it's the first official visual novel
#The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog [SPOILERS]
ancient vale
Also shadow is very good and actually feels like shadow this time :)
You know what would have been really funny? If shadow tried to print the tickets by whacking the shit out of the keyboard like in the game
hollow apex
it's the first official visual novel
Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3 
hollow apex
Also shadow is very good and actually feels like shadow this time :)
My only gripe is that he doesn't do anything in the finale, but that's kinda how things always happen nowadays because Sonic needs to save the day ofc
Also there was clearly a Shadow Amy shipper amongst the writers 
pseudo canyon
||Sage and Metal Sonic siblings confirmed||
ancient vale
My only gripe is that he doesn't do anything in the finale, but that's kinda how...
I mean a lot of people don’t do that much in the finale, but whatever
Oh my god I just realised
Amy can stop the train in GTA 5 :O
hollow apex
I mean a lot of people don’t do that much in the finale, but whatever
It applies to everyone, but the convo was about Shadow
hollow apex
Well
Yes
You get 1 useful character coupon per game
In Frontiers it went to Sage
Here to Amy
prisma garnet
all i need now is barry fanart
ancient vale
You get 1 useful character coupon per game
This game has two tho
Espio saved the fliky
crystal kettle
It applies to everyone, but the convo was about Shadow
“How dare you?”
ancient vale
“How dare you?”
The Hedgehog Shadow :0
hard bough
naw…
crystal kettle
“..yes, I guess I AM the Hedgehog, Shadow.”
wispy dune
The famous rapper?
barry
crystal kettle
“..oh, yeah, the twink. I remember them.”
still hare
hard bough
https://fxtwitter.com/CoralReefee/status/1641911335158964226?t=AcahfHmity8wJPreH...
Twitter
still hare
https://twitter.com/Ogrmodernsonic/status/1642007711964602368?s=20 guess who <:k...
fuck, it didn't include twisted in it. Point remains
hollow apex
still hare
The Murder of Sonic the hedgehog out of context
hard bough
https://youtu.be/TtnkwSnDbPo p eak dropped
remote hazel
https://youtu.be/TtnkwSnDbPo p eak dropped
Is this the first time we've seen it doesn't matter used as sonics theme since satbk
remote hazel
Yeah moreso meant like, the theme as a theme in media
hollow apex
remote hazel
They also released the 2.014k remix remix after satbk
hollow apex
Ost was neat
wispy dune
i'm surprised that item boxes make a return in this game
prisma garnet
they should come back period
wispy dune
@bitter tulip the super rings shall die....
hollow apex
They also released the 2.014k remix remix after satbk
That is a Kingdom Hearts kind of name, but the remix is clean 
still hare
It is nice the time we live in.
Frontiers, TMOSTH, even origins feel reassuring
pseudo canyon
Now we got Sonic Prime, the Knuckles show, and a possible 2d game left
Eating good tf
still hare
very good all things considered
Also not gonna lie, this is the best April fools joke I've seen from any media
closest thing were some of Adult Swim that were very creative
still hare
Barry is a nice self insert
I like his dynamic of being just a regular guy in the middle of some crazy fuckers
like the Sonic gang
prisma garnet
they are fucking hilarious
i love them so much
I don't even like calling them a self insert, they seem to just be an amazing character on their own
i want them back
still hare
Yeah. He just does that kind of function but they made Barry work as a character on his own
and a very strong one
hard bough
Barry cameo in frontiers 2
still hare
This game has a lot of strong character writing
wispy dune
https://twitter.com/ToonIRL/status/1641999250098728960
i love barry
still hare
honestly felt very nice to see the characters interact and have all of this crazy shit
prisma garnet
i imagine barry having Pit's voice from Kid Icarus and Smash
still hare
Yeah I think it would fit him very well
hollow scarab
Somehow they forgot to make it so you cant choose robotnik as your name.
hard bough
Still processing that this is real
prisma garnet
I cant believe we got the funnest writing in the whole series with an april fools joke
hard bough
Still processing that this is real
Actually no, I can handle that
I’m just processing that it’s actually fucking good
still hare
I cant believe we got the funnest writing in the whole series with an april fool...
Yeah. It is perfect comedy
It all felt very natural
prisma garnet
Rouge flips the egg
heady frost
Honestly what this tells me is that A: people named Ian do good work with the series
prisma garnet
Rouge: there are you happy?!
Barry: ...yes.
heady frost
B: My incessant demand for alt outfits has been vindicated because THEY ALL LOOK GOOD
C: This franchise needs more wife guys
prisma garnet
The gambling addiction
heady frost
The trash can gag was so good
prisma garnet
Its funny cuz theyre supposed to be normal
still hare
The gambling addiction
heady frost
I feel like he's made to be a weird selfsert guy and I love him
prisma garnet
Theyre so cringefail
still hare
Barry works because he's in this middle ground of being enough weird to stand out
heady frost
Eggman's fucked up
Dude brought a train to life and gave it separation anxeity
Wait is that his canonical name?
still hare
and enough normal to feel in a lower stair compared to Sonic & group
prisma garnet
Hes a better protagonist than sonic
heady frost
Weird as it sounds
I think it'd be hilarious to like
have an Annual styled story about this guy
Who's always been in the BG during all the insane IDW stuff
Like he managed to get away during the Zombot stuff
prisma garnet
Prune to failure and loves caves
prisma garnet
I need him to be a mainstaaaaay
heady frost
He's like Big but less eldritch and more
just a guy
Like Big is a God
You can't call a being who just wandered into Cyberspace completely unaffected by it, went fishing
and just left
still hare
Big is just the stan lee of the sonic franchise
he appears wherever, leaves
and the cycle repeats
wispy dune
prisma garnet
ancient vale
knuckles should always wear hat.
heady frost
Honestly yeah I'd love more of these
.....
