Says Returning to 2D Sonic “Difficult From a Business Perspective”
A new, quick interview with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka published by Wired’s UK division alludes to a perhaps disturbing revelation: Without the boom of online distribution, there may not have been a revival of 2D Sonic.
“We have had the desire to create a new 2D Sonic game for quite a long time,” Iizuka claims in the article. “However, it was difficult from a business perspective, because we [had] many 3D Sonic games released. We were able to overcome this obstacle with the emergence of online distribution.”
Iizuka also feels the pain of many in the community who feel disenfranchised from the hedgehog they love, acknowledging the battery of poor scores many 3D Sonics of the mid to late 2000s endured.
“We are aware that there are titles that the audience and the development team were not satisfied with,” he explained. “I want to live up to…consumers’ expectations, by contributing more to Sega.”
Adding to that, Iizuka claims the expansion of Sonic characters was done “to create new gameplay and new product values,” in his words.
No clues were given as to what’s next from Iizuka or Sonic Team; the article is mostly insight on the emergence of Sonic 4 as a viable idea. But we normally don’t hear from Iizuka unless we’re close to something significant, and pieces are coming together indicating as much. Keep your eyes peeled, as we will be doing. Thanks to BlazerushDS for sending this in. If you have news to share, be sure to share it with us by clicking the Send News Tips link at the top of every page.
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Vulpine: “I am right! I’m the most glorious and revered human being on the planet! I’m never wrong! I’m always right! I never lose! I always win! I’m entitled to my own opinions just like you…so shut the f*ck up!”
@Sonic52789
Hmm…can’t tell if that’s a joke post or not. Seems too delusional and easy to mock for me to think it’s serious.
As for Iizuka, he still seems very out of touch. Capcom went back to 2D fighting roots with Street Fighter IV and they revitalized the entire genre. Nintendo’s had no trouble making big 2D entries in Mario, DK, and Kirby. And there are even retail games that brand new IPs and 2D but still get lots of attention like LittleBigPlanet. Not to mention the back the fact that Classic, 2D Sonic games are way more popular among the masses than the newer Sonic titles. If he and Sega still found it hard to go back to 2D console titles, then they must have quite a crappy business perspective.
I guess that’s why Sonic 4 turned out pretty mediocre. They clearly didn’t have the drive to do it, and saw the new downloadable service route as an easy way to squeeze it out. No passion.
Well….at least Colors was pretty good, so Iizuka’s 1 for 1. I still get the feeling that he’s going to botch the Anniversary game with yet another lame attempt to relive the Dreamcast days.
I love it how every time you get a chance Vulpine you prove you don’t listen to anybody and just post what you want so you can have another excuse to say you’re always 100% right every single time every day.
You will never be able to have a relationship with an attitude like this. Please grow up for the love of God.
@ChaoticFox
I do like to get rid of enemies as fast as possible, but isn’t that true to ANYONE in ANY game? And wut? I thoroughly enjoy platformers, they’re my favorite genre of games so I don’t see your point.
Since I play games, like, all the time I’d guess so. Also wut?
Actually, they kinda ARE just Retro fan complaints. Quite a few people outside of the Sonic fandom, and neutralists such as my self alond with Newskoolers, that I’ve seen enjoy the game. Plus the fact that I’ve only really seen Retro fans complain about this game. Oh and I’m not a casual gamer.
Did I ever say you guys hated it because it’s new? You’d have to be living under a rock to not know so. And see, here’s the thing. You guy’s reasons for not liking it much I get, but to complain about it like it’s absolutely the worst thing to happen to games since Big Rigs Over The Road Racing is what I DON’T get. I honestly respect you guys not liking the game, afterall, opinions are opinions. The overwhelming and, quite frankly, exaggerated hate for it is just absurd. To me at least.
Oh and cool insults bro.
@Monic.
Getting rid of enemies as fast as possible IS part of the point, but if you’re willing to sacrifice any and all CHALLENGE in doing so for the sake of speed, then you may as well just not include enemies in the first place. The pleasure in destroying enemies quickly generally comes from the knowledge that you avoided being set back by being hurt or having your progress impeded in some way. The homing attack turns every single enemy into a harmless stationary target with no other purpose than to give you an excuse to press A every now and then.
