Good Vibes Gaming recently interviewed the head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, and asked him about Sonic the Hedgehog’s RPG chances. We had Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on the Nintendo DS system, but it was not developed by Sonic Team, as it is a BioWare project. Iizuka says it’s a project he’d like to continue and hopefully work on before he retires from SEGA. However, he stated that there are no concrete plans for a Sonic RPG. Here’s what he said:
“PERSONAL. I REALLY LOVE ROLE PLAYING GAMES. THE RPG GAME FORMAT IS A LOT OF FUN. AND I EVEN THOUGHT TO MYSELF “YOU KNOW. WE HAVEN’T DONE A SONIC RPG FOR THE LAST BO YEARS.” AND I’M WONDERING “WHY HAVEN’T WE MADE A SONIC RPG ALL THIS TIME? HOW DID WE GET TO 30 YEARS WITHOUT RPGs?!” I WOULD SO HOPE TO WORK ON A SONIC RPG AT ONE POINT BEFORE I RETIRE FROM SEGA, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT’S JUST A DREAM RIGHT NOW… NO CONCRETE PLANS AT THE MOMENT.”