Sonic Forces Overclocked is More Than a Mod

***THE FINAL CITY SIEGE MOON RING IS EASY, I JUST DID IT WRONG AAAAAAAAA BOOST RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE RAINBOW RING unbelievable

[GespenstType-]

"Green Hill's looking a lot more like...eh, forget it."
My favorite line in this mod by far.

[Rehan.DBL_YT]

Little fact abt the mod: this isn’t the finished version. Due to covid, they couldn’t finish it, so they held a poll on their discord to the fans to either:

leave CHAPTER 1 as is.

Finish it, but make it drastically shorter and make it one complete compact package.

The fans chose for the finished but shorter option, and this mod is what that was. From what I know, there was a metropolitan highway remake planned, an aqua road remake, a null space level(which is why that part with the avatar felt weird), a Network Terminal revamp and more. In general every level except for the classic sonic levels.

When i was talking to the lead level designer, @brandonj, he said that it was pretty much impossible to finish it. This is what he said "There is no universe where we’d work for another decade(literally)to complete everything planned for the original mod." Along with that, classic Sonic was pretty much ruled out around the beginning of development(which was in 2019-2020), but it was planned since "Ghost Town" and the invincibility theme were remixed and posted on the channel(have been removed since around 2021).

Also to elaborate on that chapter 1 thing: the original mod was gonna be split up in chapters. At the time of that poll, chapter 1 was pretty much done(which was I think 4-5 levels, with fright frenzy, stolen valley and eclipse forest being some of the stages). Don’t quote me on this, but pretty sure it was gonna be 2-3 chapters.

[theanimatedone]

bickurbox fans awaiting the Superstars review:
"...I can wait a little longer. He's gotta be cooking with it."

Sonic fans waiting for Movie 3's trailer:
"I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER! GIVE IT TO US ALREADY!"

[mike-ike]

If I remember correctly, there was supposed to be a lot more levels and content in Overclocked, basically every level in the main game aside from classic stages remixed. Sadly, the developers were apparently going through stuff in life like Covid so it was cut short.

[litera]

honestly one of the most based channels on youtube, good, open and honest review with constructive fair criticism, both positive and negative
mad respect

[gusgarrison]

Was grinding KH1 Synthesis with this on in the background and the Ansem quote made me do an entire double-take
Well-played

[SonicEnthusiast-fst]

Well, i'd be damned, I was LITERALLY thinking about "hmmm when is bick gonna jumpscare me." I turn to my tv to watch TF2 funny moments #29292 and my phone jumpscares me with you.

[Tomotasauce]

This mod is absolutely incredible! So glad you made a vid on it! I was hoping more people would be talking about this masterpiece

[lasercraft]

The thing that disappoints me most about the Avatar character is that it would be PERFECT for momentum based grappling gameplay, kinda like if Spiderman was a Sonic character... They don't have the boost, but you could still gain a ton of momentum by grappling off of things, it would have been GREAT!

Overclocked did a little of this (the grappling hook things that launch you forward are a great start), but it still doesn't live up to its full potential.

[_fudgepop]

I hope the devs take any criticism with pride knowing they’re being compared with professionals - seriously, the stuff done here is an absolute marvel and it’s clear there’s so much love and passion put into it with unique animations, length that outright multiplies the game’s playtime, cutscenes that are fully voice acted with care and detail put into everything.. gosh - I really hope you all get job offers soon because it’s just… *wow*

[AFB_Mysteries]

As a avatar defender and enjoyer (despite knowing there are many flaws) I believe and always have belived that if a future game gave us the return of an avatar like system it could benefit a lot from a shadow the hedgehog like system making each avatar you create more distinct and further opening the possibilities for player immersion and investment for their character. I never sought out to create a story for my avatar originally, but suddenly he had gone from a timid bear scared for his life against Infinite to a bear that had replaced a lot of his body with robotic parts in order to be able to help the resistance. and that was only from what I happened to unlock after different stages. Imagine having different scenarios where things you do in stages affect the other characters perception of you, especially since the avatar is a stranger to Sonic and his friends. Being able to join Eggman or being a lone wolf. There are so many possibilities, and then having a culmination where all the characters you created interact in a final story.

[With_kind]

One of the best parts of the mod is that each level does try to have its own dedicated level gimmick to make each level stand out.
Freight frenzy has the trains, city siege has the water shooters, eclipse forest and jungle inferno have their own respective vines, meteor rush has its meteors obviously, etc.
They really did a lot with what they had, honestly even if it’s short it’s just a really nice tight sonic experience, plenty of replay value in these stages.

[peffricklongjohns]

Thanks a lot for all the work you put into these fantastic videos. I’ve been pretty obsessed with overclocked lately and I was ecstatic to see you posted a review for it. You’ve quickly become one of my favorite YouTube channels, I’m really happy you’re sticking with it and making these awesome reviews and videos for us. You’re the man!

[thegreatteaman]

Bickuribox is doing everything he can to avoid that superstars review, I swear.



Great video though. I played this mod not long after it came out and I really liked it. It was like a glimpse into an alternate reality of what could have been.

[riirah]

51:06 "I don't know what it's called, but its the WAHMUNUH- you'll hear it" this is the most relatable way of describing music ever

[ej_matthewsart]

32:25 No youre right. I feel like we praise fan projects so much and are too afraid to call out critiques sometimes and say "its fan made." We should be holding the fans up to higher standards honestly. They may not have a budget like sonic team but they have all the time in the world and the freedom to do whatever they want, so if a level isnt designed as well as it could be, definitely call it out.

[TronicSSJ]

14:35 What kind of alien speech was that?💀

[augi]

dawg the delivery in this video is gold esp 29:25

[onthedre]

I hate the fact that no Sonic fan could put 2 and 2 together and realize the "Infinite Creatures." *ARE JUST CHAOS. LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHAOS. THE MASK DOESN'T EVEN MOVE. SOMEONE PLEASE JUST REMOVE THE MASK AND MAKE IT BLUE SO IT CAN JUST BE CHAOS.

[gabrielcarvalhoseixas]

Funny moment 2
25:58 Bus
26:54 Hole
29:52 Idiot
30:48 miss
30:59 open
31:11 bug
31:44 yes
31:59 big Boy
32:14 again
32:46 you
33:49 Innovative
35:28 jbg
37:06 1 2 3
40:53 level
43:01 no
43:18 Purple
45:43 Light
47:23 metal Fury