Never did ANYONE ever say it was the worst thing to happen to games. Just because we have a thorough and in-depth argument supporting our opinion does not mean we’re blowing things out of proportion. It just means we take the time to think things out beyond “I don’t like this very much”. You say you understand our reasons, and yet in every post before this you continued to use the phrase “I don’t get your complaints”. Make up your goddamn mind.
Also, don’t be silly. Of course there are people outside the fandom who enjoy the game. There are also people OUTSIDE it who feel the opposite. I’m not sure what you think you’re proving by bringing that up. Your comment that you’ve only seen Retro fans complain is more than likely bullshit.
If anything, you’re probably just labeling anyone who doesn’t like the game AS a Retro fan without actually knowing how old they are or what type of games they prefer. Then again, maybe you’re right. Maybe people who haven’t experienced GOOD platforming games before simply have no basis with which to judge this game on. Who knows.
If anything, the reason our hatred of the game is so outrageously passionate is because of how much we were LIED to during the PR hype-fest leading up to the game. If they had just released it out of nowhere, we may have just been disappointed and moved on… but some of us actually feel CHEATED by the complete and utter bullshit we were fed before the game’s release.
Also, let me just clarify AGAIN: just because we go to the trouble of explaining in detail what we don’t like about something… it doesn’t mean we stay awake all night thinking about how much we hate it, or that we’re secretly planning a to firebomb Sega.
Just because I enjoy debating and supporting my opinions doesn’t mean that I spend every second seething with rage over how much I dislike the game. My hate for Sonic 4 isn’t exaggerated in any way. It’s just well thought out.
I’m not stupid, and I did not write anything stupid.
are and did.
How dare you say things like that.
How dare you insinuate that I’m wrong.
I know what is right and what isn’t,
Clearly not
and I’m entitled to my opinions just like everyone else.
What ARE you talking about, nobody tried to take your mistaken, misinformed opinions from you, or said that you arent entitled to them.
They’re still wrong though.
Don’t reply to me if you’re going to be mean.
Only if you don’t reply to me if you’re going to be stupid.
Mellow out, dudes! What do you people care if the sonic team makes a few billion less than they did in the 90s? Since the games suck, you don’t have to buy them. No need to hurt each others feelings.
@ChaoticFox
If that’s your point, then it makes just as much sense as it did before. I don’t know what you’re trying to get at here.
And NEVER did I say you guys ARE saying it’s the worst thing to happen to games. I’m saying most(See: not you) ACT like it is. I’m sorry if it seemed like I was saying YOU were. Others…. Well, yeah. And not ONCE did I apply that phrase to the HA issue, and not ONCE did I say I don’t get ALL of your complaints. I said I don’t get most of them. HA being one of the few I understand, but don’t see why it’s hated to the extreme it is.
These people know what good platformers are. Most of them HAVE PLAYED Sonic 1-3 and enjoyed them. Just they didn’t hate Sonic 4. And no, it is not. I know what time period of Sonic games they like. It’s not hard to find people who like the older games only either.
Do you not know age doesn’t matter? I’ve seen multiple people who couldn’t be more than 11 years old who absolutely hate newer Sonic games. Again, most of these people HAVE played the original Sonic’s. They, like me and many others, enjoyed the game.
Well, it’s partially you guy’s fault. Sure they said it was like the classics, and in some ways it is(Some of the ground physics are similar), but do you honestly think they would/should have said that it was in very different from the classics, besides a few similarites, and you were all going to hate it? And most of you guys saw the game from begining to end, saw raw gameplay, trailers and read reviews that all showed the game in a very clear light, and you guys thought it was going to be crap, knew it was going to be crap, and saw that it was going to be crap (In you guys’ opinion at least) and you guys STILL BOUGHT IT. No offense, but I don’t think that is entirely SEGA’s PR fault.
And I know you guys aren’t obsessed with hating this game, and I’m sorry if it seemed like I was, but it’s not entirely terrible. I’m sure it has to be better than most of the Sonic games to come out recently. Right?
