Sonic Superstars Producer Doesn’t Believe Pixel Art is Viable for 2D Sonic Games 10 to 20 Years in the Future
Sonic Team head and producer of the upcoming Sonic Superstars, Takashi Iizuka, believes that pixel art may not be the best art style for the future of the Sonic franchise. This might mean that, while we’ll get 2D Sonic games in the future, we might not get a sequel to Sonic Mania any time soon.
Speaking to GamesRadar, Iizuka spoke about how it is important for the Sonic franchise to have both 3D games as well as traditional side-scrolling 2D games like the upcoming Sonic Superstars.
“When we talk about the brand, we definitely need to have a modern Sonic 3D game,” Iizuka said. “We also feel we need to have a classic Sonic 2D game. Those are our fundamental pillars that we need to have. We’re expanding into movies and TV, but we still need to have both the 3D and the 2D line up for our gaming audience.”
Iizuka goes on to talk about how Sonic Frontiers is expanding on the Sonic franchise’s 3D platformer ambitions through the use of its open zone concept.
“Last year we released Sonic Frontiers, and what Sonic Frontiers was doing is taking the open zone concept, to cement that 3D Sonic gameplay, as something we can build on for the next 10-20 years to continue bringing new gameplay experiences to players,” continued Iizuka. “It was really the evolution of where the 3D Sonic space was going, and we feel very proud in what the team was able to deliver.”
Iizuka continues talking about the art style of pixel art Sonic Mania—a critical and commercial success when it was released back in 2017. Iizuka continues, stating that the franchise might need to make use of more modern art styles to stay relevant 10-20 years into the future.
Iizuka says, “we look at the pixel art – it’s great – but when we think about 10-20 years in the
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