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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2022
  • In this segment of this week's Podcast Beyond, Akeem Lawanson FINALLY confronts Brian Altano on words that were said about Sonic the Hedgehog as a video game series. Will Brian realize how wrong he was, or will he double down on his thoughts on Sonic, especially after Sonic Frontier just released? Was Sonic Mania not good enough?

Комментарии • 961

  • @Enigma093
    @Enigma093 Год назад +1643

    This is the most unexpected thing to have happen this year

  • @althebeastisbay
    @althebeastisbay Год назад +2208

    The Sonic Unleashed reviewer would disagree

    • @IGN
      @IGN  Год назад +3265

      That's fine, he hasn't worked here for 12 years.

    • @chickenpotbiebro202
      @chickenpotbiebro202 Год назад +496

      @@IGN dam

    • @Rayquaza894
      @Rayquaza894 Год назад +561

      @@IGNbruh…..you didn’t have to do him like that

    • @farhaadjagga2907
      @farhaadjagga2907 Год назад +273

      @@IGN that explains a lot

    • @zyber-tube8930
      @zyber-tube8930 Год назад +270

      @@IGN Wow. 😐. Guess that means Sonic Unleashed (PS3/X360/PC.Version) is now one of the best Sonic games now, huh? Nice! 😁.

  • @boeufbourgeoisie
    @boeufbourgeoisie Год назад +1055

    Well, this is new. Showing remorse, IGN?

    • @HOL457
      @HOL457 Год назад +68

      That’s not their style.

    • @Terminal_Apotos
      @Terminal_Apotos Год назад +189

      Nice Unleashed Reference

    • @watch6565
      @watch6565 Год назад +259

      If you played nice, we wouldn't have disproved all your reviews

    • @innocentzbat
      @innocentzbat Год назад +82

      @@watch6565 The guy who reviewed it 12 years ago: GOTCHA!!!

    • @JuanRomeroH
      @JuanRomeroH Год назад +6

      😂😂😂

  • @BeeGBoss
    @BeeGBoss Год назад +462

    This truly feels like a redemption arc

  • @CorgiButtOnWheels
    @CorgiButtOnWheels Год назад +303

    As a sonic fan: Thank you~ As a Crash Bandicoot fan: How DARE you sir!

  • @robton
    @robton Год назад +589

    HIRE THIS MAN FOR EVERY SONIC REVIEW

  • @ianroyo2234
    @ianroyo2234 Год назад +700

    As a Sonic fan, this was comedic gold.

    • @Mihdndo
      @Mihdndo Год назад +8

      Yea,it was

  • @ChrisLoos1
    @ChrisLoos1 Год назад +554

    This is a great bit, and demonstrates the best possible way to deal with an opinion that hasn't aged well. You gotta be able to own up and laugh at yourself. Well done Akeem and Brian.

  • @CTC6921
    @CTC6921 Год назад +545

    The long awaited sequel.

    • @meltatron9794
      @meltatron9794 Год назад +42

      The most unespected but necesary sequel...

    • @NoNamex1412
      @NoNamex1412 Год назад +13

      @@meltatron9794 we all needed this

    • @kamexii
      @kamexii Год назад +14

      one of the rare occasions the sequel is better than the original

    • @markofthewolvessucks8930
      @markofthewolvessucks8930 Год назад +7

      @@kamexii facts

  • @ShahriarXV
    @ShahriarXV Год назад +347

    I'm glad they embrace it. They really turned this around the best way possible.

  • @graptakular
    @graptakular Год назад +141

    A Sonic Underground reference? Wow, thats about as deep as it gets. Give that man a raise, and a mouth to look into.

  • @jackyu5883
    @jackyu5883 Год назад +189

    Six years later, how the table has turned

  • @moistprongs1622
    @moistprongs1622 Год назад +420

    Between this and Seth's sonic rant on NVC, this is truly an amazing time to be alive

    • @IGN
      @IGN  Год назад +211

      Can confirm that Seth is a magical being.

