#what better way to do that than give shadow and their favourite hedgehog kids

[fosermi]

The kids popped out of that damn fourth Chaos Emerald and the Corrupted weed/lean gem. 😞.

correct.

[milesconure]

I've been thinking recently about Sonic games, and honestly, I wish SEGA decided to make some games ONLY for secondary characters. Like... without Sonic... or him having a minor role. Hear me out. I know that Sonic is the main character everyone loves. He's great. He's the best boy. But the huge problem with sonic universe is that it has a lot of characters. Characters with such unique designs, abilities, powers and so on. Like, THEY'RE SO INTERESTING. But the problem is that they usually stay in the shadows when the potential to make something great is right there. Of course, they could make a game with multiple character gameplay, just like they used to, and we're going to get those in Sonic Frontiers update, but listen. What if SEGA gave other characters their own game? Something like they did with Shadow The Hedgehog. And yeah I know that it was a failure, but it HAD that potential. They just went the wrong way with Shadow's character and story. Also guns- But if they did it correctly, this game would be awesome! And I feel like, if they tried to make something like that for other characters, they could achieve something great. Those characters wouldn't have to stay in the dark anymore. There would be something interesting around them going on. They would finally be important for once. I've actually heard that there were plans for game for Silver? And they dropped it?? If this is true, then I'M SO DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE I LOVE SILVER SO MUCH OKAY?? He's such a great character, but he was done so dirty in Sonic 06. I honestly think he really needs his own game where his story is improved. I'm not even sure if Sonic 06 is canon- And besides Silver, there's other character that could get his own game now. TAILS. It's such a perfect opportunity for him to have his own game. He literally said himself in Frontiers that he needs to "be alone for a while and do his own thing". Which means he's gonna take Tornado and have his own adventure probably. AND WHY WOULDN'T I WANT TO SEE THAT? Tails was always one of my favourite sonic characters. When I was a kid, he was actually my favourite. And he went a long way being Sonic's sidekick and it's time for him to be his own hero now. And what's better than giving him his own game and his own adventure, where he can achieve that?? And yeah, I know that Tails got something like this in Sonic Adventure 1. But then they ruined his character in next games (Forces *cough cough*) and they had to show in Frontiers that he still has a long way to go. And let's remember that Sonic Adventure 1 is still a game where Sonic has the most important role, since he's the one to turn Super and defeat Perfect Chaos. ALSO CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE RETURN OF SUPER FORMS FOR OTHER CHARACTERS??? Classic games showed that Tails can go Super. Frontiers showed that Knuckles can go Super too. WHY WON'T YOU GIVE US THAT- Yes, I want to see this little 8 year old fox, who used to be bullied and made fun of, TO TURN GOD DAMN SUPER AND KICK SOME VILLAIN'S BUTT OKAY?? I just think it could be cool and I honestly wish SEGA is going to make something like this in the future TvT

[signetxego]

Introducing the resident nervous disaster of Heartslabyul...

❝ Feel free to enjoy this ‘unbirthday party’... but, uhm, please make sure to follow the rules, okay❞

Personal Information

Name: アンナリース　ブロン

Romanji: Annalise Blanc

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Birthday: September 1st

Starsign: Virgo

Height: 157cm

Eye colour: Dark pink

Hair colour: brown

Homeland: Undisclosed

Professional Information

Dorm: Heartslabyul

School year: 2nd

Class: 2A, Seat 03

Occupation: Student

Club: Studying movies club

Best Subject: Alchemy

Fun Facts

Dominant hand: Right

Favourite food: Hot chocolate and cookies

Least favourite food: Melty cheese

Dislikes: Loud and crowded places

Hobby: Studying magic

Talents: Overthinking!!!

Personality

Annalise is a quiet girl who hates talking to other people due to her extreme social phobia. She gets really nervous and skittish around other people, and hates loud noises or social gatherings. Unfortunately, she got placed in the dorm where tea parties are mandatory, and unless she wants her head chopped off she needs to kick it into gear! Whilst this constsnt exposure to the thing she hates more than anything else makes her come across as distant and uptight, and causes a lot of students to avoid her, Annalise is actually a very softhearted girl who admires the world outside her window with wide eyes full of curiosity. She loves to learn new things and spends most of her time reading in her room, and if anyone interrupts her she could go on and on talking about some obscure part of history for hours on end, with a voice so animated you could almost believe she was a different person! With her small stature and sensitive nature bringing her to tears very easily, Annalise often gets teased by those who know her for being like a little kid, pouting and whining when things dont go her way and not really wanting to find a solution by putting herself out there. Although she is trying to better herself and push herself out of her comfort zone, getting to grips with the big scary world one class at a time. 