I bring up the age thing because it’s generally one of the distinguishing factors between retro and modern fans. You’re not gonna find very many ten year-olds who prefer “classic” retro games over the modern stuff. Sure there are some, just like there are probably some 30 year-olds who think Sonic 4 is better than Sonic 2, but you’ve gotta go with the majority if you’re gonna lump everyone into one category like “all you retro fans”
I knew from all the leaks and whatnot that the game wasn’t going to be what it should have been… I knew about the rehashing, I knew about the catchy but still sub-par music, I knew about the homing attack (which I still think is stupid and ruins the experience, but not enough to make me hate the game by itself)…
What I didn’t know is that it played as awkwardly and unpleasantly as it did. I wasn’t expecting a perfect Genesis port, but I was expecting something with a similar feel and with good level design, something it did not deliver. Those two shortcomings were enough to turn what could have been a decent experience into something I simply cannot stand.
A platformer with awkward controls and poor level design? It fails on the two MOST IMPORTANT levels for ANY platformer! How could I not hate it? Like you, platformers are my favorite genre. So I feel like it’s very fair to say that Sonic 4 is not a good one. It’s not just that it isn’t like the classics… it’s that it’s just not GOOD. I guess it’s knowing how SIMPLE it would have been to make it so that infuriates people like me.
@TruthWarriorX
You obviously suck and shouldn’t even be on this site. That is all I will have to say.
@Jumpluff_Prime
I will try to mellow out, but it’s hard to express my own views when these bullies gang up on me and say terrible things about me. I hope they will take your advice and learn how to leave me alone for a change.
@ChaoticFox
Uh, people like you are making the Sonic series worse, because you cannot accept what is called ‘modern Sonic’. It’s better to accept both Sonics rather then sticking to just one. It’s SEGA’s choice on what they want Sonic to be, not mine, and not yours. Get over it.
Vulpine, shut the fuck up about what you do not know. I have nothing at all against modern Sonic. I like his new design just fine, and I’m even a fan of a fair amount of the newer games. I’m not “retro-exclusive” I am GOOD GAME exclusive. I’m not gonna sit quiet while Sega releases terrible games and kiss their ass about it.
This has nothing to do with “classic or modern” fans. It has everything to do with what makes a good video game and what does not. I know you have literally NO concept of what this means, so I’m not even going to attempt to argue it with you. Instead, I’m going to kindly ask that you butt the fuck out of my conversations if you’re going to continue doing nothing more than making wild bullshit accusations that have literally no validity or relevance to the topic at hand.
You obviously suck and shouldn’t even be on this site.
Why not? Because I pointed out how absolutely ridiculous your argument was, and that made you butthurt? Ridiculous ideas are deserving of ridicule, deal with it kiddo.
but it’s hard to express my own views when these bullies gang up on me and say terrible things about me
Nobody ganged up on you, only pointed out that you said a lot of horribly stupid stuff, and used humor to ridicule some of your most pathetic arguments.
I hope they will take your advice and learn how to leave me alone for a change.
Only if you agree not to post anything dumb anymore.
Uh, people like you are making the Sonic series worse, because you cannot accept what is called ‘modern Sonic’.
No, it’s people who accept it who are making the series worse by supporting crap and preventing a return to quality. Because of people like you, Sega doesn’t need to make any effort or come up with good ideas in order to sell their games.
It’s better to accept both Sonics rather then sticking to just one.
No, it’s better to reject the one that’s ugly and inappropriate.
It’s SEGA’s choice on what they want Sonic to be, not mine, and not yours.
If everybody complained like they should, and stopped buying the crappy games no matter how bad they get, Sega would have no choice but to make the games the way they should be made. It’s because of people like you that this doesn’t happen.
You are the cancer that is eating up this series and this fanbase and forcing it to wallow in shame and ridicule.
Shame on you. As long as there are people like you around, good Sonic games will never get made again.
@ChaoticFox and TruthWarriorX
Cut it out, people. I’m not a bad Sonic fan. You just don’t agree with me. Just because I have different opinions then you two foulmouths does not mean I’m a cancer to this series.
@TruthWarriorX
Get off TSSZ if you’re going to flame at me, you buttface! God, you make me mad.
@ChaoticFox
It’s good to know that you respect modern Sonic, but you shouldn’t cuss at me about it and what my opinions are. Stop thinking me as someone who’s stupid and doesn’t know what the series. I’m smart, after all.
Cut it out, people. I’m not a bad Sonic fan
Yes you are, as its been demonstrated, and it’ll take more than any amount of “nuh-huh” to change that fact.
