@@gracekim1998 I mean the IDW crew mostly got mention in the "Special thanks" section Other than the art which was made by a as far as I know rare contributor to the comic was almost everything else done by other people that usually don't work on the comics under the guidance of the Western Social media branch of Sonic.
Oh this isn’t even the first time that pose has been used in the series. A character was in that pose in the comics a while back when she got beat pretty bad.
It's impressive that Sega has cultivated a culture of gamers that just accepts that "yeah this makes sense as a Sonic game" and it's not even a fan game.
"The Ultimate Lifeform, yeah, he sits there brooding, just staring out windows." kevin has known shadow for three seconds yet he understands him perfectly
I've always loved Tails being the straight-laced soft kid that's surrounded by idiots, but him being exasperated with Kevin's decisions, especially with the insistence on the slot machines, really got me laughing, wanting Kevin to keep annoying him.
Guys, it totally wasn't Kevin, not at all, please know Kevin had nothing to do with the murder... (Can I have my life back now, Kevin for defending you?)
@@Lilithia01 what no Jim has never and will never do anything wrong all these Rumors of a cult and murders are just rumours to tarnish the reputation of the club ( ok Jim you can let me go now )
I remember seeing the trailer minutes after it came out and I thought it as an obvious april fools joke, but honestly I did not expect a whole game to go with it. Played it the same night.
the one thing that he mispronounced that I found annoying was he pronounced Rouge, "Rogue" which literally everybody says wrong so I don't think it was intentional ,
@@manologamerss5801 The kid should count his blessings. In the 2000s, Sega kept leaving Tails out of games entirely and giving the sidekick role to random OCs.
The consistent pronunciation of "Rouge" as "Rogue" is the funniest thing ever, if only because it ups the "Person with violent names" count for the purposes of confusion
It looks like Rogue. I didn't know. Brains often swap extremely similar words like that so I did the same thing, because Rogue is a more common word anyway.
Bro I never even knew it was spelled different. Ive thought it was spelt Rogue my entire life and you finally made me understand why everyone else pronounces it "wrong" Oh My God My Life Is A Lie
The YT channel Dorkly made a video where Eggman admitted he did his shenanigans because he was lonely and the Badnicks were his kids. I guess they called it, lol,
I like how Kevin accidentally predicted the whole thing correctly in one of his guesses... Sonic was just sleeping and it was because of a sleepy poison
April fools aside, this is a really funny game, and the Kevin Effect makes it even funnier Edit: i am not the type of person that edits comments, but the reason why i said "April Fools Aside" is cause the game was MADE for April fools, just wanted to tell so you don't end up like the 3 idiots in the reply XD, now go enjoy the video
@@bonelabguy1 No shit Sherlock, i was talking about how the game was made for April fools, i may be overreacting a bit but cmon dude, at least do some research
I binge watched the sims series, but then had a dream that I was locked in Jim Pickens basement with like 10 other people and forced to paint. We tried to rebel but he would set fire to the basement if we did. It was terrifying. None of my friends watch Kevin so I couldn't share this nightmare with anyone else 😭
I'm not sure if Kevin knows the Sonic lore and he's purposely pretending not to know or if he genuinely doesn't know, but it's really adding to the whole April Fools theme
I beat the game before I watched this video and I've never played a sonic game in my life, nor seen the movies. I just thought it looked funny, and it was free. I did get most of it easily enough, but I was equally as confused as Kevin with the lore stuff. And I was so bad at the mini game I ended up turning on assist mode
@@PANZERFAUST322 It looks like Rogue. I didn't know. Brains often swap extremely similar words like that so I did the same thing, because Rogue is a more common word anyway.
@@VultureSkins no I mean I assumed it was just a April fool’s joke. I…I didn’t mean this video 😂I’ve played the game too… I’m on about the day the game was posted
It's so weird that this is an official Sonic the Hedgehog visual novel, never thought I would see a day that happened. Honestly surprised they didn't go full meme and make it a dating sim VN. 😂
I wonder if Kevin overall forgot that the main bad guy is literally named after Eggs, but also unconsciously remembered it when he said omelette... Which is why he says omelette before the game does, and is amazed he got that right (cause pun). 14:49
I always knew that Robotnik's machines were somehow powered by small animals, but I never guessed it was by having them run on a gerbil wheel. That's pretty impressive that it produces enough energy to operate a train.
