sonic gameplay

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

On one hand, this game would probably be *really* hard to play, if we could play it. But on the other hand, I think this is the peakest of uncanny without leaning into full on blood and gore like other Sonic.exe versions.

[@StillStupidStillDumb2834]

I mean, Green Mountain exists, although I’m not sure it counts

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

@@StillStupidStillDumb2834 That game was unnerving, but nowhere near as much on a surface level as Rewrite does. And here, there was clear action, even when the music disappeared. And I don't know, I'm not a fan of when horror relies so much on patience that literally nothing happens for minutes on end... Not as much uncanny, but still creepy, albeit frustrating and boring.

[@RandomThumbVids]

I think that makes it creepier than Sonic.exe. Removing the outward references to violence keeps you in suspense of what Sonic's intentions are.

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

​@@RandomThumbVids Really, the most blood and violence there is is when Rewrite Tails is drowning, and his body turns the water blood red. No actual blood or gore. If you came into this completely blind, without any knowledge Sonic.exe or Rewrite, you would probably be very confused at least.

[@Josuh]

Glover 64 ahhh vibes

[@Zenith610-xu9cw]

The jump animation is the scariest thing in the entire video

[@ana_potato_360]

So does the spindash

[@PlushTubeMandB]

I’m dead😂😂😂

[@Bill_Cipher-1010]

POV: you wanna turn Rewrite into a ball like the OG Sonic The outcome: literally Rewrite in a ball

[@YukiTheFox2]

If you think that's scary you should see him when he does the super peel out animation.

[@RoseCalyx]

And the fact that it uses the weird sonic CD sound... 😱😖

[@cartoon-freak13]

I think the scariest part is at 4:01 because if you listen closely, you can hear tails screaming as he begins to drown, The fact that there's no big ass scream when he dies and instead silently go's out with no one being able to hear him just makes me think. Edit: ...... My god.

[@Juice_imdumb]

Nah man that kinda dark

[@grayhunter6603]

idk. all I hear is glitches.

[@thecoolestrb]

​@@grayhunter6603audio between glitches

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

wait i hear it

[@Benjamin-vl2oh]

To anyone who can't hear it, you may notice some ambient noise, like a wind blowing. But it has never been heard before, until Sonic jumped on tails. Those are actually Tails' screams.

[@doshep_hegex]

sonic's idle animation whenever you stop moving: "HAHA, HA, ONE!"

[@EdgyHedgy123]

"Come on,elise!"

[@deletedaccount6618]

"nu uh"

[@Blackie660]

​@@EdgyHedgy123 "SONIC, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING YOU-"

[@eltecatoconundrocity]

@@Blackie660"NNNH HE'S COCKBLOCKING ME! GET HIM!"

[@RealHantzpace]

"um actually :nerd_face:"

[@Bloogus]

My fav part abt this is how Sonic doesn't use any god-like powers to catch Tails. He just pulls of a really advanced trick and catches him fair and square. I can only assume it's because at this point he doesn't have any actual power to use. It's terrifying how powerful Rewrite is at his weakest.

[@lordlutherx610]

True, but when he kills more characters, the more sinister he will get.

[@mir6165]

pretty sure his name is exactly what he can do,REWRITE things to his liking.hes just wanted to kill tails for shits and gigles

[@AwesomeGamer-om4hm]

And to make things in his favor, Rewrite makes himself our player character as we as players tend to find a way to get the goal.

[@DemoniteBL]

?

[@Mortal.0s]

Isn't he like, God, canonically?

[@calypsocrystall]

THATS what the drowning theme video was meant to be in this video, your the player, obviously playing some hide and seek with tails in drowning theme, you ARE tails, or whoever is haunting him

[@plasmaemerald8407]

I was thinking the same thing too lol, very creative take of how they managed to capture tails feelings in that video and how Rewrite takes the situation here.

[@Justadude7767]

Was Thinking about that as well

[@candycanegames2157]

This explains why people keep saying they see Rewrite in that video

[@DangerOctoYT]

@@candycanegames2157 where is he in that video?

[@candycanegames2157]

@@DangerOctoYT I have no idea people just claimed to have seen him

[@Luigikid]

If that's turns out to becom an actual Game, then it's gonna be PEAK! (Video itself already is GOATED actually)

[@Iamback123dotexe]

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@BFAYW]

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jordibeezkid8359]

hi

[@Polareesity]

Ain't no way

[@ringsgaming091]

No way,it's luigi's kid

[@andrewlgiles]

I can’t tell if this is an elaborate teaser that we’re getting a legitimate REWRITE video game, more FNF stuff, or just an extremely well done video in the series. Either way, I’m hyped more than I’ve ever been 🤯

[@goldfreddyexe1990]

nah this is more of rewrite-focused game

[@sataward593]

Think Rewrite's game dosen't actully exist. This is just a series And the main reason is when Springless sayed this is episode 1

[@nosev4937]

If I'm not wrong, Springless already confirmed that there will be no Rewrite game 🤕

[@master-razor5991]

​@nosev4937 Sad but still, this is very cool, and I can't wait for more. At least we'll get to know Rewrite a bit more from this.

