I'm not sure what I found funnier, The comic or the fact that the words "Sonic brand has a very diverse and sophisticated fanbase"
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I was laughing more at the quote than at the journo-face xD
How can anyone say that with a straight face?
How can anyone say that with a straight face?
I was about to defend them from this when I remembered this
and this
As far as the comic goes though it really wasn't that great, what the man said in real life in the interview was funny, this was just taking it and making no joke on its own save for explaining that what he said was funny.
and this
As far as the comic goes though it really wasn't that great, what the man said in real life in the interview was funny, this was just taking it and making no joke on its own save for explaining that what he said was funny.
Hehe.Aroddo said:
It's just "current affairs" being used to prove an unrelated point. It just so happens there is a real-world interview recently that can be used as the topic to trigger this comic's point, so it got used.
If Half Life Episode 3 suddenly is released tomorrow and it has... ... I donno, platform levels (re: Xen levels) as an example, you betcha your ass our dear author will severely MOCK platforming in FPSs using that new game as the vehicle of the joke.
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I shudder at the thought of Gordon Freeman going "It'saa me, Mario!"
I know I just bought a ticket to hell for this, but I laughed in the first video. The man's hatred for Amy is just...sad. And the end made me throw up a little.him over there said:
OT: Oi! Not all Sonic fans are batshit insane. The rest of us just quietly wait for a decent game to come out every few years.
The comic was hilarious though. His face in second and third panels are golden.
Oh, that's just mean spirited. As someone who doesn't interact with sonic fans and as someone who probably missed the event that gave this stigma to the sonic fans in the first place, can someone please explain to me what the problem with the sonic fan base is? Is it just because they like the terrible to meh games, or is it their attitudes? This comic seems like that kind of broad over-generalization that I hate and expect from something like Fox.
Normally i would be annoyed that this comic has broken the golden rule of the internet gaming community (1. Do NOT talk about the Sonic Fanbase). Yet, i can't help but laugh at how true it is and honestly? I'm surprised he held it in for six months..i'd have lost it within 6 seconds.
That man has some serious self control.
That man has some serious self control.
While yes, a lot of video game fandoms tend to get ridiculous, but the Sonic fandom has gained a lot of infamy over the years. I think everyone will give you a different answer as to why they think the fandom is so bad, but for me it's the art. I've seen way too many people on DeviantArt obsessively flaunt their recolored characters, claim them as OCs, get really self-important, and then get up in a frenzy when someone tells them that they aren't real artists for using the fill tool in MS Paint. At least for me, this happens with insane frequency in the Sonic fanbase, moreso than other fandoms.jdogtwodolla said:
Also, there's Chris-chan. I can't link his ED article here, cause ED is pretty NSFW, but you have to go look it up if you haven't already.
Seriously? Noone has qoute this guy looking like Kira yet? ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C65oaIHsdYM
There. ^_^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C65oaIHsdYM
There. ^_^
rembrandtqeinstein said:
It's news to me that Sonic Adventure itself is so poorly regarded; I remember everyone being crazy about the first one, and to a lesser extent the second one at the time, and while I never had a Dreamcast, I recently bought the PC version on a Steam sale, and I have to say, it's what a 3D sonic game should be. The series did take a nosedive after that, though, reaching an absolute nadir with Sonic 2006. Seriously, in that one you really did stop if you bumped into a wall unless there was a canned animation for it -- and even the canned animations were more likely to glitch out and kill you than not. In Adventure, the physics were based on the side scrollers, and you'd run up any walls that weren't completely vertical.Mahorfeus said:
Well, that's the problem with media presentations. To be honest I supposed "diverse and sophisticated" does apply, given that it has multiple facets and some fairly complex desires. Basically you've got the 30-something original sonic fans, the furries, and of course kids who are given Sonic games due to it's long standing image as a "kid safe" property.