I also realize that because I liked this so much
I might actually like Danganronpa
Huh
And Ace Attorney
haughty loom
Barry works way better as an everyman protagonist than the rookie did in forces
haughty loom
The fact that he genuinely is in over his head with this group of insane people is never lost
still hare
mhm
haughty loom
even taking into account that the rookie isn't really characterized, they're very competent for being just some dude and they kind of take the chaos that's going on in stride aside from being scared like two times
still hare
The good thing about visual novels is thay they can be very good for character-driven stories
haughty loom
They pretty much live and die on that
still hare
Nice
haughty loom
don't know what that is
wispy dune
wispy dune
is his canon name undecided?
still hare
They pretty much live and die on that
Yeah and they don't add that many gimmicks to the gameplay
Unless you're Doki Doki Literature club but that is more a meta take on the light novel tropes and idiosincracies
wispy dune
or is it just barry
haughty loom
technically ace attorney is also a visual novel
heady frost
Look ,one of the most compelling stories I've seen in a game was from a VN where you dated disabled girls
haughty loom
some visual novels also have real time strategy a la fire emblem
heady frost
I will never shit on VNs
still hare
is his canon name undecided?
as far as I know, it is Barry
haughty loom
I will *never* shit on VNs
well that would be like shitting on cartoons, or anime
it's not really fair since it's more a medium than anything
it's always a case by case basis
heady frost
There's poeople that only consume VNs via the shitty ironic ones and it bothers me
haughty loom
there's some trash vns out there
heady frost
Like I haven't dabbled in em much
But a medium that spawned fucking Stein's Gate and Fate can't be worthless yanno
fallen elm
Barry works because he's in this middle ground of being enough weird to stand ou...
He's normal enough to be the straight man to the rest of the cast, but he's a different kind of weird with his interests and how he carries himself
haughty loom
no medium is worthless imo
still hare
He's normal enough to be the straight man to the rest of the cast, but he's a di...
Indeed. He does a very good job at that
haughty loom
it also helps that while he's not a genius, he can put two and two together
fallen elm
https://www.tumblr.com/mechaseraph/713368270914420736/oh-also-it-seems-that-the-...
These dudes and making these characters these obscure animals that I've never heard of until they get featured in Sonic
haughty loom
he also just shows that the sonic cast takes pretty much everything at face value
heady frost
I actually had a Quokka OC before this but she was basically in stasis
still hare
This game also knew how to balance the tone very well
it was laidback but knew when it had to take itself seriously
fallen elm
I wasn't expecting Shadow to be a gamer
still hare
Espio with the 'mr speed himself' thing slays me XD
haughty loom
I wasn't expecting Shadow to be a gamer
he is the ultimate lifeform after all
still hare
I adored this game's sense of humor
fallen elm
I think this is the first time I've laughed this much for a Sonic game
haughty loom
i love that when you tell espio that you aren't satisfied with his answers and then say jk he malds through poetry
fallen elm
😭
still hare
The comedy here is much more based on character dynamics than deliberate quips
It's just seeing everyone reacting to some absurd situations
haughty loom
This is why i really liked the riders games
low stakes situations give characters the opportunity to cut loose
as opposed to needing to take things seriously all the time
still hare
I mean, as far as low stakes could be having a bracelet that creates gravity voids which caused an entire robot army to go out of control
(zero gravity)
fallen elm
I love how much they were shilling Monkey Ball
still hare
I love how much they were shilling Monkey Ball
Something tells me this is a joke with some double sense
like they're shilling on Monkey ball like you say but also has some other layer going on
haughty loom
idk about that
haughty loom
(zero gravity)
i mean, the first game was pretty low stakes and free riders while being a garbage game has a pretty decent slice of life like story with the race story wise
wispy dune
I love how much they were shilling Monkey Ball
what dialogue option triggers this?
never saw that in my playthrough
haughty loom
you say that the reason you know he broke the machine is that it's his favourite game
fallen elm
The visual novel curse of not clicking everything possible
still hare
i mean, the first game was pretty low stakes and free riders while being a garba...
Yeah Zero Gravity is the only one of the series that has high stakes. And even then it had her fair share of jokes and funny moments
But yeah
For a game named The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, it had lots of very good comedy
and levety
fallen elm
Murder of Sonic OOC
still hare
LMFAO
it reminded me a lot of the Shera and the princesses of power episode where they discover double trouble
haughty loom
I have no point of reference for that but I'll assume it's a good thing?
hexed lynx
Yeah and they don't add that many gimmicks to the gameplay
Unless you're Doki D...
March 31st 2024, Sega turns this into a thing
still hare
I have no point of reference for that but I'll assume it's a good thing?
Very similar in a lot of areas in a good sense
That episode of Shera did give say an advice that applied to this game
Whoever you think is the most obvious suspect, definetely Isnt the one
ancient vale
March 31st 2024, Sega turns this into a thing
pseudo canyon
It's so weird to have a sonic game based around murder and mentioning it dozens of times
gilded field
Some of my favorite details from the game:
-Sonic goes grocery shopping with Tails.
-Sonic leeches off of free food.
-Pickys are edible.
-Amy likes true crime podcasts.
-Omochao is on the run for medical malpractice.
-Espio likes trains.
-Shadow plays video games.
-Blaze is concerned about marrying into a family with a history of war crimes.
-Blaze likes to gaslight gatekeep girlboss gamble.
-Shadow can't use printers or computers, mood.
-Shadow eating coffee beans straight is canon.
-Shadow worries for his social status.
-Espio is fluent in 17 different languages.
||-Sage is around and kicking.||
-Outsiders think the Sonic gang are completely unhinged.
-Shadow likes chocolate cake.
||-Sage and Metal Sonic are siblings.||
Excellent characterization, gorgeous artwork, what isn't to love?
wispy dune
what war crimes do you guys think barry has committed
gilded field
Also question
Where is the image of Sonic jamming with Ian Jr from, I wasn't able to find it
I guess Sonic also canonically sings
fallen elm
what war crimes do you guys think barry has committed
Stealing garbage bins
haughty loom
slander
he only takes what's inside
there's always something useful in a garbage bin after all
pseudo canyon
Also question
Where is the image of Sonic jamming with Ian Jr from, I wasn't abl...
The lounge where shadow was chilling
It was a printed pic
burnt breach
Also question
Where is the image of Sonic jamming with Ian Jr from, I wasn't abl...
Printer options in the music lounge
gilded field
Dangit! I didn't save...
Did it have any description or anything? Character reactions?
burnt breach
No it was mainly Barry just printing stuff out
wispy dune
you print a picture of sonic singing or rowing a boat
pseudo canyon
He only mentions that it def printed what he requested
burnt breach
It was either that picture or another with sonic on a boat with a Shark chasing him
sonic in Jaws real
gilded field
It was either that picture or another with sonic on a boat with a Shark chasing ...