When the game is about murder you know kevin is gonna play it. genuinely concerned how he finds the games... edit: i imagine him surrounded by red dimly lit candles laughing evilly while searching for video games. is this kevin? is it Jim? maybe all along it was the friends we made along the way
I haven't really seen any actual Sonic games, just the art and stuff, so because of Kevin, I'll finally get to see a Sonic game since I watch all of his videos!
I literally speedran this game last night so I could let myself watch this video haha ... That last stretch, I lost so much that it was nearly midnight by the time I finished it. Worth it! Love how different people can play the same game as you and increase the entertainment value. Also I did the exact same thing with the casino machine. I did an excess of 30+ plays on the slot machine after Tails gave up hope on me.
Referring to Shadow as the "Edgelord Himself" was quite amusing. That's exactly what he is. And this does make sense in the Sonic universe. One time, he was trapped in a giant pinball machine. I'm glad Sonic is still around.
@@adamlauer1096 I noticed that too. I've seen other videos where he seems to purposefully mispronounce words and names. I guess that's a thing. I'm kind of new here.
Hey there Kevin! I think you and Jim Pickens would really love the world of Kenshi. It's a grand open world where you can do whatever you want pretty much, but it's also a harsh environment to get started in. But knowing you, I think your twist of chaos will tame it.
i have never been this early to a kevin video, i have been binge watching old streams as a way to avoid doing my uni assignments all day (okay maybe all week) so i guess this is a win for procrastination
5:32 "it's like I have a detective's hunch, but my hunch just evolves to encompass everything I see" ...and now presenting, for your entertainment and delight, CallMeKevin's Logic and Reasoning Spectacular~
im a little bit past halfway in the video and tbh realllllly surprised I haven't heard Kevin do a sponsor on a mobile game when he pulls up the think pad.
I now have an inside joke with a bunch of my friends because of this games naming system, I needed to name my character something that wasnt a slur or a sonic character and the first thing that came to mind was naming them "Grandma died" and we went on a 25 minute long tangent about just how confusing that name would be. Like calling their name from the other end of a restaurant you were meeting up with them at lol
In a game called "The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog", literally all I want is one thing -- a murdered Sonic. But they didn't even have the balls to go through with it.
Hope you’re doing well Kevin :) This is a really fun video, I had no idea this game came out at all! Having the character named Violent Offender really elevated every scene and took it to the next level of murder-mystery-train-theater
This game unironically has surprisingly good humor and punchlines. Whoever made this should be put in charge of more media in the property.
It’s the IDW crew
@@gracekim1998
I mean the IDW crew mostly got mention in the "Special thanks" section
Other than the art which was made by a as far as I know rare contributor to the comic was almost everything else done by other people that usually don't work on the comics under the guidance of the Western Social media branch of Sonic.
@@gracekim1998 no it wasn’t
@@Therealones745honestly? I thought it was too
Can you imagine Sonic boarding the train and asking:
"Guys.. why is this game called The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog?"
Everyone pulls out knives, screen fades to black. At Sonic’s funeral, Tails says,
“We come here to bury Sonic, not mourn his chili dogs.”
"They have such edgy names, I can't keep remembering all of these." - Violent Offender the Quokka
they really used the family guy death pose as the official art, i'm impressed
Oh this isn’t even the first time that pose has been used in the series. A character was in that pose in the comics a while back when she got beat pretty bad.
Whoa I wouldn’t have gotten that reference 😂
@@supercamborg4218you mean that one Surge panel?
@@nullhydrangea yeah that one
It doesn't look anything like Family Guy.
It's impressive that Sega has cultivated a culture of gamers that just accepts that "yeah this makes sense as a Sonic game" and it's not even a fan game.
