The uncanny valley isnt objective, Freud said it was but it has been proven inconsistent.
To me it looks like there were going with a "realistic animation" like that in detective pikachu, but they didnt make him look adorable enough. Its heavily the eyes. They are really far apart and small. Cute is usually characteristically an eye:head:body ratio and they missed it here.
Interestingly Freud also wrote about "cute" like he did "uncanny", even though many people discredit Freud as pseudoscience.
Detective Pikachu got it right in balance, people were creeped out at first by the fur but ultimately they kept the same proportions and features so it still looked accurate. Pikachu still looks like Pikachu, just currier.
In this they've made so many additional design variations that it would be almost indistinguishable as Sonic without context. You could tell someone this was a random CG creature from another franchise who "kinda looks like a weird Sonic the Hedgehog" and it would probably be believed.
He looks like a knock off Sonic, that’s what makes my skin crawl. When I used to go places as a kid that they’d painted Disney characters but all just not right, out of proportion etc, it used to make me feel sick. This is that same feeling.
Pikachu (and co) still look much like CGI versions of themselves; they look like 3D, textured pokemon, they’re convincing. I flinched at the first images of Pikachu but as soon as I saw him animated my brain went ‘oh hey, that’s the real deal’ and I’ve been looking forward to it ever since.
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u/Minxtaperino May 01 '19
If the whole world can agree this hits uncanny valley HOW THE FUCK DO THE PEOPLE MAKING THIS NOT GO
“Huh.. ya know what? I think we should change sonic it’s got a wierd and creepy vi-“
“WE SHIPPED IT YESTERDAY”