Another Sonic 25th Licensing Advertisement Has Surfaced

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1. More Adventure Teasing? I know this is just for companies and such, but that word has popping up a LOT lately.

2. SA 3 conspiracy plot thicknes…

3. Join the “Adventure”
   3 Sonics
   SA3 confirmed.

   1. I know right!? Come the hell on SEGA just show us the trailer!

   2. I know you’re joking, but you did make me wonder if they’d be crazy enough to do some sort of Adventure/Generations fusion.

      Maybe just in the sense that if we do get another Adventure, one of the play styles is classic side-scrolling, along with whatever else they do.

4. SANCI ADVENTUER 3 ESENTIULLY CONFURMD!!!

   Honestly tho, I love the triple Sonics art 🙂 Classic Sonic looks a little weird cuz they took the Generations image and just moved the eyes…but that’s just me. Eyes are everything in character artwork imo.

5. Man, I’d wish wish they’d put the 3 Sonics in the same game. Many people want another Classic/Modern team-up since Sonic generations five years ago, and many people feel that SEGA missed their chance to bring Modern and Boom Sonic together in the Worlds Unite comic crossover.

6. I’m putting my money on a Sonic Generation in the style of the Adventure series: 3 (4?) Sonics, each with his own story and playstyle. Hopefully we get an actual Adventure-style storyline and kickass music (Crush 40 never ever?)

7. It could be a completely different game not related to SA3.
   For all we know the game could just be called
   Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure
   so to separate itself from the original adventure titles.

8. Each Sonic could have two other characters with them as playable characters.
   Classic Sonic has Tails and Knuckles
   Modern Sonic has Shadow and Silver
   Boom Sonic has Amy and Sticks
   Whatever the case may be I just want to play as other characters!
   Don’t give me 3 Sonic’s Sega and then say “hey look everyone we gave you what you wanted multiple playable characters!”
   That would be one hell of a shitty move on Sega’s part!

9. And by “Join the adventure” we actually mean, just the try-hard comedy show where we stand around, make jokes that start out funny but get killed because they go on too long, and pretend we care about what’s going on for a bit before saying fuck it. Fight the final random Eggman robot and end the game. Wheee.

10. I’ll join the Adventure, as long as Boom Sonic is faaaaarrr off to the side and the rest of the REAL characters are in on the journey. And not like in Gens and Lost World, they gotta have some actual relevance to the plot aside from saying one sentence to Sonic and him just standing there.

11. Source?

12. As much as I would LOVE a 3rd Adventure game, I think it’s clear the anniversary title will be a 2D nostalgia trip. All the evidence points to a classic game. Those that think they’re connecting the dots to SA3 are grasping at straws.

    1. To be fair. There are a lot of Straws to grasp at. There’s always some claims that the next game is to be SA3, but there’s more this time than usual. Especially from official sources like Aaron Webber. Then again, he is a massive troll, so it’s not that concrete. Also, I don’t see why we couldn’t have 2 releases for the anniversary. A Classic installment for all those that got on board with the Genesis, and an Adventure style game for the rest that joined with SA2 on the Gamecube.

13. I would really love a Sonic Adventure 3, really really do but at this point I would be happy if they just take the franchise direction back at how it was before Sonic Colors and for the anniversary game to have (modern) Sonic and other different playable characters.

    1. Before Colors? Weren’t people complaining about Sonic back then too? lol Well then again, you said YOU wished, so you’re referring to what YOU like. That’s a valid preference then. =p

       1. I guess that people had to experience what it is to play Sonic games without any interesting storyline/characters/actiony feel in them (now with super sterile and super easy gameplay which has almost zero replay value) to know what makes a Sonic game a truly lasting experience. Now that these properties are missing, as more and more time passes, more and more people are feeling it’s obvious absence. This is why stuff like the True Sonic Spirit and the SA3 page are gaining attention slowly, but effectively spreading the message.

