Hot on the heels of Atlus and its survey asking about your dream Switch ports, Sega has shared its very own set of questions in a bid to learn more about your gaming habits.
The company has published a survey made up of 20-or-so questions touching upon topics such as your gaming devices, favourite genres, and even anime. It's all pretty straightforward for the most part, but a question near the end invites you to write out any ideas you have on how Sega can "enhance your gaming experiences."
You can fill it in here if you're interested. The survey is hosted on SurveyMonkey, and you must be 18 or over to take part.
It sure seems like an ideal opportunity to get your views across and let Sega know which practices you do or don't like. If you wish, you're also welcome to share your thoughts with the Nintendo Life community in the comments below.
Thanks to Max for the tip!
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First order of business, stop adding characters to the sonic franchise.
Second order of business, don't go out of business.
More Monkey Ball! Renew that Dole license!
Well, gosh, I don't know, maybe make good games?
Games should be given away free. Stop being anti-consumer.
@TeamRocket47 They do.
Third order of business, don't listen, let alone ever apologize, to fans.
And as far as biased input goes, I remain the market for almost as many ports as you can dish out. New entries as well - in fact, while Sonic flagships make a pretty idle binge for me, (I haven't even played 3 yet), a new Sonic Pinball or a new Sonic RPG (I kinda doubt you'll revisit the once BioWare-helmed Dark Brotherhood subfranchise anyway) sound like something I could start - ergo, buy - a lot sooner. More single player Phantasy Stars would be neat as well.
Port MaiMai to Nintendo Switch.
Revive all old good franchises. Port and remaster everything by Atlus
It's a far fetched joke, but a fan can dream
Switch ports for Skies of Arcadia and Phantasy Star Portable would be a good start. Give Forever Entertainment the go-ahead to remake Panzer Dragoon Saga. Maybe a Switch port for Vanquish while you're at it? Or maybe give Nintendo the Shining license, allowing Camelot to make Shining Force IV?
Sega is home to so many classic IP that they just...don't...use.
I just have a Mario & Sonic Olympic Game on my Wii and some collection of I think arcade games on my Xbox that has some Sonic Games on it. So I don't think I'm very qualified to give advice to this company. (Not that they would listen to me away)
Honestly l don't know...I don't think l have answer for that survey
I wrote:
Continue Phantasy Star saga past Phantasy Star IV.
More fangames like Sonic Mania.
Release a:
Sega Mastersystem Mini/Classic
Sega Saturn Mini/Classic
That survey had a LOT of questions about anime
Stop trying to make Sonic games that try to copy Mario. Sonic at its best was never a copy of Mario, it was completely different. Work out how to make good modern Sonic games that aren't rehashes of the 16-bit era (Mania was good, but if Mario kept giving us more and more iterations of the "New" series without the innovation of Odyssey and Galaxy, a lot of people would have jumped ship by now) or copies of other games. Be inventive and creative. Preferably throw in some talent as well.
Step 1: Bring back Skies of Arcadia, or as mentioned above, at least port it to Switch. Preferably the Legends version.
Step 2: Bring back Ecco the Dolphin. In fact, hire Tripwire Interactive, the developers of the incredibly fun Maneater to develop a new 3D Ecco.
Step 3: See steps 1 & 2
Step 4: Make me happy by following steps 1-3
Bring back Comix Zone and Sub-Terrania. Modern sequels to those games could be amazing.
Revive more old franchises even if it means outsourcing them like what happened with Streets of Rage 4 and the Panzeer Dragoon remake
Also, make sure the development offices for Studio Zero don't combust instantaneously while working on Project Re:Fantasy
All I want from Sega is Sonic Mania 2.
4th order of business: ANNOUNCE A NEW SONIC GAME ALREADY!!!
Well l decided to take it and l felt like it was mostly focusing on anime xD Or is it just me...Surveys feel like forever. But it was very simple questions and l thought it would ask much more. Thank goodness it didn't
They had 23 questions but didn't ask me 2 of them. They probably had some question triggers just like the Atlus survey. Oh, and the "think fast" question was definitely programming people to put in Sonic, I mean, it worked on me, soooo.
In the end I portbegged more classic arcade games a la SEGA AGES, and classic SEGA racing games like OutRun 2SP.
@everynowandben They might as well have asked if we liked subs or dubs, lol.
I wrote them to re-release their arcade, master system, game gear, saturn and dreamcast games in modern consoles. Not that they will do it. Hopefully they will see what their old fans really want.
I would love a new Outrun, even without licensed cars.
I'd like to see all Shining Forces in a collection. And, yeah, continue with Phantasy Star (Turn Based).
If you have not played Phantasy Star IV, one of the best RPGs I have ever played.
Well a remaster of Sonic Adventure 1+2 has been something we've been asking for a long time. You gonna listen now Sega?
Make a good Sonic game, for once?
