#ask latin dr robotnik

[latin-dr-robotnik]

are you liking the dark beginnings anime?

Actually... yeah!

I've been enjoying every single Sonic animation we've been getting over the years, and so far Dark Beginnings is one of my favorites. I don't know if it'll top Frontiers Prologue to me, but I'm happy with what I'm seeing, and I'm looking forward to Shadow Gens later this month.

One thing that kinda let me down was the length of the second episode, like, it was too short! I was really vibing with the good ol' Team Dark dynamic, and then it just... ended on the spot. Dang. I guess that's one good problem to have haha

Another thing I'm really enjoying about Dark Beginnings is the continuity. Frontiers already showed some promising signs (and some very cringy cases too), but idk, it feels so good to see the world remember past events, to become a more connected place. I want to have Spagonia again in the games, the Ark, Station Square, Soleanna... and seeing Shadow standing in front of the half-destroyed moon and the Ark gave me the right vibes. Hell, we've even got to see Sand Ocean again, pretty neat.

[shenlongshao]

9 and 15 for the fandom ask meme!

Hi~!^_^ Thank you for the fun Fandom Meme Asks! I’m sorry for the late reply to this. 9. Do you like prequels? I generally like prequels! I think it’s a great way to explore deeper into a series�� lore that hasn’t been fully explored before. One good example is  “ The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventure of Ryūnosuke Naruhodō”. It’s a Japan-only prequel to the Ace Attorney series staring Phoenix Wright’s ancestor and also has Sherlock Holmes set in the 19th century. There’s a English fan translation on Youtube, and enjoyed how well the story, the characters, etc. is done. I would like to see some other games have well-made prequels to help expand the universe of a series. 15. Does it bother you if a character shares the same name of someone you know well? Nope!^_^ When I was little, me and my brother used to own 5 cats. One of them was a black cat, who my brother named “Shadow”.

[beevean]

beev hc: you store translations of songs you do while practicing languages, and most of them are at least 3 different translations of Queen songs :p

I

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How did you do it.

At least I can say that I don’t translate Queen songs, lmao (although close enough, other people’s translations are a big reason I became fluent in English faster than my peers). Besides, their lyrics go from “He used to be a man with a stick in his hand, hoop diddy diddy hoop diddy doo” to “Ploughman, Waggoner Will, and types, politician with senatorial pipe - he's a dilly-dally-o”, how would I translate shit like that

[molinaskies]

On Sonic and Amy's Relationship

An aspect of Sonic and Amy’s relationship that I’ve actually always really liked is whenever Sonic’s entirely caught off guard by Amy’s genuine affection.

I don’t mean whenever she’s physically affectionate, or whenever she exasperates him with her cheeky teasing because Sonic is more than well-adjusted and accepting of these behaviours. Rather, I mean whenever Amy slows down and does something to indicate or just tells him outright how much she loves him for him. The rarity of these moments, coupled with Sonic’s emotional privacy, tends to bring out rawer emotions like shock, bashfulness, and admiration. Moments like these are definitely more Sonic’s speed (ironically), and I feel this is why he’s more likely to show his reciprocation and “come around” (because he definitely is reciprocating, albeit not in the same way that Amy does). Sonic’s guard is struck down in these interactions, and his surprise and awe tend to speak for themselves.

I like to think that, in these moments, Sonic’s reminded that whatever he has with Amy is very real and very much not going anywhere, and I also enjoy how consistent of a trait/sequence this has been throughout the series.

Sonic X:

Episode 9, where Amy makes Sonic a good-luck charm to calm his phobia of water

Episode 52, where Amy absolutely spills her heart out to Sonic (a first in the show and in the entire series, at this point)

Episode 76, where Amy falls into the water sphere to be with him, no matter what happens

Sonic Unleashed, where Amy's perception of Sonic really matters to him

quick shoutout to @latin-dr-robotnik for archiving all of Amy's dialogue in the game

Read more about Amy's impact on Sonic in Unleashed in my meta-analysis about Sonic's Ego Journey!

I know we don’t see Sonic’s reaction to Amy’s dialogue, but a lot of his reactions are implied.

