Does Sonic The Hedgehog Work Better In Movies Than In Games?

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Video game movies have a long and storied history of failing at almost every turn, but recent years have held a few surprising successes. One such success was so substantial that it's worth asking whether this iconic mainstay of gaming history might be better suited for an art form without gameplay.

Sonic the Hedgehog has been the star of one of the most controversial franchises of all time. Some fans ardently defend every project he's involved with, and some critics claim he's never lent his name to anything of quality. Amongst the mountain of media bearing this beloved blue creature's visage, the 2020 film adaptation stands tall with nearly universal approval.

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The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is not popular because of the quality of the games within. It's not beloved because of the touching overarching narrative of good-natured fun or environmental consciousness. The games don't sell millions before the first trailer drops because of the well-established standard of quality. Sonic, the franchise owes its tremendous success and worldwide renown largely, if not entirely, to the unthinkable popularity of Sonic, the character. Consider all the most well-known characters of video game history. Mario, Link, Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Pac-Man, all pale in comparison to Sonic the Hedgehog. There just isn't the same kind of love for those characters, even though the games they star in are fantastic and well-received. Love for the character is entirely inseparable from love for the game. The Blue Blur, apart from his games, has a level of popularity beyond that of any other video game character. In many ways, the games are dragging him back.

Sonic has a huge personality. It