Unique Magic

Annalise’s unique magic is called 「Vanish」

She enters a ‘shadow pocket’ where she cannot be seen, heard or touched by anyone or anything in the regular realm of existence. She can only stay in the shadow pocket for as long as she has mana to sustain it, which is usually around five minutes. Any longer, and she runs out of magic and gets forced out. Annalise cannot control what moves to and from the pocket—anything touching her will enter and leave with her, and she can’t send things to the pocket without going herself as well. If she leaves the pocket, something not touching her won’t leave with her.

Trivia

Annalise cannot necessarily control her unique magic, that is, it often activates without her intending when she gets embarassed or nervous. If she gets called on in class unexpectedly, she will, much to her horror, ocassionally vanish on the spot for a few seconds!

Annalise can’t sleep without something to cuddle. Her mountain of stuffed animals are all named and all siting neat on her bed to surround her as she sleeps.

Annalise hates eating in public places, and the cafeteria is one of her least favourite places to be, ever. She has managed to get permission to eat lunch in the privacy of the mostro lounge before opening hours, although being in debt to Azul makes her slightly uneasy...

Annalise loves the hedgehogs kept at her dorm. She goes to visit them whenever she’s stressed or upset, and tells them all her worries and feelings to get them off her chest. She’s recently been learning to bake them special treats in the dorm kitchen, with... varying degrees of success.

Her worst subject is flying. She doesn’t trust herself to manage the broom and keep herself in the air, and is often yelled at by Vargas for only flying a metre or so above the ground. She does, however, love the feeling of flying and will hitch a ride on the back of whoever’s broom she can get onto, to feel the wind in her hair and admire the view from up high!

Annalise loves to sing! Whenever she’s sure nobody can hear her, she sings to herself, no matter what she’s doing, and often catches herself unconciously humming in class as she works.

Annalise likes small things, and as a result isn’t that scared of the first year students (unless you are Ace Trappola, who she is completly petrified of). She likes to give them advice when she can, and help them with work, taking on a sort of ‘older sister’ persona

School and Dorm uniforms

[zoocross0vers]

HERE WE…GOOO!!!!🦔💨

Sorry for not posting this sooner, I had some problems with scanning and lighting but I’m glad that is finally done. Here are some doodles of Sonic/Zootopia crossover from my 2 favourite movies. Those two movies are complimenting each other. Remember when I told you how Tom👦 and Maddie👩🏾 (these are names of those characters from Sonic movie) remind me a lot of Nick🦊 and Judy🐰? Well, after I watched the movie (10 times in cinema, 15 times at home after pandemy, don’t judge me!), it turns out that they have lot in common indeed that I thought. Those are my favourite moments from movie with Nick and Judy as Tom and Maddie and so does other characters from Zootopia (I really enjoy also that scene akward conversation about shooting Sonic with tranq-gun, that is hilarious for me). Wish I could include more but unfortunately after I drew I realized that my paper is not big enough, dang it! Thankfully I was able for example including at least 3 important moments like Sonic looking at happy couple behind window wishing been part of company, because of fear of him all alone forever, which it saddening him (😢 „sniff“ can someone please give that kid a hug?!😭), Ozzy licking Sonic’s face (awwwwww :3) and of course “THE FINAL BATTLE WITH ROBOTNIK” (at least the confrontation). The only thing I didn’t include was Longclaw and echidna tribe, since they had small screen and I small space (dang it!). Which is bummer because I really like Longclaw, she is really interesting character and wish we could see more. There were only two scenes of her, the one from begging of the movie and the deleted where she end up in earth with Sonic for some time but died from s-sicknes-ss “sniff”😢 (I’m sorry for that but this moment always makes cry every-time I watching it😭, it’s just really personal for me for certain reasons.). I guess you questioning the Ozzy licking Sonic’s face scene considering there are no domestic animal, including dogs and Zootopia is world of anthromorphic mammals, so I thought I would use Yoshi as Ozzy as a cameo from Mario (you know because of friendly rivalry between Sonic and Mario) and also as a gift for Yoshifan, especially after seen many pictures of Nick and Yoshi who’s calling him “Mama Nick” and I found it pretty funny. After I started drawing I realized there are some obstacles that would be problem like (aside from Ozzy) raccoons, bear-head from Piston Pit, chilli-dogs (considering what meat they put on these things if, IF it is a meat), the Sonic’s shoes (the old and new ones) and of course Robotnik himself considering I don’t want to change him into some mammal. Like I said before Robotnik works better as human and he doesn’t need to change to an animal considering he put animals from Sonic’s world, anthromorphic and normal, always in danger or abuse (like making them into badniks, or robotized them). So, how are gonna fix it you ask? Well I have some idea. Like I said before for Ozzy I choose Yoshi for that role (and honestly I don’t have any other options, heheh. BUT you must admit that it is adorable 🥰), raccoons were a challenge so I came multiple ideas for example:

