Sonic Frontiers

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 730 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 73 out of 730

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  1. Ben3033
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    A very promising game that fails to deliver in some places.

    Pros: - Running around and general movement is fun - The best Sonic has controlled in 3D for years(in the open world, not cyberspace) - Bosses are a step up from past games and have some cool moments - While I don't like the weird pacing of the story, I do think this game does a great job at characterizing Sonic and his    A very promising game that fails to deliver in some places.

    Pros:
    - Running around and general movement is fun
    - The best Sonic has controlled in 3D for years(in the open world, not cyberspace)
    - Bosses are a step up from past games and have some cool moments
    - While I don't like the weird pacing of the story, I do think this game does a great job at characterizing Sonic and his friends compared to past games, setting up possibilities for future games
    - Combat is interesting and can be pretty addicting, but I do think there should have been more variety in the abilities though(most of them do the same thing just with a different animation)
    - Serves as a great foundation for future games to improve on
    - Amazing OST

    Cons:
    - Very unpolished and janky
    - Most of the platforming and obstacles you traverse in the world are just placed haphazardly around the world using default assets(but I do like how you can unlock rails to connect them together)
    - The third island of the game has majority 2D sections and is *extremely* poorly designed (and the fourth and fifth islands are just extended versions of the first?)
    - Uninspired minigames, island designs, and puzzles
    - Very noticeable pop in that can actually hinder the gameplay at some points

    Overall, for a Sonic game, I'd say it's one of the best. It was fun to play through for the most part, and the length of it was sufficient as well. However, the game has many areas for improvement that i'd like to see in the next game; the formula is great and I think they can pull off a real banger if they fix most of these issues.    … Expand
  2. TuanGaming
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    One of the best Sonic games of the Entire Sonic franchire, the soundtrack is amazing.
  3. Darkwin2212
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    The game is the largest among the creations of Sonic Team. Everything in it is done on top, except for the plot, but this is not a reason to lower the rating.
  4. Mohaaaa
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    Its a beautiful sonic game which has (finally!) a more serious tone. You can clearly see its flaws but to be honest all of them are minor nitpicks except the cyberspace levels, as someone who enjoyed Unleashed and Generations a lot, the cyberspace levels are my biggest dissapointment since it has weird physics and controls really bad, but only in the cyberspace, in the open world SonicIts a beautiful sonic game which has (finally!) a more serious tone. You can clearly see its flaws but to be honest all of them are minor nitpicks except the cyberspace levels, as someone who enjoyed Unleashed and Generations a lot, the cyberspace levels are my biggest dissapointment since it has weird physics and controls really bad, but only in the cyberspace, in the open world Sonic controls really good! The bosses go insanely hard and the OST Slaps while keeping a good feeling of atmosphere, and no, the open world didnt feel empty at all, i was always doing stuff and it was pretty fun.

    Game never crashed or had low fps during my playthrough, it ran pretty well (60FPS cap was offputting though)

    Its not a perfect game but definetly worth your time    … Expand
  5. Emisdoodls
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This game is simply amazing. I never had this much fun with a sonic game since unleashed 14 years ago. This is the best 3d sonic game ever. The combat is fun, the world is beautiful and the exploration never felt boring. The bosses are the best in the series. The music is top notch. The story reminds me of the 2000's a lot (in a good way) and the dialogue and characterization are perfect.This game is simply amazing. I never had this much fun with a sonic game since unleashed 14 years ago. This is the best 3d sonic game ever. The combat is fun, the world is beautiful and the exploration never felt boring. The bosses are the best in the series. The music is top notch. The story reminds me of the 2000's a lot (in a good way) and the dialogue and characterization are perfect. I cannot thank sonic team enough for making me feel like a kid again. Thank you… Expand
  6. NandoAnimando
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Overall this is a very good Sonic game, the best since Unleashed and Generations, Sonic controls really good in the open zones, the DropDash is amazing ( The best feeling of being in control of the character of all the games in the franchise ) and it’s very satisfying upgrading Sonic stats, the combat is awesome, the exploration, and I love that the game let you change Sonic acceleration,Overall this is a very good Sonic game, the best since Unleashed and Generations, Sonic controls really good in the open zones, the DropDash is amazing ( The best feeling of being in control of the character of all the games in the franchise ) and it’s very satisfying upgrading Sonic stats, the combat is awesome, the exploration, and I love that the game let you change Sonic acceleration, turning speed, boost speed, and more, I love the customization in that way, the history of this game is really really good, Ian is the best, the only thing that I don’t like it’s the reused assets from cyberspace, Green Hill, Chemical Plant, and Sky Santuary, and the physics in the Cyberspace levels, I’m loving this new generation of Sonic games!