[@goldfreddyexe1990]

yeah ik, but would be cool to see this as a game

[@LightningLeaf]

I love Rewrite looking after Tails in that single frame then taking control to make sure he gets him even if the player believes its them in moving Sonic... Ah so freaky gotta love this take on horror.

[@ashhunter9958]

well in the earlier parts of the video, it really still looks like rewrite has control over the movement, but the player has control over the camera. maybe this is implying that rewrite only wishes to make the player watch as he kills off these characters without remorse. either way, I can't wait to see the part where he kills a red-dyed echidna and a bald genius!

[@cheesycoke]

This perfectly captures that unintentionally creepy vibe carried by so many amateur PC games back in the day. Like it was made by someone earnestly trying to make a Sonic game for kids, but they just didn't really know how to make it not creepy.

[@chaomasterzero4610]

The stage assets yes but rewrite’s design is definitely too off model to not be intentionally creepy

[@buttermati0ns649]

@@chaomasterzero4610 i think their characterization definitely nails the off feeling,his unnatural level of enthusiasm mixed with traits we know from sonic creates a very uncanny feeling

[@Freaky-PicoNewgrounds-Gunslaya]

I know right, I love that vibe dawg!

[@Shnoidz]

3:36 dont look at me like that, man.

[@Dreaming-Void]

3:37 EEEEE-

[@Farahcarrera]

If you pause right before tails disappears, you’ll see a freeze frame of sonic looking menacingly at his left towards tails direction

[@Yayofangamer16]

​@@FarahcarreraI saw it. Rewrite is not happy Tails is trying to run away lmao. He is very passive aggressive.

[@FroppyTsuyu69]

He's like "Lemme tell you one thing"

[@akiro7640]

666 Likes? Hell naah lemme fix it

[@mahdhdkkagsjs9700]

this feels like an early attempt at making a 3d sonic game for the saturn but was cancelled for unknown reasons

[@alu2901]

Paranormal Sonic X-treme.

[@lorrainehatton1235]

dude did you see miles’s death? That’s why

[@Summit8351]

Literally the lore behind every 64 bit horror game

[@Rujidoinsantaneo]

He is rewrite I GOT KNOWED

[@miyishnya_shyalivyk_real]

yeah, cancelled for AWFUL BRUTAL MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH

[@n1nsen666]

The crazy thing is, if we were in a vacuum where Rewrite and everything we know about Rewrite was unknown to us, and you wouldve told me that this was some kind of obscure scrapped Sonic game that didnt make it through production solely because Sonic's model and actions were deemed too creepy for kids, I would've genuinely believed you. [Up until the ending at least]

[@buttermati0ns649]

same

[@Gerbert67]

the ending could easily be explained by it being made by a british team who had only seen the EU Sonic comic.

[@n1nsen666]

@@Gerbert67 TRUEEEE I DIDNT THINK OF THAT

[@Starlight-ue8jy]

Could you tell me about the lore? I’m really curious but not that good with understanding these sorts of things.

[@n1nsen666]

​@@Starlight-ue8jyTruthfully, a simple recap won't do this dude justice, you'll have to find a wiki article on him to get the full scoop.

[@infineoinfinite]

"Hi, I'm Sonic" "Let's play a game" Such chills for his TTS voice omg TAILS, NOOOOOO-

[@boshgoria]

Sonic walking up to tails and saying "Hi, I'm Sonic" tells me that something is *seriously wrong here*

[@Da1andonlyKalis]

No shit Sherlock💀

[@sherriewilliams8263]

Ay be nice

[@random_guy1440]

​@@Da1andonlyKalisthe thing is that hes introducing himself like they only just met. tails is 8 and rewrite has no age

[@ElgüeroDelasierra-d4z]

Bro he says hi my name is Sonic not hi I'm sonic

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Exactly, game cutscene says they're already friends but the guy needs to introduce himself, something ain't right and tail's sad little look doesn't help "sonic"

[@Deadsphere]

There's something extremely unsettling about this game using the screaming Sega logo versus the usual choir that had been used on most Genesis Sonic games

[@mauro27279]

Well, this is supposed to be on old PCs.

