetic.
>>715742301
SA2fags pretend only the speed levels exist because they always play with a clear save file.

>>715740907
Mario fans got divided over a slight box art change.
No, I am not joking.

>>715742589
Right is better

It is absolutely tourist-tier behavior to balk at being called autistic. Have a spine. We're all autistic

>>715742846
Other way around, retard. 4chan has been majority normalfags since 2016.

>>715742570

Why do Sonicfags still see tendies as their main opponents?

>>715742663
Right looks like she really wants my mushroom.

>>715742589
Left is how Peach sees herself on the inside and tries to act online where people can't know her, right is how she actually looks. Many such cases.

>>715739982 (OP)
I know, right? I mean, they aren't even comparing the new design to the best one. Make Sonic Tubby Again.

>>715742589
How the fuck is that slight? She instantly went from cheerful princess to girlboss in a dress.

>>715743557
Oh no no no someone's got the 'tism

>>715741278
I'm an incredibly autistic Sonicfag and even I don't see the difference.

>>715741530
Genesis era Sonic is the only one worth caring about, once he lost his Felix the Cat inspiration it all went downhill.

>>715743869
>Felix the Cat
literally fucking who

>>715743557
They only edited Peach's face in the center and on the right, the new expressions look bad but that's about it.
Nothing about Peach's face is different in the actual game, but since it's shit it got overshadowed by the box art change.

>>715740907
I should have used a different image

>>715744185
Het. :)

>>715739982 (OP)
They are actually the same, that being they are both shit. SA1 sonic is the ideal form.

>>715744596
that thing does look like sanic

>>715741278
All this shows me is how uncanny Sonic's ears look in general, yet it completes his design. It's like a weird reminder that he is in fact, an animal.

>>715739982 (OP)
Nu-sonic is fucking gay

>>715741278
It gets funnier because they banded together and sent a 150 page pdf file to the developers on twitter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9dbp2jvTkfR0ILR-nNojvtHmSdUA1GhuSwu6mkgso0/

>>715739982 (OP)
>people on /v/ pretending they dont literally do this with every single nintendo character, most recently donkey kong.
I have retarded/v/igger fatigue.

I had fun with Sonic X Shadow Generations but Sonic Adventure 1 sucked ass it's very dated I can't believe people recommend it still

>>715746223
>BUT MUH NINTENDO
mindbroken

>>715739982 (OP)
No one cares that you notice the different. They care that you're going into an autistic rampage over it.

>>715742136
reminder if sonic never existed all these autismos would obsess over eugenics

>>715739982 (OP)
Donkey Kong Bananza btw

>>715746710
Yeah the SS was full of autistic people sure. Whatever you say.

>>715746460
>poorly disguised wokeykongposter trying to pretend he isnt a bluearms-tier spastic.

>>715742136
>>715742546
so like when you guys see detailed ref sheets made by character designers to maintain appeal and consistency is your reaction "holy SHIT they're so AUTISTIC what the fuck is WRONG with these people fucking PATHETIC" because you're so low iq that a nuanced character design chart is incomprehensible to you

>>715746367
I'm surprised people still act as generations is any good, been playing it off an on lately since shadow came out and it's mediocre to terrible.
Always feels like your fighting the controls compared to how the previous games felt since sonic is so strict in his movements. Hell just went through a level and for the fuck of it just held boost and completed about 85% of the level only having to stop and do some minor platforming a couple times. I'm pretty terrible at this game and still getting consistent A ranks.

>>715742278
I remember when Sega thought it was a good idea to make fucking Egoraptor of all people their Sonic ambassador

>>715741278
can you give me the link to the google doc? I only saw the japanese version

>>715746863
What do you think SS stands for? Super Sonics

>>715747006
You have to be mentally impaired if you are struggling with fucking Sonic games

>>715747006
People liked it at the time because it was the best parts of Unleashed (the fast boost parts) with none of the werehog shenanigans. only the classic sonic segments filled in for those making for a better experience since you have traditional platformer levels to break up all the boost levels.

>>715746965
They're going to find a cop out answer for this, truth is, there's a reason why there's character sheets. Going off model leads to low appeal, it's honestly more autistic to not be able to spot these subtle differences.

>>715747189
that's a surprising amount of people actually. I've said it before but like only 30% of people who play Sonic games are seemingly competent enough to finish them

>>715747189
the game is easy, the controls are shit and make it shit to play

>>715741278
I can't unsee this now fuck

>>715746965
>ref sheets made by character designers to maintain appeal and consistency
i.e. "no soul allowed"

>>715747103
Most of its talking points comes from this twitter thread
https://x.com/SockTiger/status/1891564664506417604

HIS ARMS ARE BLUE

>>715747294
>>715746965
show me a pic from the latest simpsons episode that looks like your image.
Stupid faggots, you know the difference between going off-model and changing the models.

>>715741278
I mean yeah that cyan limp-quilled faggot looks like shit. Sonic fans are cringe and autistic but can't blame them for wanting better.

>>715747341
What's so shit about those controls?