    And the Super Sonic battles, uff, Sonic is officially back!

    9/10    … Expand
  7. NathanDizazzo
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is so fun to do just about anything in. Not only can you run around the open world to progress through this amazing story, you can go through the cyberspace which acts as little bite sized levels that help you get the chaos emeralds. You can go fishing, just run around and have fun, level yourself up, speedrun, there's so many things to do. The combat feels so satisfying to use and just leaves you feeling good. And the story/dialogue is all amazing, characters feel like themselves again. And the dynamic between the pure evil eggman and his daughterly type love with the naive sage is amazing, it's just so wholesome. The super Sonic bosses are epic too, everything about this game is amazing… Expand
  8. slicksquid
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    Sonic Frontiers feels like a desperate breath of fresh air into the series.

    It is not perfect by any means - cyberspace levels are hit or miss and some are genuinely AWFUL to go through and S rank (3-7 lmao), pop in is an issue though it's not a big deal to me, and there are a few minor bugs that I have encountered only twice in my 15 hours of playtime so far. However, everything else    Sonic Frontiers feels like a desperate breath of fresh air into the series.

    It is not perfect by any means - cyberspace levels are hit or miss and some are genuinely AWFUL to go through and S rank (3-7 lmao), pop in is an issue though it's not a big deal to me, and there are a few minor bugs that I have encountered only twice in my 15 hours of playtime so far. However, everything else outshines it. The story is great with the help of Ian Flynn, known for the Sonic IDW comics. The voice acting is okay for the most part, Amy's in particular is wonderful. Character interactions are great and feel so much better than what we got in the last decade.

    Exploring the open world is genuinely great. I always find myself exploring to see what else there is to find instead of going to the main goal. Last night, I said I'd only play for another hour. Before I knew it, I had played for 8. (Also I do not understand the complaints about the world feeling "empty", I think stuff being spaced out is necessary given how fast Sonic goes.)

    But more or less, this game leaves a wonderful foundation for follow-ups. I cannot wait to see what the Sonic series brings in the future.

    P.S. The soundtrack is FIRE and they got Kellin Quinn from Sleeping with Sirens on it. 100/10 banger OST.

    Also, note for the PC version: The game uses Denuvo. It also doesn't support Unicode names.    … Expand
  9. AnimStat64
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is much more than just a step in the right direction for our lovable blue blur following the disasterous disappointment of Forces, it's an incredibly transcendent experience that evolves the 3D side of games in the franchise to a degree that hasn't been seen since Adventure 2 and Unleashed! The controls are excellent, the design of the islands are immaculate with loads ofSonic Frontiers is much more than just a step in the right direction for our lovable blue blur following the disasterous disappointment of Forces, it's an incredibly transcendent experience that evolves the 3D side of games in the franchise to a degree that hasn't been seen since Adventure 2 and Unleashed! The controls are excellent, the design of the islands are immaculate with loads of fun challenges to do, the story is outstanding with top-tier writing from Ian Flynn of the IDW comics, the game-play is fantastic with lots of variety coupled with an awesome new combat system and some of the most PHENOMENAL boss fights in all of gaming, and the music throughout is GOD TIER with a beautiful mix of orchestral piano themes and some of the HEAVIEST Metal tracks of the whole series!!

    It legitimately upsets me to see some outlets low-balling it and giving it a much lower score than it deserves! Don't listen to outlets like 7GN & Digital Trends, this game is absolutely worth the $60-70!

    Sure it has pop-in issues and sure the Cyberspace stages are reused themes and assets, but honestly all the incredible aspects far outweigh the negatives!

    Easily a Top 3 Sonic game alongside Mania and Adventure 2! Cannot recommend it highly enough!!    … Expand
  10. Wixy
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise!

    This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games! The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun! You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock a lot of new combat moves and    Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise!

    This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games!

    The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun!

    You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock a lot of new combat moves and skills, at the skill tree!

    You can also upgrade Sonic, you can upgrade his strength, speed, ring capacity and defense!

    The story is the best out of the whole franchise, and the voice acting is very good, Roger Craig Smith did an amazing job as the voice of Sonic!

    The music in this game is incredible and it's the best music in the entire franchise!

