Sonic Forces

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6.0

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  1. MrDOODLE
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    BS
    yall are exaggerating and pretending like this is worst than 06
    forces deserves a rating higher than colours
    cause everything is improved in this game
  2. oscar7070
    Nov 8, 2017
    8
    the gameplay was good but the game short and episode shadow for 15 minutes.
    7.5/10
    the song music ... very good.
    the price is not good.
    sonic mania 10/10 play sonic mania
  3. Pedreiva
    Nov 7, 2017
    7
    Sonic Forces is a really good Sonic Game, but the PC port of the game came with some very large issues. Most PC gamers immediately started hating on the game with the announcement that it would have Denuvo's DRM. Day 1, the game had stuttering problems. The stuttering wasn't bad during the gameplay until the 7th level. The cutscenes, however, play as if you were watching a youtube video ofSonic Forces is a really good Sonic Game, but the PC port of the game came with some very large issues. Most PC gamers immediately started hating on the game with the announcement that it would have Denuvo's DRM. Day 1, the game had stuttering problems. The stuttering wasn't bad during the gameplay until the 7th level. The cutscenes, however, play as if you were watching a youtube video of the game with .75x speed on. They were unwatchable. People have also reported crashes, but I've already played through the game twice and haven't had that issue. There are also small input delays that made certain parts of the game more tedious than they needed to be.

    Now onto the actual review.

    The story is one of the more unique ones in the franchise. The typical plot for a Sonic game is: Eggman discovers super life form, Eggman uses super life form, Sonic beats super life form. Forces does it in a similar fashion, but with a SatAM style resistance twist. As such, the game has a light hearted tone shining over the grim circumstances. This, in my opinion, makes it the most entertaining story in Sonic's history. Other games always felt either overdramatic or simple and void of interest. The plot takes a very good mixture of the two story telling styles and pumps out a Saturday morning cartoon.

    After the failure of Lost World, it's only natural that Forces would bring back the boost formula from Unleashed, Colors, and Generations. As such the Modern stages are relatively linear and feature small detours that eventually lead to the central part of the stage. As usual, those areas have hidden goodies like Red Rings and Moon Coins (Collectable after getting all red rings and number rings in the stage). Sadly, they don't give us anything other than Wispons and clothing for your avatar. The avatar's stages are easily the best stages in the game if you want variety. The Wispons all come with special abilities that can get you to different places in each level. Later on in the game, you'll unlock upgraded versions of each wispon that feature a skill that will change your experience very slightly. Is your character moving too fast and sliding everywhere? Just equip a wispon with the ability to immediately stop momentum regardless of where you are. It takes a while to notice that the stages have more freedom than they seem they do. There's a stage that's just a giant waterslide. At first, I was disappointed because it was basically directing me in a line. But then I accidentally deleted my save file and quickly replayed the game. I got to that stage and got bumped off the edge of the slide just to discover a secret passage with a Red Ring. That wasn't the only stage to have a low profile hidden area. Every stage features different routes to take. They just go by so fast that you might not notice them. The weakest part of the game is classic sonic. His controls are so immediate that it doesn't feel like you're playing sonic. He could go full speed and jump just for you to hold back for half a second and suddenly he's moving back. The basic physics are not there, but the angular jumps that you can do that send you super far in the genesis games are possible in this game, unlike Generations. In the end, I would say this is probably the best 3D gameplay the franchise has had in over a decade.

    Music is rather subjective so this will be quick. I absolutely loved all of the Avatar and Modern songs. The Classic songs were pretty bad in comparison to the rest of the franchise though. A personal favorite track is Imperial Tower's theme. Rave music just fits the franchise too well considering the high tempo.

    This game was very clearly made as a bit of a love letter to fans of modern 3D Sonic. It may turn people away with the boost mechanic, but this is easily the most entertaining console boost game I have played period. I played it all day on release day, accidentally deleted my completed save file, and replayed the entire game a second time. It is an incredibly satisfying game regardless of the poor DRM and cutscene quality on PC. Otherwise, I would have given it a 9. If you have a next-gen console, then I highly recommend you buy it for that. But if you only stick with the master race, I recommend that you wait for it to inevitably go on sale.    … Expand
  4. JoeCastle99
    Nov 7, 2017
    6
    Ok. Ill try to be honest, this game... wasnt as good as people (and SEGA) told us about. NO, im not saying its bad, either im saying its good... its "OK"

    Ill divide my review on various parts, to explain my opinion as pure as possible: STORY: Its kinda good, not gonna lie. For the "GOOD" part, the idea of Eggman actually ruling the entire world for various months is pretty nice,    Ok. Ill try to be honest, this game... wasnt as good as people (and SEGA) told us about. NO, im not saying its bad, either im saying its good... its "OK"

    Ill divide my review on various parts, to explain my opinion as pure as possible:

    STORY:

    Its kinda good, not gonna lie. For the "GOOD" part, the idea of Eggman actually ruling the entire world for various months is pretty nice, and the fact he actually tortured Sonic for once its... pretty interesting i would say... also, including old and new bosses adds a nice touch (old, talking about Chaos and Metal Sonic, and new, talking about zavok).

    for the "OK" part, the introduction of infinite is kinda weird, because you need to play Episode Shadow to understand how all begins, which is not a very nice decision from Sega, but i will let it pass...

