The Completionist Kingdom Heart 2 letssss gooooo.... also it’s hydro-city. Lastly I kinda want to see you complete my favorite game of all time Zelda Oot. Yea let’s see that
PBG was never freed from the life of completing video games... After attempting to complete Sonic 06, he lost all of his sanity, eventually becoming The Completionist... Or it could just be a "Shoutouts to PBG" situation.
@@mentalrectangle but they referenced stuff that are not from Sonic 3 which, imo, makes Mania's remake better than the original (especially the videogamedunkey easter egg, it's really funny)
One of my favorite games of all time. This game was my preteen childhood. I remember playing this on the Ds collection. I have completed the game multiple times and plan on doing it again and again in the future
Honestly, as bad as classic collection is as a way to play the original 3 games, the fact they got a genesis emulator able to play most of the classics working on the ds on its own is pretty impressive
Great review jirard! I like how you didn’t endlessly say how amazing it was and pointed out some flaws, the greatness in it overshadows the flaws though!
It's a damn fantastic game. Back in the day of cassette tapes, I used the cheat code to put on the sound test, and put the tape player up against the TV to record my own playable soundtrack. It was worth the trouble.
I said the same thing, Hydro -> water, and its in a city/ruins of a city. I ruled out velocity since you are in or outside the water for the entire stage for the most part, not skimming its surface
Jirard, today, a youtuber which I follow, due to a game I play, quitted (because of some reasons), but that made me realize how dedicated you are, you're always here, delivering without fail, never resting, almost never taking a vacation, and people often don't think about that. Just wanted to say thank you once again for all the time and effort you put into this and into us. I really admire you in more than one aspect, and I sincerely think you're best, you're awesome! Thank you Jirard, love ya
Man, I was lucky enough to get Sonic And Knuckles first (till this day I still think my buddy stole it from his cousins) and then Sonic 3 after. One summer I got grounded and all I had was these games, by the end of that summer, I had mastered everything there was to master in these games. Of course the replay was there, I had other great games, but I was a Sonic fanatic, and I refused to stop playing till I got everything for every character. My cousin who got me into Sonic many years prior got jealous and dubbed me the Sonic God. Only cause before 3 & Knuckles I had an unhealthy addiction to the previous Sonic games. Every once in awhile I'll dust off the old Sega and have a run through.
After you told me to play it, I loved it! And 100% completed it! (Sonic story) and I am still playing it now completing it as tails and knuckles. Thanks!
Honestly, I'd say there are many factors that have helped lead to 20 years of Sonic being confused and seemingly un-pleasable: 1. It had one of the most iconic, intriguing game styles of the 2D era, based around heft and momentum. 2. 3D Game Development is hard to begin with, and early 3D games led to a lot of franchises becoming husks of their former selves. 3. They keep hammering in the idea of raw speed as a concept of the franchise, and that led to Sonic Team floundering, on their own, trying to create a mechanically palatable and satisfying version of playing The Flash. Heft and Momentum aren't really factors when Sonic, at his fastest, is supposed to be "so fast, he's his own DeLorean", and they want you to really feel that. 4. It is the, no joke, fourth most fan-ficced video game franchise of all time, and the most fan-ficced franchise if you're only counting franchises that started before the 3D era. (Mario, by comparison, is 14th all time and 4th if you're talking strictly pre 3D.) 5. It also had a massive, long running, American comic book series. So: The level of narrative accomplishment AND mechanical polish being asked for is...insane. To solve the mechanics issue: #1. Unless you want to make another boost game, Sonic and Shadow should be OUT. Allow them to be stupid fast. To address the narrative issue: #2. Get Ian Flynn to write the thing from the start. Not translate it, just...write it, and other people can translate it. That paid off huge for the Batman: Arkham series at the beginning.
New game plus is honestly the best shows you are making, being so reflective in-nature shows how much you have grown as a creator and how you have elevated your competionist game, great vid Jirard and team
I was always waiting for the re-completion of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It's really just one of the greatest 2D platformers, and maybe my personal favorite. Great review as always.
I liked the throwback on Mania, but it was a bit too much. I really hope they'll release another game with 100% new stages. If I have to choose between 3&K or Mania, I'll go with 3&K, but I have faith that a new all original game will be even better than Mania (wich was amazing, don't get me wrong)
My only regret is that I can't like the video more than once. I have been waiting for this one and I still loved it. I can agree with 95% of what you said with the exception of one thing. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 will always be my favorite Sonic game, it was my first game I beat 100% (and beat in general without cheats) and it'll always no matter what game comes out today will always be my number 1 because it takes me back to those carefree kid days. Mania is amazing though!
