Sonic Forces

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6.3

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  1. LeopoldTheBrave
    Nov 7, 2017
    3
    I'm honestly surprised this is getting good user reviews when it is all the worst parts of generations and colors combined. The game is too short, the level design is too basic and narrow, and it's too easy. But as someone who used to be a Sonic fan for years upon years starting back in 2007, I should've predicted this. The fans can hold onto this game all they want to cling on to any hopeI'm honestly surprised this is getting good user reviews when it is all the worst parts of generations and colors combined. The game is too short, the level design is too basic and narrow, and it's too easy. But as someone who used to be a Sonic fan for years upon years starting back in 2007, I should've predicted this. The fans can hold onto this game all they want to cling on to any hope they have left, but once the critic reviews come out, it'll be hard for the user score to be taken seriously unless it goes down as well.

    Now don't get me wrong, I'd love Sonic to succeed. I'd adore a new Sonic game that is actually good. But this one isn't because Sonic Team keeps making the same stupid decisions. Let's start with the story. Ever since Sonic Colors, the blue blur has been slowly heading down a path similar to a bad cheesy shonen anime. There's an overabundance of incredibly stale and cheesy humor, an overly edgy and uninteresting villain, and mindless dribble about the power of friendship. I couldn't tell if I was playing a Fairy Tail or My Little Pony game. The marketing for Sonic Forces was as sneaky as a snake. It wants you to believe Eggman has won and that all hope is lost, but in the actual games story it doesn't feel like that at all. Making some of the stages look like a post apocalyptic city just isn't enough for me.

    And that brings us to the stages. These have to be some of the most uncreative levels Sonic has seen in a long time, not including his Boom incident. If it's not a stage rehashing a classic theme like Green Hill or Chemical Planet, then it's a generic burning city or generic lab with the same browns and grays every time. Not to mention that with the level design being as basic and lazy as some of the New Super Mario Bros. games, it's hard to tell each level apart, At least the New Super Mario Bros. games had gameplay, Sonic doesn't even have that.

    While nothing is horribly glitchy and broken as we've come to expect with the blue blur, they've definitely downgraded from previous installments that use this boost-to-win gameplay. Because the levels are so basic and narrow, most stages can be won by running forward and holding the boost. It's nearly impossible to take any hits from how incredibly easy Sonic Team gives it to the players. The customizable character has nothing to offer either despite being marketed as the selling point for the game. It plays way too similarly to modern Sonic, and all the rewards in the game are based on unlocks for this character you'll care nothing about. The creator is bland and his weapon based gameplay is bland. One weapon seems to do the trick for everything in the game so there's no reason to use anything else. Then we get to Classic Sonic. He's just not good. Again, the level design is some of the most basic and bland we've seen in the series, and with Classic Sonic's awkward gameplay, they're the worst. Thankfully he has the least amount of stages in the game, and will have you wonder why he's even in there to begin with. His physics don't match his old Sega Genesis self, not even close. This is especially disappointing considering we got Sonic Mania earlier this year which was a masterpiece in 2D platforming.

    Even something the Sonic series almost never fails on still ends up lackluster here. The music. Oh what have they done to the music. Sure you may have heard the main theme and likely enjoy it very much. But that's the only good part of the music. Anything else in the games soundtrack with some sort of quality is just an alternate rendition of the theme. When it's not just another remix of the theme song, it's super trance, techno, dubstep trash with no memorable beats or melodies to hum when on a car ride. Sonic typically excels in the music department, but this time the blue blur struck a sour note.