[@Deadsphere]

@@mauro27279 Yes but every Sonic game around this timeframe used the choir

[@becdoesyoutube]

Doesn't spook me that much, I'm aware of Sonic 3D Blast.

[@slidersides]

Wasn’t the scream used in SEGA commercials, I feel like I remember the scream from one

[@becdoesyoutube]

@@slidersides yes it was

[@dashinxkatchin]

0:51 that "let's go" gave me chills

[@randomerlay6670]

I thought he says "Techno"

[@Tordicthehedgehog846]

Fatal error!

[@techleontius9161]

This reminded me of Chao Lobby from SA2

[@user-countless]

The music is still a banger though

[@A-funny-kid-on-the-internet123]

I dont hear it

[@findleton]

it's funny how most these people have no idea it's all Cinema4D. no game engine. but man, you're really talented from making this look a lot like one

[@petergriffinballsack]

Aw, it's not an actual game? Well that sucks.

[@springlessmusic]

fr lmaojsfksjf, tysm btw mate!

[@findleton]

@@springlessmusic np lol

[@plasmaemerald8407]

I was thinking it was most likely in animation but there was definitely some percentage in my brain saying this is a game. It’s very well done!

[@exebluecat7343]

​@@springlessmusicCould Springless also create an Android port of the rewrite game please, I think it would be fair for mobile users too. If you read this comment, please respond?

[@ianthehedgehog9327]

The fact it actually seemed like a real player was controlling Sonic makes this even better. Don't know why, but it does!

[@Klade_01]

A horror game where you *are* sonic is actually a really interesting concept, I hope this is a teaser

[@GuyDude-hk8uy]

0:56 This is an absolutely seamless combination of elements of Green Hill and Mystic Cave. Very nicely composed, fren. The gameplay is like some unholy combination of Sonic's Schoolhouse, Sonic 1/2/3, and Sonic R. Also, thanks for not resorting to outright screamers, at least not in any of the videos of yours I've seen.

[@Alkd-ls9sx]

I wouldn't say Sonic 1 is part of the mix, because there is a spindash

[@Toddyns368]

​@@Alkd-ls9sxhe is in green hill

[@huetrabssTHEOLDONE]

I love how sonic killing an 8 year old child in could blood is still considered a victory. So in character for him fr fr

[@mscrystalhood]

Ikr W sonic the hog hedge

[@Josuh]

He just like me fr

[@SuperSpidervgaming]

Me to

[@ElMapache5451]

Something curious to remember is that when Sonic kills Tails they give him a red ring and in the FNF mod he has three. So it means that he will also kill knuckles and Eggman

[@SuperSpidervgaming]

I have 50 red rings in my basement

[@Makzutheamazing]

2:25 theres NO freaking way anyone could control sonic up that ramp while going that fast AND turning the camera without falling at least once

[@alu2901]

Yeah, that part took me out of it for a second because of how robotic it felt, but the rest of the video is so well done that I'm willing to give it a pass.

[@forknight-gaming6799]

These ramps prob have sone invisible walls or so to prevent you from falling

[@alu2901]

@@forknight-gaming6799 Or they're automated.

[@bloocrayonbox5346]

@@alu2901 100% it is intentional. I believe at that point in the video, the game completely takes control away from the player and it's automated by whoever or whatever is controlling/possessing/being Sonic.

[@Yayofangamer16]

I think the video implies the game has tank controls.

[@ToadBup]

this is actually exactly what it's like to play Sonic Heroes

[@Thecampfire101]

Sonic heroes? Nah this is sonic on something.

[@Schmoozr]

Man, if this had been uploaded to KZbin or Newgrounds like 18 years ago with zero context, I guarantee the internet would’ve gone insane fully believing this was some sort of lost game. Amazing work!

[@tiagoskinwalk4667]

God,i want this turned into a series so bad. And if it does,cant wait on how it ends.

[@TREFISTATHOPOULOU]

😀😄😆

[@TREFISTATHOPOULOU]

100!!! To make any sense go to play f****** hide and seek?!!

[@TREFISTATHOPOULOU]

That doesn't make any sense!!!!😡

[@ORIGIN_Feddy]

​@@TREFISTATHOPOULOUwth

[@Nobody_Shroom]

​@@ORIGIN_Feddy I do not know

[@aslightlystablefootsoldier9838]

Something surprising is when Tails runs, Rewrite immediately knows where to run and pulls off some advanced tricks that the person playing wouldn’t know. I believe in that moment Rewrite fully takes control just to make sure Tails doesn’t escape

[@RandomDrawer_tm]

Thanks for making it creepier 😢

[@ItsMePea]

Imagine rewrite just sees your awful gameplay and just decides to take over the controls because you suck at the game

[@tailzgimer1726]

I swear I see you everywhere lmao

[@tailzgimer1726]

Another thing if you pay attention Tails goes out of bounds the player can’t reach him as “Sonic”, and as soon as rewrite realises this, rewrite teleports him and as soon as he does that, Tails just bolts as if he knows that would happen

[@nightmare_206]

Yeah i was thinking the same, at the hide n seek part Sonic was moving too unnaturally for a player, something about how he moved just felt wrong idk ._.

