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BioWare Shares Information on Sonic RPG

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-the-crazy-future dept.

Once again, it's not a strange dream: BioWare is making a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for the Nintendo DS. Since the announcement back in June there have been precious few details. Luckily, Wired's Game|Life had the chance to speak with BioWare's CEO Ray Muzyka and President Greg Zeschuk about more than just Mass Effect. They discuss the genesis of the game, the depth of the title's story, and a bit on what gameplay will be like: "Game|Life: BioWare's previous efforts have been for the PC and the Xbox (and now the 360 with Mass Effect). What is the appeal of designing for the DS? Ray Muzyka: The handheld group at BioWare is certainly very excited about the innovation that can take place on the DS platform. We're really innovating what a BioWare RPG is with this title - we're looking forward to offering new and unique ways to enjoy a fast-paced, story-driven experience with tons of exploration, customization and progression. We're very excited by the opportunity to use all the cool features on the DS, and to make BioWare's first handheld RPG, one with a lot of action too, since it's based in the Sonic universe!"

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  1. Um, sure. by Applekid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...it's based in the Sonic universe!

    How interesting. To me, the fun and quality of Sonic games are inversely proportional to how many characters they've added to its universe. So, the "Sonic universe," by it's very existance, makes me sad for the franchise.

    Sonic didn't take on extra story baggage nearly as elegantly as, say, Zelda, Mario, or even Jak and Daxter. And it's not something to be proud of.

    I guess it was just begging for an RPG, then. But with BioWare behind it, hopefully this could have the same splash that Super Mario RPG did.

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    More Twoson than Cupertino
  2. That was informationless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    According to the article, BioWare is going to be creating a Sonic RPG.

    And, well, that's it. I think I got that much from the title.

    They're not ready to talk details. They're not ready to explain what the gameplay will be like. They're not ready to talk about what characters are going to be in it.

    All they really said is that it'll be an RPG, it'll be on the Nintendo DS, and it will take place in the Sonic universe.

    Good to know, I guess, but that's exactly what the first article said. This offers nothing new! Unless someone can point to something I missed.

  3. Please let me play as Sonic! by Maul · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One of the reasons I enjoyed Sonic and the Secret Rings is because you
    PLAY
    AS
    SONIC
    the entire game.

    Limit the other characters to Tails, Knuckles, and MAYBE Amy Rose (being generous here) and leave the other characters out of the story.

    Please.

    If Shadow even so much as shows up....

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    "You spoony bard!" -Tellah

  4. The Parasitic Genius of BioWare by LKM · · Score: 3, Insightful

    N'Gai Croal has an interesting take on why Bioware would develop something like this. Here's the gist of it:

    The answer, we believe, can be found in BioWare's past; specifically, the company's careful and considered evolution from being primarily a developer-for-hire to the creator of its own original IP, soaking up as much knowledge as it could along the way, then fold that knowledge into brand new concepts

    So we can probably not only look forward to an awesome Sonic RPG, but also to a second, yet unanounced DS RPG from Bioware. Makes a lot of sense to me.