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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

This is really hard to talk about when you won’t peek at the Sonic Unleashed review 😭 I’m not saying we should go back to old games willy nilly and re-review them, and I understand you feel the 4.5 is justified, but this review I find to be sloppy and overly-aggressive, prompting a second look

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

I’d like to see IGN take another peek at Unleashed, for funsies 😇 Sorry you didn’t like the game or like game reviews!

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

So then, my point isn’t that this is Sonic fans being nostalgic, this is an objectively poor review

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

Ok that’d be hysterical actually - a really fair review but still ending with a 4.5

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

I’ll take it!

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE ZETI I WILL LET GO OF THIS

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

I hear you, but I don’t think you can watch this review without your jaw hitting the floor youtu.be/BjyWXiZrSlQ?...

Sonic Unleashed (PS3/X360) Review

YouTube video by IGN

youtu.be

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

IF CHILD IAN CAN DO IT, YOU CAN!! Has Sonic Adventure 2 aged gracefully? No. But is it fun to play in the year of our lord 2025? Also debatable

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

We all know it’d only get, like, a 7 or low 8, but it’s the principle of the thing

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

but IGN should re-review Sonic Unleashed just because thinking about it makes me mad 😇

IGN gave Sonic Unleashed the pitiful score of a 4.5 out of 10 in a now infamous review

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

Look, I’m not saying it matters, and I don’t mean to kick up any dust from the past or anything

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

I wish you luck on your SA2 journey!! Make Sonic and Shadow proud 🫡

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 4

I sent your partner a solid amount of mods to improve the experience, but if anything, you should try this one! gamebanana.com/mods/515637

SA2 Input Controls [Sonic Adventure 2] [Mods]

Officially un-sensitives your controls!... A Sonic Adventure 2 (SA2) Mod in the Other/Misc category, submitted by Shaddatic

gamebanana.com

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Reposted by Ian!!!

Janet Garcia @gameonysus.bsky.social · Mar 3

Need y'all to reply to this really quick thx

Pew Pew Bang! @pewpewbang.bsky.social · Mar 3

Reply to this with the name of any game (for secret upcoming episode reasons)

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

I think you’ll have a fantastic time - the steady framerate does wonders for the Werehog sections! And *mod support*

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

They really thought of everything 😭

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

You don’t even need a mod - it comes with Unleashed Recompiled

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

You see, that’s ’Grand Oak’

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

HE WAS SOOOO FUNNY - I’m sure clips will be rolling around online soon

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

It does seem like a trend that’s sticking around - it took me the weekend to do! I had to play through the DLC again to get another Kubfu and certain exclusives, but it was nice to revisit SWSH at least!

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

The hardest part was passing by all those Pokémon and not even knowing if they were shiny, since in Sword you gotta encounter em to know 🥲

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

Well that feels good!

Grand Oak congratulating me on completing the living Pokédex in Pokemon Sword

Proof I completed the living Pokédex in Pokemon Sword with a reward: shiny Keldeo

The summary screen of my shiny Keldeo, who is jumping for joy

Shiny Keldeo leaping for joy next to me in the Isle of Armor

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

Yeah! He’s the host this year

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Ian!!! @thefantastician.bsky.social · Mar 3

I gotta watch Flow!! Especially after their win

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