This is actually my favorite game of all time, with pikmin 2 and animal crossing new leaf right behind. Also MJ was not credited not because he was unhappy with the sound chip as he has a game called moonwalker which he made the music for, He was removed because the child rape claims.
Not child rape, child molestation. There's a difference. I think Jirard was giving us the official line on MJ's removal, as it can't be verified that it was because of the allegations.
The only thing I can find on the internet is that MJ was not satisfied with the sound chip, and subsequently removed himself from the project and asked to be uncredited.
this is honestly the funniest episode ive seen from you, only because i used to fall asleep to civil war documentaries featuring the same journal reading style
Technically, Robotnik was always called Eggman in Japan and in initial designs and concepts. He was renamed Robotnik in the USA to make him seem more dangerous because 90s and I dunno, residual Cold War feelings? Adventure 1 they eased back in the Eggman name to unify the canon and make it so scripts are easier for translation? -shrug?-
No no no! He's just some Russian guy who happens to be shaped like an egg and writes the word egg on half of what he builds. Nothing suspicious there. Robotnik forecaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally a game I actually truly completed just as you did, and back in the 90s as a kid as well! Discovering Hyper Sonic for the first time and obliterating everything onscreen with that white flash was so hype! 11th favorite game ever for me. Also, so many tense memories of those bonus stages as the speed would ramp up and take my heart rate with it haha
The music is best of any sonic game. I love how you read us your completion journal and told the story about hanging out with that kid “nick” because he had the game. I can totally relate!
I'd still say Sonic 3 & Knuckles is better than Mania because it just manages to edge Mania out by having more story transitions letting it tell it's story better than Mania, otherwise both games are great. As for what game I would like to see next, please do Maximum Carnage again but please do the superior SNES version this time. The Genesis version does not do the game justice. On a side note I disagree that your newer videos are more comprehensive than your old ones as you used to really get into the story, characters, and final boss.
Mania has story transitions, just that the story jumps all over the place, paying homage to previous games and levels. It's not as engaging as S3&K's straight forward adventure story.
I'm never going to get over how good you are at this game to this day I have never collected all the chaos emerald in this game it is just to hard for me but it is always a pleasure to watch you do it hope you do Secret of Mana at some point in the future it was the second game you covered on the show and the episode I feel where you really established your style even if you hadn't perfected it yet
You forgot how if you beat the entire game with just the chaos emeralds and never go into a big ring in mushroom hills or beyond you get a special graphic over your save file. (Like so he sees this)
Side note, there's a different graphic for all 3 characters so you'll need to beat the game 3 more times while never running into a hyper emerald ring.
9:29 to 9:36 I've only ever heard it pronounced as "Hydro-City". All those flashbacks of you as a little boy were great! XD As always, wonderful video!
Maybe once we learn a milestone for Kingdom Hearts 3 (like the release date) or when it comes out, you could do the New Game+ of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2?
Yo, I am so hype to see your new ratings for the games. In spite of why this happened I think this is a good thing because it gives you a chance to replay and rethink games. Maybe one you liked isn't as good as you thought or maybe a game you didn't like is better now. Either way just make sure you get some rest, my dude. Later, man!
I have an extreme bias towards this game. As much as I loved Mania, I love this game even more. It’s defined my childhood, it was the first game I got that was solely mine, and it was the first game I completely beat. It’s my favorite game of all time for a reason.
William Bibens here I come, rougher than the rest of them. The best of them. Tougher than Knuckles. You can call me Knuckles. Unlike Knuckles I don’t chuckle. I’d rather flex my knuckles.
I actually just found this game in great condition at a local game shop for a few bucks. I was really happy to get it back in my collection and then had to do a double take when I saw that New Game+ was doing the episode about the game I just got my hands on. So much fun to see this again.