You just don’t agree with me.
Because you’re wrong and hamrful to the series.
Just because I have different opinions then you two foulmouths does not mean I’m a cancer to this series.
It has nothing to do with your opinions being “different” from ours. This has already been explained in detail, so I guess you’re too dumb to read.
Get off TSSZ if you’re going to flame at me, you buttface
I have as much right as you do to be here. In fact, probably more, since I actually support my points with real arguments instead of silly insults like “buttface”.
God, you make me mad
More like butthurt.
It’s good to know that you respect modern Sonic, but you shouldn’t cuss at me about it and what my opinions are.
People cuss at you because it’s the only thing that gets through your thick idiotic skull.
Stop thinking me as someone who’s stupid and doesn’t know what the series.
But that’s exactly what you are.
I’m smart, after all.
Definitely not.
Clear the air, everyone. No name calling and what not.
-T
I’m so goddamn confused. It’s like Vulpine is having imaginary conversations with me that I’m not aware of, and being offended by things I haven’t even said.
Is he really so desperate to play the martyr that he has to MAKE UP reasons to feel like a victim? Jesus Christ, I can’t handle this shit. I’m just gonna roll my eyes and move on. TWX, you’re fighting a losing fight. I suggest you do the same, for your sanity’s sake.
It’s like Vulpine is having imaginary conversations with me that I’m not aware of, and being offended by things I haven’t even said.
ALL Sonic fanboys are like that. That’s why it’s impossible to have a coherent, intelligent conversation with them. It’s called a “strawman argument”.
Is he really so desperate to play the martyr that he has to MAKE UP reasons to feel like a victim?
Yes. Trust me. I’ve got lots of experience with kids like these.
You can explain to them EXACTLY why they’re wrong until they’re blue in the face. But in their head, they block what you say, and replace it with some twisted reason they come up with.
Here, Vulpine thinks we’re saying he’s wrong just because he thinks differently than us. In his mind, this allows him to depict us as people who hate/bash/insult whoever thinks differently. It helps him to keep the illusion that it’s fair for him to dismiss everything that we’re saying, because, after all, we’re nothing but “close minded bullies who hate those who disagree with us”.
This particular fantasy is used very oftenby people who use childish, infantile tactics such as a the strawman, non-sequiturs, or meaningless statements like “it’s just your opinion”.
I’ve been dealing with this crap for a long long time. This is just sort of a shocking new low.
@TruthWarriorX
Shut up. What you say about me is wrong. I’m not (insert bad thing here). How dare you think that you’re better then me. You have no right here, so go away.
@ChaoticFox
For a change, stop cussing and saying bad stuff about me, and then I will leave you folks alone.
Shut up.
No, you shut up.
What you say about me is wrong. I’m not (insert bad thing here).
Yes you are, because I’ve basically just described exactly what you’re doing.
How dare you think that you’re better then me.
Because I have arguments that are actually intelligent and logically sound? In a discussion, the person who has that is better than the person who says “nuh-huh!!1″. So yeah, I’m better than you. And so is ChaoticFox.
You have no right here, so go away.
You… have no rights.. here..?
Wow, that’s so nonsensical that I don’t even know what to reply.
For a change, stop cussing and saying bad stuff about me, and then I will leave you folks alone.
People are saying bad stuff about you because you’re saying stuff that’s dumb. Stop, and people will stop pointing it out. Simple as that.
@TruthWarriorX
Why don’t you stop replying to me and this news topic already? You just have turned this discussion into a warzone (which is not my fault). You should never think bad stuff about me. I’m not a bad folk, and I’m not dumb either. Why the heck do you say so many terrible things about me, you persistent, dreadful pest? Get out of this site, and leave me alone. You and anyone else who trashes me are not better then me.
The admin (Tristan Oliver) told everyone to be civil here, remember? Even I understand and accept that and promised to be civil and not break the site’s rules. So stop turning this into an uncivilized mess, LieWarriorX! Nobody cares what you think of me! You just don’t even know who I am! You’re the one acting dumb, stupid and miserable here, not me! So stop replying to my posts you alien scum! Get out of this site and never return until you start behaving! Geez. You’re a butt with no life.
Why don’t you stop replying to me and this news topic already?
Same reason you don’t.
