Sonic Forces

 PlayStation 4
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  1. geozerken
    Nov 9, 2017
    10
    I think it´s a new game, i have been playing all the sonic games and i´m sure this game is not the best but not the worst, i think the critiw reviews are unfair, it´s not a bad game.

    Good: Graphics, playability
    Bad: duration, no multiplayer or chaos garden.
  2. Discokingz
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    This Sonic has a story that opens with a serious development and has allies and enemies throughout the series gathering. In addition to the hearty high-speed actions on both 3D stages where you go deep and 2D side-scrolling stages, this game has an exclusive fun factor with usage of weapons and a playthrough where you can switch between up to 3 characters. You can create an Avatar as theThis Sonic has a story that opens with a serious development and has allies and enemies throughout the series gathering. In addition to the hearty high-speed actions on both 3D stages where you go deep and 2D side-scrolling stages, this game has an exclusive fun factor with usage of weapons and a playthrough where you can switch between up to 3 characters. You can create an Avatar as the player’s personification, and it’s also nice that they can be freely customized.
    The design that retains the deep replay value and challenges while catching up on the exhilarating and speedy feels are amazing, as it allows anyone to feel good when playing it. You can create your own personification with the Avatar, and having them fight together with Sonic also gives freshness; the actions that use Wispons are also interesting. In stages where Sonic and the Avatar work together, the W.Boost has a pleasant feel in the dash, and the lovely BGMs fit every place and will raise your tension.
    The dramatic development is nice, since it once again recognizes the coolness of Sonic. The gimmicks that have excellent speedy feels, and the smooth transition from 3D to side-scrolling is also cool. Even in the same area, when the characters and gimmicks change you will feel a different sensation in playing it. With the Avatar-exclusive weapons you can taste the exhilaration of mowing enemies, and the tricky movement abilities are also interesting. There is also a variation of costumes. For the Classic Sonic, being able to use the Dash that originated from Sonic Mania is also nice.    … Expand
  3. BiafraRepublic
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    I would give this a 7 as several of the levels control worse than a Datsun on a frozen pond, but the avatar creator alone gives it three extra bonus points in my book.
  4. Kanighto
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Sonic forces is a fantastic game, but not what a lot of people would expect it to turn out into.
    A lot of focus was put into developing a story that turns characters like Eggman into a real menace and the narrative was given much more of a better treatment and it certainly makes Forces seem well structured narrative wise. Not something I'm expecting to see from a Sonic game these days,    Sonic forces is a fantastic game, but not what a lot of people would expect it to turn out into.
    A lot of focus was put into developing a story that turns characters like Eggman into a real menace and the narrative was given much more of a better treatment and it certainly makes Forces seem well structured narrative wise. Not something I'm expecting to see from a Sonic game these days, but all the while, a very solid re-enforcement to pay respect to. Sega does deserve to be praised whenever they do succeed in any department, more so since they could had easily just went the cheesy-dialog style last presented to us on Lost World.
    New to the franchise is the ability to create and customize your own avatar to be shown in all of his glory. This is very well executed with a whole lot of gear options and lots to chose from several races with unique ability's in game to further fuel up game replayability.
    Music is spot on, surely pulls a beat of which to remember as times go on. Lyrics make a comeback and they sure help convey the feeling of the world surrounding you with some unique tracks that will most certainly help captivate the level feel. All and all, a fantastic job done here, I'm glad they went with this route.
    Graphics are suberb, truly on a level that not many people would expect, if I had to describe it in a word: "Clean". Everything is smooth and pretty to look at.
    Physics are slippery at best, a vast downgrade from that of Generations I feel.
    UI looks clean, smooth, can't help but feel Atlus had a word to say on this department, good to know Sega is taking notes from his new ally. Its good to see when good things come together.
    Now on to the real deal here: Levels. Levels are a mixture of thoughts for me, as they chose an approach many people (such as myself) may feel alienated towards. Levels are short, with not much room to explore, which is definitely different from what was presented to us in Generations (which is also the game they proudly claim to be the team behind), so its only to expect people would come aboard the Forces train with that level feel in mind. Well, its really not.
    Albeit the levels are well executed and certainly interesting, level mechanics do somewhat of make a comeback which is a delight to see, levels do seem more bland and uninspired than Generations. However, and I say this from personal thought after thoughtfully analyzing what was realistically happening here, this decision seems to me made on purpose. They chose to have a multitude of levels grasping from Classic/Modern & Avatar and chose to make each of them pieces that only by playing as the three of them, do you make an entire level.
    Now I'm not going to defend this decision, I would be much more pleased to see levels brought to the level of mastery as presented in Generations. However, if I'm to look past this and understand that this was a choice, Levels still stand fairly well on themselves, just, I don't feel they are levels people would replay as much as, say, Green Hill from Generations.
    This game feels very cinematic, and I say this as a good thing, the game thrives in these moments more than I initially thought it would drive away from the experience. Albeit I'd like a bit more interaction, they are strong elements that are still a plus on my book.
    Missions also make a comeback, and they differ from your usual S rank from which you can probably easily acquire through much of your first level attempts, these are much more challenging, and albeit I don't believe one justify's the other, at least it gives you more to do if you wish to have a 100% completion bonus, which as you do get your S ranks, you unlock your prizes for your own Avatar character.
    There's also competitive mode to enthusiasm players who have a thing for the leaderboards and it certainly is very welcoming to see it back, so elements such as these will help making the game feel bulkier. Speaking of which, this is a bigger game than Generations (at least on a lock-on end goal marathon, can't really say as much if accounting for 100%), it does feel more polished which is a joy to see, just I don't personally think there's as much replay value to be found here in terms of individual levels. Sure you may get a kick of your avatar and it does help that everything else in the game is pushing you to customize your avatar more and more with cinematics to re-enforce how great he/she looks in-game, but if we're to look at what's the real thing you'll be playing, I feel level design does make the pass, in all fairness, but it would become such a stronger game if they tries to rival the absolutely fantastic level design experience that was brought to us in Generations. Personal thoughts here, but I'm sure a lot of people can agree here.

