"Open World Puzzle Platformer" is such an obvious move for a game series whose main character is supposed to be the fastest thing alive that I'm amazed it took Sonic this long to get here. Genuinely, this game is almost perfect. Only 2 things I think I'd change. For one, the Cyberspace levels have much more rigid controls than the main world. I played Colors and Generations and so I know that it's uh,,, not supposed to be like that. And second, the final boss. Titan Battles were an unbelievably cool experience. We had Super Sonic controls that felt GOOD, and they were useful for more than just the final boss. But when the final boss is Just Another Titan with nothing special, save an extra QTE after you take out the health bar, that's kind of a letdown.
But final boss aside, TITAN BATTLES WERE AWESOME! I legitimately never thought I'd say that there was a Super Sonic fight I'd enjoy, but these were made with repeat play in mind. It felt incredible to be Sonic throughout basically the entire game, again, save Cyberspace.
But for a first venture into a new style of play and level design? They absolutely hit it out of the park. Easy 8/10. The professional reviewers weren't kidding.
Downburst Damages Homes in Florida’s Manatee County
Downburst Damages Homes in Florida’s Manatee County
An intense and sudden storm damaged homes in two communities of Brandenton, Florida, on Friday, September 2, officials said. This footage taken inside a Manatee County EMS vehicle shows winds whipping debris into the air over the communities of Swan Lake Village and Chateau Village, according to the Manatee County Government Public Safety Department. No injuries were reported and damage…
as part of the getting-worse-before-it-gets-better portion of aziraphale and crowley's season 3 relationship arc we NEED a desperate "i love you" from aziraphale met with a hissed, spiteful, and quickly regretted "i forgive you" from crowley
Where are my federation enjoyers !!!! I need someone just as insane as I am to spill my cult fed thoughts to as I write this thing
I’ll give you one of the points that is SOO very obvious
LIKE THE WORKERS LIVE ON THE ISLAND???? THEY GET PAID WITH THE ISLAND CURRENCY?? THEY RELY ON THE FEDERATION MED CENTERS?? THEY ENCOURAGE YOU BRING YOUR FAMILY??? Have you thought how odd it is and downright terrifying it is to rely your entire life on your job?? With what money are you leaving the island. Whats to say they can take away what they are giving you? You have nothing to defend yourself with because everything belongs to the federation. WHY ENCOURAGE A HEAVY RELIANCE ON THE FEDERATION???? THAT IS A CULTTT
Pro destiny 2 tip: Threadrunner becomes a much more enjoyable subclass if you scream the lyrics to What's Up Danger every time you do anything remotely cool
I am begining to write an 'after' fic which has brought up a lot of questions and speculation that I'd like to share. Yes willmon is endgame but also where do they go from here?
Class
Money (what are the Erikssons doing with their money from August?)
The rift between Wille’s elitist upbringing and Simon’s economical and political beliefs
Wille needs to learn and figure out what he wants his relationship with politics and money to be
Abdication
Wille is giving up the crown but he now has to go through that process
Official meetings
What is his new title going to be
What money does he have not has Crown Prince
The official statement of abdication and handing the duty to August
Figuring out the PR strategy for this as well
Wille isn’t free automatically he is going to price for a little while longer while they introduce August more prominently to the public so that the crown isn’t handed off to seemingly a stranger
They also have to figure out a way to make sure it is clear that this is a choice Wille made for himself rather than because of his very publicised relationship
Making sure there won’t be speculation that he is leaving voluntarily because the Swedish monarchy doesn’t want a queer monarchy because that would be a media shitstorm
School
Where is Wille going to school? And Simon?
Even with abdication he is still a part of the Swedish aristocracy would he go to another posh school?
I think not with everything that happened at Hilerska but its also the thing he knows, so how does he figure that out?
Where does Simon go? He wouldn’t want to go to another rich kid school
Will they go to school together?
If so what interest will their classmates take in them, how would they maintain their privacy
Even apart what would their privacy look like
What would their relationship look like if they do decide to not go to school together?
Same questions for Felice and Sara because they also have to go to school they are all children and education is very important lol
Familial relations
Wille and his parents need to repair their relationship
Do Simon and Sara start working on a better relationship Micke?
I want Wille to get to meet Micke I think that interaction would be great
Public relations
Yes they are free but sadly the public doesn’t entirely care
Luckily on an international scale the Swedish monarchy doesn’t hold much attention but maybe that has changed since Wille’s scandals and then open queer relationship? This is never addressed in the show
But amongst Swedes especially after abdication people will have a vested interest
Think Harry and Megan (obvs the UK royals are a much bigger scale but the point stands)
Like people still really care what they're up to, and Megan and Simon have those similar experiences of being a poc partner of a european royal family member, the harassment doesn’t suddenly stop once you've left the direct limelight of royal life
Platonic relationships
What is Wille’s relationship with Rosh and Ayub?
They have witnessed every thing that Simon has gone through because of his relationship with Wille and now they are back together again
They do respect him because of his choice to leave the monarchy, they are maybe not even surprised because they did witness the “I could be free with you” speech
But do they trust him?
On that note does Linda? She definitely cares for Wille but she also knows how this has affected her son.
Does Wille have to prove his intentions and himself?
Can he Rosh and Ayub truly form a friendship? How will that happen
Simon, Wille, Sara, and Felice have forged their own kind of found family through shared traumas and love for one another, how to Rosh and Ayub fit into that new dynamic? Will there be conflict because of this?
What does a friend group consisting of all of them look like?