Any pics of that?
burnt breach
I don't have it on hand, I'm on my phone lol
haughty loom
gilded field
Also for some reason Amy saying ||"you guys won't ever leave me or anything"|| makes me anxious
It's more than likely just a throwaway line but
You never know
haughty loom
i mean it's more just topical since you know,|| yandere train||
muted star
ancient vale
wait, is that ACTUALLY a thing?
pseudo canyon
Have the character portraits been posted anywhere?
hollow apex
wait, is that ACTUALLY a thing?
It's just a very strict profanity checker
veeeeery strict
bitter tulip
It's just a very strict profanity checker
more like blacklist tbh
hollow apex
Nah
wispy dune
have people datamined the full profanity/rejection list yet
daring mist
https://twitter.com/alphaomegatri/status/1642065779783761920?s=46&t=NzxXkQvD_eB6...
tbh this is probably because it has "christ" in the name
midnight rose
that was a fun night!
It's just a well made little gem
but I hope they make more of these tbh
also love they worked with fans again
muted star
hollow scarab
https://twitter.com/alphaomegatri/status/1642065779783761920?s=46&t=NzxXkQvD_eB6...
They remembered chris thorndyke but forgot robotnik lol
terse plank
But a medium that spawned fucking Stein's Gate and Fate can't be worthless yanno
umineko solos most games so i agree
light anvil
Im watching people play and they never pick "pretend to be blazes wife"...they have bad taste
hollow scarab
She rejected me :( said i give up too easily and i dress plain.
wispy dune
and also you can't marry if you or your family has committed any war crimes
light anvil
She never said no...so theres a chance
What i learned from this game is that autistic people have a chance with dimensional hopping princesses
ancient vale
TMOSTH spoilers
light anvil
"Puppy Princess" starts playing
burnt breach
prisma garnet
Please i need all of the fanart specially barry
burnt breach
im guessing rouge and blaze duo is gonna be pretty popular lol
ngl i liked their dynamic too
wispy dune
partners in crime
terse plank
they should hire me as a composer for the next vn sonic game
i can make gud sonic music !
crystal kettle
That is a Kingdom Hearts kind of name, but the remix is clean <:pepeHmmInspect:8...
hehehehehehhHAHAHWHAHABHAHAHQH
bitter tulip
@burnt breach thx bestie for retweeting awesome art in the TL 
burnt breach
🤝
bitter tulip
prisma garnet
TMOSTH has double the views of Origins Plus on youtube
long elm
Still, this one slaps
long elm
The fanart for this game is good and funny too
prisma garnet
I need so much more
Shadow was written real well
Everyone was great
Even Amy who i always have a problem with was really good in this one
long elm
My twin sister always hating on sonic bruh 😭
When I told her this game was polished, she was thinking 3D models and voice acting
terse plank
My twin sister always hating on sonic bruh 😭
she's just like me a year or two ago
long elm
Why helo lol
Alright we now know the animal our protagonist(aka Barry) is. He’s a quokka
wispy dune
Hope that sends sega a message
sega please please please allow them to make more visual novels
surprisingly the launch trailer is already nearing 1M views
914,492
dull turret
hmmm, wouldn't you want them to try new things ?
and as i said
i'm scared of people's expectations now
wispy dune
hmmm, wouldn't you want them to try new things ?
...which is?
prisma garnet
No
I want more of this
I want a full visual novel game like this
What can a social media team do that isnt a VN
bitter tulip
Yes, more VNs please.
prisma garnet
Of a visual novel right
I think visual novel sonic should be a new existing thing
Ill pay for it
Ill buy the digital and physical release
Next can be sonic characters working at a office and are trapped there
crystal kettle
hmmm, wouldn't you want them to try new things ?
Yea more new visual novels /lh
prisma garnet
I dont want a comic
Or a video animation
I think visual novel works so well
We would never get a 3 hour sonic VN like this
crystal kettle
for real though I think it’d be nice if we got new visual novels every year
but they don’t always have to release on April fools, though, you could quite literally do a ton of other things on that day
prisma garnet
Yes
tranquil plover
would happily pay money if they did one of these but not an april fools gag
like, the draw in is naturally "haha sonics dead" but they put so much in its genuinely kinda insane
wispy dune
i genuinely admire how much detail they crammed in
art and characters are super well done also
pseudo canyon
would happily pay money if they did one of these but not an april fools gag
I'd love to see them go the extra mile on things like more mini games etc
I hope they look into more spin off concepts after this. Hope the game does great
tranquil plover
I'd love to see them go the extra mile on things like more mini games etc
hell, I'd take the Think minigames but like
actually fun lmao
pseudo canyon
Obviously going to borrow some mini game concepts from Danganronpa, I'd love to see some wacky shit like this (spoilers) https://youtu.be/Gbl0_U2PKBg
tranquil plover
they should've stuck a full monkey ball in there smh smh
pseudo canyon
As a Danganronpa/Doki Doki enjoyer this game scratched my itch
pseudo canyon
they should've stuck a full monkey ball in there smh smh
I'd lose my mind
Them
Shadows colors are so nice
hard bough
So I wonder
Since this had to go through Sega to get the go ahead
I wonder if character mandates applied to them or not
tranquil plover
in short: yes
hard bough
Part of me asking is because I didn’t expect Shadow to be this friendly 😭, canon or not
midnight rose
Hope that sends sega a message
Kill the classic franchise
hard bough
He's only really been "weird" in the IDW comics
Well, isn’t the newest arc going to include him?
midnight rose
he is really bad only in a few issues actually
pseudo canyon
Yeah gotta see how he's handled but Ian was still complaining about his restrictions I'm pretty sure
midnight rose
people like to talk about the issues where sucked the most
hard bough
He was pretty arrogant in metal virus
pseudo canyon
Well those are his main moments ig...
hard bough
But he did reflect on his mistakes at the end
That’s where I stopped so I don’t know if Shadow appeared after that
midnight rose
I don't mind him in Chao Races
pseudo canyon
Loved how sonic is drawn in this game
wispy dune
you guys have a link to the rips?
tranquil plover
Happy that shadow is pretty fun
Honestly it’s so nice to see these characters in situations where, the stakes aren’t world-ending or whatever
More slice of life stuff like this cheers
crystal kettle
Yeah gotta see how he's handled but Ian was still complaining about his restrict...
