How Sonic Adventure 2 Almost ENDED The Series

Sonic Adventure 2 was initially intended as the series finale, due to the Sega Dreamcast's poor sales. Released in 2001, Sonic Adventure 2 brought unforgettable moments, iconic characters like Shadow the Hedgehog, and revolutionary 3D gameplay to the Sega Dreamcast. Learn how this game almost ended Sonic’s journey and why it remains a fan favorite today. Don't miss out on this deep dive into Sonic Adventure 2’s unforgettable influence on the Sonic universe!

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[RownTown]

that's probably why sonic heroes was so colorful and happy

[AndGoatz]

And thus, *eggman pissed on the moon*

[sirthedave]

There's been many times SEGA thought Sonic was done. Unleashed was supposedly meant to be the last Sonic game considering the state the franchise was in at the time.

More recently, Sonic Frontiers was also the "last Sonic game" if it bombed according to Kishimoto. He was told by SEGA executives that if Frontiers didn't perform well, that SEGA would have to pull the plug.
Kinda inspiring that Sonic has managed to come back from the brink more times than people realize.

[XehanortX]

SA2 does feel like a finale, thinking about it tbh. It'd be a good conclusion from the Genesis era and ending with SA2 tieing all the loose ends (Chaos, Chaos Emeralds, Eggman's origin and family)

[robraze]

I also read somewhere that Sonic Unleashed was also supposed to be the last Sonic game which is why they went all out with that game with its production values and content

[roobe]

No wonder they gave him a “year of Shadow”, Shadow saved their entire company

[MrCalverino]

I remember the ending... they said farewell!!!

[nokantheramm]

Crazy how whenever Sega actually gives their all in a last-ditch effort to either revive the series or give it an amazing send off it just rakes in all the money for them to continue. It's almost as if trying your best to make something people will be sure to enjoy will result in success...

[TheTrollingPokémon]

They really did throw in everything they could for the supposed last game of the series, which is probably why the characterization in Sonic Adventure 2 is borderline perfect.

And also, I agree with you that Sonic Adventure 2 paved the way for the continuation of the series and how the series owes a debt to SA2, I’m sick of how people hate on it by only seeing the flaws and saying people only praise it for the most generic reasons (those being Shadow, Live and Learn, and City Escape) when there’s way more to SA2 than that which often goes overlooked.

[PK.RWL]

Adventure 2 was the best game, man the story was just insane...

[watt.thefudge]

So all developers should make every game like its their last

[Roze_aye]

"So they threw everything they had into what they thought would be their last sonic game"

*Ooh, looks like it came back for more!*

[hadyalbagu]

Sonic adventure 2 has the best story in the whole franchise

[Horneroid]

Kinda reminds me of when Insomniac said Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time was supposed to be the last game before seeing how successful it was.

[ZombieUnited]

Imagine if shadow didn’t come back after sa2.

[semu]

It always felt weird to me how at the end of the last story there's a message talking about how Sonic and friends saved the world once again and wondering what's next, but the last bit of the message said "for now, rest easy heroes". It always made me feel uneasy even after Sonic Heroes released because it felt like there would be no more Sonic games, this short made me realize my thoughts were true

[petergriscom]

If it wasn't for the Advance games, Sonic Battle, both Sonic Rush games, and Sonic and the Black Knight, I'd be happier with them concluding the series with SA2.

[Kill_Binho]

The E3 trailer even ends up with "good bye Sonic. Forever"

[MineSonics]

If there wasn't hunting and mech missions and we played the characters like sonic 3....

[Vantoxify]

Adventure 2 was almost like a foundation and expectation for games going forward. A lot of us wanted these stories that took themselves seriously and expand the world but critics hated that idea and wanted Sonic to be a Mario clone which left Sonic in an odd spot for years until we got his indentity back with Frontiers, the Movies, and SXSG