Give all your Sonic budget to Atlus, maybe it'll go towards a good game for once 😛
"Pretend that you still have a console that you're desperately trying to make relevant, and create the types of amazing games that you made during the Dreamcast's era."
Make good quality games like Atlus generally does and like Sonic Mania Plus. Of that level.
Think about why you became renound and think of that level of imaginative design and polish (for a new franchises you are thinking of).
Sonic and Sega All Star Racing Transformed 2 (lol). Remastered Monkey Ball 1&2 etc.
I said make more sonic games.
I said I'd like the Swtich Sega Ages range to continue but with Dreamcast games and stuff like JSRF/Super Monkey Ball. I said the previous range was fun but we have all played the old Master System and Genesis games so many times now.
I also said I'd like them to revive more of their old franchises instead of just focusing on Sonic.
@everynowandben And Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat weirdly?
I said that it would be cool to use sonic in an open world setting being able to traverse vast lands with his speeds would be euphoric, then having mission stages (like regular on rails stages) in the world.
I also said that it would be nice to have a perfect blend of speed and tight platforming like in adventure 2. Sonic has been always about speed but the platforming needs to be tight as well.
@Jayenkai I hope you sent that to them. That's a good one!
How about you stop rushing games?
I probably should have told them to discourage unofficial Nintendo sites to stop obsessing so much over Sega, but somehow I felt they might take my survey answers less seriously.
HD Monkey Ball 1 & 2. That’s all I need. Please and thank you
Don’t sell yourself to Microsoft.
They could work with FromSoftware to release an HD duo of the Otogi games, that would be a fantastic start.
Sell yourself to Nintendo that way I might see a decent 3D Sonic game in my lifetime
What's the point in asking if you DON'T LISTEN?!
Honestly I think simply bringing back more of their forgotten franchises like they did with SoR4 would go a long way. Sega seems to think the only IP they own is Sonic.
For example, how about remastering the entire Shining Force 3 saga and releasing them on Switch or... basically anything. Remaster Skies of Arcadia. Maybe do a Golden Axe 4? Do something besides Sonic.
If you can't make a good Sonic game, then just don't. Leave it to Christian Whitehead.
Focus on other franchises, like Streets of Rage, Phantasy Star, Yakuza, or heck, bring back Alex Kidd.
Just give us a Sega Dreamcast collection or maybe a Dreamcast Mini, getting tired of seeing the same oh Sega Genesis Mega Drive collection or mini time and time again. Let the 16-Bit rest for now and give us 128-Bit please.
I just want more Shinobi games man. Return Of The Ninja Master is one of my favorite games of all time.
Make better games! I really would love some more sonic games that are high quality.
Sonic Adventure 3 and make it good. Also bring Sonic Adventure 1&2 to the Switch. I would like Virtua Cop, Daytona USA and Virtua Fighter 2 on the Switch as well. AND one more thing please bring some more Saturn games to console. Maybe make a Saturn collection.
RELEASE MONKEYBALL 1 AND 2 ON SWITCH YOU COWARDS!
There. Glad I could have my say
I'd love a Mario and Sonic crossover game but please NOT Olympics or anything related to sports. Hopefully an actual game worth playing this time? I mean for example, Rabbids has less in common with Mario than Sonic does and yet Ubisoft managed to squeeze out a great crossover game. I don't see why the hell Sonic Team or anyone else at Sega can't do it.
Another survey, Sega? Just have to laugh at this point that they they still can’t figure out what they should do
That was a really odd survey. Like SEGA have a plan with Animé, but have no idea if anyone will like it. Then randomly ask what do you want from Sega to enhance Gaming.
Also the Sega and one word was bull, first thing that came to mind was Golden Ax but it's two words so i had to totally change it to the second thing, which was Dreamcast.
I also suggested they ditch Sonic as their mascot temporarily .
Support Atlus better.
Make a new Crazy Taxi, Jet Grind Radio, and Space/Planet Harrier.
Their sitting on a HUGE number of IP’s. They created a well received Sonic game in recent years. And they need to ask the people what they want? Good grief!
LESS Sonic, more other (classic) franchises!
@FargusPelagius I said Dreamcast too!
It warms my heart to see so many requests for classic dormant franchises requested. My two requests:
1) Get back into hardware design and manufacture. We need a new Sega console!
2) Take advantage of their vast IP library. Bring us Shining, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star, Panzer Dragoon etc. Join up with the original developers or competent dev teams if necessary, but make it happen!
Bring back Ages.
Release a Shenmue Collection on Switch.
Give us the original Sega Rally & Daytona on Switch
I want a new Sonic Adventure style game.
3 easy steps, Sega!
Step 1) Invent time machine.
Step 2) Go back to 1994.
Step 3) Do a lot of things differently thereafter (though not everything!) so that you could still be making consoles in 2021.
Sega stop neglecting your great franchises so much lol smh
Seriously though c'mon Sega... make a new Skies of Arcadia, Jet Grind Radio, Sonic Adventure, Dynamite Cop, House of the Dead/Ghost Squad, Virtual On, Virtua Tennis, Shinobi, Crazy Taxi etc. all on Switch! PLEASE & ASAP!