After beating Rooftop Run, day, Act 1

I suppose it’s rather subjective, but I like to read this scene as Sonic checking out of the conversation (looking away, not responding) since Amy's flustered him. I say this because 1) it happens all the time in canon, honestly, and 2) this exact exchange happens twice throughout the game:

After beating Arid Sands Day, Act 1, though this time only available at night:

I like to think that Amy’s support and softer flirting throughout the game encourages Sonic to take their relationship more seriously, because of course, the player is eventually allowed to do so:

A cute lil bonus:

IDW Sonic:

Issue 2, where Amy nonchalantly tells Sonic that she loves him, and he seems more phased by it than she does:

In the previous issue, we establish that Sonic is open to company, period, when he asks if Tails wants to come, but it's more so out of a brotherly-looking-out kind of way.

With Amy, however, it's a lot harder for him to ask that same question. He knows the true weight of it and exactly why he's asking. It's nerve-wracking and difficult, but Amy’s genuine love and acceptance of all of him makes him feel safe.

I think Sonic and Amy can have genuine moments of mutual attraction and bonding without it taking over the series and fundamentally changing Sonic’s current character.

I think about being in middle school or early high school (ages 12-15) and having mutual feelings with someone but knowing that you’re not ready for a relationship. Feelings are on the table and both parties know and understand the situation, but instead of being a couple, they’re just friends who love each other and (in a way) remain devoted to each other because they know that one day, they might be ready.

It’s subtle, pure, and sweet (alluding here and there to there being more private moments between them that the players don’t usually get to see) without being a canonical relationship.

These moments are genuinely few and far between in the franchise (which I think is by design), but I appreciate that they've been handled the same way every time. Consistency like this is what keeps me invested in the series and these hedgehogs. Wholesome.

New Update - My SonAmy thesis: I Love You - Come With Me

[xsailormobian]

Three random facts

I was tagged by @latin-dr-robotnik, thanks!

1. When I was 7 I used to read His Dark Materials by myself during recess. My teacher somehow got worried I wasn’t being social enough (and reading books that weren’t for my age) and asked to meet my mother. Just let me read books in peace please.

2. The first ever thing I wrote was a Mario fanfic called Super Princess Daisy, because I have zero originality and wanted to have fun. The second ever thing I wrote was a SonAmy fanfic that got maaaaany revamps from 2012 to circa 2016, and it’s what actually got me interested enough in writing to create original works and hopefully publish them in the future!

3. Hmm... I really can’t think of a third one. I’d really like to do a road trip in the US and visit the Grand Canyon.

Tagging @hot-topic-wannabe, @kiwiszified, @sonicfanj, and/or anyone who wishes to do it!

[imilenium]

10 characters for 10 people

Awesome! Thanks @latin-dr-robotnik for the tag!

Quite interesting tag meme 🤔

1) Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Movie)

I’m gonna start with Sonic. My sweet and innocent bean. I ADORE how SEGA and Paramount gave Sonic FEELINGS. We saw him smile, cry and learn so many things throughout the movie. We were able to see who Sonic really is besides a hero.

2) Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Knuckles is just simply up to duty. There’s only one thing he has to do in his life, ever. He DEDICATES his life to protect the master emerald, and even when he’s asked how does he benefit from watching over Angel Island, he answers with “it benefits everybody else” . He has a responsibility he DIDN’T choose to have; it was given to him and he accepted it for the sake of the world.

Yet, he’s always there when Sonic and friends need him.

3) Shoya Ishida (A silent voice)

My favorite anime movie. Shoya was a bully, in fact, she bullied a deaf girl just because he hated being bored. Yes, he was a BIG ASSHOLE. I even hated him in the beginning, A LOT.

But his character development was huge.

When he tried to say that he wasn’t the only one who bullied Shouko, everybody turned against him; he received the exact bullying that he gave to her. It got as bad that he felt rejected from life.

He later meets with Shouko and tries his best to compensate everything he did to her. He even nearly died for her.

This is about redemption, and the ability to change who you are by not just starting over, but fixing your mistakes.

4) Shouko Nishimiya (A Silent Voice)

Had ALL THE RIGHTS to resent against Shoya for ruining big part of her childhood but she didn’t, she didn’t hate anybody who hurt her. She actually thought it was HER fault. In her old school, the students AND the professor thought she was “slowing everybody down”. They all had to learn sign language for her or explain what was happening because she didn’t have the ability to do that

4) Nana (Elfen Lied)

(Context) Even though this anime is graphic, what I really like about it is the plot. People hurt and killed Diclonius for being different, yet it’s the DICLONIUS’ fault for becoming the monsters humans told them they were. You start thinking about who the real monsters are.