          They can’t sustain Sonic in his post-Colors form much longer.
          They HAVE TO tell us stories and HAVE TO make us care for their characters again or else what’s the point? The gameplay is boring and uninteresting, it has no challenge in it. Nowadays if I want to play a cool and awesome Sonic game I play either Devil May Cry 4 or Metal Gear Rising Revengeance which are having the same awesome concept bases and that’s good enough for me until Sega manages to realize their own ballessness. :/

          1. @ADVENTUROUS ANDREW Even besides Lost World we had Sonic 4.2 and Sonic Transformerd, both had nice sales. And if Lost World had boost gemplay none would mind lack of engaging story. Look at Generations. It has little to none story and everyone is (was) happy.

       2. They didn’t complained that much, aslo the fanbase wasn’t so fractured back, not to mention the games have has a steady decline in sales starting with Sonic Colors (Sonic Generations being the exception bc it has better content), so maybe the voices that complained back then weren’t really speaking on behalf of most of the fans as the sales can tell.

          1. @RAW

             Agreed. I know I wasn’t complaining because I was given awesome experiences since 2004, when I became a Sonic fan thanks to Sonic X and Sonic Heroes.

          2. If Generations is the exception then…. doesn’t that mean they’ve had a steady decline from Lost World to Lost World??? XDD You mean one game? lol

          3. @Axx

             Sonic Unleashed for Wii sold better than Sonic Colors, Unleashed wasn’t exclusive and got worse reviews than Colors AND just came out after 2006, the most logical explanation of why sold better? People liked it for its content even if the gameplay wasn’t that great, then Sonic Lost World came with its tight solid gameplay and sold way worse, then Sonic Boom came and since it didn’t have good gameplay nor content became the worse selling major Sonic game to date.

          4. @Raw

             You said a steady decline. I accidentally read I as “since Sonic Colors” which would mean that the except was the only real game between Colors and Lost World, thus the “Steady decline” would be Lost World to Lost World.

             But you said “starting with Colors”. So that means it went down with Colors, up with Generation, then down with Lost World. Sounds less like a steady decline and more like a fluctuation. And even then, like you were pointing out early, you can consider exclusiveness to that. Regardless of sales, you can look at the games and, preference or not, see that Unleashed onward is pretty good for Sonic overall.

             Though, I’m referring to “Sonic Boom” as separate from “Sonic”. It’s a Sonic Boom game, not a Sonic game. To me anyway. They’re not even developed by Sonic Team so it’s hard to compare and point fingers. Especially when made by people who are credible. It’s not that they can’t make a good Sonic game. There’s something stopping them.

    2. @KFARC

       I’m absolutely loving Transformed, but it’s NOT a Sonic game, BUT it IS what Generations should have been. Charming, awesome and captivating, easy to pick up, but hard to master.

       Sumo Digital has done a wonderful job! 🙂

       Sonic 4 Ep.2 didn’t have a hard time to offer a better experience than Ep 1, imo, as of Generations, what I stated before applies to it as well, no replayability, no challenge, no story to get me interested, the only reason that justifies it’s existence is the fact that ST recreated a few places from Sonic’s awesome past.

       Conclusion: The only thing that makes Generations cool is Sonic’s PAST, nothing else. The gameplay itself is boring.

       1. Yeah but… it’s modern and classic gameplay. I mean unless you never liked Sonic to begin with, I’m not sure how that works. O.0 The stage design was some of the best, using themed from the past staged and doing original things, being explorable even for Modern Sonic, branching paths, lots of platformibg for both, lots of speed for both… I agree on the story though. But I mean there isn’t the hugest story in the classics either. S3&K is probably the biggest for the classics when S3 and S&K are combined as a 2-part episode. Tho to be fair, what little story it had WAS more interesting. :p

       2. @ADVENTUROUS ANDREW I desagree. Generations, while it doesn’t have a good story as a whole, it has a nice events hapenig inside of levels. Each one shows, some kind of journey, unexpected twists (best example: that truck in City Escape, those saws). As for chalenge, main acts are chalenging on the first run. After then, you can master the level for S-Rank. Got it? Then you can colect Red Rings, some of them are pretty cleverly hiden. Still not enough? There are chalanges to win and S-Rank. You want some more? Maybe experiment a little more with skils. Some of them are fun to use. And after all of that, levels are very non-linear, and packed with little secrets, like those aditional routes in the begining of Chemical Plant. And you can tell that it is just a past. No. They buldied on the past to make something much better. And you don’t have to know the past to appreciate.