    Last note: I gave this game a 10. It's not worth a 10. Why did I rate it 10? Look around you, with the amounts of scores under 40, there's no other way to balance this.
    My true rating: 7.8    … Expand
  5. sampsonj
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces is actually a pretty fun game. The levels look cool and the story, it isn't too bad. A little dark I found for a sonic game but I actually really enjoyed it. The visuals look great and the controls are pretty good most of the time. There are often time however where I may perform a spin dash when I didn't wanted but that is an over all minor thing.

    The biggest problem for    Sonic Forces is actually a pretty fun game. The levels look cool and the story, it isn't too bad. A little dark I found for a sonic game but I actually really enjoyed it. The visuals look great and the controls are pretty good most of the time. There are often time however where I may perform a spin dash when I didn't wanted but that is an over all minor thing.

    The biggest problem for me was some of the level design. A few too often times would I fall into a pit or run into an enemy simply because you would be going too fast and not have enough time to react resulting in rings lost or falling in a pit. With that said, the levels do still look amazing and they are overall fun.

    Bosses, some are very easy and some can be rather difficult which i do like as it does add a good balance. There is also a fair amount of variety in them however some, they are very similar.

    I do like how they combine the 2D levels and the 3D levels, the transition between the two can be confusing at first but you do get used to it rather quickly.

    Over all the game is pretty fun and I enjoyed it. There are a few flaws but they do not out-weight the positives. Music is great, story is good, level design is fairly decent with some flaws and the visuals are really good.    … Expand
  6. FanboySEGA
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Es un Sonic frenético, gráficos muy vistosos, a 60fps estables, divertido, rápido, con una banda sonora que es de lo mejor de la generación actual, no es una obra maestra, pero es un juego muy entretenido, muy árcade, coger el mando y ponerte a jugar.

