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Since I outed myself as a Sonic... fan*? in my Twitch.tv post I now feel obliged to have an opinion on that Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer.
That character design is definitely on the wrong side of the uncanny valley. I can understand why they didn't want to go with the sort of "2D design, only inflated like a balloon" treatment that previous 3D Sonic installments have had, however, this furriness is also not reminiscent to me of an actual hedgehog. So... :shrug: Although, objectively, aside from the teeth the character design is kind of cute?
The actual trailer gives me the same thoughts that the Detective Pikachu trailer did - not actually bad, but a vibe like the movie studio is really embarrassed to be making a retro video-game movie and want to reassure me that, no, no, this one will be cool, we promise!
* Can one really call oneself a fan of a game franchise when one hasn't played a game in it since the 2nd installment from 1992? But certainly if you asked me to choose between Mario and Sonic I would choose Sonic.
That character design is definitely on the wrong side of the uncanny valley. I can understand why they didn't want to go with the sort of "2D design, only inflated like a balloon" treatment that previous 3D Sonic installments have had, however, this furriness is also not reminiscent to me of an actual hedgehog. So... :shrug: Although, objectively, aside from the teeth the character design is kind of cute?
The actual trailer gives me the same thoughts that the Detective Pikachu trailer did - not actually bad, but a vibe like the movie studio is really embarrassed to be making a retro video-game movie and want to reassure me that, no, no, this one will be cool, we promise!
* Can one really call oneself a fan of a game franchise when one hasn't played a game in it since the 2nd installment from 1992? But certainly if you asked me to choose between Mario and Sonic I would choose Sonic.