BEHOLD
MARIO (Forma perfecta)

>>715741278
and then they get mad when you call them autistic lmao

>>715747876
That is one big ass cum jar

>>715747668
not the point being made in the first place, as the topic is about detailed assessment of sonic's design details which are being dismissed as wacky crazy psycho behavior, even though it's normal for skilled character designers to do these kinds of breakdowns. even then sonic is in fact going off model compared to his sources which is pointed out in these criticisms, which would be shitty looking regardless if that was the case or not.
if you want to talk about simpsons though (it was just one example out of countless but your dishonest ass is gonna harp on that specifically of course to dance around the core point), it's suffered a similar kind of rot, in which its models have become severely bland and rigid for corporate control rather than letting "autistic" artists handle it, which results in it losing substance and looking more uncanny.

>>715741278
The differences exist but do they matter? Is the change a negative one or inconsequential? Is anyone really caring about the positioning of ears, color grading, if Sonic smiles enough or does a thumbs up? Do Sonicfags think it will make their games not play like shit?

You guys will buy them right?

>>715748304
So why was /v/ obsessed with the new Donkey Kong?

>>715739982 (OP)
I notice the difference, I'm a sontist, but I think anyone who uses the word "ableist" should be euthanized

>>715747668
First off, don't reply to me like you know me, bitch. Second,
>show me a pic from the latest simpsons episode that looks like your image.
Dumbass, the reason why the latest simpsons episode doesn't look like the no-nos is because they FOLLOWED the design guide and didn't change it to cut corners. Literal fucking idiot.

>>715748590
>dont reply to me like im not retarded
I take it back then, youre retarded.

>>715748752
>No argument
That's what I thought, put your sped helmet back on, champ.

>>715744596
Felix the Cat was my first experience with PC gaming. I had some DOS educational game with him in it. Can't remember the name of the game, though

>>715741278
I agree that left is better, but it really doesn't matter. The gameplay is most important. You can just mod it if it's that important to you.

>>715750090
lo and behold the gameplay is also shit and beyond the ability of mods to fix

>>715750090
if it doesn't matter then studios would not invest in skilled artists to figure this shit out. why not just have shit character designs all the time, why bother. use your brain for two seconds.

>>715739982 (OP)
This is the REAL Sonic

The model on the left is just a shitty render even by modern standards. Right is a classic design and was well rendered for it's era.

The Left's render and it's colors are too faded and the head is rather misshapen. The ears are too wide and the quills are too short, it all feels off. It's a poorly thought out design.

>>715742278
Korone is unironically a great ambassador. She LOVES the series to death having been known to do 10+ hour long streams beating the games and she's super nice and popular.

>>715741278
Only now just noticed that Sonic has ears

youtube randomly recommended me this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KlCXjeYxrs

someone made a whole fan movie about sonic and miku

>>715750421
god i miss 90s box art, specifically japanese region box art.

>>715751851
erm no you're just autistic it doesn't matter who cares shut up just accept the modern model because well just because

>>715741832
this

>>715748363
>red sonic is real
the fact DC is still pushing cyborg is sad, maybe they'll switch it to Mr. Terrific for token black soon

>>715752898
For the longest time I always thought they used Cyborg whenever Hal was the Green Lantern of the team but Sonic x DC used John Stewart so idk

>>715739982 (OP)
The only difference I see is that the old spikes are longer.

>>715742278
I love this dog.

>>715740907
>>715741278
Nah, we're just tired of the same fucking model we've been seeing since 2008 (or 2005 I think it was in Shadow). Each game up to Unleashed had different models that added to each games signature style/appeal then SEGA just decided that everything has to be standardized into the ground for the rest of time.

Post your favorite model, for me it's Jam/SA1

>>715740907
Oh it's much worse than the quills, at least those are considerably more noticeable. Shit down to the curve of his muzzle alone has groups of fans divided.

>>715746965
>>715747294
Disingenuous replies. Character sheets implicating style-maintaining details are important and Sonic is no exception, but Sonicfags go well beyond this and overanalyze details between models of even the same era that have next to no bearing on the character's appearance (nevermind the games having zero world aesthetic consistency anyways, Sonic exists solely for generational appeal and whatever their low-budget team can afford to do).

>>715742370
>complete design change, complete change in how he emotes
You mean the fact that he *can* emote now. Bayliss DK's face is cast in stone. It can blink, but the brow is a fixed shape.

Post a picture of what you believe Sonic the Hedgehog looks like.

>>715745957
Oh my fucking god. How do you even come back from this as a person? As a fandom?

>>715754516

>>715747090
>Sonic turns his enemy into a friend
That's just how this franchise goes

>>715746965
>no fun allowed

>>715747189
Someone post the guy struggling with the loop in green hill zone

>>715748469
Any time /v/ is obsessed, I assume it has to do with politics and the jews

>>715747189
my friends, who barely touch sonic games struggle with the idea of going fast in the classic games

>>715752898
ngl I fuck with red Sonic. 100% grabbing that figure in October

People on here will throw stinky fits about the DK or modern Pokemon models, but when Sonic fans point this stuff out it's """autistic""".
Looks like bad faith to me.

