Later this week, Ben Schwartz reprises his function as Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It’s an element that Schwartz has performed because the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie in 2020. However when it got here time to select one among his favourite online game characters of all time, Schwartz did not go along with Sega’s blue hedgehog. As an alternative, he select a supporting character from Sq. Enix’s 1995 RPG Chrono Set off.
Whereas talking with IGN, Schwartz cited Chrono Set off’s anthropomorphic hero Frog as his favourite. He recalled Frog’s big broadsword as “one of many coolest issues of all time.” Schwartz went on to name Chrono Set off his favourite online game.
“It’s a rare sport with a rare soundtrack and story,” recalled Schwartz. “Every character was distinctive. I really feel like typically once I’m enjoying [Final Fantasy games] there will likely be some characters that you simply’re like ‘I assume I will stage this individual up.’ However in Chrono Set off, each character you have been emotionally invested in.”
In 2021, Schwartz praised former Sonic voice actor Roger Craig Smith earlier than revealing that he was not approached to take over the function within the video games. Schwartz’s Sonic 3 castmate, Keanu Reeves, voices his character, Shadow, within the not too long ago launched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack DLC for Sonic x Shadow Generations. Sonic 3 director Jeff Fowler additionally indicated that Reeves was critical about researching Shadow’s character earlier than he took on the function for the film.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will likely be out in theaters on Friday, December 20.
