ideal canon is absolutely still sa1+sa2 to be honest. there are highs in later games but theres a lot of fiddly details i rlly dont care for (annoyed at shadow’s weird alien backstory when “godless science experiement to mimic ancient prophetic hero after your project to recreate a God failed” is pretty good already!!!!). the adventure games are perfect sonic tone for me. sonic should tell its story like a nomura final fantasy game. i LOVE that shit. https://youtu.be/AfI9tyGatlk this? this right here????? THAT is sonic to me. u feel this in yr bones! you get chills with this!!!!

(also chao. chao. chao. chao)

god though to frankenstein the canon……… i have dark opinions. i have evil opinions. manic and sonia should be here. i want sleet and dingo. i want the eggman empire, inexplicably, next to station square. pumpkin hill needs to exist at the same time as SATAM’s sick 80s-ass future dystopia city… i love the visuals of a cute animal forest squad in the woods rising against an evil encroaching cyber-city like its a growing mold!!! like gummi bears crashed ghost in the shell LOL. it gives such broad possibities!! u can believe the space colony tragedies happened in the same world of solarea’s magic… idk. thats the peak of sonic visualization for me.