Sonic Frontiers

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 288 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 231 out of 288
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 288
  3. Negative: 40 out of 288
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  1. AlexSangfroid
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    This is the right way! Sonic Frontiers may have its flaws but damn, this is a good game and, yes, still feels like Sonic, a good Sonic. The bosses are incredible, the combat system is great and a solid base for the future, that shonen style fits so well with Sonic, the story is pretty decent, the ost is amazing and the gameplay of Sonic is really comfortable and fun. But yeah, the floatingThis is the right way! Sonic Frontiers may have its flaws but damn, this is a good game and, yes, still feels like Sonic, a good Sonic. The bosses are incredible, the combat system is great and a solid base for the future, that shonen style fits so well with Sonic, the story is pretty decent, the ost is amazing and the gameplay of Sonic is really comfortable and fun. But yeah, the floating platforms look too weird, the damn pop-in is there, the islands don't look creative (and are very small) some secundary missions with mini plot could've been a good adition and yes, the cyberspace may be fun but is just 4 themes and taking better levels from other games (instead of the Metal Harbor of Frontiers, I do prefer the one from SA2). But in the end, this is not only good, it's an honest game, I can see the love here, that everyone in the development (since programming until ost, story and desing of the enemies) wanted to give us a good Sonic game, and a first step for the future, so... thanks, guys, for bringing back the blue man, Finally we can say that yes, Sonic is here.… Expand
  2. BigC1122
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    This game has a lot of positives. Exploring each island and zipping through obstacles as sonic is addicting, and I found myself unable to put the game down. The combat was fun and I found myself trying to utilize different combos rather than mindlessly button-mashing. The mini-bosses throughout each island were a good challenge. The graphics, scenery, and music are phenomenal, addingThis game has a lot of positives. Exploring each island and zipping through obstacles as sonic is addicting, and I found myself unable to put the game down. The combat was fun and I found myself trying to utilize different combos rather than mindlessly button-mashing. The mini-bosses throughout each island were a good challenge. The graphics, scenery, and music are phenomenal, adding to the already thrilling experience. Even the story and writing are respectable. Sonic's often eye-rolling borderline annoying personality is mellowed out, and all the characters, even including Egg Man, undergo meaningful character development. The utilization of the chaos emeralds and Super Sonic is easily my favorite of the series, with each final boss of each island being a joy to play. It's a breath of fresh air seeing Sonic Team experiment with new concepts and learn from past mistakes.

    The game isn't free from problems. The islands did feel empty, lacking much other than hills, springs, and grind rails. Pop-ins are often, but they weren't really a big issue for me personally.
    The cyberspace seemed rushed, being mediocre at best and outright bad at its worst. Most of the level designs were pulled from Sonic Generations or Forces. I love Green Hill zone just as any other Sonic fan, but this is the fourth game in a row where it has been plastered into a game. Re-utilizing stages from previous games isn't inherently an idea that can't work. Why not bring back zones such as oil ocean, dragon road, or hydrocity? Although a letdown, cyberspace doesn't take too much of game time compared to open-zone gameplay. The game is also brought down by the lackluster 2D platforming sections, which are especially prevalent on island three. The final island pulls the same design as the first, making it feel like an extension of the first rather than a unique and distinct zone. It's a shame because the last 2 islands felt rushed, leaving a bad taste in me when finishing the game. While all of these flaws are disappointing, they necessarily don't ruin the game.

    Overall, this game has a lot of positives to expand upon in future games. While I do believe this formula can work for Sonic's upcoming releases, it's still hard for me to feel optimistic about the future of our favorite blue hedgehog.    … Expand
  3. Awkylold
    Nov 9, 2022
    6
    It's definitely not GREAT, but the most problematic stuff is just "technical jank", the gameplay itself is incredibly solid, albeit a little unpolished.
  4. 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
  5. judgementblade
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    403 abridged version:

    A decent game and a better Sonic than Forces. It looks alright and it's story isn't too intricate but it's Sonic so I don't expect much in this department. Didn't notice much music most of the time but not sure if this was a good or bad thing. Daddy Egghead was a nice change in pace. Annoying was that I often got locked into side view areas when I was just    403 abridged version:

    A decent game and a better Sonic than Forces. It looks alright and it's story isn't too intricate but it's Sonic so I don't expect much in this department. Didn't notice much music most of the time but not sure if this was a good or bad thing. Daddy Egghead was a nice change in pace.

