Hi, I'm here to talk again about Sonic fangames and the lack of these based on series and comics adaptations.
I've talked about this topic before, but I want to go back to it and try to go deeper.
I have seen that almost all the fangames are based on either Classic Sonic, Sonic Adventure or Modern Sonic. And this somehow causes a stagnation of an endless cycle of fangames, where fans only make games inspired by Classic Sonic, Sonic Adventure or Modern Sonic and I'm tired of that.
Well, I want to see fangames based on AOSTH, Sonic SatAM, Archie, Fleetway, Underground and Sonic X. But there are people, especially young people today who didn't know these series and comics at all. And when they talk about them, they only remember Sonic Boom, IDW comics or the recent 2020 movie. These young people of today have no culture, who doesn't know those adaptations I just mentioned, is not considered a true Sonic fan.
Well, to be a real fan, you not only have to play the games, you also have to watch the many series that the blue hedgehog has had and have read most of his comics. Unfortunately, no member of the fandom wants to risk doing such a titanic job. What's wrong with them? Are they cowards or what?
I'm going to be a comparison between this fandom with another fandom that is also passionate about making games based on their favorite franchise. And it's none other than the Pokemon fandom. Well, unlike the Sonic fandom that only makes games that are basically copy and paste of the official games, the Pokemon fandom doesn't mess around when it comes to making fangames and hackroms.
Well, I've seen Pokemon fangames and hackroms that aren't the typical story of finding your goal to be a Pokemon Master and Catch 'em All. I've seen fangames and hackroms that are more focused on story and narrative, similar to what we've seen in 5th gen games, there are even stories with a darker and more mature tone like post-apocalyptic worlds or a world overrun by a zombie invasion. Some fangames and hackroms even invite you to do a Nuzlocke Challenge to make these games more difficult.
And one more thing. This fandom is capable of making fangames and hackroms based on multimedia adaptations that this franchise has had, as I have seen that there are fangames and hackroms that are based on the anime and there are fangames and hackroms that are based on the Pokemon Adventures manga.
Because of that. I end up praising the Pokemon fandom more, than the Sonic fandom, because they don't go there with comments from the typical immature purist saying "This doesn't look like what I played on x console".
I hope that the next SAGE and SHC, will show even a couple of fangames, hackroms and mods based on AOSTH, Archie, Fleetway, Underground and Sonic X. At least a game featuring Sally and the Freedom Fighters, a game featuring Cosmo or a Knuckles game featuring Julie-Su, Enerjak, the Dark Legion and whatever Ken Penders came up with for the story and lore of the Echidnas in Archie. Because if they don't show any of that, we fall back into the endless cycle of fangames that are copy and paste of the official games and that Sonic fans are not real fans because they didn't see all his series and comics.
I've talked about this topic before, but I want to go back to it and try to go deeper.
I have seen that almost all the fangames are based on either Classic Sonic, Sonic Adventure or Modern Sonic. And this somehow causes a stagnation of an endless cycle of fangames, where fans only make games inspired by Classic Sonic, Sonic Adventure or Modern Sonic and I'm tired of that.
Well, I want to see fangames based on AOSTH, Sonic SatAM, Archie, Fleetway, Underground and Sonic X. But there are people, especially young people today who didn't know these series and comics at all. And when they talk about them, they only remember Sonic Boom, IDW comics or the recent 2020 movie. These young people of today have no culture, who doesn't know those adaptations I just mentioned, is not considered a true Sonic fan.
Well, to be a real fan, you not only have to play the games, you also have to watch the many series that the blue hedgehog has had and have read most of his comics. Unfortunately, no member of the fandom wants to risk doing such a titanic job. What's wrong with them? Are they cowards or what?
I'm going to be a comparison between this fandom with another fandom that is also passionate about making games based on their favorite franchise. And it's none other than the Pokemon fandom. Well, unlike the Sonic fandom that only makes games that are basically copy and paste of the official games, the Pokemon fandom doesn't mess around when it comes to making fangames and hackroms.
Well, I've seen Pokemon fangames and hackroms that aren't the typical story of finding your goal to be a Pokemon Master and Catch 'em All. I've seen fangames and hackroms that are more focused on story and narrative, similar to what we've seen in 5th gen games, there are even stories with a darker and more mature tone like post-apocalyptic worlds or a world overrun by a zombie invasion. Some fangames and hackroms even invite you to do a Nuzlocke Challenge to make these games more difficult.
And one more thing. This fandom is capable of making fangames and hackroms based on multimedia adaptations that this franchise has had, as I have seen that there are fangames and hackroms that are based on the anime and there are fangames and hackroms that are based on the Pokemon Adventures manga.
Because of that. I end up praising the Pokemon fandom more, than the Sonic fandom, because they don't go there with comments from the typical immature purist saying "This doesn't look like what I played on x console".
I hope that the next SAGE and SHC, will show even a couple of fangames, hackroms and mods based on AOSTH, Archie, Fleetway, Underground and Sonic X. At least a game featuring Sally and the Freedom Fighters, a game featuring Cosmo or a Knuckles game featuring Julie-Su, Enerjak, the Dark Legion and whatever Ken Penders came up with for the story and lore of the Echidnas in Archie. Because if they don't show any of that, we fall back into the endless cycle of fangames that are copy and paste of the official games and that Sonic fans are not real fans because they didn't see all his series and comics.