Bioware Making a Sonic RPG on the DS

1up has the news that Bioware (makers of classic RPGs like Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights) is collaborating with Sega to make a Sonic the Hedgehog roleplaying game for the Nintendo DS. "Sega's latest effort clearly illustrates the company's increasing interest in (and reliance on) Western content developers and Western audiences ... Now all we need to do is sit back and wait for the patented Bioware mid-game reveal which unmasks Tails once and for all as the evil Dr. Robotnik. Who needs Mass Effect? When the angst-ridden backstory of Knuckles the Echidna is your muse, the world is your spiky-headed oyster." For the record? I need Mass Effect. Now.

Finally, a "Role Playing Game"

[Anonymous Coward]

I remember when I played the orginal Sonic back in the day, all I wanted was to stop running, running, running all the time and just live in his world for a while..

And please, allow me to, as Sonic, to walk around asking the vaguely Japanese-yet-Medieval European townspeople the same questions over and over, as well as allowing me to boldly stroll into their houses and rifles through their belongings for heal potions.