Evan said that things have changed a little so who knows? We’ll have to see when the new issue drops
dull turret
The return of the muzzle curve in an officialy licensed sega product @ freeze
pseudo canyon
you guys have a link to the rips?
This is where I'm getting the stuff from https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/themurderofsonicthehedgehog/
wispy dune
ah
pseudo canyon
Evan said that things have changed a little so who knows? We’ll have to see when...
Ah I see
fallen elm
Oh finally, reference sheets
hard bough
Loved how sonic is drawn in this game
Him asf
pseudo canyon
Forces sonic if he was good
haughty loom
I just realized that sonic was more reasonably imperiled on the yandere train than he was in the entirety of forces
mans was actually hurting
pseudo canyon
pseudo canyon
Gotta praise the artist cause the characters are illustrated so well and they always got a good flow to them that I can't explain
It was 100% the muzzle curve
wispy dune
It was 100% the muzzle curve
maybe the muzzle curve was good after all....
crystal kettle
this was the 'no shit sherlock' realization i had a while back
wispy dune
fallen elm
I love these sprites
wispy dune
they all have drip
so expressive too
i think tails might have my favourite outfit
he's just really cute in that detective fit
fallen elm
I think Amy and Rouge are the only ones with different shoes
I really like all the girls' alt outfits the most
upbeat fern
Anyway it'd be neat for April 1st 2025 to have an RPG
wispy dune
prisma garnet
Its a free 3 hour game
remote hazel
Honestly I genuinely felt like I had 0 issues when playing it lmao
Might be an actual 10
As far as free video games go
dull turret
9/10
wispy dune
GRAAAAAAAAAAH I WANT MORE
dull turret
skill issue
wispy dune
they're passable
nothing really special
the amount of things you need to keep track of really ramps up near the end though
tranquil plover
9/10, the dreamgear bits lose a mark but that’s about it
wispy dune
you can basically cheese it with assist mode
remote hazel
I found them pretty fun idk about yall
tranquil plover
Like they’re just… not very fun imo, just sorta shoved in there
dull turret
I found them pretty fun idk about yall
i agree
remote hazel
I enjoyed them
dull turret
and the pixel art is pretty
remote hazel
Didn't mind them at all and kinda enjoyed them especially later on when they got kinda difficult
dull turret
fr
wispy dune
does this game have controller support?
dull turret
ig you can bind some shit with big pictures
cuz some commands worked on my switch pc
crystal kettle
Like they’re just… not very fun imo, just sorta shoved in there
this!
dull turret
but i wasn't willing to map it all
crystal kettle
theyre also the glitchiest part of the game and they fucked over my progress TWICE
remote hazel
Huh
dull turret
so i just played with my keyboard
remote hazel
I never encountered any glitch with em
dull turret
never encountered a glitch at all
remote hazel
Game was a completely smooth experience for me
dull turret
same
crystal kettle
well good 4 you, you look happy and healthy, not me, if you ever cared to ask
dull turret
okay?
dull turret
anyway, the only reason i'd give it a 9/10 instead of a 10 is that the writing leans a bit too much into the power of friendship at the end
but that's like... only a minor complain
wispy dune
yeah
dull turret
but the rest is insane
the art is awesome, characterisation is also really good, the music does the job, nothing to complain about, the 2d segments actually became a bit harder at the end... yeah pretty much an awesome experience all around
prisma garnet
Skill Issue the dream gear games took me no time
remote hazel
Honestly the thing I have to give this the most credit for is the writing actually being genuine and funny
prisma garnet
anyway, the only reason i'd give it a 9/10 instead of a 10 is that the writing l...
The fact you are complaining about themes on a april fools joke game is just very funny to me
remote hazel
It's so easy to fall into dumb meta dialogue with this, but they didn't and it's so good
haughty loom
I'd give it a strong recommend to anyone if I were to rate it. It's a bit short, but it's an enjoyable little treat
crystal kettle
henry, buddy
prisma garnet
Honestly the thing I have to give this the most credit for is the writing actual...
DUDE NO SELF DEPRICATION JUST ABSOLUTE FUNNY DIALOGUE
and well characterized
Yea?
crystal kettle
they might have released it on april fools, but like
this is a fully fledged official sonic visual novel
dull turret
The fact you are complaining about themes on a april fools joke game is just ver...
as i said, it's a minor complain, if you want i can give it a 9.5 for all i care
prisma garnet
No thats not what i mean
I mean is the situation we are in
Like sure there is complaints to be have
I have em too
But the fact this exists at all it's just
Insane
dull turret
oh then that's not the same thing at all
as a concept
and as a product
with the context
prisma garnet
It doesnt change. Anything. Its still a game worth of criticism. 
bitter tulip
https://twitter.com/cybrid101/status/1642171333281816577?s=46&t=olX4lfm6-dDa7DEM...
ten out of ten babyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
prisma garnet
Anyways 10/10
bitter tulip
I'M ALL FOR MUDERING SONIC
prisma garnet
Barry/Barry
bitter tulip
Y'ALL DON'T UNDESRTANDDDDD
prisma garnet
You guys sometimes take what i say too seriously and it makes me wanna grabby hands and shake
Criticism is valid for this game, obviously
I also see why people did not enjoy the dream gear games
tranquil plover
also can we talk about how well the trailer disguises the whole act thing and just puts across that
sonic is fucking dead lmao
dull turret
trueee
prisma garnet
I mean i thought sonic was gonna die and be revived somehow
dull turret
yeah same 💀
prisma garnet
Like i thought they were gonna go with it
When Barry sees Sonic laying on the floor
haughty loom
there was no way they were gonna kill sonic.
dull turret
i was expecting the whole thing to be solved with a one up tv 😭
tranquil plover
like it sets expectations up as "haha funni spoof non-canon" but then you boot up and whoops!! canon!!!
prisma garnet
And he doesnt see a pulse i thought welp hes actually dead
Also i like how this is basically very "canon"
Nothing about it its out of character cuz characters are playing characters
light anvil
Foreshadowing for the next april fools game‽??!
tranquil plover
if it's not canon now it'll be canon in like a couple months when inevitably an IDW artist puts a ref to it in a comic panel lmao
prisma garnet
Like Espio isn't a poet but they made him play a poet
Wow how idw feels being outclassed by a single 3 hour VN
jk
bitter tulip
Foreshadowing for the next april fools game‽??!