>>715750423
>colors are too faded
Why is this such an industry-wide phenomenon?

>>715754516

>>715753915
>WAHHHHHH WHY DIDN'T THEY KEEP THE LOOK SONIC HAD BACK IN (the first Sonic game I played)?????
You are now here:
>WAHHHHHHHH WHY DID THEY KEEP HIM THE SAME AFTER PERFECTING HIS DESIGN??????

>>715754323
>nevermind the games having zero world aesthetic consistency anyways
This is the disingenuous reply. The fact that Sonic has no consistency is itself evidence of the very problem in question. It's not supposed to be like this, it's only like this as a product of incompetence and mismanagement.

>Sonic exists solely for generational appeal and whatever their low-budget team can afford to do
This is only admitting that you have no concern for Sonic as any kind of artistic entity and thus have no dog in this fight, there is no reason for you to argue for either position. This amounts to nothing more than "shut up and leave the status quo alone".

>>715755154
I honestly have no idea why companies are shying away from color and contrast. Maybe color scares them or something, or it's too edgy for modern audiences.

>>715755302
Rolling

I'm autistic, and yeah, people who complain about minor distinctions in post-1999 Sonic designs are fucking AUTISTIC.
It's the same design!

>>715755387
>It's not supposed to be like this
Let me guess, you think Sonic should only be in realistic environments.

>>715754447
And that's exactly how it should be.

>>715755525
It clearly isn't.

>>715742589
She looks like the movie.
What's wrong with that?

>>715755547
I have no idea how the fuck you got that but no, my view is the opposite if anything, the "realistic" shit is another symptom of this problem, them losing grip on what the fuck a Sonic is.

>>715740907
Let's talk about penis sizes instead?

>>715755648
>squint, and you might notice a distinction
It's the same design.
The biggest change was when he got all fucked up looking in the Sonic Heroes renders.

>>715755829
>Four inches.
Luigibros................

>>715755849
Whatever, I don't have the patience for your gaslighting nonsense. They're two distinctly different designs and render disciplines. You're clearly being disingenuous to get a rise out of people.

>>715756124
Sonic was round and had black eyes, and he got a little taller and got green eyes. That's it. Same guy.

>>715755849
>>715756181
If you cannot objectively point out the differences, you might be in the same category of people who cannot imagine a red apple spinning in their head.

>>715755331
>perfecting
The Unleashed look only worked in that game's Pixar style

>>715744185
Felix the cat and his magic transforming bag.
old ass cartoon from the super bendy "hose pipe" era of animation.
He is actually older than mickey mouse, and comes from the silent film days, 1919.

Consider him the big grand daddy of all animal cartoons in american films. (that aren't one-offs, I mean)
He only got the sonic-esque look after they started putting sound in films, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HskWL82GeQ

>>715742278
>blue sleeves

>>715740907
I litteraly staired at this image for 2 minutes trying to see the differnce. What is wrong with these people?

>>715756774
I just realized.
The first film made of felix is about a black cat knocking up a white cat and running away when he finds out she had kids.

>>715753915
no one ever talks about this one

>>715752898
I'd live with it for Tails in blackface and leather jacket.

>SONICS ARMS ARE NOT BLUE!!!!!

The longer quills do look better though. Excuse me for wanting the games I play to look good.

>>715754516

>>715739982 (OP)
>Sonic fans will look at you dead in the eyes and call you autistic in the most ablest way possible for acting like a massive autist
Rare win for sonic fans tbqh

>>715753915
Probably cause people has a melty when they tried something new with boom.

All this obsessing over minute design details is retarded when Sonic doesn't even have shoulders, instead he has these gross holes in the sides of his torso that his arms stick out of.

>>715754516

>>715739982 (OP)
I wonder, if Twitter was banned for one day, how much would this site improve?

>>715758237
>unityslop
desuout.

>>715740907
>>715739982 (OP)
right is better and actually looks like hair/quills
left looks like a hat

>>715757570
>"we want something new"
>makes shit
>"this is shit"
>"wow guess you don't want new things"
why are so many people deliberately dishonest like this

>>715755661
The movie design is garbage, for a start.

>>715755127
They have SDS (Sonic Derangement Syndrome)

>>715742589
>left
Princess Peach
>right
Who is this person?

>>715741278
>day 1 design trait
here's Sonic day 1, my man

>>715759526
no, that's Sonic day -300 something, day 1 would be finalized release version

>>715746863
The nazis had Goebells so yes the nazis had autists in the party

>>715759526
That's not bad actually.

>>715760028
It looks painfully generic, SEGA already had some dumb kid as a mascot, I'm glad they put more effort into Sonic's creation.

>>715759526
Looks like ape escape
Pretty cool

>>715760254
Yes, i 'm also glad and sonic is 100 times better.
But that ain't bad.

>>715740907
That's not really ear positioning but ear shape. And the 3d model examples used for convex are clearly concave. Are they autistic AND retarded ?

