I don't have a deep history with Sonic, I just really appreciate the direction the series has gone lately. There's such a sincere joy Sega seems to have rediscovered in these characters, from Sonic Frontiers to the Sonic comic stuff to this. Its what this franchise needed for a long time.

It would've been so easy to do a cheap "dating sim" joke that devs keep making on April Fools, but they committed to a delightful adventure. And you can tell the devs actually care about visual novels and understand the history. If you try to submit your name as "Ushiromiya" or "Phoenix Wright" the game MC politely says "we don't want to get in trouble." It cares about this genre and isn't looking for a cheap gag. They love these worlds, they love this medium, and they have genuine artistic talent behind it. Its really admirable.