[@jayhastie9838]

You really captured that “unfinished prototype”look of a game where a game is barely functional and that really adds to the uneasy factor

[@anthonydelamare8612]

Like a lost sonic game form sega saturn

[@gamingdudedonal3312]

That sonic cd boss theme remix is genuinely fire

[@jkveri2002]

Completely agree

[@aywill6864]

0:28 CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD IS THE PROLOGUE MUSIC??? 🔥🔥🔥

[@emerlthegizoid9919]

That explains the rings he has on himself, that’s a cool and brutal explanation to how he gets those

[@plasmaemerald8407]

That explains why he has 3. Tails, Knuckles, and Robotnik himself.

[@slidersides]

His drip increased by 25%

[@Ange1R78]

Springless revealed it long ago on twitter

[@grayhunter6603]

​@@plasmaemerald8407 but who fourth is?

[@youshouldresetyourselfnow]

@@grayhunter6603Probably the player (aka YOU)

[@RandomDrawer_tm]

Even though it's from sonics prospective, i was still scared for miles lol.

[@alu2901]

Yeah, knowing Sonic.exe stuff I already knew what would happen to Tails, but I was still scared for him.

[@SAckTheGoof]

i want this to be an actual game so dang bad either this a really well made animation, if in that case, my respects. or its a small teaser for an actual Rewrite game

[@unnam3d__]

it's a really well made animation

[@SAckTheGoof]

@unnam3d__ really??? God, I can't believe it's an animation my respects to springless

[@unnam3d__]

@@SAckTheGoof yeah, its all cinema4d

[@EthanVoodoo2k05]

0:28 DAYMN DIS SHIT GO HARD BRO🔥🔥🔥

[@butdoicaretho]

Right I wish I could have a full sample of this boss remix

[@Chainless6707]

I like how tails was tryna escape outta bounds and Sonic Rewrote him back in bounds lol

[@Cartoon_animates]

The "kick" Video makes sense now.

[@TailsSupremeYT]

Now H E L P M E .

[@Nooblet_2574]

@@TailsSupremeYT uhhhh nah bro lmao :P

[@ChrisIsHere_Boys]

Yessir! ​@@TailsSupremeYT

[@cat_snack]

path-chooser is used here in such a odd way, it makes me think we have a choice in helping "sonic" get to his friends(?) also, the game continuing normally after tails drowns is really interesting and bizarre

[@justsans.]

Oh dang. Okay, so the drowning video is Tails’ perspective, from what I’ve gathered... the video titled Sonic gameplay is quite LITERALLY what Sonic (or Rewrite I guess) is seeing. That’s a cool take. Sonic still does the whole evil trope killing thing, but it’s the player who does this, only being encouraged by Sonic. (Or, at least that’s what it seems like, since he initiated the hide and seek thing.) On further note, the whole ring thing he gets from killing seems to appear here. The player is essentially helping him gain power. The question is just whether or not the player is aware of it. Hm. I love this already.

[@SnowyDreeumrr]

After he kills egg man and knuckles he might go after amy Rose since he need one red ring on his leg

[@omoribf]

​@@SnowyDreeumrrrewrite be like with amy:nah I ain't no simp (brutally kills)

[@Mr.Smiler1]

And later on sonic traps player as a reward being a controler for infnite fun

[@somisimons]

​@@omoribf Why would he simp for a 12 year old tho?

[@omoribf]

@@somisimons it's a joke tho

[@thebattlecatsplayz504-z1p]

0:18 this music is a banger

[@Your_Average_Potato23]

It sounds so cute for no reason

[@Alkd-ls9sx]

Aside the quils clipping through the ring, I love the Intro to the "game"

[@sillyman-i7s]

same with the prolouge

[@thebattlecatsplayz504-z1p]

@@Alkd-ls9sxi agree

[@A-1roomslowdetailed]

What a cool video and game you made Springless! Are you gotta release the REAL rewrite game someday? (Also i'm your biggest fan :D)

[@crystalbluestar292]

What I can gather from this take is, in universe, a seemingly unfinished game, due to the jittery platforms, unfinished voicelines, lacking music in the Hide n’ Seek, as well as Miles’ location on the map. Miles’ demise is made to seem like an accident, a glitch, yet the game still progresses afterwards, Sonic still seen smiling. But we know it is no accident, we know what they are capable of… or.. do we?