I mean, it doesn't really conflict with canon, I'd argue we should let it into the timeline
everyone on twitter has been drawing shadow in his lil green uniform lol
I mean doesn't it
I like it because Sega is willing to experiment with crazy and cool ideas
Are Sonic fans a bunch of furries?@@hexgirl_x
Sonic running on a gameboy is exactly what my thinking process looks like
GameGear* but it's run its batteries dry
The fact that you said gameboy makes it 10 times better
@@snowbudy9158 He failed that thinking mini game.
Well the thinking process is called DREAM gear but i get that not everyone knows what a game gear is😅 I only know by pure luck 😂 I’ve never owned one
Gear Boy
"The Ultimate Lifeform, yeah, he sits there brooding, just staring out windows."
kevin has known shadow for three seconds yet he understands him perfectly
Accidentally printing a webpage
@@WoodlandDrake let me remind you he karate chopped a computer to hack into it
I'm sure Kevin played a shadow the hedgehog game a few years ago so I think he knows about him
Maria...
@@Arachn3rd *pod fucking explodes*
I've always loved Tails being the straight-laced soft kid that's surrounded by idiots, but him being exasperated with Kevin's decisions, especially with the insistence on the slot machines, really got me laughing, wanting Kevin to keep annoying him.
Guys, it totally wasn't Kevin, not at all, please know Kevin had nothing to do with the murder... (Can I have my life back now, Kevin for defending you?)
Of course not, clearly was the all powerful leader, Jim Pickens!
Hey! 👋 😁
Your name is a mood
omg it's detective tails!
@@Lilithia01 what no Jim has never and will never do anything wrong all these Rumors of a cult and murders are just rumours to tarnish the reputation of the club ( ok Jim you can let me go now )
I remember seeing the trailer minutes after it came out and I thought it as an obvious april fools joke, but honestly I did not expect a whole game to go with it. Played it the same night.
Kevin is a reading and pronunciation genius
the one thing that he mispronounced that I found annoying was he pronounced Rouge, "Rogue" which literally everybody says wrong so I don't think it was intentional ,
@@PiRhoManiacYTP he said sentient wrong to near the end
@@PiRhoManiacYTP how else are you supposed to say rogue?
@@16Haverson with the U and the G flipped it's pronounced Rooj
@@PiRhoManiacYTP rogue and rouge are two different words.
10:17 He's got heavy sidekick energy. Even some random waiter becomes the main character when he's around.
Haha it's like some kind of secret Stockholm Syndrome.
@@ElysetheEevee I feel like he's trying to escape it. Like, he TRIED to make you the sidekick but ended up being the sidekick again.
@@manologamerss5801 The kid should count his blessings. In the 2000s, Sega kept leaving Tails out of games entirely and giving the sidekick role to random OCs.
Of course Kevin's second ever sonic game playthrough on youtube is "The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog"
To be fair, I've never actually seen a Sonic game. I just know of some characters from art and stuff😅
I bet his third will be Sonic '06. 😂
I want him to play Sonic Forces only to see how messed up his Original Character would look like.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 ah yes, the 'art'
What was his first?
"Great now I can tell his wife he's cheating on her with a train" got me 😂
the dedication to the mispronouncing gag was seriously admirable
It totally confused me at first but then I was like "this is going on for too long" haha. I mean, Rouge IS a rogue, right?
@@ElysetheEevee she is, but her name is a joke about how nobody spells rogue correctly, because people are stupid and type rouge instead.
“Trying to butter me up the first day, are we? Nothing wrong with a little social lubricant.”
I like that. Imma keep that in my back pocket.
Careful it doesn't leak
The consistent pronunciation of "Rouge" as "Rogue" is the funniest thing ever, if only because it ups the "Person with violent names" count for the purposes of confusion
It looks like Rogue. I didn't know. Brains often swap extremely similar words like that so I did the same thing, because Rogue is a more common word anyway.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 Her name is a joke about that in the first place
Bro I never even knew it was spelled different. Ive thought it was spelt Rogue my entire life and you finally made me understand why everyone else pronounces it "wrong" Oh My God My Life Is A Lie
I guess it comes from Rouge being a French word rather than a English one.