In short to develop a sonic game they have to try and walk between the raindrops of the new technology kids today are expecting, the retro desires of the original fans in an era where fairly straightforward 2d platformers aren't common, and those who are into sonic simply due to the anthromorphics... coming up with artwork that is inherantly kid friendly but open to deviant sexualization by a fan community probably isn't as easy as many people give it credit for.
Spelling all that out wouldn't flow well in a speech, and probably wouldn't be considered positive. All three of those audiences need to be catered to, while many people would be thinking "WTF" in regards to the furries, if you look at the material out there about Sonic on various art sites and so on, you'll see it's been going on for years and years. That fan base, while creepy, has been a part of the platform holding up Der Hedgehog for this long. It's also the most reliable part of the platform since the original fans of "classic" Sonic tend to be constantly disappointed and buy products sporadically, while the interest of kids has always been transient, with an interest in Sonic fading in and out. The Furries however have pretty much always been there with their deviant art pages, and "alternative lifestyle" pages. Basically when you check out sites like say Encyclopedia Dramatica and similar and find that people have covered "Sonic Themed Furpiles" (ie orgies full of furries in suits) complete with eye-burning photos (no, I have not checked recently, but I imagine I could find links easily enough, I just won't because it would probably violate Escapist policy... and really you DON'T want to see it even if you think you do) with some surprising regularity, your looking at a market so fanatical where they probably buy up every Sonic property there is and represent a marketing force... basically if these guys buy crotchless/buttless fursuits (and perhaps more than one to become differant characters) which can cost thousands of dollars apiece, it's a foregone conclusion they are going to buy your next game. I'd imagine that if various expose/dark humor/internet culture sites have covered and outed this, TEAM SONIC can't exactly be oblivious.
In short to develop a sonic game they have to try and walk between the raindrops of the new technology kids today are expecting, the retro desires of the original fans in an era where fairly straightforward 2d platformers aren't common, and those who are into sonic simply due to the anthromorphics... coming up with artwork that is inherantly kid friendly but open to deviant sexualization by a fan community probably isn't as easy as many people give it credit for.
Spelling all that out wouldn't flow well in a speech, and probably wouldn't be considered positive. All three of those audiences need to be catered to, while many people would be thinking "WTF" in regards to the furries, if you look at the material out there about Sonic on various art sites and so on, you'll see it's been going on for years and years. That fan base, while creepy, has been a part of the platform holding up Der Hedgehog for this long. It's also the most reliable part of the platform since the original fans of "classic" Sonic tend to be constantly disappointed and buy products sporadically, while the interest of kids has always been transient, with an interest in Sonic fading in and out. The Furries however have pretty much always been there with their deviant art pages, and "alternative lifestyle" pages. Basically when you check out sites like say Encyclopedia Dramatica and similar and find that people have covered "Sonic Themed Furpiles" (ie orgies full of furries in suits) complete with eye-burning photos (no, I have not checked recently, but I imagine I could find links easily enough, I just won't because it would probably violate Escapist policy... and really you DON'T want to see it even if you think you do) with some surprising regularity, your looking at a market so fanatical where they probably buy up every Sonic property there is and represent a marketing force... basically if these guys buy crotchless/buttless fursuits (and perhaps more than one to become differant characters) which can cost thousands of dollars apiece, it's a foregone conclusion they are going to buy your next game. I'd imagine that if various expose/dark humor/internet culture sites have covered and outed this, TEAM SONIC can't exactly be oblivious.
Mmmm... furry baguette.... *drool*Tharwen said:That's not a baby seal, it's a furry baguette with a face.RJ 17 said:
Baby seal approves of today's comic and the joke of sophisticated Sonic fans.
He also wants to know how Sonic fans are even still around. >.>
Obviously.
OT: kinda funny strip, but I don't really think it was all that good. Going out of your way to mock the Sonic fanbase isn't something I expected--it's pretty played out at this point. I don't give a shit about the games, lol, just seems... old.