          1. @KFARC
             Yeah sure, slap a few saws on the CE truck and it’s instantly super original. Journey? Where? I guess there could have been if there was some story to begin with, but there’s barely anything at all, so nope, no journey there.
             I S ranked almost everything during my first run except for Planet Wisp and in some cases, the Hard Mode version of the bosses is even more easier than the Normal one. The skills COULD be an interesting addition if the base gameplay wouldn’t be super easy…for example…what the heck can I do with an “instakill” skill if I have to put considerable effort into hurting myself in most of the cases in the first place?
             They used their awesome past as a cleverly disguised excuse to hide their fear of originality. Both the 10th and 15th anniversary titles had much more interesting AND original content which only used vague callbacks to the past in clever forms. The hidden Green Hill Zone as a 100% bonus at the end of SA2 or Elise’s theme at the end of ’06, now those were clever and satisfying surprises indeed.

       3. I disagree, the gameplay IS fun. The only problems that Generations suffered from was terrible writing for the story, painfully short stage lengths, not enough content beyond the main experience, and a few technical issues here and there. The gameplay that is there IS good, and yes the past brought into the present is the main selling point of the game, but that doesn’t mean that the gameplay isn’t worth anything. Just because you find that you excel at it doesn’t mean that the gameplay isn’t challenging. I find it very easy to slip up on so many things if I’m not careful, especially if I’m trying to go for style. If the stages were longer the real challenge of the gameplay would be tested and demonstrated much better. Sonic Generations’ gameplay isn’t boring, it’s a really fun experience that gets cut off way too quickly.

    3. @ADVENTUROUS ANDREW Do not put ’06 into the discusion. I agree that SA 2 is far more original than Generations, but it still have enough changes to stay fresh. Narration in levels is riped out of context, the same way levels are riped out of time. That’s a nice thing. And I’m proud of you for the S-Ranks, but not everybody is you. Also, while SA 2 have nearly twice more stages, Generations have less linear design, extending play time. SA 2 have missions, but Generations have chalanges which are far more varied. So sumarisng: SA2 is more original, but Generations wasn’t even traing to be original. In therms of content, it’s about preference. Narration: not everybody need a big narration, sometimes smaller ones are fun as well. And about SEGA/Sonic Team fear of originality, I have three words: Lost World’s gameplay.

       1. @KFARC

          Remind me why I should ignore ’06 altogether if you’re bringing the “not everyone is the same” excuse to the table. ’06 had certainly brought the challenge factor to a whole new level, it’s set up so high that even after a decade I couldn’t get all of the S ranks there OR collect all of the silver medal things, because there are so many. Just as a side note: The Very Hard mode offers not only a bigger challenge, but a slightly unique experience as well.

          ’06’s storytelling is well paced DESPITE the fact that it has plotholes it’s still interesting, howewer the ordering of certain events is a bit awkward as with this storyline the game should have been called Shadow The Hedgehog 2 instead. I keep wondering what would have happened to the franchise if ’06 was actually finished and well received instead of this alphaish version we got.

