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shannonallaround · 1 year

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ok but can we talk about Sonic's characterization in Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog for a minute?

Spoilers ahead

Sonic only appears in about a third of the Murder of Sonic game, but his characterization in there is one of my FAVORITE characterizations that I've seen in him in years. Yes, even slightly beating Frontiers (and I adore Frontiers, just for the record). Sonic here embodies all the things I love most in him. It's amazing. Here's a list of why he's great

He is unassuming.

From the very beginning of this game, Sonic is so humble. Like, actually humble.

When the conductor speaks with him and thanks him genuinely for fighting against Eggman, Sonic doesn't make a snarky face and be like "all in a day's work!" or something humble-braggy like that (which frankly is something I feel he would do in the comics). Instead, Sonic is surprised and genuinely expresses how it's no big deal and that he's just glad the conductor and his family are safe.

Sonic is just a guy who loves adventure. He's not trying to get attention or impress anybody—he's just happy people are safe and well. I love how that is shown here. He doesn't need to tell people how selfless and kind and good he is, he just is. Sonic doesn't need or want to tell people what he stands for. He doesn't care what others think. He doesn't think about his identity constantly; he just is. (In my opinion, people who feel the need to constantly tell you what their character is like rarely actually have the traits they describe. If they actually are those things, it will come out naturally in their speech and actions.) In this game, Sonic simply is. What is this, late 2000s Sonic?? It's amazing.

2. He is encouraging in a private way.

One of the biggest reasons Sonic felt off to me in Forces (even though I have a soft spot for that game) is because there, he constantly spouts off in a very public way stuff about friendship and not letting fear own you and how 'we can do anything if we stick together', etc. Sonic does believe all of those things, and he is definitely optimistic, but it's largely internal. It's instinctive. Sonic loves to encourage people around him, but he does it on an individual, one-on-one basis. He does this with Shahra in Secret Rings, with Merlina in Black Knight, regularly with Tails, and here with the main character when they get concerned about how they weren't assertive enough when they first felt Sonic was in danger.

Sonic doesn't just brush off the main character's concern either. He addresses and recognizes it for what it is, empathizing with them and helping them feel understood. Only after that does he recommend a way forward in his wonderful Sonic way, which encourages the main character and helps them find strength. It's so natural and it's awesome!

3. Sonic is selfless, also in an unassuming way.

When Sonic starts coming to, after briefly confirming Espio hit him with the dart (since Tails asked), Sonic instantly focuses on the safety of his friends.

He hasn't fully recovered yet at all and he IMMEDIATELY focuses on protecting his friends and it's AWESOME. He can't even fully speak at this point and just ajsahdfjadsjlajf. This aspect of Sonic is much more consistently done in the games and was beautifully done in Frontiers, so it's not nearly as big a deal here but I am still so happy about the consistency.

4. Sonic is SO AMAZING AND SWEET WITH HIS DEAR FRIEND AMY.

Need I say more? :)

This game was released as a joke, and yet it was incredible??? EVERYONE was so well characterized in this! I'm gonna be thinking about this game for a very long time.

If any of the creators see this, thank you so so SO much for making this game awesome! :D

#murder of sonic the hedgehog #I love Sonic guys.#I love this game.#Don't even get me started on Shadow's characterization too oh man he's amazing it's such a breath of fresh air.#Others have talked about him extensively already but man. He's also wonderful in this.#sonic the hedgehog #sonic characterization #sonic analysis

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portraitoftheoddity · 1 month

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The other day during D&D, we had a full party implosion.

There was DRAMA. There was PVP. There was cursed-sword-induced paranoia causing the druid to attack the warlock; there was evil patron shenanigans and trauma nerfing the warlock into nonverbal near-catatonia; the rogue took a swing at the bard and nearly ended him; the paladin was on the verge of a nervous breakdown; the party nearly split, actual tears were shed, everything was on fire--

And in an unfortunate twist of timing, my bugbear was naked (but for his loincloth) throughout ALL of this.

#dnd #I love this game.#the poor ranger and I were just that Troy with the Pizzas gif

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singularshark · 3 months

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An angel and a witch

#angels of death #satsuriku no tenshi #rachel gardner #issac foster #zack angels of death #I love this game.#I love the story the characters but most importantly I love that there’s dubstep #I seriously don’t know why I avoided it for so long someone should have woken me up sooner

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smidgen-of-hotboy · 4 months

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I DID IT!!! I FUCKING DID IT!!!! I FUCKING DID IT!!!! I VANQUISHED HADES FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!! I FEEL LIKE I CAN RUN A MARATHON. LIKE IMMA PUKE. LIKE MY HEART IS GOING TO GIVE OUT ANY SECOND NOW.

#and now to do it a fuck ton more times until the game is resolved- ugh. augh.#i love this game.#hades game #hades #hades supergiant #and it only took me 46 attempts. im so happy i could fucking cry

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wizardnuke · 9 months

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"this goddess won't just nerf me, i'll be able to fight her right" thought process made 2 seconds before disaster

#bg3 #i love this game.

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gorillaxyz · 5 days

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so close...

#txt #i love this game.

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avianii · 7 months

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if I get jumpscared by another loot box in Warzone I think I'm actually gonna have a heart attack

#anii's random thoughts #I love this game.

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s0urfangs · 2 years

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The commander offers you a suspiciously large chicken. Do you accept?

>Cherish the chicken (+5)

>Ignore the chicken (-20)

#i love this game.#screenshot #gw2 #sylvari #oc:Larry

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nil-number · 2 years

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#I love this game.#aini #carrie calls #aitsf

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mush-haus · 2 years

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Kirby!

#digital art #illustration #kirby #kirby and the forgotten land #id in alt text #I love this game.

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dawnswine · 1 year

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#i love this game.

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hi-fiset · 2 years

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ONE DAY THEY WOKE UP

SO I COULD LIVE FOREVER

ITS SUCH A SHAME THE SAME

WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU!

#GOD.#i love this game.#so . much.#i need to redo my videogame tagw because holy shit

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kinghlaaluhelseth · 2 years

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a few amazing glitches/Features ive encountered in skyrim today:

a set skeleton spawn near the mill in falkreath was inexplicably able to be invisible and the invisibility magic effect ended when it died. ive gone to this area countless times and have never seen the skeletons there do that. idk why it was able to do that.

while doing the gildergreen quest i killed the hagraven and her corpse fell through the world. i was about to reload when her corpse decided to reappear at the nearby stormcloak camp next to the sleeping commander.

i was on my way to redwater den for the dawnguard questline and serana was somehow out in the wild in the rift fighting spiders. she's supposed to stay at the castle and is not available as a follower until you finish redwater quest so i have no idea why she was there.

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