    Overall, Sonic Forces is a failure, proving that Sonic Team can indeed ruin anything if they put their minds to it. While I wasn't a fan of how easy Colors and Generations were, I could at least see them as competent games. But here, Sonic Team took everything people liked about those previously mentioned games and dumbed them down hardcore while making the bad things more present. It's pretty sad when the fans can make a better Sonic game than Sonic Team itself with Sonic Mania. Take notes Sega.    … Expand
  2. streetkrc
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    One of the worst parts of Sonic, uninteresting bosses, poor gameplay, many levels are just awful, the game is boring. There is no that fan who was in the old parts.
  3. asteklenartowic
    Mar 24, 2021
    0
    8,5/10 gra ma w sobie to co trzeba np.soniki dwa czy własńa postać plus to też żę to pierwsza moja gra na ps4 ale ma 3 minusy oierwszy ostatni etap jako baby sonic jest za trudny drugi to to że za łatwa gra na trudnym a trzeci to że etapy za krótkie
  4. zabian
    Jul 10, 2018
    0
    This is one of the worst games of 2017, bad level design, Terrible gameplay , to short, too easy, a horrible game.
  5. ahmadbinmadi
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is game is so bad very bad because The characters and story mode were disappointing and bad SEGA!!!! is stupid all time and years… Expand
  6. iSimon420
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    This game is a complete mess. An absolute disgrace! Sonic The Hedgehog is as dead as it gets. The best elements of Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations have been so watered down and turned into piss-poor drivel that it is truly pathetic. Character creator leaves little to the imagination when every Sonic avatar controls the exact same. The story is cheesy and cringeworthy, making you believeThis game is a complete mess. An absolute disgrace! Sonic The Hedgehog is as dead as it gets. The best elements of Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations have been so watered down and turned into piss-poor drivel that it is truly pathetic. Character creator leaves little to the imagination when every Sonic avatar controls the exact same. The story is cheesy and cringeworthy, making you believe that Sonic is dead when really he isn't and SEGA is just pulling your leg. Terrible controls and ironically, Sonic is either running too fast or too slow, making platforming elements an absolute grind fest and a chore to play. No innovation, this game is a watered down Sonic Generations they didn't even try to improve. Sonic Mania is heads and shoulders above this trash, and SEGA didn't even develop it. Sell this battered franchise to Nintendo, who has proven once and for all with Super Mario Odyssey that they are the masters of platforming video games. Glitchy broken cameras, same level designs over and over again, utter monotony. Sonic is dead, very very dead.… Expand
  7. stevenhp1987
    Nov 10, 2017
    4
    While the graphics and performance are on par, the level design and game-play is not.

    The controls for Modern Sonic are very clunky making it hard to navigate accurately making it difficult to attack some enemies (homing attack won't always recognize them) or go around some corners (leading to your instant death). Classic Sonic returns, although it is easier to use than the modern    While the graphics and performance are on par, the level design and game-play is not.

    The controls for Modern Sonic are very clunky making it hard to navigate accurately making it difficult to attack some enemies (homing attack won't always recognize them) or go around some corners (leading to your instant death).

    Classic Sonic returns, although it is easier to use than the modern Sonic equivalent., his movement feels is not consistent with the great game-play physics of Sonic Mania and simply feels sluggish.

    The story-line is as bad as you can expect from a modern Sonic game.

    A short game, that is not fun, controls poorly and is a backwards step from Sonic Mania.    … Expand
  8. DarkerSonic06
    Jul 7, 2018
    0
    Is SEGA kidding me? The game is crap .It doesnt have good level design. Look at Sonic 06 this game is a buggy mess.But the levels are GOOD! And Forces do it otherwise. And why the OC ,Classic Sonic, Silver,Team Chaotix and Silver.They dont fit in the story. What can I say about thus game? Its the worst Sonic game since Sonic Free Riders
  9. Prototype91
    Oct 12, 2018
    0
    This game typifies everything that's wrong with Sonic Team's attempt at making Sonic games. They throw everythng into the mix to try please everyone, without understanding what made any of the individual elements work in the first place. For example: "Classic Sonic". They seem completely unaware that the good will for Classic Sonic comes from tight responsive gameplay far more than hisThis game typifies everything that's wrong with Sonic Team's attempt at making Sonic games. They throw everythng into the mix to try please everyone, without understanding what made any of the individual elements work in the first place. For example: "Classic Sonic". They seem completely unaware that the good will for Classic Sonic comes from tight responsive gameplay far more than his design. You just need to compare it to Sonic Mania, which was made by people who understand why the series was a hit in the first place.