Instead of raccoons we use gerbil jerks from Zistopia concept art

Raccoons will be anthromorphic teens who like mess with Nick while eating from trashcans (like Mr. Big said, evolved but deep down still animals)

Since mammals are sentient how about use non-mammal “trash pandas”(lol, I like that nickname) like birds as ravens, crows or pigeons (pigeons are also known as “flying rats” – thank you Spies in Disguise)

Those are mine options, if you have other in mind I’m listening.

Then there’s taxidermy bear-head. Considering that pouching would classified as not just illegal but also as psycho (still not get over that taxidermy Moose-head from Sly 2. Yeah I know that was part of mission to blend in to not rise a suspicion but seriously, WHY those Moose have that head, did they just-…you know what let’s not think about it😖) I came up with idea instead of taxidermy bear-head how about some mask of unusual mascot like the manticore from Onward, eh eehh? (Or it can some dino but I rather prefer manticore). As for those motorbike gang at first I want to suggest those Ranger Scouts. That would be delightful punishing them that way (evil chuckle😈). But then I remembered the trash gang from Zootopia comic “A hard day’s work” and to be honest those characters are ideal for those roles: wildebeest could the black cowboy, elephant as the belly guy (oh come on, like you didn’t think same nickname after seen Sonic sprung out of his belly) and hyena with green Mohawk as of course the Bear-head jerk. But if you want combine them be my guest.😁

As for chilli-dogs since are Sonic’s favourite we cannot left them behind. Thankfully I was watching on YouTube where there mentioned Tails been vegetarian and one comment that said “Chilli-dog: Am I joke to you?” that made conversation about mobians been vegetarians. So in that case since Zootopia is filled birds (and sometimes bugs), and synthetic meat, proteins, probably tofu, we can assume that there are Chilli-dogs made especially in Zootopia universe (and honestly we do not really know, what exactly hot-dogs are truly made of).🌭

👟The shoes were honestly a very hard obstacle for me considering mammals don’t wear shoes since they are still animals, like our directors said, BUT that doesn’t mean they don’t exist in Zootopia.

Evidence 1: Gazelle – she’s wearing high heels from Preyda

Evidence 2: Poster of (parody) movie Cinderellephant, with elephant-size glass slipper

Evidence 3: Judy Hopps – she wears half-sockets in her police uniform (that still does count as a foot-wear)

So I came with headcanon that only celebrities and patients with sensitive feet wear shoes as a luxury or medical protection (I mean we have a lot of animals that can’t live on different area with their conditions, come on have someone of you seen a polar bear live in Sahara Square?) and in this case it’s the latter (plus there is in this story a human character that needs his own footwear) since Sonic is wearing his running shoes considering that his speed is high enough to burn his feet (ouch🤕).

And finally with Robotnik, we use that orphan idea and certain headcanon from Sonic X about planets that once were one until they divided and made their own time and space alterations, prof. Gerald Robotnik (Eggman’s grand-father) could study Mobius for finding cure for Maria, creating Shadow, G.U.N. etc. It could be three worlds (Sonic’s world/Mobius, Robotnik’s world/our world, and Zootopian’s world) or just two (Mobius and Zootopia), what works better.

As you can see there are some characters I included in in certain scene (aside from Yoshi), I present to you Judy’s niece named Cotton and one of Judy’s (many) sisters Violet Hopps. No, those are not an OC from any fandom, those are official characters from Zootopia universe. You already actually know Cotton but for those who don’t know who is Violet, she was introduced in Zootopia Graphic Novel in comic named “Brothers & Sisters” and considering how she is very overprotective of Judy (like any other Hopps) I thought she would fit perfectly for Rachel role (I don’t think she’s Cotton’s mother so don’t ask), and also she’s the only official Hopps sibling with name we know. I wanted also include another characters into this doodles but I like I said before I didn’t have enough space on one paper. So here are my character ideas: Clawhauser as Wade, Bogo as Major Bennington, Mayor Lionheart as Commander Walters (no surprise). For others like Crazy Carl and Agent Stone I had some problems.

