Well, it won't matter anymore. Turned out the leak isn't true. Sonic Heroes Remake was "considered", not "developed".
But who knows if SEGA would change their mind someday.
If I was Sonic Team, or the very least had the opportunity to drop at least a suggestion that Sonic Team will guarantee listen to, my suggestion would be SXSG would be the absolute ideal opportunity to introduce "Dreamcast Sonic" as well as third new acts to the nine stages to accommodate Dreamcast Sonic's action-adventure gameplay.
In introducing Dreamcast Sonic, this will...
- ...allow even more fresh content into Sonic Generations. Dreamcast Sonic along with Shadow's content would practically give a third or twice as much new content added to Sonic Generations.
- ...allow Sonic Team to see how the audience will take to a Sonic with a more dated gameplay without compromising Modern Sonic's reputation.
- ...introduce GenZ Sonic Fans who never played the Dreamcast games to this style of Sonic gameplay without confusing him with Modern Sonic and his gameplay (even if most zoomers have played the digital re-reeases) without contradicting Modern Sonic's established gameplay.
- ...if Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 will get remastered, wouldn't Dreamcast Sonic be ideal to star in this games over Sonic himself?
But not only would I suggest Dreamcast Sonic for SXSG, but I would also advice to Sonic Team that if they were to remaster the Dreamcast-era games then they should plot out a campaign strategy in development and marketing for all the Dreamcast-remasters collectively than just one at a time. Things like:
- If Ryan Drummond and the Dreamcast-era voice-actors will reprise their roles, but their managers or actors unions ask for specific conditions or payments over Roger Craig Smith and the Modern-era voice actors, then Sonic Team should carefully plan the contract for what number of games they will voice for and for how much. The contracts may not offer employment with Studiopolis to the Dreamcast-era voice actors but, like a Work for Hire contract, can offer a "lent" position for a set number of games for a set price. Still likely be more pricey than what Studiopolis gets, but it would only be for a few games and promotions agreed upon which would be worthwhile for the Dreamcast-era fans.
- How much content will be "recycled" for development between games. For example, I wouldn't oppose if a remaster of Sonic Adventure 2 reused programming, character models and assets from Sonic Adventure 1 as long as the remaster is faithful to the stories and locations. This is the same for whenever or not Sonic Team would release a Sonic Adventure 3. I would not oppose if they recycle it from Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 as long as a new story is told. I don't think recycling content from past games is a bad thing and can save time and money in development as long as the game is finished and enjoyable. (I think Sonic Forces could have saved a lot of development time and get better results if Sonic Team simply recycled it from Sonic Generations.)
- What other promotions and side-features this Dreamcast-remaster campaign would have as well as it's cost. For example, would there be a "Chao Adventure 3"? How would it work? (I like to imagine Chao Adventure 3 a satnav mobile game like Pokémon Go!), Will retro-bit offer Dreamcast controllers for promotion? (Or the very least, Dreamcast-style Saturn Pro Controllers.)
So yeah, if Takashi Iizuka genuinely-truly does want to remake the Dreamcast-era games someday, it would make sense if Sonic Team carefully planned out all those games under a marketing campaign than just individually one at a time. And establishing Dreamcast Sonic to star in those games would allow these Adventure remakes to be as "major-side games" as Sonic Mania, Origins and Superstars are with Classic Sonic without causing too much confusing with Modern Sonic's current style.
I do love the light color approach.
The warm lighting amongst the train interior is both comforting and nostalgic.
Well, he is the licensing and partnerships director.
It's his job to boost the company's and the franchises' image to make more licensing partners.
Let's just hope those licencing partners can't google.