    The Super Sonic fights against the Titans were amazing and some of the best fights in a video game!

    Thank you Takashi Izuka and ESPECIALLY Morio Kishimoto who created this MASTERPEICE!
    The 5 years wait was definitely worth it.
    Thank you SEGA and thank you Sonic Team!    … Expand
  11. JesseVED
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Undoubtedly the best 3D Sonic game, the exploration, the battles, the soundtrack, everything is of a high level and although the game has visible flaws such as pop-in, this does not make it a mediocrity as some want to sell means (at least they are few), in short, this is the way.
  12. KingSwapped
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Games really good metacritc scores are biased especially ign. Probably the best sonic game
  13. camocaplamo
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    this game is amazing the gameplay and story are amazing i only have 3 issues the koco minigames involving the rescued characters are annoying and the ending is somewhat dull and also PLEASE add a feature to replay the super sonic boss fights maybe in the arcade mode?
  14. galaxys10pluse
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    One of the Best 3D Sonic Games! Incredible sense of speed and control over sonic and running around this open world feels amazing. Great Boss battles as well! Music has to be the best OST's of all time for any video game.
  15. wof8317
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Absolute fire (in a good way), it has a few bugs here and there, but fantastic nonetheless. 10/10. Totally would recommend to anyone.
  16. FenrirTheZenles
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Best game of the year!!!!!!

    Sonic is Back!!!!

    one of the best games out there this year full of fun and action accompanied by an excellent soundtrack. Do you also notice that some supposed ""experts"" gave it a 20 and that is supposed to be a professional critic?
  17. Drenic
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    The Best Sonic Game Since Unleashed. This is a GOTY for me. Congratulations to Sonic Team and Sega for the AMAZING game
  18. TheAya
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    One of the best Sonic games of the last decade, interesting and good story, and a good base for future games
  19. BlueNightDev
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Truly one of the best 3D Sonic games ever made. They have rewritten the "boost" formula and it is much smoother than Unleashed or Forces.
  20. Hinzoto
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    A mediocre game with interesting purposes, but it fails during execution. A lot of flaws of collisions, terrible physics and soulless environment. Cyber levels are short, very linear and repeating the assets of Sonic Generations and Forces. The positive point goes to the Original Soundtrack (maybe the major point). If you like generic Open World game and avoiding this is a Sonic game, youA mediocre game with interesting purposes, but it fails during execution. A lot of flaws of collisions, terrible physics and soulless environment. Cyber levels are short, very linear and repeating the assets of Sonic Generations and Forces. The positive point goes to the Original Soundtrack (maybe the major point). If you like generic Open World game and avoiding this is a Sonic game, you can love this, but if you're a root fan and understand the essence, avoid this, it's another test of laboratory using the franchise.… Expand
  21. PonyBeatnik
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Greatest Sonic game ever made, period.

    In terms of story, characterization (they FIXED AMY, KNUCKLES, TAILS, and made Sonic BETTER), gameplay (aside from cyberspace). The only downsides are cyberspace and and some minor graphical glitches. But I was able to easily ignore the latter cus the game is too damn fun. If Sonic Team can learn from the good and bad in this game the next    Greatest Sonic game ever made, period.

    In terms of story, characterization (they FIXED AMY, KNUCKLES, TAILS, and made Sonic BETTER), gameplay (aside from cyberspace).

    The only downsides are cyberspace and and some minor graphical glitches. But I was able to easily ignore the latter cus the game is too damn fun.

