Sonic Team On Remasters: "If There's A Title People Like, We'll Think About It"

The genesis trilogy + 3D Blast in a high quality 2.5D

I'm sitting on my butt of 20+ years waiting for sonic adventures 3 or sonic adventures remake. at this point I don't care if they do it or not I have moved on, but for a while I really wanted that series to continue

Sonic adventure 1/2. Been waiting for this on switch for a very long time

The list of ‘Sonic games that people generally like’ is not as long as it could be… but it’s not zero either.

I wonder if the Adventure games will get a reboot… There are a lot of rough edges that would need sanding, but I’m sure there’s an audience that would lap it up.

The GBA and DS games often get forgotten, but there were some decent games there, too! Getting a ‘GBA collection’ or ‘DS collection’ with some bells and whistles might feasible, though… the fact they’ve been all but forgotten doesn’t exactly fill me with hope.

Ideally I would SA1&2, Heroes, Unleashed, and the first two Riders titles (not necessarily in this order mind) among many others, but I'm not holding my breath.

Give us Sonic Unleashed!

I would not mind a remaster of Shadow the Hedgehog. Not just a graphical upgrade, but also tighten up the controls.

Give us Shadow the Hedgehog! With all of the jank and glitchiness!!

I would like them to look past the sonic games and remaster Burning Rangers or Nights.

I’ve had a surprising amount of fun playing through Sonic 4 part 1 on Wii and have dabbled in part 2 on my Xbox. Perhaps a collection (just called ‘Sonic 4’) would be pretty good if it was a budget title. Even better if as part of it they tweaked the physics to be a bit more accurate to the classic games and Mania. For all the frustrations of the bosses at times, Sonic Superstars nails the physics so everything else in the game is good fun. Get Sonic 4’s physics up to par with Superstars and it would be quite a decent little sequel.

Sonic Adventure 1&2, Heroes, Shadow and Sonic 06 remakes.

Sonic R Remastered

Thinking back, I remember really having a good time with Sonic Rush on the DS. If they remade that game in HD, I'd possibly be interested

Remastered of Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 would be great.

I remember thinking half of Unleashed was sh*t but I played on Wii and only learned recently that apparently the 360/PS3 versions are different. That could do with a remaster. Also, the 3DS version of Generations. Criminally overlooked but a fantastic standalone project.

This is a great idea! Sonic Team can make remasters - less can go wrong, and then let's get someone else working on a new Sonic game - less can go wrong!

Win. Win.

I would LOVE to see the Rush games come back.. but I don't see how, unless the Switch successor has two duel screens, like the DS.

Still my favourite 2D Sonic's of all time.

Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 and Sonic Heroes should definitely be brought back.

@nessisonett Uh, no. The 3DS version of Generations is awful.

Sonic Heroes, please!

Sonic Unleashed please!!!!!

Remaster 06 but fix it.

I think Unleashed would be best for the next one considering the only modern hardware that can play it is Series X|S (it didn't even come to PC).

I think Sonic Unleashed probably makes the most sense

Luckliy, "...a game people like" is not a super high bar for Sonic fans. Crazies out there defending Unleashed, etc.
Edit: I wrote this before I read the above comments. Dear lord, what even are you people???

@vio I wouldn't say "awful". It's just a very bare bones game.

@vio It’s early 3DS and has better gameplay than the home console Sonic 4 games. Considering what they were working with, it completely succeeds as a 2D take on Generations with a decent selection of levels too.

We'll see how Generations go and then get back to you. Segas recent history with remasters is not great.

After Generations the main ones I care about are Adventure 2 and Battle.

In that case, make me a Remaster of Lost World, but replace Sonic with Zavok and the other Deadly Six. They are my favourite Sonic characters.

How about Billy Hatcher?

@NinChocolate we have sonic origins and 3dblast was bad even in the day. Impressive, but bad.

@RareFan how would that fit with the theming of a remaster?

@BoyfriendOfDeath that's not a remaster though?

Sonic tennis liked this game on ps3

I'll take a Remaster of "Sega R"

-Sonic Adventure Collection
-Sonic Lost Worlds (since no one had a Wii U)
-Sonic Advance Collection
-Sonic Rush
-Chaos Emerald Collection: 7 Bad 3D Sonic Games for $50

There you go, guys. It's all sorted out.

@LikelySatan Unleashed was great! The day stages were peak modern sonic.

@BoyfriendOfDeath The game isn’t really that glitchy. In fact, it’s one of the least glitchy games in the series, up there with Sonic CD & Knuckles’ Chaotix.

As for what I want remade… Storybook Duology.

@Kaiserthrkittyslave imagine, someone liking a Sonic game that another person has declared ‘a bad game’. That’s gotta be a new one..

Sonic Adventure 1!

@infernogott Damn bro! "Peak modern Sonic?!?" That's really harsh.