[@crystalbluestar292]

ALSO THIS IS SO GOOD LIKE WHATT 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@petergriffinballsack]

This sounds like a vsauce short

[@crystalbluestar292]

@@petergriffinballsack Your home security system is safe! *or is it? :)*

[@lorrainehatton1235]

bro he decided "I ain’t playing no games no more, nowhere, that guy be getting on my nerves"

[@colorred2363]

When sonic saw tails out of bounds was like:"oh no you don't" and somehow pushed tails in bounds was my favourite moment in this video.

[@Sinbun666]

This looks so interesting! I don't think we had many good exe games from "Sonic's" pov before. Excited to see where this goes!

[@Zenith610-xu9cw]

Wait notice how after he killed tails he got a red ring. I bet that after the knuckles and eggman levels he will get more of his signature red rings

[@BasilLeafz]

His name is Miles not Tails

[@CRCADAN]

@@BasilLeafzhe still goes by tails either way

[@slidersides]

@@BasilLeafzhis name is Miles ‘Tails’ Prower, Tails is basically his nickname

[@Waisowol]

​@@MoominDooHis full name is Miles Prower, 'tails' is his nickname.

[@Waisowol]

@@MoominDoo let me re-write that one, Miles Prower is his *real* name, tails is his nickname

[@scrapperjerry2395]

This is amazing. In these types of games, you usually ask yourself when is the jumpscare or the scary entity that eventually pops out. Then you slowly realize you are the monster, and somehow, the horror and tension are still relayed to us, the viewer.

[@Gorilla6537]

1:48 "hi I'm sonic! Let's play a game!"

[@blazerplaythrough]

Man I love my perfectly normal copy of sonic 3d blast

[@Zenflo1258]

I hated that fox anyway

[@Zenflo1258]

Thanks SEGA

[@slidersides]

Sonic 3d blast but more of the 3d

[@Zenflo1258]

And less of the fox

[@alu2901]

​@@Zenflo1258But that's a bad thing, Tails looks adorable in this.

[@jonathanpierrelouis1267]

1:52 okay but are we allowed to choose our favorite thing?

[@Alzuki.]

Hey we have to ask the more important questions here. Will this cliche ever die out?

[@codenameyellow8903]

Can we run and can we hide?

[@random-individual]

Can we let our spirits leave our bodies?

[@petergriffinballsack]

Is rewrite god? If so, are we nobody?

[@Ty_ty81]

​@@petergriffinballsackwill he take us to his world?

[@emolga2007]

I've seen this documented somewhere. Maybe in a snippet of a European Sega magazine from long ago? I dunno, but I vividly remember the team saying something about this particular game being "the most ambitious game SEGA has ever done, with new technologies and stories that'll make you feel like you're in the world of the game" or something. Either way, thank you for documenting this obscure piece of Sonic history! I hope more info surfaces about this game soon.

[@infina-phoenix2076]

I think you're denser than a 650 pound divorced smoker.

[@activelyinactive]

​@@bobcatsjoe8891 You must be fun at parties, dude.

[@amanoa6843]

​@bobcatsjoe8891 the person who said this is like some obscure sonic game, didn't actually mean they think that. I think They were referring to the lore behind sonic rewrite, sonic rewrite basically is kinda like a continuation of the sonic creepypasta sonic.exe I'm terrible at explaining things so like I'll leave it at that, but there's like a whole fan wiki page just for sonic rewrite if you want to check it out and learn more.

[@WannabeArtist55]

@@bobcatsjoe8891 I think he was just Roleplaying…

[@Sonicplushguy128]

Sonic got spoopy

[@patrickmillard3337]

Big fan of the one-winged angel trope on the title screen

[@erkanerkan3643]

1:54 sonic.exe flashback

[@morefluid_thanwater]

This is so so so good im analyzing every frame like a lunatic. thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this, it's really amazing

[@springlessmusic]

thank you soooo much man!!! ur stuff is so fire and i'm glad u like thiss ^^

[@aiden9802]

Interesting things to note in hide n seek: Tails is seen on a mountainside, As if he's trying to escape, knowing what will happen to him if he doesn't. Seems like he's been through this before. Rewrite does a spindash, a move that is never used by the player before this moment. This seems to hint at rewrite taking control over his actions and uses that to Kill tails. The wind in the background fades when Tails submerges into the water. And its only heard in the water, That's the sound of his screams while in Pain from it before he takes his final breath.

