The quality is something that will be fixed over time. It's not something where you wake up one morning and say, 'You know what, we're going to improve our quality on this franchise,' and it magically happens. A lot of hard work goes into striving for quality. Interestingly, I think Sonic Unleashed was very well received by the kids. There was some talk about the werehog aspect, the slower pacing and more combat-oriented gameplay, but when we go out and test this stuff and sit down with the consumers, kids actually like that.

I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog associate Sonic more with 2-D side-scrolling super fast, and they liked the daytime gameplay, but when it came to the slower paced gameplay they were fairly critical of that, and that's fine - they have their opinions

its been how many years and they only get the point now o.0?

A marketing man in America is just the hero needed to improve the quality of Sonic. Apparently his masterplan involves flying over to Japan using his magic marketing cape.

Or perhaps this is just spin...

all they need to do is remake sonic 1,2,3 and call it sonic hd all in 1 download on the xbla and psn 2d sonic game very fast nice music looks great no warehog >.>

I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog should pull the trigger by this point

" its been how many years and they only get the point now o.0? "

Sonic the Shadow Complex.

" I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog associate Sonic more with 2-D side-scrolling super fast, and they liked the daytime gameplay, but when it came to the slower paced gameplay they were fairly critical of that, and that's fine - they have their opinion."

Yeah, they really should take a step back, look at good PLATFORMERS and try to add their spark of speed to that sort of gameplay. Designing a game solely around speed just isn't cutting it, and Sonic never was simply about speed alone anyway... Super Sonic Galaxy would be so good :(

They're going to have to do a lot to raise the quality of Sonic.  He's gone from being a beloved mascot to a washed up games character on par with Crash Bandicoot that stars in nothing but awful games. 

The best thing to do with Sonic is to leave him alone for a few years, bring him back when everyone has forgotten all the crap and spend that time working on the single greatest platformer ever.  No stupid gimmicks, no terrible level design, no moving so fast you're dead before you see the jump..  Just good old fashioned Sonic.  Mario made the jump into 3D just fine, and even the first Sonic Adventure was on the right track..  Go back to what you did there. (with less playable characters)

I never really understood the harsh criticism of Sonic Unleashed I thought it was a fine game.  There is some problems with it, but it's not so much of a problem that the game is consider broken like how critics are betraying it to be. As a matter of fact, they're like that with all the 3D Sonic games. The only 3D Sonic game that fans and critics agree that is a terrible game is Sonic 06.

I think fans have come to the conclusion that critics hate Sonic now. No matter how good or improvement it is, they consider it to be utter crap. Also, I get the feeling that some of the people on this site calling the 3D Sonic games crap like Sonic Unleashed,haven't even played the game and they're just saying it's crap because of what critics have about it. Seriously, play the damn game and then see what you think.

But how many chances have we given Sonic?
Are you sure we can trust SEGA this time?

There not going to do anything. They could easily make a Sonic game the equivalent of Sonic Adventure, but they are more interested in getting new generation Sonic fans to buy shit...

Unfortunately.

If they want to improve the quality, they need to stop forcing the employees-- who have no desire to work on Sonic games-- to create them... Or at least give them a break to help create new innovative ideas, constantly pushing out new titles is leaving very little room for creativity. If over half the staff on a Sonic game aren't eager to work on it to begin with, it's not surprising that the games would not be good.

The last time SEGA said this we got Sonic the Werewolf and it was the worst Sonic game yet.

Interestingly, I think Sonic Unleashed was very well received by the kids. There was some talk about the werehog aspect, the slower pacing and more combat-oriented gameplay, but when we go out and test this stuff and sit down with the consumers, kids actually like that.

- Sega of America's VP of Marketing Sean Ratcliffe

I say we all chip in and hire a team of Ninja's to take out Sonic Team.

They are a evil that must be squished.

" I never really understood the harsh criticism of Sonic Unleashed I thought it was a fine game.  There is some problems with it, but it's not so much of a problem that the game is consider broken like how critics are betraying it to be. As a matter of fact, they're like that with all the 3D Sonic games. The only 3D Sonic game that fans and critics agree that is a terrible game is Sonic 06. I think fans have come to the conclusion that critics hate Sonic now. No matter how good or improvement it is, they consider it to be utter crap. Also, I get the feeling that some of the people on this site calling the 3D Sonic games crap like Sonic Unleashed,haven't even played the game and they're just saying it's crap because of what critics have about it. Seriously, play the damn game and then see what you think. "

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I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog should pull the trigger by this point

- Sega of America's VP of Marketing Sean Ratcliffe

Alright
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" @CoolDrMoney said:

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I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog should pull the trigger by this point

- Sega of America's VP of Marketing Sean Ratcliffe

Alright
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I agree with that. Sonic has always sucked, and I don't know what anybody who ever liked Sonic is expecting. "

" its been how many years and they only get the point now o.0? "

" @PureRok said:

" @CoolDrMoney said:

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I think older, die-hard Sega fans who grew up with the franchise and the first Sonic the Hedgehog should pull the trigger by this point

- Sega of America's VP of Marketing Sean Ratcliffe

Alright
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I agree with that. Sonic has always sucked, and I don't know what anybody who ever liked Sonic is expecting. "

Sonic 1 and 2 were fucking amazing, also Sonic Adventures 1 and 2 imo were great to, unlike Zelda, NOW THERES A SHITTY GAME : O "

They need to start making 2D Sonic games again then.

Sega?
Actually working?