Sega Axes Jobs & Games

[Hyro-Sama]

Sonic Colours is not even close to a Sonic Adventure 3.

Anyway, why does Sega have to foucs on Sonic? What about Shenmue? The cliffhanger is so annoying. Just make the last damn game and give the story a proper conclusion.

 

[Hadrian]

i think they should just stop making Sonic games the thing is pretty much a death franchise that die back in 2002

It's like they all got knocked in the head and forgot completely about what makes a Sonic game great.

Well the main people of Sonic Team are no longer in Sonic Team, that and Sega Techinical Institute did a lot of work on Sonic 2-Sonic CD.

As much as I enjoyed Colours and Generations, they were still "press one direction and jump a bit". Episode 2 from what I've seen looks to revisit some of the gameplay from Sonic 3/ Sonic & Knuckles though.

Sonic Colours is not even close to a Sonic Adventure 3.

Anyway, why does Sega have to foucs on Sonic? What about Shenmue? The cliffhanger is so annoying. Just make the last damn game and give the story a proper conclusion.

Sonic sells, Shenmue doesn't. Also Shenmue requires a lot more money to be developed. a 3rd game would need to be bigger, prettier and all that and Sega could not possibly make any profit on it unless they downsize it massively.

 

[prowler]

Anyway, why does Sega have to foucs on Sonic? What about Shenmue? The cliffhanger is so annoying. Just make the last damn game and give the story a proper conclusion.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say SEGA does not want a Mass Effect 3.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Sonic Colours is not even close to a Sonic Adventure 3.

Anyway, why does Sega have to foucs on Sonic? What about Shenmue? The cliffhanger is so annoying. Just make the last damn game and give the story a proper conclusion.

Sonic sells, Shenmue doesn't. Also Shenmue requires a lot more money to be developed. a 3rd game would need to be bigger, prettier and all that and Sega could not possibly make any profit on it unless they downsize it massively.

I guess. Something should be done so that the series and the fans can have some type of closure though.

 

[Foxi4]

Sonic Colours is not even close to a Sonic Adventure 3.

Anyway, why does Sega have to foucs on Sonic? What about Shenmue? The cliffhanger is so annoying. Just make the last damn game and give the story a proper conclusion.

Sonic sells, Shenmue doesn't. Also Shenmue requires a lot more money to be developed. a 3rd game would need to be bigger, prettier and all that and Sega could not possibly make any profit on it unless they downsize it massively.

I guess. Something should be done so that the series and the fans can have some type of closure though.

We already know the ending to the series.

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On a serious note though, starting a game series by establishing that there are supposed to be 16 parts to it was unrealistic and silly in the first place.

 

[Gahars]

Freaking aye, Sega! That's not the way you turn a profit, just start releasing better IP's and you'll be fine.

Because it's just that simple.

Oh, Sega. Whatever happened to the days of "Sega does what Nintendon't"?

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Freaking aye, Sega! That's not the way you turn a profit, just start releasing better IP's and you'll be fine.

Because it's just that simple.

Oh, Sega. Whatever happened to the days of "Sega does what Nintendon't"?

Still living up to it, yeah?

Bowing out of the console game
Making games for other systems

 

[finkmac]

i think they should just stop making Sonic games the thing is pretty much a death franchise that die back in 2002

It's like they all got knocked in the head and forgot completely about what makes a Sonic game great.

*Cough* Generations *cough cough* Colours *cough* They're on the right track now. I do admit that every single release for the Wii was rather unpleasant, with Unleashed as their saving grace minus the night time levels. Don't get me started on 2006... I... don't want to talk about it. That game makes me physically ill.

It seems most people on these forums are looking at the SEGA from 3-4 years ago…

 

[Foxi4]

i think they should just stop making Sonic games the thing is pretty much a death franchise that die back in 2002

It's like they all got knocked in the head and forgot completely about what makes a Sonic game great.

*Cough* Generations *cough cough* Colours *cough* They're on the right track now. I do admit that every single release for the Wii was rather unpleasant, with Unleashed as their saving grace minus the night time levels. Don't get me started on 2006... I... don't want to talk about it. That game makes me physically ill.

It seems most people on these forums are looking at the SEGA from 3-4 years ago…

When you get a "good" name, it's all dandy. When you get a "bad" name though for multiple screw-up's, it follows you around.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

i think they should just stop making Sonic games the thing is pretty much a death franchise that die back in 2002

It's like they all got knocked in the head and forgot completely about what makes a Sonic game great.