i really hope eggman ups the ante and fills the escape room with arson 🥺
tranquil plover
Like Espio isn't a poet but they made him play a poet
YEAH LIKE
dull turret
an escape room point and click would be pretty neat tho
tranquil plover
I thought it was gonna be an alt universe kinda thing but nah
just them acting sefhjvbsxzderjhvgd
prisma garnet
Which is very enjoyable
tranquil plover
YEA
prisma garnet
I liked all characters
We havent gotten this much Blaze, ever
Rouge is just delightful as i expected
dull turret
too bad no silver
prisma garnet
Amy is actually Amy and not just trying to replace Sally
dull turret
rip bozo
prisma garnet
I'm glad that the characters are here are done well
tranquil plover
charmy and omega banned from the train (they both have built-in weapons)
prisma garnet
I wonder if Cream and Charmy couldnt go cuz of the casino or something
Or beverages
tranquil plover
charmy has a stinger on his ass, he ain't getting in
prisma garnet
tails is in this weird middle ground
remote hazel
Dude when sonic started talking about not giving up and it doesn't matter started playing
I really went "THATS MY GOAT"
prisma garnet
Im glad Espio and Amy actually helped and did the final blow
tranquil plover
as i said, it genuinely feels like an idw side story
the world if IDW wasn't always high-stakes continuous plots all the time and had room for silly stories like this in-between
crystal kettle
the world if IDW wasn't always high-stakes continuous plots all the time and had...
chao races and badnik bases, test run (technically?), trial of fire, annual 2022:
crystal kettle
like idw has had some lower stakes stories for a while 
tranquil plover
test run was shite lmao, bin
haughty loom
they absolutely do and they aren't bad
crystal kettle
And they are bad
Sonic prime fan /j
prisma garnet
Yea they also need to be good
tranquil plover
only one that isn't high stakes outta that lot is the annuals and like
remote hazel
Annual was good
prisma garnet
Prime doesnt hold a candle to this VN simply cuz Ian Jr maker is a god
crystal kettle
only one that isn't high stakes outta that lot is the annuals and like
I mean that depends? I think in terms of stakes TMOS and every IDW arc save for the Surge and Zeti stuff have been on the same level of intensity?
tranquil plover
doesn't help either that every single one's flowed into the other so that even the lower-stakes ones of those lot still go straaaaaaaaight into the high-stakes ones
no clean breaks or anything, just nonstop
crystal kettle
that’s just a flow of continuity, it doesn’t make them any less casual
#62-64 will be the same way when they come around
oh yeah there’s also the issue with the Chaotix a while back
prisma garnet
yea that was great but it was 20 pages long
anyways quokka
i can't believe this is our first avatar character with a fixed personality and design and it's the best self insert character ever
haughty loom
not really an avatar character since they're just an established character
remote hazel
True, giganto really is a great established character
haughty loom
you wouldn't call joker(p5) an avatar character for example
I don't see this as any different aside from length
prisma garnet
True, giganto really is a great established character
barry has many aliases
hard bough
I named him fitz lmao
tranquil plover
No pronouns be damned my Barry can work a microwave
First canon nonbinary sonic character and they look like the :) emote
prisma garnet
and they look so normal and not fairy odd parents reboot nonbinary
i kinda wish we got to see more portraits from them
tranquil plover
ABAB (assigned Barry at birth)
prisma garnet
i need barry emoji
prisma garnet
i didnt get that
remote hazel
I didn't get it but I saw it on twitter
prisma garnet
when does it happen
remote hazel
Very based
tranquil plover
when does it happen
When failing the think minigame lol
source: I failed the think minigame a lot
prisma garnet
good, barry needs to be immortalized
burnt breach
the only complaint i have is that i wish there was a photosensitivity mode for the mini game
started getting a little too intense for me in the final mini games at the end
hollow apex
Also where's arcade mode? Where's the social stats system? Where is the Super Sonic boss fight?
3/10
hard bough
why did it go up a point
hollow apex
Anyways I mentioned it yesterday, but the only actual thing I would've liked is an autosave/chapter select feature
prisma garnet
yea i missed some dialogue cuz of it
remote hazel
would be nice for seeing alt dialogue
prisma garnet
the alt dialogue is so worth it i HATE that Sam jumped all of the egg conversation
remote hazel
did yall spam the slot machine tho
hollow apex
If they want to expand this SoA team and make paid games? Then yeah, sure, they can do a loooooot of cool things, but for a joke-y game like this, they definitely went way above and beyond
prisma garnet
this has been polish put into it than some visual novels at 60 bucks
hollow apex
did yall spam the slot machine tho
Ofc
I picked every wrong answer first, exhausted every dialogue option, and save scummed to check every piece of dialogue 
As you do in every game with choices
remote hazel
i didnt do everything
wanted to sleep at a reasonable enough time
but watched most of the alt stuff on yt i think
hollow apex
I was actually really impressed by the bomb part
They had a unique dialogue for every single wrong option
bitter tulip
They had a unique dialogue for every single wrong option
okay but did you let rogue kiss the egg
crystal kettle
my jaw dropped when I saw it the first time
hollow apex
Yes
bitter tulip
Same 😭
crystal kettle
if somebody asks you “what’s Barry’s personality?” Just post the image of the choices
hollow apex
I'm preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty sure everyone picked to marry Blaze first
bitter tulip
Game on par with Ptanley the Sarable? 
hollow apex
crystal kettle
I'm preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty sure everyone picked to marry Blaze first
Nah not me
pseudo canyon
If only I had a desktop device to play steam on...
cold estuary
Just finished it, goated
remote hazel
w
dull turret
Aight, whos a chad here and went for the safe with the Fabergé chao egg immediatly ?
hollow apex
If only I had a desktop device to play steam on...
