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Forces styled arrangements are a fun concept

Space Port would be really funny because it'd be even more of "Look at all this cool stuff the Avatar can do that you can't be a part of!"

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

To answer that question I feel the levels would be either incredibly boring or even more frustrating depending on the level Either not a lot happens in a long level or you feel like the level actively hates you and wants you to stay down I guess i'd like Network Terminal even more at least?

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

idk even when Generations doesn't go too crazy there's at least some spectacle to it Iron Fortress has like one cool camera angle but it's also put in the precision platformer where one stray shot can banish you into the pits

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

Says "Zones" proceeds to only talk about the post-classic levels ok

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

Or crashing the silly Eggman blimp you saw throughout the whole level into the big clock in Rooftop Run

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

And to another extent that applies to Generations too because you get to see and do stuff that's not normally in those Zones Like breaking into buildings in Speed Highway, the GUN Truck having to path its way into the background to get to you in your 2D perspective in City Escape

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

Like, imagine going from Sonic Mania to Forces. You go from fun and clever re-imaginings of classic levels and gimmicks to doing basically the same thing but less often and less fun

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

This is also a rare time where I'm willing to compare Forces to another game but, I'm realizing that the Classic levels are essentially a watered down version of Sonic Mania's concept. Which really doesn't help with how they framed Fofces as a followup to Mania's story

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

Actually come to the think of it the Classic levels really are held back by them not having any original ideas at all? They rely entirely on "look at this cool moment from the classic games!" and outside of the autoscroll in Iron Fortress there is not a single new idea presented in them

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

It feels like either they didn't have a lot of super creative level ideas or they knew the engine couldn't do anything too crazy so they held back on interesting set pieces outside of in-game cutscenes

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

I do like a couple of the banters, I guess? Mainly just the one Tails and Eggman have during the Egg Dragoon fight and also Rouge teasing Omega about showing up at the very end to look cool. That was a cure interraction

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

And when it does try to do stuff, like in Casino Forest, it's usually held back by the physics I don't personally care about how accurate Classic Sonic's physics are I just think the physics he has in Forces just do not mesh with MD-style pinball shenanigans

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

It also sucks that you don't always have full control in the Avatar stages, there's a lot of stuff that seems really cool to pull off but the game does automatically Like let me do the cool drifting thing!!! I wanna latch onto walls and do crazy turns!!!!

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

Here's the thing, I don't mind the idea of "a lot of levels that are really short" The problem is that most of the levels aren't interesting or memorable enough. The craziest thing that happens in Green Hill - Green Hill is a single wooden loop that makes you go down instead of right

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

This is just story stuff, I'll get onto gameplay stuff when I have free time because that's what I'm more interested in

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

"Our Operation Big Wave has been. Ashed up" Yeah well don't come up with a plan in a minute and a half because you just took down 80% of your forces like a total tactical bum

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

I think the only really stupid thing is Knuckles' stupidass plan with Operation Big Wave. Why did he think an all-out assault on Eggman would work now that he knows what Infinite can do.

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 22h

The story is a mess, mysteries and problems get solved as soon as they are introduced, a lot of things that should have been established aren't, it's a game about this serious hopeless war but the tone of the dialogue is lighthearted But I wouldn't say it's insultingly bad either

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 23h

Beat Sonic Forces yesterday I'd say it's mediocre but, in the weirdest way possible I guess??? I really want to at least like it but I can't because of how jank the late game gets, but I can't entirely dislike it either because it's solid as a base and it nevet gets too boring

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Should've clarified I haven't played enough to get a good grasp on issues that I have that are actually consistent in the game. So I feel like it's not right for me to criticize it just yet The first boss being Zavok riding a giant bee sure is a choice but that's more funny and weird than truly bad

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Kinda just bastardizing it here but releasing a Sonic game with a story about war but with lighthearted quips from Sonic while having Classic Sonic with semi-awkward controls and physics in 2017 was just, not a good idea

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The archie comics were just cancelled, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric were generally frowned upon (so the last beloved Sonic game was over half a decade ago), and Sonic Mania was set to release the same year as it

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I played Sonic Forces a couple days ago btw Don't really wanna go in-depth with my criticism but like, I guess it's fine. It's not offensively awful or anything, just not great I think it just released at the worst possible time it could have released

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Mollyco @mollyyancey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

tenshi

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No Context Creepypasta Quotes IS TAKING TOO LONG @nocontextpastas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“There aren't any words to describe how horrific and terrifying this game is, and I don't want to spoil the surprises for you. Just go ahead and try it for yourself. Google the word Pac-Man and you'll find it on the first search.”

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Mollyco @mollyyancey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

mokou can wear a dress

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door includes its own fictional language that is a cipher for English. Amusingly, the misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti from the original version is translated into the new language... but still reads "Game Cuve" when deciphered.

The Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an in-universe language used for signs and labels that is a cipher (i.e. a one-to-one symbol conversion) for English.
Textures that were in English or unreadable in the original (left) are translated into the cipher in the remake (right). The remake's poster reads "Wanted" and the signboard reads "Signboard".
A famously misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti appears in Rogueport in the original.
In the remake, it can be seen through this arch from the back.
Analyzing it reveals that it is still misspelled! The designers deliberately kept the misspelling in the translation.
Here is the key to the cipher used.
Source: research/images by Mario Wiki users "LadySophie17" and "Reese Rivers", mariowiki.com/List_of_fictional_languages

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Does me calling you Sinky recently on bsky count

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

idk why but one of my favorite bits on this is Metallic Madness 2, I love how it guides you towards it without a word It almost makes me wish it wasn't that easy to get to the transporter but at the same time we'd be missing out on the "obviously bad path" bit

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The more I replay Sonic CD the more I'm aware of how intentional a lot of the level design is, things are actually pretty well connected and it really doesn't reflect the sentiment people had about the game "randomly throwing obstacles at you"

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And yup, it's very close to a Past sign too

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I kinda just. Abuse vertical springs for that one.

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Replayed Sonic CD, still one of my favorite games ever I'll have to replay the 1993 og at some point, just need to learn the intended time travel strats for Metallic Madness 1

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Stardust Speedway in its Past form is one of my favorite videogame locations ever. It's one of those places where I'd love to lay down and watch the stars...

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

idk I guess I see afternoons as like, 5 hours so I probably sounded confusing, I should've just said "yeah 20-30 hours is fine"

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeahh I presume I miscalculated, I did mean roughly 20 hours, maybe more

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Something I can emulate wouldn't hurt but I also don't mind paying a small amount if that's the only way to play

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Something I could kill a few afternoons with, like 3 or 5 afternoons

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I kinda wanna play a short and easy jrpg, anyone knows something neat I can play?

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I kinda wanna play a short and easy jrpg, anyone knows something neat I can play?

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm still kinda sad that the Special Edition for Monkey Island 2 removes the cool iMUSE system. And I kinda wish you could mess with the instrumentation for the classic mode. That's why I prefer using the fan talkie edition with ScummVM

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Julia!! 💥 @eviljulia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yippee yippee I love being friends with people

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