You just have turned this discussion into a warzone (which is not my fault)
Yes, it is your fault, you turned it into a warzone, not me.
You should never think bad stuff about me. I’m not a bad folk, and I’m not dumb either.
Yes you are, all the proof I need is in the above discussion.
Why the heck do you say so many terrible things about me, you persistent, dreadful pest?
Why don’t you stop being so dumb, you mentally challenged loser?
Get out of this site, and leave me alone.
It’s you who keep coming back and acting like a moron. I’m just pointing it out, with supporting reasons, and I have every right to do so.
You and anyone else who trashes me are not better then me.
In a discussion, the people with actual logical arguments are the ones that are better. So yes, I am.
The admin (Tristan Oliver) told everyone to be civil here, remember?
Yet you immediately started using crappy insults again.
Even I understand and accept that and promised to be civil and not break the site’s rules.
Except that you did
So stop turning this into an uncivilized mess, LieWarriorX! Nobody cares what you think of me!
You’re the one who’s responsible for this mess because of the stupid dumb statements you made. Apparently, you care what I think, and that’s enough for me.
ou just don’t even know who I am! You’re the one acting dumb, stupid and miserable here, not me!
I know you like to make dumb statements on the internet, which is what I keep pointing out.
So stop replying to my posts you alien scum! Get out of this site and never return until you start behaving!
Maybe you should take your own advice for a change.
Geez. You’re a butt with no life.
You’re just projecting your own flaws unto me.
As much as I like you, TWX, this IS quickly becoming fairly redundant and completely pointless.
I am ALL about bashing people in context while dismantling their arguments, but this has strayed so far off-topic that it’s literally just an internet cock-fight for the last word at this point. Save it for the schoolyard. There will be other opportunities.
@TruthWarriorX
Stop staying bad stuff about me and get out of here, immediately.
@ChaoticFox
Um, TruthWarriorX is the bad person here, not me. Sorry if this war has become pointless. I try to respect opinions, I try to stay on topic, I know the rules, I have done this before and I will do what it takes to have a peaceful discussion on said topic and not have to worry about starting any flame wars, but this idiot won’t give up bashing and saying really mean stuff about me by replying very hostile on all of my points. I am not what TruthWarriorX says, so don’t believe him. Just ban him already, please.
Stop staying bad stuff about me and get out of here, immediately.
No, not as long as you’ll keep making dumb and pointless posts.
Um, TruthWarriorX is the bad person here, not me.
No, it’s you who went off on unrelated tangents instead of actually defending your statements with facts, but I guess it can’t be helped since, after all, you’ve got absolutely nothing of value to say.
I try to respect opinions, I try to stay on topic, I know the rules, I have done this before and I will do what it takes to have a peaceful discussion on said topic
You disrespect opinions, you break the rules, dish out lame insults, make stupid non-sequiturs and strawman arguments that have nothing to do with the points your opponents have made.
I am not what TruthWarriorX says, so don’t believe him. Just ban him already, please.
You just want me to get banned because you know that my points were correct. You still haven’t defended anything you’ve said, all you did was BAWWW about people not giving any value to your opinions.
Opinions have no value by default, they only gain value when you properly defend them with logical arguments, which you still haven’t done, even after people have torn them to utter shreads.
As much as I like you, TWX, this IS quickly becoming fairly redundant and completely pointless.
I agree completely, it’s dirty work, but somebody’s got to do it.
I am ALL about bashing people in context while dismantling their arguments, but this has strayed so far off-topic that it’s literally just an internet cock-fight for the last word at this point.
Perhaps, but I don’t know why you’re telling me that instead of him.
Oh wait, I know, it’s because I’m an actual intelligent human being with a rational mind rather than a mindless drone like him. Ok, makes sense. But still, as long as he’s allowed to post, I should be allowed to reply to his nonsense. Pointless as it may seem.
@TruthWarriorX
Stop it. Stop it right now!! Don’t reply to me if you’re not willing to be nice.
You’re not correct, so stop staying all this bad stuff about me. That is insulting. You should be ashamed of yourself for saying that. Whether if it’s to me or anyone else who posts here. Heck, why don’t you just leave this website already, TruthWarriorX? You’re the biggest troll that I ever met on the Internet. What if all you say is just your own personal opinion? Nobody cares about what you say about me anyway. Doing dirty work is not acceptable, especially towards me because I don’t deserve it (I’m a nice folk). I hope your parents punish you and get you into trouble someday.