[@trudyjones1287]

Why didn't he fly? He clearly could just fly up the mountain, And was there acid in the water? Because how did tails die from it while being under it for 1 second?

[@user-qj4px6ob4y]

@@trudyjones1287 He only has one tail.

[@trudyjones1287]

@@user-qj4px6ob4y Oh, so how did he die so fast while being under water?

[@user-qj4px6ob4y]

@@trudyjones1287 Most likely to Sonic jumping on Tails at 3:56, could’ve injured Tails but I guess he’s called Rewrite for a reason. Tails is also very young, being forced to handle a strike that was meant to finish him off would also give reasons as to why Tails couldn’t simply jump out.

[@trudyjones1287]

@@user-qj4px6ob4y And now I know why the water turned red too, He bled out quickly causing a fast death. Rewrite is smarter than exe.

[@Sunkery_CD]

3:05 the drowning music video took place here

[@jiyucy]

this is like a fever dream I had once as a kid

[@MaxiSanchez-zd6kn]

Todo un sádico ese Sonic

[@internetpawn3542]

OH, MY, “s o n i c”. This is incredible! The story finally begins! Music is great as always, and I love the more smooth and high res still image of sonic at 1:48 It’s a 3D blast from the past! And of course, I love all the “minor errors” made to emulate sonic that makes it feel more original. Like the title screen emblem. And telling a far fetched story/prologue set up in the beginning. Although, despite being named rewrite. Despite all the change, some of the formula remains the same. Some are unavoidable. killing “his friends” & players, being sonic, and being a haunting video game character. And those are fine. But in this instance, once again we play hide and seek with tails, with the twist being it’s on a foggy green hill with no dead animals. (T’was a nice touch btw) that we help sonic chase him into drowning in a river. We assist in the inevitable chase this time. And of course, as all fans expect. Up next is a fight with knuckles, and than Dr.Robotnik. The usual. But… what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

[@dongtrope]

This might honestly shape up to be one of the best sonic horror fan games out there, I also find it interesting that you’re playing as the spooky rather than being the one spooked.

[@alu2901]

This isn't a game as far as I know. It's a really impressive animation.

[@dongtrope]

@@alu2901it’s probably a game made with the sole purpose of making these videos and probably won’t be released as a public game

[@Plumpus3545]

@@dongtrope it is an animation actually.

[@ryanthewigjig]

0:11 a jumpscare this early?

[@Yayofangamer16]

That's just an actual Sega scream btw

[@ryanthewigjig]

@@Yayofangamer16 oh 😀

[@Crayolapup]

Never played the Travelers Tales Sonic Games from the mid - late 90’s on Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn? They had the Sega Scream.

[@HelloFriend-uo5rk]

They have the scream in the old sega ads

[@kubultojn]

I got heart atack.😂

[@Nova-jj5if]

Idk if you've posted it before but I would LOVE to hear the green hills theme uncompressed! It sounds so funky yet mysterious, I love it!

[@core1986]

The authenticity of these will never cease to amaze me

[@sulkang]

*“Wow too realistic.”* -Gamers in 98 year

[@brace7807]

This is the single best Sonic.exe I've ever seen.

[@kristal3363]

If this was a true game, this feels like one of the steps towards a “secret” ending. Kind of like the red rings in the og Sonic.exe. Sonic has to “catch” his friends in particular spots that will likely cause their demise, and give a red ring after. Otherwise, the victory would play out like normal

[@tailzgimer1726]

No the wiki explains that the red rings in this incarnation of sonic.exe are souls we even see this in the fnf mod that when bf loses he gets turned into a red ring And the red rings give “Sonic” more power allowing to do supernatural abilities along with changing his appearance and making him get smarter

[@WIDOMU]

​@@tailzgimer1726Wow, I didn't know it gets gradually powerful.

[@6464NPC]

3:44 the drowning theme is a banger

[@Aaronsanimationsiscool]

Agree it makes me feel like is the beta version of the drowning theme

[@picky9687]

The concept of god taking the form of sonic is very funny

[@Bobby_BearhugOFFICIAL]

I like how this is basically a game version of what Tails saw in that Chasing Music short where he is being chased

[@FangzwithaZ]

This is oddly nostalgic because this environment reminds me of those Sonic minecraft maps i used to watch when i was little. Also this feels like Sonic X-Treme if it ever came out and the devs redid it

[@slidersides]

You mean if the devs Have *rewrite*it 😏

[@pofbbb]

this is absolutely everything to me the music, the fucking gameplay that looks TEDIOUS to deal with, , it's PERFECT 😭😭✨ also miles having their hiding spot as the fucking wall will never not be funny to HELRP

[@turtleswimminglayingfrench]

Hope this becomes an actual game someday, and not only that, but hopefully it can run on obsolete OSes like Windows XP...