          Sega certainly wouldn’t have felt the need to re-invent Sonic in the form of Unleashed, the Storybook series may have continued later on and all of the McNoseHair crap wouldn’t have happened. ’06 could have served as the springboard to an even more epic era of Sonic, but it never happened. 😛

          1. Why I want to keep ’06 out of the table? Because there are to many bad things in it. What wasn’t reused from SA/SA2 was copied from Final Fantasy. Story presentation is bad, from animation to voice acting. Gamplay is a mess. Yeah levels were a nice projects, but there are to many bugs. Most of the chalange came from here. Sonic’s story… Silver gameplay style… And I can go longer. Yeah, show me Shadow’s story, or soundtrack, or level design, but it does not change the fact that ’06 is a bad game. I will not judge the game for what it suposed to be but for what it is. I can talk about Generations, Unleashed, Adventure and Adventure 2, Classic Trilogy. I like those games. I love those games. For what they are, not what they should be.

          2. Hey, I for one am happy with what Sonic Unleashed did. It wasn’t so much as a “reinvention” as it was another evolution in the series, the same way Adventure did. It built on what worked in the past and emphasized more on the parts that really worked.06 would have been interesting if it had been handled properly, but as things stand now, I’m glad Sonic Unleashed became what it is. It’s the game that got me into the franchise in the first place, so yeah, I’m going to be a little defensive of it.

          3. @HERO

             Of course I love Unleashed as well, I have both versions of it and completed them numerous times. Howewer it was Sega’s “play it safe” attitude which ultimately castrated that awesome and challenging experience into something more easy and forgettable like Colors (storytelling castration), Generations (dumped down gameplay) and Lost World (castration overload a.k.a. the Ultimate Embodiment of the Cutesy McNoseHair Era, my personal “Dark Age”).

             They should have used Unleashed as a springboard to get back into the action and show that they CAN accomplish stuff if they want to, they shouldn’t have abused it up to the point when a new Sonic game is released and I’m just shrugging like whatever (Lost World).

             I’m still considering Black Knight as the last truly good Sonic game (truly good = gameplay is fun and challenging AND the story is interesting as well, presented in a captivating atmosphere with kickass soundtrack), I can only hope that the current thing that they’re cooking up will be good enough to change my mind as I’m more than ready to set my eyes upon something interesting that’s Sonic related already.

14. And cue Adventure fans in 3…2….O-Oh, they beat me here. 03o”

    Hey, I’m hopeful for Sonic Adventure 3 as much as the next guy, but I’m not going to go passing out hype train tickets to everyone everywhere every time I hear the word “Adventure” used with anything Sonic related. It’s just a catchy buzzword to use with Sonic. Yes, a lot of it has to do with how popular Sonic Adventure was, but it doesn’t necessarily guarantee a SA3 of some sort being the focus game of the anniversary.

    But hey, who knows? They still aren’t spilling anything yet. For all I know it might actually turn out to be SA3, and once again I will have the rare opportunity to both be proven wrong AND be happy about it at the same time.

    But all in all, I’m just hoping for a good game comparable in overall quality to Sonic Unleashed. Werehog or no (and I didn’t mind it that much) it probably had the best balance of amazing gameplay and well-paced story. Plus it’s what got me into the franchise in the first place, so needless to say it will always be my main reference point. Here’s hoping.

    1. I’m trying to remain as positive as I can be despite the fact that Sega is absolutely not giving me any reason to be at the moment.

       Still waiting for those concrete infos.

       1. That’s typically how the hype game works. Before you can dangle the carrot in front of the fans you have to make sure they can smell it first. Hopefully we’ll actually get to see something before the month is over, or at least get a more direct tease other than a bunch of numbers that we can assume is a date.

    2. And you shouldn’t. Cuz the word “Adventure” is also a WORD and could mean anything. It’s like if they used the world “colors” and everyone’s all like “SONIC COLORS 2 CONFIRMED???”

       Sometimes… sometimes people aren’t the brightest. .-.

       1. I don’t blame them. Some companies are real subtle about their plans and teases, while others are just painfully obvious. I don’t know which one SEGA falls under though, so for all I know this has equal chance of either being or not being a SA3. As long as it’s a GOOD game on all accounts and properly emulates the anniversary spirit, I don’t have a preference.

