Skye Prower

"No you won't, I wilL!" grinned Stacey, speeding up, ----------- "Hi Ziona!" smiled Zoe. "It's okay Sarah, calm down," she said comfortingly. "And you're not interrupting. What's up." "I'd... like to talk with you Zoe," said Ziona.

Stacey swiftly followed. ----------- "That's better. Now..." "I'm not interrupting anything, am I girls?" asked Ziona from the doorway.

"Great! Let's go," smiled Stacey. ----------- "Uh... okay Sarah, try keeping your grip a bit tighter, and make the motion more smooth."

"So, we better get rid of the traps," said Stacey. ------------- "Good. She me," said Zoe.

"No problem. I'll see you boys later," said Ziona with a wave a s she teleported away. ----------- "THink you've got it?" asked Zoe

"I will, once I've spoken to her," said Ziona, teleporting them back to the tomb. --------- "Okay, first..." Zoe began talking Sarah through the block.

"Well... okay then," smiled Ziona. --------- "Okay, let's practice your blocking!"

"We good to go?" asked Melody. ---------- "I won't! Why would I do that?" asked Miles. ---------- "Yeah. They look good enough on their own."

"Yeah, lets!" grinned Melody. ------------- "It's okay. I'll figure it out," said Miles. ------------ "Good. Cause they look silly!"

"Cool. And if I think of any that you'd find useful I'll let you know," said Melody. ------------- "Yeah... unless... I go and try to... to make more friends..." said Miles uncertainly. ------------ "Great. I hope you're not planning on adding some of those.... over the top accessories to it..." said Anna.

If you're wondering about that double post thing Homestar, if someone else has posted in a topic before you hit the post button, it will appear not to have uploaded, when in fact it has.

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Okay, I'm about a quarter of the way through Rise of Lyric now, so I thought I'd put down some detailed 'first impressions. I haven't played any more Shattered Crystal yet, but the first impression from it are And I'm gonna try and avoid spoilers. Let's start with the elephant in the room. THIS IS NOT A SONIC GAME. Yeah, it's got the Sonic characters in it, but the gameplay is not your typical Sonic game. That's what Shattered Crystal is for. In a similar way to how Chronicles really isn't a Sonic game. The gameplay can be split into three basic sections. Running, Combat, and exploration. Though the latter two tend to cross over. Running is the weakest, essentially Sonic Dash with better controls. However, I am hopeful it might improve. After all, the Silver Boss fight in Generations is basically the same thing. And the sections are short, so they don;t overstay their welcome. Also, there has been a section when you run on water, which felt much more organic. The Combat is basic, but fun. However, this is the section where I have my only real criticism of the game. The dodge and jump buttons don't override your attacks. Which means you can be halfway through a combo animation and unable to dodge. I thought this was a flaw fighting games had grown out of. The exploration is the meat of the game, mostly platforming segments to explore and nooks and crannies to look in for collectibles. And is usually rewarding. However, it can be slow paced. Which feels odd for Sonic, but works for the other three characters. There are occasionally puzzles to work through, but so far they've just been 'get to this area to use your character's special ability/electro-whip thing, or following light up panels on a floor. The latter of which is too easy to start off with as landing on the wrong tile isn't a fail. But then they add the lasers, and it becomes much more fun. Character wise, Tails and Amy are much more like their Sonic Boom Comic counterparts. I was gonna say Knux seemed dumber in the show, but then I watched this weeks episodes so, yeah, he's on par! Shadow on the other hand... well... He comes across as a late addition, his fight is slotted into the game randomly, and his reasons for fighting Sonic feel like placeholder dialog. Hopefully he'll show up later so more can be explained, cause he and Sonic clearly have a history. Like the Shadow example, there are hints that show this game... in unpolished. Another indication is the NPC's sometimes lacking Dialog. For example, one character will give you your main mission, but when you walk into his interaction zone, he doesn't even have the 'have you gone to so-and-so yet?' style line most NPC's in other games would have. Having said that, and despite the fact Shattered Crystal is the superior game, Rise of Lyric is much more fun to me. Maybe because I can play Tails for a significant portion of the game! And as for glitches... so far, only one. Tails' flight sound occasionally playing after he lands. That's it. I suspect this might be one of those games that has glitches, but only if you go hunting them down. Certainly, those who are saying this is worse than 06? Are they playing a different game or something?

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Having watched episodes 5 and 6, I have to say they are my favorite episodes so far. 5 beating out 6. Okay, more detail...

"No problem," said Melody. "If you ever want more spells just ask." ----------- "It's just... I'm not jealous anymore... just... sad," said Miles. ----------- "Oh, of course. And red always looks nice on a roadster," said Anna. "Unless you want something more unique"

Fan Characters.... Whew, since coming here I've made several for the RP games here. Some of whom I've drawn. And... do alternate versions of existing characters count? Cause I've made sooooooo many variants of Skye Prower (see my avatar for one example!) Though, so far I haven't created a definitive Fan Character to use. Role-Play Mania Stacey: Similar to Dylan's character above (they share a backstory), he's a Lynx from the Dragon Kingdom, who lives elsewhere. Zoe: Ditto, only she's a bat from the Yaygu clan. And Zone Cop version of Fiona Fox and Bark, and Moebius versions of Skye, Melody (two actually) and Mina. The Darkened Hourglass Dygo and Mel Wolf: Alternate versions of Skye and Melody after time got seriously mess up. Dygo has a pic. And there's several more too, but that's enough for now!

"No problem. It's been fun teaching you!" smiled Melody. ------------ "Wha? I'm not... it's just..." Miles said incoherently. "They do look nice," said Anna peering at the catalogue.

"Yep, I can think of several uses you could have for it," said Melody ------------- "Thank you," smiled Anna sitting next to Cowley in another chair. Miles looked over at the two of them, gave a small sigh, and headed to the kitchen ------------ "That's good. Let's get back to Haven," said Ziona, activating her teleporter. ------------ "If you're good, let's get back to it," said Zoe

"Yeah. Sorry boys, but it's our duty to make sure you're safe," said Ziona. "We understand. You have to do your duty," said Stacey. ------------ "Back to training? Or something else?"

"Yep. Or anything else you animate with it," said Melody. ------------- "Can... I help?" asked Anna quietly.

"We picked up your trackers outside Haven," said Ziona. -------- "Now, yet's do something to take our minds off this!

"Nope. It does whatever you tell it to do," said Melody. ------------ "Maybe... I... don't wanna be involved with that stuff now," said Miles with a little smile. --------------- "And mine too," added Stacey. "Good boys," replied Ziona with a smile. "I'll let Zamy know you base is safe for the lot of you to play in then." --------------- "That's good Sarah," smiled Zoe.

"Why? Don;t pens usually twitch here?" joked Melody. ------------ "If... if you insist Crowley... huh... normally... I'd be happy you don't want anything.." said Miles.

"Not... exactly. But you are pretty much there," said Melody. ------------ "It... it really wasn't nothing Crowley," said Miles. "I... I... I owe you..."