the "LET'S GO DAD" shirts were so cute tho OMG
The YT channel Dorkly made a video where Eggman admitted he did his shenanigans because he was lonely and the Badnicks were his kids. I guess they called it, lol,
I like how Kevin accidentally predicted the whole thing correctly in one of his guesses... Sonic was just sleeping and it was because of a sleepy poison
How can Kevin rub his brain cells together if he only have one? His story does not check out. He is the one who murdered Luigi
April fools aside, this is a really funny game, and the Kevin Effect makes it even funnier
Edit: i am not the type of person that edits comments, but the reason why i said "April Fools Aside" is cause the game was MADE for April fools, just wanted to tell so you don't end up like the 3 idiots in the reply XD, now go enjoy the video
April Fools was 9 days ago
@@nicripolas816this game was made for april fools
April fools was 9 days ago
April fool's aside even though it's not even April fools
@@bonelabguy1 No shit Sherlock, i was talking about how the game was made for April fools, i may be overreacting a bit but cmon dude, at least do some research
I binge watched the sims series, but then had a dream that I was locked in Jim Pickens basement with like 10 other people and forced to paint. We tried to rebel but he would set fire to the basement if we did. It was terrifying.
None of my friends watch Kevin so I couldn't share this nightmare with anyone else 😭
It’s not a nightmare it’s a dream to be in the painting cul- I mean club
@@Nvirr you're right, I should be honored that I was able to meet our dear leader like this
@@Nvirr Gated community!!!
You don’t have any friends to share it with? I thought everyone in the cult* sorry, community were friends with eachother
This is normal gatherings for everyone in our dear leader's club. You will get used to it. Welcome!
To be fair if I was a criminal and someone told me that I'll be interrogated by Violent Offender I'd definitely start reconsidering my life choices.
I wonder since it's Sonic, his body decomposes faster than normal. Just a thought.
Gotta go fast 😔 RIP
I'm not sure if Kevin knows the Sonic lore and he's purposely pretending not to know or if he genuinely doesn't know, but it's really adding to the whole April Fools theme
He doesn’t, he’s barely played any Sonic games
I only know these Sonic characters from yiff XD
What?😅
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 ew
I beat the game before I watched this video and I've never played a sonic game in my life, nor seen the movies. I just thought it looked funny, and it was free. I did get most of it easily enough, but I was equally as confused as Kevin with the lore stuff. And I was so bad at the mini game I ended up turning on assist mode
Rest in Peace, Sonic.
We will miss you.
He's fine
He died when they made a movie anyway
@@shittytiddy ?
@@shittytiddy lol. the movie was actually quite good
@@ps1hagridoufofcharacter honestly, it was alright.. 😅 I'm just always apprehensive when they make modern movies/games out of things I grew up with
"What the hell is a ray mon" made me laugh harder then it should have
Kevin pronouncing Rouge as Rouge and not Rouge is grinding my gears lol
You mean Rogue? Haha
But did he pronounce rouge as rouge or did he pronounce rouge as rouge tho??
I'm mostly upset I actually read it and pronounced the two differently cuz English is a joke of a language
To be fair, I've never actually seen a Sonic game. I just know of some characters from art and stuff😅
@@PANZERFAUST322 It looks like Rogue. I didn't know. Brains often swap extremely similar words like that so I did the same thing, because Rogue is a more common word anyway.
This actually seems so interesting. I knew it was an April Fools thing so I didn't expect it to be this good.
"see guys, this is why you don't resort to violence." -Violent Offender
19:16 huge missed opportunity that Kevin didn’t click “pretend to be Blaze’s spouse”, the war crimes line would’ve been very applicable
What's the lines?
"i simply must know what this game is about"
Absolutely what we were all thinking at the time😅
In my case I didn’t realise it was a real game until a comment pointed it out when the trailer was released😂
@@gracekim1998it’s in the title (although sometimes titles can be… misleading lol), and he showed it within the first couple minutes
@@VultureSkins no I mean I assumed it was just a April fool’s joke. I…I didn’t mean this video 😂I’ve played the game too… I’m on about the day the game was posted
It's so weird that this is an official Sonic the Hedgehog visual novel, never thought I would see a day that happened. Honestly surprised they didn't go full meme and make it a dating sim VN. 😂
That’ll happen next year
Simulator will be in 2024
I've always wanted to kiss Shadow~
Don't give them ideas
I wonder if Kevin overall forgot that the main bad guy is literally named after Eggs, but also unconsciously remembered it when he said omelette... Which is why he says omelette before the game does, and is amazed he got that right (cause pun). 14:49
I never expected Sega to put out a murder mystery game, let alone involving sonic of all characters.