    Para mi es un juego de 8, pero como hay mucha critica negativa solo para bajar la nota, le doy el 10, para compensar tanto 0, que alguien    Es un Sonic frenético, gráficos muy vistosos, a 60fps estables, divertido, rápido, con una banda sonora que es de lo mejor de la generación actual, no es una obra maestra, pero es un juego muy entretenido, muy árcade, coger el mando y ponerte a jugar.

    Para mi es un juego de 8, pero como hay mucha critica negativa solo para bajar la nota, le doy el 10, para compensar tanto 0, que alguien que le ponga un 0 o cerca del 0 a un juego, es para hacer daño.

    Si queréis un juego rápido, rejugable, divertido y con una banda sonora magistral, Sonic Force es tu juego, por cierto, ha salido a precio reducido, no cuenta lo mismo que una novedad, que veo que nadie lo dice como algo positivo, y ojala salieran todos los juegos a este precio rebajado de lanzamiento.    … Expand
  7. guilher
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Best Sonic in Years, of course he wave some problems but not so BIIIGG! The Story is Good! The Levels can be short but for me is not bad, the content itself is great, the avatar costumization is great too!
  8. AndreXDL23
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    This game is awesome! The level design is fine, the story is complex and catchy, the OST is absolute amazing (the best thing of game) and the gameplay is so refined and perfecty, what fun to play.
  9. thiago52192
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces mixes everything great about Generations and Colors and still manged to get back to good things of the Adventure era, such as vocal and remixed ost, dark story, and Eggman being a good villain. It's safe to say, that it's the 2nd best modern sonic game, only behind Unleashed.
  10. mfguevar123
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces es un juego del que no me esperaba mucho la verdad, pero de todas maneras me anime a comprarlo por la nostalgia. El resultado fue increíble. Fue un aire completamente nuevo a la saga, me esta gustando el juego, lo único en contra me parece que es la duración del mismo. SI te lo quieres pasar al 100% si te puedes demorar unas 20 horas, pero si lo quieres pasar rápido tal vez enSonic Forces es un juego del que no me esperaba mucho la verdad, pero de todas maneras me anime a comprarlo por la nostalgia. El resultado fue increíble. Fue un aire completamente nuevo a la saga, me esta gustando el juego, lo único en contra me parece que es la duración del mismo. SI te lo quieres pasar al 100% si te puedes demorar unas 20 horas, pero si lo quieres pasar rápido tal vez en unas 6 máximo.… Expand
  11. Moge4579
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    La verdad me gusto mucho el juego, me encanto, tiene cosas muy buenas, aunque solo lo recomiendo a los que en verdad le guste sonic, la historia no es la gran cosa, el sonic moderno sigue haciendo se el graciosito y las partes con el avatar sobraban, la verdad que el avatar fue lo peor del juego sin lugar algunal, las pantallas de sonic clasico y moderno fueron las mejores, la duracion delLa verdad me gusto mucho el juego, me encanto, tiene cosas muy buenas, aunque solo lo recomiendo a los que en verdad le guste sonic, la historia no es la gran cosa, el sonic moderno sigue haciendo se el graciosito y las partes con el avatar sobraban, la verdad que el avatar fue lo peor del juego sin lugar algunal, las pantallas de sonic clasico y moderno fueron las mejores, la duracion del juego bueno...podria haber estado mejor al igual que la historia...Jugaron bien con la iluminacion, la verdad ahí un puntaso al igual que los 60fps en Playstation 4!
    Igual, como me encantaria ver una historia seria de Sonic Moderno con pantallas super epicas..un saludo desde Uruguay    … Expand
  12. DiamondSonic01
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces is a great 2d platform to 3-d platform.
    experience an all new boost formula...
    and experienced lots of tools of destruction with the wispons...
    its an amazing game that is made by sega.
    sega did an amazing job on this game.
    Get this game and Join the Uprising!
  13. Antonioad
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    I like going fast. If you like sonic colors this game is a no brainier its got the same level design and mechanics as colors so i don't get why people would complain but then say colors was a good game its confusing
  14. Super12
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Beautiful. Its just so fast! Its so fun and runs at a smooth 60FPS. The story, while having some holes. Is a solid one to just run. I swear on my own grave. Get this game and Mania. Two of the best games... Ever.
  15. 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
  16. PULKEMONTHE
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces is passionate, strong and fast... very fast. However, it has notorious design problems we have seen in previous
    Best Sonic in Years, of course he wave some problems but not so BIIIGG! The Story is Good! The Levels can be short but for me is not bad, the content itself is great, the avatar costumization is great too!
  17. Frezzy
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Pretty good sonic game, I give credit for the new idea. You will have some fun but it's only alright still a solid game. I do give credit to this game
  18. TheHeroOfWeird
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    sonic forces is definitely one of the best sonic games in ages as well as sonic mania it has its own character customization which makes it more immersive definitely a must buy for any sonic fan and a great game to add to your collection.
  19. TheKarachite
    Nov 8, 2017
    10
    If you're a fan of the previous Boost Style Sonic games, especially Sonic Colours, like I am, then you're gonna like this a lot.

