Bear in mind Sonic Chronicles: The Darkish Brotherhood? Perhaps you do not for numerous causes, however the DS sport was the primary ever Sonic the Hedgehog RPG — and the final.
Nonetheless, in a latest interview with Good Vibes Gaming, Sonic Staff boss Takashi Iizuka spoke about his need to make an RPG starring Sonic, admitting that he has requested himself “Why have not we completed a Sonic RPG in all this time?”. It looks as if Iizuka-san might need forgotten about Sonic Chronicles, however we’ll let him off — it was developed by BioWare, in any case.
Iizuka-san instructed Good Vibes Gaming that he “actually like(s) role-playing video games. The RPG format is plenty of enjoyable,”. And with the Sonic collection being over 30 years previous, Iizuka has been questioning why Sega hasn’t “completed a Sonic RPG”. He is hopeful, a minimum of:
“So I might prefer to hopefully work on a Sonic RPG in some unspecified time in the future earlier than I retire from Sega. However you understand, that is only a dream proper now… there are not any concrete plans at this level.”
The subject got here up as one in all Good Vibes Gaming’s subscribers submitted a query about Sega’s proficient RPG builders; Atlus, the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona developer is a subsidiary of the corporate, and RGG Studio — the workforce behind Like a Dragon (Yakuza) — is one other division inside Sega.
So it makes whole sense. Sega has a fairly good historical past within the style, too, with each Phantasy Star and the Shining collection being two of its traditional franchises, albeit the latter by means of publishing.
Sonic’s velocity may not appear suited to the methodical turn-based fight of a standard RPG, however we moderately preferred Sonic Chronicles right here at Nintendo Life. That stated, the broader vital reception wasn’t precisely glowing, so maybe with Sega and Sonic Staff on the helm, a second shot at a Sonic RPG may be rather more well-received.
Final summer season, Did You Know Gaming spoke to a few of the individuals who labored on the DS RPG, and uncovered some never-before-seen particulars on a possible sequel.