The Rouge pronunciation is killing me XD I'm Rogue, she's Rouge! I do medical exams for Sonic, she--wears rouge. = P
... And then there's Sonic...
he's dead 😢
D! K! Sonic's dead!
@@metasteelgaming4373 I think it would be S H
@@metasteelgaming4373 D! K! Sonic is dead
it's funny how often Tails is just done with Kevin's shenanigans
Kevin: "'The train's a badnik, what does that mean?"
Badniks are Ivo (Eggman) Robotnik's robots.
Its kind of sad that an April Fools joke game is one of the most acclaimed Sonic games.
Pronouncing Rouge as Rogue the whole video is such a kevin move 🤣🤣🤣
I always knew that Robotnik's machines were somehow powered by small animals, but I never guessed it was by having them run on a gerbil wheel. That's pretty impressive that it produces enough energy to operate a train.
When the game is about murder you know kevin is gonna play it. genuinely concerned how he finds the games...
edit: i imagine him surrounded by red dimly lit candles laughing evilly while searching for video games. is this kevin? is it Jim? maybe all along it was the friends we made along the way
I want Kevin to use the word "bloody" more. Whether it's in the tone of a cuss word or used in the context of some sort of accident, it's up to him.
Fun Fact: Northern Ireland is a part of Britain.
15:35 after all the Sonic fanfiction, a train manual is *not* what I pictured 😅💀
never thought i would see tails quote Vaas’ definition of insanity in a sonic game lmao
14:03 the "hang in there" poster 😂🤣
I haven't really seen any actual Sonic games, just the art and stuff, so because of Kevin, I'll finally get to see a Sonic game since I watch all of his videos!
Kevin's Sims tendencies are beginning to leak into other content and I'm excited and terrified at the same time.
I literally speedran this game last night so I could let myself watch this video haha
... That last stretch, I lost so much that it was nearly midnight by the time I finished it.
Worth it! Love how different people can play the same game as you and increase the entertainment value.
Also I did the exact same thing with the casino machine. I did an excess of 30+ plays on the slot machine after Tails gave up hope on me.
The Irish Lads need to play Pico Park. It would be hilarious
"I actually have to work?!" - Kevin 2023
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog has the same energy as Chunky Kong being dead.
🎶And then there's Sonic... He's dead 🎶
It was Shadow, in the Walmart Bargin Bin, with a Handgun.
Every day I wish Shadow the Hedgehog was on Steam so I can feel validated in playing that absolute fever dream as a kid
This is the kind of dude who would actually have ’danger’ as their middle name: Violent Danger Offender
I love how Sonic's just in the Peter Griffin death pose
Unironically one of the most enjoyable Sonic game in a long time. Sega won April Fool this year.
The moment I heard the name Knuckles I instinctually started clicking my tongue... VRchat has ruined Knuckles and Uganda for me forever.
Referring to Shadow as the "Edgelord Himself" was quite amusing. That's exactly what he is.
And this does make sense in the Sonic universe. One time, he was trapped in a giant pinball machine.
I'm glad Sonic is still around.
Haha My favorite part was Kevin calling Rouge "Rogue" the whole game
@@adamlauer1096 I noticed that too. I've seen other videos where he seems to purposefully mispronounce words and names. I guess that's a thing. I'm kind of new here.
This is the closest we'll get to a Phoenix Wright or Danganronpa Sonic game, and it's amazing 😂
Hope they make another one tbh
I love that Sega threw up their hands on trying to make a good 3d sonic game and just made a shitpost to vent their frustrations
A murder mystery game and Kevin wasn't the one to kill someone, Is this somekind of a fever dream
Kevin, im not someone who watches youtube often, but you time and time again hit my funny bone. I absolutely appeciate your videos! Thank you!
