User blog comment:TheSuperKoopaBros11/How would YOU change Sonic if you were in charge of SEGA?/@comment-477304-20190215210844

If I were in charge of Sonic this point onward, this is what I'd do:
 * 1) For the next major Sonic game, I'd make the develpers take an extensive look at Sonic Generations, so they understand how the level design and physics should be for a boost game, I'd get people who worked on those titles to manage development at the least. I'd aim for an aesthetic and tone similar to games of the early 2000s. I wouldn't hire the Happy Tree Friends writers for the game as they simply don't fit for the series.
 * 2) Keep Classic Sonic out of the main continuity, the only potential exceptions being spin-off titles where there isn't a story or his appearance isn't tied to the story.
 * 3) Give the Sonic Mania team more freedom for a Mania sequel, allowing them to use much more original content.
 * 4) Pitch Sonic Mania Adventures to networks to try and turn it into a series of unrelated animated shorts (think Tom and Jerry). I'd of course give Tyson control over it again and suggest that more classic characters be included.
 * 5) State that, despite previous comments, humans and anthropomorphic animals such as Sonic do, and always have, live on the same planet. None of this two worlds nonsense, if anyone asks about Forces, I'll say that we've seen plenty of human NPCs in the past, but not many anthros. Future games will better reflect this, with both humans and anthros appearing as background characters. I would probably also suggest an official name for them too.
 * 6) Brainstorm ways that other characters could be introduced into the gameplay, whether they have their own unique levels, or that the levels are designed to accommodate various abilities. To prevent repetitiveness, some characters could be unlockables that don't have story modes, but are instead selectable when replaying levels. This could potentially lead to a boat-load of characters without the player feeling obligated to use them.
 * 7) Bring back G-merl. I'd like to put Fang back into the main continuity too, but that would probably open the floodgates for other classic character.