“Do NOT say your stuff is better than SEGA,” reads, in part, the rule called “don’t poke the bear.” They position their work as educational, reflecting the language of Chrzanowski’s tweet. On the Discord server for SAGE, the rules expressly prohibit comparisons to official titles. “Only thanks to SEGA’s good will” can the community flourish, says Dmitriev. (“For legal reasons, I can’t promise all content is ok,” they added.) In 2021, SEGA confirmed on Twitter via SEGA of America’s Associate Influencer Manager Katie Chrzanowski that “using our blue boy to hone your art and dev skills,” is “usually” fine as long as the game isn’t being sold for profit. This has enabled “all the efforts and hard-work of the very passionate people that compose it and keep making projects,” say the Project Rascal team, who have also been involved in the Sonic Amateur Games Expo (SAGE), a yearly fangame showcase. SEGA, on the other hand, employs a more hands-off approach.
People have been quick to criticize Pokémon’s graphics across recent releases, but Pokémon doesn’t have a fangame community thanks to Nintendo’s infamously litigious reaction to anything they think infringes their IP rights. Consider, for example, the reaction in comparison to other games which have sparked disappointment for similar reasons. They consider themselves to be in a very precarious position. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, despite its ups and downs, has done nothing other than inspire us.” Sonic Frontiers’ preview this summer spurred undesirable comparisons to fan-made games.Įlsewhere in the community, there are other reasons for disliking the comparison. “While it’s very flattering, we’re not trying to compete. “We’ve seen comparisons drawn to our game,” says the team, who asked to be quoted together rather than as any particular individual involved. Project Rascal is one of these, also citing inspiration from other classic games like Mario and Kirby. The same goes for developers who are working on games inspired by the Sonic franchise.
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If there was, the Sonic series wouldn’t have such dedicated fans in the first place. In Dmitriev’s eyes, there’s no question whether fangames or official releases are better quality. People who put the time and effort into creating fangames are almost inherently huge fans of the original franchise. “Such a reaction is a big negative to us,” says Aleksey Dmitriev, an animator and CEO at Ouroboros, a studio currently working on the fangame Sonic Omens.
Some meant it as a positive, but for most it seemed to express disappointment or at least surprise.īut among fangame developers themselves, the comparison is not welcome. When footage of Sonic Frontiers was shared this month, a common response was that it looked like a fan-made game.
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