Hearing Johnny mimic Sonic’s voice and say “Death comes for us all” is something I needed.

5:07 Wii Menu: WOAHOAAAAH!!! Op FMV: WOAHOAAAAH!!! Title Screen: WOAHOAAAAH!!! Johnny: WOAHOAAAAH!!! His fanbase (Us): WOAHOAAAAH!!! HEY ALL!! (HEY ALL!!)

Sonic: Hey it’s nice to meet y- Merlina: THIS WORLD IS IMPERFECT

you know, in retrospect THIS setting would've been better used for a Sonic RPG

2:12 “A more mature eye.” You never out mature spin chairs.

Glad to see how much John's grown since his original SGB review. He's calmer and precise, more willing to give the game a chance.

When you realize that Sonic and the Black Knight is an isekai.

Still the only 3D Sonic game I've never played, actually been wanting you to take a second look at this one for aaages now!

"more mature state of mind" *Proceeds to spin in chair*

The only thing I think when I see this game: "UNAVOIDABLE CHIN MOVE"

For all this game’s faults, it has one of my favorite characterizations of Sonic (tied with Unleashed). He’s got that classic Shonen hero vibe and I love it.

I just realize, The characters that takes the place of the three nights sonic fights against were all Sonic’s rivals at some point. Neat.

Ok so with these new thumbnails we are getting a small "preview" of Johnny's opinions of the game. Compare Sonic colors and this videos thumbnail.

"If you've been following this channel since the late 2000s" is a line that physically ages me way more than anything in this channel ever has

There are actually 5 knights of the round table in this game. Unfortunately, the other two are multiplayer exclusive. I guess during the main story they were off time traveling or riding skateboards or something?

It's interesting to see just how much your style of reviewing games have changed after years of watching your old Sonic and the Black Knight review. It's awesome how much you improved. Loved the video as always!

Fun fact, for "With Me", they were able to get Megadeth guitar legend Marty Friedman to play lead guitar on the track! Easily some of, if not the best guitar work in the entire series!

Man, you know what Sonic needs, King Arthur. No, but seriously, I really like Sonic and the Black Knight. I think it’s one of the most unique games in the series just because of how out there it is.

I'm really looking forward to the storybook coming so we can get the game we all want: *Sonic and the Animal Farm*

They say that after the events of Secret Rings and Black Knight Sonic went straight home and burned his entire book collection

Funny that this was the last time that 4Kids voices the characters, Cause Mike Pollock 'Not counting Sonic X' is the only 4Kids voice actor left to voice Dr Eggman since 2005.

11:59 - "W-We're going to fall!" *slam dunks into lava* "I know, isn't it great!?" Also, that thumbnail is clearly the face of a man that has gone a week without sipping the coffee in that mug. I dread to think what it might taste like now.

Fun fact: Caliburn is the original name for the mythical sword Excalibur.

I have to applaud how much better your review style and critical eye have gotten over we the years. The old review boiled down to "Why does Sonic have a sword? 5/10." While here you give a full breakdown of the pros and cons the game has to offer and say who might enjoy this game or not.

I was a pretty simple kid back in the late 2000's give anybody a sword and they're instantly like 10 times cooler in my book, but boy when I played this game....

"just a reminder, you're playing a wii game."-Somecallmejohny, skyward sword and metroid prime 3 reviews

Playing this on Dolphin with a button mapped to the swing makes this game a lot more enjoyable.

8:19 Given that this game was made in Japan. That whole little stunt could be a case of cultural confusion. Y’know how a lot of people just sum up Samurai as “basically knights but in Japan” well the reverse is true in Japan. TL;DR Knuckles was literally about to commit seppuku

I mean there is truth in the statement about the increase in positivity being related to only the fans of it still playing it

For me SaTB (alongside Unleashed) was the last 3D game where Sonic actually sounded like a free spirited yet kind adolescent, now he sounds like a 20 something jerk whose self-aware of the fact he can mock his friends with 0 consequences (and his friends are "useless" without him). I miss Jason tbh but it's NOT Roger's fault he keeps getting cringe/meta humour scripts plus Sega's corporate interference that treats Sonic as a mascot FIRST and a character SECOND (hence why Sonic isn't allowed to be sad or have any meaningful character development in recent games).

5:46 HEH. Nice callback and jab at Richard Jacques’ meltdown over Tee Lopes’ remix of Sonic R’s “Can You Feel the Sunshine”, Johnny. lol

Imagine if platinum games made the combat for this game😫 and no rails... shit would’ve been fire

This is heartwarming, seeing John be more positive toward this game after so many years.

2:12 "with a more mature state of mind" Yep that is me being an adult

5:17 for Johnny going full “Hooah!”

Caliburn: W- we're going to fall! Sonic (Burning in lava): I know! Isn't it great?

Project: Needlemouse You deserve a cookie if you know what I'm talking about.

Good that you're giving it another chance.

The CG cutscenes look amazing.

You know, it occurs to me that if they wanted to make a medieval Sonic game, instead of Arthurian legends and sword play, they should have done Robin Hood with a bow. Thematically I think it’s a better fit for Sonic, the Wii’s pointer controls are way more reliable than waggle, and I think it would just be interesting to have a high speed on rails shooter with light platforming elements.

