It's interesting seeing how Sega's franchises compare to Nintendo's back in the SNES VS Genesis era. Sonic was famously inspired by continuously running through the first level of Mario 1 faster and faster. Shining Force bares many similarities to Fire Emblem even if the former's creator has denied the comparison. The Ecco franchise is Sega's equivalent to the Kirby franchise because both have an obnoxious circlejerk of "Woah deep lore this game is so scary I can't believe it's rated E."