    Sonic Team seem stuck in this late '90s mindset of "3D is inherently better than 2D" without understanding that the transition to a 3D playfield is not innovative or groundbreaking anymore, and that just because a game is pretty and has plenty of visual elements going on doesn't mean that it functionally works as a game. Bubsy moved to 3D once, and it until recently killed the franchise.

    Sonic Adventure's success was due to the step forward in technology at the time, and the attempt to replicate a gameplay style to the new medium. They've moved so far beyond that without ever trying to recapture that, that they completely lack any awareness of why Sonic was popular in the first place.

    It certainly wasn't cheese-rock and grimdark stories. It was a sense of wide-eyed adventure as you traverse and explore a strange fun world in a style of platforming that had never been done before. You can't survive on Sonic's name alone, and you can't survive on the third dimension alone.

    The game had nothing to offer outside of appealing to a small, yet vocal subsection of DeviantArt furries with the character creation mode. But even then, the associated gameplay was lacking.

    Do yourself a favour, buy Sonic Mania. And if you're intent on playing this garbage, give it a few months until it's in the bargain bin. And then go back and play Sonic Mania.    … Expand
  10. ChibiDaFox
    Dec 13, 2017
    1
    Honestly very close to Sonic 06's level of bull. This is a waste of money and time, and I guarantee that **** ocs will make an appearance here. It's not a Christmas gift, but rather a lump of coal.
  11. Luca64
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    Gioco di merda, in realtà non lo so se lo é davvero ma Playbossthebest mi ha chiesto di scriverlo quindi ecco
  12. Fortnite24
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    E oribil si imi bag pula in viata lui de joc de cacat sa ma fut in rasa lui
  13. coolskulldude
    Nov 6, 2018
    0
    Not only one of the laziest sonic games, but imo one of the laziest games of all time. OK were do I even begin the level design is linear, rehashed, and boring. it's the newest sonic game yet there are past games such as generations or unleashed that are far more vary and graphically superior. The story is garbage this has to be the worst sonic story to date, even 06 had a better story.Not only one of the laziest sonic games, but imo one of the laziest games of all time. OK were do I even begin the level design is linear, rehashed, and boring. it's the newest sonic game yet there are past games such as generations or unleashed that are far more vary and graphically superior. The story is garbage this has to be the worst sonic story to date, even 06 had a better story. It's like they took some poor kid's s****y fan fiction and made it into a game, like they didn't even bother to reread it. Plot holes up the a** and some characters have been butchered and disrespected and they deserve better(not that sonic team gives a s***). Also may I add false advertising, saying some characters are fighting for there own reasons or out right having characters showing up and not doing a god D*** thing. Those idiots had 4 f***ing years to improve the game, but what do they do they waste it on building an engine nobody f***ing asked for; and started working on the actual game in just 1 year. To add oil to the dumpster fire they hired 3 inexperienced level designers 2 of them never working on a sonic game before and 1 who worked on just 1 sonic game, sonic lost world which was also a subpar game. is that anyway to treat your flagship franchise sega, like what f***ing happened why are you guys so god d*** incompetent ?!! Like who thought this was a good idea, this isn't even a step back more like a moon walk back. This game was the last straw, after this game my faith in Sonic team is dead and honestly they should be ashamed of themselves.… Expand
  14. shadowstriker
    Nov 7, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't even care to read the reviews giving it 9 or 10. They're mostly written by fanboys without any kind of critical sense who are trying to put a mask over the negative reception the game is having from both the media and other players. Hopefully they'll notice before late that if they keep doing that, SEGA is going to keep giving them subpar games like this one and nobody will take the franchise seriously anymore.