    The environments are beautiful, the story is rich with many characters, and the level design is also good. Not on par with Sonic Generations but definitely as good as Sonic Colours. Yes, there are some linear parts but all sonic games have them, but Sonic    If you're a fan of the previous Boost Style Sonic games, especially Sonic Colours, like I am, then you're gonna like this a lot.

    The environments are beautiful, the story is rich with many characters, and the level design is also good. Not on par with Sonic Generations but definitely as good as Sonic Colours. Yes, there are some linear parts but all sonic games have them, but Sonic Forces does provide interesting pathways for you to go through. The earlier levels are quite linear but as you go through the game it gets a lot better. Plus what adds to the replayability is the custom character's Wispons, which also provide alternates path for the character. The boss fights are also very fun to play and challenging, you're gonna have a good time beating all the bosses in the game.

    Speaking of custom character, i'm not really into making oc's and customizing, but the game provides you so many extra accessories for completing extra tasks and getting higher ranks and levels, I found myself going back to the custom character's room to see what's new and what fits my liking. I think that's a huge thing for people who are into character customization.

    Modern Sonics levels are also pretty fun to play through, although I should mention that the drift is now removed so sonic team have taken a step backwards in terms of controls for Modern Sonic. But the level design is very fun, again, it has linear sections but later in the game the level design really picks up.

    Now let's talk about the elephant in the room, Classic Sonic. I was skeptical about classic sonic going into the game like many others, but I gotta say, it's not that bad and I was quite pleasantly surprised. The levels have many multiple pathways and the controls and physics are better than Generations. That being said, it's no where near as good as Sonic Mania but I think that was bound to happen.

