Disappointed, the Sonic developers wonder what Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Armored Core 6 have that Frontiers doesn’t.
Published on November 10, 2023 at 7:20 p.m
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Sonic is 32 years old and still in the news. The films performed above expectations, Sonic Frontiers explored a new approach and Sonic Superstars gave a new twist to the 2D formula. However, the success of the games remains modest and developers wonder what is missing from their production.
Sonic Frontiers is a success, but remains in the shadow of its rival
In early May, SEGA announced that Sonic had become Frontiers the best-selling Sonic 3D with 3.5 million units sold in a few months. A nice success for the title that allowed SEGA to try a new approach. Sonic Frontiers is more open and focuses on action and speed, but also on exploration. A formula that could be improved, but which appears to be the basis for a new way of bringing the blue hedgehog to life.
For his part, Sonic Superstar fell in love with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, whose aura completely or almost eclipsed SEGA’s production. Recently interviewed by Famitsu, Morio Kishimoto, director of Sonic Frontiers, Sachiko Kawamura, producerwondered what the game was missing to be on the same level as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or even Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
What’s missing from Sonic Frontiers? Developers wonder
In words, translated from Japanese by Automaton, Sachiko Kawamura underlined his desire to go much further We are confident in this new approach and believe it is feasible. The duo thought so too The title was more successful outside Japan than on the archipelago. A fact that made them wonder what should be done to make players decide to purchase Sonic Frontiers:
What is missing ? What didn’t resonate with them? What did we miss when thinking about how to attract players? “If The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Armored Core 6 has something that Sonic Frontiers doesn’t, we want to know about it!” said Morio Kishimoto
The two games mentioned are obviously very different from Sonic Frontiers, and that’s true It’s surprising that the game’s creators would make the comparison. The only point in which the productions are comparable is sales. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is over Since its release, it has sold more than 19.5 million copies on May 12, during that Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon was approaching the 3 million markincluding 700,000 in Japan, a little less than a month ago.
In any case, It is the development team that has to find the answer to these questions, be it by thinking about what comes next or by consulting the different opinions, whether they come from players, the press or content creators. If you’re looking to pick up Sonic Frontiers, you definitely know that you’ll benefit from the overall experience The latest content update, The Final Horizon, was released on September 30th Latest on all platforms.
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