Summary
TheSoniccommunity can often feel divided. We’re often in disagreement over which era was the best and which games are overrated - or overhated. But you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t love the Chao. These adorable little guys were first introduced inSonic Adventureand proved that every single game is enhanced by a minigame thatlets you care for small creatures. But after Sonic Adventure 2, we never got to run a Chao daycare ever again.
Now, at long last, this could be able to change. Reliable industry insider Midori has shared that a Chao-centred Sonic game is in development, withSegaapparently aiming to create “even more Chao content” in the future.
A Chao Spinoff Is Reportedly In The Works
This is a whole lot of information to take in. According to Midori, Chao will appear in bothSonic X Shadow Generationsand Sonic Rumble first before getting their own game, Sonic Chao Guardians.
At this stage, this is just a rumour, but it would be a game that’s warmly welcomed by fans. Many of us who are old enough to have grown up with the Adventure games miss looking after Chao, raising them and helping them develop their own stats and appearances. For some reason, Sega never decided to bring back the Chao garden after Sonic Adventure 2.
We actuallyalmost got a Chao garden in Sonic Frontiers, so at the very least, we know that they’re on the devs' minds.
However, Sega has been very receptive to fans recently.Sonic Frontiersupdatesdirectly responded to fan feedback, making various changes and additions to the game. Now, after previous complaints about Shadow being sidelined, the anti-hero is poised to appear in almost every major Sonic release this year, including the movie. With this in mind, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see Sega finally give us the Chao game we’ve been after for years.
Of course, even if it is real, we’ll have to wait and see what form it takes. Midori follows up by saying that it is “not just [a] Chao Garden”, so there could be some other gameplay mechanics thrown in there too. Fingers crossed though, we’ll be raising those cute little guys once more soon enough.
