- "We took the best of what we know from those games [Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank] and applied it to what works for Sonic canon"
- "It was important to make sure that it feels like a Sonic game."
- "Speed is an important aspect of it, but exploration, combat and the strong narrative of the storyline are very big aspects of the game, more so than I would say in the past."