How is this game STILL not on the psn store? Even with the ps3... oh sonic 1, 2 and CD? But NOT the awesomeness that is S3AK? What the heck? This game will allways be my number 1 classic sonic game. Sorry Mania, you are quiet good, but you clearly missing such great moments like Angel island getting on fire, Defeating a golem by tricking him into a quicksand pit, the thrill of the growing pyramid ghost, the cool as heck looking snowboard section, every moment with Knuckles as your nemesis, including the part where he finally realize that Eggman is the real bad guy AND of course the epicness that where hypersonic and Mecha Sonic. Whatcha sayin, Mania? You have Metal Sonic? Yeah that is nice if you enjoy a freakin fan with metal toothpics as limbs. Sorry, I prefer the more badass looking robot who btw. can TURN FREAKIN SUPER! #moreloveformechasonic #metalsonicisoverrated
I'd just get the steam version so you can have all the mods/hacks and stuff while supporting an official release... That said, they probably should have a PSN version too, if they don't... Haven't checked for a while... Not sure which it would emulate better on... The steam one probably doesn't have the best ever emulation, but it's serviceable for the most part... I dunno...
Get a genesis emulator and get sonic 3 complete with a lot of customization making s3k even better also I agree with you on the mania things I will always prefer s3k also you forgot you can use debug mode in save files which is really amazing if you for example already done a playthrough as sonic alone and is gonna do one with sonic and tails as it speeds things up
I'm going to say Mania is better than 3 and Knuckles People complain that Mania doesn't have enough originality or is too short, but it fixes those problems in plain site, especially with the crossover zones (Flying battery act 2 with wing fortress, stardust speedway act 1 with marble garden, mirage saloon act 1 with sky chase zone, etc.) Also, in Mania every single Act 1 and 2 variant in the game are drastically different levels. The largest contrast in 3 & K was seeing Angel Island Zone Act 2 get engulfed in flames, but in Mania, every single level transition in the game surprises you in the same way. And finally, levels like Chemical Plant Act 2 are NOT classic levels. There are so many brand spanking new mechanics everywhere that the only thing resembling a classic level are the visuals. If you were to replace the visuals and give the zone a new name like "nuclear factory zone" anybody would say it's a new zone
superWTF64lol While I agree that It's amazing how much room for improvement they sniffed out in flying battery or green hill, there are notable regressions in design which range from the most subjective(music in stardust speedway changing completely without changing the aesthetic or the new chemical plant synth sounding like a fart in a tin can) to things like an unpolished set of boss counters, pretending there was a story (you might say they didn't have the resources but 3 pulled it off and Mania wasted one of its animations on a trailer when CD used both of them). Worse bosses Poor narrative Weird pacing Incomplete Hydro city act 1 cmon guys just because they're all water levels doesn't mean they'll work together. 2 much automation (basically the same thing as having to stand still in sonic 3. I see right through you mania).
I still remember owning Sonic 3 as a kid and then my friend’s brother gave me his copy, where he had Super Sonic unlocked. I was amazed, since I was too young to unlock him on my own.
Getting all of the Emeralds is hard on its own and requires lots of practice so mastering the special stages and going super/hyper is an amazing reward.
That was the guy's name from Nick Arcade!! Phil Moore! Thank you so much! I couldn't even remember the name of the show until you brought it up. I fucking loved that show, I wanted to be IN the game so badly I remember! I was only like 7 in 1992 though, and I think I was too young to have even qualified to be on the show. Same deal with Legends of the Hidden Temple which EVERYONE our age wanted to be on back in the mid 90's lol...
"He would probably get a nosebleed" you say, the moment a clip of Tails appears. Yeah, we all had that childhood crush on tails. Confused girls like me, bearded boys like you... we were all, deep down, absolutely taken in by the presence of that extra tail. Some of us were lewd and insisted that it meant there were other "double" parts, others of us just simply appreciated him for who and what he was. Cute, sweet, honest, a furry little orange mutant with a heart of gold. We all wrote our little fan stories where he crossed over into the X-Men world and became the team's greatest hero. Cyclops made him the new leader, Wolverine respected him quietly, Jubilee was his lover... yeah, we all wrote our own version of that story. ...right? I'm not the only one?
My personal Favorite Sonic Games: 1) Sonic 3 & Knuckles 2) Sonic Mania 3) Sonic 2 4) Sonic Adventure 2 5) Sonic 1 6) Sonic Adventure 1 7) Sonic CD 8) Sonic Generations, Sonic Colors 9) Sonic Heroes 10) Sonic Spinball (nostalgia pick)
I remember when I was younger watching the title screen that enlightened me for the few seconds it was up. I decided to draw that title screen by eye. It took me quite a while since I had to restart so many times, but it was well worth the effort. :)
What New Game Plus episode are you most looking forward to next?
The Completionist Anything Pokemon!
The Completionist Kingdom Heart 2 letssss gooooo.... also it’s hydro-city. Lastly I kinda want to see you complete my favorite game of all time Zelda Oot. Yea let’s see that
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
SKYRIM
The Completionist
Or Shovel Knight
Man PBG you sure look different....
