The player character insists on checking the trash bin in every car, insisting that there's always something in the trash bin.

Always Check Behind the Chair: Parodied.

At the end, the conductor promises the train that he will never forget their time together, and the Flicky that was powering it stays with him.

Alas, Poor Villain: The Mirage Express badnik was a unique intelligent model which only wanted to stay with the retiring conductor forever, and was willing to endanger others to do so via Eggman's 'bounty'.

Ageless Birthday Episode: Just like how Sonic Generations avoided bringing up Sonic's actual age, this game also forgoes any mention on how old Amy really is.

Amy is also very prominent as it’s her birthday, but does get ahead of herself and spend multiple train cars ahead of the player and Tails.

A Day in the Limelight: Tails is assigned the detective role, and takes to it quite well, becoming the character the player interacts with the most as he drives the investigation forward.The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog contains examples of: You can view the game's launch trailer here.

The game plays out like a traditional visual novel where you find evidence and interrogate characters for information, intercut with isometric running segments, framed as the player using their DreamGear console to help sort out their thoughts, which play similarly to the Special Stages of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

But as the game continues and you and Tails try to find the culprit, it quickly becomes apparent there might be something else going on. You play as a freshly recruited employee on board the Mirage Express, a luxury train where Amy Rose is celebrating her birthday with her friends, by hosting a murder mystery-themed party with Sonic as the chosen victim. It was developed by SEGA of America's dedicated Sonic social media team, led by social media manager Katie Chrzanowski, with assistance from a number of talented people, including members of the fan community. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a visual novel in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released on the PC exclusively through Steam for free on March 31, 2023, and April 1 in Japan and other countries.

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