Nana is a sweet, kind and innocent girl who was tortured because she was born a Diclonius. Everything she wanted was his “father”’s approval. She even thought that was all happiness was about.

(Short hair)

5) Legosi (Beastars)

He’s the big bad wolf of the story, just that... he isn’t. He’s a predator but he doesn’t want to harm anybody. He has great conflict with himself because he fears that the reason he fell in love with a rabbit was because he wants to eat her.

6) Kyoko & Misako (River City Girls)

Just two ordinary teenagers but these two are surprisingly good as protagonists. Throughout the game, they are realistic and logical, which is funny. Really charming characters

7) Eri (My Hero Academia)

Her mother gave her away for accidentally killing her father at REALLY young age when her quirk developed. She’s really innocent and unsure what she wants in life. Eri has close to no kindness shown to her; she didn’t know how to smile until she met amorío and Demi. There’s SO MUCH ROOM for her personality to develop.

8) John Coffey (The Green Mile)

I’m currently reading the book and honestly I really like John Coffey. He is a tall, strong and black man who was sentenced to death for the murder of two little girls. The police didn’t bother going deeper in the case since by just looking at him, you can blame him for their murder. He’s also seen as monster when ironically, he’s the representation of life and kindness.

(No picture because Tumblr is dumb)

9) Daniel and Steve (Hawaii 5-0)

Hilarious show. I really like their relationship regardless how different they are. Daniel is sarcastic while Steve is more of taking action to his hands. I honestly can’t decide between both because they are the perfect duo.

10) Karma Akabane (Assassination Classroom)

A smart student who wants to be intimidated by everybody. He tried to show this “cold” side but actually cares. Also, he’s funny.

I cannot put it into words, you gotta watch the anime

Finally, I tag @angie-random-blog @animated-aries @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian @axisthewolf @the-brucest-fan @darklightheart @infernoindigo @allmyfandomneeds @tharkflark1 and of course, anybody else who wants to do it, just tag me! :)

[isakthedragon]

20 Questions Ask

Thanks for tagging me, @beevean

Name: Isaac

Nicknames: Not any really besides the obvious Cake Dragon...

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 6 feet (182 cm)

Languages: English, Spanish (Though I... probably suck immensely at it.)

Nationality: American

Favorite Season: Winter (Desert living people understand. :p)

Favorite Flower: Not really any...

Favorite Scent: Chocolate

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Animal: Foxes are probably a recent likening of mine, but I do like a lot of animals.

Favorite Fictional Character:  Sonic, Spyro, Sly Cooper... it's too long of a list. XD (If I've reblogged it, I probably like quite a few of the characters of that series.

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate :3

Average Sleep Hours: 7-8 hours... (Or at least I'm trying to. Heh...)

Dog or Cat person: Honestly I like both equally? Maybe dogs more tho.

Number of Blankets Slept With: 1-2

Dream Trip: Not really anywhere...

Blog Established: 2016 (4 years... wow.)

Followers: 261 (*Shrugs* I'm fine with it.)

Random Fact: Hm... not really anything I can think of...

 Hmm… @ultimatestormf, @benignmilitancy, @latin-dr-robotnik... I'm not forcing anyone to do this, honestly. So I guess anyone who follows my blog can do it if they want.

[molinaskies]

I love it here!!

I can’t wait to watch this movie for the third time, take notes, and finally answer @latin-dr-robotnik’s ask properly.

I haven’t forgotten I promise!! Lol

Found a little detail as I was looking back at this moment

Sonic's hand catches on one of his quills, prompting him to move it as he gets accidentally pricked! 👇

[latin-dr-robotnik]

🎸, 🎤, 🎧, 😘 :)

🎸 Favorite Stage Theme?

Carnival Night Act 2, next question. lol no

In all seriousness, this person right here is extremely partial to Hard Times Act 1, what can I say, I'm a simple guy :P

Though, to be honest, something about the Buxer tracks is so... well constructed, even in comparison to the rest of S3K's already top tier OST. Of course the song itself is from the 80's, but the way it was translated to Genesis, the choices in instruments, those crunchy samples taking over the least amount of cartridge space possible in the game's already gargantuan size. Flying Battery and Death Egg are beautiful tracks, but something about the way they got IceCap working still amazes.

