Sonic The Hedgehog is one of the most iconic characters in gaming today. However, his “reach” in terms of genres that he’s partaken in is far more limited than his Nintendo rival. Sure, he did the “2D and 3D-style platforming” that he’s known for, and even did some racing games over the years, not to mention teaming with Mario at the Olympics a few times, but that’s pretty much it. That has gotten into the head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, who mentioned that he really wants to bring Sonic and his crew into the RPG space.
This came from a chat with Good Vibes Gaming, where he noted:
“Personally, I really like role-playing games. The RPG game format is a lot of fun, and I’ve even thought to myself, ‘You know, for the past 30 years we haven’t done a Sonic RPG.’ And I’m questioning myself, ‘Why haven’t we done an Sonic RPG in all this time? How have we gotten to 30 years with no RPGs? So I’d like to hopefully work on a Sonic RPG at some point before I retire from SEGA, but you know, that’s just a dream right now… there are no concrete plans at this point.”
The irony here is that while Sonic Team didn’t make a Sonic RPG, one does exist. Bioware, during their prime, took a stab at it with Sonic: The Dark Brotherhood. It wasn’t the biggest success, so it didn’t get a sequel. But, if Iizuka wants to take another stab at it…why not? Also, Mario has had SEVERAL RPG adventures, including the upcoming Brothership title for Switch!