MechaMike98 I'm dead af from reading this
"COMPLETION!! YEAH!!" XD
PBG was never freed from the life of completing video games... After attempting to complete Sonic 06, he lost all of his sanity, eventually becoming The Completionist...
Or it could just be a "Shoutouts to PBG" situation.
Boi
& Knuckles
Wait, so SEGA invented physical DLC? WHAT?
juan mendez: Yep. 🕶
Physical and Downloadable don't work together.
The irony with all the negativity towards DLC is that during the time of the Dreamcast, players were very vocal about wanting DLC. Funny.
DLC on the Dreamcast was free and wasn't used as a crutch to patch games and use consumers as unpaid beta testers.
Physical DLC
Hm
Knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles & knuckles
shadow and knuckles
featuring dante from the devil may cry series
& *BEARS*
Jump On Everything do you know da wea?
I look forward to the first of these that should have the "BEARS" meme. Those comments will be proper meme trash. It's gonna be awesome.
sonic 3 has a good water level. A GOOD WATER LEVEL. We are in a simulation the world ended in 1994
But Sonic Mania has a better water level. got em.
Thomas leech The one in sonic mania is the one in this game
Hydrocity Zone Act 2
@@luckyworm_9453 Sonic 3's Hydrocity is better than Mania's imo. That was the only stage that got worse than the original for me.
@@mentalrectangle but they referenced stuff that are not from Sonic 3 which, imo, makes Mania's remake better than the original (especially the videogamedunkey easter egg, it's really funny)
As a new fan of the channel I'm loving these new game plus videos
One of my favorite games of all time. This game was my preteen childhood. I remember playing this on the Ds collection. I have completed the game multiple times and plan on doing it again and again in the future
I have found my clone after all these years. Sonic DS classic collection is too good.
Funny thing is I’m playing the ds one right now
Honestly, as bad as classic collection is as a way to play the original 3 games, the fact they got a genesis emulator able to play most of the classics working on the ds on its own is pretty impressive
That PBG shirt tho.
& Knuckles
it REALLY threw me off when i saw it
It was Austin all along!
Fizzy Note [Dika] I didn't expect to a wear PBG shirt of all things. 😂
Dat Crush 40 poster
PeanutButterKnuckles 3 & Knuckles CD featuring Knuckles from the Knuckles May Chuckle series
Great review jirard! I like how you didn’t endlessly say how amazing it was and pointed out some flaws, the greatness in it overshadows the flaws though!
It's a damn fantastic game. Back in the day of cassette tapes, I used the cheat code to put on the sound test, and put the tape player up against the TV to record my own playable soundtrack. It was worth the trouble.
“Get blue balls or get out”
Stop talking about my love life, Jirard!
Friday Night Funkin:
i vote hydro-city
Yeah? Yeah!? W-well, you... you're just an illiterate and slightly smelly catboy! ._.
Isn’t the stages official name Hydro-City?
That's what I've always called it (and is official), but like he said, either is fine.
but then why is it one word?
also hydro + velocity, you're going fast on water
I said the same thing, Hydro -> water, and its in a city/ruins of a city. I ruled out velocity since you are in or outside the water for the entire stage for the most part, not skimming its surface
That Peanut Butter Gamer shirt though. It’s so funny seeing gamers on RUclips wearing their friends merch, kinda cool honestly
Jirard, today, a youtuber which I follow, due to a game I play, quitted (because of some reasons), but that made me realize how dedicated you are, you're always here, delivering without fail, never resting, almost never taking a vacation, and people often don't think about that. Just wanted to say thank you once again for all the time and effort you put into this and into us. I really admire you in more than one aspect, and I sincerely think you're best, you're awesome! Thank you Jirard, love ya
Man, I was lucky enough to get Sonic And Knuckles first (till this day I still think my buddy stole it from his cousins) and then Sonic 3 after. One summer I got grounded and all I had was these games, by the end of that summer, I had mastered everything there was to master in these games. Of course the replay was there, I had other great games, but I was a Sonic fanatic, and I refused to stop playing till I got everything for every character. My cousin who got me into Sonic many years prior got jealous and dubbed me the Sonic God. Only cause before 3 & Knuckles I had an unhealthy addiction to the previous Sonic games. Every once in awhile I'll dust off the old Sega and have a run through.
Brett’s little Jirard voiceovers are pure gold.