For Crazy Carl I first thought about who would fit perfectly and I came up with a lot of ideas: first I thought about Duke Weaselton, since he has face for that crazyness but then I declined since he doesn’t fit on the character, then I thought about Pop-Pop Hopps but that was questionable considering in movie he had a huge aversion of foxes (red as devil) and comic he’s not biased but then I thought who could describe Crazy Carl better than well-known concept crazy theorist Honey Badger am I right?

As for agent Stone I had no idea what to do with him. I could let him stay as but that would make questions of humans and I didn’t want to put Bellwether into this position. If she was unhappy of been unappreciated and humiliated by predators then I don’t think she would really want to work with someone who is full of himself more than her and only see humanity as an excuse of stupidity and “herd of useless sheep (get it?)” and only relay on machines. And characters from Zootopia Crimes was not an option and Jack Savage was out of question no in my point. Not saying that Jack Savage could be a great option but I don’t think fans would appreciate another bad guy role for Jack and I already have something different for him in my mind. Then it came another that would fit for Stone and that is a certain platypus Dr. Starline from Sonic The Hedgehog IDW comics. He admires Eggman and his evil genius (questionable) and in comics he’s working as partner/assistant for him. But since he is mobian as Sonic we could use idea that government knows about it (partially) but does not tell and he thinks that he is an unusual zootopian platypus (after all he does wear clothes and looks “more” normal unlike Sonic) and we could do the same with Robotnik considering his past about grand-father and project Shadow if Jeff Fowler would follow some headcanons (I wouldn’t surprised if some government keeping some secrets even from employers). But then again we could use also Tony, a bunny from Zootopia Crime Files since he is shady and bland at once and already wear a suit, like agent Stone (great, now I don’t know which one to choose again).

You know what, I’ll give you an option who would fit for role of Agent Stone:

1. Dr. Starline, a platypus from Sonic The Hedgehog IDW comics

2. Tony, a bunny from Zootopia Crime Files

3. Jack Savage, a jackrabbit from Zootopia concept art/Savage Seas (you don’t have to take that third one too seriously, but just in case)

DONE (pass out from exhaustion). Haahhh so much work, editing fixing hands, oohh boyyy. You have no idea how hard this was for me to finally made it. I wish I could do more. But for now I’m so glad that I was able to draw at least some of my favourite moments because I feel they’re important for storytelling: first the introduction of main characters, their struggles, interactions and how they greatly compliment to each other (both Sonic and Zootopia). I mean you can’t just see Judy call Nick and Sonic cute and not imagine that, or there was also moment where Sonic dry like dog so his fur and quills(?) go puffy and Nick would look mesmerized by fluffiness. Come to think of it Sonic has lot in common with Nick and Judy that he would actually fit for the role as their son. You’re not believe? Well here are some examples.

Similarities between Sonic and-

-Judy🐰:

1. heroes in blue (get it?)🌀

2. pretty fast (Sonic more faster than Judy but still…)

3. impatient😤

4. first act then think (always put themselves into danger)

5. thing for get into trouble

6. sense for justice

7. never give up

8. preys but not rodents (that’s right hedgehogs are not rodents)

9. became a friend with fox (their natural predator, that was bullied in past, huh strange, just as strange as hedgehog be taken care of by owl that is also his natural predator)

-Nick🦊:

1. sly smile����

2. mischievous trickster

3. green eyes

4. omnivores (hedgehogs eat melons, watermelons(what’s the difference?), berries (blueberries headcanon!) and insects, snails, frogs snakes🤢- uhhh I think chilli-dogs works better thank you)

5. cringy sense of humor😒

6. thing for nicknames (by Nick: Carrots, Buffalo Butt, Yakity yak, Flash Hundred Yard Dash, by Sonic: Donut Lord, Pretzel Lady, Eggman, Knucklehead, Super Observant Carl)

7. loyalty (they never left their friends behind)

8. never let them see they get to you (despite suffering a lot of emotional damage, thanks a lot SEGA)

9. smooth talker with heart of gold

-both🐰 🦊:

1. traumatic past

2. sacrifices for others

3. fight for what is right

See they had a lot in common. Anyway I am still glad I was finally able to finish this. It wasn’t easy but it was worth it.