[@houseofsacrifice]

This is genuinely spooky, love to see more of this hopefully! Either way the way you built tension and made it about playing as Sonic makes the original sonic.exe formula more refreshing, nice work!

[@XenoSOL985]

something that throws me off about the design is while some parts are very angular, sharp, and lanky while stuff like his mouth, head, and stomach are still round and cartoony. like with the sharp spikes i wouldnt expect sonic to have an ear to ear smile and big round eyes that always look happy. like i would expect some attitude from this rodent

[@alu2901]

He's also VERY tall. Like, have you seen his design compared to Tails?

[@elijahgearhart5116]

This was... Strange. I can't call it scary because other than the drowning theme there's nothing that seems obviously scary like in most .exe/horrorbrew stuff. Unnerving is the best way I'd describe both this and most of the videos/songs associated with Rewrite. Subtlety is the name of his(their?) game. He(they?) presents a smiley front, but with more clearly going on behind the scenes. As much as I'm fond of exes like OMT/one last round that revel in cutting to the chase and being scary from the get go, I also know that horror isn't only about throwing tons of blood and gore on the screen just to scare people(the original sonic.exe taught us that). Sometimes, atmosphere and build up is just as important! You've made something really special Springless. Excited to see what else you do with rewrite!

[@slidersides]

Yeah, this one is different and it’s not basically the average exe scroller type game

[@elijahgearhart5116]

​​@@slidersides that's another thing I think is really neat about this! Even if many of the standard exe game tropes were played straight here(which they aren't), the unique style of gameplay/presentation really sets rewrite apart from the crowd!

[@alu2901]

I mean there are other obviously scary things besides the drowning theme, like Tails drowning and the lake turning red, but yeah, I agree with this.

[@Plumpus3545]

Unsettling is the best way I can describe it.

[@glitchy3963]

Ayyyyyye a OMT fan too, but yeah i agree too, i love OMT and Lord X and so with using body manipulation and twisting the world to their image and so, but i also love rewrite, since he’s using a different method of luring victims, as it’s stated most exe’s have their ways of luring victims

[@diamondyoshi6649]

I love how it's still a victory.

[@moistxl]

I love how retro the game is and gives of that 90's vibe

[@dread_and_agony]

4:06 me, unbothered, flourishing.

[@aname4522]

I love this funky little creature pretending to be Sonic! His little ear twitch warms my heart! ❤️

[@alu2901]

If it wasn't for the whole killing Sonic's friends thing Rewrite would just be a silly little guy.

[@Josuh]

Let's go the Mario Bros 3 route and pretend everything is a stage play 😈

[@alu2901]

@@Josuh I mean, unlike SMB3 where there is evidence everything is a play (the bolted platforms, the ground looking like wood, the curtains in the opening, the ending looking like you ran off stage with no lights, the actual direct confirmation that it is a play) there is no information pointing towards this being a play.

[@FiFiTheFeline]

3:35 that Drowning theme vid makes so much more sense now We the player are seeing this from Rewrites pov However... That Drowning theme vid was tails' pov...

[@FiFiTheFeline]

@404TVfr ??? I was just pointing out sum I wasn't actually trying to get it at the Exact time bro-

[@FiFiTheFeline]

@404TVfr you're getting mad over a timestamp in a video- 💀

[@FiFiTheFeline]

@404TVfr sorry my bad there, it was just the way you were wordin things that made it seem like you were pressed abt this

[@AcBlu1]

it looks like "sonic" takes control of the gameplay at certain points, as in he does things that would be difficult or impossible to know how to do on a first playthrough, like the platforming at 2:18 or how he catches tails without actually seeing where he is or knowing that he would cross the bridge at 3:51. like he knows JUST where to spindash to land next to where tails is going to be it's sus EDIT: also probably since we see the file being opened it's possible that the person playing the game in universe just knows these things because they made the game (assuming they made the game)

[@tailzgimer1726]

No rewrites world is a part of him just like the wiki says and that him knowing where Tails is, is completely correct And no the player did not make the game, the game is the og sonic.exe cd disc it’s just been replayed so many times rewrite had to change it so many times based on the players likes

[@AcBlu1]

@@tailzgimer1726 tru tru ty

[@MegaLpso]

Incredibly excited to see more of miles and knuckles (domt know his name) and how they interact with eachother/rewrite

[@Plumsforlife34]

I feel so bad for tails he just always dies first in EXE games.