After you told me to play it, I loved it! And 100% completed it!
(Sonic story) and I am still playing it now completing it as tails and knuckles.
Thanks!
Can't wait for Symphony of the Night.
Christian Neihart
Can't wait to get blue balls or leave
Well...bye.
Wow relevant.
Oh my god Brett reading as young Jirard was hilarious
Honestly, I'd say there are many factors that have helped lead to 20 years of Sonic being confused and seemingly un-pleasable:
1. It had one of the most iconic, intriguing game styles of the 2D era, based around heft and momentum.
2. 3D Game Development is hard to begin with, and early 3D games led to a lot of franchises becoming husks of their former selves.
3. They keep hammering in the idea of raw speed as a concept of the franchise, and that led to Sonic Team floundering, on their own, trying to create a mechanically palatable and satisfying version of playing The Flash. Heft and Momentum aren't really factors when Sonic, at his fastest, is supposed to be "so fast, he's his own DeLorean", and they want you to really feel that.
4. It is the, no joke, fourth most fan-ficced video game franchise of all time, and the most fan-ficced franchise if you're only counting franchises that started before the 3D era. (Mario, by comparison, is 14th all time and 4th if you're talking strictly pre 3D.)
5. It also had a massive, long running, American comic book series.
So: The level of narrative accomplishment AND mechanical polish being asked for is...insane.
To solve the mechanics issue: #1. Unless you want to make another boost game, Sonic and Shadow should be OUT. Allow them to be stupid fast.
To address the narrative issue: #2. Get Ian Flynn to write the thing from the start. Not translate it, just...write it, and other people can translate it. That paid off huge for the Batman: Arkham series at the beginning.
Wow my man you predict it sonic frontier
The Completionist and Knuckes Sonic 3 and Knuckles New Game Plus and Knuckles Episode Knuckles
And Knuckles
As Shadow.
BluSpeed Dream Drop Distance also playable in a 2DS
+ Bowser’s Minions
for the New 4ds XXL 64 deluxe
New game plus is honestly the best shows you are making, being so reflective in-nature shows how much you have grown as a creator and how you have elevated your competionist game, great vid Jirard and team
I think with the tech at the time Sonic 3 & Knuckles was pretty much Jesus to gamers.
Little Jirard's journal entries are some of the best humor I've seen on here! Keep up the good work, Jirard!
Hey what happened to jirard? Austin is a great guy and all but I never expected pbg to do a completionist episode.
Ben Perschall he does a really good Jirard impression. Sounds just like him!
I was always waiting for the re-completion of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It's really just one of the greatest 2D platformers, and maybe my personal favorite. Great review as always.
Featuring Dante from The Devil May Cry Series
Johnny Cooper 64 EX PLUS ALPHA ARCADE SPECIAL EDITION
Johnny Cooper 64 featuring crash bandicoot from devil may cry series 5
NEW FUNKY MODE
+ Bowser’s Minions
Featuring Knuckles from the Knuckles May Chuckle Series.
The original version of this video was the reason I subscribed. I love this game, and thank you for doing it amazing justice :)
I liked the throwback on Mania, but it was a bit too much. I really hope they'll release another game with 100% new stages. If I have to choose between 3&K or Mania, I'll go with 3&K, but I have faith that a new all original game will be even better than Mania (wich was amazing, don't get me wrong)
I play Mania with insta-shield instead of drop dash. It just feels right.
@@magmaworm5262
I play S3AIR with drop dash instead of insta-shield. It just feels right.
Quite weird.
I've watched Ken Burns The Civil War about 100 times. You're the first RUclipsr to riff it this perfectly in my life. Well done.
Do you know *insert dead meme here*
Luxra XDDDDD
That meme deserved a short life. I'm so glad it found da wei to its grave!
allav866 subscribed to you just for this comment.
spit on the fake queen
& Knuckles ?
This is seriously my favorite game ever! Thanks for re reviewing it
My only regret is that I can't like the video more than once. I have been waiting for this one and I still loved it. I can agree with 95% of what you said with the exception of one thing. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 will always be my favorite Sonic game, it was my first game I beat 100% (and beat in general without cheats) and it'll always no matter what game comes out today will always be my number 1 because it takes me back to those carefree kid days. Mania is amazing though!
DaTruRoxzenFlax Actually, you can like it twice, just make a new account.
You got all the emeralds in Sonic 2? But it had no save files. You must be good.
@Gnidel Sweet baby Tails, that is a Good point.