    Annoying was that I often got locked into side view areas when I was just exploring and the controls weren't always as good as I wanted them to be. They also should have had a checkpoint for bosses to where Super Sonic Phase starts because it's annoying to do it all over again after failing QTEs towards the end. That it only had 4 Zone environments was disappointing. Also thankfully the fishing was a simple and an easy way to level up with the Egg Memos for more flavor.

    Overall a nice game with some flaws and I want to believe they can do MUCH better and just dipped their toes in open world Sonic with this "prototype" and do much better with the next game (hopefully a proper Adventures 3).    … Expand
  6. Rocket04
    May 5, 2023
    7
    Sonic Frontiers is fun! ..and a bit janky. no matter what, Sonic can't seem to shake a feeling of low budget, and rushed releases. Even though I did enjoy this game, I think that it is still worrying when the game still isn't up to modern, animation, graphics, and presentation standards. It boggles my mind that the game was so janky too, with Sonic tending to launch off random points ofSonic Frontiers is fun! ..and a bit janky. no matter what, Sonic can't seem to shake a feeling of low budget, and rushed releases. Even though I did enjoy this game, I think that it is still worrying when the game still isn't up to modern, animation, graphics, and presentation standards. It boggles my mind that the game was so janky too, with Sonic tending to launch off random points of collision on the ground, or flying off rails. The Titans we're a highlight, being MGR styled set pieces, they did play themselves a lot though. The optional bosses, Guardians, are fun! They can take a bit to figure out, but are extremely fun to figure out. They can be drawn out though, like Shark, and Janky like Asura's final phase, but still very big highlights of the game. The story is a refreshing and familiar take on these characters which have been ignored and poorly portrayed for the last decade. It's been since 2009, the last time I didn't want to kick these characters in the balls, but Ian Flynn does a decent job for the story this time around. I would say pick up Sonic Frontiers, but wait for a price drop or Steam Sale, the game is fun, but is way to Janky to pay full price for.… Expand
  7. lil_Dreamer_139
    Apr 20, 2023
    7
    As someone who hasn’t really kept up with the Sonic franchise or really cared for the games, I gotta admit, this game changed that. Now, it’s not the greatest game ever, but it’s definitely pretty solid and a very good step in the right direction for the future. First off, combat in the game is alright. It can be janky at times, with attacks not connecting, and while a bit repetitive, itAs someone who hasn’t really kept up with the Sonic franchise or really cared for the games, I gotta admit, this game changed that. Now, it’s not the greatest game ever, but it’s definitely pretty solid and a very good step in the right direction for the future. First off, combat in the game is alright. It can be janky at times, with attacks not connecting, and while a bit repetitive, it can still be fun to perform some of the cooler moves. The open world, while looking barren, actually have some stuff to do. You’ve got mini bosses to fight, challenges to unlock rails and more of your map, and these are quite plentiful. Now, the meat of the game comes as the cyberspace levels, which are the traditional Sonic levels. They’re too easy and can also be a bit janky with some of their controls. Ultimately, they’re the weaker parts of this game, and it’s a shame as these were pretty neat set pieces and are pretty necessary to progress the game, as they award you with keys to unlock the chaos emeralds, which you’ll need to collect to defeat the map’s titan to progress to the next. The titan fights have got to be the best sections of the game, and that’s thanks in part by the soundtrack that does not need to slap that hard, I legit binged those songs for days. I won’t delve into the story, but it’s alright, I guess. From what I’ve heard, it did fix some of the characters and actually have them develope, so I find that nice. One of the best parts of this game besides the titan fights is, and I kid you not, the fishing mini game. It serves no other purpose but to let you catch fish for tokens to buy resources like koko, who allow you to upgrade your stats, and egg memos, which are documents that add more lore to the game, which is great as you can rely on this rather than the cyberspace levels, as you can buy keys in this mini game. It’s overall super relaxing, and it’s a great way to farm. Now, the worst part of this game for me, is the final boss fight. It has to be one of the worst bosses I’ve ever fought, and that’s due to how lackluster it is. You have fights against giant robots as super Sonic with some metal music that amps up the fight and just gives this hell of a power trip, and with the final boss, you get Galaga. The game hypes it up as some big threat and, you beat it by spamming it with gunfire. At least the music sounds nice though. So overall, it has a ton of flaws, but it’s overall a pretty good game despite them, and I can’t wait to see how SEGA handles the next ones in the future. 7.1/10… Expand
  8. Alexxxz
    Jan 10, 2023
    6
    This game is amazing. It is also hard. Very, very hard.