    You know Sonic Generations and Sonic Colors? Even when compared to those games, which are pretty much the best of Modern Sonic, and games that I and lots of people consider quite good, it's simply extremely disappointing. Forces managed to make the impossible: take Generations' formula and do something BAD with it. All levels are EXTREMELY LINEAR. There are almost NO CHALLENGES during the entire game. Even some enemies simply stand still and wait for you to attack them. You can complete the entire game in under 3 HOURS if you skip cutscenes. The game plays itself by you at most times, and you could actually see a very good example of that just by playing the demo: if you held the boost button with Modern Sonic, you would simply progress through most of the stage. And the worst of all: SEGA said this disappointment was in development for 4 YEARS. 4 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR 3 HOURS OF STORY GAMEPLAY, NO CHALLENGE AND SOME MORE CUTSCENES? Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV also had way too long development times, but managed to give us something substantial, even if they had some problems. Sonic Forces simply gives us a hollow experience with no challenges and no personality.

    "But muh character customization! Muh Avatar!"

    This is by far the most absurd thing ever put in this game. Some people accuse Mania of breaking canon and being a distortion of Sonic's personality as a franchise (when all it did was a tribute to the good old days, which is in no way a distortion of anything), but what breaks canon MORE than a character that doesn't have an actual name, doesn't have a set appearance and doesn't have a personality? That's not to say about several plotholes in Forces' story, such as:

    - How did Classic Sonic escape from Death Egg before the explosion?

    - Why did Classic Sonic simply DISAPPEAR when he went back to his dimension when, in the end of Sonic Mania, he went through a portal between the dimensions?

    - Robotnik was going to destroy the world when he himself was IN THE WORLD?

    - Where did Chaos go?

    - If Infinite got so angry at Shadow (and decided to get stronger because he was humilated), why didn't he seek revenge?

    - Since Classic Sonic and the Phantom Ruby entered the same dimensional portal at the same time, why didn't they exit it at the same location in Modern Sonic's dimension? Classic Sonic appeared at the exact moment he needed to appear in order to save Tails, while Robotnik and the Phantom Ruby simply... met each other in another time and location.

    -How come Classic Sonic is the same from Generations and is recognized as such by the other characters if previous official information about Forces and Mania put him as being a Sonic from another dimension?

    -And a lot other unexplainable contradictions and poorly explained stuff.

