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This obviously wasn't meant to be taken completely seriously. And I get that. However, I do feel like you intended at least SOME of it to be taken as such. Like the way you talked about legit things with Sega and their absurd business practices and how much of a douche nozzle Naka was/is. And I really enjoyed that segment. But... after the 90s you basically just devolved into 'Durrr Sonic sucks because it does' and baiting fanboys into rage. Half way through the video I already knew exactly what you were going to say for each game and how you would joke about it. Overall the writing wasn't very good and I only really laughed at a few things.
Your "assessments" of some games left me scratching my head. For example: What was the hate with Chaotix? It's not a great game mind, but it didn't deserve the NOOOO montage. You didn't even bother including actual gameplay or explaining why it's so horrible, even in passing. You then later turned around and did that for Sonic 06, a decidedly much WORSE game.
Which was also the SA3 joke you should have made, too. Heroes was nothing like Adventure when 06 clearly was trying it's damnest to be one. Would have fit much better.
Now, obviously, there seemed to be some troll bait in there but honestly- I've seen you post here on Retro before and I know for a fact at least SOME of that video was you being serious. Which, again, would be fine if you bothered to explain WHY more of the games were bad. Just something more than 'This is shit' and moving on to the next title would have been nicer, I believe. Especially if you're going to glaze over a game like Generations and call it anything less than a good game. I like Generations as much as the next guy but it is by no means perfect and I could rip it to shreds if I wanted to get critical. Which is what you should have done instead of hand waving it entirely like most games you mentioned.
Overall it seemed like you were trying to emulate the Harry S. Plinkett reviews from Red Letter Media in the way the video is put together and the way you read the commentary in a dry and somewhat disgruntled manner. Not a bad thing, but I feel like that only carried you so far. The great thing about Plinkett reviews is that they're usually a well balanced mix of serious reviewing and silly bathroom humor. Which is what you tried, but you went too heavy on the humor and not enough actual review. I can find and watch any old youtube video with a nerd ranting on and on about how a game sucks without stating his reasons why he thinks so. They're just not very funny. More substance with your name calling makes for a more entertaining and interesting video.
Now don't get me misunderstood here: I'm not upset at anything you said (I think we've all become desensitized to hating on Sonic games by now right?) and hell, I even agreed with some things you ranted about. But for the most part you just droned on and on about how bad Sonic sucks without really...saying anything. If you're going to tear a series a new asshole, you can't do it half way, you need to expand upon 'Hurr Sonic is shit'. Basically what you need to take from this (if you are at all, that is) is take more time on your writing. Work on your humor, your delivery, and most importantly fine tune your editing and timing. If this was meant to be taken at least somewhat seriously, you should treat it as such.
Your "assessments" of some games left me scratching my head. For example: What was the hate with Chaotix? It's not a great game mind, but it didn't deserve the NOOOO montage. You didn't even bother including actual gameplay or explaining why it's so horrible, even in passing. You then later turned around and did that for Sonic 06, a decidedly much WORSE game.
Which was also the SA3 joke you should have made, too. Heroes was nothing like Adventure when 06 clearly was trying it's damnest to be one. Would have fit much better. Now, obviously, there seemed to be some troll bait in there but honestly- I've seen you post here on Retro before and I know for a fact at least SOME of that video was you being serious. Which, again, would be fine if you bothered to explain WHY more of the games were bad. Just something more than 'This is shit' and moving on to the next title would have been nicer, I believe. Especially if you're going to glaze over a game like Generations and call it anything less than a good game. I like Generations as much as the next guy but it is by no means perfect and I could rip it to shreds if I wanted to get critical. Which is what you should have done instead of hand waving it entirely like most games you mentioned.
Overall it seemed like you were trying to emulate the Harry S. Plinkett reviews from Red Letter Media in the way the video is put together and the way you read the commentary in a dry and somewhat disgruntled manner. Not a bad thing, but I feel like that only carried you so far. The great thing about Plinkett reviews is that they're usually a well balanced mix of serious reviewing and silly bathroom humor. Which is what you tried, but you went too heavy on the humor and not enough actual review. I can find and watch any old youtube video with a nerd ranting on and on about how a game sucks without stating his reasons why he thinks so. They're just not very funny. More substance with your name calling makes for a more entertaining and interesting video.
Now don't get me misunderstood here: I'm not upset at anything you said (I think we've all become desensitized to hating on Sonic games by now right?) and hell, I even agreed with some things you ranted about. But for the most part you just droned on and on about how bad Sonic sucks without really...saying anything. If you're going to tear a series a new asshole, you can't do it half way, you need to expand upon 'Hurr Sonic is shit'. Basically what you need to take from this (if you are at all, that is) is take more time on your writing. Work on your humor, your delivery, and most importantly fine tune your editing and timing. If this was meant to be taken at least somewhat seriously, you should treat it as such.