@Mystery Took a lot of practicing and much cursing while getting sent to the corner. Haha
Just wait a week and you can like it again
Or at least I can on mobile.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles was my favorite game for a long time, and is the first one I ever completed. Props bro.
This is actually my favorite game of all time, with pikmin 2 and animal crossing new leaf right behind. Also MJ was not credited not because he was unhappy with the sound chip as he has a game called moonwalker which he made the music for, He was removed because the child rape claims.
What about Sonic Mania
Not child rape, child molestation. There's a difference. I think Jirard was giving us the official line on MJ's removal, as it can't be verified that it was because of the allegations.
Magma Worm I mean the allegations are bullshit anyways.
The only thing I can find on the internet is that MJ was not satisfied with the sound chip, and subsequently removed himself from the project and asked to be uncredited.
MJ didn't like the end product. The allegations came years later.
this is honestly the funniest episode ive seen from you, only because i used to fall asleep to civil war documentaries featuring the same journal reading style
Yakuza 0 and Knuckles.
Please complete Yakuza 0.
He has to complete Super Mario All-Stars _(& Knuckles)_ first.
Can't wait for it to start with him talking about Sonic's troubled jump to 3D
Well I was exactly right
Oh! (Clap) Called It! I knew the next New Game + episode would be Sonic 3 & Knuckles. (It was perfect for Three-qual Month) I totally called It!
This game holds a deep place in my heart. I still remember when my dad bought me Sonic 3 when it was new. It was a great moment.
Same. I remember my mom taking me to Bradlee’s to get Sonic 3 and toys r us for Sonic and knuckles. Man if I could go back
BUT BEARDMAN, WHEN ARE YA GONNA COMPLETE THE SUPER MARIO ZELDA COLLECTOR'S EDITION PACK?
ChainchompDX BEARS!
You inspired me to play Sonic 3 and Knuckles on stream.
This is my favorite peanut butter gamer video
lol
The one and only game to feature hyper sonic!, god getting those super emeralds and then transforming for the first time, ahh it was awesome!
LOL AT "3 COPIES OF WEREWOLF!" 🤣😂
This is my favorite game of all time. Thanks for doing it!!!!
Technically, Robotnik was always called Eggman in Japan and in initial designs and concepts. He was renamed Robotnik in the USA to make him seem more dangerous because 90s and I dunno, residual Cold War feelings?
Adventure 1 they eased back in the Eggman name to unify the canon and make it so scripts are easier for translation? -shrug?-
No no no! He's just some Russian guy who happens to be shaped like an egg and writes the word egg on half of what he builds. Nothing suspicious there. Robotnik forecaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally a game I actually truly completed just as you did, and back in the 90s as a kid as well! Discovering Hyper Sonic for the first time and obliterating everything onscreen with that white flash was so hype! 11th favorite game ever for me.
Also, so many tense memories of those bonus stages as the speed would ramp up and take my heart rate with it haha
C O M P L E T I O N I S T & T E D
Sleepy Eevee Featuring Jesse Cox from the Defend It May Cry series
& Ted Mode should be the standard for all future New Game Plus videos. And all future Sonic games, screw it.
I want this. I do. I admit it. I do. I accept this proposal. I do.
The music is best of any sonic game. I love how you read us your completion journal and told the story about hanging out with that kid “nick” because he had the game. I can totally relate!
I HAVE ASKED AND I HAVE RECEIVED
Dude I love your energy and humor. Thank you.
“The attitude of an ant eater and the egg laying ability of a platypus!? F*** yeah!”
I'd still say Sonic 3 & Knuckles is better than Mania because it just manages to edge Mania out by having more story transitions letting it tell it's story better than Mania, otherwise both games are great. As for what game I would like to see next, please do Maximum Carnage again but please do the superior SNES version this time. The Genesis version does not do the game justice. On a side note I disagree that your newer videos are more comprehensive than your old ones as you used to really get into the story, characters, and final boss.
Mania has story transitions, just that the story jumps all over the place, paying homage to previous games and levels. It's not as engaging as S3&K's straight forward adventure story.
I'm never going to get over how good you are at this game to this day I have never collected all the chaos emerald in this game it is just to hard for me but it is always a pleasure to watch you do it hope you do Secret of Mana at some point in the future it was the second game you covered on the show and the episode I feel where you really established your style even if you hadn't perfected it yet
You forgot how if you beat the entire game with just the chaos emeralds and never go into a big ring in mushroom hills or beyond you get a special graphic over your save file. (Like so he sees this)
Side note, there's a different graphic for all 3 characters so you'll need to beat the game 3 more times while never running into a hyper emerald ring.