>>715753034
Our FUARKING heroes (and Wonder Woman)

>>715759526
Those characters look so early 2000s, like they're from some lost PS2 game

>>715759860
gosh, it's almost like he's a fictional character that can just be designed however or something

>>715761874
that's fine when it's deliberate. the sonic adventure redesign is cool as it was done deliberately by artists with intent. the melted homunculus that is modern sonic is a byproduct of neglect by a corporation that doesn't care. bad design and decay is not excusable on the basis that "designs can be anything". that's not how shit works. that is just you rationalizing dogshit.

>>715739982 (OP)
wouldnt it be the other way around? Sonicfans are always talking about the differences in character models always.

>>715762096
anon, the only thing more clueless than your post is thinking SEGA ever cared.
they couldn't be fucked to think up more than a paragraph of story for why this hedgehog was fighting an egg, that's why America had to pick up the ball.

>>715763970
first of all, sonic was made by actual devs and artists, not "sega" as a homogeneous entity. the corporation took it from them and neglected it years later.
second of all they did think up more than a paragraph. a whole series with lore in fact. they had a vision for something like sonic adventure early on but were barely able to express it in the games. they put all this shit in the manuals and supplementary shit, and kept trying to get closer to realizing it over time. a lot of this is documented so you don't have to pretend like you know better.

>>715740907
It's understandable, but no matter what he looks like these days, it will always look worse then the OG

Fact: SA1/2fags are the new Classicfags.

>>715744185
Stop being younger than me!

>>715758381
people would post reddit

>>715764237
Is it bad that I prefer him coloured like this

>>715764213
>sonic was made by actual devs and artists
actual devs and artists that couldn't be fucked to think up more than a paragraph of story for why this hedgehog was fighting an egg.
don't forget, anon, if the people in Central Park had answered differently that day, this is the guy you would be obsessing about design changes over.

>a whole series with lore in fact.
yeah, they couldn't figure out what they wanted so they made up at least 3 completely different ones that contradict each other.

>they had a vision for something like sonic adventure early on
Iizuka had the idea after SEGA quickly saw ignoring Sonic on the Saturn was a gigantic retarded mistake.

>a lot of this is documented
yes, i know. which is why it's strange you care so much about the design decisions of a character that went through two dozen design changes before he ever hit the shelves.

>>715764643
I think it just means you had a different television.

>>715764643
as a nonsonic fan, that slightly darker shade of blue looks better.
the original has a bit of a faded and washed out look to it.
except the shoes.
gold buckles are better than bronze

>>715740327
>>715740907
I seriously cannot understand why some Sonic fans act like this. Like if so much as Sonic's belt buckle on his shoe was colored a different shade of yellow some of them would go apeshit. Really Sonic talk on twitter in general is just a bad time for everyone, especially when it comes to his design

>>715764649
>that couldn't be fucked to think up more than a paragraph of story for why this hedgehog was fighting an egg
except they did, a lot. you're just boldfaced lying.

>yeah, they couldn't figure out what they wanted so they made up at least 3 completely different ones that contradict each other
no, they had a pretty consistent idea that was solidified more over time, the contradictions are a result of mismanagement and not being able to express their ideas consistently.

>Iizuka had the idea after SEGA quickly saw ignoring Sonic on the Saturn was a gigantic retarded mistake
they had a lot of adventure's specific ideas during the development of sonic 3, and some of its basic concepts early on

>yes, i know. which is why it's strange you care so much about the design decisions of a character that went through two dozen design changes before he ever hit the shelves.
you're confusing contest designs and shit for iterations. sonic only went through a few actual iterations directly. which is normal in the process of conceptualizing. if you think it's weird to care about this then it's just as weird for you to be insisting on your version of of it. if you think it doesn't matter, you have no reason to be here. you have nothing to gain for defending the status quo.

>>715739982 (OP)
>SA2
>original
Retard. Also modern Sonic looks better than any prior 3D Sonic model, get over it.

>>715764929

>>715764929
weird how the only other mascot characters who have this problem also go through shitty redesigns and mismanagement it's almost like when you have a good fucking design and manage your character properly no one has anything to bitch and argue about. but nah keep acting like it's the fans' fault that sega is too inept to hold diarrhea in their asshole.

>>715764940
>except they did, a lot.
go ahead and break it down, anon.

> they had a pretty consistent idea that was solidified more over time
which is why Henry Gordon is such a prominent character, right?

>contest designs
...anon, do you think what i posted was a contest design? anon, i'm also gonna need you to break down how Oshima created Sonic, how many iterations he went through, and how Sonic's design was chosen.

go read some of that documentation you mentioned.

>you have nothing to gain for defending the status quo
you are not going to change Sonic by posting on the internet.

>>715764929
Look man, I just hate change, especially pointless change

>>715755387
>The fact that Sonic has no consistency is itself evidence of the very problem in question.
Yeah, and I wish fans spent more time nailing this fact down than bitching about Sonic's muzzle not being curvy enough.

>This is only admitting that you have no concern for Sonic as any kind of artistic entity
No, I'm simply telling what Sega-Sammy has reduced Sonic into. If I never cared about the series I wouldn't even be posting in here.

