Dimps or Sonic Team? Actually, “a Bit of Both”
Enough of a commotion has developed stemming from Tuesday’s news of Dimps listed as a primary developer for Sonic 4 that a Sega representative has gone on the record about it.
Sega of America Community Manager RubyEclipse made a statement Thursday on the official Sega forums, and clarified that while Dimps is principally working on the next Sonic, the Sonic Team is also involved:
So, is it just Dimps? Just Sonic Team? The answer is a bit of both:
Yes, Dimps is working on the game. But there’s actually more to it than just that: at the same time, we also have members of Sonic Team, including the original senior level designer from Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the SEGA Genesis working alongside them. It is most definitely a partnership, and the result of this teamwork is something many of us are excited for.
At this point, there may be more important things for Sega and fans to worry about than who’s developing the game. We will continue to keep tabs for you. Thanks to ThE InFoRmEr for letting us know of the update via our News Tips system. If you have news to share, be sure to share it with us by clicking News Tips at the top of every page.
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Get ready Tristan. By the time a Sonic fan reads the featured news, there really going to sweat alot.
This game can’t be screwed!
^ It already is, according to the play tester. It’s fucking Sonic Advance 2 on stilts with the worst jumping mechanics in the history of gaming, apparently.
Do yourself a favor and just give up on Sonic. The series isn’t worth shit anymore.
@Kits’Okami: “Do yourself a favor and just give up on Sonic. The series isn’t worth shit anymore.”
See, this is what I was talking about. This is the kind of attitude that results from distrust. Sega is finally trying to fix the franchise, and even the EMPLOYEES are sabotaging them. I reiterate:
“a good Sonic game will NEVER again be released if Sega’s OWN EMPLOYEES are pulling this kind of stuff.”
@Kits’Okami: Then what on earth are you doing here? And if you’re gonna troll, at least have the decency to be smart about it.
I’m beginning to suspect that playtest was about as real as the copy of Duke Nukem Forever sitting on shelf.
@Kits O’kami
Nice, simply fucking nice, some random guy says the jump mechanic sucks on the ALPHA BUILD I repeat ALPHA BUILD, of a Sonic game, everyone goes from “awesome this is gonna be great” to “OMFG THIS GAME IS GONNA SUCK BEACUSE SOME GUY WITH QUESTIONABLE RELIABILTY SAID IT WOULD”
It shit like this that just sickens me. no disrepect to the fans that HAVE a fucking brain and know that you have to PLAY the game before critisizing.
Seriously, it stuff like this that makes me think our fanbase is nothing but damn idiots.
@Crysore
I think most of the fanbase is nothing but damn idiots.
@iwh:…. i must agree.
luckly…that aint me.
“original senior level designer from Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the SEGA Genesis working alongside them”
senior level designer = TAKASHI IIZUKA
This game is doomed.
What the hell? Stop hating on Takashi Iizuka. The man in a genius.
He hasn’t even got much credits in the franchise lately except for a bunch of “Special Thanks”.
gh