Sonic Boom (Working Title)

[JezMM]

I also gotta say that the environment just looks way too realistic to be like Sonic. Like, there's nothing "Sonic-y" about it besides the loop, which I guess amplifies why this looks so off from what to expect from a good Sonic show. :v

 

The palm trees are fairly cartooney.  I'm fine with it to be honest, it's basically the art style Unleashed, Generations and Colours had.  Realistic environments with zany architecture or zany environments with realistic architecture in Unleashed and Colours respectively, with a natural blend of both for Generations.

[Komodin]

So is the general census is that Tails is the only one who wasn't completely bastardized? (And Amy to an extent)

 

Well, that wrench being prominently displayed in his silhouette isn't exactly speaking well of how he'll likely be characterized.

[Person]

I traced over the shadows and tried to make them look as close as possible to their game counterparts:

Yeah, I can't draw Knuckles' head at all...

Edited October 2, 2013 by Person

[JezMM]

What if the wrench is actually his hand and he's horribly mutated too.

[Soniman]

Well, that wrench being prominently displayed in his silhouette isn't exactly speaking well of how he'll likely be characterized.

 

You mean being the smart mechanic guy like he always is? Yeah, I guess that would be pretty bad....

[KHCast]

Catching up, I'm sort of interested in what I've heard so far. I'm not a huge fan of buffles, but hey, they could have gone worse!

 

We'll see where this show goes.( I'm hoping I can at least see one episode before I leave for two years!)

[Wraith]

You mean being the smart mechanic guy like he always is? Yeah, I guess that would be pretty bad....

 

It would be if he's just the walking tool kit again, yeah. 

[Soniman]

It would be if he's just the walking tool kit again, yeah. 

 

Well fuck, it's not like it would be easy to portray Tails' strong relationship with Sonic and sarcastic nature through a still shillouette now would it?

Edited October 2, 2013 by Soniman

[SonikkuForever]

I'm grasping at straws here, but Genao Productions, the team working on Sonic Boom, are also working on a new Alvin & The Chipmunks series. They redesigned Alvin and this is what he looks like now:

 

 

 

 

Could Sonic have a similar art style? Some of Genao's other CG cartoons look really nice - bright colors, detailed environments, and smooth animations that would be at home in a feature film. I have pretty high hopes for this series.

[Wraith]

Well fuck, it's not like it would be easy to portray Tails' strong relationship with Sonic and sarcastic nature through a still shillouette now would it?

 

No. I'm just explaining the point. Not trying to take sides,

[Kuzu]

My problem with Tails stems more from the fact that they are emphasizing his tech side, and not the fact that he can fucking fly.

[WarioBone]

I just cannot understand why they've decided to make the characters look different when they're trying to reach uniform, worldwide brand-recognition for the series if they weren't planning on changing them permanently.

 

I mean, what the fuck?!  It's completely backwards.

[Kuzu]

I'm grasping at straws here, but Genao Productions, the team working on Sonic Boom, are also working on a new Alvin & The Chipmunks series. They redesigned Alvin and this is what he looks like now:

 

 

 

 

Could Sonic have a similar art style? Some of Genao's other CG cartoons look really nice - bright colors, detailed environments, and smooth animations that would be at home in a feature film. I have pretty high hopes for this series.

...This actually doesn't that bad; its a nice blend of the classic and modern from the movies.

[Blue Blood]

We attend various events and show it off... like global events... like say... Brand Licensing Europe... which Sega are attending, in a few weeks time. To show off all their licenses which are for sale.

 

Buried underneath all that attitude, you managed to get the answer out. Thank-you, I suppose.

 

Seriously Hogfather, there's no need for that attitude or for you not to just say straight up that you were thinking about BLE. It's really annoying and kinda rude.

 

Now that you've said it though, yes I agree it will be interesting to see if this pops up there or anywhere else over the coming year. I'd be surprised if SEGA didn't take it to any of these events. This announcement in particular is just weeks before the launch of the first new big Sonic game since 2011 and just before BLE starts. It sounds like good timing. How soon we'll find out anything is another matter though, cause as you said these things at these events are very often made to be kept secret.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Blue Blood

[Victoes]

Guys the SSMB banner predicted it, just like it predicted the sonic lost world opening. SEE!