>>715765001
>modern Sonic looks better than any prior 3D Sonic model

>>715765054

Nobody ever talks about Sonic's eyelids though.
Up until Sonic Advance 2, they were beige like his muzzle, arms, and belly.
Suddenly in Sonic Advance 3, they were blue.

>>715765054
make the new line round to match the head

I'm still mad about the Green eyes

Yeah haha imagine if anyone cared this much about mario's design. Like the shape of his hat or some shit like that.

>>715743308
Because they function at the same level they did at like 8 years old.

>>715765650
i think mario fans are actually surpassing sonic fans by now. i've seen too many clearly low functioning autistic kids into mario.

>>715765001

>>715765650
Doesn't the fanbase complain about a mandate, keeping things too consistent for that series?

>>715765772
make the ears face the wrong way and desaturate the skin more

>>715765001
your "modern sonic" comes from the ShTh cinematics, after that we were still getting good sonic models before unleashed used them in game

>First game was the first game in the series.
>Played most of the games in the franchise
Sonic OVA is the best interpretation of Sonic. I liked the Adventure series, but it was a tilt in the wrong direction that would get progressively worse over the years. I wish all Sonic games past the classic series had tried to retain that 90s attitude/soul/feel that the OVA had. Every attempt to reboot the franchise has failed because they didnt do this.
>but Mania!
No, I dont mean romhack the classic series, and use cutscenes that are derivative of the OVA anime style. I also don't mean another boostslop game with that awkward momentum halting homing attack. It was cool the very first time it showed up, and I was over it by the start of the next game. Sonic Team needs to be dismantled, and the series needs a real fresh start even if its not OVA inspired. And for the love of god, I do NOT mean like Boom.

>>715740745
>It's like the recent Rare vs Nu DK controversy but it's been going on for 10+ years already.
20+ years, actually. This has been going on since Sonic Adventure. Hell, even longer than that if we start talking about anime and cartoons.

>>715765184
>go ahead and break it down, anon.
Sonic, traveling the world, finds the mythical South Island, a disconnected landmass that floats across the ocean, making it hard to find. Dr. Eggman tracks it down, in search of the chaos emeralds, gems created by an ancient civilization that possess life granting power he can use for humanity. He sets to work terraforming the island with his robots searching everywhere for the emeralds, unaware that the island has them hidden in spacetime distortions. Sonic, having had past encounters with Eggman, hears of his actions and confronts him. Eggman taunts him by revealing that he's using the island's inhabitants to power his robots. Sonic gets pissed off and fights him.
That's just Sonic 1, leaving out character bios. Interviews have shown that they had more lore and ideas internally that they hadn't shared officially, in game or otherwise. By Sonic 3 they had developed much more and this turned into Sonic Adventure.

>which is why Henry Gordon is such a prominent character, right?
That's not what we're talking about.

>i'm also gonna need you to break down how Oshima created Sonic, how many iterations he went through, and how Sonic's design was chosen.
It started as a more basic platformer, before they had a clear idea. Ohshima and Naka conceived the idea of a game where you roll on slopes to gain speed. This informed Sonic's design and is why he's a hedgehog with a spin ability. Ohshima drew upon western cartooning principles and classic characters to craft his design, with great care and precision. This gave Sonic the sauce that made him a highly successful icon. By, you know, giving a shit about the nuance of character design and executing it with care and precision. Notice how he did not go "this is fucking autistic what's wrong with people who do this" and then proceed to draw something like modern Sonic instead.

>you are not going to change Sonic by posting on the internet.
So you have no reason to argue here.

>>715766020
>Sonic OVA is the best interpretation of Sonic.
SatAM.

>>715739982 (OP)
Because we are all autistic.

>>715739982 (OP)
I'm against the shorter quills because when he runs his back quills clip into his head and the longer ones hid that. Now it's just really obvious and distracting

>>715747471
I bet you love Steven Universe.

>>715740745
No you fucking dope, its talking about how disliking how shit he looks in recent games is met with toxic positivity.

>>715765772
His gloves aren't cartoonishly big and have awkaward cuffs in that pic

>>715739982 (OP)
Years ago some autist made a 3d model of sonic on deviant art with genitals and an asshole and his asshole had more polygons than the rest of the model combined

>>715765702
>>715765774
I was being sarcastic. That was made by the people in charge of mario's odyssey model. Sonic fans are just the only ones autistic enough to actually notice the nuances of his character design since his design is the only things that's stayed relatively unchanged in both east and west compared to most animal mascot characters. The series' character design is a major reason why anyone even still gives a shit even as the identity of the games, characters, and aesthetic became more watered down for mass appeal overtime.

>>715750237
>and beyond the ability of mods to fix
Have you been blind for the last 15 years or something?

>>715739982 (OP)
Sonic is based. I always ran with my fists stretched open and it made me faster.

