LeadingMan Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Official Press Release. (Copied below) SEGA ANNOUNCES BIOWARE WILL CREATE SONIC ROLE PLAYING GAME FOR THE NINTENDO DS SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (June 21, 2007)—SEGA© of America, Inc., SEGA® Europe, Ltd., and Canada-based developer studio BioWare® Corp. today announced a partnership to create a new video game based on the classic SEGA flagship icon Sonic The Hedgehog. The exact name of the game is undetermined, and it will ship in 2008. "BioWare is one of the hottest names in RPG development in the world," said Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. "Everyone at SEGA has huge confidence that Sonic is in the safest of hands, and that BioWare can create the ultimate handheld RPG experience for gamers of all ages." BioWare is the award-winning independent developer that has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ and the 2005 RPG of the Year, Jade Empire.™ BioWare is currently developing one of the most anticipated next-generation titles of 2007, Mass Effect.™ "We're thrilled to be working with SEGA on Sonic, one of the industry's most enduring and compelling icons," said Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare. "As huge fans of Sonic ourselves, we're committed to delivering a truly amazing story-driven experience within the Sonic universe, focusing on capturing the character's broad appeal and placing him in a completely original adventure," added Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer of BioWare. The relationship with BioWare reinforces SEGA's increased emphasis on Western content development for Western audiences. In the past few years SEGA has announced partnerships with developers Bizarre Creations, Gas Powered Games, Monolith Productions, Obsidian Entertainment, Planet Moon Studios, Pseudo Interactive and Silicon Knights. SEGA has also acquired development studios The Creative Assembly, Secret Level and Sports Interactive. About SEGA® of America, Inc. SEGA of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site is located at www.sega.com. About SEGA® Europe Ltd. SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The SEGA® Europe Web Site is located at www.sega-europe.com. About BioWare Corp. BioWare Corp®. is an electronic entertainment company which develops computer, console, handheld and online video games focused on rich stories and memorable characters. Since 1995, BioWare® has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, as well as the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™. Original BioWare-created IPs include the 2005 RPG of the Year, Jade Empire™, with next-generation titles Mass Effect™ and Dragon Age™ currently in development. With studios in Edmonton, Canada, and Austin, Texas, BioWare is also hard at work on several unannounced projects including a massively multiplayer online game. Media Inquiries can be directed to Matt Atwood. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com. That's right ladies and gentlemen. A Sonic the Hedgehog RPG created by Bioware. I believe "WTF" sums up my opinion. Sonic = fast. cRPGs = slow. How do they mix? I'm so very confused. I wonder if they'll tack on a "good / evil" system like in KotOR. Link to comment
LeadingMan Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 The weird thing is I'm pretty confident it'll be a good RPG. I'm just curious if it'll be a good Sonic game as well. Oh and for the love of god, please no more falling in love with humans. Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 The weird thing is I'm pretty confident it'll be a good RPG. I'm just curious if it'll be a good Sonic game as well. That's what I was thinking as well. However, Jade Empire proved that the battle system could be pretty modular, and bioware has shown that they're pretty awesome developers. I'm just hoping they make it a real sonic game, not just KotOR with Robotnik instead of Darth Malak. Link to comment
TeleportSandwich Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 AH HA HA, christ :buki: Link to comment
Galkar Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 will Big the Cat be in it? He damn well better be in it. Link to comment
noodle Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 its probably going to be more of an action rpg where you level up and unlock new moves for sonic and crew. although i must admit, the idea of a turn based sonic game is hilarious. Link to comment
Natsu Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 He damn well better be in it. Glad that I'm not the only fan of the Big Cat whats not to love about the big guy. Link to comment
Galkar Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 And that doesn't even show off the awesomeness of his fishing prowess! Link to comment
J-Stop Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 will Big the Cat be in it? Yep. Link to comment
Natsu Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 OH SHIT HE'S IN IT.. yup I'm all over it now since Big's in it. Link to comment
Elitist Indie Hipster Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 that looks really impressive. Link to comment
Svenska Aeroplan Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 lol wut? Sonic is too cool for story lines. Link to comment
Scarface Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 They should just make a Knuckles rpg. Link to comment
Siegfried Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 lol wut? Sonic is too cool for story lines. Tell that to Sonic Team. Link to comment
J-Stop Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some new details and an official name. "Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood" (from Go Nintendo) - water color/hand drawn graphical style - 4 party members - character specific abilities - 11 party members total - Characters known thus far: Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Shadow, Big the Cat - Full stylus control - split team at certain moments - rings = money - no random battles, enemies can be seen - turn-based fighting. Make attack selections for all characters before the animations continue - special attacks play out like Elite Beat Agents - team attacks - “Fatigue Points” instead of MP - ability to choose which attributes you level up - purchase/level special attacks - Rough story breakdown: Sonic is on vacation from defeating Eggman 2 years ago. Gets a call from Tails that Knuckles has been kidnapped by a group called the Marauders, and that 6 chaos emeralds are missing. Eggman not the main villain. But Bioware wants to make him a creditable bad guy again. Something about a “twist” between Eggman and Sonic that goes back to the earlier games. - 2 acts: Sonic-themed areas and darker worlds - Remixed classic tunes - “fully animated cut scenes” - simple dialogue trees - Side quests Link to comment
Elitist Indie Hipster Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 definitly, this could be a win. Now , to just get another DS. Link to comment
Anime Gee Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 It's like Mario RPG, but newer! ( ^o^) <3 Link to comment
Gundampilotspaz Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm already standing in line for it. Line blogging, FTW! Link to comment
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