9:29 to 9:36 I've only ever heard it pronounced as "Hydro-City".
All those flashbacks of you as a little boy were great! XD As always, wonderful video!
chao is actually a fan favorite but okay
I've played the living hell out of Sonic 3 & Knuckles since I was about 3-4 years old...
Where did time go? I need a chuckle.
I subscribed
Welcome to the fold.
Luke Antone *Oh No*
Despite taking THIS long for the review to come, it's worth it!
Maybe once we learn a milestone for Kingdom Hearts 3 (like the release date) or when it comes out, you could do the New Game+ of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2?
I want to see it before January 29, 2019.
Sonic is such a funny and sympathic guy. I loved to watch the movie last year.
Fun fact sonic3 &knuckles is the first DLC ever made.
Awesome work as usual Jirard. Still waiting for your Sonic Forces review though.
And your phone call joke was great.
NO WAY! NO WAY! NO WAY! NO WAY?
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
*People who get the reference will get it.*
I CANT BE- wrong sonic game
Yo, I am so hype to see your new ratings for the games. In spite of why this happened I think this is a good thing because it gives you a chance to replay and rethink games. Maybe one you liked isn't as good as you thought or maybe a game you didn't like is better now. Either way just make sure you get some rest, my dude. Later, man!
You go booooy!
I have an extreme bias towards this game. As much as I loved Mania, I love this game even more. It’s defined my childhood, it was the first game I got that was solely mine, and it was the first game I completely beat. It’s my favorite game of all time for a reason.
Knock knock it’s Knuckles.
William Bibens here I come, rougher than the rest of them. The best of them. Tougher than Knuckles. You can call me Knuckles. Unlike Knuckles I don’t chuckle. I’d rather flex my knuckles.
Born on an island, in the Knuc-kles
The *** of knuckles flows inside me
William Bibens The bloat thrower independent flowwer magical emerald holder.
I actually just found this game in great condition at a local game shop for a few bucks. I was really happy to get it back in my collection and then had to do a double take when I saw that New Game+ was doing the episode about the game I just got my hands on. So much fun to see this again.
Hydrocity. Just one word ;)
Stop it. Get some help.
Hydro city
Not Hydrocity
Y o u a r e i n c o r r e c t
Yes. How it’s spelt
the little jirard bit has got to be one of the better ones in a while.
How is this game STILL not on the psn store? Even with the ps3... oh sonic 1, 2 and CD? But NOT the awesomeness that is S3AK? What the heck?
This game will allways be my number 1 classic sonic game. Sorry Mania, you are quiet good, but you clearly missing such great moments like Angel island getting on fire, Defeating a golem by tricking him into a quicksand pit, the thrill of the growing pyramid ghost, the cool as heck looking snowboard section, every moment with Knuckles as your nemesis, including the part where he finally realize that Eggman is the real bad guy AND of course the epicness that where hypersonic and Mecha Sonic. Whatcha sayin, Mania? You have Metal Sonic? Yeah that is nice if you enjoy a freakin fan with metal toothpics as limbs. Sorry, I prefer the more badass looking robot who btw. can TURN FREAKIN SUPER!
#moreloveformechasonic #metalsonicisoverrated
I'd just get the steam version so you can have all the mods/hacks and stuff while supporting an official release... That said, they probably should have a PSN version too, if they don't... Haven't checked for a while... Not sure which it would emulate better on... The steam one probably doesn't have the best ever emulation, but it's serviceable for the most part... I dunno...
toongrowner1 legal issues with music, the whole Michael Jackson situation
Get a genesis emulator and get sonic 3 complete with a lot of customization making s3k even better also I agree with you on the mania things I will always prefer s3k also you forgot you can use debug mode in save files which is really amazing if you for example already done a playthrough as sonic alone and is gonna do one with sonic and tails as it speeds things up
7 year old jirard can grow a full beard on a diet of grape juice and gushers.
Restoration at 5%.
Pokéman807 Hey is that a Kingdom Hearts reference?
PokemonLyle Actually, yes.
This is a good quality video! Impressive editing.
YESSSSS WOOOOOO
oh my god the young Jirard bit is fucking hilarious. Great video dude!
I'm going to say Mania is better than 3 and Knuckles
People complain that Mania doesn't have enough originality or is too short, but it fixes those problems in plain site, especially with the crossover zones (Flying battery act 2 with wing fortress, stardust speedway act 1 with marble garden, mirage saloon act 1 with sky chase zone, etc.)
