Sonic Peregrination

Sonic Peregrination is a cancelled 3D platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. It's being developed by Fusion Thunder Games - the developers who worked on the Sonic the 3D Hedgehog trilogy and Sonic Final Battle Genesis. The aim of this game is to create a platforming, speed and exploration heavy experience with an advanced physics engine that expands on old concepts while establishing new ones for the Sonic formula. It's set to release in late 2017 for the Nintendo Switch.
== Story ==
Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower are traveling to a gorgeous resort near giant waterfalls, prepared to explore. Upon landing, their leisurely visit is interrupted by the appearance of some nasty robots. These are instantly recognized as a new line of Badniks, killer robots powered by living organisms, created for destruction and conquest by the blue hedgehog's scientific genius arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman. The duo sets out to uncover what their old adversary to planning this time. In the middle of the path to the waterfalls, Knuckles the Echidna appears in a mech with spiked arms and treads. Once they destroy it, Knuckles awakens, wondering where he is. Sonic is quick to think the echidna has been duped once again, but Knuckles sincerely says he can't remember a thing past Eggman trying to trick him into thinking Sonic was contemplating a cataclysmic satellite collision with the planet, then disregarding his words, only to be trapped inside a machine and brainwashed into thinking Eggman was his master. From this, Sonic and Tails figure that the mad scientist is trying to get a satellite to smash into the world. Knuckles, to get revenge for having his mind corrupted, joins the team. Once they reach the peak of the falls, Eggman appears in a large, otter-like machine. Before long, it's defeated, sending Eggman flying off to scheme another day. Suddenly, out of the scraps of the Egg Otter pops a giant, red and yellow hammer and a familiar pink hedgehog girl. Hiding inside Eggman's battle machine the whole time was none other than Amy Rose, to Sonic, Tails and Knuckles' surprise. Happy to see herself and Sonic "fatefully" brought together again, Amy tells the group that she has been checking Eggman's latest plan out. Her time inside the Egg Otter has helped her discover that the evil genius is after some otherworldly technology constructed by celestial entities. There's no telling what would happen if this cosmic mechanical marvel was placed in the wrong hands, so the four heroes agree to put their hands together for their latest adventure. Before they go, Amy remembers to give Sonic a warning about attacking things she has infiltrated.
In the next area, an aquarium theme park, they find glowing minerals raining from the sky. It's quickly discovered that these minerals give whoever touches them potent abilities, such as blasting off forward or upward in a meteor-like aura. Curious to know what else the minerals can do and how they'll fit into Eggman's plot, they continue their journey, not knowing what else lies in store.
== Gameplay ==
The game was to play very much like a traditional Sonic the Hedgehog video game, but in 3D. The advanced physics engine would've allowed the characters to run and roll down slopes to gain speed, or up slopes to lose speed. With enough speed, they could launch high and far off ramps, run freely on walls, and even make a sonic boom, becoming nigh-invulnerable as long as they keep moving at top speed. No matter how fast they woent, it would've been possible to turn on a dime to pass around the corners. They could boost their momentum even further by curling up into balls. In ball form, it was meant to be harder to naturally change direction, so the characters had to drift to make sharp turns. Whenever they found themselves submerged underwater, they'd move and jump slower, so they couldn't build as much momentum as they could on land. Additionally, if they stayed underwater for too long, without acquiring any air, they would drown.
There were going to be four playable characters, each with their own attributes and special abilities - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy.
From the second stage onward, a powerful mineral substance called "Asterolar" was going to be introduced, and it would've temporarily given the heroes supplemental powers, like the Meteor Leap.
Every stage was made up of two or three back-to-back acts. Occasionally, a mini-boss would appear in the intermediate sections to challenge the player. At the very end of a stage, a major boss would show up for a fight, whether it be a monstrous machine piloted by Dr. Eggman, or one of his deadly Mega Badniks.
Upon completing a stage, the player would be ranked based on their score, which is measured by time, rings, Asterolar usage and defeated enemies. Reaching the goal without losing a single life rewarded the player with a "Perfect Bonus", boosting their score significantly. The ranks were, from top to bottom, S, A, B, C, D, E and F.
== Trivia ==
* The game's locales were based off the real world country of Canada.
* Unlike in Fusion Thunder Games' other Sonic games, Dr. Eggman was going to play the role of the main antagonist.
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