Sonic Team Aware of fan interest in Sonic Adventure 3, but doesn't want to take the series backward just to satisfy fans

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^ on the flip - There is a huge negative sentiment around the Adventure era. Sonic Team took tons of heat for multiple play styles, to many characters, edgy tone. Dont pretend it was all roses. I would not be shocked if there was negative sentiment in regards to Adventure inside SEGA.