Could new Sonic game be most polished ever?

[beetleking22]

There has not been Sonic team game since 2013. Usually it takes sonic team Year and Half to make sonic game but this time It has been almost 3 years which is very interesting. Usually games are very polished when they have 3 or 4 years dev cycle.... What you think are we going to see most polished Sonic game this year? Would u like sonic team collaborate with Nintendo or Platinum games?

[Tad]

Neither.

I suspect it probably will be well polished though. I just hope it's core mechanics are good otherwise it'll suffer the same fate as SLW etc.

[Sharky]

I'm wondering if they've not been working on a new or vastly overhauled 'Hedgehog Engine.'

[Pao]

I'm wondering if they've not been working on a new or vastly overhauled 'Hedgehog Engine.'

Maybe actually UE4 since SEGA (Marza, to be exact) has been playing around with it. Even the Hedgehog Engine director has worked on those UE4 demos.

[FlareHabanero]

There has not been Sonic team game since 2013.

What is Puyo Puyo Tetris, Sonic Runners, and Puyo Puyo Touch.


(in before "I don't like them so they don't count lol")

[Tad]

I'm wondering if they've not been working on a new or vastly overhauled 'Hedgehog Engine.'

I kind of hope not. They could spend ages trying to retool and that takes time away from the overall game.

[Radrappy]

Guys come on this is Sonic Team.  Chances are theyve scrapped everything they spent the past couple years on and are now desperately trying to rush something out the door.

[Aki-at]

Just want to point out the gap between Sonic Heroes and Sonic 06 was three years too.

I mean I certainly do think there's a high chance this might be a good game but development time means very little without a good project management.

[FlareHabanero]

Just want to point out the gap between Sonic Heroes and Sonic 06 was three years too.

There wasn't any gap between those games.

[Mengels7]

There wasn't any gap between those games.

2006-2003= 3 years

[Radrappy]

Just want to point out the gap between Sonic Heroes and Sonic 06 was three years too.

I mean I certainly do think there's a high chance this might be a good game but development time means very little without a good project management.

this this this.  An amazing game takes proper leadership/direction not just time/money. 

[George]

I really hope they aren't spending years making another 'engine', why would you want to do that nonsense when you could SPEND that time and money making a polished game on a existing engine that does the same shit?

[Team Andromeda]

2006-2003= 3 years

Yeah but Sonic Team did make Shadow the Hedgehog as well as well as the Japan division making Phantasy Star Universe. All Sonic Team have done in the last 3 years is that pointless mobile game . This time it really looks like the team have had 3 years to focus on nothing but making a top Sonic game

[MykonosFan]

As much as Lost World left an absolutely neutral impression on me, I'd say it's a pretty well polished game on a technical level. I certainly had much fewer run-ins with bugs and other oddities during my time with the game. If the next one is even more polished I'll respect that. Very anxious to see what's up their sleeves this time.

[Mengels7]

Yeah but Sonic Team did make Shadow the Hedgehog as well as well as the Japan division making Phantasy Star Universe. All Sonic Team have done in the last 3 years is that pointless mobile game . This time it really looks like the team have had 3 years to focus on nothing but making a top Sonic game

True. My bad.