- Iizuka has received a ton of requests from fans to have their own original characters appear in Sonic games - while that couldn't happen, Sonic Forces» custom character recognizes that fan desire - the avatar was created with the idea of «making straight high - speed action» - this time the concept is that all three styles (Modern, Classic, Avatar) would be high - speed based - make selections for the
face, mouth, body color, and gender of custom characters - each species will also have their own unique skills, such as wolves being able to pull nearby rings - you can't change custom characters in the middle of the game - there is some sort of feature that's unlocked after you've cleared the game once related to this - the new avatar style will have a speedy and rhythmic style like Modern Sonic, but also different vectors from Sonic - this includes differences in timing for pressing buttons, or the Wisps giving the avatar trickier movements - the story aims to depict heroes that would feel like Sonic - by controlling different characters, the devs hope to show a story that extends to explaining the world setting as well - the story concept has been «Hero Army vs. Eggman's Army» from the start - when wondering who should be made playable among the heroes, the idea came up for Classic Sonic - the character setting for the avatar is a civilian in an area occupied by Eggman who stands up and fights together with Sonic -
during stages, you'll hear radio contact from partners like Tails and Amy - Sonic and the rest of the gang form a resistance to stand against Eggman's army, so they relay information from headquarters - boss characters like Chaos and Metal Sonic will appear in Eggman's army - details on the new character (Infinite) are being kept secret - the main part of the storyline is that Eggman gathers strong enemies in the past to form an all mighty army - some people might be wondering why Shadow is on the enemy's side, but they can find out more by experiencing the story - the team thinks Japanese fans are taking a liking to the serious story and character customization features - there were some struggles with the new engine in early stages, but now they've moved to a smooth
development process - the team knew they wanted to bring the game to Nintendo's new console before they even knew it was the Switch - the Switch info came to them
during the middle of the game's
development - SEGA knew Nintendo fans would want to play Sonic's new game, which is why they personally worked to bring it to Switch - SEGA plans to show the game in Japan at Tokyo Game Show 2017 in September - the team is also working on providing new information, including news that would be unique to Japan
Professional Experience Marine Corps Network Operations Security Center (Quantico, VA) 12/2008 — Present Information Technology Project Manager • Serve as Project Manager responsible for Network Enterprise Services strategic plans and
process development • Tasked with the engineering and design of enterprise services for the largest IT project facing the Marine Corps • Oversee project acceptance, manage third party contractor relations, identify requirement gaps, evaluate integration requirements, document solutions, and facilitate the turnover to the operations group • Administer email messaging system, active directory infrastructure, storage area networks, and virtual server infrastructure • Additional systems of responsibility include DMS (Defense Messaging System), DAR (Data at Rest, Guardian Edge's enterprise encryption), HBSS (Host Based Security System), MOSS 2003/2007 (Microsoft SharePoint), SCOM (System Center Operations Manager, Enterprise Event Monitoring) • Provide full time Tier II & III Help Desk Support for the ~ 50,000 users in both the classified and unclassified networks • Directly manage subordinate IT supervisors determining workflow and ensuring efficient and effective operations • Serve as a member of external boards, committees and working groups representing the USMC and the MCNOSC • Champion the MCNOSC's adoption of the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) processes, implement the MCNOSC's Change Management Process, and establish the first enterprise level Change Management Approval Board • Serve as Project Manager during the Marine Corps first implementation of HBSS on the classified and unclassified networks • Responsible for the Marine Corps» Network Consolidation of the SIPRNet involving the collapsing over 36 separate Active Directory Domains into one forest and a single domain structure and the migration of over 300 servers and every workstation on the USMC
process development • Tasked with the engineering and design of enterprise services for the largest IT project
facing the Marine Corps • Oversee project acceptance, manage third party contractor relations, identify requirement gaps, evaluate integration requirements, document solutions, and facilitate the turnover to the operations group • Administer email messaging system, active directory infrastructure, storage area networks, and virtual server infrastructure • Additional systems of responsibility include DMS (Defense Messaging System), DAR (Data at Rest, Guardian Edge's enterprise encryption), HBSS (Host Based Security System), MOSS 2003/2007 (Microsoft SharePoint), SCOM (System Center Operations Manager, Enterprise Event Monitoring) • Provide full time Tier II & III Help Desk Support for the ~ 50,000 users in both the classified and unclassified networks • Directly manage subordinate IT supervisors determining workflow and ensuring efficient and effective operations • Serve as a member of external boards, committees and working groups representing the USMC and the MCNOSC • Champion the MCNOSC's adoption of the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
processes, implement the MCNOSC's Change Management
Process, and establish the first enterprise level Change Management Approval Board • Serve as Project Manager during the Marine Corps first implementation of HBSS on the classified and unclassified networks • Responsible for the Marine Corps» Network Consolidation of the SIPRNet involving the collapsing over 36 separate Active Directory Domains into one forest and a single domain structure and the migration of over 300 servers and every workstation on the USMC
Process, and establish the first enterprise level Change Management Approval Board • Serve as Project Manager
during the Marine Corps first implementation of HBSS on the classified and unclassified networks • Responsible for the Marine Corps» Network Consolidation of the SIPRNet involving the collapsing over 36 separate Active Directory Domains into one forest and a single domain structure and the migration of over 300 servers and every workstation on the USMC SIPRNet