Sonic the Hedgehog is quite the iconic video game character. For years this little blue critter has been featured in a massive range of games and continues to thrive today. In fact, there’s been a bit more of a resurgence lately for the franchise with the likes of films, animated series, and, of course, games. But if you’re solely worried that the future games for the franchise will stay with the design of Sonic Frontiers, it looks like you can rest easy. The future of this beloved franchise will still look back and bring out games similar to the previous Sonic game generations.

Recently, the director for Sonic Frontiers has taken to Twitter in regard to the franchise. Morio Kishimoto has been with Sonic Team for years and has helped design games like Sonic and the Secret Rings and, as mentioned, being the director behind the most recent video game installment. With Sonic Frontiers having a strong fan base, there are still some players that might feel the future of Sonic games will only focus on this new design setup. But that’s not going to be the case. Morio Kishimoto took to Twitter and stated that Sonic Frontiers was the start of the third generation of Sonic the Hedgehog games. Meanwhile, the second generation likely is that of 3D Sonic titles such as the Sonic Adventure series.