I remember playing this after your original review and actually liked it. I think I get pleasure from some mediocre, but I definitely think the looks and music really assisted in making this a memorable experience. Glad to see you went back to it!

If they decide to ever make a Switch version of this, they better fix up those controls!

Seeing Sonic running through a field really makes me wish for an open world Sonic game. Imagine a world like Breath of the Wild except with more ramps and loops, and secrets only obtainable by building up speed and jumping off ramps the right way. That would be amazing. (Basically what all the fans are doing with their 3D Sonic fan games like Sonic Utopia)

You're right about the soundtrack being a saving grace, Johnny; even all these years later, I still love the Misty Lake theme.

10:14 or in Sonic Underground’s case, if your gun doubles as a guitar.

Oh cool he's doing the individual expression thing for his 2D avatar. I wonder how many expressions have been drawn

It's actually so amazing seeing how comfortable you are reviewing this again and how AMAZING your edits have become! Keep it up man we love ya

8:14 "Hey hey! Death comes for us all at the end! It's about what you make of your life that counts. Not stop trying to kill yourself, Knuckles, because holy shit, that almost actually happened!"

It's a spin off game yet it has the best characterization of Sonic from all of the mainline games

Personally, I can't wait for the next game in the story book series: Sonic on the Western Front.

Honestly, am i the only one who never got tired out by the swordswinging? Johnny is far from the first guy i've seen complaining about getting tired out by swinging the Wii remote yet it's a problem i can say i've never had, and i've done more full playthroughs of this game then Johnny has done of '06.

I'd love to see something like this given another shot. Improved combat mechanics, no rails, and no motion controls would make a pretty solid game.

Okay I laughed when he lip synced that "WHOOOOOAAAAAA!!!!!!"

Even with many of the issues that's present in this game, I honestly can't hate it because its my first sonic game (fan made games not withstanding) The music is amazing though

Love coming back to these retrospectives every now and then, makes for phenomenal background noise and a good laugh.

Knight of the Wind has a Knight's Vow, and a King's Promise in the song. "And i live to rule by the sword slashing through the every inch of power the power in you" "As I sit as I stand by the table I command my kingdom"

You know being early here, this actually came on the right timing for me. So yea, i dont often say this but i actually appreciate the content on this channel

I actually had a lot of fun with Sonic and the Black Knight. My biggest issue with it was how short it was. The controls were much smoother than Secret Rings. The music is great as usual.

14:34 "Even if we are still on rails" *shows footage of Sonic literally bring on rails*

The music in this game was amazing some of the best music Crush 40 ever produced for the Sonic franchise.

Black Knight to me is definitely one of the "overhated' games of the series. Not the best, but dang it the soundtrack, transformation, and even boss battles and gameplay does have moments where I can't help but love!

0:50 Now there's a meme waiting to happen

Man. That outro is such a bop I can't find myself wanting to click away until it's done.

3:04 the initials in this case stand for Sonic & Medieval.

I got this when I was around 6 or 7, fucking loved the game couldn’t finish the final boss tho. Was actually fun I liked the premise and I’d love to give it another go, it’s definitely nostalgia blinding me.

I love how the thumbnails represent how John's gonna feel on the game now. Cute touch.

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE FEELS ME ON THOSE TIMIED REACTIONS DURING BOSS FIGHTS I USED THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CONTROLLER

I fucking LOST it at your Sonic voice, it was so good lmao

The Johnny reaction gif material is strong in this video

I never knew Senoue did the soundtrack (except the main theme) until now so I'm definitely giving that a listen. Also I really love the new art, the different emotions in the thumbnail in a really nice touch.

Never thought I would see a second title for your videos, looks good and get a good chuckle out of me

Not sure why but the shot at 2:51 is one of the funniest Johnny moments I can remember. Dude’s a legend

Got this game for my 11 birthday. Always loved it. I'm 22 now, I still love the game, I know it's not the best of the best, but I'm willing to overlook the glaring omissions.

The beginning of this video really brings up an interesting thought for me: I think the big reason that Sonic Team has been playing it so safe with Sonic is that they're just so afraid of alienating people. You bring up at the beginning that this game was released at a weird period of Sonic's life where Sega was just tossing darts at a board to see what stuck, and from 2010 to 2011, we got Sonic 4, Colors, and Generations, which all scored pretty high and all played it pretty straightforward. Not to say those games are all necessarily bad (Generations is in my top 3), but they all kinda convinced Sega that playing it safe with Sonic and sticking with what they knew was the only way this series could stay consistent. Even when they _did_ try changing it up with Lost World, they ended up splitting the fandom yet again. I can understand _why_ they thought this was the right direction to take Sonic in, but they've gone about it all the wrong way. Again, not to say that Mania or Forces are _awful_ games (Mania is probably my favorite Sonic game period, and I feel like most people probably agree there), but they both suffer from a lack of new ideas (Forces more so than Mania). I get that they wanna keep Sonic consistent, but you can't do that if you're not willing to let the series get out of the past. It's okay to do new things, but those new things have to make sense and be well thought out. Anyway, I totally went off there, and I'm not really sure if I did a good job explaining my point.... Have a good day, folks. 🙂

Woah....just hearing you say that you last touched it 11 years ago just reminded me that you've been making content like this for more than a decade already. I really hope that you continue cause I genuinely enjoy your work.

