Sonic Superstars is aiming to place a contemporary spin on the 2D roots of Sega’s hedgehog mascot, as the sport mixes the standard gameplay of the basic Genesis titles with 3D fashions and environments. Speaking to GamesRadar, Sonic Staff head and Sonic Superstars producer Takashi Iizuka mentioned how the extra fashionable graphical method knowledgeable the design of the sport and is a extra “viable artwork type” for the long-term way forward for 2D Sonic video games.
“We take a look at the pixel art–it’s great–but after 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 defined. “And in an effort to advance and actually step issues up, we did wish to ensure that we’re presenting one thing that 10-20 years down the highway we’re nonetheless evolving and creating new content material for.”
Earlier Sonic video games with a pixel artwork type paying homage to the Genesis video games have typically been better-received than their 3D counterparts, with titles like 2017’s Sonic Mania and 2018’s Sonic Mania Plus being a number of the best-reviewed video games within the franchise. Whereas pixel artwork is perhaps on its means out at Sonic Staff–or probably reserved for Sonic video games the place that creative choice is best suited to a specific project–other video games with a retro design are nonetheless making waves.
Sq. Enix’s Octopath Traveler video games cleverly mix pixel artwork with a 3D method that enhances that blocky aesthetic, and Sea of Stars, a non secular successor to SNES JRPGs like Chrono Set off, just got off to a big start. In different Sonic information, Sega introduced at Gamescom Opening Evening Stay that The Ultimate Horizon, the final replace for Sonic Frontiers, can be obtainable on September 28. That is one other free replace that provides a brand new story, extra playable characters, and additional challenges to the 3D Sonic sport.
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