#my favorite sa2 mod ever

[frostios]

its time for some real hedgehogs

[mangom1lk]

i just wrote a super long youtube comment about finally figuring out why i dislike sa2 treasure hunting and i think it would be wasted on there so you guys can have it too

(i mentioned i liked wild canyon in a previous comment, someone replied asking if there were any others i liked)

the room transition actually makes me dislike dry lagoon a lot more just because it makes it so much harder to memorize. wild canyon is one single room so it's easier to visualize where i am. i think if i had to manually swim through the channel in dry lagoon and it was all a single room i'd enjoy it a lot more even though it would arguably make the gameplay more tedious (kind of like Dire Dire Docks in SM64). this is why death chamber is my least favorite, it has several of those room transitions and it's incredibly easy to get lost

i can't really remember any other good levels offhand? i think i'd be super into meteor herd if the radar still worked like it did in sa1. the central spire is a cool element and the level is actually fairly easy to remember. imagine just being able to cut loose on the whole level and finding stuff on your own without being forced to use the hints for any sense of direction in the first place.

actually i think i just stumbled upon something i'd never thought of before, that being the actual reason i dislike the sa2 radar: it basically forces you to use the hints in order to find emerald pieces. i think if every piece were available from the start and the radar had more granular sensitivity like in sa1 it'd be a lot better even with the same levels. like, the way they present the gameplay style, you're meant to be exploring for emerald pieces, right? well this is sort of only true in sa1. in sa2 it's more like you're trying to make it between three checkpoints in the level as quickly as you can, and the checkpoints change position each time you die. this essentially means that you have to memorize a ludicrously high number of routes to feel like you played the level well, whereas in the sonic/shadow stages you just need to memorize the fastest route. the rouge and knuckles sections in 06 are kind of like this too, but the objectives always stay in the same location, so those are easier to do quickly, to the point where i don't even mind the lack of a radar in those sections. (they're also usually more compact than the average sa2 level - rouge's tropical jungle is the most complex it ever gets, and that one only makes you reach the goal ring. rouge in kingdom valley is only about as large as wild canyon).

coming to this conclusion i'm actually very curious about replaying the game with the sa1 radar mod, i'm wondering if ignoring the hints would make it more fun to play. my issue with the mech levels genuinely just comes down to the controls and nothing else so i'll probably toss a gamma physics mod on there as well - instantly much better sa2?

[jiiyawns]

late, but, 3 4 5 6 & 27 for the sonic asks!

it's never too late to send me asks :3c

3. how long have you been a sonic fan?

oh god okay so my sonic origin story is that when i was around 11 or 12 i caught some of satam then ended up binging all of it, then found out that it half continues in the comic series and binged ALL of archie (by that point they were at least 220+ issues in along with the side series like sonic universe, so when i say all i meant ALL of it) ... so by all technicalities it's been a little over a decade now

back then tho i didn't do anything like draw or look for fanart or read fics specifically for sonic (aka like, "fandom consumption" i suppose), so it feels kinda weird to say it's been that long even tho it's true !! i saw a weird little blue guy sayin shit like "way past cool" and "gotta juice" and i was like oh i have to find out what his deal is actually

4. favorite male characters?

sonic characters are forever playing spinball in my brain to determine who's my favorite but im what you call a basic bastard and tend to enjoy main characters/protags/main cast of most media i consume and sonic is no different (ofc there are times where side charas become my favorite but. well. not this series)

runner ups include tails my boy my little guy my buddy pal amigo and goddamn ANTOINE IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS I MISS THE MOST FROM FREEDOM FIGHTERS

5. favorite female characters?

when i was younger i thought blaze was so fucking cool, i would always pick to play as her for mario and sonic at the olympic games LMAOO she was by far my favorite kinda overall as a child ...

now im a misogynist /j i just tend to like a lot of the male cast over the female cast (which. well. it doesn't help that there's a lot more male characters and a lot more focus on them anyhow) the comics really tend to add a lot more cool female charas to help that out... i fucking Love bunnie and sally still, tangle and whisper from idw have really been getting up there + surge's design is so good

6. favorite games?

shy emoji i already answered this one with my confession i haven't played any sonic games hehe. teehee. tho i suppose if u count the olympic games one that's the only one on my resume for realsies so far </3 my favorites are based on plot and stuff like visuals .... i'm expecting sonic frontiers to become my first sonic game but i've also been meaning to play sa2 on steam whenever i get the video game urge again i've been slacking as a gamer

