SEGAbits: "In February 2007, Sonic the Hedgehog was still fresh in the memories of Sonic fans. Yet they already had a new game to play in the form of the Wii exclusive Sonic and the Secret Rings. Secret Rings was a radically different kind of Sonic game, featuring on-rails play and a heavy emphasis on motion controls. Secret Rings had been championed the previous year by journalists as a Sonic game that was actually good, that took a radically different approach to the formula to solve the franchise’s problems. What gamers actually got was a mixed bag of great and poor design decisions that was still a huge step up from Sonic 06, and would start Sonic on his slow, winding road to recovery."
Worry not, Sonic fans; more 2D Sonic adventures may be on the way.
That's according to Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto, who hinted that 2D fans can "look forward" to new side-scrolling games alongside the franchise's more contemporary offerings, most of which have been 3D.
Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka considers 2022 'The biggest year in Sonic history', pointing to numerous games, films, and TV shows.
During a recent interview, Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka shared the dev team's philosophy on catering to player freedom in Sonic Frontiers' gameplay.
@ title!!!, ya its picking up the pieces alright...."AT A SLOW PASE!!!" Just go back to the old 2d games!!! this last one was somewhat good!!
SEGA just look at Rayman Origins a true 2D oldschool platformer learn with that.
Its really nice to see these colorfull games.