#i need more werehog in general tbh

[nibwhipdragon]

A collection

[doubleddenden]

So I've been in a sonic mood for the most part recently. Blame the recent Chao in Space animation for that. I'm trying to get my gamecube working again to get SA2 going. All I need is a controller, and it's coming soon.

I decided to look back at Sonic Forces. Tbh it isn't too terrible not great mind you, the main flaws it has are these:

Levels are way too short

The game is way too short

Classic plays like ass and really had business being there

The world map is clunky af

The maps are very hallway ish with little to no wiggle room for exploration, save for few instances

The story feels flat and rushed

The levels all feel rehashed

There isn't enough to customize your character with

Wispons should just work with all wisps

And again, it's not as terrible as some critics make it out to be, by no means, but the game is hardly... well, a game. I went through all the levels and beat them in about an hour. S ranks too. It's more like Sonic Generations DLC that came very late.

Meanwhile I stumbled across Sonic Unleashed for 360 and got it for maybe $2 out of pocket ($13 on a gift card from my bday in September). The controls are a bit clunkier but for the first game of the Boost series, it definitely has

The most length for your buck. Sonic Forces took me about 6 hours to beat my first round with story. Its taken me about 40 minutes to get through the first continent and about an hour to get to Mazuri (to be fair, my buttons stick).

The best graphics. Colors competes, sure, but Unleashed runs on stronger hardware and depicts realistic areas, whereas Colors takes advantage of its setting and lighting to really bring out something unique

The most realistic world, minus the cartoon people

The best writing of the Boost series

The best damn animated opening first scene. Period. Nothing has beaten it yet.

And sure, some of it has aged a bit. I'm seeing polygons and textures I didn't originally notice back in 08. But it's really weird how they made sure this game would last a while. Sure Werehog can be a bit tedious, as well as medal collecting, but this game will definitely keep you busy, and the environments hold up very well and manage to keep very unique environments.

Also maybe its nostalgia, but Jason Griffith really found his stride in Unleashed. I know we all bitched about 4kids dub, and I for one prefer new Tails, but Griffith definitely has a certain soul to Sonic that Roger Craig Smith has yet to replicate, imo. Its probably the script, tbh. Unleashed was the last time they really bothered to make an original script that worked. Colors is amazing as a game but the story really took a major decline that would set a precedent at making Sonic this overly confident douchebag vs a cocky but good natured thrill seeker that Griffith brings to the table.

My only complaints so far are clunky controls and lack of variety in gameplay the likes of Adventure 2 and Heroes brought to the table, but the control bit is definitely partially because of this shitty controller.

In other words, I wish we were kinder to Unleashed. Its bounds better than 06 and definitely has soul to it, even if it doesn't always shine true 100% of the time. We were honestly spoiled here before Lost World and Forces kinda muddied things.

Well. And Boom, but that's a different studio and an entirely unfair circumstance to BRB.

Also Chip. Chip is adorable. I know he seems Goofy, especially coming off the trails of the Super Serious Adventure era (which I addmittedly do want to go back to and would KILL to see the true vision for 06 realized without SEGA and Microsoft ruining it by rushing), but it's endearing and it really makes you care for him. Especially when you know what happens to him.

Man. I hope we get to this place again. I'm tired of cringey writing.

[auroraknux]

An Assorted Mess of Ideas

Various ideas related to my Sonic Boom fanon that I have no idea how to organize or connect into coherent storylines. :P All I know is that I want to make some kind of series (preferably a comic, although I’m not too confident in my ability to make one ^^; so it might have to be a written fic thing instead, we’ll see :P).

I will try not to stray TOO far from canon; ultimately though, this is my own personal continuity, so I can (and will) change some things here and there if I want to.

Anywho, someone once suggested that I make a post listing my ideas, so here they are (the ones I remember off the top of my head anyway):

Sonic and Knuckles are especially close in this universe; their friendship develops into romance overtime (because I’m trash).

The destinies of Sonic, Knuckles, and Shadow are all intertwined in some way (this also affects certain friends and family to a slightly lesser extent?).

Shadow at some point is found and attacked by some old enemies, who actually almost succeed in killing him. However, he is rescued by a good samaritan, who cares for him as he recovers: Rouge the Bat. (This is what kicks off his personal story arc, which deals with his backstory, his developing relationship with Rouge–and how these events change him forever.)

As time goes by, not only does Rouge end up becoming Shadow’s first friend since Maria (and the first person he could open up to about his past), but the two eventually fall in love as well (again, I’m trash :3c).

Sonic never met his father or knew much about him (not including when he was a baby since he wouldn’t remember that). Unbeknownst to him, his father has been searching for him for years, and refuses to give up hope no matter what.

