Sega Hopes 2022 Sonic Game Lays the Foundation for Future Titles, Similar to Sonic Adventure 20 Years Ago - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 July 2021 / 1,972 Views
The Sonic Team leader and series game producer Takashi Iizuka in an interview with The Sonic Stadium said the upcoming 2022 Sonic game will lay the foundation for future Sonic titles, similar to how Sonic Adventure did 20 years ago.
Iizuka said the development team has spent a lot of time to build "something new and challenging" that will be felt for many years to come.
"The new title in development is progressing towards a 2022 release, so I can’t really call it an Anniversary title," said Iizuka. "However, Sonic Adventure laid the foundation for 20 years of Sonic titles after its release, so in the same way I really hope that this new title releasing in 2022 lays the foundation for the following future Sonic titles – that is the idea behind the challenge for the team."
"Since this title is still mid-development there is nothing I can speak to, but I did want to say that the development team has been spending their time to do something new and challenging," Iizuka added. "Through a lot of trial and error the team is looking to present to everyone a new Sonic game, and I hope your warm support of their work can motivate them to really deliver against that challenge."
The 2022 3D Sonic game is in development for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Sega is also working on the Sonic Colors remaster, Sonic Colors Ultimate. It will launch for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, as well as being playable on the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility, on September 7 for $39.99. A $44.99 Digital Deluxe edition will include extra cosmetic items, extra game music remixes, and launch earlier on September 3.
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I hope the next 20 years are a lot better than the last 20. Aside from Mania, I haven't cared about a Sonic game since the 90s. I used to try each new game out, but I stopped even doing that about 10-12 years ago. I got tired of being disappointed.
Chao Garden was cool i always got made fun of in High School for liking that part of sonic adventure
Eh, they didn't know what was good
I just want Adventure 3 or something similar. Actually, I just want Chao Garden.
So a foundation that will only be used for 2 or 3 games that just gets worse as it goes on, promising.
So no Adventure 3 or what?
What's Sonic 06?
It's called Sonic the Hedgehog and released in 2006 and is garbage.
Indeed, it is garbage. But basically all of the elements of the Adventure games are present in some form (multiple campaigns for a wide cast of playable characters, the basic mechanics of the game, lite RPG elements such as talking to human NPC's in large hub areas, the direct continuation of the story from prior games such as Adventure 1 & 2, etc).
It's like how Super Mario World is effectively Super Mario Bros 4, only in this case the game didn't turn out as well.
Lmao, I know, I was just trying to acknowledge that it doesn't exist in my mind, lmao
Here I am just waiting for the Sonic team to make a new Ristar game. ;-)
