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kadosho wrote:Watched the teaser, I think they're onto something. Its nice to see Sonic and friends get a fresh start.
Well, we all know what horrors happened last time the Sonic series got a 'fresh start': Image

And we never want it to happen again...
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Quills on Wheels wrote:Just... why can't tails just fly and grab the damn cat?
Sssssssssh don't question the logic.
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Post by Quills on Wheels »

It's out you lot! The show has begun.

[video=youtube;VUfjuAmXtBs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUfjuAm ... e=youtu.be[/video]
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Imma copypasta from SSMB:

Just finished watching ‪Sonic Boom‬ I'll give the short version first:

I haven't smiled that hard at something Sonic-related since...Generations.

Long version: Seriously; damn-near everything I enjoyed about it. First off, I like everyone in the main cast. Yes even Sticks. Seriously; after her debut Sticks is just adorable. I didn't find her annoying at all. Her voice didn't sound as bad as I expected it to be and her mannerisms displayed her character quite nicely. I'm looking forward to how Nika Futterman voices her down the line. To Knuckles; while he didn't have that much screentime per-se, I'll give props to how he sounded awesome; Travis Willingham hit it out of the park. Can't wait to see "Knuckles Jr." haha.
Now; onto the others.

Amy. WOW. For once I find her...likable. For reals; Ms. Cindy Robinson was on fire. Her lines, her delivery, her expressions, character...it really blended so well. Looking forward to how her characterization is handled in future episodes. For instance; in Episode 1 she was definitely one the highlights and showed how versatile her expressions can be; episode two showed another faucet of that (as mediator).

Moving onto Tails; for once I definitely like his voice delivery. Colleen Villard plays the more reserved, well-rounded, intelligent and sometimes snarkish voice to Sonic's upbeat and sometimes cocky, good ol' Sonic voice here.

Sonic; the best I ever heard from Roger Craig Smith s take on the hedgehog yet. I really like with this cartoon it's giving Roger more time to flesh out Sonic's voice direction even more.

But the one I REALLY have to give it to...is the Eggman with the Masterplan himself. Seriously; Eggman's voice delivery stole the show for me. Episode 2 ESPECIALLY; hearing how Mike Pollock emotes him brought genuine smiles to my face. It was just...so beautiful. To even hear Eggman/Mike SING? That made the episode for me. Also...PILLOW FIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.

To wrap up; The debut of Sonic Boom: Cartoon Edition hit nearly all the right marks. The animation was a bit stiff at times though. I do expect that to be fleshed out over the course of the series though. The comedic aspects were there, but a few times it was certainly off. For what action there was I do see it made sure to at least emphasize that over the funny ha-ha's so that's nice. There's just something about watching both episodes though that I just felt about though and it's this:

It's not just seeing Sonic on TV again, but on Saturday mornings. Even at my age, it felt like being a kid again watching Sonic X; or SatAM/AoSTH for those who saw those as a child. It's hard to explain (at least, that's how I interpret it), but I genuinely smiled throughout watching it. As cliche as this sounds, it kinda brought back that part of a young Sonic fan again.
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Now that is a + review, love the fact you shared everything that made it work. I feel kinda bummed not having cable to keep up. But from that summary, I hope this series has lasting power and catches new fans and brings us longtime ones along for the ride.
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Post by Quills on Wheels »

Again though... some of the logic there used in the show really baffles me... Especially in episode 2.
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Overall though, still a nice show. I do have to agree with the animation being a bit clunky in some places. I'm hoping they'll get better at it as the show progresses.
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So Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal are out here in North America. There boy oh boy.

Firstly, there are people that DO have the game & are giving legit reasons of why it's bad. BUT they're overshadowed by suck up, whiny, offended Sonic fans.

Those suck up, whiny, offended Sonic fans basing off previews & other people's negative opinions in not getting the game themselves, hell even not trying the demo.

Never change Sonic fanbase. Never freaking change.
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Twinny wrote: Never change Sonic fanbase. Never freaking change.
But Twinny...? Were you honestly expecting something else? XD
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Whooa21 wrote:But Twinny...? Were you honestly expecting something else? XD
If I did, I would've laughed my ass off at it.
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Twinny wrote:If I did, I would've laughed my ass off at it.
Hah, nice :P
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