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one of the quickest ways to make me add something to the 6ottom of my to do list at 6est.

My interest in Time War came from @wolfgirlguts reading a couple passages to me, Jacob Geller's Outer Wilds video is what has it installed in my steam li6rary. Knowing the truth a6out Lea going in is what had me invested in Crosscode's storyline.

I used to do the whole complete mystery recommendation thing and friends who I know would love the 6ig reveal never get into those things 6ecause from the outside there seems to 6e nothing for them in there.

On the flipside I don't want every detail spoiled nor would I ever give away the whole story, 6ut if someone is after a story and I know that a twist in something I like makes it what they want, fuck yeah I'm letting them know unless they're already invested in it.

hope you don't mind me grafting on an old post of mine 😅 but you pretty much hit the nail on the head

imagine, in your head, a raven that goes "awawawawa"

My writing desk makes the same sound ... you don't think ... ?

if you look inside you might see a little raven scrolling through cohost gayly on its phone

is this a hot or lukewarm take, i can't keep track

i think Sonic's regular shoes with the stripe and the buckle are fine, but if you're gonna have him be in the same setting as Shadow, i think you almost have to give him the Soaps. i understand that they were very much part of a last minute sponsorship deal in SA2, but perhaps completely by accident, the design works so well as a compare and contrast with Shadow's original shoes. i would argue that when you give Sonic back his classic shoes and place him right next to Shadow, you do end up losing some of the design parallels that make them work as immediately recognizable rivals

The soaps also just rip honestly and if you're gonna keep his ability to grind as a core feature, going back to his flat shoes doesn't make much sense... You know, since Sonic as a franchise is known for being reasonable

very good point!

also from what i can gather the actual Soap brand seems, for all intents and purposes... dead now? like the brand was bought by Heely's in 2002 (which honestly sounds like it should've been another no brainer brand deal–i see dozens of people imagining Shadow with heelys all the time) but then... they apparently went bankrupt in 2021?? so i don't see what's stoping Sonic team from... just incorporating the SA2 shoes into his design at least semi-permanently