The developers detail one of the main features of the game that may not appeal to many.
The only “bad” thing that can be attributed to what is currently known about Sonic Superstars is that, although it can be enjoyed by four players in co-op, the title will not have this online modality. The New Sonic Game It was announced during the Summer Game Fest and shows a clear return to the most classic years of the character, with a renewed design in terms of graphics, unlike other modern titles such as Sonic Mania.
This is the first time in the history of intellectual property that four players can enjoy the game simultaneously, although it is true that some instances of the saga have had certain similar functions. However, this four player feature will be local only and there is an explanation for that.
Sonic Superstars Cooperative, yes, but local
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In A meetingTakashi Iizuka, the creative manager of Sonic Team indicated that the development of the game was thought of the game with a multiplayer perspective but locally to be consistent with game speed without the gap intervene in the experience, so that the fun is not interrupted by connection problems.
The shared mode in Sonic Superstars can be intermittent, that is, participants can enter and exit the game at will at the time they want, since the phases will not change regardless of the number of characters part of the session, but rather the number of characters that are part of the selected character combination.