Yeah, especially SXSG had a huge budget after the success of Sonic Frontiers.
Unlike both Sonic Forces and sonic Frontiers which were made in a tight budget, SXSG should go out.
Not only that, but what bothers me to this day was that owners of
Sonic Generations Collection were not given a discount, or the choice to buy Shadow Generations separately.
While Shadow Generations was its own game, it's around ¾ the content of Sonic Generations, but I still had to pay full price for both games, despite already owning the original.
And for what? Because ian Flynn put his pen to the script? The few chao to collect? If you're going to have chao, might as well have Dreamcast Sonic!
My ideas for Sonic GenerationsIf the new Sonic Generations would've introduced Dreamcast Sonic and have third acts for each stage, then I would say it is more worth buying Sonic Generations all over again for it. (Even if these new acts just recycle content from the other two acts, it still be something. Sonic Adventure 2 had a
Green Hill stage that they could've based Dreamcast Sonic's
Green Hill act after.)
And if the concern is Dreamcast Sonic looking too similar to Modern Sonic that it be confusing, well, I would propose these changes to Dreamcast Sonic:
- He would be a darker blue than both Sonics.
- Middle-size between Classic and Modern Sonics.
- Have a more rounded body, but lankier limbs. (Perhaps thinner upper-arms and thighs)
- His quills would be slightly jagged, emphasizing the poly-limit of the Dreamcast console.
- While his eyes would look like Modern Sonic, still has that "shine" that Yuji Uekawa applied to Sonic's eyes in Sonic Adventure art.
- He would exclusively wear the Grind Shoes. While he only wore them in the one game, they were still iconic for the time.
- He would be exclusively voiced by Ryan Drummond. Perhaps contract for exclusivity for the role.
The particular last two choices would make Dreamcast Sonic stand out more to Modern Sonic.
My ideas for Shadow GenerationsIt would've also made sense if Shadow Generations had "Dreamcast Shadow" as a partner of sorts to Shadow. I imagine the glint of light at the "death" of Shadow in Sonic Adventure 2 was actually him falling into White Space. There he meeds his future self. I can imagine Dreamcast Shadow being somewhat like Shadow's inner-child. Shadow has moved on from his trauma, while Dreamcast Shadow is happy to see Maria again. Maybe Shadow grows a bit jealous how Maria seems more friendly to Dreamcast Shadow than he is to him. Things like that.
Meanwhile, Act 2 of Shadow Generations stages could be for Dreamcast Shadow that straight-up recycles Dreamcast Sonic's gameplay.
I mean, the Act 2s were already side-scrolling stages anyway as if made specifically for Classic Sonic, what was the point of that?
If we ever get Adventure game remakesAs of now, I don't think Sonic Team are interested in remaking the Adventure games or catering for Dreamcast-era fans. To be fair, I wouldn't want a new Sonic Adventure game where Sonic Frontiers gameplay is mandatory for it when I'd rather have the gameplay provided in the original Dreamcast games. That said, if we had "Dreamcast Sonic" and "Dreamcast Shadow", I would feel more confident in Adventure remnakes if they were the starring characters for the games, over Modern Sonic and mandates expected for him. Sonic Team could try and get as much of the Dreamcast-era voice actors for the roles as Dreamcast-versions of characters as possible (perhaps Sonic X voice actors taking roles for characters that cannot reprise roles)
But as much as I would like a remaster of Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, or a brand-new Sonic Adventure 3 game, I don't feel confidence in current Sonic Team doing so. Especially given they'd rather make Classic Sonic games over anything for Dreamcast-era fanbase.