27. what do you like about the fandom?

sonic fandom is like. notorious. as we all know GJKLDGAS so i like to poke fun and stuff about it pretty often ... especially the more gamerbro side of it (the side that instantly panned frontiers as shit based on the first footage we ever saw of it that only really showed a bit of environment and movement. u know)

but it's genuinely such a passionate fanbase, like the sheer amount of fans and the amount of fanworks is always so astounding to me. it's notorious but that's probably because people care so much yknow ... people feel things A Lot for sonic as a series. if someone told me sonic has the most video game mods and fangames Ever i would fully believe that

+ fanart, fics, WHOLE animations and animated series and like the fucking sonic and tails radio my beloved and stuff ... so much is made every day even during lull periods between games or nothing rlly happening. crazy shit! people LOVE that goddamn hedgehog!!! so many people like it enough to MAKE stuff for him!!!!!! insanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sonicpositive]

My favorite Sonic game is tied between SA1 and SA2, purely because they were the first ones I ever played. They bring back the nostalgia of staying with my cousins and all of us taking turns caring for the Chao.

That’s such a good reason, the nostalgia is reason enough to love a game ;u;

💎 Mod Gem

[egg-emperor]

saw this and was thinking about an alternate timeline where eggman is the protag to the sonic series…what’s your take on that?

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First of all I fucking LOVE SA2 mods of Eggman like this, it’s great to see them advance even further. Those spin dashes, homing attacks and pole jumps man. I really wish I had a computer that could still run games to get mods myself

I would of course of love if they had went with their original idea of him being Sega’s mascot since my favorite (and the very best :P) character ever would be the one that the focus is all on! Just thinking of how much more recognition, appreciation, media and merch he’d get…YES

Still, I would prefer if he was still a villain rather than a hero because I wouldn’t ever want his final design and personality to be changed or different from what we know and love. I also wish there were more series that focused on the bad guy’s side, about his perspective, plans and ambitions. An in depth look at his villainy is what would be right up my alley. But the thought of it just being all about him in general is the MOST appealing concept ;D

[chaosbcrne]

15 questions, 15 mutuals

⭑ Are you named after anyone? nah

⭑ When was the last time you cried? uhh i think when i wrote that one reply,, though i had to write this sort of goodbye letter to my childhood friend a couple days ago and that got to me as well

⭑ Do you have kids? no

⭑ Do you use sarcasm a lot? probably too much

⭑ What’s the first thing you notice about people? their attitude i guess

⭑ What’s your eye color? hazel

⭑ Scary movie or happy ending? happy ending

⭑ Any special talents? eating too much rice

⭑ Where were you born? right here in quebec

⭑ What are your hobbies? writing, playing games, watching stuff, all things not inherently considered productive. i guess i like drawing and cooking too (not that im any good at it) when its not out of necessity. and ofc spending time at the barn

⭑ Do you have any pets? i had three cats when living w my parents but only got to take one with me when i moved a month ago :(

⭑ What tattoos / piercings / body mods do you have? i have falchion tattooed on my right shoulder and my horse’s name (liberty) near my left wrist. i want to get majora’s mask too, and a watercolor barn owl (w the nb colors) eventually. and maybe... maybe if i can ever find the right font, the sa2 logo but with ‘live and learn’ written over it instead of the title.

i used to want a tongue piercing during my teenage emo years but (as you can probably tell) ever since i’ve gotten my first tattoo i’ve just been wanting more tattoos lmao

⭑ How tall are you? 5′7″

⭑ Dream job? writer or translator, but i’ll take anything that’s no insufferable, pays the bills and leaves me energy to be creative when i come home

⭑ Favorite subject at school? assuming this is abt grade/high school and not college, it was math tbh

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[ju5t1c3f0rm0ds1lv3r]

I’ve decided to faceclaim Shadow for this blog, you may call me Mod Shadow. My pronouns are they/he/it, and I am omnisexual. I am pro-choice, pro-feminist, anti-racism and pro-logic. My favorite of the Sonic games is SA2, and if you even think about mentioning Sanrio around me I will find you and rip you apart limb from limb. I chose Shadow due to my immense liking for him ever since I was a small child. I listen to Radiohead, Mother Mother, Lemon Demon and others. I hope this doesn’t go to shit.