One of the things we’re trying to do is make people feel something, an emotional attachment. If you like certain characters that’s an opportunity and you get to travel with them.įrankly, we also look at it as an art form. That was true in “Knights of the Old Republic,” it’s true in “Mass Effect,” and it’s true in all of our games. And you’re going to have a different experience in BioWare games depending on who you bring with you. It’s also within your choice of companion characters and sidekicks. And the choice is moment to moment it’s in the story it’s within your exploration. Muzyka: One other thing that’s very cool about all of our games is we try to allow choice. It’s actually, we think, going to revitalize the love of the Sonic friends, especially Big the Cat. It is actually a core part of the gameplay mechanic.
I think maybe the challenge there, if people are not as excited about having the friends, is making them worthwhile, making them a good part of the game. We’ve tried it a few times without them, but we’ve always put the other characters back I because it just made sense. We’ve literally concluded this: we believe that all our games make so much sense to have multiple characters involved because effectively they are the reflections of your actions in the world. Greg Zeschuk, General Manager, BioWare: I think one of the interesting things about the way we look at the “Sonic” franchise is that they are kind of an opportunity for us. Multiplayer: Were you guys aware, though, that Sonic’s friends were at all unpopular? We’re making sure it’s well-aligned and in tune with what the IP is actually about. And if you’re a little bit off, people know that. I think when you combine those two things, the intersection of the narrative and the IP, that’s where the sweet spot is. It is really about speed for Sonic, but for the other characters it’s about other things. But also to use the best things about the “Sonic” IP, like speed. We’re trying to make a game that is going to appeal to a lot of people. We’re really excited with how you combine narrative flow in a way that’s appropriate to the DS platform and aimed at little younger audience - but really, all ages. There’s all these interesting characters. That’s why we’re excited to develop with Sega to make “Sonic Chronicles,” the first RPG. Muzyka: I think it’s a huge opportunity when you have an IP that has reverence and weight and it means something to a lot of people and it’s also got a ton of backstory and thought that’s gone into that. So I’m wondering if you consider yourselves in that bind and if that’s given any extra motivation to figuring out: “How do we make sure these characters don’t drive people crazy this time?” I’m not a hardcore Sonic fan myself, but that’s what I sense… People are like, “Can’t we just have a game with just Sonic in it? A straight platformer like on the Genesis, maybe with Tails, maybe with Knuckles?” That’s what I feel like I read in reviews.
Now there’s Shadow and he’s got a gun… And then ’s in love with human women who are bringing him back to life”…
And one of the things you hear is “Oh, every time they make a new ‘Sonic’ game, they’re adding this character or that character. The games have been somewhat maligned by the critics since then.
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Multiplayer: As the series has gone on, people loved it, loved it, loved it, and, when it went to 3D, there was some grumbling.
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Muzyka: I still have my signed Genesis, signed by Yuji Naka-san plugged into my TV and it still works and I still play it. Multiplayer: It seems like the “Sonic” series, which was beloved when it came out on the Genesis… Muzyka: No, which types of people complain about them? Ray Muzyka, General Manager, BioWare: Which people?
I think that puts you guys and your team in kind of a funny spot. And I think people pretty uniformly are getting tired of Sonic having so many friends in all of his games. Multiplayer: I think people pretty uniformly love the games you guys make.
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