Sonic Joins the Battle Royale Craze
5 April Fools Day Jokes That Made Us Want to Believe
Given the Sonic series’ tendency to chase trends and the popularity of the Battle Royale genre, one wouldn’t be blamed for believing this joke was real at first glance.
Released by the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter, the mock teaser image advertises Sonic Royale, the ultimate cash-in game courtesy of the Blue Blur.
Not only would it boast 1,000 player battles, but it would also include millions of characters, VR, Cryptocurrency DLC and much more.
This is on top of the “game” utilizing gameplay from a number of different genres, from battle royale and PVP to MMOs and dating sims.
In all honesty, this was one of the more obviously fake announcements that would never actually see the light of day. And yet, if it were real, it would be one of the most spectacular train wrecks in the history of gaming.
Who among us wouldn’t be captivated by seeing the terrible gameplay of 3D sonic games taken to the multiplayer sphere?
Who could resist watching as the game’s bugs ate up players whole after they meticulously survived frantic encounters with other players, dashing across the map in nigh imperceptible speeds?
Alas, the world may never know the glory that would have been this disaster.