    As you can see, for a game which story was heavily shown as a crucial part of it during marketing, this game also disappoints in that aspect. Not only is it short, it is also riddled with plotholes and even conceptual problems, one of them being the entire nature of the Phantom Ruby which retroactively makes a lot of what happened in Mania more confusing than it should be. So yeah, Forces is a piece of **** so big that its story actually detracts from the best Sonic game in 20 years or so. Do yourself a favor and never play this ****. Let's just hope that SEGA does something akin to Colors, Generations or Mania again in the future and does it right this time. Let's also hope that the fanboys notice that SEGA is FORCing subpar games down their throat and they're so hungry they simply accept it without even complaining and give good scores to bad games out of fanboy feelings.    … Expand
  15. johnbills
    Nov 16, 2017
    4
    Wow where do i begin. I have been a fan of the sonic series ever since my parents bought me a sega genesis as a birthday gift back in 1992. The first game i played was sonic the hedgehog and i loved it. almost 25 years later i picked up this game for my ps4 to find that it was a sub par game with a poor story, terrible level design, forgettable music, and terrible 2D platforming stages.Wow where do i begin. I have been a fan of the sonic series ever since my parents bought me a sega genesis as a birthday gift back in 1992. The first game i played was sonic the hedgehog and i loved it. almost 25 years later i picked up this game for my ps4 to find that it was a sub par game with a poor story, terrible level design, forgettable music, and terrible 2D platforming stages. Modern Sonic plays fine. The oc plays like a slower version of modern sonic. By far the worst part of the game is classic sonic. Going from Mania to this game is like night and day. Honestly i cannot recommend this game for its current price. If it drops to about $20-$15 then i would say pick it up if your a sonic fan, but otherwise don't buy this game… Expand
  16. Seta
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    Not worth the money. it's short, most levels are like 2 minutes the first time around. The story was a huge let down. Even though he's in the game you never get to face off against Chaos. infinite was a good concept but his personality ended up being stupid because of arrogance and laziness to finish off his opponents. Boss fights felt very copy, paste. Linear uninspired level design. YouNot worth the money. it's short, most levels are like 2 minutes the first time around. The story was a huge let down. Even though he's in the game you never get to face off against Chaos. infinite was a good concept but his personality ended up being stupid because of arrogance and laziness to finish off his opponents. Boss fights felt very copy, paste. Linear uninspired level design. You can't even play as Tails or Knuckles. Generations, Colors, and Unleashed were all better in my opinion.… Expand
  17. Daniil_S117
    Apr 11, 2018
    3
    Sonic Forces is the most lazy and unfinished piece of **** that Sega and Sonic Team ever released!
  18. Kamfair55
    Nov 7, 2017
    3
    This game is trash and extremely bland, sonic team needs to just shelve the franchise realistically. The stages are extremley bland and narrow all you need to do is hold the analog stick, boost,jump and hit the ocassional quick time event. As a fan of the sonic franchise since the original sonic 1 game, its frustrating to watch sega get it wrong again and again combined with its insane andThis game is trash and extremely bland, sonic team needs to just shelve the franchise realistically. The stages are extremley bland and narrow all you need to do is hold the analog stick, boost,jump and hit the ocassional quick time event. As a fan of the sonic franchise since the original sonic 1 game, its frustrating to watch sega get it wrong again and again combined with its insane and stupid internet fanbase that is vocal and split in multiple directions, they can never get it right. The story is right out of one of their terrible cartoons and caters to the worst deviantart create a sonic character fanbase out there. Sega and sonic fans online have ruined the franchise dont buy, this game is the child of overly opinionated fans who have odd tastes that are never satisfied and extreme fandom combined with a developer who doesn't know what or who sonic is anymore and a ineptness in taking past games and improving instead, they keep trying to reinvent the wheel and hit it out the park each time without doing the work… Expand
  19. porcino
    Nov 7, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is horrible, the LD is completely linear, the enemies lack artificial intelligence, classic Sonic songs resemble the infamous Sonic 4, the phases are very repetitive and the story is very cliché. The ending is ridiculous, Sonic Classic did not surprise the members of the modern era and the end was a total failure, neither did Modern Sonci give a damn about the classic. The developer thinks that Sonic has to act like a bowling game, which makes racing mechanics look like cell phone racing games. The avatar reminds me a lot of Sonic Boom, the unnecessary introduction of the Wisps is massive, they should not be in this game, Sega could have better explored the elements of Sonic Mania like the classic Eggman, the Titanic Monarch the HBH the emeralds and the Litle Planet. I bet Sega thought about putting this damn Sonic but that changed his mind during the critics. The game is very short and finally can be worse than Sonic Unleashed, Sonic 4 and Sonic 2006.… Expand
  20. vendetta007
    Nov 10, 2017
    3
    Sonic Forces had eveything to be a great game, since Sonic Team for once made things right with Generations and Colors when the question is gameplay; and with the Adventure series when it comes to story. Sonic Forces unfortunately has a confusing story, with not much things explained; a brutally linear gameplay, in both 3 characters avaiable; a subpar soundtrack, which the best musicSonic Forces had eveything to be a great game, since Sonic Team for once made things right with Generations and Colors when the question is gameplay; and with the Adventure series when it comes to story. Sonic Forces unfortunately has a confusing story, with not much things explained; a brutally linear gameplay, in both 3 characters avaiable; a subpar soundtrack, which the best music tracks, in my opinion, are the remixed versions of old tracks; there are tons of recycled things of other games, heck, the game even recycles itself in bosses; and the game length is ridiculously short. Instead of giving fans what they want, Sonic Team lied in every single way. They're not the same team who made Colors and Generations, it's not as long as Generations, and the story is one of the weakest in the whole series. Give it a chance only if you're a long time Sonic fan and the price is half of the recent one. Also don't forget to answer their survey for feedback. It's always important to make your voice heard.… Expand