    • @CowbopBeBoy
      @CowbopBeBoy Год назад +28

      @@IGN Shucks

    • @windy3935
      @windy3935 Год назад +14

      Hmm, who is Seth and NVC?

    • @acct4600
      @acct4600 Год назад +2

      link & timestamp to NVC episode?

    • @saliw3354
      @saliw3354 Год назад +8

      @@windy3935 nvc is another podcast of ign and Seth is the host. Recently in nvc the sonic frontier reviewer said the sequel of it has potential to be a 10 out of 10 masterpiece.

  • @CrizzyEyes
    @CrizzyEyes Год назад +165

    Sonic may not have had the best selling games compared to the likes of Mario, but the franchise's influence can't be denied. You don't see that many people making Mario OC's on DeviantArt. That's a weird way to put it, but Sonic's influence on young people was and is profound. There were many more cartoons, movies, etc. than Mario ever had. Nintendo is obsessed with keeping its brand safe and controlled; they tend not to risk making licensed material like this. Until recently again with the Mario movie. I'm not sure what Brian's bar for a "truly great franchise" is but Sonic, despite its low points, seems like it should meet that bar.

    • @christopherlyndsay8611
      @christopherlyndsay8611 Год назад +2

      Nah the franchise has had far too many missteps to be considered great lmao.

    • @Terminal_Apotos
      @Terminal_Apotos Год назад +66

      @@christopherlyndsay861130 Years and Still going Strong

    • @Spider-Fan006
      @Spider-Fan006 Год назад +59

      @@christopherlyndsay8611 excuse me Mario has a couple missteps yet no one bats an eye seriously Sonic is a great franchise in its own right cope buddy

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes Год назад +36

      @@christopherlyndsay8611 Most people consider Doom and Metroid to be great franchises despite going decades at a time without games. That's considerably worse than having mediocre games in my opinion.

    • @christopherlyndsay8611
      @christopherlyndsay8611 Год назад +2

      @@Spider-Fan006 nah Mario’s been extremely solid when compared to sonic lmao. There hasn’t been a single 06 in Mario’s franchise

  • @ic3_115
    @ic3_115 Год назад +394

    This is truly Sonic's redemption arc.

  • @easyscout8369
    @easyscout8369 Год назад +92

    You know you're a Sonic fan when you talk about how IGN was wrong about Sonic always being bad for 5 minutes and one of the first things you talk about is Janeel White of all things. Not the games. Not the movies. Or the stories or gameplay. Just Janeel White

  • @pcodymatt
    @pcodymatt Год назад +71

    Now that explains the Sonic Pocket Adventure getting a 10/10

  • @A.R.T.4
    @A.R.T.4 Год назад +272

    Honestly I’ll chalk this up as another W this year for the character. It’s like along with Frontiers, past sins are being addressed

    • @superbodoque7860
      @superbodoque7860 Год назад +16

      2022 was the year of Sonic

    • @A.R.T.4
      @A.R.T.4 Год назад +7

      @@superbodoque7860 it’s a marvelous time my friend

  • @SnaksiXD
    @SnaksiXD Год назад +37

    "Lava Reef Zone in Sonic 3"
    My man knows how to do a callback lmao

    • @superscrub9
      @superscrub9 Год назад +5

      Lava reef zones actually from sonic and knuckles though.

    • @SnaksiXD
      @SnaksiXD Год назад +10

      @@superscrub9 That was the point. He referenced how in that Game Scoop video they said that Green Hill Zone was from Sonic 2.

    • @SonicPlayer2004
      @SonicPlayer2004 Год назад +3

      @@superscrub9 What does that matter? It's still Sonic 3.

  • @Corrimba5726
    @Corrimba5726 Год назад +54

    What an unbelievable year for Sonic

  • @nattyice23
    @nattyice23 Год назад +72

    This was a massive plot twist

    • @Avdimax
      @Avdimax Год назад +6

      Specially the moment Brian brought Crash Bandicoot in the conversation

  • @OmegaChase1002
    @OmegaChase1002 Год назад +54

    Either this is damage control or we've stumbled upon some alternate dimension.