    The difficulty of this game is not inherent. Inherently, the system is easy to learn, difficult to master, and extremely fun. No, the difficulty of this game is in how many people have already gotten a head start on you on the mastering part, and how few resources (guides, tutorials, and the like) there are to help you catch up to them.
  9. KingMagikarp
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    This game feels like it takes a step in a good direction but also another step back, Sonic feels unresponsive sometimes, the boss fights are really fun and exciting, but are also filled with bugs like clipping through objects.
  10. Kubovec20
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is good but the story man the story drawn out and too long the gameplay is good dont get me wrong the stiry would be good if at the 20 hour mark it gets tireing the fourth island is kinda a fake out because you think oh i am at the end and then oh another full island where you still need to find gears and portals and oh i forgot the ending of the third island you need to get 5000000 on an acient pin ball machine witch is almost imposible using remote play and the ball has wierd physics but the game is ok… Expand
  11. SonicBiggestFan
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    Look, the game lacks a lot of general aesthetical polish and the game juice can be non existent, but THIS. IS. PEAK. MODERN. SONIC.

    But the game feels new. It feels like something everyone could enjoy. The game tells something. The game makes you play something. It's not a pointless entry to just have a new Sonic, it's adding, it's improving, it's fixxing. Everything is fun. i LOVE this    Look, the game lacks a lot of general aesthetical polish and the game juice can be non existent, but THIS. IS. PEAK. MODERN. SONIC.

    But the game feels new. It feels like something everyone could enjoy. The game tells something. The game makes you play something. It's not a pointless entry to just have a new Sonic, it's adding, it's improving, it's fixxing. Everything is fun. i LOVE this game, but i still think there is way too much to improve to give it a "green note". Enviroments still bland and boring as **** the final part of the game is very weird and you just can tell the game was made by 60 people and ot an actual big team as it should. Sonic Frontiers shows how, if time and money is given, Sonic Team can do really amazing things, and in an effort scale is a 11/10 game, really impressive in that way. However i think it fails in a lot of ways and while it's a fine, fun and great experience, i think it fails at been as memorable as some other past titles. Still really fun overall, you should check it out!    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 21, 2022
    50
    Sonic Frontiers is both the best and the worst entry to the series. Romping around the open environments is great, the bosses are among the best Sonic has ever met, and the soundtrack is once again full of bangers. It’s a shame that every step of the way you can see that the development was rushed, which resulted in an incredibly rough gameplay and made my experience sad and painful.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Nov 28, 2022
    80
    Sonic Frontiers has definitely brought back hope for the franchise with this new format. Between the smooth experience in the Open-Zone, cool combat (especially titan bosses) and an enjoyable quality of story writing. There are however still some polish to be done around the display of obstacles and platforms. And by far the least appreciable aspect is Cyber Space, both in its lack of originality and control which robs the game of a much higher rating.
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  3. SECTOR.sk
    Nov 22, 2022
    85
    Fans were worried, but in the end, it's a fun Sonic, as it should be. Although not so traditional. After a long time, it is an excellent, visually very nice, but mainly fun Sonic game.
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