Tumblr/Twitter Sonic's latest exploits

[Ellipsis-Ultima]

LOL at all these middle names

Apparantly I'm a Gold Enchilada.

What.

[Kfarc]

Another day, another tweet:

Tumblr hashtags:

#finals week #no pressure for those of you with exams #because nothing is worse than burning out the night before #then going to the test and realizing not only did you forget everything #but it's a scantron and you don't have a 2 pencil #or forgot the blue book #then you realize #you're not wearing pants #or trousers for our top hat wearing friends #anyway--we noticed our sheet is incomplete #Jul 22 minus May 2 equals 81 days #hope you bought your ticket because they're going VERY fast #g2gf

[Stardust]

I guess Mentos and Coca cola is such a deadly combination it can turn even the best men into evil moustached cretins...

[caseykz]

It's probably nothing, but the 'equation' for the 25th anniversary game is 'Bluray * Infinity', taken from the fb page.

...I don't get it.

[Kfarc]

1 hour ago, caseykz said:

It's probably nothing, but the 'equation' for the 25th anniversary game is 'Bluray * Infinity', taken from the fb page.

...I don't get it.

Maybe they're implying that new game will be on systems with Bluray? Like Xbox One and Play Station 4?

Also, a screenshot of what he's talking about.

[Jango]

Bluray is related to PlayStation, Infinity is related to Xbox. Platforms "confirmed"?

[Kfarc]

8 minutes ago, Jango said:

Bluray is related to PlayStation, Infinity is related to Xbox. Platforms "confirmed"?

I only hope that they didn't forgot about PC gamers...

Wait, how did you came from Infinity to Xbox?

[AIBOUU]

Hmm... am the only one who dont like sonic  twitter/tumbrl ? I mean I do realize its somehow funny sometimes but it feels like Sega is completly fine with the "sanic" thing. After all sanic was created by the old fans who saw modern  sonic as a nothing more than just a joke. Also his "design" is inspired by those 13 year olds and their ms paint art. So is sanic name infuenced by those creative names to fan characters. It may be just like i am taking this too seriously but shouldnt sega at least try to  erase the shameful sanic name instead of making it even more popular ? 

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

Happy Star Wars Day XD

[Kfarc]

May the Fourth (emerald) be with you:

Tumblr Hashtags:

#maythe4thbewithyou #i bet you were expecting a certain word to show up#one with EXTRA emphasis #sorry to disappoint #Don't be sad though #Anyone can make that pun because its easy #i'd rather do a lightsaber pub fight #Maybe a kylo ren joke with shadow #No--that's too niche and easy #could make star wars puns--but i can't think of a good relevant one #this is who i am

[Stardust]

5 hours ago, AIBOUU said:

Hmm... am the only one who dont like sonic  twitter/tumbrl ? I mean I do realize its somehow funny sometimes but it feels like Sega is completly fine with the "sanic" thing. After all sanic was created by the old fans who saw modern  sonic as a nothing more than just a joke. Also his "design" is inspired by those 13 year olds and their ms paint art. So is sanic name infuenced by those creative names to fan characters. It may be just like i am taking this too seriously but shouldnt sega at least try to  erase the shameful sanic name instead of making it even more popular ? 

I was afraid to voice my opinion on this. That's my sentiment regarding the whole social media joking about modern Sonic as well.

[Your Vest Friend]

At this point I think it's a common sentiment, if not a majority. It's all fine and dandy to poke fun at yourself, but there's not a good balance between that and actually celebrating parts of the franchise, and I'm sure that can take its toll.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

I know it's fine to poke fun as the franchise or whatnot as I do some of that to, but what strikes me about the Sonic social media is that some of their posts do give off a "we also think Sonic is shit, laugh with us!" vibe.

[-Ace-]

Our Blue Blur has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

with an exclusive sketch from Yuji Uekawa

 

[Kfarc]

2 minutes ago, -Ace- said:

Our Blue Blur has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

 

 

Tumblr hashtags to this image:

sonic world video game hall of fame   chili dogs go fasttoday the tags may be boring because we're being stolen into a meeting - arghghgh!boring meetings are the worstkind of like having to eat three spoonfuls of cinnamon straightor attempting to stuff thirty marshmallows in your mouth to win a betor when you realize its monday morningthankfully - it's thursday nowwhich means ONE MORE DAY UNTIL FRIDAYso we hope you guys enjoy this quick little sketchand congrats again to our little blue blur for this awesome award!

[Monkey Destruction Switch]

On 5/4/2016 at 0:15 PM, Sonikku Mikyeong said:

Happy Star Wars Day XD

A meme being used in a clever and funny way instead of just being there for its own sake? I approve heartily =)

[Drawloverlala]

Just now, -Ace- said:

Our Blue Blur has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

with an exclusive sketch from Yuji Uekawa

 

 

yaaay!! congrats for Sanic team!!!

its was about time!! i find weird that it wasn't there already hehehe  but well

[GeneHF]

Modern Sonic's flack shouldn't be surprising, since I'm sure you've all at least experienced it in some form. It's the unfortunate part of the sloppy parts of Sega's past that his particular division has a lot of things to rip on.