    • @cristianovogt5586
      @cristianovogt5586 Год назад +21

      Nah, they just decided to have a functioning brain.

    • @remi_X_niscence
      @remi_X_niscence Год назад +7

      Damage control after 6 years, makes sense

    • @BiolizardBoils
      @BiolizardBoils Год назад +2

      A Shatterspace, perhaps?

    • @OmegaChase1002
      @OmegaChase1002 Год назад

      @@remi_X_niscence it's not the first time they tried to damage control this issue.

    • @OmegaChase1002
      @OmegaChase1002 Год назад +1

      @@BiolizardBoils ❗️

  • @nyc_silverback8212
    @nyc_silverback8212 Год назад +62

    You defended Sonics Honor Akeem, THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @loco_logic
    @loco_logic Год назад +135

    Sonic sure is having one hell of a year. The character hasn't generated this many (positive?!) headlines in literal decades!

    • @HaiderRaps
      @HaiderRaps Год назад +4

      what do you mean by "positive"? are you talking about what the fanartists done to him in previous years?

    • @YouTubeChannel-iq5to
      @YouTubeChannel-iq5to Год назад +1

      Sonic is dirt under fingernails

    • @knife_xsonicparadox
      @knife_xsonicparadox Год назад +1

      ​​​@@RUclipsChannel-iq5tolike yurs also Mario hates u

    • @brandonp9556
      @brandonp9556 Год назад

      Sam as this year sonic superstars

  • @redspeeder856
    @redspeeder856 Год назад +41

    Wow, Sonic Frontiers did THAT well?
    IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE 🎅

  • @macuser7048
    @macuser7048 Год назад +206

    Jaleel White was the best Sonic. No joke. He gave him a personality that every voice actor afterwards tried so hard to replicate.

  • @leond.i.y.8972
    @leond.i.y.8972 Год назад +149

    This really is Sonics year 🔥

    • @joshymcsquashymusic4082
      @joshymcsquashymusic4082 Год назад +14

      After Frontiers, despite its flaws, It brings us all hope for an even better future for the Sonic franchise.

    • @Hugo-yz1vb
      @Hugo-yz1vb Год назад +3

      @@joshymcsquashymusic4082 And with free DLC throughout all of next year, I'm certain patches will come along the way

    • @epicclosing6661
      @epicclosing6661 Год назад +1

      don’t forget sonic movie 2 and sonic prime what a great year for the blue hedgehog

    • @Sploobicious
      @Sploobicious Месяц назад

      Actually it's the year of shadow now

  • @EdgyQueen
    @EdgyQueen Год назад +56

    *YOU DID IT SEGA!!! CONGRATULATIONS KEEP THAT WAY!!! 👏👏👏*

  • @jamiedannatt4577
    @jamiedannatt4577 Год назад +23

    Sonic 2 aged better than Mario 64, fight me.

    • @edsoncastillo7357
      @edsoncastillo7357 Год назад +4

      That’s a hot take, my dude.
      Sonic 2’s an instant classic, but
      Mario 64 is revolutionary.

    • @SuperBetaBuxbros.
      @SuperBetaBuxbros. Год назад +10

      sonic 3 and knux > sm64

    • @DreaguiVII
      @DreaguiVII 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@SuperBetaBuxbros.facts

    • @cybercop0083
      @cybercop0083 8 месяцев назад

      @@edsoncastillo7357I’m an impatient bloke. I’ll take the instant thing, that isn’t messy, time-sensitive and often bloody.

    • @edsoncastillo7357
      @edsoncastillo7357 8 месяцев назад

      @@cybercop0083 Mario 64 ain’t messy and broken tho

  • @Metalthrashingnate
    @Metalthrashingnate Год назад +32

    Thank you. There have been a few less than stellar Sonic games, but it's wayyy overblown how "bad" people say the franchise is.

