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  |game_title = Sonic Forces
 
  |game_title = Sonic Forces
  |thumbnail = [[File:Sonic-forces.png|250px]]
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|aka =
 
  |franchise = ''Sonic the Hedgehog''
 
  |franchise = ''Sonic the Hedgehog''
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|series =
 
  |developer = Sonic Team
 
  |developer = Sonic Team
 
  |publisher = Sega
 
  |publisher = Sega
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  |release_dates = {{Start date|2017|11|7}}
 
  |release_dates = {{Start date|2017|11|7}}
 
  |genre = Platform
 
  |genre = Platform
  |run = November 8, 2017 - present
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  |info_1 = Details
|episodes = 7
 
 
  |players = {{Plainlist|
 
  |players = {{Plainlist|
 
* [[Rick Desilets]]
 
* [[Rick Desilets]]
 
* [[John Selig]]
 
* [[John Selig]]
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* [[C/J Haley]]
 
* [[Ben Mooney]]
 
* [[Ben Mooney]]
* [[C/J Haley]]
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* [[Sarah Fischer]]
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}}
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|featuring = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Ian Selig]]
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* [[Lindsay Gibbons]]
 
}}
 
}}
|featuring = [[Sarah Fischer]]
 
 
  |intro = "Green Hill Zone"<br/>by TOY
 
  |intro = "Green Hill Zone"<br/>by TOY
 
  |outro = "Egg Reverie Zone"<br/>by Tee Lopes
 
  |outro = "Egg Reverie Zone"<br/>by Tee Lopes
  |elength = 14-20 minutes
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|run = November 8 –<br/>December 25, 2017
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|episodes = 17
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  |elength = 14–28 minutes
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|video =
 
  |playlist = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8zc58Kx83X-B0mJHnF3JMK
 
  |playlist = https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8zc58Kx83X-B0mJHnF3JMK
  |plength = 1:58:15
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  |plength = 5:16:32
  |part_of = ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]''
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  |series_1 = ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]''
 
  |preceded = ''[[Sonic Mania]]''
 
  |preceded = ''[[Sonic Mania]]''
  |concurrent =
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  |concurrent =  
  |followed =
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  |followed = ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''''Sonic Forces''''' is a 2017 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is a 3D entry in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, acting as a follow-up to the 2D ''[[Sonic Mania]]''. The [[Nintendo Switch]] version of the game was played by [[The D-Pad]] upon release, as the channel's 250th game, as well as the forty-sixth game in ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]''. The playthrough commenced on November 8, 2017.
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'''''Sonic Forces''''' is a [[2017]] platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], and [[PC]]. It is part of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, and a partial sequel to ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', released earlier in the same year. The gameplay, reminiscent of ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', allows for the player to control both "classic" and "modern" versions of Sonic, with the former's stages inspired by the 2D games, and the latter's by the 3D games. A third, unnamed character only referred to as the "Avatar", is customizable by the player, and has a unique playstyle inspired by the use of various tools and weapons. The plot, primarily set six months after the world was conquered by a group of villains led by Eggman and the mysterious Infinite, follows Sonic and his allies as they lead a resistance against Eggman. A DLC pack named "Episode Shadow", released the same day as the game, serves as a short prequel to the story, with the player controlling Shadow the Hedgehog.
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''Sonic Forces'' was covered on ''[[The D-Pad]]'' before its release in an episode of ''[[The D-Pad Reacts]]'' focusing on its announcement trailer, released on July 26, 2016. The Nintendo Switch version of the game was then played in full upon its release, as the forty-sixth game in ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]''. The LP consisted of 17 episodes; 16 covering the main story, and a bonus episode covering Episode Shadow, released on weekdays from November 8 to December 25, 2017.
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
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This LP was re-released on ''[[The D-Pad Unpaused]]'' on October 30, 2023.
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHuMD6yp6A HIT THE GROUND RUNNING - The D-Pad reacts to Sonic Mania & Sonic Forces]
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  |Aux1 = 10:40
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|Aux2 = Rick, John, C/J
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|26}}
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  |EpisodeNumber = 342
 