    And the implementation of the OC Avatar is very simple, just a survivor that wanted to join the resistance isnt very attractive.

    for the "Not Good" part, Classic Sonic appeared just out of nowhere, not even sure how or why the idea of Classic Sonic appearing out of nowhere was a cool idea :(

    also, in some of the trailers of the game, you see shadow as part of the bad guys, when in the game you cant even fight him (either Chaos) which is kinda disappointing, but oh well...

    PLAYABILITY/GAME ASPECTS:

    Its ok... its not like they introduced something new to the playability (because we have the casual Modern Sonic running the same line all over again, Classic Sonic with the 2D enviroment), except the things that the OC Avatar can do, that can change depending of the animal you choose, which it add a bit more of replay value, but excluding that, its just like any other sonic game (this doesnt mean thats bad... just kinda repetitive)

    About the game aspects, for the "GOOD" part, voice acting is good and the quality is nice in all versions of the game, pretty smooth and good looking.

    in the "OK" part, the AI of the NPCs isnt as good as previous games, in the Modern Sonic stages they dont even try to hurt you, which is kinda understandable, since the main goal of those stages is just run in a straight line, but it makes it too easy IMO, they should at least try to hurt you, not just be there, wasting space. In the Classic Sonic stages, they look ok.

    And in Modern Sonic stages, the checkpoints hitbox seems kinda weird, you can "kinda" go thru it, small detail, since again, the main goal is just run until you reach the end, but its hitbox should be complete.

    The stages are fun and pretty colorful, packed with a bit of that nostalgia and feelings, depending of the situations

    DIFFICULTY:

    its too easy, comparing it with other sonic games (not as easy as oddysey, but thats a different franchise), the NPCs dont really try to hurt you, they are pretty easy to avoid and destroy as well, most of the stages can be completed very quickly, and overall, you can complete the game in 2 hours, or even less, and im not talking about speedrunning the game... which IMO is not that good, but moving that to a side, some (not all) of the stages can take 2 or 3 tries to understand where you need to go and where you should fall.

    OVERALL:

    its ok. As a Sonic fan myself, i think this game had too much hype (and i was hyped too), but im kinda dissapointed, since some things are not as the Trailers promised. But is not as bad some people told me it was going to be, either is as good some people told me too...

    Its enjoyable at least, and it gives some fresh air with the OC thing (which im not a fan of, but apparently it was well received, so, i guess ill let that pass too) and i can say its better than Lost World and Boom.