@NinChocolate @NinChocolate bad sonic games can be liked and do have cult followings (I personally have a soft spot for sonic R and Shadow the hedgehog) but it doesn't take away from the fact that some sonic games have flaws that I don't think a remaster could fix without it becoming a full on remake.

3D blast itself doesn't even have much in the way of content (destroy badniks, get flickies then sacrifice them to the gold ring at the end, all in an isometric perspective) which nowadays apart from die hard fans or people who are nostalgic about the old games I can't see getting any traction let alone time being spent on a full remaster.

Maybe as a playable Genesis game on Sonic X Shadow Generations it could be cool but I really don't see how it can be made into anything more than it is.

Dumb pr talk, I know most people here just want Switch support but the Sonic series has too many good, interesting games locked away, Generations has always been easily accessible thanks to the PC version.
I imagine many fans would not bother playing this game without access to the many impressive mods the PC version has. To me it's a game from the 'bare minimum' era of Sega. The levels are too simple, too easy, and too short.

If Sega really wanted to celebrate Shadow, they should've either:

A. Make an original game that isn't just a carbon copy of 'boost, win', even if the concept is visiting past stages. A lot of Shadow's past stages were action based not just speed based.

B. Port Shadow 2005.

C. Port Sonic 2006, what many consider Shadow's peak as a character.

@Kaiserthrkittyslave it’s okay. It’ll never happen anyway.

Sonic adventure 2 battle remastered please sega!!!!

@NinChocolate I mean yeah obviously but it's still fun to think about what they could add or improve, which sadly in the case of 3D blast I can't think of anything.

@Nintendomatt64 Even if it's only the chao garden I'd buy it in a heartbeat

@Kaiserthrkittyslave

I've wondered if it could work if they split off the Chao garden into its own spin off game. Something like Viva Pinata or Slime Rancher but with Chao.

Reuse the Sonic Forces character creator and then go live on 'Chao Island' explore the island and raise different Chao to unlock new areas find new fruit. Sonic & friends show up with their own Chao you can compete against in the races and sumo.

I think people might go for something like that I certainly would.

I never played the games. But when I was little, I used to go to my friend's house and they were playing a sonic game that had little pet monsters that you look after. I used to play that part of the game and enjoyed it. I never played the rest of the game coz I wasn't good at it haha.

You know, I actually liked Knuckles Chaotix and I'd like to see it again. It's too bad it wasn't included on Sonic Origins, but at very least it has the games awesome music in the sound library.

Obviously sonic adventure 1&2 remasters and Sonic Unleased (if they remove the awful werehog levels).

They know what we want. They just can't remaster the Sonic Adventure games because you can't improve on perfection.

The Sonic Adventure games have a special place in my heart. Those games were a big part of my childhood. Would love to see em get some modern polish, whilst keeping their bomb OST's and hopefully keeping the dialogue the same.

@Anachronism Or rather because they break those games each times they are getting ported.

@MirrorFate2 Exactly. That's fate punishing them for their hubris.

@LikelySatan Unleashed is possibly the most definitive 3D Sonic game, just without the warehog levels.

@Anachronism WHAT hubris?

Best of Sonic Advance would be amazing, maybe bundled with full screen versions of Rush 🤙🏻

But Sonic Funleashed (minus warehog) is a must

@infernogott 💯

@Yonisanu That is a really sad state of affairs.

@Druidsbrook stop you're making me excited for a game that may never even happen 😔. Hell I'd even be happy if they just slapped in on something like UE5 with improved graphics... I never really dabbled with the chao garden in depth but man did I not spend hours messing around in it.

@LikelySatan honestly, just watch the day stages and you'll see how comprehensively awesome it is: https://youtu.be/Ivqjq5iswNs?si=aneJ_gmiTLjVWXdM

I could make a joke about "If there's a title people like" but it'd be too easy.

More seriously, Unleashed could use a second chance at life, with totally revamped Warehog sections. And an Adventure 2 remake would be awesome. On the 2D side, an advanced trilogy collection, or a remaster of Rush / Adventure / Colors 3DS (with the terrible loot pacing in Adventure fixed) would be awesome.

Sonic R. That should be next. Everything else can wait.

I don't get how they're so willing to ignore the Adventure games.

@Yonisanu I don't like boost Sonic.

Their comment says it all.

@MirrorFate2 If I wanted to answer actual questions, I wouldn't have started off with an absurdly hyperbolic and factually incorrect statement.

Remake Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 with a better camera. That is all.

Huge fan of Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.

But Sonic Adventure 2 Battle remaster is a need!

Where’s my Sonic the Hedgehog movie adaption?!! 🤣 seriously though. Sonic Adventure 1&2, Sonic 3D Blast.

Honestly I just really want sonic unleashed. Mainly because I have the PS2 version and I want to play the “next gen” version.
OH and also do a sonic mania with project 06.

