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Hey everyone, welcome to my channel, it's me Gamerturk and today, we talk about

Modern Sonic or more specifically, Boost Sonic.

Today's episode of my Road to Sonic Forces series is all about me, explaining why the

Boost Formula is "not bad" by any means, is no more bland than the beloved Classic

formula and of course, an experiment about how much your average internet viewer can

be triggered by mere titles.

If you are one of those open minded who don't click on videos just to immediately dislike,

based on how much the title triggers you, I salute you and expect

to see your opinions in the comments as well, whether you agree with what I say or not.

We are here to discuss afterall, not to wage war

against different opinions.

Anyways, ever since the boost formula came back a third time in 3D with Sonic Generations,

there has been a huge internet bandwagon, claiming boost is the worst thing to happen

to Sonic, that it is very bland and that it should be abandoned.

Coincidentially, these claims -most of the time- come from people who either

do not like Sonic to begin with or from people who dislike anything that has ever come out

since 1999 in 3D.

While those people may never listen to what I have to say, I am talking to you, person

who would like to have an open mind to different perspectives.

It is one thing to dislike a certain implementation of a concept, but it is an entirely different

thing to blindly hate on something.

And guess what gets more clicks on the internet that many influencers tend to go with?

That was a rhetorical question.

We all know the answer.

Anyways, back to my point.

"Boost formula is not any more bland than Classic

formula" was my initial claim, so let me back that up now.

You see, people love having the rose tinted glasses on when talking about things they

like and admittedly, there is a lot to like about

when it comes to Classics.

But the love for something, should not be allowed to turn into blind hate for other

things.

And let's get things out of the way for those who will get offended when I say "This is

bland, that is bland", chill the hell out, we

are essentially talking about platformers, all of them are bland in terms of gameplay.

They might fool you with nice colors and animations, but all you are supposed to do is jump and

dodge.

That is the essence of a platformer.

Of course for Sonic, it is a little bit different.

You see, Sonic is not a true platformer.

Well...

It is a platformer..

And it is the antithesis of a platformer at the same time.

Speed and precision are technically counteractive forces in a platformer game.

The faster you go, the more careful you have to be, since

your movements will lack the needed precision for delicate platforming.

Sonic the Hedgehog was never a true platformer that required precision for you to combat

the stage design and remain triumphant at the end.

Sonic the Hedgehog was essentially an obstacle course that you had to clear, based on how

fast you could react the upcoming danger that is closing in at blazing speeds, to keep your

fluidity going.

Whether it was Sonic 1 or Sonic Unleashed doesn't matter, this was the

one main principle it's gameplay was designed on.

People have this huge misconception that the classics games were about "mastering the stage

to achieve speed".

Well, there are 2 things wrong with that.

First off, if you play through a game 50 times, every game is about mastering the stage to

achieve fast times.

And secondly, with the exception of the original Sonic 1

that didnt have a spindash, achieving speed was never the point of Sonic games, it was

achieving fluidity.

People claim that the pinball physics made it very intricate, I'll be very honest with

you here, the slopes in any of those games were not built so you *could* take advantage

of them to go fast.

They were put there, so you *would*.

And there is a big difference there, which makes it no different than the

boost formula in general.

Hitting down arrow when approaching a slope is no different than

holding that square button for boost.

It was a mechanic the devs wanted you to use and so you did.

Just like you use boost when you have the chance.

The intricasy of Sonic the Hedgehog was never about "achieving" speed, it was maintaining

it, by reacting to the hazards that were challenging your skills.

Which is exactly what Boost formula is all about.

You have a path you are running in, there are hazards coming at

you as you move fast, you gotta evade them.

There are branching paths, just like Classics.

There are platforming specific sections that bring you to a halt, just like classics.

If you want, you can use physics to take advantage of slopes, as in the faster you go on

an uphill slope and jump, the higher your jump will reach.

Your job was to keep your fluidity throughout the stage as much as you can

back in early 90's, your job is still keeping your fluidity throughout the stage in 2017.

The only difference is how you are given the speed, which was given to you via slopes in

the 90's and now it is given by the usage of boost in 2017.

The fact of the matter is, when you were achieving speed in either scenarios,

you weren't some genius, taking advantage of something.

You were achieving speed that was given to you on a silver plate by the

devs themselves.

The only part where things get less bland in a Sonic game, is when you use your

knowledge of physics and take advantage of the geometry and momentum, which again, exists

just as much in the classics, in Adventures, in Heroes, in Advance games, in Rush games

and all the way here in Boost games.

So internet, please stop spreading bullshit about Boost gameplay being bland, holding

classics to such a high regard.

Absolutely nothing has changed.

You just don't like the Boost formula as a way of gaining speed and you have to admit

it is nothing more than that.

And while you are trying to do that, remember

this.

There is no shame in not enjoying a certain thing, a certain product, a certain idea or

a certain execution.

But when you claim something is objectively so much worse than something else from a conceptual

standpoint, while they are completely same, just with a different

execution, then I'm sorry, you just come off as an asshole.

So before you throw shit at something, hold on a second, have a deep

breath and think for a second.

Is it actually any different than that concept you adore or

is it just you who didn't like the execution and as a concept, it is one and the same.

Classic Sonic is a green apple, while Boost Sonic is a red apple.

You are welcomed to like the taste of green apples more than the red

ones, but they are both apples.

In any scenario, your reward for being skilled is fluidity, not speed.

That was my rant about people claiming "Boost gameplay is just bland" as the second episode

of my Road to Sonic Forces series.

I hope there will be some people who will give the argument

a thought and not act like I have talked shit about their religion or something.

The like-dislike ratio will tell that I guess.

If you want more in depth information about how the Classics actually dealt with speed,

unlike the common misinformation that has been floating around ever since, do check

the earlier episodes of Sonic Dissected by Roger van der Weide, he does an excellent

job at explaining why Speed itself was never the focus of Classic games.

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Thank you very much for watching, hope you enjoyed it and I'll

see you guys next time, when I talk about the Green Hill Zone and "rehashed" content.