I think this is a great idea which may help bring back a spark of interest into the Sonic franchise... which frankly a lot of those games have been floundering. We've seen customization in a lot of other games, usually rpg's, it'll be interesting to see how it works in a long standing franchise like Sonic. But anyone familiar with the Sonic universe (especially the comics) will know there are TONS of characters - so this sort of thing makes sense. Kinda wish they added a few more species options, maybe skunk, echidna, badger, and definitely lynxes :)
Would be fantastic if they could bring this sort of idea to another game franchise - I'm thinking Star Fox. Add in a sort of X-Wing Academy storyline where you create your own character, go through training, go through increasingly difficult missions, then finally you join either directly or indirectly with the Star Fox team in major battles. That could be for single player, then you also add in a multi-player where players can join forces, battle other teams, etc online. That'd be a nifty twist to what I see as another game which has gone a bit stale story-wise.
I think this is a great idea which may help bring back a spark of interest into the Sonic franchise... which frankly a lot of those games have been floundering. We've seen customization in a lot of other games, usually rpg's, it'll be interesting to see how it works in a long standing franchise like Sonic. But anyone familiar with the Sonic universe (especially the comics) will know there are TONS of characters - so this sort of thing makes sense. Kinda wish they added a few more species options, maybe skunk, echidna, badger, and definitely lynxes :)
Would be fantastic if they could bring this sort of idea to another game franchise - I'm thinking Star Fox. Add in a sort of X-Wing Academy storyline where you create your own character, go through training, go through increasingly difficult missions, then finally you join either directly or indirectly with the Star Fox team in major battles. That could be for single player, then you also add in a multi-player where players can join forces, battle other teams, etc online. That'd be a nifty twist to what I see as another game which has gone a bit stale story-wise.