I’m not some dumb mindless drone for pete’s sake. I’m far more intelligent then you ever be, you just don’t know who I am. I also never get in trouble nor break rules so stop saying mean things about me. And I also read the whole article and all the comments before I post my own, too. The only reason why I get into flame wars is because of morons like you reply harshly to my posts, saying stupid stuff about me, bullying and being mean, when the fact is that I’m only expressing my personal opinions on the latest Sonic news and say what I think of the topic, and nothing more. To be honest, not everyone disagrees with me. I do properly defend my own opinions with logical arguments, and have a lot of value to say, but you’re just too much of an immature 1 year old baby who still wears his diaper, sleeps in his crib and needs to grow up to ever respect my opinions and understand what I’m saying (as opposed to me already being an adult who’s fully grown and has been playing video games since the 1980s). You’re the one who started this pointless flame war, not me. I just wanted to express my opinions and talk about the latest Sonic news here, yet you refuse to respect them because it shows that you’re a cruel disgrace to the whole human race who does not care for anyone but yourself and all the bullies who hate me and agree with you. And no, you’re not an actual intelligent human being. You’re nothing but a complete monster who needs to be slain. It really upsets me when you say bad things about me, such as saying that I’m something bad (which I’m not) or that you say that I’m stupid (I’m not), or that I lack intelligence or whatever good traits (which again, you’re wrong about, since I’m a smart folk that has many good traits), then you write really mean replies to all of my points, thinking that I’m wrong on everything that I say and that I lack a brain or something (which I don’t, because I have a brain, and it’s a smart one, too). God, you’re evil, TruthWarriorX. I hope that you die someday. You’re a huge insult to not just this website, but to the Sonic community in general. Your views are not going to help SEGA improve Sonic for the better. No matter how much you think they do, it’s not going to happen. Sorry kiddo, but that’s just the way it is.
You’re a brainless, spineless idiot, TruthWarriorX. Heck, your name is probably not TruthWarriorX at all, it is actually LieWarriorX if you keep being so darn mean to me. You are not a likeable human being. Heck, in fact, you’re disposable!
Right now, I am going to stop this argument and put an end to this darn thing before you buttmoron ever even writes another reply here for the millionth ever again. Because I am not going to tolerate you anymore. I win. You fail. The flame war is now over, so no more replies, here.
END OF DISCUSSION
Actually, you failed since the very beginning when you failed to reply to my post.
You’re a brainless child who is unable tor eply to anything without lame insults and BAWing out impotent statements like “respect mah opinionz”.
“Alien scum” LOL!
You are exactly like I described, all you can ever dish out are strawman arguments and non-sequiturs. You have never made a single statement that had any value whatsoever, and you are too blinded by your fanboyism to actually realize that everything you’ve ever written is completely worthless.
The real reason why you get into flamewars is because you’re an unthinking moron who prefers to wrongfully paint other people as bullies. You have convinced yourself that this is true, because you can’t bear the fact that unlike you, we’re actual intelligent human beings, and we have supported our statements with facts and logic, which is something that you are utterly unable to do for your worthless, misinformed opinions.
Since you can’t do that, you prefer to ignore what we actually say, and make up some warped reality that exists only inside your head, as ChaoticFox has rightfully pointes out.
Your views are the very reason why Sonic will never improve. Because there will always be fanboys like you, to love Sega’s crappy games no matter how bad they get. You are the cancer, the AIDS that is destroying this series, you are the shame of the Sonic community. As long as people like you exist, good Sonic games will never, EVER be made. You are destroying Sonic, and preventing it from ever getting better.
I hope you’re proud of you, you worthless, disgraceful excuse for a human being. You disgust me. You fail, you fail, YOU FAIL, then, now and FOREVER.
An eternal failure is what you are and all you’ll ever be. Chew on that when you’re enjoying your terrible games with their shallow gameplay, bad dialogue and hideous looking characters.
