>>725004085
it really sucks, i feel like something might've happened during development that made sonic team put it on apple arcade, like it was meant for consoles but the higher-ups said for them to pivot due to money reasons. the final story being only three fights when everyone else has the standard 8 feels very off in particular (especially when from what i've heard cause i don't have an apple device, sig's ai was the exact same as usual before an update buffed him to actually be on the level of final bosses). it reeks of the last bit or so of the game having to be rushed out because of the whole update cycle and while i don't have much sources apparently it was all in the game by day 1. really sucks cause i think the final boss track (and the new/actually remixed tracks in general) are all pretty decent compared to the last few games. still hope for another yo~n remix though.
>>725004526
very fair, obviously the JPN account posting about esports or gacha collabs aren't a showing of the franchise being in any good spot. it really should've posted something for the franchise's birthday, very odd that it skipped that when it's posted about character's birthdays (even ones that only were in old compile material).
i'm not expecting much either, sega has shown time and time again they will fuck their franchises up due to stupid decisions even if they release something relatively decent. maybe puyo day next year will have something but i also completely expect more fucking quest shilling, at BEST maybe puzzle pop gets taken off of apple arcade as an excuse for having a 35th anniversary game, but i don't expect it.