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I reviewed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog for Polygon

Pro-tip: Don't name your character "Sanic" like I did

Grayson Morley

Grayson Morley

03 Apr 2023

I reviewed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog for Polygon! I immediately regretted naming my character “Sanic,” because the game is unexpectedly sincere and far more generous than it needed to be for an April Fool’s joke.

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