Not long ago, Sega surprised many people when announcing the launch of a new game about Sonic called The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog. Notably, this is a game that is completely outside the standards, not even like any Sonic game ever produced by Sega. Specifically, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog will follow the details of a mysterious murder, and it is developed entirely by a member of the Sonic fan community.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog has more than a million downloads in a short time
Although it was only released on April 1, which is about two weeks ago, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog has now surpassed the milestone of 1 million downloads. Although it is a fan-released game, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog has also been censored by Sega and according to the publisher, the success of the game simply comes from their listening. Listen to the thoughts and aspirations from the gamers. By focusing on the core identities of the Sonic series, Sega has set a standard and fan requests will be heard and selected. In addition, the company is willing to embrace and support bold ideas, of which the success of The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is the clearest proof.
This game is a successful follow-up to Sonic Frontiers
Besides, since the gamers themselves complained about Sonic’s design being too bad, Sega has been very serious about rebuilding the image of this green hedgehog. Everything got so bad that many people boycotted Sonic. Of course, then Sega took over, and Sonic Frontiers with over 3 million sales proved just how good the publisher is at listening. This must also include the failure of Sonic Mania after a disastrous debut in 2019. Or another example is Sonic Forces. Specifically, in just the first week, the game sold only 234,000 copies, too little compared to Sega’s expectations and also became the main reason why this publisher had to change.
The failure of Sonic Forces has made Sega awake and listen to the voices of gamers more
It can be seen that, after the failure of Sonic Forces, Sega has gradually realized the importance of absorbing comments from the gaming community. And the success of The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog as well as Sonic Frontiers is the most obvious result.