(He does find him eventually, though by this time Sonic is a young adult with a small family of his own.)

Knuckles (and everyone else) thinks he’s the last echidna, but he actually isn’t. At some point there’s an arc where his tribe is found–and he’s forced to confront all of the traumatic memories he’s kept repressed for so long…

I want to show certain characters’ backstories through flashbacks.

I also want to do personal arcs for those characters, which focus on their growth and development (as well as their relationships with other characters).

I intend to flesh out the characters more in general and (hopefully) give them better characterization than the show tends to.

There might be some arcs that are sort of “adaptations” of stories from the main Sonic series, having them be this universe’s equivalent of those events (if that makes any sense).

For example, I had an idea for some kinda prequel thing that features Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles as kids (from before they met Amy or Sticks) and is basically a remake of the OVA.

I also wanted to rework/use elements of Sonic 06’s story. (Don’t judge me.)

I also had this idea for an arc where someone screws up the timeline or something, creating a bad future where everyone is terrorized by an evil cyborg overlord (whose identity is a secret for now, mwahaha!)

Of course this idea also involved Silver from that future travelling to the present time for help–so it’s possible I might actually be able to combine this idea with the Sonic ‘06 idea. (Though how I’d work in stuff like Mephiles/Iblis/Solaris, I’m not sure.)

You bet I’m gonna want to do something with the Werehog. Not sure what, though.

Tbh, I kinda wanted to do an arc involving Sonic and Amy attempting a relationship but having it go badly and them realizing they’re not right for each other (and Sonic eventually ending up with Knuckles instead)–the only reason for my hesitation being that Sonic and Amy’s ship is THE most popular ship in the entire fandom, meaning that I’d just end up p*ssing everyone off with this idea. :P

Development/fleshing out of Zooey, and Tails’ relationship with her.

Sonic and Knuckles eventually adopting baby Blaze.

Some conflict where Shadow and Rouge are together, but have a fight and break up, and Shadow is depressed because she was the first person he was ever willing to give his heart to–and now he feels he’s ruined that forever (he’s been trying so hard to be a better person but is finding that change is not an easy nor quick process). But with some help from Team Sonic, Shadow and Rouge are able to reconcile and repair their relationship.

An alternative idea to this was that the two stayed broken up for one or two years, only for Shadow to suddenly find out he has a son.

Regardless of which of the above ideas I end up going with, Shadow and Rouge have a temporary breakup, get back together, have a son, and are happy.

The son in question is none other than Silver.

Shadow is concerned that he’ll never be a good father. Sonic, having already had some experience with raising Blaze, is willing to help him out however he can (and they officially aren’t enemies anymore!)

(This also means that Silver will be a little younger than Blaze–preferably not too much younger though; I need them to still be close in age.)

An arc involving the alternate dimension would definitely need to happen at some point.

Lots of focus on the development of Sonic and Knuckles’ relationship (I want the transition from bromance to romance to feel natural, ya know?)

An arc about Sonic’s father’s story and his travels as he sets out to find his son.

I had this idea that along the way he finds these two orphans and ends up adopting them–said orphans being Sonia and Manic! (So in this universe they wouldn’t be related to Sonic by blood, but still a part of his family :3)

An arc involving the appearance of a powerful hedgehog named Nazotoki (who is based on this image, though my take on the character will be female and have a modified design). She also seems to have some sort of connection with one of the other characters…(but I won’t spoil it for you!)

Something where Shadow encounters Black Doom and they have an “I am your father” scene…

I want the Freedom Fighters to show up at some point (and pair Sally and Nicole together, because once again I’m trash).

Vanilla and Cream will probably appear at some point, I’m thinking as Rouge’s neighbors or something (so Shadow would meet them). I’d like to include Cheese too, but I’m not sure if Chao would exist in this universe?

Knuckles starts out acting a little more like in the show (though a lot of that is still toned down in this AU), but then something happens that basically forces him to grow up--what that is, I’m not sure yet.

A prequel arc that combines elements of Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal.

The Sonknux subplot technically begins in the prequel arc, but I think what will really set it off will be something where Knuckles almost loses Sonic, and ends up realizing how much Sonic really means to him.

Something also causes them to open up to each other about stuff they’ve never admitted to anyone else before, bringing them closer as a result. (One idea was Sonic having nightmares related to recent events and Knuckles trying to help him sleep better, or something like that.)

I probably forgot a bunch of stuff, so I’ll update this post whenever I think of anything else. :P

Anyway, I’d really like some feedback/suggestions! Help me make this fan series idea a reality! (Please)