| BrainBoxLtd said: See's, that's what I don't understand. I understand that Sonic DOES still sell and earn SEGA money despite what's happen to it. I understand SEGA will want to keep releasing Sonic games as like as it earns a profit. I don't understand the need to keep forcing the same team to make these games if they both don't have a passion for it, and their games are generally not well received. What's wrong with someone other then the Sonic Team making the best Sonic games? "Sonic Team" is just a damn name. Is it really just some sense of misplaced pride that SEGA's keeps making Sonic Team make Sonic games? Dimp's version of Sonic Unleashed was reviewed slightly better. Despite their version just be a downscaled port of HD game, they were complimented for better level design, less useless narrative, and better controls during the Werehog segments. Why not just let Dimps or even some other company (other then BioWare) make Sonic games, and let the Sonic Team make something else? Dimps themselves already made Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, which received pretty good reviews. If it's a matter of branding, just buy Dimps and rename them the Sonic Team. (After Mario and Sonic Olympics they surely can afford it.) It just doesn't seem worth maintaing such a shallowed fracture image to keep forcing Sonic Team to do Sonic if they are as suggested sick of it. |
Actually, it's not pride that leaves Sonic Team making Sonic games: the "Sonic Team" name is nothing more than a marketing gimmick, invented just a few years ago. By this point, there are few, if any, people left on the team who made the Genesis games.
But I fully agree with your points. I would just break the contract with Sonic Team if I was Sega. And if I was Sonic Team, I'd seriously consider finding a way to break away from Sega entirely, and either go independent or find someone else to latch onto. The problem for Sonic Team, of course, is the bad credit environment makes going independent tough, and their portfolio won't interest what few publishers are looking for more partnerships.