>>715740745
>>715740907
maybe it's just me but the autism seems to start with the 3d era
or maybe the 2dfags are just good at hiding it

>>715753915
There were slight changes since Unleashed
In Gens/Lost World they started giving Sonic noticeable lips which creeps me the fuck out
Forces lightened him up and I want to say it's what gave him the shorter quills but that may have been Lost World too
Frontiers did nothing new

>>715740745
>>715765001

>>715766109
>That's just Sonic 1
you forgot the interview Sonic gives where he mentions he's from another world.
you forgot the experimental jet pilot story.
you forgot Hedgehog Town.

>That's not what we're talking about.
yes, it was. i was telling you how inconsistent Sonic has always been and you said "nuh uh." sure is nice seeing that beloved Sonic character Henry Gordon show up all the time, isn't it?

>This informed Sonic's design and is why he's a hedgehog with a spin ability.
incorrect. the twin children started with the spin ability. Sonic is a hedgehog because when Oshima took his sketches to Central Park and started asking people who they liked, the hedgehog is what they answered. that's how we got Mr. Needlemouse.

>So you have no reason to argue here.
when you get facts wrong, expect to be called out.
Sonic has a lot of problems, his design ain't one of them.

>>715745957
>Mateus Jorge
Spics, as usual

>>715766293
no I've been paying close attention. mods can only do so much to fix fundamental game code, and sonic team's shit is unfixably fucked without just making a new game. best people have done for the most part is barely effectual tweaks.

>>715739982 (OP)
Adventure Sonic was never the original Sonic, Classic was.
>t. fag who grew up playing the Sega Genesis and the GBA so he exclusively knew Sanic from the 2D era

>>715766189
Why is the faucet on the wrong side of the sink?

>>715766604
Are you making up arguments to be a part of? No one's claiming classic is the OG

>>715765304
>>715765772
>>715766009
>>715766476
Boomer Sonic is never coming back. You lost.

>>715766515
The only two 3D Sonic games that haven't had massive overhauls to how they play at this point to strongly upgrade them are Unleashed (Daytime, Werehog does have a massive overhaul mod. Two, actually), Lost World and both Generations and that's just because Sonic & Shadow Gens and Unleashed already play well and no one gives a shit about Lost World.

>>715765772

>>715766478
>you forgot the interview Sonic gives where he mentions he's from another world.
>you forgot the experimental jet pilot story.
>you forgot Hedgehog Town.
these are alternate and non canon ideas and supplementary material, not part of the main canon that they focused on for the actual series. they had a consistent idea going forward with a main canon. they weren't adding shit randomly while the series was already on the ground running, other than aforementioned byproducts of mismanagement that threw them off track.

>yes, it was. i was telling you how inconsistent Sonic has always been and you said "nuh uh." sure is nice seeing that beloved Sonic character Henry Gordon show up all the time, isn't it?
this character is irrelevant to what we're talking about. he does not exist in main canon, he does not contradict anything. he's one of many throwaway ideas that didn't stick.

>incorrect. the twin children started with the spin ability. Sonic is a hedgehog because when Oshima took his sketches to Central Park and started asking people who they liked, the hedgehog is what they answered. that's how we got Mr. Needlemouse.
whatever, they had a rolling mechanic idea and this led to sonic's design because a hedgehog rolling made sense. they have stated this. the central park bit is irrelevant. locking in and carefully designing sonic after they had decided on this is the relevant part of all of this. ohshima did not fuck around with figuring out sonic's design. he did not put his thumb up his ass and draw a shitty sonic under the pretense that caring about character designs is something pathetic autismos do. turns out real artists actually give a shit about it because they're not low iq nihilists like you and other sonic fans.

>Sonic has a lot of problems, his design ain't one of them.
yes it is. companies invest heavily in character designs because they can make or break an ip. >>715765650 almost like it fucking matters. it can also be easily fucked up.

ONLY autistic sonic fans would care about things that don't matter like the muzzle curve, his shade of blue, his hand size, and quill length.

>>715740907
>quills are much shorter
>weird eye cleft is more pronounced
>4head is now a 5head
>bigger "chin". Mouth and nose are also farther apart vertically
>ears don't look properly attached
>his entire color palette is much brighter and saturated. I didn't mind giving him green eyes because the green was dark, but now it's very light and distracting.
>center mouth is now a side mouth which makes him look permanently smug and arrogant. Looks okay in 2D but retarded in 3D because of how much depth his mouth has now. Also he can't produce a wide toothy smile anymore, it's always really narrow and stiff
>ugly bland 3D shading that doesn't work because he's a cartoon character. Zero attempt at stylizing. Sometimes they try adding a fur texture to make it more quill-like but looks shittier.
>this modern look immediately associated with obnoxious Ian Flynn writing.

There's a lot more to it than just "muh quills" but nobody except me seems to notice...

>>715756012
That's just the length before he eats a mushroom

>>715741278
I look at shit like this and people wonder why I find sonicfags whining about the models to be retarded

>>715767008
>canon
Sonic canon does not exist, anon. they've always done whatever they wanted and throw in a new island/planet/space station/dimension to have it fit.

>they had a consistent idea going forward with a main canon.
the longest streak Sonic has maintained a consistent story is 3 games.
>b-but S&K
if you're going to call the official SEGA approved manga and official material published by SEGA in SEGA's own newsletter as "supplementary," then S&K is just the other half of Sonic 3.