Also with Atlus... remaster/remake Persona's for Switch... Persona 3, 4 & 5, revive the Trauma Center Series (would be great now with the improved motion control tech of day), and make a new Catherine with more comprehensive dating/relationship aspects & less repetitive puzzles!
@Grail_Quest in the end i had 4 Dreamcast's, i enjoyed playing it so much, whenever a GD rom drive wore out i swapped it out for a spare.
I also put that they should concerntrate more on leveraging their older IP, and possibly a modest hardware entry that could play a variety of older Sega Games and several new ones such as Yakuza and the upcoming Phantasy star online episode.
@Bobb that's exactly what I said in the survey!
Sega's put out this sort of surveys before (such as in the menu of each Sega Ages title). The problem is that it seems to be pointless to respond; after all they canceled the Ages line and have never left their myopic focus on Sonic. IPs like Panzer Dragoon have to be licensed out to other developers, and Shenmue 3 had to have a Kickstarter to exist. The bottom line here is that Sega can only do this so many times before gamers call their supposed interest in our opinions a lie. They have only themselves and their upper management to blame for th eir company's being a shell of its former self.
Finished the survey, didn't take too long. In the question "How can we enhance your gaming experience?" I told them:
Phantasy Star 5, Shining Force 4, SF3 scenarios 1-3 ported and translated into English, Skies of Arcadia 2, SoA1 remaster, Panzer Dragoon Saga remaster.
Man, I wish Nintendo gave surveys
Phantasy star zero remake. Better controls, graphics, same console splitscreen co-op(2 players at least) as well as 4 players wireless local and wireless online.
Honestly, just keep doing you SEGA! But, maybe try something different with Sonic, I miss when 'the more playable characters, the better' was a thing.
They're too afraid of risk, and end up making bland junk like Forces.
If they keep going down this path the next Sonic game will have signboards every second telling you to go forward, and every level will be Green Hill Zone with a slight difference, if any.
Make a good Sonic game.
I said the previous range was fun but we have all played the old Master System and Genesis games so many times now.
@Clyde_Radcliffe Actually, I never owned a Sega machine and never once played the vast majority of games from those two systems before owning a Switch. And I'm rather far from being the only one; I must represent a number of demographic groups (such as - older than 25, OR returning to video games after a long absence due to Switch's convenience). I would be quite content to see more games from those two systems appear (from a well-curated list obviously).
my answer -
"Create games in legacy series that haven't had new games for a while, and give sequels to games that never got one, especially Billy Hatcher !".
DREAMCAST MINI...
...Or ports to the switch either one would suffice.
1. Saturn and Dreamcast minis. For my mini collection.
2. Saturn and Dreamcast collections for PS5 and Switch. Both consoles can emulate the hell out of those machines.
3. A new, big budget single player Phantasy Star game. Actually I would be ok with a ground to sky remake of Phantasy Star II. It’s by far the hardest to go back to (it’s still a great story but the gameplay has aged horribly). And I mean with the production values of Final Fantasy VII remake. Expand the story; a lot of it was cut after it moved from the Master System to the Genesis halfway through development.
@daisygurl Your comment has been Reported. I'd quit now with the bigotry, if I were you.
I once again put my support behind mainline Persona on Switch. I also requested for Valkyria Chronicles 2&3 to be ported over to Switch and for them to make a new VC game(VC 5).
How about listening to the people asking for Skies of Arcadia Legends HD? Or bringing back other legacy titles, like Billy Hatcher, Super Monkey Ball 1+2 (independent of Banana Blitz's sales), Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Heroes?
still upset about the Sega ages line ending so My list is long!
Outrun 2
Virtua Cop 1/2
Crazy Taxi
Virtua Fighter series
Power Drift
Daytona USA
Sega Rally Championship
Scud Racer
House of the Dead series
Jet Set Radio
Zaxxon
Virtua Tennis
Nights into Dreams
Sonic Adventure series
Carnival
And a ton of others!!
A new Ecco the Dolphin game would be fantastic.
Well we can start small. How about a better sega ages collections. Like some am2 and am3 games that never got a console release....TO THIS DAY! How about some of those ps2 Japan only sega ages collections that never got a world release. Let's start there and build up!
on switch
@RA1NMAKER In recent memory they've also published/licensed:
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Hatsune Miku games
Streets of Rage 4
Two Point Hospital
Sakura Wars
Judgment
Shining Resonance Refrain
Space Channel 5 VR
Football Manager
All the Atlus games
Valkyria Chronicles
I get that these are mostly games that veteran Sega fans probably don't want, but to say they only make Sonic and Yakuza games is willfully ignoring their other releases.
Let the team behind IDW Sonic write the story for the games, and put the IDW characters in the games
it can easily be summed up in four words:
GIMME SKIES OF ARCADIA
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