  • @thephantomgamingbros.6329
    @thephantomgamingbros.6329 Год назад +78

    This man has my eternal respect

  • @queijonoob1160
    @queijonoob1160 Год назад +9

    bro switched sides faster than knuckles in sonic & knuckles

  • @gtabro1337
    @gtabro1337 Год назад +49

    That title reminds me of Dunkey's video about critics and the IGN Sonic moments

    • @supercyc10
      @supercyc10 Год назад +1

      Oh, Dunkey's video is definitely in the back of their minds during this.

    • @ytm23ak
      @ytm23ak Год назад +1

      It’s a meme not just from dunkey that’s the whole joke here

    • @supercyc10
      @supercyc10 Год назад

      @@ytm23ak valid

  • @walteranurantha5014
    @walteranurantha5014 Год назад +22

    Not only sonic got a redemption arc. But also earned my respect to love sonic after seeing his movies🦔💙

  • @FwendlyMushwoom
    @FwendlyMushwoom Год назад +28

    This really has been the Year of Sonic

  • @jking446
    @jking446 Год назад +33

    Wow this is definitely a 180 for IGN

  • @Sonic171K
    @Sonic171K Год назад +12

    Finally Sonic is appreciated again. No more kicking me while i'm already down.

  • @rynamic64
    @rynamic64 Год назад +24

    That bit with Crash Bandicoot got me lmao

  • @pichulinho
    @pichulinho Год назад +28

    The greatest redemption arc in history

  • @Roger-Bacon
    @Roger-Bacon Год назад +19

    This looks like if the cast of the new saint row game came to life and made a podcast.

  • @supercyc10
    @supercyc10 Год назад +144

    This was Freakin hilarious!
    Thanks Akeem, you're a real one xD

  • @Drawgonian
    @Drawgonian Год назад +48

    Nice to see this actually. Theres something redeemable here

  • @AJ-TV
    @AJ-TV Год назад +30

    This is the IGN video of all time
    Edit: Crash Bandicoot.

  • @adsate9555
    @adsate9555 Год назад +69

    Ain't no way this is ign

    • @cristianovogt5586
      @cristianovogt5586 Год назад +15

      Yes, it is.
      They decided to just have a functioning brain.

    • @Banana807
      @Banana807 Год назад +10

      @@cristianovogt5586 also fire the guy who did that unleashed review

    • @JuanRomeroH
      @JuanRomeroH Год назад +2

      @@cristianovogt5586 fr

    • @artistanthony1007
      @artistanthony1007 Год назад

      @@cristianovogt5586 Not genuine if they don't redo the Sonic Reviews and do better.

  • @thisjustin6529
    @thisjustin6529 Год назад +16

    Shadow is forcing them to say this.

  • @Finchi95
    @Finchi95 Год назад +35

    Truly a Christmas miracle

  • @zyonhenderson67
    @zyonhenderson67 Год назад +14

    Hey y'all, dont sleep on the Sonic Comic series. Everyone in that comic got hands. Even Eggman

    • @memeguy2488
      @memeguy2488 Год назад

      Which one?

    • @zyonhenderson67
      @zyonhenderson67 Год назад

      @meme guy New one with Ian Flynn. This chick Surge is dope.

    • @memeguy2488
      @memeguy2488 Год назад

      @@zyonhenderson67 the idw comics ah yes they actually tie in well with the games unlike the other sonic comics that really weren't as connected until the reboot.

  • @Moloth
    @Moloth Год назад +32

    I'm ambivalent towards Sonic, but i'm a fan of Akeem.. lol

  • @ShinobiBoyBlue
    @ShinobiBoyBlue Год назад +11

    6:45 That's all we ever wanted Brian. Finally we can rest

  • @secondbestjojo1300
    @secondbestjojo1300 11 месяцев назад +5

    You can clearly see that moment has been haunting him for 6 years

  • @thedubbub316
    @thedubbub316 Год назад +7

    Sounds to me like the positive reception of Frontiers made IGN squirm a little and say, “We gotta say something to bounce back or we’re gonna look bad. We never lived that Sonic Bash session down”.