23:09 loved this. The fact that they put that in is hilarious and I love it.
Kevin's ability to turn any chaotic game into a chaotically wholesome experience is a talent just like him tormenting Sims
I love how Sega were just like “Yknow what, for the next game, sonic just fucking dies” 😂
It's like Kevin is serving at a train while trying to reduce his sentence just to turn into a murder mystery
My favorite youtuber playing my favorite game franchise... I feel blessed
Hey there Kevin! I think you and Jim Pickens would really love the world of Kenshi. It's a grand open world where you can do whatever you want pretty much, but it's also a harsh environment to get started in. But knowing you, I think your twist of chaos will tame it.
an image of sonic doing the peter griffin pose with the caption "HE'S DEAD" below it is a shitpost and a half.
i have never been this early to a kevin video, i have been binge watching old streams as a way to avoid doing my uni assignments all day (okay maybe all week)
so i guess this is a win for procrastination
I love the miniature inspired by Kevin's favourite donkey kong meme "and then there's chunky, he's DEAD"
Violent offender is the second best name ever. Jim Pickens is the first, naturally.
I agree
I'm genuinely surprised Kevin clocked all the twists and turns of the game. He's a better detective than his other games would lead us believe
5:32 "it's like I have a detective's hunch, but my hunch just evolves to encompass everything I see"
...and now presenting, for your entertainment and delight, CallMeKevin's Logic and Reasoning Spectacular~
that dreamgear sonic game reminded me of the psyche taxi from Danganronpa lmfao
Love that it took Game Grumps like 8 episodes to play this game and Kevin is like, nah man
KEVIN, WHERE'S THE NEXT VID, I'M SAT HERE, WITH MY MICROWAVE RICE, DON'T LET ME DOWN
My rice is cold, but it's okay, I hope he is well!
Did the same person who drew the art for Sonic Chronicles do this game, too? The way the eyes are colored looks similar
im a little bit past halfway in the video and tbh realllllly surprised I haven't heard Kevin do a sponsor on a mobile game when he pulls up the think pad.
I now have an inside joke with a bunch of my friends because of this games naming system,
I needed to name my character something that wasnt a slur or a sonic character and the first thing that came to mind was naming them "Grandma died"
and we went on a 25 minute long tangent about just how confusing that name would be.
Like calling their name from the other end of a restaurant you were meeting up with them at lol
Violent offender be like: oh I took care of sonic 😏- wait what do you mean not in that way…
In a game called "The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog", literally all I want is one thing -- a murdered Sonic. But they didn't even have the balls to go through with it.
It’s a scenario no one actually dies for that😂 plus they’re lucky SEGA allowed them to put ‘murder’ in the title😅
The robot arms first appearence was carrying a trail... just like a butler. Haha
This game is unironically really fucking good lmao
The slots sequence had me CACKLING 😂
If anyone is wondering, if you stop before three pulls, Tails praises your restraint, lmao
"It was I who murdered sonic"
Von Karma No! You're not even on the right channel.
Another rt games fan, nice.
Was it Francisca?
Hope you’re doing well Kevin :) This is a really fun video, I had no idea this game came out at all! Having the character named Violent Offender really elevated every scene and took it to the next level of murder-mystery-train-theater
My first thought in my head when I saw this was, "I am somehow not surprised."
Sonic's wearing a jacket there to prevent any more colour controversy...
I must say, Ace Attorney but Sonic is not what I was expecting to see this afternoon
Sonic Attorney
Every time I saw the ring collecting minigame, I was reminded of Hajime's Logic Dive in Danganronpa 2
My name is Amy and I thought Kevin was talking directly to me throughout the whole video 😂😂
woo Great as always to see you upload Kevin!!
Kevin is a murder solving genius
I like how how he just wants to admit he did the murder and then when the cops get him he just says " haha tricked you"
Trust Kevin to pick that name for his character LMAO
This game ironically introduced me to the other Sonic characters besides Tails, Knuckles and Amy.
"AND! THEN! THERE'S! SONIC! He's dead..."