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aw heck naw they added copy abilities to annalynn

These are some pretty nifty designs. My personal favorite is probably either Bat Annalynn or Mail Annalynn. Cruise says that he'd like to make a game with these designs after the first game, and I really hope that happens, because I think that'd be neat.

Now, note the dates of these tweets. They are not new. I have only discovered them recently. But you know what? That's just an example of one major reason why I love Annalynn so much. Let me ramble for a bit.

When I first get into a new game or something of the like, I'm usually exposed to it by an outside source; A friend, a YouTuber I enjoy, advertising, whatever. This always leads me to research it for myself, and I always end up getting pretty big spoilers as a result. This doesn't really tamper my experience with the game (heck, I knew pretty much everything about Undertale before I got the chance to play it, and I love that game), but it's something that happens a lot, and I always get the feeling that I would have enjoyed it just a bit more if I had gone in blind.

Going in blind was something I was forced to do with Annalynn. I didn't hear about it from a friend or a YouTuber; I just stumbled upon it on Steam during the winter sale, had a few extra bucks to kill, and decided to pick it up. I played it, I beat it, I had fun with it, I recommended it in one of my earliest status posts on SmashBoards and to a few friends. That was the end of that, right?

Well, it was... For a while, anyway. One day after all this, I decided to submit Annalynn to All-Star Strife, but I didn't really have any pictures of her on hand, so I had to go looking for one. This is when I discovered something important; Annalynn didn't magically poof into existence. She'd actually been around for at least five years.

This doesn't seem like much, but this came as a huge shock to me. Up until then, I assumed Annalynn was a fresh new character, so having all of this come to me all at once made me feel something I hadn't really felt with a game in a long, LONG while. I felt like I was discovering something I didn't know about it all on my own.

I think that's one of the reasons why I'm always going on about Annalynn, why she's in my signature, all that stuff. Like I said in my weekly Q&A, Annalynn probably isn't even in my top ten favorite games from a gameplay perspective. It won't be able to overcome the memories I have with other games that I've been playing for much longer. However, it awoke a sense of discovery that I hadn't felt with a game for some time. It reminded me of the importance not just reading and talking about video games, but actually experiencing them blindly and having a blast doing so.

I like Annalynn. I like this game. I like this character (and Cruise Elroy's other OCs are great too). More than all of that, though, I like video games in general, and I have this one to thank for reminding me of the wonder I had experiencing them blindly growing up before I had wider access to the Internet. Annalynn made me feel nostalgic in the best way possible, and I'll never forget it for that.

I dunno why I'm writing this, to be frank. Maybe I'm just bored, maybe I just wanted to gush about this game that much. Whatever the reason, I hope you found something of worth in this word vomit.

tl;dr: annalynn's a pretty ok game i guess

I want Sans to be a reflection of both his general character and boss fight in Undertale. It's important to mention this up front since that's the principle I have in mind when designing everything else I'm gonna talk about.

• Sans is a VERY lightweight character, and his mobility isn't that great. However, his dodges are pretty quick and don't have him waiting through too much end lag. Heck, he even has a special move which automatically dodges incoming attacks if you can't be bothered to time it yourself (although misuse of this move will cause Sans to fall asleep for a few seconds, meaning that being careless puts Sans in a pretty bad spot).
• Sans' basic attacks don't have much kill power. His strongs and directional aerials involve him throwing out bones which don't deal knockback, but deal 1% every few frames that they're touching an opponent, just like his attacks in UNDERTALE.
  • As for his weaker grounded attacks, they're all more comical things, such as sticking out his leg to trip the opponent and using a whoopie cushion. However, these do have knockback (even if it isn't very strong).
• Sans' grab game is perhaps where he shines the most. His grab range isn't that great, but his throws are powerful, being able to kill fairly early if near a blast zone.
• However, Sans' most potent kill move is the Gaster Blaster, his Neutral Special. I'm gonna get into subbullets here, because there's a lot to talk about.
  • Sans' Gaster Blaster always homes in on the nearest opponent, appearing where he summoned it and charging up for a few seconds. If Sans or the Gaster Blaster is hit by anything, the Gaster Blaster despawns.
  • However, should the Gaster Blaster go off... Hoo boy. It's a pretty long-range attack, deals multiple hits of damage, and has really good launch power.
  • Basically, it's Sans' greatest kill move which isn't a throw, but it can be evaded easily or flatout nullifed.
• Two of Sans' other specials help with this.
  • Blue Bones has Sans fire a blue bone on each side of him. Unlike his regular bones, these do deal knockback, making them prime tools for knocking opponents into Gaster Blaster lasers.
  • Blue Soul allows Sans to nerf his opponents' mobility, making it harder for them to dodge lasers. It also makes it easier for Sans to catch up to opponents in order to grab them.

In summary, Sans is a glass cannon; He's easy to launch, but his attacks are great at racking up damage, and even if he struggles to get KO openings, once he gets them, they're fairly easy to execute.

So yeah, what do people think of this? Anything I should tweak/add/reconsider/etc.?