    • @BrianAltano
      @BrianAltano Год назад +5

      We actually planned this video months before Frontiers was released.

  • @smashbronikko
    @smashbronikko Год назад +13

    IGN has finally reached the end of their character arc for Sonic.

  • @sfjp1
    @sfjp1 Год назад +48

    Akeem was hilarious.

  • @macuser7048
    @macuser7048 Год назад +99

    The games took a dip in quality for a long time. IGN rated the Dreamcast games really well. Those games earned it. But Heroes/Shadow/2006 put a bad taste in their mouths. RUclips had some harsh reviews too. That was known as the dark era for a reason.

    • @niclaircasseus3673
      @niclaircasseus3673 Год назад +32

      Ign gave sonic heros a 8/10

    • @markofthewolvessucks8930
      @markofthewolvessucks8930 Год назад +17

      RUclips HATED Unleashed back then.

    • @buffkangaroodog
      @buffkangaroodog Год назад +7

      The fact that secret rings came out the same year as super Mario galaxy and colors came out the same year as galaxy 2 is also a bad look. And forces coming out the same year as odyssey

    • @demonking3673
      @demonking3673 Год назад

      Nah, Chronicles makes Forces (which was worse than 06) look bearable.

    • @Darkparadox64
      @Darkparadox64 7 месяцев назад

      But people ignored what as made the 2000s the dark age of sonic it's bcuz of Sega chaotic environment.

  • @Antonio_Ortiz
    @Antonio_Ortiz Год назад +15

    Could've swore Jaleel White voiced 3 of the 6 series.

    • @Jezzikinz
      @Jezzikinz Год назад +6

      Correct, he was Sonic in the cartoons The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, SatAM and Sonic Underground

  • @LunarPops
    @LunarPops Год назад +34

    Glad to see our favorite hedgehog finally getting respect 😂

  • @digitalcyborg20
    @digitalcyborg20 Год назад +47

    This man is officially a legend

  • @veliona8920
    @veliona8920 Год назад +5

    You aren't fooling anyone with this IGN, Don't think that we don't remember.
    Because we do.

  • @Raddkann
    @Raddkann Год назад +24

    is this character development?

  • @HalfSaiyanTyree
    @HalfSaiyanTyree Год назад +29

    The backtracking from brian is crazy 💀

    • @Terminal_Apotos
      @Terminal_Apotos Год назад +14

      We pass him onto the Crash Fandom now

    • @RameNoodls
      @RameNoodls 9 месяцев назад

      @@Terminal_Apotoshhehehehehehehe

  • @perrub
    @perrub Год назад +41

    Thank you for this video! Very honest but best of all very entertaining!

  • @venularlyric8266
    @venularlyric8266 Год назад +18

    The duality of man.

  • @giannicayon2806
    @giannicayon2806 Год назад +39

    IGN Thank you
    This brings me tears of joy

  • @NoramiYuuki
    @NoramiYuuki Год назад +16

    oh MAN what a turn of events. an unexpected surprise, but definitely a welcome one.

  • @bluestreaksthehedgehog.
    @bluestreaksthehedgehog. Год назад +12

    This is a pleasantly unexpected, As a sonic fan this puts a smile on my face

  • @guitarspud1723
    @guitarspud1723 Год назад +27

    This is the best thing I've ever seen.

  • @DisasterDoodle
    @DisasterDoodle Год назад +12

    The end of an era

  • @paulj6805
    @paulj6805 Год назад +12

    This is easily the single greatest video ign has ever put out

  • @Pudakota
    @Pudakota Год назад +9

    Best part of this whole year AND THE UNLEASHED GUY CANT DO ANYTHING

  • @djGREENmojon
    @djGREENmojon Год назад +50

    Akeem actually had me laughing out loud!! 😂

    • @playathesaints9599
      @playathesaints9599 Год назад +4

      "You're losing your rings! You need to slow down, you're losing your rings!" 🤣🤣

  • @ALMOSTNKKD
    @ALMOSTNKKD Год назад +5

    They would not have course corrected here if Sonic hasn't been making a comeback

  • @hydrocityharry977
    @hydrocityharry977 Год назад +6

    Man, you can't just start hating on my boy Crash

  • @decay101
    @decay101 Год назад +15

    Thank you for doing this IGN

  • @aboynamedchris8412
    @aboynamedchris8412 Год назад +5

    Sonic was so impactful that a young man somewhere said forget being a dentist! Sonic needs me! Gotta respect it

