I'd probably consider myself a Sonic fan in general, although I wouldn't say I'm die-hard or anything. I didn't really enjoy Frontiers, although I *am* excited by the team branching out and trying something new.
And really, the two movies that have come out so far have actually been... I'll say, *decent*. The first was inoffensive but pretty week, but I actually daresay I *enjoyed* the second movie. Ironically, I think Jim Carey is maybe the weakest link of the bunch (his humor just hasn't *quite* landed, imo).
But something I've heard *loads* of people say, over and over again, is how hyped they would be to just hear "Live & Learn" blasting in the third movie. And by all accounts, it seems like a lot more people were into Sonic Adventure 2 than I guess I ever realized?
It's really got me thinking, Sonic Adventure 2 was really the last time that Sonic was "at the top of the game", so to speak. The gaming industry obviously changed quite a bit, and I'd probably argue that Sonic Team's benchmark for quality started to slip, but it's clear that people remember SA2 in particular very fondly.
Just coming from a marketing perspective alone, I feel like Sega could actually *really* capitalize on that. But they'd need to start like RIGHT fucking NOW.
For example, I would totally get a "Chao Garden" app in the works, fucking immediately. The combination of a tamagatchi/digimon sort of game, they could obviously slap in some gatcha elements easily enough, and would be the easiest thing in the world to add promotions for all their games. Again, it's just another avenue to tap into peoples' nostalgia. For my part, I would personally pay like any amount of money possible to see re-issues of the original SOAP Scorchers (ie. "grind shoes" from SA2). Or even improve the design with something more authentic to Sonic's actual shoes in SA2.
But yeah, I think they've got a golden opportunity, especially with the third Sonic movie on the way, which obviously has Shadow.
The time is now, Sega.
And really, the two movies that have come out so far have actually been... I'll say, *decent*. The first was inoffensive but pretty week, but I actually daresay I *enjoyed* the second movie. Ironically, I think Jim Carey is maybe the weakest link of the bunch (his humor just hasn't *quite* landed, imo).
But something I've heard *loads* of people say, over and over again, is how hyped they would be to just hear "Live & Learn" blasting in the third movie. And by all accounts, it seems like a lot more people were into Sonic Adventure 2 than I guess I ever realized?
It's really got me thinking, Sonic Adventure 2 was really the last time that Sonic was "at the top of the game", so to speak. The gaming industry obviously changed quite a bit, and I'd probably argue that Sonic Team's benchmark for quality started to slip, but it's clear that people remember SA2 in particular very fondly.
Just coming from a marketing perspective alone, I feel like Sega could actually *really* capitalize on that. But they'd need to start like RIGHT fucking NOW.
For example, I would totally get a "Chao Garden" app in the works, fucking immediately. The combination of a tamagatchi/digimon sort of game, they could obviously slap in some gatcha elements easily enough, and would be the easiest thing in the world to add promotions for all their games. Again, it's just another avenue to tap into peoples' nostalgia. For my part, I would personally pay like any amount of money possible to see re-issues of the original SOAP Scorchers (ie. "grind shoes" from SA2). Or even improve the design with something more authentic to Sonic's actual shoes in SA2.
But yeah, I think they've got a golden opportunity, especially with the third Sonic movie on the way, which obviously has Shadow.
The time is now, Sega.
