Source: https://sea.ign.com/news/164232/balan-wonderworlds-next-gen-features-discussed-by-sonic-creator
Didn't see a thread, so i'll lock if someone already did.
For Naka, who joined Square Enix in 2018, Balan Wonderworld will be his first full-scale platform game in quite some time. "I think Square Enix has an RPG image," Naka said, "but I don't think I'd be good at making RPGs." Of course, Naka has made RPGs, such as Phantasy Star and Phantasy Star Online. However, the genre he feels he is most skilled at is still platform games. Therefore, he received permission from the company president to make a full-scale platform game with the condition that it was his "one chance".
More at the link (Goes over other expectations of the studio and the reception of the game with fans currently).
It's nice Naka was given a chance to make something he wants first and foremost and I hope it works out well for him. The game will be on basically all platforms and a lot of people always say how much more they want 3D platformers. So hopefully the quality is there so he can work on an IP he's very passionate about.