@LikelySatan oh well that's a crucial factor in your judgement then, but for those that think it works for 3D you can probably see the appeal of Unleashed

I just want them to get the real sonic 3 music in origins.

@Kaiserthrkittyslave

I had a similar experience I never managed to make a super chao but I loved all the ways they could transform!

The Advance and Rush series of the Blue Blazer were good playthroughs. Not sure what an actual remaster would serve in dishing out a fresh experience but I'd like to see collection, brush up HD, versions of those tbf. Adventure 1 & 2 are my primary most wanted switch or switch2!

Personally i want the black knight to make a resurrection, it had an amazing soundtrack and was fun to play

Unleashed (Both versions) and Black Knight PLEASE!!!

I recently got a 360 and played through 06. Man, that game had so much potential. If they fixed the many bugs and general brokenness of the controls, it could be stellar.

But it'll never happen, and I'm fine with that. Generations is still sitting unplayed in my Steam library, along with the other games that were in the Sonic Humble Bundle from a few years back. I would only want a remaster for accessing the games I can't already play - so Heroes or Shadow.

That sounds not true, how many times have people badgered them about sonic adventure?

Unleashed HD. It needs to be released - NOW! I never had either a PS3 or X360 (and never will), and it never had a PC release of any kind. I only played the Wii version with its own unique level layouts. Loved it, and always wanted to try the HD counterpart.

And I wouldn't be opposed to them doing the same with Sonic 06, provided they fix it. I never played it, and I'm certainly not in any rush to. I've seen enough videos of broken physics and faulty collisons to stay far away from it.

easily the Sonic Adventure Trilogy. Keep the Shadow content coming

Just a quick couple of questions for Sega: whatever happened with all those supposed upcoming non-Sonic IPs you hinted at at the beginning of 2023?

(Crickets)

What about all those other classic non-Sonic IPs you showed clips of earlier this year? The hints that more might even be on the way?

(Crickets)

Sounds like business as usual at Sega. Sonic, Sonic, and...oh yes, more Sonic, and very little else.

@Yonisanu The quintessential example of a successful boost Sonic looks like an on-rails runner, so no not really. I don't begrudge people enjoying the games. It's just funny how revisionist the fans are getting with what constitutes a good Sonic game. Personally I think that's a result of how bad most of the games are. No one knows what a good Sonic game looks like anymore. People love the characters and edgy, played out, 'tude, and that seems to carry a lot of awful games.

Sonic Adventure 1/2 combo pack with an updated Chao garden!

Sonic Adventure is IMO both most desperate for a proper rerelease and most deserving game in the series of an update. After that, I'd say Sonic Heroes. I didn't like Sonic Adventure 2, so I don't care what they do with that one. I haven't really played Unleashed, but if at some point they decided to bring that one back I'd probably be excited to try it out.

@LikelySatan for me it's about flow and momentum, and a richly atmospheric thrill ride. That's mostly what Sega is for me. So Sonic had always had teething trouble with 3D - and even modern 2D - not just for the glitchy fails but it's always torn between collecting and speed-running. Sonic Dream Team nails the entire experience for me, but the worlds don't make me gaga.

@Yonisanu I hope they nail it some day. It's honestly frustrating to me, as a big SEGA guy from the Genesis to the Dreamcast. My NES introduced me to games but SEGA made me obsessed with games. I see a new Sonic reveal and all of the promise and immediately stop myself from getting excited because I know they are going to half-ass it, no matter what. The boost games just play themselves imo.

@LikelySatan imagine putting Sonic in the hands of Nintendo.. that would guarantee something truly incredible. I bought an Apple TV just for Dream Team, I think you'll appreciate that is a great leap forward. But yeah I think with the thrill of speed it will always be hard for it not to play itself. The sweet spot is making the average player want to collect everything but still feel the momentum that only Sonic could achieve. Tricky!

Probably gonna go against the grain and say, maybe Sega should look at other series that isn't Sonic?

@Druidsbrook Same, and the singing they did in kindergarten was adorable... Guess I'll have to wait to play it on mobile....

@Arehexes I want a brand new project diva game so badly

Dear SEGA…can we think about NiGHTS into Dreams…because we have enough Monkey Balls….

Adventure duology of course is a top pick. But I think bad games would be more worthy of a remaster. Heroes and Shadow both could benefit by being remade with movement that isn't just "characters feet permanently replaced with ice cubes". The movement was atrocious in those.

Still, beyond that they should just give the P-06 dev the seal of approval and work with him, since he's turning chicken.... ahem, crap, into chicken salad with complete retooling of 06.

Other than that? The Advance and Rush games deserve a compilation. Maybe Sonic Battle too, just swap out the sprites for proper models (a solution for depth perception issues) and tone down the horrid battle requirements.