But I guess, that I made it hard for you with those moments so how about this we use the final moments like in your fanfic Carcass Bride: FINAL BOSS BATTLE SONIC VS. ROBOTNIK because honestly this moment is epic (wish I could make it bigger), it would start Sonic running from Robotnik, like we’ve seen in beginning of the movie, get shot retelling in short whole story, like in movie only less detailed and faster the confrontation between Nick and Robotnik (Sonic would unconscious but still hear them and had a self-doubt like Naruto in first chapter/episode if you what mean until he hear the important words that’ll give him boost), the final battle and then epilogue (Sonic with his new family) with open ending (you know the Eggman in Mushroom planet and then Tails’s introuction). As for what kind of universe all of them would be I have another suggestions:

1. Sonic movie universe in Zootopia (but still happening in Green Hills only Zootopia would be San Francisco and Transamerica could be Palm Hotel like in Zistopia storyboard) and Night Howler Case never happened.

2. Night Howler case happened Nick and Judy are still cops, but later decided to live in Green Hills

3. Night Howler case happened but was solved instead of Judy and Nick by Jack and Skye who later became agents and don’t like Robotnik for his ego:

a) Nick come from Green Hills (Wachowskis live as police in GH for 50 years), but suffered from Ranger Scouts move to Zootopia became “shifty fox” until he’s saved by childhood friend Judy from Bunnyburrow (from wrong decision and targeting to become savage) and the return to Green Hills become sheriff along with his new wife.

b) Both Nick and Judy just heard about it in Green Hills.

I guess the first and third are more interesting.

Okaayy now I realized that this became more ambitious that I planned but I guess that happens when you try balancing two franchises so it can make sense (enough for headcanons). But I’m not saying that I’m proud of myself. So I’ll leave you the rest (the options and writing) so I can’t wait for one-shot fanfic good luck. And also (even though it’s late but still better than never) Happy birthday Sonic, this is for you! GOTTA GO FAST!🐰🦊🦔💨

#GottaGoFast🦔💨

#LongLiveWildeHopps🦊🐰

#StaySafe😷

#AlwaysRemember (this is for late actreesses that they will alway be remembered and in our hearts❤️)

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Oh wow! This is really great! You put a lot of scenes from the film, this is awesome!I also see that you gave Yoshi a cameo, lol! @yoshifan30​ will definitely love that, lol! I like the collage look you gave the whole thing. Also, I just realized, is that supposed to be Cotton? Judy’s niece? Thank you so much for this! I will reblog this soon so I can read it more thoroughly and discuss anything I may have missed :) And once again, this...is...INCREDIBLE!!! <3 Fantastic Job Guest! You’re really talented! :D

[thelaxman]

Sonic Forces Review: Stop Comparing it to Mania

So I recently played Sonic Forces on the PS4, and while I did enjoy it, there were some things about it I have to address, as well as some other things around it.

Spoilers contained, so press on if you either finished the story or don’t care about spoilers.

STORY

Alright, so the basic plot is this; Eggman is so fed up with Sonic beating him that he ‘gets serious’ and unleashed a brand new weapon on the world. Sonic is called to action during an attack and this new weapon, named Infinite, goes Brock Lesnar on Sonic and beats him. We’re next told (through text) that Eggman had easily taken over the world with Sonic out of the way, and for the past six months an underground resistance has formed to try and take the world back. So Sonic (who is actually alive, gasp), the Avatar (I’ll get into this later), and Classic Sonic (for whatever reason he’s here too) have to work together to defeat Eggman and bring the world back to peace.

The plot isn’t really groundbreaking, but this is Sonic the Hedgehog, I’m not expecting George RR Martin levels of writing. The plot is simple enough, the dialogue is nice and cheesy (and lacking in any PS2-era Shadow the Hedgehog angst). It’s a dumb little ride and I enjoyed it, even if it was a little short and I would have liked to see more cutscenes instead of text windows.

CHARACTERS

If you ask me, the characters are at their best written and performed in Forces. The voices match the characters perfectly (Vector is up for debate) and their lines are delightfully corny. Eggman has gone back to his roots of ‘legitimate threat who is quite menacing with only a little humour’ instead of the complete joke he’s been presented as for the last few games before. Sonic still has his 90s cool kid wit, and to be honest I’m fine with it. It’s how I know Sonic, and I’d rather have this instead of some bland edgelord. And speaking of bland edgelords, even Shadow is better performed this time, with Kirk Thornton giving him much more emotion and even a few sassy lines here and there in his DLC.

The game’s main villain is Infinite, a jackal who was head of a mercenary squad before turning full on edgelord with (surprisingly cool) virtual reality powers provided by the Phantom Ruby. He’s edgy to the point of parody, and you can tell that’s what the team was going for when creating him, and you can’t help but enjoy the copious amounts of teenage angst that ooze out of him like he was sweating a Simple Plan album.

