After Sonic Mania's success, SEGA must be watching the reception to Sonic Forces very closely, especially with it releasing on all 3 consoles. If it tanks, will SEGA stick with 2D Sonic from here on? What if people like it - more 3D Sonic games?
What's the best option for Sonic's future?
The divide between both iterations of Sonic is now reaching spin-off territory, and the way Sega is handling it is both a blessing and a curse.
Game Rant Writes "Sonic Forces is now five years old, and while it has plenty of flaws, there are things the 2017 release handles well enough to affect future games."
Sega aims to release 2D Sonic games alongside the 3D ones each year, but it's questionable how the company plans to continue this trend.
Sega is never going to stop producing 3D Sonic games even of this one tanks critically, which I doubt it will
Here we go again.........
Sonic Mania has decided tjat already.
Next fan made game will be Streets of Rage Mania
just make a game where Modern Sonic travels through dimensions and meets all his incarnations, from Underground and Boom to Riders and Unleashed. Implement 3D and 2D running levels as the standart and bring back some new levels based on the gameplay of those previous stuff. As sh*t as those games were, it would be fun to joke around it like Sonic Boom the show does!
Why cant both continue? I will stop buying if it goes full 3D again.