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Message: [QUOTE="ThatOneLum, post: 174506, member: 309457"] yeah, to be honest, my point was more that with an IP like Sonic, the kooky shit gives you a lot of room to maneavuer, but doesn't mean that everything will work. for example, in Star Wars, the inclusion of Midichlorians is hated not because it doesn't make sense, if anything it makes too much sense. IMO the reason people hate that is because it takes away from The Force being an otherworldy energy that binds all living beings together, instead making it an easy-to-explain natural phenomenon like a hormone system or sweating. Similarly, with Sonic being about something this silly/zany, you have so much room to breathe and do basically whatever you'd like with the narrative, but that doesn't mean you can just do anything you'd like, e.g: Bestiality moment in '06 I think that you can do almost anything within the Sonic universe as long as it remains consistent. The big issue with current Sonic canon is that it's simultaneously constrained by wanting to be taken seriously (ancient civilizations and world-shattering destruction keep cropping up) but still totally mental when it tries to do anything because we're watching these characters react overly dramatically despite all being very silly/whimsical in the way they're designed. I think in many ways they just need to dial it back a bit. It's all well and good having these dramatic moments, and when they're earned they can feel epic, but for a bit, it would be nice to have some more laid back moments in the Sonic canon to really re-define the characters fro the new crop of fans who've shown up over the past decade. Honestly, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the most enjoyable Sonic story experiences I've had in ages because we were seeing the characters just interacting with each other and having a chill time. I'd like to see a new sonic game that can still be epic and dramatic where it counts, but also allows the characters to do some of the fun/funny stuff we used to see them do back in the day. [/QUOTE]

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