As for 3D Sonic, lately I've been feeling Skyscraper Scamper Night a lot. It's the kind of song I think of when I'm about to stream and I have to pick a Sonic song to play from my almost 500 track playlist. I fucking hate Skyscraper Scamper Act 1 with a burning passion, but you can never be mad at Kumatani's music :P

🎤 Favorite Vocal Track?

Every Sonic Frontiers boss, oh, and One Way Dream.

I cannot possibly understate just how much this OST changed my life. This wasn't my first rodeo, I've been here for years and I've spent a lot of my time listening to Sonic OSTs both new and old. When Forces came out, I celebrated the fact vocal songs were back, and I wanted more. I love Sonic vocal songs, and for a long time With Me was my go-to vocal song. But holy fuck these tracks blew me away.

My expectations were surpassed. Final boss-tier songs playing every four hours or so, and probably my favorite credits theme ever in this franchise. It felt like playing through the final battles of Sonic Adventure 2, Heroes and Black Knight over and over again, all in one game. The bar was set very high before this game, and now it's even higher.

And, of course, I picked Find Your Flame as my absolute favorite. I think it perfectly represents Sonic as a whole. Confident, fighting to the very end for his mission, sticking by his friends, very high energy, very powerful and, in the end, a moment to calm down and reflect on the best things in life, that flame that keeps him going.

🎧 Favorite overall soundtrack?

Sonic Unleashed. It and CD are still at the top, but Sonic Frontiers came very close to stealing that, too. The thing I still love about Unleashed's OST is the overall variety, it's so well-rounded and high quality, aged just as beatifully as the game itself. Also, I live for jazzy Sonic tunes, they always hit different.

😘 Favorite ship?

I see you mentioning KnuxAmy here and there, and I'm a bit guilty of not talking about that underrated ship more. Low-key it's still one of my favorites :P (One day I'll finish that Angel Island fic, maybe)

I'm sorry, I was very busy enjoying the absolutely wonderful state of SonAmy in 2023 :P

And tbh I'm not as active in the shipping side of the fandom as I used to

[latin-dr-robotnik]

What do you think the next Sonic game should be about?

Please... PLEASE let it be a full game based on some kind of megacity or something, especially if it's a new metropolis built by Eggman.

I've gone about this a ton of times in the past, but now that Frontiers is out and proved the open zone is actually a good idea, I'd love to see them try a denser environment, one that better blends old 3D level design conventions with the open zone freedom.

Eggman has built or taken over a massive metropolis with several districts you have to explore and liberate, just like the islands in Frontiers. Each district is part of the same city but at the same time they're different enough from each other in aesthetics and mechanics. You may have your regular futuristic looking district, followed by some sort of "Egg Gardens" area, a casino/carnival district, maybe even some sort of underground/ancient ruins district buried under the city. Everywhere you look you see Eggman's face, colors and logos, and it's your job to do enough damage to tear it all down and face down each big boss controlling the districts. Now that I think about it, sounds kinda like what we expected out of Sonic Forces.

I think the open zone worked well in Frontiers, but the natural environments and sometimes their sheer size fought a bit against the floating rails and platforms. A more contained and condensed environment could probably make those bits of level design flow better and extract a lot more out of Sonic's movement options.

Imagine the final district is Eggmanland but open zone. I'd pay big bucks for that.

[latin-dr-robotnik]

The whole message at the end of tmos really got to me. I have many childhood friends that have drifted apart and i miss them.

Yeah, it's one of the toughest things one has to accept when it comes to friendships, and I appreciate they took some time from the game to tackle it and treat it seriously. Yeah, the game is a joke overall, but that last stretch wasn't, and I'm glad for that.

Just this year alone I've had to deal with several situations of friends drifting apart, fighting and some of them just up and vanishing from your life, and... well, just like the game said, we gotta accept it, move on and cherish the memories together. Maybe we'll reunite later in our lives, but we can't force a sentiment that's not there anymore, and life is so unpredictable in general, it'll take us to unexpected places.

Kinda reminded me of Sonic telling Merlina we have to live our lives to the fullest in the time we have.

[imilenium]

Tagged by: @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian

Nickname: Amy

Gender: Female

Sign: Scorpio

Song stuck on my head: Dance Monkey

Sexuality: straight

Favorite animal: Alphaca

Current time: 11:40

Cats or Dogs: Dogs

Last movie I watched: Rampage

Last thing I googled: “Why Amc will no longer play universal studios films?”