  • @manicityfps5150
    @manicityfps5150 Год назад +7

    The fact this man mentioned sonic underground made me tear up. 😢💥🔥🔥🔥

  • @alexfraser8352
    @alexfraser8352 Год назад +12

    I'm tired of things like "the dark age of sonic" or "sonic had a rough transition into 3d"
    Neither of those is true.

    • @MafiaAzuI
      @MafiaAzuI Год назад +1

      They say the rough transition line and all the big name game reviewer outlets have SA1 and 2 as 8s or 9s on their site lol.

  • @SonicPhoon
    @SonicPhoon Год назад +5

    the apology that we wait for decade

  • @AlekleahZ
    @AlekleahZ Год назад +8

    This is what character development looks like

  • @Tiradash1
    @Tiradash1 Год назад +12

    Glad to see this cleared up

  • @flowerprower
    @flowerprower Год назад +6

    You’ve turned into a big time villain, Brian!

  • @DragonOfTheNorth7799
    @DragonOfTheNorth7799 Год назад +24

    Thank you for that! Take this man for every sonic review!

  • @hwelpie6355
    @hwelpie6355 Год назад +20

    This man is spitting facts 😎👍👍

  • @Exell5000
    @Exell5000 Год назад +18

    8:26 Now he got himself a new enemy. xD

  • @bmyaemeu.
    @bmyaemeu. Год назад +8

    This has been a wild year for Sonic, looool.

  • @diogodifrente4283
    @diogodifrente4283 Год назад +8

    It truly is the year of sonic.

  • @carter69
    @carter69 Год назад +4

    Yeah they apologize after SEGA hooked them up with the Frontiers gameplay trailers.

  • @NABBIT2000
    @NABBIT2000 Год назад +7

    This is a historical moment.

  • @michaelrhett4958
    @michaelrhett4958 Год назад +5

    It’s a Christmas miracle. This year is all over the place!

  • @Ikuraga
    @Ikuraga Год назад +5

    Finally mah boi Sonic gets the W he deserves from IGN, thank you Akeem!

  • @ThatGuyFrisco
    @ThatGuyFrisco Год назад +6

    Just another reason why Akeem is the best person at IGN

  • @user-cn9cg8yu9c
    @user-cn9cg8yu9c 9 месяцев назад +2

    So when people say Sonic had a bad transition to 3d no he did Sonic adventure was the first 3d sonic game

  • @sonicthehedgehog1fan
    @sonicthehedgehog1fan Год назад +6

    This makes up for Sonic Frontiers not winning Players Voice award. Apology accepted lol

  • @paddystarr
    @paddystarr Год назад +14

    Brilliant stuff guys, well redeemed

  • @thomasobrien1841
    @thomasobrien1841 Год назад +3

    And they say Zuko has the best redemption arc

  • @MatCaveGaming
    @MatCaveGaming Год назад +30

    This was hilarious!

  • @aaronsarchive82
    @aaronsarchive82 Год назад +3

    It's "Casino NIGHT Zone."

  • @ramiroaguirre8092
    @ramiroaguirre8092 Год назад +6

    This is the most fascinating thing I've seen from IGN in a while

  • @numb4102
    @numb4102 Год назад +11

    This does put a smile on my face

  • @MarxistClownism
    @MarxistClownism Год назад +2

    We are officially in the sonic renaissance.

  • @mattatron5k
    @mattatron5k Год назад +1

    No wayyy I'm seeing this, what a time to be alive