*Cough* Generations *cough cough* Colours *cough* They're on the right track now. I do admit that every single release for the Wii was rather unpleasant, with Unleashed as their saving grace minus the night time levels. Don't get me started on 2006... I... don't want to talk about it. That game makes me physically ill.

It seems most people on these forums are looking at the SEGA from 3-4 years ago…

The only reason people tout Generations and colors as good games, is because compared to everything else after Adventures 2, it DOES look like a good game. In reality, when standing by themselves, they're not shit, but they're still pretty mediocre games.

 

[Foxi4]

The only reason people tout Generations and colors as good games, is because compared to everything else after Adventures 2, it DOES look like a good game. In reality, when standing by themselves, they're not shit, but they're still pretty mediocre games.

1. Adventures 2 is my *favourite* 3D Sonic game, especially the Battle edition.
2. Colours are genuinely good, even for non-fans.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

The only reason people tout Generations and colors as good games, is because compared to everything else after Adventures 2, it DOES look like a good game. In reality, when standing by themselves, they're not shit, but they're still pretty mediocre games.

1. Adventures 2 is my *favourite* 3D Sonic game, especially the Battle edition.
2. Colours are genuinely good, even for non-fans.

Mine, too. I'm still waiting for a game to step up to Adventure 2's level.

 

[Foxi4]

The only reason people tout Generations and colors as good games, is because compared to everything else after Adventures 2, it DOES look like a good game. In reality, when standing by themselves, they're not shit, but they're still pretty mediocre games.

1. Adventures 2 is my *favourite* 3D Sonic game, especially the Battle edition.
2. Colours are genuinely good, even for non-fans.

Mine, too. I'm still waiting for a game to step up to Adventure 2's level.

They really had a pleasant and interesting story to tell with numerous plot twists, but the moment they killed Shadow, they killed all possible extensions to the story. Reviving and cloning him over and over is just obnoxious and annoying, they should make up their mind... and for god's sake, they should stop with the angst already - he wasn't originally like that, he was a really likable character and a worthy oponent for Sonic. Now he's a whiny brat.

 

[Heran Bago]

Shenmue 3!!!

 

[yuyuyup]

None of yall know what you're talking about, sega just needs to drizop a Billy Hatcher sequel

 

[MelodieOctavia]

None of yall know what you're talking about, sega just needs to drizop a Billy Hatcher sequel

Good god, I completely forgot about this game. This was a classic!

 

[triassic911]

The only reason people tout Generations and colors as good games, is because compared to everything else after Adventures 2, it DOES look like a good game. In reality, when standing by themselves, they're not shit, but they're still pretty mediocre games.

1. Adventures 2 is my *favourite* 3D Sonic game, especially the Battle edition.
2. Colours are genuinely good, even for non-fans.

Mine, too. I'm still waiting for a game to step up to Adventure 2's level.

They really had a pleasant and interesting story to tell with numerous plot twists, but the moment they killed Shadow, they killed all possible extensions to the story. Reviving and cloning him over and over is just obnoxious and annoying, they should make up their mind... and for god's sake, they should stop with the angst already - he wasn't originally like that, he was a really likable character and a worthy oponent for Sonic. Now he's a whiny brat.

I agree. If they killed him off, it should have stayed like that, or at least make a better plot twist out of it. Cloning him again & again made the plot they have built dwindle down.

 

[Zekrom_cool]

This is like a domino effect happening. GAME, SEGA! What else can happen???????????

 

[Hadrian]

This is worrying:

"any currently announced game that isn't included on the Sonic, Football Manager, Total War, and Aliens franchises will not be published by SEGA"

I guess Anarchy Reigns will need a new publisher.

Seems really stupid, its not like Sega had a loss last year...it just didn't make as much as it thought it would. If anything they should be try to get some new developers.

http://gonintendo.co...story&id=174699

 

[TripleSMoon]

Make Sonic Adventure 3, problem solved.

You mean Sonic Colors?

Eh. I personally wouldn't consider any of the post-SA2 games to be true SA sequels... not that none of them were good, but there was a certain gameplay and story progression to the SA titles that future titles just didn't have (actually playing individually as Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, and at least a few other characters, for starters).