Other blogs: This one and 4 others

Do I get asks: rarely

Dream Job: mathematician / programmer (/ animation?)

When I created my blog: November 21, 2016

Reasons for URL: mix between Millennial & Illenium

Following: 227

Average sleep: 10 hours

Luck number: 12

Currently wearing: black High School shirt and gray running shorts

Dream trip: Bora Bora / Kyoto, Japan

Favorite food: sushi I guess

Favorite song: Solo ?

Instruments: I played the piano when I was little and played the guitar between 2014 to 2015

People I want to know better: @latin-dr-robotnik @allmyfandomneeds @beevean @angie-random-blog @infernoindigo @twinskeletom @animated-aries @nickiartist @blancaruiz97 @asb-fan and YOU, yes you, do it.

 Rules: Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people!

tagged  by: @rolkientolkien Thanks!

Name: Rachael

Nickname: Rach, Chel, or online I usually go by Aria

Gender: Female!

Star Sign: Pisces

Current Time: 11:01

Song stuck in my head: Free to Go by Seeb and Highasakite

Last movie I saw: Harriet

Last thing I Googled: Short hair cuts for diamond face shapes (I need a hair cut, it’s time for a change)

Other Blogs: none

Do I get asks: Not usually, no

Reasons for your url: Kind of a long story, but I was riding with my classmates for one of my YWAM schools and we were all still getting to know each other, and the girl I was sitting next to has a really strong southern accent, and we were going somewhere to get our class pic taken, and all of the parking was full and she went “there ain’t no parkin’ space round here!” but I heard it as “there ain’t no punkin spice round here!” and was very confused, and we ending up joking and bonding over it and now we’re really good friends!

Following: 1,391 ….when did that happen…

Average Sleep: 6 to 8 hrs depending 

Lucky Number: I’ve always been partial to 7, but honestly (and I know it’s a STUPID MEME NUMBER!) but it does have a legitimate important meaning to me, that I won’t get into here, but it’s 69 because of a really personal thing God has told me, and I am not kidding you, I see this number at least 6 to 7 or more times a day…. it’s really wild, but it reminds that God will be faithful to me even when I am not. <3 (It’s kind of complicated and confusing I know, I’m sorry)

Currently Wearing: My pajama’s - cat riding a spaceship shirt, and shorts

Dream Job: Honestly, there are so many things I want to do, but I really want to become a Trauma Therapist/ Counselor because I’ve seen such an incredible need for it, cause EVERYONE has trauma, and it effects everaspect of who we are and our choices and beliefs, and I want to be someone who can help people work through and heal from those experiences, and help them realize who their meant to be and live in their true identity.

Dream Trip: I WANT TO GO EVERYWHERE! Go visit my friend @bobobkins in the UK, go to Japan (and not just the airport), and I’ve always wanted to go to Chili for some reason…. but yeah, everywhere.

Favorite Food: Uhhhhh, honestly bro, I could really go for some fresh Thai sticky rice with some fried eggs on top with some sweet, hot, chili sauce. It sounds kind of boring but it’s literally so delicious. 

Favorite Song: This is an unfair question. Uuuuuhhhmmm I guess right now Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

Instruments:  I don’t play anything but I can sing pretty well! I do wan’t to learn how to play an instrument someday… I’m the only one in my family that doesn’t play piano so, probably that.

Idk if I know 21 people people but I’ll tag @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian @swords-and-skateboards @jupiterlandings @bobobkins @maysartcorner @aryllahiruelric… I’m sure I’m missing someone but just do it if you want to!!!

[latin-dr-robotnik]

Have you seen the Mario movie? Is it better than Sonic 2?

(Whoops, forgot I was actually going to reply weeks ago, my bad)

It was a fine 7/10 experience. Very exciting when you're picking up references the moment they show up, but as soon as the movie ends I felt rather empty. I sat there with my friends as we all said "wait, that's all?"

I didn't have any expectations for it other than "it'll be a Mario movie", but even with that, the movie went by so fast and the only truly memorable thing we kept bringing up since watching it was Peaches. Everything else we discussed in the weeks since its release was either a bit too shallow or just embarrassing, like the licensed music selection they used (nevermind the fact I was reminded of Shrek 2 the moment Holding Out For A Hero started playing, oh and Take On Me reminded me of Deadpool, not in a good way though)

I don't remember exactly who was it, but a creator I follow said it feels like a virtual theme park that barely gives you enough time to take in the scenery before you move on to the next attraction and he's 100% right. Pretty CGI and thousands of references kept me engaged in the moment, but nowadays I kinda feel underwhelmed when I think about the movie.

