The twoSonic Adventuretitles are seen as classics by manySonicfans, and for decades it’s been a pipe dream for plenty of series loyalists to see a third entry. As theSonic Adventuretitlesage, many players can see where the games could be made better with the current technologies and techniques used in game development today. However, Sonic Team has no interest in remastering or remaking the old games, according to a recent interview.
Sonic Adventurewas released on the Dreamcast in 1999, withSonic Adventure 2following two years later. The games were ported to the Nintendo GameCube once Sega went third party, though only one of them received an HD rerelease in 2012. This means that these beloved titles can’t be found on current platforms outside of backward compatibility, which has had some fans wondering if Sonic Team would ever remaster them.
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In an interview with Video Games Chronicle, the studio head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, stated that he isn’t interested inremakingSonic Adventure 1and2. “That’s just about making the graphics nicer and polishing up a few things,” said Iizuka on the matter. “That’s not what I want to do.”
“There’s lots more work that I would want to put into creating a newSonic Adventuregame,” he tells VGC. “That’s why there’s no remaster.” While this may stir up the hopes of those who desire a thirdAdventuregame someday, Iizuka also makes it clear that, after an interview with IGN may have led some fans to thinkSA3was nextafterSonic Frontiers, this isn’t the case. “It’s all aboutFrontiersright now, and we have no plans forSonic Adventure 3at this point. I just want to be clear with everyone!”
What Iizuka said regarding the fact thatSonic Adventures 1and2won’t be remastered may frustrate some fans to hear. For many, remasters aren’t just about prettier graphics and minor improvements. A potentialSonic Adventureremaster may involve bringing in the original voice actors or even newer ones to fix up the old and aging dialogue, sprucing up gameplay, and making it available on modern platforms, among other things. The fact that both of these games are only currently available through Steam and Xbox backward compatibility makes this situation worse.
It’s rather interesting that Takashi Iizuka spoke about how Sonic Team is unlikely to remaster these classic titles even whenSonic Originsis about to be released. However, while Sonic Team managed and put the collection together, the remasters seen inOriginswere actually developed by devoted fans who were involved with the gaming industry. There may be a chance thatSonic Adventureremakes may come out someday through other talented fans brought on by Sonic Team.
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