>they have stated this.
what they've stated is what i have stated.
>the central park bit is irrelevant.
it's literally what has given you purpose. how would you wig out over Sonic's skull or color scheme if we were playing Rapid the Rabbit's franchise instead?
>ohshima did not fuck around with figuring out sonic's design.
he fucked around figuring out multiple designs, and then let people choose.

>yes it is.
no, the shitty games are.

and >>715765650 has a wonderful point. you don't see people complaining that Bowser doesn't look like this anymore.

>>715766189
Whatever happened to the Fastest Thing Alive?

>>715741278
The autists are right. The one on the right looks retarded.

>>715767519
I was being sarcastic. Don’t use my point that the people who make Mario are as autistic about character design about Sonic fans to say it doesn’t matter.

>>715767519
>Sonic canon does not exist, anon. they've always done whatever they wanted and throw in a new island/planet/space station/dimension to have it fit.
coming up with new ideas to fit a game or premise does not mean there is no canon. that is how a canon develops dumbass. they still accumulated these things into a consistent world and story, it was not random. sonic adventure even alludes to events in the previous games, and none of the story in adventure, adventure 2, heroes, battle, etc would even make sense if not for what the previous games established, and they all continue from each other.

>then S&K is just the other half of Sonic 3
I consider S3&K to be one game as it was intended and anyone who argues otherwise is a contrarian retard.

>he fucked around figuring out multiple designs, and then let people choose.
and then locked in and made a carefully expertly crafted character design doing all that shit that retards call "autistic" and crazy, because that's what character artists actually fucking do.

>no, the shitty games are.
the games are shitty and the designs are shitty and this is not coincidental. all of this is a result of neglect by the company and the original creators being long gone along with their knowledge and understanding. both games and artistry are important and both need to be addressed.

>you don't see people complaining that Bowser doesn't look like this anymore.
false equivalence. the adventure redesign, almost ten years into the series, is still very good because it was designed properly. it's not about which design was first, it's about doing shit right.

>>715758589
because it gets replies. you see, a lot of gen-z and gen-a are raised on social media sites where engangement is the only real measure of their existence. they feel as if not getting replies is diminishing their own worth, and as such, will go to great lengths to get replies. this is part of why baitposting has become so prevalent across the internet.

>>715741278
You didn't have to post this.

>>715768051
>that is how a canon develops dumbass.
by all means, my man, tell me how '06, Unleashed, Colors, Lost World, Boom and Frontiers fit together with any sort of fucking narrative cohesion.

>it was not random.
yes it was, they just made it up.

>Heroes and Battle wouldn't make sense!
you mean like how nobody in either game seems surprised that Shadow is even fucking alive?

>and they all continue from each other.
they are so fucking divorced from one another they might as well all be reboots. new friend(s), new location, usually new villain.

>because that's what character artists actually fucking do.
here's something else he did. what do you think?

>the original creators
i would rather never see anything Sonic again than have Naka back.

>this character that had drastic redesigns is not equivalent to this character that had drastic redesigns!
you'd have a point if classic Sonic had no champions. but the fact of the matter is, you don't see people asking why the shape of Birdo's skull changed or why Bowser isn't the exact shade of green anymore.

>>715768714
Not even the anon you’re arguing with but why do they need to mention each other directly to fit together? Sonic is an episodic series meant to go on forever and each game as an easy entry point for new players. The sonic cast and their personality is the main thing that stays fairly consistent in Japan because the games are a vehicle for cool environments and art styles. They do have stupid retcons at times like the moon, and whether humans exist in the world, but ultimately it’s all meant to happen to the same sonic cast. It’s not like Tmnt or transformers or whatever multimedia bullshit that has to rehash the same plot events over and over again. Shadow died, came back in heroes since it’s more canon than a spinoff handheld game, rejected his pass in sh06 and we’ve continued on since then. Besides some people even dislike yoshi’s current design compared to his classic design artwork in earlier Mario games. Hell wonder’s and kart world’s artsyle was praised by Mario fans for going closer to more appealing 2d artwork.

>>715768714
>by all means, my man, tell me how '06, Unleashed, Colors, Lost World, Boom and Frontiers fit together with any sort of fucking narrative cohesion.
THEY DON'T YOU STUPID ASS THAT'S THE ENTIRE POINT SEGA'S SPHINCTER FELL OPEN COMPLETELY BY 06 AND IT HAS BEEN UNCONTROLLABLE DIARRHEA EVER SINCE THE GAMES THE ART THE STORY EVERYTHING HAS FALLEN APART

>yes it was, they just made it up.
oh SHIT bro you got it you know how creativity works, fuck me in the ass they should hire you and pay you to do their jobs because that's it, you just do whatever it doesn't matter it's all lol random there's no thought behind anything.
also not even my point, by "not random" I mean they weren't randomly rerolling the entire fucking canon every game, they accumulated new ideas into a regular canon.