Also, in Mania every single Act 1 and 2 variant in the game are drastically different levels. The largest contrast in 3 & K was seeing Angel Island Zone Act 2 get engulfed in flames, but in Mania, every single level transition in the game surprises you in the same way.
And finally, levels like Chemical Plant Act 2 are NOT classic levels. There are so many brand spanking new mechanics everywhere that the only thing resembling a classic level are the visuals. If you were to replace the visuals and give the zone a new name like "nuclear factory zone" anybody would say it's a new zone
superWTF64lol While I agree that It's amazing how much room for improvement they sniffed out in flying battery or green hill, there are notable regressions in design which range from the most subjective(music in stardust speedway changing completely without changing the aesthetic or the new chemical plant synth sounding like a fart in a tin can) to things like an unpolished set of boss counters, pretending there was a story (you might say they didn't have the resources but 3 pulled it off and Mania wasted one of its animations on a trailer when CD used both of them).
Worse bosses
Poor narrative
Weird pacing
Incomplete
Hydro city act 1 cmon guys just because they're all water levels doesn't mean they'll work together.
2 much automation (basically the same thing as having to stand still in sonic 3. I see right through you mania).
I still remember owning Sonic 3 as a kid and then my friend’s brother gave me his copy, where he had Super Sonic unlocked. I was amazed, since I was too young to unlock him on my own.
Oh my god! A Sonic video were Jirard didn't SHIT on the Modern games and it's fans!?!?!?!
Kajd 7463 well they do suck sooooo....
Panda'sBass Well Sonic was never good.
Kajd 7463 Yeah, it’s almost like people have opinions and shit :)
Getting all of the Emeralds is hard on its own and requires lots of practice so mastering the special stages and going super/hyper is an amazing reward.
Bro u wearing a pbg shirt😂😂😂
Leg3ndary Gam3r PBG is the best
ReeceIsMe ikr
He's pretty shit tbh
That was the guy's name from Nick Arcade!! Phil Moore! Thank you so much! I couldn't even remember the name of the show until you brought it up. I fucking loved that show, I wanted to be IN the game so badly I remember! I was only like 7 in 1992 though, and I think I was too young to have even qualified to be on the show. Same deal with Legends of the Hidden Temple which EVERYONE our age wanted to be on back in the mid 90's lol...
I just knew that you'd give it a "Complete It." It's too perfect for any other rating. One of the best games!
I never played this game, but it gave us the “and Knuckles” meme, and I love it for that.
Another great video Jirard. Keep it up!
I was expecting Johnny to appear, great game, great vídeo
I'm glad that Jirard found new things to add to these videos. I was really upset at first, but its working out well.
Thank you Brett for those journal entries. They were amazing
I kept having ninth grade flashbacks for the black and white bits. Great googly moogly, that Civil War series
I know that their both part of Normal Boots, but I love that the Completionist is wearing a PBG shirt
You need to bring back the sonic journal, hardest I’ve laughed at one of your videos!
"He would probably get a nosebleed" you say, the moment a clip of Tails appears. Yeah, we all had that childhood crush on tails. Confused girls like me, bearded boys like you... we were all, deep down, absolutely taken in by the presence of that extra tail. Some of us were lewd and insisted that it meant there were other "double" parts, others of us just simply appreciated him for who and what he was. Cute, sweet, honest, a furry little orange mutant with a heart of gold. We all wrote our little fan stories where he crossed over into the X-Men world and became the team's greatest hero. Cyclops made him the new leader, Wolverine respected him quietly, Jubilee was his lover... yeah, we all wrote our own version of that story. ...right? I'm not the only one?
I love that you are wearing a Peanut Butter Gamer shirt in this video.
My favourite game oat :))))))
Nice episode I love these they're so informative and explainyey
I’m absolutely loving the new game plus videos
My personal Favorite Sonic Games:
1) Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2) Sonic Mania
3) Sonic 2
4) Sonic Adventure 2
5) Sonic 1
6) Sonic Adventure 1
7) Sonic CD
8) Sonic Generations, Sonic Colors
9) Sonic Heroes
10) Sonic Spinball (nostalgia pick)
The Ken Burns Civil War documentary music. Brilliant lmao!
I remember when I was younger watching the title screen that enlightened me for the few seconds it was up. I decided to draw that title screen by eye. It took me quite a while since I had to restart so many times, but it was well worth the effort. :)