Is Sonic Frontiers Predicting Human Extinction? - The End Analysis

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Published on April 12, 2023 12:27:50 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-9E96Y-_M4

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Sonic Frontiers (2022)

Duration: 16:02

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Let's analyse The End; one of the most complex villains in gaming history. In doing so, I hope to convince you that The End makes perfect sense as the final encounter in Sonic Frontiers.

Citations:
The Great Filter:
Title: The Great Filter - Are We Almost Past It?
Author: Robin Hanson
Date: Sept. 15, 1998
Link: https://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/greatfilter.html

Global Catastrophic Risks Survey:
Sandberg, A. & Bostrom, N. (2008): “Global Catastrophic Risks Survey”, Technical Report #2008-1, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University: pp. 1-5.
Link: https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/reports/2008-1.pdf

00:00 Intro (Excerpts from "Theme of Starfall Island" on Piano)
01:49 Backstory
03:51 Monologue Analysis
07:22 The Fermi Paradox
08:24 The Great Filter
09:51The Extinction of The Ancients
11:12 Defeating The End
12:01 The End of the Human Race
12:35 Sage
13:16 The Farewell
13:43 Who's the Real Enemy?
14:36 Conclusion
14:58 Outro (Intro to "Dear Father" on Piano)

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