Sonic Mania and its Impact on the Future of the Sonic Series
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There was a Sonic the Hedgehog game that came out a short while ago, you might have noticed. It was also a mighty fine Sonic the Hedgehog game, too, restoring a little swagger and glory to the series thanks to the efforts of Christian Whitehead and his team with the outstanding Sonic Mania. And within the next few weeks, hot on the heels of a critical highpoint for Sega`s mascot in the modern era, there`s another Sonic the Hedgehog game due out. Sonic Forces is the next mainline item, coming some six years after the fairly decent Generations, and four years after the not-so-great Lost World. Where exactly will this one land? Gamers can`t be entirely sure just yet, but many are interested to find what impact the success of Sonic Mania has had on the series - and whether any old Sonic Team series might be due a revival at any point in the future. Shun Nakamura, game designer and producer at Sonic Team, answered questions in Tokyo late last month.