>you mean like how nobody in either game seems surprised that Shadow is even fucking alive?
FUCK you have identified one singular oddity oh NO my ENTIRE ARGUMENT

>they are so fucking divorced from one another they might as well all be reboots. new friend(s), new location, usually new villain.
sorry you can't pay attention to even basic consistent world and plot details between games. I guess sonic battle just made up an entirely different gerald robotnik exploring an entirely different angel island and found artifacts about nothing in particular.

>here's something else he did. what do you think?
solid design. shit like this is deceptive, random assholes cannot pull off good or even decent character designs. granted he clearly wasn't putting his all into this like he did sonic. the success of each ip also reflects this to some degree.

>i would rather never see anything Sonic again than have Naka back.
you don't like sonic's vision, you're not a sonic fan, I hear you

>you don't see people asking why the shape of Birdo's skull changed or why Bowser isn't the exact shade of green anymore.
except this does happen, but with more appealing design variants like earlier yoshi iterations

>>715740907
Tbh, right looks cool and left looks like ass.

>>715769439
so can you explain how they fit together at all? literally anything more than
>it's got Sonic in it!
?

>>715769585
>SEGA'S SPHINCTER FELL OPEN COMPLETELY BY 06
it fell open with Heroes.

> they accumulated new ideas
and then promptly forgot the old ones.
you know, has there EVER been a Sonic game that directly referenced past games?
Generations is literally all about looking back, doesn't count.
Sonic Adventure, the Angel Island line was cut and Little Planet is never mentioned by name. Amy just talks about when Sonic saved her from Metal, and the cutscene is a generic background.

>one singular oddity
yeah that's totally the only one and i haven't mentioned others during my last post and even this one lol

>basic consistent world and plot details between games.
so how's that explanation on how the games fit together going?

>actually likes Naka
oh, you're terminally retarded. or just too young to know anything about him.

>except this does happen
not anything like what you see here and every other Sonic thread.

>>715739982 (OP)
that 4chan cant resist replying to twitter screencaps

>>715770638
Sonic 2 manual references 1. Sonic 3 manual references 2. Adventure references Knuckles and angel island, and Amy from cd. Adventure 2 references tails saving station square and has artificial chaos, and knuckles master emerald chant from sonic sa1. Heroes in Japanese references Sonic’s talk with shadow by saying that stubbornness is his saving grace considering he’s alive after sa2 just like he should’ve died from the capsule. Shadow’s game references him not having any memories like in heroes. Sonic 06 continues shadow’s character arc after choice to go his own way and reject his past after his game. The next few mainline games don’t have any tidbits on previous lore to make them easier for newcomers and the games after are intentionally even more episodic and don’t focus on previous events. At least until forces makes direct references to chaos, metal sonic, and zavok from lost world. And then frontiers is so self referential to the past its headache inducing. It’s like asking if all the Mario games have the same Mario even if the geography of the mushroom kingdom changes each time. They’re clearly all meant to be the same cast. The sonic cast is the anchoring to the series because they like experimenting and don’t want to commit to a specific style Sonic’s world looks like. It’s why he’s and adventurer that loves going to different places.

>>715770638
>it's got Sonic in it!
>being deliberately dishonest about our argument

>it fell open with Heroes.
it began leaking by heroes. 06, not coincidentally when og sonic team was pushed out, is when the dam burst.

>and then promptly forgot the old ones.
the games up to 06 are full of established details. they do not have to perfectly maintain every single detail either.
generations counts worth a liquid shit because that's from diarrhea era. even generations referencing past games means less than the more ambiguous continuity of past games because it's glorified references and not genuine story building.

>you know, has there EVER been a Sonic game that directly referenced past games?
they don't have to literally spell it out, just continuing off established world and plot elements is enough, are you fucking illiterate? the games linearly accumulate world, events, cast with implied histories, there is a clear order of events. sonic 3 establishes angel island and knuckles as its guardian. in sonic adventure, they're already present. when sonic brings up knuckles getting tricked "again" you know what he's referring to. even tails just already having a history with sonic in adventure alludes to a continuity starting with sonic 2. a flashback cutscene about tails meeting sonic is visualized similar to sonic 2's original story description. it does not say "that time they met in sonic 2" nor does it need to. if you think these are completely random and disconnected you might have dementia.

>oh, you're terminally retarded. or just too young to know anything about him.
I'm older than the sonic series. I know a lot about him. I know about the scandals. I know what happened.
I don't "like" him anyway. that is irrelevant. he is the co creator of sonic, it's in part his vision. that's what matters.

>not anything like what you see here and every other Sonic thread.
because mario is still good and doesn't warrant as much scrutiny. sonic however is shit and does.

>>715757261
He looks so vulnerable but at the same time adventurous

>>715745957
It would be a nightmare to work at Sega or Pokemon Company and have a million of these guys following you around.

>>715774678
that's what happens when you can't do your fucking job right

>>715741530
based

>>715742301
You didn't play it correctly.

The massive replies on the mario guy and the guy who posted the ears pic, proves that indeed the sonic fandom is autistic.
Op is autistic too for even making this thread.
And i say this as a sonic fan, this fandom can be so tiresome sometimes with all their useless bullshit.