  |EpisodeNumber = 342
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  |Aux2 = Rick, Ben
 
  |Aux2 = Rick, Ben
 
  |Aux3 = John
 
  |Aux3 = John
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|8|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|8}}
  |ShortSummary = In a live-action intro, Rick and John briefly recap the last year of ''[[The Super Sonic Let's Play]]'', then introduce ''Sonic Forces'', discussing its development, story, characters, and connections to ''[[Sonic Mania]]''. In the game itself, Rick chooses to play on the hard difficulty setting, then watches the opening cutscene. He is thrown straight into the first level, Lost Valley. The stage is designed as a tutorial, so Rick completes it fairly easily. In a cutscene, Sonic is defeated by the team of past ''Sonic'' villains recruited by Eggman, which is followed by an abrupt six-month time jump, during which Eggman successfully takes over most of the world. After another cutscene, the character creation option is presented, and Rick hands over to Ben. Ben creates a brown cat modeled somewhat after Tonka, and the character is immediately introduced in a cutscene along with Knuckles. Following this, the level select screen is unlocked, and Rick enters the game's second stage.
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  |Aux2 = Rick
 
  |Aux2 = Rick
 
  |Aux3 = John, Ben
 
  |Aux3 = John, Ben
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|9|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|9}}
  |ShortSummary = Rick plays through Spaceport, controlling the Avatar that Ben created. The character turns out to utilize a number of different gadgets to defeat enemies and navigate levels; Rick finds the amount of mechanics being thrown at him somewhat overwhelming, but still manages to complete the stage. The ability to customize the Avatar's outfit is unlocked; after messing around with a bit, Rick moves on to the next stage. In a cutscene, Tails is attacked by an enemy but saved by Classic Sonic, who Rick controls for the third stage. He plays through the stage, enjoying it considerably more than the first two, and manages to attain an 'S' rank for the first time. In a cutscene after the level, it is discovered that Sonic is being held captive at a rebuilt Death Egg.
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  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, Ben
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, Ben
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|10}}
  |ShortSummary = John takes over for the fourth stage, Prison Hall, set on the Death Egg. He has some trouble getting used to the controls for the Avatar, and dies several times, but eventually manages to reach the end of the level. He moves on to the fifth stage, Vs. Zavok. In this stage, Sonic breaks out of his prison cell and takes control for a boss fight with Zavok, a character the group know nothing about, due to the fact that none of them played ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''. John struggles against the boss, dying multiple times, before he finally defeats him. He views a brief cutscene before starting stage 6, Egg Gate.
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  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux3 = Rick
 
  |Aux3 = Rick
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|13|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|13}}
  |ShortSummary = John starts Egg Gate, and plays through the entirety of the stage, not running into any major difficulties. In a cutscene, Sonic meets the Avatar, and the two escape the Death Egg. After customizing the Avatar some more, Rick takes over for Arsenal Pyramid, in which the player controls both Sonic and the Avatar at the same time. Although he falls to his death several times in the indoor area due to confusing controls, Rick eventually makes his way to the end of the stage. Following this, he is sent to Luminous Forest. He rushes through the stage, complaining that he doesn't feel too in control of the game, before running into a confusing section where Sonic is eaten by a snake and must time several button presses to get out. He does so, completing the level.
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  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux2 = John
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, C/J
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, C/J
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|14|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|14}}
  |ShortSummary = John enters the next stage, which turns out to consist of a boss fight against Infinite. He chases the boss along a looping area, dodging attacks and eventually beating him, but Sonic is still defeated in a cutscene after the level. He moves on to Green Hill, a Classic Sonic level. Although he dies several times due to falling down bottomless pits, he manages to complete the stage. He is then alerted to an "SOS mission" at Egg Gate, and attempts it, but is crushed to death partway through the level, failing the mission. C/J arrives from work as John watches a cutscene and enters a boss fight stage against Eggman. He defeats the boss, watches another cutscene, and hands over to Rick for the next level.
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  |Aux2 = Rick
 