I genuinely feel like someone will port it to mobile if sega doesn't lol
Soon-ish
prisma garnet
nah to me the thing that actually made my laugh hard was barry asking to flip the egg
the absurdity and barrys amusement killed me
cold estuary
Also yeah I think there’s enough here to justify some form of console release
pseudo canyon
I genuinely feel like someone will port it to mobile if sega doesn't lol
The dreamgear mini game would be hell tbh
dull turret
not really
pseudo canyon
On mobile?
prisma garnet
Also yeah I think there’s enough here to justify some form of console release
ill buy it
dull turret
just put digital buttons and ur fine
crystal kettle
Go back and get yourself another game already
I have things to do
prisma garnet
actually just port it to switch and stuff
charge it 10 bucks
people will fucking buy it
hollow apex
pseudo canyon
just put digital buttons and ur fine
remote hazel
just put digital buttons and ur fine
add tilt controls 
cold estuary
I’m using tilt controls
bitter tulip
TMoStH Speedrun (Tilt%)
remote hazel
is there a speedrun for this game yet actually
prisma garnet
probably
hollow apex
Everyone can get world record
tranquil plover
Also yeah I think there’s enough here to justify some form of console release
Even if it was paid I’d genuinely grab a switch release day one, yeah
Like they don’t even have to add anything, it’s perfect as-is
Just the thing on consoles is enough to justify
prisma garnet
how much would be a physical release with an artbook
prisma garnet
wow i need more of this
pseudo canyon
Reminder that the character artist made this masterpiece scrapnik island cover
remote hazel
i remember pogging so hard at mecha sonic in the bg here
little did i know how hard i would be pogging at the later cover...
dull turret
i clicked like... 50 times after i got this dialogue to see if there was anything else
prisma garnet
dull turret
spoiler ||no...||
hard bough
https://vxtwitter.com/spottypen/status/1642211174304595970?s=46&t=NJjFUNrkQBId9Z...
This fucking killed me
hollow scarab
I wish i could have seen the other dialogues. I accidentally clicked the right one on my second try.
hard bough
I got most of the options before getting the right one
bitter tulip
https://vxtwitter.com/spottypen/status/1642211174304595970?s=46&t=NJjFUNrkQBId9Z...
I love Tails’ reaction to this dhzjaiaod
Bro was just
hard bough
😭
dull turret
I wish i could have seen the other dialogues. I accidentally clicked the right o...
same
fallen elm
I wish i could have seen the other dialogues. I accidentally clicked the right o...
That's why you always save before a big choice
pseudo canyon
Istg I'll just use these character portraits for every one of my sentences for a day (I'm working on cropping a lot cause I can't find shit)
pseudo canyon
https://twitter.com/usa37107692/status/1642184916950749185?s=46&t=ZmwhyNGVPHgcI1...
Woa..
Pretty art
lyric pilot
Just finished the game last night. Seeing Sage and Metal Sonic together with the "let's go dad" shirts was precious
hollow scarab
That's why you always save before a big choice
I didnt save at all in my entire playthough...i forgot.
muted star
hollow apex
I thought it was some obscure 90s reference
light anvil
So...pinķ hair girl wasnt in this game...now what
light anvil
Im gonna be 50 some day and tell my kids about the pink haired woman
Pink hair woman is just a feverdream, she not real, we need to let her go
muted star
bitter tulip
she’s replacing knuckles as the war general
I’m literally riding the ranks as we speak.
RISING
pure lantern
https://twitter.com/cybrid101/status/1642171333281816577?s=46&t=olX4lfm6-dDa7DEM...
It’s 10/10
Genuinely one of the best Sonic games, even if it’s a spin-off by technicality
hard bough
Legitimately a great time
Having sonic characters just hang out without an end of the world scenario is one thing
light anvil
Its on unleashed levels of fun, i loved it
hard bough
But that plus great writing for literally everyone and amazing character portraits
light anvil
Blaze and Rouge was not a pairing I expected
hard bough
It’s not something I’d play over and over again like frontiers but it’s something really special
light anvil
But it somehow worked
still hare
it's a very good sonic story
still hare
https://fxtwitter.com/OOCCouchGags/status/1642094116388454402?t=ePj-Ns2oyBH6Wcl1TBuspA&s=19
Katie & group with the game
dull turret
https://twitter.com/fernsnailz/status/1642296247477235839?s=20
istg rouge with the bat nose 😳
light anvil
I have the most likes in the comments hehe
In like 5 seconds after posting...im cool like that
Nvm...some dude took the spot from me,but I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GET OVER 10 LIKES HAHAHAHAGAHASG
crystal kettle
The trailer passed 1m views
prisma garnet
it has double more views than plus
hollow apex
it has double more views than plus
Who thought something new and eye catching would get more attention than the same old rehashing of the same games 
hollow apex
Indeed, but the point still stands
If they just made this as a lame joke it wouldn't be getting much attention beyond the usual
still hare
I don't deny that but I just say it will definetely bring more attention than just calling it 'Amy's big mystery' or something
I just say that it indeed got attention for being new and eye catching, but also because it used the morb of someone dying to get said attention
prisma garnet
fallen elm
I love that Amy sprite lol
pseudo canyon
still hare
Amy's sprites are very good
prisma garnet
they all look incredible
still hare
Indeed. All of them look incredible
pseudo canyon
Highly appreciate the flow of the artwork feels like the adventure art but uhhh less extreme
I won't stop riding the art
hollow apex
The side shots in particular are very inspired by SA1 art
The way his spines are drawn
But like this one, for example, is more in line with the modern way they draw the quills
Also, the eyes have Adventure-esque swirly-ness
And ofc the eyes follow the muzzle curve, but I think everyone noticed that right away lol
pseudo canyon
Honestly his design feels like his forces self if he just had a bump of expressiveness ig... It works very well too (model inspiration for next game please but I don't wanna go down that rabbit hole)
pseudo canyon
The artist did fantastic and their style managed to be in the front line of an official game
It feels like a mix of all modern sonic portrayals
ancient vale
https://twitter.com/cybrid101/status/1642171333281816577?s=46&t=olX4lfm6-dDa7DEM...