I felt a little miffed when Johnny said you can change their "fighting style". Sonic is the one that changes the others are set to one of the three and each one is different, Cavalier focuses on speed, Knight focuses on balanced & Paladin focuses on attack. The three knights mimic those styles with Shadow/Lancelot being based on Knight, Gawain/Knuckles being based on Paladin & Percival/Blaze is based on Cavalier. The weapons you can craft increase their attacks & moves with the final one giving them their attacks from their boss fights. But I'll forgive John for not 100% liking the game my younger self would slightly agree with him on some of the problems but at the end of the day what one thinks of something could be completely different to someone else.

8:19 Holy Ifrit!!!! I completely forgot about that scene! That is hardcore for this franchise. Sonic Forces, eat your heart out.

Damn man I haven’t this dude in a long time. Glad to see he’s still around

Love the video. The only thing after another youtuber pointed it out sonic with a sword really isnt that terrible of thing and makes sense since its implied that sonic's quills is whats doing the damage in his attacks having a sword in it increases the range of his attacks like how you showed with the buzzsaw technique I feel it makes more sense for sonic to have a sword then shadow to have a gun even tough i love how quick it takes care of the giant enemies super quickly in that game

I'm glad I was directed here . I think something important to point out about the sword play is that in the boss fights against the knights and during regular levels, there is inputs via the motion controls for specific moves like Stinger. This is REALLY frustrating if you are wanting to get higher ranks on those boss fights as you need to perform these actions during normal gameplay in order to properly counter some moves. What ends up happening is you instead keep ramming yourself into a wall until you somehow manage to get clear the fight "flawlessly." It's just kind of bad during the first round, but really awful for the second, harder fight with Shadow . Replaying the levels also grants followers and getting higher grades gives stars. Both of these factor into what remains of the level up system (for Sonic) from Secret Rings, and the crafted weapons are the only thing that matters for the other playable characters during the second half of the game . You can playthrough the entire game without ever knowing those two things though. I was just someone who liked the game enough to complete it, and I would probably do it again today. Game is far from perfect and most certainly has flaws, but I think you covered pretty much everything besides what I had mentioned. Homing attack is dead, long live waggle homing attack

uploaded 27 seconds ago. hmm.

To be honest I really like the story of the these games

Just as I have finished rewatching BSC's LP of this game, this pops up. You have impeccable timing, Johnny! 9:38 Choosing Bla... I mean Percival I see? Good man

I really love the new avatar for these thumbnails and I hope they stay for a long time.

You know johnny i have been in a sonic phase so this video really helped that

10:55 I know, right? It’s called Hyrule Warriors. In fact, didn’t you review that game before on the Wii U?

Can we get a loop of jon and his bro dancing with the "You know you love it" eggman thing

Still one of my favorite youtubers, it’s really hard to find people that try and make their videos good, since clickbaits a thing, hope he keeps up the great work :)

When I got a decent PC, I did another run through of this game on Dolphin, mapping the waggle to a button. God it is SO much better. The game is still pretty mediocre, that doesn't change, but it's so much more comfortable.

And then someone made a series on Newgrounds where Sonic not only wields a sword, but also partners up with Sparkster from Rocket Knight Adventures.

Johnny going KreyGasm at the first few notes of Knight of the Wind is *_easily_* the best thing I could ever have asked for this month. That shizz is the kind of gold I yearn for whenever I open KZfaq everyday.

I’ve been a fan of yours since 2012. And it’s really nice to see how much you’ve grown. You seem a bit more mellowed out.

This game is pretty underrated. It had a good story and the graphics were pretty good. The music also was absolutely amazing. It's just the controls and stuff smaller issues that being this one down.

I honestly really loved the writing in this game. The game itself is pretty meh, but I don't know, I legit consider this a great story and the best in the Sonic series. Just me?

I'm so glad to be getting more flushed out videos from your hay day! With this topic specifically because I really like this game. I'm one of the few who didn't mind the motion controls & I liked how you could do specific techniques by holding different directions on the nunchuck & to challenge myself by timing my swings. But of course there were times when it wouldn't respond like you said. Anyhow, I enjoyed your video!

A SCMJ video? In my birthday? And about SONIC? Definitely a hightlight of today man. Thank you so much for the good work man!

I honestly would love to see more of the storybook series. Where else could we go? Who knows but I always have a soft spot for this series

I got this game for my birthday when it was new. I was so hyped. To this day, it is my least favorite Sonic game for just how disappointed I was, and how mediocre it was.

The Sonic and the Black Knight review of yours is actually my first review of yours so this was a very interesting watch.

When I first played sonic and the black knight, after hearing knight of the wind start 3 times in the first minute I had flashbacks to seven rings in hand. Thankfully it slowed down after that