Sonic Superstars is shaping as much as be the most important Sonic sport of the yr partly due to the brand new 2.5D aesthetic for Basic Sonic. Nevertheless, Sonic Group suggests Basic Sonic’s new look could also be everlasting, as they consider pixel artwork will not be a viable type for Sonic in 10 to twenty years.
In accordance with a report from GamesRadar, Sonic Group artistic officer and producer Takashi Iizuka stated at Gamescom that Sonic Superstars is “an evolution of the 2D Sonic gameplay,” however would not consider that 2D pixel artwork will survive as a online game artwork kind for the franchise inside the subsequent twenty years.
This remark successfully throws chilly water at the potential of Basic Sonic followers seeing Sonic Mania 2 coming to gentle.
“[W]e have a look at the pixel artwork — it is nice — however once we take into consideration 10-20 years sooner or later, we do not suppose it is going to be a viable artwork type or presentation for our gamers,” Iizuka stated by a translator. “And to be able to advance and actually step issues up, we did wish to make it possible for we’re presenting one thing that 10-20 years down the highway we’re nonetheless evolving and creating new content material for.”
It is essential to notice that Iizuka-san’s feedback about pixel artwork not being a viable gaming artwork type solely applies to Sonic, not different video games typically. Pixel artwork sustained itself remarkably effectively in lots of indie video games within the final decade, together with 2064: Learn Solely Reminiscences, Useless Cells, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Freedom Planet, and extra not too long ago Sea of Stars and Octopath Traveler 2.
These pixel artwork feedback could also be stunning to some Sonic followers, given the wild success Sonic Mania gained when it first launched six years in the past, promoting greater than 1 million copies worldwide. However as with something, plans can change. Simply do not anticipate a Sonic Mania successor with stunning pixel artwork any time quickly.
As for Sonic Superstars, which is due October 17, try our first preview.
Cristina Alexander is a contract author for IGN. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like an enormous deal. Observe her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