But much like a comedian's roast, we mock because we love. For example, I will rip on Sonic 06 (as would most people) but I do enjoy the game in a "This is awful but you can do so much nonsense that it enables you to change the gameplay to make it obtusely fun" way. Or that I genuinely believe Shadow's campaign is a decent enough venture that I'm willing to call the game Shadow the Hedgehog 2. You might see what I mean soon, or you're already familiar with enough of the exploits that others have shown off.

Sanic is something used to mock the franchise initially, yes. That doesn't mean we still can't enjoy the ludicrous nature of the rib and embrace it. Much like Mr. Needlemouse or Sketchog (remember that one?), he's become a little more of an internal favorite, especially with one of our more artistic staff. It's basically the embodiment of Sonic as a meme and it comes from a playful nature.

That said, I've been reading around a few places feedback and it IS taken into consideration. Example: recently, someone was very kind to remind us that it's also the 10th anniversary of Riders, ergo the Babylon Rogues. While they're pretty generic and forgettable in the games (they're mostly in spin off titles with light plots anyway), they do have fans, either from their looks or their more recent characterizations in the comics. They will have their time soon, much like Silver will have closer to the end of the year.

And while I'm honestly a little confused how the word meme is thrown around (I see it more as just an image or a thing that gets replicated and altered heavily--see Shia Lebouf, Rare Pepe, etc--rather than what appears to be it taking the place of the word joke), we have been relaxing it some after the Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3 Trial tease (which is a real thing and will be released, so I hope you enjoy playing it. Lots of love to the Adventure story in it.)

Really, we're just looking to have a little fun while the execs keep us locked in a dark corner of secrecy. I mean, we're not withholding a game announcement to watch you all squirm. We literally have nothing to say on the front. At all. We're just as anxious as most of you! Still, we have a few more fun things lined up for you all until the dungeon door opens and they throw us what lovely little scrap of new game info we can share.

So for now, sit back and enjoy the ride with us.  We've gotta speed, keed.

[Indigo Rush]

15 minutes ago, GeneHF said:

things and stuff of importance and intelligence

Thanks for coming in to clear a few things up and address the fans here. I think the memes are funny, but it does kind of bother a few minority pockets of the fanbase, so it's definitely good to hear that you're all doing a balance. Looking forward to what the future holds for the series.

Until then, I'mma keep the meme space covered on the BINGO card.

Spoiler

 

[GeneHF]

>References and Best Characters not checked off

Bruh...

[FriendBot]

2 minutes ago, GeneHF said:

>References and Best Characters not checked off

Bruh...

Well a game has to come out first to check those boxes off dude.

[Indigo Rush]

15 minutes ago, GeneHF said:

>References and Best Characters not checked off

Bruh...

my bad, haven't updated it in a few months

[Your Vest Friend]

49 minutes ago, GeneHF said:

While they're pretty generic and forgettable in the games (they're mostly in spin off titles with light plots anyway), they do have fans, either from their looks or their more recent characterizations in the comics.

Um, actually I think the vast majority of Babylon Rogue fans are because of the games. The only arcs where they've been part of the story are Treasure Team Tango (probably the team with the least to do because the other three got more material), and Babylon Rising (can't remember most of what they did, but they were overshadowed by Sonic and the Grand Battle Kukku due to the events going on at the time). They haven't even appeared past the reboot save for a cameo on the cover of #258. I certainly haven't seen any BR fans cite the comics as a primary reason for liking them.

[shdowhunt60]

2 minutes ago, Detective Reptiles said:

Um, actually I think the vast majority of Babylon Rogue fans are because of the games. The only arcs where they've been part of the story are Treasure Team Tango (probably the team with the least to do because the other three got more material), and Babylon Rising (can't remember most of what they did, but they were overshadowed by Sonic and the Grand Battle Kukku due to the events going on at the time). They haven't even appeared past the reboot save for a cameo on the cover of #258. I certainly haven't seen any BR fans cite the comics as a primary reason for liking them.

I honestly didn't even know there were Babylon Rogues fans in the first place. They're such non-notable characters.

But yeah, the Rogues have barely ever appeared in the comics. Hell, the Battle Kukku with Speedy have more substantial significance than the rogues do.

[GeneHF]

That actually surprises me a little, but if you say so. Even if they too were scant in the comics (I admit I only keep up with them when I have the time), I personally thought they were a little better characterized there. They're non-factors outside of the first game. Really, their purpose makes me think of Solo in Mega Man Star Force where he's somewhat of a big presence in his debut, then in the next game, he has very little reason to be there outside of a thread of a plot point.

Coincidentally, both center around ancient civilizations and how they're related to the characters.