But the star of the show, and the main selling point of the game, is the Avatar. Your OC. The newest member of the resistance. The Avatar only speaks in vocal grunts, but is actually a very important part of the plot, and the holds the key to defeating Infinite in the form of a Phantom Ruby shard which messes up his powers. I’ll get more into the OC below.

Some levels, when you beat them, will occasionally have an SOS signal coming from them. These are extra missions that require you to either take control of another player’s Avatar or to rescue a fellow resistance member. These aren’t mandatory of course, only for a bit of extra challenge and experience. Bonus levels also pop up depending on how well you do, and you can also beat them for extra accessories. Neato.

GAMEPLAY

The gameplay is the standard fair it’s been for the past few instalments, with a lot of Boost2Win, but it’s not nearly as bad as it used to be. Modern Sonic’s levels are quite varied, with different paths depending on how skilled and eagle-eyed you are. Boosting (which is provided by Wisps and defeating enemies in Forces) is a double-edged sword, where you’re penalised for using it in the wrong areas and not paying attention. You can tell when you’re allowed to boost since Wisp pods will be provided, but even then it’s still a blast to just rush through and plow down enemies like toilet roll.

As I mentioned earlier, Classic Sonic is back. I have no idea why they brought him back, but here he is. And to be honest, it’s as shoehorned as it sounds. The gameplay for Classic is pretty janky, with floaty jumps making some parts of platforming difficult to navigate. The speed boost doesn’t last nearly as long from what I’ve noticed, the drowning countdown has shortened to the point where an asthmatic could hold their breath longer than him, and to be honest he slows down from high speed very quickly. I mean I guess he still has the Mania jump dash (oh yeah, forgot to mention this Classic Sonic is the Sonic from Mania, because for some reason they had to tie the two games together).

After beating the first level, you have the opportunity of creating your own character, choosing between a dog, wolf, rabbit, bird, cat, bear, or hedgehog (guess which one is popular amongst kids and memers), with each species actually having its own unique perk, such as birds having a double jump and wolves able to attract nearby rings like a Sonic 3 thunder shield. As you beat levels you collect more clothing and accessories for your donut steel, and achieving S-ranks and completing side missions nets you even more stuff. There’s even an experience system for each species, which gets you even more accessories. The OC controls quite well, with responsive controls and opting for a grappling hook attack instead of a homing attack, and the lack of a jump attack is replaced by Wispons; weaponized Wisps that you can swap out on the fly before each level. There’s a wide variety of Wispons, including Burst that fires a flamethrower attack and allows a frequent jump when powered up, and a lightning one that uses an electric whip attack and lets you use the ring dash. Completing side quests unlocks Wispons with side-effects, including a shield and starting with rings. Changing Wispons is required for different paths and collectables. In some levels, Sonic and the Avatar will team up and you can control between the two simultaneously, combining their powers to create Captain Planet get through different challenges. Some parts include a Double Boost section, which after a quick button mash, lets you plow through enemies while cheesy butt rock cheers you on.

MUSIC

One thing many can agree on is that the only consistently good part about Sonic games is the soundtrack, and Forces is no exception. The theme song, Fist Bump, is a delightfully upbeat and corny butt rock tune that you can’t help but smile when you listen to. Especially if you’re a Hoobastank fan. Infinite’s theme song (named, well, Infinite), performed by Dangerkids, is Ow the Edge in all the best ways. The nu-metal inspired track includes lyrics talking about how cool and awesome Infinite is, and it’s so hilariously catchy that you’ll likely fall in love with it unironically.

Modern Sonic’s music ranges from techno and dubstep-inspired beats to full-on punk rock chords that many fans know the 3D games for. Tempo and tone change depending on which part of the stage you’re on, which I love.

Classic Sonic, which once again goes for a chiptune-feel, is also enjoyable... for the most part. Green Hill’s bleeping goes so high at some points that it’s almost uncomfortable to listen to, but the tunes are all catchy and memorable.

The Avatar’s music, my personal favourite, opts for more techno and D&B inspired tracks, which include lyrics that reflect your poor Coldsteel’s thoughts while rushing through that particular stage. I love these ones, they’re a welcome change and it’s not all the time you get lyrics during an action stage, making me remember the good times of City Escape.

PROS AND CONS

I know I’ve mostly been singing this game’s praises so far, but of course it definitely has its flaws. But the game does try to make up for them.

The story, and the levels, feel far too short compared to previous titles. There are thirty stages, not including bonus levels, and a lot of them feel like they were beaten in a flash. When you know what you’re doing, you can beat most of them in circa 2 minutes each. Granted, the levels were designed by newcomers to the format, and for their (I assume) first go, they did quite well. Plenty of branching paths and secrets to look for, and the secret/bonus levels provide plenty of challenge.

