Why Sonic Adventure's Chao NEVER Came Back

In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets and Easter eggs surrounding both Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube.

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Video Editing by TheCartoonGamer
Proof Reading by BlazeHedgehog
Translation by Jacob Newcomb

Sources/Further Reading:
Retro Gamer magazine issue 189

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[UnknownContributor-rwzb]

The best part is, Kishimoto confirmed he had considered adding a Chao Garden into Frontiers at several points when working on the main story, but ultimately couldn't (likely the game getting rushed to release). He also spoke highly of the feature and confirmed it was going to be considered for the next game during development, and considered it an "attractive item that goes well with the open zone format."

There's hope it may come back soon. Especially since he's been answering a ton of questions about it lately. The amount of questions he's been answering has been dwindling to like, 2 questions every 3 weeks, and he's been answering more about the Chao Garden lately, so... I dunno. Seems like if it ever comes back, it's most likely to happen soon or in the next game or two.

[allyt]

He felt a stronger bond with Shadow the hedgehog than his own relatives. Honestly that's fair.

[Pattamatt]

These games are like a time capsule of late-90s/early-2000s culture and I will forever love them for that.

[Darkington]

I've never been baited more in my life, I spent more time on the Chao Garden than anything else in the Sonic Adventure games and I've always wanted them back in some form.

[Lakitu]

SO glad you guys finally addressed the Eggman-mustache misconception from all those years ago! Omochao only ever refers to Dr. Eggman as “Eggman, ” so his line in reference to “the doctor” definitely wasn’t mean for Dr. Eggman.

[mariokarter]

"Sonic is known for running, what if we got a shoe company sponsorship?"
"Cool, were you thinking Nike, or Adidas or-"
"Soap."

[a-bombmori]

It's crazy to hear DYKG correcting their mistakes from 10 years ago when I had watched those videos as a kid when they were new. I absolutely love the direction the series has been going in.

[chadtronic]

I didn't know about the unused chao playground or library until helping with this video, which kind of blew my mind. Thanks to anyone checking out my chao garden inspired game Poglings!

[davidmatoushek]

I like the fact that DYKG was self-aware about poor fact-checking in the past. Glad to see how they matured with time and now they have proper guidelines when it comes to research. They even got referenced in a video by GVMERS in the Rise and Fall of Dino Crisis video.

[Roze_aye]

You know. even if some of their plans dont work out. I really love the thought process that sonic devs have. Especially this camera thing mimicking the 2d games, and the homing attack mimicking bouncing off enemies normally. They are really great additions that kept the series feeling connected

[thegothcatgirl]

I really love these recent videos showcasing rare interviews and uncovering never-before-seen stuff, it really goes to show how even decades after their release, we are still making many new discoveries with games!

[beanholder]

I've been obsessed with Sonic Adventure since I first played it on the Dreamcast. I love that people still care about and appreciate it

[Subreon]

"We thought it would break up and slow down the gameplay" BRUH THAT'S WHY WE LOVE IT. IT'S SO man. Back in the days, having the chao garden vibes with the water sounds and them running around being cute. Doing some pokemon stuff on the Gameboy while waiting for evolutions or such. What a VIBE

[SonicTheCutehog]

I'd say the real reason why the Chao Garden never returned is because it's too much work. The Chao Garden is surprisingly complex for an artificial life mechanic and the developers probably figured it would take too much time out of what they have planned for new games.

[sanguinedelight]

Sonic Adventure series was and always will be my all time favourite games

[wchan]

I'm surprised they never thought of turning chao garden into a standalone game.

[DrRoo]

Not gonna lie, I missed the Adventure Fields from Sonic Adventure 1. I wish Sonic Team would explore that concept more in their later games.

[Pragamos]

I find it amazing that DYKG has been around for so long and has improved the quality or their research so much that they actively correct the channel's old videos. That's some tegridy right there.

[Koonski]

The Adventure Fiel is one of *THE* most important reasons for SA1 success imo. It adds so much life to the world/game and tickles the urge to explore to find power ups and emblems just in the right way.

[JakeSummers]

As the anime was such a weird delight for me as a kid, it blew me away to now find out that “Please Save my Earth” had some influence on SA2