  |Aux2 = Rick
 
  |Aux3 = John, C/J
 
  |Aux3 = John, C/J
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|15|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|15}}
  |ShortSummary = Rick enters an SOS mission in the Spaceport, managing to complete it this time. After customizing the Avatar again, he enters the next story level, Park Avenue. He plays through the stage while C/J discusses the revived ''Sonic'' comic and the meaning of the word "vector". He eventually reaches the end of the level, unlocking even more gear for the Avatar, as well as the next stage in the story. The group discuss their impressions of the game so far as Rick re-equips the Avatar once more.
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  |Aux2 = C/J, John
 
  |Aux2 = C/J, John
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, Sarah
 
  |Aux3 = Rick, Sarah
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|16|df=y}}
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|16}}
  |ShortSummary = C/J takes over to play through Casino Forest, a Classic Sonic level based heavily off Casino Night Zone from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. He completes the stage just as Sarah arrives, then hands the control back to John. John enters Aqua Road, an Avatar stage with a number of difficult to control water slide segments, which leads to John's death on one occasion. He beats the level on his second try. In a cutscene, Tails and Classic Sonic are reunited with the rest of the characters, unlocking the next story level as well as a secret stage. He chooses the secret stage, which turns out to be a very short level filled with fire obstacles. He completes it, the hands the control to Rick once more.
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|EpisodeNumber = 349
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVlFMqDzyxo We're All Gonna Die, Hooray!]
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|Aux1 = 17:33
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|Aux2 = Rick
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|Aux3 = John, C/J, Sarah
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|17}}
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  |ShortSummary =  
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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|EpisodeNumber = 350
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhIecFtBzfQ The Shitty Topaz]
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|Aux1 = 14:55
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, C/J, Sarah
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|20}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 351
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wi42XIevc That's a Lotta Damage]
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|Aux1 = 16:34
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|Aux2 = John, Sarah
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|Aux3 = Rick, C/J
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|21}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 352
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ38nlm0s1s Every Five Years]
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|Aux1 = 24:00
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|Aux2 = Rick, C/J, John
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|Aux3 = Sarah
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|22}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 353
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2IOLHmC-no Gotta Go Slow]
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|Aux1 = 19:10
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, Ian, Ben, Lindsay
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|11}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 354
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 13
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1ib5pBgwY Fanfiction: The Game]
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|Aux1 = 17:06
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, Ian, Ben, Lindsay
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|12}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 355
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 14
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0WyPOUPI4 So Bad It's Good]
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|Aux1 = 15:57
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, C/J, Ian, Ben, Lindsay{{efn|In this episode, C/J appears only in an on-mic phone call.}}
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|13}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 356
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 15
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwr-I3JlHN4 Good Thing We're Not Normal]
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|Aux1 = 17:58
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, Ian, Ben, Lindsay
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|14}}
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|ShortSummary =
 
  |LineColor = #0000c0
 
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}}
 
}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 357
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 16
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00GLMT_zIgo Friending Him to Death]
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|Aux1 = 28:25
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|Aux2 = John
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|Aux3 = Rick, Ian, Ben, Lindsay
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|15}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Episode table/part|p=Episode Shadow|c=#0000c0|nopart=y}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber = 358
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|EpisodeNumber2 = *
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|Title = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZoF1UYadw I AM NOT WEAK]
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|Aux1 = 26:39
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|Aux2 = C/J
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|Aux3 = Rick, Ben
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|25}}
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|ShortSummary =
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|LineColor = #0000c0
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}}
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}}
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== Gallery ==
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{{Gallery
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|title=Thumbnails
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|height=141 |width=250
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|File:Sonic-forces.png
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  |Main LP
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|File:Sonic-forces-christmas.png
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  |Episode Shadow
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|File:Hit-the-ground-running-the-d-pad-reacts-to-sonic-mania-&-sonic-forces.png
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  |HIT THE GROUND RUNNING - ''[[The D-Pad]]'' reacts to ''[[Sonic Mania]]'' & ''Sonic Forces''
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}}
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== Trivia ==
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*''Sonic Forces'' is the 250th game to be played on ''The D-Pad''.
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*The "Episode Shadow" episode of the LP was uploaded as one of the channel's 2017 Christmas specials, and uses a Christmas-themed version of the usual thumbnail.
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== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 31 October 2023