  21. GamerOfChaos
    Nov 8, 2017
    0
    Quite possibly the worst Sonic game thus far. I can't believe I have to say this when I say I kind of get a kick out of Sonic '06 more than this. At least that game had SOME originality and production value behind it. This feels rushed. This feels like a BETA, which according to some data codes, it actually might be a BETA released as a final game. I can't believe some people are damageQuite possibly the worst Sonic game thus far. I can't believe I have to say this when I say I kind of get a kick out of Sonic '06 more than this. At least that game had SOME originality and production value behind it. This feels rushed. This feels like a BETA, which according to some data codes, it actually might be a BETA released as a final game. I can't believe some people are damage controlling this game on here. I don't want to see the blue blur fail, I loved Sonic Mania, but holy lord, this is unbelievable. The level design is ametuerish at best, with most levels being in 2D with the same boxes and bricks over and over to build a platforming section, the boosting mechanic is beyond broken, the levels are incredibly too short, you can beat the game in less than 3 hours (with S ranks and red stars), and just overall, the presentation is very poor. The menu looks like it's from a free mobile game. Remember how cinematic Sonic Unleashed was? Just way better than this. I fail to see how a game with four years of development behind it on a 4K system looks worse than an XBOX 360 game from 9 years ago...… Expand
  22. Killing_Jay
    Nov 7, 2017
    3
    This game is awful, I don't see how it's scoring so high. I went in with huge expectations after the hype and honestly Sonic Generations alone blasts this game out of the water. They've done what they always do, add too many things, make it over the top and add silly gimmicks like the character creator while forgetting about the actual gameplay...no wonder levels are so short and enemiesThis game is awful, I don't see how it's scoring so high. I went in with huge expectations after the hype and honestly Sonic Generations alone blasts this game out of the water. They've done what they always do, add too many things, make it over the top and add silly gimmicks like the character creator while forgetting about the actual gameplay...no wonder levels are so short and enemies just seem like scenary...not scary or dangerous at all. If you really want this do yourself a favour and wait it out until it goes cheaper, go play Sonic Mania while you do it's miles ahead and shows less is more.… Expand
  23. PurnaBLooper
    Nov 7, 2017
    4
    Was I too hyped? Compared to the old games(sonic generations, Sonic colors) the game play is too simple and poorly done. I can play a level once and never play it again. The music and the graphics are... ok? The story is not well done.
  24. AllToasters
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, or at least wait for it to go on sale. As a long time fan and customer I don't appreciate the low-quality and rushed overall product. You CAN judge a game by it's cover in this case: a failure just like communism (inspiration for red star design, and Russian Revolution 100 year anniv. release date?). GTFO WITH THAT COMMUNIST SH*T AND STAY GONE. I don't want to giveDON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, or at least wait for it to go on sale. As a long time fan and customer I don't appreciate the low-quality and rushed overall product. You CAN judge a game by it's cover in this case: a failure just like communism (inspiration for red star design, and Russian Revolution 100 year anniv. release date?). GTFO WITH THAT COMMUNIST SH*T AND STAY GONE. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I will just say this: If you're going to introduce a new character, or even a recurring character, MAYBE TRY GIVING AN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW/WHY THAT CHARACTER IS EVEN IN THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE!! If you're gonna just throw in some fan-favorite characters, or spam the "create clone" story crutch, or make yet another failure of a deep, dark story - AT LEAST MAKE THE MUSIC, GAMEPLAY AND/OR THE LEVEL DESIGN TOLERABLE OR BETTER TO MAKE UP FOR THE GAME'S STORY FLAWS!! At the end of the short gameplay, it feels like so many things in this game were just recycled, but at the same time downgraded. (Note: No bold text function on this site that I know of, so I used all-caps. Deal with it. *shades slide on*)… Expand
  25. Zalithian
    Nov 7, 2017
    0
    It's bad. Short levels, mediocre story, and some puzzling design decisions. Sega should be embarrassed that a team of fans put together a better game than their employees. You can beat the game in a very short amount of time. 30 levels seems like a lot, but when each level is 1-2 minutes long... yeah. It's really a big disappointment.
  26. chibitetsuo
    Nov 7, 2017
    4
    fan of sonic this title is very disapointed...short level , push square button (on ps4) aaaaaaand level finish in 1 minute....lot of bug and you're charactere don't respond fine. no sorry this sonic is bad. i am sad...
  27. Thio
    Nov 8, 2017
    2
    the story fails, everything is confusing and they could have made so many nice places and could make a great story but it's just bad. infinite was a good bad gut but they could have done so much more with him.The music is nice and there were plenty of costumes for you character I must be honest. if your not a sonic fan just dont play tis
  28. BagOfFruit
    Nov 7, 2017
    3
    I have been waiting so long for a follow up to the great sonic generations and after looking at the trailers for this game I thought that's what they were aiming for. Sadly this did not turn out to be the case. I then thought to myself well lets judge the game as a new Sonic experience but even that could not save this game in the end.

