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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 16h

warning however... there will be heavy amounts of head-cannoning inbound. You Have All Been Warned

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 16h

i'm writing a little something that ties into and expands big's story in SA1 a bit... teehee

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 2d

the never ending war with myself

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 2d

hmm... what if i opened myself to discord friend requests. it'd be nice to get to know some ppl better--

the ever malicious brain: nah not in a million years buddy, think of all the dms that you won't respond to

me: fuc k you

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 3d

i think it might a fear response i have from some previous friendships not turning out so well. that shit always stings bad, idk how the hell i managed to deal with it back when i was 16 but damn i wish i had the balls to just suck it up again and not be so afraid of hurt

✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 3d

bluesky is Pissing me off... i'm the original starwalker

a pixel art drawing of a yellow star with glasses and a sword .

ALT: a pixel art drawing of a yellow star with glasses and a sword .

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 3d

why is bluesky shitting itself it took like a billion years for my previous post to... post

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 3d

the most frustrating feeling in the world that i've been dealing with lately is the mortifying ordeal of being known. maaan this shit fuckin sucks i did not use to be this bad at just getting close with new ppl/those i'm not as familiar with. like what am i DOING

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

granted, we're still early into the game's life and thus they have plenty of opportunity space out future festivals more if they listen to the playerbase's feedback. i'm hoping that what's going on atm is just the exception and not the standard for future festivals

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

that, coupled with the fact that they've given the playerbase little time to breathe before the next festival (which is happening tomorrow) may potentially lead to some players getting exhausted from all of the event spam going on. splatfests were more spaced out by comparison

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

however, the problem with festivals currently from what i'm gathering is the exact same problem that splatfests have where you're locked out of the ranked modes, which forces you to either participate in the event if you wanna play online, or just not play at all

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

for clarification as to what i was originally talking about, sonic crossworlds has festivals akin to splatoon's splatfests where you can unlock event exclusive rewards via playing and grinding for them. the last one we had just two days ago was one pertaining to hatsune miku

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

i have just really grown to hate the fear of missing out tactic that these sorts of games employ to keep people glued to these games for hours on end and is a part of why i don't really play live service games much anymore

✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

this just made me even less inclined to purchase this game, i don't want another mario kart intermissions-esque situation here. they should really get to addressing this now before the playerbase starts dropping if they're going to be spamming festivals

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

that shit sounds EXHAUSTING. space that shit out or make ranked playable during festivals while the game is still fresh and active, it amazes me that they are CLEARLY inspired by splatfests yet somehow lacked the foresight to fix one of its most glaring issues

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 5d

i don't even play this game but good lord why is there another event happening when we just got done with the miku event

Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic-official.bsky.social · 6d

Minecraft is joining the race on October 8th!

The Minecraft Festival kicks off October 9th at 8:00pm (ET) and goes until October 11th at 7:59pm (ET). You can join in even if you don't have the pack!

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is available now!

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 6d

i may have caught the deltarune illness like everyone else in the world has. i get it now

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 6d

doodling gaming's most fucked up they/them

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 11d

that #seasonaldepression is sure to kick in real soon too yaaaaay random bullshit that makes life feel like hell for no reason

✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 11d

ik my ass isn't likely gonna make anything for halloween this year given that i just feel absolutely fried and unproductive as shit. the only thing halloween abt me this year is that i feel like a zombie lurching through the day

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 12d

just to prove that i'm not pulling things out of my ass, the interview where aaron webber outlines his reason for pushing the love for big on social media

youtu.be/AFbJ5976yIc?...

Sonic Forces - PAX 2017 interview with Sega's Aaron Webber

YouTube video by GameFeed

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 12d

a genuine desire to see big become a beloved character within the community. this ultimately paid off with the release of the TSR overdrive shorts, where the love for his character began to truly blossom in an unironic way and has gradually become less ironic with time since then

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 12d

when no one else either in or out of aaron's position would. whether or not some of us think it was done well or if it potentially meant flanderizing his character as a necessary evil for pushing him back into the spotlight, aaron had -

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 12d

i would like to add that the reason that whether you like it or not, big was being pushed as a meme throughout the 2010s was not only because the character was on the brink of being retired, but because aaron was tired of all the hate big got and wanted to champion for him -

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✪ 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 ✪ @zcastle06.bsky.social · 12d

i don't see this sort of take much anymore but it was really annoying seeing people whine and act like sonic team has some sort of preference towards big over cream when last i counted he had less non-cameo appearances than her throughout the 2010s. preference my ass

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