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[jcorb]

Seriously; fucking *EVERYONE* loves the Chao Garden in Sonic Adventure 2. Anyone who played it, anyways.

That shit would be the easiest gacha in the world, with cool character-specific Chao designs, different ways of customizing your appearance and whatnot. Maybe actual little platforming stages where you can actively *play as* your various Chao (in addition to the auto-battler type events they can do on their own).

Seems like an easy win to me. With Sonic Adventure 2 hype at its absolute peak with the new Sonic movie coming out (this year, right?), I feel like Sega could get something like this together in relatively short order, and I think it would be a massive hit.

 

[Yoshi97]

There were rumors that it was returning with sonic x shadow generations and I was gonna get it but Sega shot down the rumors so now I'm not gonna get it. That's how fun Chao garden is, I'm willing to buy a sonic game solely if the garden is In it.

 

[jcorb]

It's honestly pretty surprising it hasn't already been done, but yeah, I feel like Sega should really strike while the iron is hot on all this Shadow/Sonic Adventure 2 nostalgia.

It all lines up beautifully, and I could see people being super into having a Chao Garden on their phones. It honestly feels like it would lend itself super well to a mobile game.

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

This! I still remember rocking my Chao on the Dreamcast VMU. Get my little guy fed and powered up so that I could get back into Chao Garden and kick some ass. Damn, the industry really has felt the loss of Sega's peerless innovation... It's such a shame as the entire Chao tamagotchi thing would work waaaay better on mobile rather than VMU.

Side note, when are Sega gonna get smart and fully remake Sonic Adventure 1 & 2? Those games, particularly SA2, deserve a remake so so badly.

 

[Three]

Damn, the industry really has felt the loss of Sega's peerless innovation... It's such a shame as the entire Chao tamagotchi thing would work waaaay better on mobile rather than VMU.

Ironically GTAV did this with your pet dog and a mobile app.

 

[Dacvak]

I remember Sega having some kind of poll in like 2016 about games people would like to see on the App Store, and Chao Garden was the top write-in or something like that.

What I’m saying is that if they haven’t done it by now, they probably never will.

On the plus side, my dev team for this event I help run is currently creating their own version of a Chao Garden game for the new handheld we’re making. (We make a new one each year with different hardware and software.) So at least I’ll have that lol.

 

[nial]

People have been asking for this for 23 years, it's never happening.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

Sega needs
they just won't.

You can't let them decide or not. That's why it's necessary for fans to come together and demand a Dreamcast 2, only then will there be a Chao Garden if there is a Dreamcast 2 first.

 

[Celcius]

If they do it I'm in lol
Raising the Chao in SA2 was super fun

 

[SpiceRacz]

Everything about Sonic Adventure 2 sucks.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

Everything about Sonic Adventure 2 sucks.

This is a very unusual opinion. At that time, the criticisms were the automatic camera and the stages of searching for emeralds.

 

[coffinbirth]

I remember Sega having some kind of poll in like 2016 about games people would like to see on the App Store, and Chao Garden was the top write-in or something like that.

What I’m saying is that if they haven’t done it by now, they probably never will.

On the plus side, my dev team for this event I help run is currently creating their own version of a Chao Garden game for the new handheld we’re making. (We make a new one each year with different hardware and software.) So at least I’ll have that lol.

Well, they did it again in 2019 (at TGS) then too, because I remember the year before that they did the same thing with a Sega Ages poll...and I'm pretty sure that's what became this upcoming wave of remakes, so it's entirely possible that mobile poll is another phase of "new Sega" that simply hasn't been announced yet.

 

[Unknown?]

Everything about Sonic Adventure 2 sucks.

Metacritic disagrees.

 

[zokie]

do not forget that Sonic Adventure 1 DX is on steam and xbox
but sadly for xbox you need to purchase DX DLC separately , its best to wait for a digital sale on xbox store

Buy Sonic Adventure | Xbox

Join Sonic and friends as they embark on their first truly epic quest to stop Dr, Eggman’s most villainous scheme in the hit Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure™ now available on Xbox®LIVE Arcade.

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Buy Sonic Adventure DX Upgrade | Xbox

Upgrade your copy of Sonic Adventure™ to the Director’s Cut version today and unlock 60 new missions, and Metal Sonic as a playable character! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

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Sonic Adventure 2
Battle mode is only via paid DLC for both platforms

Buy Sonic Adventure™ 2 | Xbox

In Sonic Adventure™ 2, will you choose to save the world or conquer it?The hunt for the Chaos Emeralds is on and battle lines have been drawn between Hero and Dark. Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the...

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if your gamecube and gba handheld still works perfectly
The gamecube version is the best version for now and DX version contains 12 game gear games are available after in-game unlocks



Some extra info of connectivity between GBA Games and The Gamecube version of Chao Garden via Tiny Chao Garden

Tiny Chao Garden

The Tiny Chao Garden is a gameplay feature available in Sonic Advance, Sonic Advance 2, and Sonic Pinball Party. It is also downloadable from Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, and Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II. The Tiny Chao Garden allows compatibility between...

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Random : Sonic Game Gear are now available in Sonic Origins

Sonic Origins Plus

Sonic Origins Plus

origins.sonicthehedgehog.com

Lastly : i hope Chao Garden is coming to consoles and mobile app as well

 

[coffinbirth]

Metacritic disagrees.

If Metacritic were a person, would you trust them?

 

[Majukun]

i remember it being as deep as a puddle

 

[jcorb]

I remember Sega having some kind of poll in like 2016 about games people would like to see on the App Store, and Chao Garden was the top write-in or something like that.

What I’m saying is that if they haven’t done it by now, they probably never will.

On the plus side, my dev team for this event I help run is currently creating their own version of a Chao Garden game for the new handheld we’re making. (We make a new one each year with different hardware and software.) So at least I’ll have that lol.

Well now I gotta ask; what might that be?

That wouldn't be related to Magfest, would it? This was my first year going and they had this cool gadget that I had no idea what it was, I just assumed it was a motherboard with LED lights. Lo and behold, like two weeks later I actually put batteries in, and it was a full-blown *game*. I wanna say they announced next year's theme was going to be Sonic-themed?

Either way, that's dope! Would definitely be interested to check that out, whatever you and your folks are working on there!

 

[Thabass]

Everything about Sonic Adventure 2 sucks.

Yeah, no, it's one of the best 3D Sonic games ever made. In fact, it's my favorite of any of the 3D Sonic games.