The Avatar creation leaves a bit to be desired, being unable to combine some accessories or change the colour of others, opting for just having a different set colour for the same thing. But again, this is the first time we’ve had this on an official Sonic game, and for the first try, I’m satisfied. Adding side-effects for species and Wispons provides plenty of replay value to make up for the short story.

The villains of the game are made up of Eggman, Infinite, Chaos from Adventure, Zavok from Lost World, Metal Sonic and Shadow. The last four are actually virtual reality projections created by Infinite’s powers, which I thought was a nice twist in the story instead of just having them brainwashed or whatever, but my gripe is you don’t get to fight Chaos or Shadow. It’s a shame, considering how fun they were to fight in previous titles, but the bosses we do have provide fun challenge. The final boss (Eggman in a giant robot, because thank god Eggman is actually the last boss again instead of Infinite hijacking the finale as all-powerful allies of Eggers tend to do) is a three-stage fight compiled of tactics mirroring previous bosses. Though I see this as the previous bosses warming you up for the finale, and the final boss did provide plenty of challenge. And in good Sonic fashion, you’re rewarded for using your abilities carefully and in the right moments in the form of doing more damage and a faster completion time.

FINAL WORD

As short as the main story was, Sonic Forces provides plenty of replay value in the form of extra challenges and character types that challenge you to find all the collectables and get all the S-ranks, which you are rewarded for with more things to bling out your Sonichu with. I still haven’t completely beaten it yet, despite having beaten the story in a few hours. Plus the DLC will be free, and for a AAA title, its RRP is pretty reasonable. I’d definitely recommend it if you’re a fan of the 3D stuff.

Now if we could stop comparing this game to a 2D platformer starring the same character but plays and looks completely differently and was made by a completely different team, that would be lovely.

People aren’t comparing Mario Odyssey to Super Mario Maker, so stop doing it here please.

FINAL SCORE

7 Chili Dogs out of 10

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Eyyyy I was tagged by @dogtracksjacks so ty for that, gaybag

1: Are you named after someone?

Yes! My first name, Hannah, is the name of my late grandmother. My middle name, Jean/Jeanette is my Nan’s name.

2: When was the last time you cried?  

 I’m a huge crybaby and cry at anything remotely threatening, but the last time I cried was...Saturday I think? Basically, I had a dream that my dog died and I woke up in tears bc I love my little old lady.

3: Do you like your handwriting?

Ehhh, not really, other people say they like it but I think it’s just messy. I find that it looks a lot better when I write with pen or when I’m using my tablet to write.

4: What is your favorite lunch meat?

This is a weird one :/  What counts as a lunch meat?? Does tuna count? If so, then probably tuna.

5: Do you have kids?

 Not atm. My mother seems to think that I’ll never want any kids but to be honest, I’m not sure. When Ninja Brian posts videos of Audrey I think that having kids would be a super good time and stuff but then I see other videos of kids being pieces of shit and I’m put off by the idea. But I wouldn’t rule it out, you know??

6: If you were another person, would you be friends with you?

 Well, I try to be a nice person, I wouldn’t say I’m particularly difficult to get along with so I think I would.

7: Do you use sarcasm?

 Mate, at this point I can’t even tell if I’m being serious or being sarcastic anymore.

8: Do you still have your tonsils?

 Despite the fact that I’ve had tonsillitis like 3 times, I still have them. (btw tonsillitis medicine is so gross, it tastes like eating orange peels >~< )

9: Would you bungee jump?

 Eh why not? YOLO, I’ve already done cliff jumping which is basically bungee jumping without the bungee.

10: What is your favorite kind of cereal?

 I don’t really eat cereal that much anymore, but I do like Country Crisp which is basically just cereal clusters that taste super good and some dried up strawberries that rehydrate in the milk. Side note: Is it weird that I like cereal but not milk? I just kind of tip the milk off my spoon...

11: Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

 If I can, usually. My Vans are normally pretty easy to kick off but with my converse it’s always a little harder so I have to untie them instead.

12: Do you think you’re a strong person?

 Physically not really. I mean, I can have bursts of adrenaline where I suddenly become pretty strong for a little while but mostly I’m pretty squishy and bruise if someone so much as touches me with slight force.

 Mentally, again, not really. If someone raises their voice or w/e I get upset pretty easily and I can sometimes get upset if people say nice things to me too? I’m just a big ol’ crybaby

13: What is your favourite ice cream? Ever, ever?