 

 

[Tara]

I'm grasping at straws here, but Genao Productions, the team working on Sonic Boom, are also working on a new Alvin & The Chipmunks series. They redesigned Alvin and this is what he looks like now:

 

 

 

 

Could Sonic have a similar art style? Some of Genao's other CG cartoons look really nice - bright colors, detailed environments, and smooth animations that would be at home in a feature film. I have pretty high hopes for this series.

Not bad, actually.  I wouldn't mind if it looks a little like this.  But it still needs to be fairly close to their Sega counterparts.

[Tenko]

Huh that Alvin redesign looks a hell of a lot better than the horrible live action movie version. Still not as good as the 80's/90's cartoon tho. I'm a purest

[Blue Blood]

Courtesy of ashthedragon at Retro:

 

 

I don't think it's a bad attempt at a 'normal' interpretation. Still not liking it though, mainly because of Steroid Fingers in the middle there.

Edited October 2, 2013 by Blue Blood

[Badnik Mechanic]

You know... I'm going to put up an semi-orginal complaint about this...

 

Pretend, you know nothing about Sonic. Just pretend you know absolutely nothing about Sonic, you don't know what he looks like, who his friends are... you don't even know that he's a hedgehog.

 

I come upto you and say the following.

 

"This is our teaser image for a new TV show called Sonic Boom in which Sonic and his friends fight against a villain trying to turn their friends into robots"

 

 

Which one of those images do you think is Sonic?

 

Me? If you had asked me that? I would say... Knuckles... Why would I say that?

 

Well, for starters, we have 4 characters standing in a line, and due to the way these things work, we can discard the ones on the outside since they're never the main protagonist, it's always the 'central' character.

 

But we have 2 people it could be... So which one is it? Remember you know nothing about Sonic.

 

Which one out of those is standing like a stereotypical hero with the big muscles and the arching back? Which one of those looks like they fight robots? It's Knuckles, for me, I would pick him every time.

 

Does anyone else see a bit of a problem with this? Especially when it comes to marketting it? Fortunately I suspect that Sonic as a brand character is strong enough that virtually anyone who this is being pitched too won't be confused but, if you didn't know much, from that image, Knuckles looks like the main protagonist, not Sonic.

[JezMM]

Maybe; in this day and age I assume the big muscley guy to be a secondary character type.  It's not really the 80's anymore.

 

And even then it feels like a really fruitless argument considering the whole... "Sonic the Hedgehog being a household name for two decades" thing.

 

 

No they are not going to have any trouble marketing who the main character is at all.

Edited October 2, 2013 by JezMM

[Knuckles The Echidna]

Mega pumped for this! Can't wait to see the first preview and see what the animation will be like!

[Blue Blood]

Does anyone else see a bit of a problem with this? Especially when it comes to marketting it? Fortunately I suspect that Sonic as a brand character is strong enough that virtually anyone who this is being pitched too won't be confused but, if you didn't know much, from that image, Knuckles looks like the main protagonist, not Sonic.

 

I see what you mean, but don't really agree. What we're looking at is four silhouettes in the earliest piece of marketing that this project has had. Knuckles stands out as a character with a definable trait- his big and muscular. We then have Tails, who's holding a tool and last of all Amy, who's clearly 'the girl'. The main character in a series like this is usually the 'normal' one. Sonic here fits that bill by being somewhat unremarkable, while Knuckles is clearly more of a cliché in physical design.

 

That's one thing that you get when looking at even the regular designs from the games- Sonic himself is clearly the main character and the others all use his design as a base, or are completely different.

 

After that you have to remember that licensing and public marketing will likely better showcase the main character, as well as the fact that your scenario is almost entirely theoretically because Sonic's been a really wel known brand for over 20 years. I doubt that there'll be any confusion.

Edited October 2, 2013 by Blue Blood

[Diogenes]

The Big Guy is generally not The Leader, so I don't think that's much of a concern.

[Lady Soniko]

That and Sonic, even as a silhouette is more iconic and recognizable even more more so than Mickey Mouse.

[Cyrus]

AoStH and SatAM Robotnik say hi.

Edited October 2, 2013 by Auto