I feel like it might’ve been a translation issue. Had the level actually made it into the game, someone probably would’ve realized that the name was a bit much for a video game about a blue hedgehog taking on an egg themed villain.
Hmm… maybe it’s my 2025 perspective talking, but as someone who played Sonic games as a kid I think they should’ve gone for it. As a name for a level conceived as a mix of Metropolis Zone and The Machine from Sonic Spinball, the name seems entirely descriptive and appropriate.
The word “Genocide” has been watered down a lot lately and that’s not a good thing. Calling everything genocide has an effect of normalizing it. Using it in a video game played by children, after those children grow up they hear the word and have the vibe of a video game level and don’t feel like genocide is anything important.
I feel like it might’ve been a translation issue. Had the level actually made it into the game, someone probably would’ve realized that the name was a bit much for a video game about a blue hedgehog taking on an egg themed villain.
Hmm… maybe it’s my 2025 perspective talking, but as someone who played Sonic games as a kid I think they should’ve gone for it. As a name for a level conceived as a mix of Metropolis Zone and The Machine from Sonic Spinball, the name seems entirely descriptive and appropriate.
The word “Genocide” has been watered down a lot lately and that’s not a good thing. Calling everything genocide has an effect of normalizing it. Using it in a video game played by children, after those children grow up they hear the word and have the vibe of a video game level and don’t feel like genocide is anything important.