Oh FUCK this is a hard one. It’s definitely something Ben & Jerry’s but it’s so hard to decide. I really love their chocolate flavours and like my sister I usually have Phish Food, but I’m really fond of Cookie Dough and Chocolate fudge brownie, so I usually just have a double or triple scoop so I can just have a bit of everything and not have to choose a favourite.

14: What is the first thing you notice about people?

 Hmm, I don’t really know, probably something really obvious like the shape of their face of how tall they are compared to me or whatever, but I don’t really remember what I notice first. 

15: What is the least favorite physical thing you like about yourself?

 Ok where do I start? I don’t really like my posture because I sort of slouch but my neck leans forward a bit and I look pretty weird (Or maybe it’s nothing and I’m an idiot), I don’t like the way my school uniform looks on me, the shirts are always too baggy and make me look bigger than I am and idk I just hate the way I look in school in general. I wish I didn’t have so many spots, despite the fact that I use spot cream twice a day and uugghhh idk I’m just not really happy with my appearance most of the time.

16: What color pants and shoes are you wearing now?

 Blue with pink and white tartan Pyjama bottoms

17: What are you listening to right now?

  I’m not sure if this really counts, but I’m watching brutalmoose’s video on Shadow the Hedgehog

18: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

 Hmm, maybe a shade of blue or green? Teal?? Turquoise maybe??? (are turquoise crayons a thing?)

19: Favorite smell?

  I like weird smells like burning wood, petrol and the smell of DIY stores? Freshly cut grass is another good one and I guess it’s kind of natural for people to like the smell of their own houses?

20: Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?

 My grandfather probs, when I was asking him to come and pick me up from drama class.

21: Favorite sport to watch?

 Ehh, I’m not really a sports person, but I do like watching videos of all different kinds of martial arts? I just like the way their bodies move and stuff

22: Hair color?

 Naturally my hair is a dark blonde/ almost brown? But right now I’ve dyed it white ^0^

23: Eye color?

 They started off bright blue but as the years have gone on they’ve kind of turned a sort of green?

24: Do you wear contacts?

 nnnnnope

25: Favorite food to eat?

 Fucking cheesecake lad. Love that shit

26: Scary movies or comedy?

  I’ve gotten more into scary movies lately but unfortunately most horror films these days are pretty shitty. I do like a good comedy though, but it’s got to be...y’know, actually funny and not something really half-assed.

27: Last movie you watched?

Errm, I’m not to sure... I think it might have been the Tempest in school?

28: What color of shirt are you wearing?

 Confession time, it’s a white shirt with the Union jack on it and a picture of England from Hetalia. I used to really love Hetalia but I’ve sort of lost interest over the years, any shirts I own from things that I’m not really interested in anymore turn into pyjamas basically.

29: Summer or winter?

Summer probs, it’s nice and warm and I don’t feel as bad for staying up all night.

  30: Hugs or kisses?

Don’t get enough of either to really form an opinion?

31: What book are you currently reading?

Does the Highway Code count? I’m learning to drive so that book is kind of a necessity

32: Who do you miss right now?

Nobody fam

33: What is on your mouse pad?

Don’t have one fam

34: What is the last TV program you watched?

 I’m super into Samurai Jack atm, I’m just rewatching all the episodes from my childhood to refresh my memory for when season 5 comes out. Hype!!!

35: What is the best sound?

  Yeah, I gotta agree with my sister on this one, ps1 start up sound is orgasmic. Basically anything from the ps1 sounds fresh af. I really like the theme song from the first Tomb Raider game, I love how lonely and mysterious it sounds and hearing it always takes me back to when I was a little kid watching my dad play Tomb Raider in the living room.

36: Rolling stones or The Beatles

 Beatles for sure. Despite them being way before my time, my parents had a copy of the Yellow Submarine movie on VHS which we would watch pretty much all the time (even though the imagery kinda gave me nightmares) so that sort of sparked my love for them and it’s probably why Sargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is my favourite album of theirs (plus some songs from Revolver).

37: What is the furthest you have ever traveled?

 We went to Spain when I was about 6-ish (give or take), but we’re planning on organising some kind of road trip around the USA for the future so that’ll be fun.

38: Do you have a special talent?

 Err, I guess drawing is one?? Although I’m not amazing at it. I supposed singing and acting and whatever is kind of another one???? Idk man, what counts as a “special” talent??

Anybody can do this if they want but I guess I’ll tag @spongeson and @kritz-blitzwitz since I can’t think of anymore off the top of my head, do it if you want to, ignore it if you don’t, it doesn’t matter