15. Sonic
    Adventure

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16. I think it’s obvious what this ad means: Sonic All-Stars World Adventure 3 Battle DX Rivals Unleashed: ZERO GRAVITY RUSH & Banjo-Kazooie Transformed confirmed for Nokia N-Gage. Can’t wait.

    1. Here’s hoping for a GBA port as well and if it’s not happening, we’ll start a petition!!!

    2. & Knuckles

17. You know what guys? I might have found another hint from Webber, one unwillingly given away XD

    You know how he loves making fun of every meme or common trait related to the fanbase right? Yet he has never made a joke about “SA3 confirmed!”, yeah I know about “Big fishing adventure” but he tends to be more straight forward than than like when bashing Sonic 2006, could it mean something Adventure related is really in the works or that’s just out of respect of fans?

    1. Good Point. Then again, I wouldn’t have pegged Aaron for the subtle type. and here’s all these cryptic hints he’s been giving us. It’s definitely something to keep in mind. But I’m not sure if it’s conclusive yet. We’ll have to wait see.

    2. Thats… actualy a valid point. I even remember (or just my memory sucks)him saying a joke like “HL 3 Confirmed” which was wierd becuase we it’s equvalent with SA 3. It’ readeble even for new fans, which he is atracting. Thats an interesting little thingy…

18. You know now that I think about it, the key thing about Adventures or the games in the Dreamcast era if you will was that each playable character had a different playstyle. And with the three Sonics we have right now, it fits perfectly, oddly enough.

    Classic Sonic for 2D
    Modern Sonic for 3D
    Boom Sonic for Brawling

    1. I’m cool with this. But can we at least have the non-Sonic’s do more this time? At least more than they did in Generations.

19. It can’t be! Sonic Rush Adventure 2 confirmed!!????? O:

    1. Sonic Rush World Adventure !!!

       & Knuckles
       (I had to)

       1. Wait… YOU’RE RIGHT! Referenced to Adventure and to S3&K… It’s like Sonic 3 & Knuckles! It’s not Sonic Adventure 3!

          It’s Sonic Adventure 3 & Knuckles!!!!!

    2. Why does nobody realize that they are obviously teasing the long demanded video game adaptation of The ADVENTURES of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon show!? It’s literally right there in the title and everything! At long last we’ll be able to see the beauty that is RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROBOTNIK in glorious HD 3D!!! >X)

20. Just sayin’… I was the one who first called this. Here’s hoping they also release Sonic Adventure 3 on PC! 😀

21. Ouch the edge is too strong with this one

22. Donnie, could you please moderate this inflammatory comment? Thanks!

23. I just want a good game.

    That’s it.

    1. ^This. 100% agreed!

       I again really wish the comments section here had an upvote and downvote feature like Disqus/Reddit. Sometimes the best comments are the most simple ones but they get buried under the meandering posts. And other times, we get spamtastic posts like the one by the troll at the very top of the page.

24. “join the adventure” … adventure….. ADVENTURE !!!!! TEASING SONIC ADVENTURE 3 !!!!!! yeaaaahhhhhhh :p Just kidding, but pretty sure some people will really think that ^^

    1. It is awfully funny that SEGA repeatedly mentioned Sonic Adventure in the Polygon article more than any other game. They went as far as mentioning it explicitly by name 14 times and bragged and focused a lot of the details and success of that game. I think it is very obvious they are setting the stage for an Adventure reboot/sequel announcement.

       1. Agreed. Considering all the teases, it’d be weird if it’s anything else.

          Whatever the case may be, I just hope the game(s) is/are good. Also those toys look pretty neat.

       2. Gene on Sonic Retro knows what the announcement it is and has outright stated that’s it not Adventure 3 “But it’s not Sonic Adventure 3. I’d be much more upset if it was”, they probably talk about Adventure more because the current Sonic Team is more closely related to that than the Genesis games.

