PeterPancake

The Classic design is more iconic to the nostalgic audience although I'm sure the majority of people can't be bothered to tell the difference between Classic and Modern. I think he will be Classic, though. I.e brown eyes, shorter legs and round stomach. All signs point to their version of Sonic being more Classic-inspired

Hopefully Sonic looks more detailed than this. This still doesn't fit into live action. Add more detail to the eyes and the limbs (twig arms/legs make no sense anatomically) and the peach colored parts should be furry too or have a realistic texture. He still looks like a plastic doll. They need to fully embrace the Pikachu art style. Classic design but realistic details.

I'm excited to see the Highway chase described in the footage

We really wouldn't have. Because the people at the event were not hardcore Sonic fans. They likely can't even tell the difference between Modern and Classic as the differences are not that drastic. The cute Sonic comment somebody made has me convinced though, that it will be classic. Everything seems to add up to the design as well as the movie itself taking more inspiration from the Genisis era. That doesnt really matter, though. Because it's a new Interpretation of Sonic in a new continuity so that means new ground rules are being set for this universe. (And Classic Sonic did break the sound barrier in Sonic Underground but that's besides the point. )

It's definitely going to be more detailed than that. That's just the game design but flocked. They will probably add detail on his eyes, mouth (real mouth) and the fur will look more realistic than that. Like real animal fur. I also think it may be Classic Sonic. As somebody said they thought Sonic looked as cute as Detective Pikachu and they want a plushie of him. Modern Sonic doesn't spring to mind as cute imo. I wouldn't be surprised because they have been teasing Classic Sonic for awhile on set.

That depends on which version of Sonic you're thinking about. Because unlike Mario, Sonic has veered into Sci-Fi action territory multiple times. Just look at the Sonic Adventure series, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic 06, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic X, SATAM, Archie comics etc. The franchise lends itself wayyy more to a blockbuster action movie than Mario. Now post-Colors and pre-Adventure? Yeah, you have a point. But something like Sonic Adventure 2 adapted into a movie could TOTALLY be a blockbuster in vein of TMNT or Avengers. In fact, if that was adapted to live action, it would HAVE to be PG-13 because of how dark and depressing the Shadow material is.

The reason why they originally conceived the movie as live action in the first place was so they could make a Blockbuster PG-13 franchise. That's what the project was ORIGINALLY conceived to be when it was announced. Sony wanted it to take over/be a replacement for their Resident Evil franchise which was coming to a close. And the thing is, you can not do that with an animated movie because they will never have the same clout as live action films. And even you, yourself admitted that. Now I'm not 100% sure what this movie has ultimately become under Paramount but I believe the original ideas are being kept intact of a PG-13 action movie having talked to the current writer in the past. So that's justification for why an animated Sonic movie would have never satisfed the studio. Not under Paramount or Sony at least (Pixar, DreamWorks or Illumination are a different story) And those designs look fine, dude. There has to be a translation from the source material. Having Sonic look like rubber in live action would have been a no go for the GA unless it marketed itself as a Roger Rabbit-esque movie where the premise makes fun of itself.

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This Sonic will not look that different. He will just look more like a real creature; more like something that COULD exist in a real world environment. What's so wrong with that? We can compare it to Howard the Duck then. Another creature that's Caricaturized; The reaction was positive

It's really no different from Spider-Man being translated to live action

I'm hyped! Maybe they will show it at the Game Awards tonight?

They look cute. I would love to have that Jigglypuff in my home. Pikachu too. They look fantastic

Yet Detective Pikachu tested extremely well in test screenings. And many people love the new designs. The trailer surprised a lot of people and the designs look fantastic. The problem here was anybody expecting Sonic to look like a Pixar cartoon standing next to human beings. I have been telling you for months that's never going to happen. And don't cite the fan film because that was a poor take that was the result of an extremely limited budget. The Reception to Sonic could be really good if he looks like Pickachu and co.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of these We would be lucky if Sonic looked that good. Perfect blend of cartoon and realism

HA, told y'all they Sonic would look like Pikachu and the Pokemon. There was no way he'd look like Roger Rabbit in a real world environment. And what do you mean that's not a good sign? Everybody loved Detective Pikachu