[@Plumsforlife34]

Will we also get part 2 no rush just wondering

[@carl_andstuff]

@@Plumsforlife34 as far as I know, Rewrite is Springless s current focus right now. So even if we do not get a part 2, we might get something similar (and equally great) if the project isnt dropped.

[@AlonWoofPro]

I'll be honest, when Sonic.exe came out I felt like it was so terrible that I've finally outgrown creepypasta (I was like 18 at the time) but this is amazing and actually is making me reconsider. Very well done. Reminds me of why I fell in love with the genre in the first place.

[@alu2901]

Yeah, to be fair, the original Sonic.exe is bad. For some reason it still lives to this day, but as a much better product than the original.

[@AlonWoofPro]

@@alu2901 Yeah. My favorites back then was stuff like Haunted Majora's Mask or Lost Silver. Sonic.exe was just so cliche and silly to me, I can't believe it's still alive lol. I'm happy kiddos today are making better creepy Sonic stuff than that. Though a lot of it is still kinda cringe to me, that might be less about the quality/creativity and more that I'm a millennial and probably have outgrown it a bit. Maybe. Who knows. Either way this interpretation is actually creative and genuinely unsettling. I like it.

[@jurianllenylsimisterramero3899]

See many polygons in Sonic's head make me get out of the experiencia but the general environment is pretty cool.

[@heleno6917]

Playing as the all powerful demon is such a nice change of pace huh. Also Rewrite's icon looks like it has seen some shit, i love it.

[@fusserizer7027]

I was like "This is going to haunt my dreams" and then I actually did have a dream about it

[@logangoodwin451]

please continue this series, its so good

[@slidersides]

0:24 I’m kinda curious to know why the ring around Rewrite only has 1 wing instead of a pair of 2… does it symbolize something or is it just there?

[@Ronic333]

What

[@GhidoraTim]

He is just a fan of Sephiroth, ok!

[@omoribf]

someone stole 2nd wing

[@ShiningSupershout]

Well noticed, but probably he just thought it wouldn't be as cool to have 2 wings as it is having only one... But following this line, who knows? This could mean something...

[@glitchy3963]

It’s more likely like a facade, he knows and we know this isn’t “sonic” so he’s just making the game close enough to pass as a sonic game

[@beamster73]

Funny thing is, this would be really ground breaking if it came out in the 90’s

[@tailzgimer1726]

I love how Tails went out of bounds but then as soon as rewrite teleported him back he instantly bolted as if he knew that was going to happen

[@NexosOriginal]

When I was a kid, I used to play this game often late at night with my brother. Back in the day, we had so much fun! I wish I could relive those past moments... Thank you so much for this gameplay video, it brought me so many memories!

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

Sonic.exe but we're no longer the victims.

[@archieextra]

the drowning music is insane

[@Yoshistar.]

This feels like a lost prototype of an official game Amazing work!

[@Agent106_7]

me after killing my homie letting him drown: 4:25

[@ElMapache5451]

Something curious to remember is that when Sonic kills Tails they give him a red ring and in the FNF mod he has three. So it means that he will also kill knuckles and Eggman

[@eidkek]

​@@ElMapache5451 or knuckles and amy

[@Immm.mmnmm...]

@@ElMapache5451he already beat egg man it says it in the prologue you might see his dead body while playing I dunno

[@SnowyDreeumrr]

​@@Immm.mmnmm...eggman isn't dead if he was sonic would have gotten the first red wrist ring

[@Immm.mmnmm...]

@@SnowyDreeumrr my question is if you can read?

[@OhWolfieOhWolfie]

hi i like ur videos i think they're cool hi

[@Ghostlight2006]

Put it on itchio. It looks really cool can’t wait to play!

[@JohnZFisherman]

yeah he needs to release it soon

[@mammcgettie9780]

it probably won’t happen because he probably doesn’t want to finish it but that would be awesome

[@vongaming278]

@@mammcgettie9780I could see this being a big hit with lets players

[@omoribf]

​@@mammcgettie9780First of all, it's she, Second, she uploaded a video called "Angel Island", And added " Sonic.exe Rewrite" Playlist and there is the sonic gameplay video, so probably she will contunie

[@dr00pzz64]

idk why but since the thing is very old its disturbing idk why but its got the feeling especially at 2:40

[@jaydenwilliams7868]

So that's how rewrite got the rings cuz I wanna know how he got those rings 4:15

[@MyYTGotTerminated]

This looks awesome, I cant even tell if its a real game or your crazy editing skills.

[@HowwieZowwie]

He's just starring into my sould and looking at my pain. I LOVE IT

[@DienawbomberDienawbomber]

Bro this is how a human would look trying to spin dash💀3:50