manfromthedam
Semi Undercover Game Music Guy
Although I don't think it looks too bad (especially compared to the likes of Forces), you can't have your "Breath of the Wild"-moment by copying Zelda's "Breath of the Wild"-moment xD . BotW is a realisation of the original vision of Zelda: going back to it's roots in a thoughtful fashion, and building from there while jettisoning decades of baggage.
Let's look at another IP's BotW-moment: Star Wars. I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, but the first season of Mandalorian was a BotW-moment for me: jettisoning unneeded baggage, reconnecting with the original inspiration and executing with precision.
I'd love for Sonic (and other IP's that are astray cough cough Star Trek cough cough) to go back to the drawing board in this way, but it requires self-evaluation and thoughtfulness, and that's apparently hard in the AAA space.
Let's look at another IP's BotW-moment: Star Wars. I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, but the first season of Mandalorian was a BotW-moment for me: jettisoning unneeded baggage, reconnecting with the original inspiration and executing with precision.
I'd love for Sonic (and other IP's that are astray cough cough Star Trek cough cough) to go back to the drawing board in this way, but it requires self-evaluation and thoughtfulness, and that's apparently hard in the AAA space.