Sonic Forces
Sonic-forces.png
Franchise Sonic the Hedgehog
Developed by Sonic Team
Published by Sega
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
Genre Platform
Details
Played by
Featuring
Intro theme "Green Hill Zone"
by TOY
Outro theme "Egg Reverie Zone"
by Tee Lopes
Original run November 8 –
December 25, 2017
No. of episodes 17
Episode length 14–28 minutes
Playlist link
Playlist length 5:16:32
The Super Sonic Let's Play
Preceded by Sonic Mania
Followed by Sonic Shuffle

Sonic Forces is a 2017 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It is part of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and a partial sequel to Sonic Mania, released earlier in the same year. The gameplay, reminiscent of Sonic Generations, allows for the player to control both "classic" and "modern" versions of Sonic, with the former's stages inspired by the 2D games, and the latter's by the 3D games. A third, unnamed character only referred to as the "Avatar", is customizable by the player, and has a unique playstyle inspired by the use of various tools and weapons. The plot, primarily set six months after the world was conquered by a group of villains led by Eggman and the mysterious Infinite, follows Sonic and his allies as they lead a resistance against Eggman. A DLC pack named "Episode Shadow", released the same day as the game, serves as a short prequel to the story, with the player controlling Shadow the Hedgehog.

Sonic Forces was covered on The D-Pad before its release in an episode of The D-Pad Reacts focusing on its announcement trailer, released on July 26, 2016. The Nintendo Switch version of the game was then played in full upon its release, as the forty-sixth game in The Super Sonic Let's Play. The LP consisted of 17 episodes; 16 covering the main story, and a bonus episode covering Episode Shadow, released on weekdays from November 8 to December 25, 2017.

Episodes

This LP was re-released on The D-Pad Unpaused on October 30, 2023.

TSSLP#TDPR#TitleLengthHost(s)Release date
254"HIT THE GROUND RUNNING - The D-Pad reacts to Sonic Mania & Sonic Forces"10:40Rick, John, C/JJuly 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
TSSLP#EpisodeTitleLengthPlayer(s)Commentator(s)Release date
3421"We Need the Scary Violins"17:53Rick, BenJohnNovember 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
3432"This Seems Like I'm Doing Things"16:16RickJohn, BenNovember 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)
3443"Itchin' for a Bitchin'"15:54JohnRick, BenNovember 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
3454"Nighttime in the Asteroid Belt"17:20JohnRickNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
3465"Your Insistence Is Futile"20:02JohnRick, C/JNovember 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
3476"Space Pork Apple Play"14:12RickJohn, C/JNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)
3487"Carnivals Are in the Woods"16:38C/J, JohnRick, SarahNovember 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
3498"We're All Gonna Die, Hooray!"17:33RickJohn, C/J, SarahNovember 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
3509"The Shitty Topaz"14:55JohnRick, C/J, SarahNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
35110"That's a Lotta Damage"16:34John, SarahRick, C/JNovember 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
35211"Every Five Years"24:00Rick, C/J, JohnSarahNovember 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
35312"Gotta Go Slow"19:10JohnRick, Ian, Ben, LindsayDecember 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
35413"Fanfiction: The Game"17:06JohnRick, Ian, Ben, LindsayDecember 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
35514"So Bad It's Good"15:57JohnRick, C/J, Ian, Ben, Lindsay[a]December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
35615"Good Thing We're Not Normal"17:58JohnRick, Ian, Ben, LindsayDecember 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)
35716"Friending Him to Death"28:25JohnRick, Ian, Ben, LindsayDecember 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Episode Shadow
358*"I AM NOT WEAK"26:39C/JRick, BenDecember 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)

Gallery

Thumbnails
Main LP 
Episode Shadow 

Trivia

  • Sonic Forces is the 250th game to be played on The D-Pad.
  • The "Episode Shadow" episode of the LP was uploaded as one of the channel's 2017 Christmas specials, and uses a Christmas-themed version of the usual thumbnail.

Notes

  1. In this episode, C/J appears only in an on-mic phone call.