If they add dating elements to it, and a custom character like Forces, it’ll send the Sonic fandom into a meltdown and make Sega $1T.
In all seriousness, I’ve been writing off Sonic Team for years because they’ve been unable to put out a good game with a winning franchise like Sonic. The best game in decades is still Sonic Mania. Then, they released Sonic Frontiers, which while all over the place in terms of theme, storytelling, and mechanics, actually had solid gameplay in the open world segments! They ditched many of the on-rails aspects and removed such a heavy reliance on homing attacks to make for poor physics. They then absolutely fucked it with the mini stages that reverted to form.
I don’t wish retirement on anyone, but something really needs to happen at Sonic Team to bring the franchise back into winning ways. At this point it’s close to being like Pokémon in terms of mediocrity, gaslighting, and general toxicity. There IS the ability to make a good Sonic game, and the ability to return the series to its roots without gimmicks or throwing whatever they can at the wall to see what will stick. I’m all for a Sonic RPG, but at this point I wonder if it’s for the good of the series or because Sonic Team just wants to slap Sonic’s face on something else…
If they add dating elements to it, and a custom character like Forces, it’ll send the Sonic fandom into a meltdown and make Sega $1T.
In all seriousness, I’ve been writing off Sonic Team for years because they’ve been unable to put out a good game with a winning franchise like Sonic. The best game in decades is still Sonic Mania. Then, they released Sonic Frontiers, which while all over the place in terms of theme, storytelling, and mechanics, actually had solid gameplay in the open world segments! They ditched many of the on-rails aspects and removed such a heavy reliance on homing attacks to make for poor physics. They then absolutely fucked it with the mini stages that reverted to form.
I don’t wish retirement on anyone, but something really needs to happen at Sonic Team to bring the franchise back into winning ways. At this point it’s close to being like Pokémon in terms of mediocrity, gaslighting, and general toxicity. There IS the ability to make a good Sonic game, and the ability to return the series to its roots without gimmicks or throwing whatever they can at the wall to see what will stick. I’m all for a Sonic RPG, but at this point I wonder if it’s for the good of the series or because Sonic Team just wants to slap Sonic’s face on something else…