    Should you buy it? If you want, or if you are a big Sonic fan, but i wouldnt say this is a title you should really get...    … Expand
  5. nubrox
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
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  6. HatiK2
    Nov 7, 2017
    8
    Played only the main story so far and gotta say that this game actually turned out better than expected for me. I recommend you ignoring most bad reviews as they have bad reasoning and i know some of them have not even played the game.
    The story is good. I enjoyed it. Not as childish as previous. The finally kinda disappointed me a bit though.
    Graphics look very nice especially shadows.    Played only the main story so far and gotta say that this game actually turned out better than expected for me. I recommend you ignoring most bad reviews as they have bad reasoning and i know some of them have not even played the game.
    The story is good. I enjoyed it. Not as childish as previous. The finally kinda disappointed me a bit though.
    Graphics look very nice especially shadows. I think this game is on the same level as unleashed.
    Music is as expected awesome. I'm glad that they brought back vocals which have been missing since sonic colors (remakes don't count). Some of the best one's are Fist bump, Infinite's theme, light of hope, Lost valley, Zavok theme, classic green hill zone, casino forest, eggman boss battle and etc.
    And finally the gameplay and level design. Lets start of with level design which is mostly 2d and linear. But the 2d sections are one of the best in the series (excluding classic games) and there are some stages that have a very very good branching level design like Null space and mortar canyon and heck they are also fully 3d.
    The controls are preety bad specially in some 3d sections but i got used to it.
    The game is also pretty hard. I died a lot of times though i completed games like generations with ease. Thats a good thing in my book cause playing a fair hard game is more fun than playing a easy game.
    So yeah the game is pretty good i would say. Not as good as generations but better than Lost World.    … Expand
  7. The_Scatman
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    i dont get why critics rate the game just a little above sonic 06
    it doesnt make any sense
    this game is a better sonic colours
    with a better story and mindblowing soundtrack
  8. N1ceRainbowDash
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    I really like this game, grapics are nice, gameplay is fun and soundtrack is awesome! Better than mario.
  9. Ali_Moghimi
    Nov 7, 2017
    9
    Sonic Forces is a great game but it has been judged badly since its first trailer and some are even treating it like its another sonic 06 the game has an amazing soundtrack , interesting story , great graphics , fun gameplay and its stages get better the further you get into the game and it has some of the best modern sonic stages from any boost game i dont know why people hate this gameSonic Forces is a great game but it has been judged badly since its first trailer and some are even treating it like its another sonic 06 the game has an amazing soundtrack , interesting story , great graphics , fun gameplay and its stages get better the further you get into the game and it has some of the best modern sonic stages from any boost game i dont know why people hate this game while modern sonic has better and smoother controls from colours' mechanics and classic sonic is alot like the one in mania and the game even allows you to make your own character which is pretty clever and fun im certain anyone who enjoyed generations , colours and unleashed will also enjoy this game dont let people tell you othewise… Expand
  10. AdamLicht1101
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Great !! The Game feel like an Evolution From Sonic Colors and Generations. Great Music, Story, Gameplay and more. And i also like the section between 2D and 3D. i think people only said that Forces is bad because they are jealous how good Sonic Games is. Honestly, much more better then Mario
  11. itsa_me_luigi
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    perfection !
    mixture of colours and generations Done better
    i really enjoyed the game
    people do say that the level design is bad but its only for the first worlds and this game has some of the best modern sonic stages from any boost game
  12. DanRocks
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    sonic forces might not be the best sonic game
    but its not the worst
    this game has an OK story
    but they are compensated by a amazing soundtrack and the game play is very fun and the stages are very re-play ably fun !
    i highly recommend this to any sonic fan or gamer
  13. MulanTheMan
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    this game is a perfection in all ways
    specially the soundtrack !
    the game play feels just like colors for modern sonic and like generations for classic sonic
  14. MaNameIzJeff
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    this game is awesome
    and follows the boost formula perfectly from unleashed and generations and colors
    if you really enjoy playing the previous boost games i recommend you to play this one as well dont care about the biased ratings it doesn't make any sense that they gave colors and generations such good ratings while forces is getting more hate than positive ratings forces is a mix    this game is awesome
    and follows the boost formula perfectly from unleashed and generations and colors
    if you really enjoy playing the previous boost games i recommend you to play this one as well

    dont care about the biased ratings it doesn't make any sense that they gave colors and generations such good ratings while forces is getting more hate than positive ratings
    forces is a mix of an improved sonic colors and generations    … Expand
  15. TheMarioFan
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    this game is pretty fun just like colours and generations
    although im more of a mario fan but i can sense the biased ratings on the game

    the story is great , graphics are great , gameplay is great and well the music is the best part
  16. EpicLadySponge
    Nov 7, 2017
    8
    Sonic Forces attempts to go new on ideas on story and gameplay without improving what might have been the most anticipated game on the market. To be completely fair, this was saved from actually being rushed to the market so I'll give it a chance to give it the score it deserves. There's no other way I can describe Sonic Forces without taking up a huge chunk of my time so I'm just going toSonic Forces attempts to go new on ideas on story and gameplay without improving what might have been the most anticipated game on the market. To be completely fair, this was saved from actually being rushed to the market so I'll give it a chance to give it the score it deserves. There's no other way I can describe Sonic Forces without taking up a huge chunk of my time so I'm just going to call it the newest Windows Vista of the franchise. It's so addicting that you could possibly find a way to play to the end and end up loving it, but, like Windows Vista, it's not safe from the flaws it receives. I'm sure we'll get a better Sonic game one day, but for now we have to get used to what they gave us.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 2, 2018
    60
    Only the nostalgic levels really work, but if you want another run across cult classic Green Hill Zone, you can always launch Sonic Mania that came out back in August. [Issue#226, p.59]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2018
    50
    Sonic Forces’ few merits (like the soundtrack) are not enough to offset primitive gameplay, crude level design, poor pacing that completely obliterates the sense of speed, and the script that resembles a fanfic. [01/2018, p.42]
  3. DarkZero
    Jan 18, 2018
    30
    I won’t pretend that Sonic Forces is a disappointment – it telegraphed its kitchen sink approach to content a long time ago. Desperately trying to please every kind of Sonic fan, it is every bit the mishmash of half realised ideas vying for your attention that it seemed like it would be. I guess I just never expected that their attempts to hold that attention would be so feeble.
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