    So overall, I enjoyed the game from the start and I'd definitely recommend it to Sonic fans but also casual platforming fans. My only complaint is that Modern Sonic's controls could have been better.    … Expand
  20. 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 baised ratings on the game the story is great , graphics are great , gameplay is great and well the music is the best part
  21. Destro_7
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Well we want to talk about the blue blur ! after Sonic colors and Generations success it's the time to next version of Sonic team !
    Sonic boom was truly disaster even without enough polish come on that was awful!
    Now in Sonic forces we have a new level design with new hedgehog engine 2 . it worked for the Sega but the storyline is weak as the other versions had but at all in my opinion    Well we want to talk about the blue blur ! after Sonic colors and Generations success it's the time to next version of Sonic team !
    Sonic boom was truly disaster even without enough polish come on that was awful!
    Now in Sonic forces we have a new level design with new hedgehog engine 2 . it worked for the Sega but the storyline is weak as the other versions had
    but at all in my opinion Sega made this game for the fans of series like me, it's going to be a memorable game    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. GCTKS
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Bom, minha opinião é simples, e justifica meu 10 ao título. Sonic Forces cumpre o que propõe com sobras, não esqueçam que estamos falando de um título de uma Franquia gigante, lançado para novas plataformas com preço bem a baixo do praticado pelo mercado. Diversão garantida, gráficos bonitos e trilha sonora empolgante.
    Entendo a frustração de alguns citando a jogabilidade e facilidade das    Bom, minha opinião é simples, e justifica meu 10 ao título. Sonic Forces cumpre o que propõe com sobras, não esqueçam que estamos falando de um título de uma Franquia gigante, lançado para novas plataformas com preço bem a baixo do praticado pelo mercado. Diversão garantida, gráficos bonitos e trilha sonora empolgante.
    Entendo a frustração de alguns citando a jogabilidade e facilidade das fases, mas o propósito da Franquia sempre foi esse, velocidade, e Forces se destaca nesse ponto, tenho repetido várias vezes o mesmo estágio para tentar bater o ranking de recordes mundial, e em outros momentos busco completar o estágio em 100% das possibilidades é descobrir os melhores caminhos, verificando cada espaço.
    O modo clássico está ótimo, um dos melhores que já joguei... mesmo em certos momento fugindo do normal plataforma, mas o apelo nostálgico com adicionais de nova geração é claro.
    No caso do Avatar, é legal e foi o modo encontrado pra atingir novas gerações e público. Gostei de criar meu personagem e interagir, mesmo não sendo meu foco para jogar o título.
    O dois pontos negativos ficam realmente por conta da estória, que está diretamente ligado ao tamanho do jogo, mas confesso que a estória não me fez falta... já o tamanho do jogo sim, pois a vontade de jogar mais e mais o jogo está me fazendo enrolar pra não terminar o jogo, e assim que terminar vou buscar recordes e mais recordes de velocidade em cada um dos estágios.
    Abraço a todos.    … Expand
  24. SuperSmash007
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Great Graphics, (Almost Perfect) Soundtrack, Fun, Not a single bug except for maybe M-speed (Which is really fun for speed runs) and Great Gameplay with TONS of Replay value. I would rate 9.5 but i have to round it to 10.
  25. CarlitosBrown
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Esse Game é uma mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaravilha da humanidade Moderna !
    OS graficos são maravilhosos, a jogabilidade e muito fluente, a historia... 1000000000000010,
    simplesmente um game perfeito do sonic, e não, não estou sendo pago para falar isso, isso e a realidade deste game maravilhoso, parabens Sonic bem vindo de volta !
  26. justandresx
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces is a game that picks up where series left out with Lost World. The story here is great, not perfect, but great. They’re are a few plot holes in the story which have me puzzled at times? Like how Eggman received the Phantom Ruby or whatever happened to Eggman and Infinite after the final boss fight. Those tiny bits left me scratching my head, hopefully this will be resolvedSonic Forces is a game that picks up where series left out with Lost World. The story here is great, not perfect, but great. They’re are a few plot holes in the story which have me puzzled at times? Like how Eggman received the Phantom Ruby or whatever happened to Eggman and Infinite after the final boss fight. Those tiny bits left me scratching my head, hopefully this will be resolved with the next game in the franchise. Level design here is acceptable, its not as perfect as Unleashed, but it’s surely manageable. Some stages can be beaten within a minute while others can be beaten within 2-3 minutes if it’s your first try. SEGA has given the younger developers some time with the level design; giving it that fresh to lazy feel. Nonetheless you’ll have fun blazing fast through Eggman’s defenses. The music, of course with every Sonic game, is top notch, Tomoya Ohtani and The London Symphony Orchestra nailed it with this game. Without a doubt you’ll have favorite tunes, you’ll love one more than another without a doubt.
    The game isn’t bad, any Sonic will have fun with this. The story is straightforward, you’re able to create your own character, there’s plenty of collectibles, you’re given a short, but free, DLC pack that includes the prologue story featuring Shadow. In my honest opinion, I enjoyed every bit of this game, beautiful soundtrack, high speed action, customizable characters. To me, personally, I’ll remember this game as a saving point for SEGA. It’s great!    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. Luke_RetroGamer
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Sonic Forces is defiantly not the best sonic game out there, but its defiantly up there. I've seen a lot of mixed opinions on this game but I would have to recommend that you play the game from start to end to really experience it.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

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  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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