RE: Sonic Adventure Remake
Dopey > 01-10-2019, 01:29 PM
Well, I've already thrown in my two cents on this in the Discord, but for those who aren't a part of that yet, here it is.
I would like a remake of Sonic Adventure. New graphics rendered in Hedgehog Engine 2, new voice acting with the current cast, overhauled cutscenes, the works. I don't particularly want them to deviate from the original game, but like with most things in the series, I'm not opposed to anything until I play it for myself, regardless of how good/bad others are claiming it to be, so if they added some extra levels or touched up some parts of the game to improve them, I wouldn't have any problem with that. I would prefer if they went the Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty approach rather than the Ratchet and Clank approach, if only because:
A) I believe it would fit a game like Sonic Adventure better
B) I'm not prepared to think about what would happen if they changed anything about the core game. Like Holly said, the SA duology are incredibly precious to a lot of people and if Sonic Team did anything that would remotely change their clouded, nostalgic view of what they perceive to be "perfect" games, the fans would go mental and try to boycott the remake. If they're going to do this, they'll have to be very, verrry careful not to kick up a shitstorm.
On the topic of that, Sonic Adventure is one of my favourite games of all time, and even though I only played it about a year and a half ago for the first time, it's incredibly nostalgic to me. Even still, I would love to see the team try and bring this definitely dated game into the modern day, breathe new life into it and all that. If there's *one* thing I would insist on, it would be an ability to switch between the original and arranged soundtracks (if they decide to make a new soundtrack). This was something I was greatly thankful for in the FFX remaster. It's not that the new music was bad, far from it; I just preferred the old stuff.
Obviously I would much rather see them work on a new mainline Sonic game than a remake of an old one, but I'm not and wouldn't be opposed to the idea.