Maybe if they fleshed out a couple of things that were set up and dropped just as quick (like that one moment with Mario and DK inside the eel I wished it went for a more emotional angle like Sonic and Knuckles' beach scene in Sonic 2), then I'd have a bit more to think about the movie. As it stands right now, it works perfectly as a videogame adaptation, nothing more, nothing less. Sing along to Peaches and hope for the best.

[latin-dr-robotnik]

☾ : favourite word from your language

✌ : favourite proverb/saying from your language

☆ : give the first lines of a song which is originally in your language

Sentiti libero di sfogare l'argentino in te :P

☾

perenne - todavía recuerdo el día que aprendí esa palabra en la escuela y por alguna razón siempre la tengo presente. Recientemente estuve jugando Zelda Breath of the Wild y un poco de TOTK y siempre que veo el "hongo perenne" en mi inventario no puedo evitar sonreír. No sé, tiene su encanto (?)

laburo - ambos sabemos bien de dónde viene esa palabra, siempre es divertida de usar en el lunfardo :P

ladri - sí, otra robada del italiano que se volvió parte de nuestro vocabulario español, no sustituye completamente a "ladrón" pero me encanta su uso para describir a alguien cuando hace algo deshonesto, cuando toma una salida fácil en un trabajo o una práctica que le da beneficios muy rápido, usualmente a costa de otros (ej: el "coaching" es cosa de ladri)

✌

"A papá mono con bananas verdes no" - este es un dicho que escucho muy a menudo en casa y con el tiempo se me ha pegado, la explicación básica es que no se puede engañar al que ya sabe, o dicho en el lunfardo, que no vengan con chamuyos (?)

"Cuando la limosna es grande hasta el santo desconfía" - otra frase muy común en mi familia, y no sé exactamente su origen pero es bastante sencilla: si parece demasiado bueno para ser cierto, es porque lo es.

☆

Tengo tiempo para saber Si lo que sueño concluye en algo No te apures ya más loco Porque es entonces cuando las horas Bajan, el día es vidrio sin sol Bajan, la noche te oculta la voz

Bajan - Luis Alberto Spinetta

[latin-dr-robotnik]

Which platforms are you currently playing various Sonic games on? ❓

PC. I still have my old Genesis and some Sonic cartridges, but I keep it around mostly for decoration purposes.

The main bulk of my Sonic library is on Steam (even bought Sonic Colors Ultimate on discount a week or so ago lol) and I can emulate the rest of the games that aren't there with ease through Dolphin or Retroarch.

Plus all fangames, mods and decompilations... it's pretty rad ngl.

[latin-dr-robotnik]

Hiii! 🦊 💡 for the ask game!

Hi Anon! Interesting choice of questions 👀

🦊 Favorite spinoff game?

I was going to say Shadow just for the shitpost material, but I have to go with Advance 3. I've been playing Sonic spin-offs on stream for months now, and they all have something interesting worth noting. Advance 3 happens to be the game with the most potential in the way Sonic Team and Dimps structured it, and I've talked a bit about that last year here.

Replaying it on stream about a month or so ago confirmed my thoughts from last year. Advance 3 is simply one of the most interesting evolutions of 2D Sonic, with its hub structure and the tag team mechanics. It's a pretty refreshing game to play, being able to experiment with different character combinations and tackling certain level design challenges in creative ways. It ain't perfect, but I like it a lot.

💡 Spinoff you’d like to see?

I could say "Advance 4", but I want Advance to become a mainline stay, especially if the "Sonic 5" rumors are true (2D Sonic Team game featuring modern designs, sooooo pretty much a new Advance game).

The one spin-off I want to see once again is Sonic Riders. Playing through the first two games made me appreciate the things they were aiming for. I don't think the games were very well executed, but something about their mechanics, aesthetics and light character type strategies made me realize it's been too damn long since we last saw a Sonic racing game like that. I think it's time to ditch the karts and go back to extreme sports and Y2K aesthetics.

(Maybe the Jet Set Radio Remake will help SEGA consider going back to that era of their history)

So, then... Sonic Riders Remake? A new spiritual successor?