    If Sonic Team can learn from the good and bad in this game the next game will be a masterpiece.    … Expand
  22. schimidtwas
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    8 hours of gameplay and I'm still far from halfway through! I'm completely in love and not believing it. It's been a long time since I felt such a good feeling with a game, not necessarily Sonic, but in general. It may have a few pop-ins here and there, a few small bugs but nothing that drastically interferes with gameplay! When it's zero I'll redo the analysis but honestly, I only passed8 hours of gameplay and I'm still far from halfway through! I'm completely in love and not believing it. It's been a long time since I felt such a good feeling with a game, not necessarily Sonic, but in general. It may have a few pop-ins here and there, a few small bugs but nothing that drastically interferes with gameplay! When it's zero I'll redo the analysis but honestly, I only passed the first island and it's already better, but much better than most Sonic games, it's simply unbelievable!… Expand
  23. Terrifire
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Definitely the best game in the franchise since sonic generations (better than generations if you ask me) The game definitely has problems such as pop-in, camera issues, and other various bugs (may be fixed in a patch soon) but the pros outweigh the cons by a long shot. The story is great and well written definitely the best story since sonic unleashed. The game play and core mechanics areDefinitely the best game in the franchise since sonic generations (better than generations if you ask me) The game definitely has problems such as pop-in, camera issues, and other various bugs (may be fixed in a patch soon) but the pros outweigh the cons by a long shot. The story is great and well written definitely the best story since sonic unleashed. The game play and core mechanics are really fun although the game is a bit janky. Sonic frontiers is definitely a good game and lays the ground work for the future of the franchise and I can't wait to see where it goes on from here… Expand
  24. Turtsy
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Going into Frontiers as a long time sonic fan i was worried that we'd be in for another stinker. But it's precisely BECAUSE I've been with the franchise for so long that i loved this game to bits. It felt like it was made for me. The over the top anime boss fights, the more serious tone, the dialogue all contributed to a fantastic experience. It wasn't perfect though. There was some really bad pop in and Sonic's ground momentum felt weird which is a shame because otherwise he controls perfectly. The ending also felt rushed. As if they were like "oh **** We need something BIGGER to fight than the titans! **** it, throw the moon at them lmao." In that sense Frontiers could be a studio Trigger anime. Either way it was a great time and i cant wait for the next one. Sonic is back.… Expand
  25. KillerBeij
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This game...Wow...just...Wow...Welcome back Sonic. Great job Sonic Team!!!!
  26. PoopNuggets
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    I was a bit scared at first thinking that this game may have ended up to be a huge dumpster fire getting my hopes up and being trash just like forces. But in the end it ended up being one of the best sonic games since sonic unleashed.
  27. GenisXT
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    While the game has its rough edges, specially in the technical deparment, the game is clearly a very good direction for Sonic Games, I always thought that Cyberspace would be the thing I like the most and for my surprise, it isnt. I don't like the way they made Cyberspace levels because Sonic feels very heavy. Like in Forces. But the open world is amazing. Popping is a constant issue, YouWhile the game has its rough edges, specially in the technical deparment, the game is clearly a very good direction for Sonic Games, I always thought that Cyberspace would be the thing I like the most and for my surprise, it isnt. I don't like the way they made Cyberspace levels because Sonic feels very heavy. Like in Forces. But the open world is amazing. Popping is a constant issue, You don't see clearly where you are heading. Textures are a bit low quality but the game is visually good. As for the story. Its pretty good. For SA2 fans, This is gem. Boss fights are epic, combat is not just a button smasher while keeping it friendly for newcomers... This is a very good game. Hope we get fixes for popping and a boss fight select to replay those epic fights.… Expand
  28. CalebsCalamity
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    A pretty decent game that shows lots of promise for the future of the franchise after many less savory titles.
  29. Bozzy943
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    After 7 hours of fantastic island exploration and the entire first island taking the same length to beat as Forces, I highly recommend this game. :) The largest hindrance is the physics in some of the cyberspace stages (especially among the platforms that spin you around) but for the most part even some of the cyberspace stages are well crafted and provide more challenge to S rank than IAfter 7 hours of fantastic island exploration and the entire first island taking the same length to beat as Forces, I highly recommend this game. :) The largest hindrance is the physics in some of the cyberspace stages (especially among the platforms that spin you around) but for the most part even some of the cyberspace stages are well crafted and provide more challenge to S rank than I would've imagined. So far I've encountered only 1 single music bug on a boss fight that kept playing after I died. SEGA should build on this formula for the next game but buy back the rights to the original Hedgehog Engine from Unleashed and Generations PLEASE.

    Summary:
    Pros: Islands and the things to do on them, Music, Atmosphere, Boss fights, even Story
    Cons: Physics
    Overall: 9/10    … Expand
  30. Sheepsyhere
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Sonic frontiers is a masterpiece, also I’m first review which is nice but go play this game
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Ragequit.gr
    Dec 9, 2022
    83
    Sonic's entry into new, for him, gaming paths is overall successful, despite any problems. With a little polish and attention to detail, the next game in the series has the foundations in place to finally look eternal rival Mario in his three-dimensional, bubbly eyes.
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  2. GameStar
    Nov 29, 2022
    62
    As a 3D Sonic a step in the right direction. The open world has a lot to offer but gets lost in redundancy.
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  3. PC Games
    Nov 26, 2022
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
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