#the black knight parallel in particular has me in a special vice grip

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yeah no im still obsessed with the way frontiers turns sonic's virtue of caring into a flaw that threatens to consume him alive. certainly the execution could be better and there are moments that would hit harder if they had been given more tlc but compared to previous games and especially the slop of 2010s it is unfathomably refreshing to see character exploration to this degree. a kid who chooses his friends before the supposed order of the universe that's due for a restart. same kid who once talked about how everything ends one day and you should live life to its fullest. a kid who tries to be so much more mature than he really is because he cares so goddamn much it hurts him more than anyone else. this is what they call fine dining

#soda offers you a can #the black knight parallel in particular has me in a special vice grip #it feels very unintentional i mean it's a gimmick wii game from the 2000s that's beloved by a niche group of people right #that's very easy to overlook no matter how much love was put into the game #but unintentional or not it gives sonic more flaws that he benefits from immensely in characterization and writing #he's 15. he's a hero. he saves the world over and over again #but he's not mature and he has biases and he isn't the objective dealer of justice he wants to be #it's good. delicious even. busting out the silverware for this shit