@Vulpine
*scoffs* YOU’VE been playing games since the 1980′s? I sincerely doubt it. You come off as some middle-aged kid who’s angry at someone he’s never even met before in his life. No reasonable, “fully grown adult” would make such ludicrous statements as ” you’re just too much of an immature 1 year old baby who still wears his diaper, sleeps in his crib and needs to grow up “. Who are you trying to fool? “I hope you die someday”? Everybody is going to die at some point in their life. Also, ” You are not a likeable human being”? For someone who’s 31+ years old, that’s not a very complex vocabulary. Sorry, but it’s people like you that shame the fanbase. I’ve been a Sonic fan since 1994 and have actually grown up with the first, memorable games and every game since. I’m willing to bet you were born either in the late 1990s or the early 2000s. You haven’t grown attached to Sonic. You’re probably one of those spoiled kids (ex:” I hope your parents punish you and get you into trouble someday”) who sits around and plays Call of Duty or Black OPs, just looking for another opportunity to insult someone because you think they’re inferior to you and don’t agree with you 100%. Kids are getting more selfish and egocentric. You’re just another point of proof of that. You seriously need to grow up and respect OTHER PEOPLE’S oppinions. And you talk about yourself as if you’re some perfect person that never does anything wrong, yet you’re pretty quick to pull the Martyr card. It seems like you’re doing this just to get people’s attention and feel sorry for you. This isn’t a stage and nobody’s falling for your act. So quit trying to follow up on the previous performance. Yet you seem to have this delusion that you are always right no matter what and that You “win” (yet more proof you’re a kid), so you never quit trying to prove your point. If you don’t like what people are saying, THEN DON’T GIVE THEM A REASON TO SAY IT. Quit telling people giving their honest oppinion to leave a site they have all the rights to stay at. Just one more thing: Try getting up off the chair, away from your computer, going outside AND GETTING A LIFE.
All this aside, I think it’s an awesome idea for Takashi Iizuka to be listening to fans, although if that’s the only way for the fans to be pleased, (by that, I mean by game companies just making games however they feel and fans and critics tearing it apart because it doesn’t meet their EXACT expectations [hence the sonic cycle X( ]) than it’s kind of sad : / I mean, people are doing right in telling Sega what they want, but they don’t need to be so harsh about it. . . All I know is, when you play a Sega game, ANY Sega game, no matter how “sub-par” it is, there will always be SOME point in the game where you stop and say “Woah!” Be it the CG graphics, the cutscenes, the boss battles, the voice acting, an event within the game, or even a particularly creative and amazing object in the game. Anyone who’s ever played a Sega game knows this. people are just so blinded by their fallen hopes, (due to such high expectations) that they fail to remember. Anyone remember Ristar? How about NiGHTS? Astal? Alex Kidd? That was breaking ground for their respective times; Sonic especially included. Sega wanted to branch out. They wanted to try out new ideas to please a certain side of the fanbase. They really do care for their fans, and they’re proving it even more now. They wanted to please all the fanbases, but that’s so hard to do. It seems fans aren’t even noticing Sega’s recent efforts to please fans. If you go to the facebook page where the teaser for Sonic Generations is located, you’ll find people complaining still. Really. Not to mention doubting that Sega can actually “make a good game”. There was one post that said “I don’t really like the fact that Sonic is wearing buckles. His first game he didn’t have them” Come ON. After all this time of denying that they would ever bring back the renowned “Classic Sonic”, (Which I, myself am quite surprised and pleased with) they went against all their better judgement, and brought him back! fans are still finding meager details to complain about. I’m actually surprised that people haven’t mentioned that the totem poles in the 3D Green Hll Zone don’t have their original design -_- But enough ranting. This is looking to be a prosperous time for Sega, Sonic Fans, and ultimately, the Sonic fanbase.
Now, granted, not ALL the fans are complaining. Most have been pretty excited to see what’s been going on at Sega and the recent games their making. It’s just a little disheartening to witness so many people complaining and picking away at all of Sega’s efforts and creations. Personally, I believe Sega is on it’s way to restoring it’s former glory. A time when Sega was cherished by all fans (except Nintendo XD). People need to have faith that Sega actually can “make a good game”. That there will never be another Sonic 06. that even if they haven’t been satysfied with Sega’s recent works, Sega’s on the right track at the very least ^^ But, to me, Sega is doing perfect on the path it’s going 
And I can’t wait to play Sonic Generations and other games in the future. Keep it up, Sega!