Filmmaker Reacts: Sonic Unleashed Opening Cinematic
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Published 2024-03-18
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Still the best video game opening ever made.
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Fun fact: in the game’s manual, it briefly describes the opening as “Sonic and Eggman’s FINAL BATTLE”. So if it weren’t for Eggman’s plan to harness Dark Gia’s power, they were looking to end things between them once and for all
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One thing to note, In regards to the idea that both Mario and Sonic have fun doing what they do, I feel there is a key difference in perspective. Mario has joy and optimism IN THE FACE of adversity Sonic has fun and excitement BECAUSE of adversity When it comes down to it, Sonic is an adrenaline junkie 😅
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One insane thing about this cutscene is that it was made in 2008.
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basically Unleashed starts just at THE ENDING of almost every other sonic game -sonic already travelled all the levels -gathered the emeralds to transform with them -invade eggman's base and fight his final robot -sonic wins transforming in super sonic but instead of ending there this time eggman was ready to use this cycle for his advantage, transforming the normal ending of the journey in the starting point of a new one and i think that's genious
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According to Sega, they said this was one of their most amazing projects, and the cutscenes were made separately from the game.
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I love how a guy with just a little knowledge about Sonic can also have that "oh no" moment when the emeralds are ripped away from Super Sonic. Most fans feel that weight because of how many times they have used Super Sonic in the last level, the last boss. Im so glad how that power is conveyed in the scene so that even without context, you understand that its serious when that transformation is ripped away.
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It's still shocking how well animated this is for 2008. I'd legit have watched a full length movie of this.
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I love how much squash and stretch Sonic has in his animations here. If you pause anytime during Eggman's robot hand chasing him you'll get very wacky Sonic stills
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The monster that was awoken named Dark Gaia has infected Sonic with its power. A lot of people get this confused, but Sonic actually didn't turn into a werewolf. Since Sonic absorbed Dark Gaia's power he ends up looking like one of the basic enemies in the game that were created by Dark Gaia's power. Due to Sonic's pure heart however, he was able to keep his mind from being corrupted.
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The fact that this game came out in 2008 astounds me. The animation here is better than most films today. Gotta love Marza Animation Planet, they're so good at animation. Gotta recommend their short films Night of the Werehog, which is about Sonic and his friend Chip from this game encountering mischievous ghosts, and Ghost Tale, a short they made for 2023 Halloween about said ghosts. Really incredible stuff
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So this will probably inevitably be mentioned by someone at some point. But this game was done by the person who did the Metarex Saga in Sonic X. That season was known for its darker tone and more mature themes, especially given it was in a kid's show.
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I think it’s cool how when Sonic starts transforming, his movements mirrors Dark Gaia, already implying whatever is happening to him is connected to this monster coming out of the planet.
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It's very fun and light hearted "Earth proceeds to split in half"
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The Chaos Emeralds basically are the chaotic energy of life in the form of crystals, which can be transformed into power by someone who know how to connect with this energy.
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I find it funny how he talks about it seemingly being light hearted and all that while the planet gets destroyed plus I’d love to see him react to night of the werehog 😂
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This cutscene alone makes me question eggman's net worth😂
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Some lore context -the gems are the chaos emeralds,7 rocks that turn sonic into super sonic (the goku transformation) -Eggman zapped in with some dark Gaia energy,dark Gaia the big thing that came out of the planet and opposite of light Gaia -the energy transforms sonic into a furry for some reason
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when he transforms its literally just called super sonic
