Sonic 3. Exe E | Knuckles
When Knuckles reaches the summit, the game doesn't end with a boss fight. It ends with a choice. The screen displays two options:
The final confrontation takes place on the crumbling remains of Sky Sanctuary. There are no rings to collect. The player must navigate Knuckles through a gauntlet of "Soul" versions of Tails and Sonic’s friends—gray, lifeless husks that scream digitised white noise. Sonic 3. EXE e Knuckles
Which should we describe in terrifying detail? When Knuckles reaches the summit, the game doesn't