    I am a long time sonic fan with a deep appreciation    I have been waiting so long for a follow up to the great sonic generations and after looking at the trailers for this game I thought that's what they were aiming for. Sadly this did not turn out to be the case. I then thought to myself well lets judge the game as a new Sonic experience but even that could not save this game in the end.

    I am a long time sonic fan with a deep appreciation for sonic 1-3, sonic cd, sonic and knuckles, sonic mania, sonic racing transformed (such a perfect kart racer) and sonic generations. I know a lot of Sonic fanboys are not going to be happy with my review of this game but I'm not going to give such a wasted opportunity a pass simply because it's Sonic.

    The game fails terribly in two areas that matter the most, gameplay and level design. I can forgive a terrible story, average graphics, annoying voice overs but i cannot forgive bad gameplay design and bad level design.

    This game has:
    -terrible level design with many very very short levels.
    -modern sonic gameplay makes me feel like I'm watching someone else play the game with the amount of cutscene animations that pop up during levels.
    -classic sonic has a very weird feeling when you jump. It is as though you jump in the air at a certain momentum and then drop really heavily, suddenly and awkwardly.
    -using your avatar character is not fun at all and confuses the sonic formula. I believe they have wasted good time and resources on such an unnecessary feature

    It is just sadly not a good game. It really is heartbreaking because i thought Sega had finally found their winning formula with sonic generations but it seems that they have ignored key parts of that formula that worked. I know the Sega Sonic team can make a great game because they made the amazing sonic generations and the amazing puyo puyo tetris so its very confusing that this game has turned out so badly. It's a sad day for Sonic fans.

    Simply put i wouldn't bother wasting your money buying this game. Go pick up something like sonic mania, sonic racing transformed or sonic generations and relive some of Sonic's better days.

    Hopefully the future holds something better for the ball in blue.    … Expand
  29. TZD
    Nov 8, 2017
    1
    Game doesnt support the PS4 Pro despite saying it on the Box which is false marketing. The developers are lazy, if you own a PS4 Pro dont buy this game or buy it used.
  30. greninjaX
    Jul 21, 2020
    0
    the boost formula sucks and so does this game. you should play sonic mania instead
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 46
  3. Negative: 5 out of 46
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 6, 2018
    60
    While it looks and sounds great on an S-rank run, regular play is messy and unsatisfying. Mania's Classic Sonic must wonder what nightmare dimension he got sucked into. [Jan 2017, p.90]
  2. Gamersky
    Jan 21, 2018
    77
    As the latest generation of the Sonic series, Sonic Forces retains the high-speed game experience. To comply with the trend of the times, Sonic Forces reduces the difficulty, hoping to use this strategy will attract new players who have never tried this kind of game. Unfortunately, the length is not sufficient enough to satisfy players, and too much repetitive content makes this game boring.
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  3. Games.cz
    Jan 21, 2018
    60
    The efforts for modern concept of the legend came out of the way. Sonic Forces has obvious problems with the transition between two perspectives as well with the movement and speed. Only customization possibilities and several new weapons saves it from the average.
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