8.5/10
hollow apex
Well
fallen elm
Yeah the art is incredible
ancient vale
Might not be too big on visual novels overall, but I still really enjoyed my time
Loved the characters, the writing, the art style, the mini games, and the acknowledgement of the past
pseudo canyon
I see some sonic adventure, X, advance era, and forces vibes in that boy. To me it feels like they use the proportions of forces/advance era sonic and mixed that with the exaggeration and smoothness of adventures art.
hollow apex
Definitely not Forces proportions
tranquil plover
Might not be too big on visual novels overall, but I still really enjoyed my tim...
play more VNs play more VNs play more VNs
dull turret
Definitely not Forces proportions
ehhhh, kinda ? in terms of size ?
hollow apex
pseudo canyon
I think his head size is just bigger and thats it
dull turret
oh right
hollow apex
The way the top quill is being drawn here caught my eye
I'm sure these are traits that are all over the comics, but I don't really care enough to notice them there
terse plank
sonic vn but it's like seabed where Sonic and shadow have gay kisses
still hare
I would like a VN where Silver has to go to a haunted place
and see how he handles such situations
fallen elm
Silver's Mansion
still hare
Sort of but focused more on helping spirits to find peace
terse plank
Sort of but focused more on helping spirits to find peace
spirits of the past
still hare
spirits of the past
Yeah. Just beings that could not move on but are aggresive at first
pseudo canyon
I'm sure these are traits that are all over the comics, but I don't really care ...
Here's some covers the dude has drawn
terse plank
i prefer the sprites over these 😭
pseudo canyon
His artstyle stands out compared to the usual IDW stuff
pseudo canyon
i prefer the sprites over these 😭
I mean i only see a "drastic" difference in the first pic
hollow apex
There's line here connecting Sonic's center quill to the back of his ear, so it kind of kicks the top quill to the back. I guess it's more "3D" this way, but I do prefer it looking more flattened where the line doesn't reach the ear
ancient vale
play more VNs play more VNs *play more VNs*
jokes on you, i have random crits disabled on this thread >:)
still hare
There's line here connecting Sonic's center quill to the back of his ear, so it ...
That's fair. I personally don't draw there because it can make the back quill look odd placed
hollow apex
Yeah
pseudo canyon
There's line here connecting Sonic's center quill to the back of his ear, so it ...
Damn never noticed this small detail and I appreciate it, I should experiment with that
Tobe put me on
muted star
I’m now playing the game. Am I cool now?
fallen elm
Yes
muted star
On my brother’s computer but I’m sure he won’t mind since I’m on my Steam account lol
dull turret
have fun!
pseudo canyon
Here's some covers the dude has drawn
Went on his Twitter and found this lol
dull turret
yoooo
pseudo canyon
dull turret
YOOOOO
fallen elm
dull turret
...is that ?
crystal kettle
mmmm ||he does not know does he||
muted star
mmmm ||he does not know does he||
I just started the game lol
still hare
I just started the game lol
Have fun!
dull turret
No shit dumbass
prisma garnet
elder loom
https://twitter.com/spottypen/status/1642209634768531458
@jade spruce
jade spruce
<@201346061623754753>
I think this is where tails decided i wasn’t worth keeping around
long elm
NOOOOOO
hollow scarab
Blaze worship forever
pseudo canyon
Highly appreciate the flow of the artwork feels like the adventure art but uhhh ...
I realized that sonic brows does that little split thing only when he has a serious/angry expression just like classic sonic
Modern Sonic's brows usually always got that little split in there no matter the expression (idk the correct term)
gilded field
I realized that sonic brows does that little split thing only when he has a seri...
I prefer this, it makes him look cuter
pseudo canyon
And it adds more depth to his expressions too ig 👍
Makes sense logically is his eyebrows are pushing together
gilded field
Also Sonic once again having his heart literally stop and then walking it off
At this point I'm kind of headcanoning him to have a healing factor of some kind
Our character literally mentions he can't feel his pulse
Plus ||Ian implying his heart stopped in IDW too||
On a roll there buddy...
pseudo canyon
Well there's that one ability in Sonic Battle ig...
That's the closest thing to it actually existing
gilded field
I've always kind of liked the idea of him being a nature spirit
Naoto Ohshima called him "fairy-like" once and it's stuck with me since
pseudo canyon
Damn that's a cool way of putting it
still hare
Yeah. It is a cute way
hollow scarab
I remember they originally did give him a mystical background.
So him being spirit like or fairy like sounds cool.
gilded field
I remember they originally did give him a mystical background.
Wait really?
hollow scarab
I remember they wrote him as some pilots wife storybook character that came to life.
terse plank
Naoto Ohshima called him "fairy-like" once and it's stuck with me since
That's my favorite way of interpreting him
terse plank
I remember they wrote him as some pilots wife storybook character that came to l...
actual amazing backstory for him I love it
gilded field
Cryptid Sonic is the best Sonic
He doesn't need to have a backstory, he's there being fast and wielding ancient alien emeralds and walking off death and all that stuff
Also Ian implied on Bumblekast that in-universe he's a mystery to the general populace which I love
No one knows what this guy's deal is, he just showed up one day and started smashing robots
pseudo canyon
Sonic is actually a being manifested by the chaos emeralds 
Okay I'm just spouting shit
Also one thing I noticed with this game and forces is that they're experimenting with tails sassy side a bit and I love that
Sassy tails >>
gilded field
Sonic is actually a being manifested by the chaos emeralds <:Deatho:654743346169...
👀
I mean it is kind of suggested in Rush that he's an avatar for them like Blaze is for the Sol Emeralds
And in Archie Eggman outrights calls him the "embodiment of chaos"
pseudo canyon
gilded field
Chaoxfix and gayemeralds have been fueling my speculative Sonic lore needs so that I'm tempted to give it a go myself
pseudo canyon
Never heard of them, I'll look into them
Also one thing I noticed is shadow probably goes by Ultimate something online if he put that as his name in the arcade machine
gilded field
Shadow was so on point
I'm glad they're shifting back to his old characterization between this and Prime
pseudo canyon
Forces was good too
pseudo canyon
He did his job in forces and helped out with the info on the phantom ruby
He's been pretty good outside of idw I guess?
I would love for him to have a bigger role in a main game though
But his whole interaction with Amy in this game is cute and it just feels like a full circle thing considering how she helped shadow in SA2
Not related to how he's written but art appreciation, I love how they use a shade of purple for his fur, skin tone is nice too.
fallen elm
Now we just need to wait for the next idw issue
pseudo canyon
I'm not sure where the "salt over the shoulder" line is from
I was watching a stream I think it was sam's and it was mentioned to be a real thing
Should be a thing where you just put it over your left shoulder
Nice to see Sonic be the one to mention things like this
Considering how much exploring he does and stuff I'd imagine he'd know about stuff like that
gilded field
I was watching a stream I think it was sam's and it was mentioned to be a real t...
