Sonic Frontiers Exceeded Expectations, Next Game to Have Even Higher Budget
Sonic Frontiers was the first game in a good long while to satisfy Sonic fans and, despite reviewing fairly averagely, it seems like Sega is pretty happy with that. In fact, the game having such differing opinions between critics and the fanbase is signalling to Sega that it's managed to please the best of both worlds, claiming that Sonic Frontiers is a title "widely accepted by a lot of people around the world."
Sonic Frontiers has even managed to "greatly exceed" Sega's original estimations, as the game is now confirmed to be a big success for the company. As a result, it seems that Sega is willing to splash more cash on future Sonic titles, although whether that will be a sequel to Sonic Frontiers is unknown. Sega states that it will be "proceeding with a bigger budget, even from the basic research stage" although some of that is due to the rise in the cost of living.
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Of course, increasing the budget of a game also means that Sega is going to increase its expectations for it to perform. That's a whole lot of pressure to put onto Sonic Team which, let's be honest with ourselves here, doesn't have a great track record with 3D Sonic games. The studio has constantly experimented with the Sonic formula - to its own detriment sometimes - so it'll be interesting to see whether it does so again with an entirely different style of game, or plays it safe and make a full blown Sonic Frontiers sequel.
Recent comments from Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto suggest the studio is going for the latter, as Sonic Team seems to be sticking with the Open Zone style for the forseeable future. If this means we're getting a Sonic Frontiers sequel with more ambition and a
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