          1. As much as I admire his efforts, Gene at Sonic Retro has gotten things wrong in the past. Just because someone at Sonic Retro says something does not make it an indisputable fact. As I stated previously there is now this and the Polygon article which is littered with talk about Sonic Adventure. I think this is more than a simple case of using a catchy word or riding on the glory days; this is an outright return to the Sonic Adventure series.

25. ………..so, I guess the bridge business isn’t doing too well for you then?

    1. You know, cause you’re being a troll and all.

26. Splash Hill Zone Act 1’s subtitle was “The Adventure Begins” therefore Sonic 4 was Sonic Adventure 3 and Episode 3 will be a 3D platformer but 80% of it won’t be 3D platforming but a bunch of random bullshit that was easy and cheaper to develop.

    1. Not quite, let’s not forget Sonic 2006, that was SA3 for some reason, then there was Sonoc Rush Adventure aka SA4, then Sonic World Adventure or as we know it in the west SA5 and finally Sonic 4 which is, obviously, Sonic Adventure 6, then could this mean…? Oh my God! Tails Adventure 2!!!!

    2. Nice strawman. I’ll be the first to laugh at you when you it actually is SA3.

27. Both of you need to calm down.

    1. So you’re not going to remove the abusive comment… but you’ll admonish the people responding to it? Wow.

       1. I keep them up for the record. That way, if people new to the site want to see how to follow the rules they can see it in the comments themselves. It’s something I learned from experience. I’d rather people learn what not to do than hide it.

          Also, I was telling both to calm down. The person who made the comment (who I banned after remembering previous comments they made) and the one who basically fought fire with fire.

28. I predict the next sonic game is:
    Sonic Journey.

    1. “Don’t Stop Believing” for the main theme.

29. Lovely. Good optimism. Thank you for your constructive input.

30. Booo

    We don’t need another Sonic Adventure. I don’t think people even realize why that was ‘the last good sonic game’ as they always claim.

    it certainly was NOT the gameplay, being forced to play as knuckles, or rouge, or eggman or tails was NOT fun at all.

    It was the last game to have any semblance of even a TEEN oriented design.

    the MOMENT they changed Dr. Ivo Robotnik into Eggman (Yes I’m aware he was always CALLED eggman in japan) Everything went downhill.

    Robotnik was an evil genius who enslaved half the planet and turned the majority of it into an industrial wasteland in his quest for world domination.

    Eggman… built 2 robots that bumble around like modern childrens cartoon gimmicks. Seriously that’s about all he has accomplished since then.

    We don’t need ‘adventure’ back.

    What we need is an adult villian for the adult fans so that Sonic can step up to the demographic he belongs in right there with the people who grew up loving him, and can’t stand him now because he actually got younger.

    1. You know what we also don’t need? The US adaption of a character that was serious yet had a goofy side but was changed into an overly evil one-dimensional villain that barely even resembles his original design.

       I’m all for making Eggman a more serious character, but let’s NOT use SATAM as a basis.

    2. Eggman seems to be the one thing they remain consistent about these days. He’s voiced well, fits the light-hearted tone they’re going for, and he only ever deviated with the SATAM stuff.

       Sonic was, is, and will always be, a franchise focused on kids. I feel you on the Robotnik we got as kids over here, don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved a properly terrifying villain…but that was never, ever the norm for the character. He bumbles around like a children’s cartoon because it is a children’s cartoon. You don’t but a blue hedgehog out front to cater to adults.

       All that said, I do feel there’s a healthy balance to be found somewhere with all the variations the franchise has given us. As far as story elements are concerned, I feel like the comic team is doing a really good job merging all the different styles while still giving an engaging narrative. Shows that the balancing act can work.

       …and I do agree it’s probably too late to bring Adventure back. Those games didn’t hold up well and being so long after they came out, that’s going after a very specific audience. An audience that didn’t save the Dreamcast. Certainly won’t keep them afloat now.

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