No I mean I don't remember Sonic mentioning it, I think I got all his dialogue...
pseudo canyon
Ohh
It was at the end where they woke up at the main part of the train
I forgot how to activate it
pseudo canyon
Yeah I can give you a time stamp on sam's stream
3:41:52 if it isn't at the stamp
gilded field
Thanks
pseudo canyon
I swear it'll be hilarious if somebody mods the game to have tracks from Danganronpa
cold estuary
Yeah the salt over your shoulder is definately a real thing, as is spilling salt being bad luck
I took it less as sonic being superstitious and more as him being relentlessly positive/ a calming influence on the MC
lofty ice
I swear it'll be hilarious if somebody mods the game to have tracks from Danganr...
Unless someone mods in custom audio loop points support I doubt it
formal pebble
Supposedly above everyone's left shoulder is a little demon itching to get into some trouble. Salt is used to banish demons, so if you spill some by accident, the demon is gonna wanna start something. But if you grab some of the spilled salt and toss it over your left shoulder, it gets in the demon's eyes and foils their plans. At least, that's how I was taught it when I was, like, 5
still hare
gilded field
I wonder how they'll treat Sage in the coming games
She seemingly had her redemption in Sonic Frontiers with the whole white/blue thing she had going on, plus selflessly saving the planet, but she's still solidly a part of the Eggman Empire despite not really being evil herself
haughty loom
I wonder how they'll treat Sage in the coming games
She seemingly had her redemp...
she didn't really redeem herself.
while it is true that she sacrificed herself to save the world, her loyalty was always toward eggman and that never changed
she would still act in his interest in future games and I don't think that would be contrary to anything we've seen from her thus far
still hare
Sage's priority was Eggman and protect him all this time
haughty loom
yup
despite all the "i see good vibes and that makes me feel things" she never once helped sonic until eggman specifically gave her the ok
still hare
She suggested using Sonic for help as it benefitted Eggman in the long term but she won't defy Eggman's orders
She's willing to cooperate with Sonic as long as it serves Eggman's safety
and defeating the end definetely aligned with that
haughty loom
or if he served eggman's interests in general. That's probably her ideal scenario
still hare
Yeah that's truth. She didn't let Eggman go of Cyberspace due to the end coming out
it would terminate him and his army
Sage is not evil but I wouldn't say she is 'good ' either. She's neutral
only serving Eggman because it's her family
haughty loom
I would say that sage is a bad guy, but not in the same way as eggman is a bad guy
still hare
She's an antagonist, yeah
but not a villain
Sonic himself noticed that he doesn't tell any bad vibe coming out of her even with all of her hostility
haughty loom
fair enough
muted star
LET. HIM. COOK. https://twitter.com/nibrocrock/status/1642600825599000576?s=46&t=NzxXkQvD_eB6G-8-XvjXcQ
muted star
ancient vale
https://fxtwitter.com/nibrocrock/status/1642662962589577217?s=46&t=NzxXkQvD_eB6G...
sonic 2 :0
still hare
pseudo canyon
Lesbian slur I think
tranquil plover
Hell ye, nice
also now it’s on my mind - they gotta get that Sonic costume in frontiers lol
Kishimoto pls
fallen elm
also now it’s on my mind - they gotta get that Sonic costume in frontiers lol
Sonic's birthday outfit
hollow scarab
I want an option where all the characters in frontiers are wearing their outfits. lol
jade spruce
My love for this character, completely reawakened
ancient vale
holy shit scout tf3
hollow apex
https://fxtwitter.com/kasatn/status/1642421705749725184/en
Neat!
prisma garnet
My love for this character, completely reawakened
honestly even when hes not balling i actually really liked espio in murder
and i never really was the most interested on espio
but he was cool here, even playing a character
jade spruce
i loved espio in this
like, a lot
always a great character but since 2010 as everyone else, goes criminally underutilized
it was fucking awesome seeing him get so much screen time and attention here
bitter tulip
My love for this character, completely reawakened
You’re literally that guy wdym
jade spruce
fallen elm
Ninja fanboy
bitter tulip
okay, but charmy’s right tho
pseudo canyon
Stop
tranquil plover
pirates are cooler cos they get to watch movies for free
bitter tulip
pirates are cooler cos they get to play games for free
pseudo canyon
pirates are cooler cos they get to watch movies for free
Ninjas are cooler cause they play Fortnite
gilded field
Espio was absolutely hilarious here
Always liked him but he somehow the juxtaposition of him being a genius who memorizes books and knows 17 languages and him thinking it's appropriate to shoot someone with a blow dart for a party and being garbage at poetry just
elevates him for me
I love how the game acknowledges that the entire regular cast is full of deranged superhumans who can't act normally to save their lives
still hare
Espio was my favorite character
due to the insane hilariousness he brought up to the table
still hare
I love how the game acknowledges that the entire regular cast is full of derange...
Yeah. Barry was very surprised to see this bunch of crazy fuckers
gilded field
Honestly this game confirmed quite a few headcanons for me and I love that
crystal kettle
I love how the game acknowledges that the entire regular cast is full of derange...
remember when people said lanolin would be the down to Earth character who calls out the cast for being off the walls and then Barry ended up actually being that
gilded field
Lanolin is kind of that but Barry truly commits to it by being a 9-5er that isn't paid enough to deal with this stuff
And has a gambling addiction
Truly relatable
still hare
And has a thing of looking for things in the garbage
gilded field
wrong genre savvy
still hare
In general all the characters were very funny here
prisma garnet
yep
still hare
But still feel like themselves
prisma garnet
i love the fact that amy loves true crimes
cuz it makes sense with the idea that she loves tarot too
still hare
haughty loom
barry is also genuinely just an everyman and not a fighter or member of a resistance movement or anything like that
they're just a guy
prisma garnet
barry is just a guy that cant even help on the warr
pseudo canyon
In general all the characters were very funny here
More reason to dislike the "meta era"
still hare
More reason to dislike the "meta era"
That moment where a Sonic game can be actually funny
while also keeping the characterization we all love and also bringing other stuff to the table
(like rouge and blaze dynamic)
gilded field
I love Blaze aiding and abetting Rouge
"Not my dimension, not my crime"
She was so excited to commit crimes
gilded field
The necklace they stole and the safe they broke into were very real though...
still hare
The thing that was a bomb slays me
haughty loom
i feel like those had to have been part of the muder mystery