Sonic Frontiers

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 288 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 231 out of 288
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 288
  3. Negative: 40 out of 288
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  1. juniortiger
    May 17, 2023
    10
    I love this game since was little kids see sonic movie and excellent graphic and lot action and good day
  2. Yes711
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    THIS IS THE BEST SONIC GAME IN SONIC SERIES!! The open world design is far great! And bosses is pretty good! And cyberspace...is not that bad but it's fun as hell if you speedrun! And this is my top 5! 10/10
  3. Noahjump
    Feb 5, 2023
    10
    Sonic Frontiers masterfully acknowledges the past while at the same time moving forward in the best ways possible in both Gameplay and Story! This game is amazing and has me extremely excited for the future of Sonic!
  4. BacoN_Porcospin
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Gioco bellissimo, grafica ottimale e animazioni fantastiche! Storia molto bella e il gameplay molto coinvolgente
  5. Cholas
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    El mejor Sonic en años, muy divertido. Me gustó mucho su nuevo estilo se ve muy vivo y más serio
  6. JezHunter
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    I really enjoyed this game. Good graphics, great soundtrack and fantastic story. If you wanna great 3D Sonic game, there you go.
  7. Loki1st
    Jan 18, 2023
    10
    A really good sonic game since sonic generations and the competes among the best stories in sonic games like adventure 2 and unleashed.I am surprised that sonic team pulled that off.The future of sonic games looks bright cant wait!
  8. sonicpelucia
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. sonic frontiers ea primeira tentativa da sega de criar um jogo mundo aberto e para uma primeira tentativa ficou quase perfeito muito divertido musicas incriveis e historia boa o que ele peca sao alguns bugs de animaçao e pop in acontecendo eo ultimo chefe ser uma batalha de nave eos graficos sao ok mais de resto perfeito… Expand
  9. 3GJ
    Jan 7, 2023
    10
    Really fun and detailed adventure for Sonic and co. Reminds me of how fun the SA1 and SA2 were to play through.
  10. Sonic5644
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is goes hard the soundtrack goes hard like undefeated and I'm here and vandalize (by One Ok Rock + the original vandalize music had bad words in it on the original version not the sonic frontiers one) and the finding out Eggman has a daughter that is sage go buy the game if you like open-world games on the ps4… Expand
  11. Jskage
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Man where do I Start man. I had so much fun playing this game never knew running around with sonic was so much fun. The super sonic boss fights are the highlights of the game.
  12. DKDDT
    Dec 25, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After getting the platinum trophy in this game, Sonic the Hedgehog is in a New Era. This game is a great step up from the hot Garbage that is Forces. The PS4 version is great and I never ran into any major game breaking bugs. The Open World gameplay is a nice change of pace, there's only one playable character which keeps things simple, the Graphics are great and the Combat is decent. This game also uses a level up gimmick which includes Strength, Defence, Speed and Ring capacity. The bronze trophies for Strength and Defence were easy but for Speed and Rings is hellish. It takes about 20 minutes to fully max out either. But overall the game is amazing. The Music is Fantastic rivaling crush 40, Super Sonic boss fights are awesome and side stories are a nice touch. But this isn't without the games downsides. The Cyberspace levels control differently to the main gameplay. In 3D sections, turning is kind of stiff and I most of the time run into walls. 2D sections feel rushed (this apply to islands) and go kinda slow. Red star Rings are just hidden right in the open instead of being hidden making them not a challange. But they are pretty short and retrying is nice and snappy so I didn't mind them. In 2D sections, (again) loops sometimes do not work and I would sometimes have to restart a whole section to correct the bug. And the final boss is a space shooter... why? But overall I really enjoyed the game. My Favrouite island was probaly Chaos island and others Islands, I like them to. In conclusion this a great step in the right direction for the Sonic series and I recommend this game for new players and old veterans.… Expand
  13. GenericSonicFan
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED! I was always sure this would work out, and it did! Sonic Frontiers is literally my favorite game in general. Not because I'm biased, but because of how AMAZING IT IS! DON'T LISTEN TO THE CRITICS! BUY THIS GAME NOW!
  14. luis_critics
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    The best Sonic game in decades! The open zone is really great designed and every island has it‘s own individuality. I really loved to play this game 30 hours with such a great story. Not like the usual stories without any big plots. This story was deep and was so good written with many plot twists and great character development. Really really great!
  15. Wrath_4givnez
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    This was a massive surprise to me, as I had only ever dreamed about a game like this when I was reaching adolescence. To call this the perfect Sonic game would be a bit hyperbolic, however what we have here is the perfect foundation for what could later be the perfect Sonic game.

    The Good. The standard Sonic fare, which are called the Cyberspace stages, are short, sweet, to the    This was a massive surprise to me, as I had only ever dreamed about a game like this when I was reaching adolescence. To call this the perfect Sonic game would be a bit hyperbolic, however what we have here is the perfect foundation for what could later be the perfect Sonic game.

    The Good.

    The standard Sonic fare, which are called the Cyberspace stages, are short, sweet, to the point, and well constructed. Even the dreaded 1-2 is an impeccable ride of speed and obstacles. Getting an S in that is no joke. Very well paced, extremely trimmed with little filler, and just enough style and pop in the presentation to make each stage feel like a spectacle, rather than just look like one.

    The more experimental Sonic style and open world zones, which we've seen ever since his Dreamcast debut, while rougher around the edges than it could be, manages to have a mirror polish to go with the size and freedom of exploration that was attempted (and failed) in 06. Fighting, while not nearly as deep mechanically as other extreme action games, still have a sense of creativity in the flow of combat that makes fights as exciting as they are fast. Exploring (especially while running) is exceptionally fun and diverse, with all the Sonic staple obstacles and devices littered about to let you get around faster/more stylishly, and the little mini games and things to do add a little extra spice where it's needed.

    Characters sound great, sound effects have the right amount of impact during gameplay, and the story and acting is pretty decent (for a Sonic game), but the absolute gem in the sound department has to be the music. Sonic games always had a great music (even in the bad games), but the tracks used in this game, from ambient music in the open zones to the thumping beats of the Cyberspace runs right to to the heavy action tracks when facing massive foes, really shine brilliantly and stand out quite a bit, even against other brilliant Sonic OSTs.

    Also, can we appreciate how damn beautiful a lot of the environments and backdrops look? I mean, Sega has a habit of making the crispest looking skies (hearkening back to how eye-popping their arcade games always looked), but the actual scenery that you get to run around in looks jaw-dropping (most of the time).

    Oh, and a fully customizable HUD. More games need that option. And this game can let you customize Sonic's own movement speed options. Absolutely brilliant idea.

    Even on the PS4, loading times are pretty decent outside transitioning between Open Zone and Cyberspace. Replaying a run post score screen or re-starting a run upon making a mistake is near instant, allowing for run retries as quickly and unintrusively as possible. Oh, and an optional Training session during longer loading times allows for some quick practice with Sonic's movepool before jumping back into the game.

    The Not-So-Good.

    Sometimes certain enemies (like the wheel/top robots) are a bit too hard to read, physics objects have a habit of "scatmanning" or glitching out for a second before settling, or even fall at half the framerate of the rest of the game, and the pop-in can be a little bit intrusive when you're paying attention to the scenery.

    Transitioning between Open Zone and Cyberspace stages (and vice versa) can take a bit longer than wanted, but the optional Training mode in between the transitional loading can help alleviate that a little.

    Framerate is capped at 30, with no way to swap between performance mode or visual mode. I've heard this isn't an issue on the PS5 (which is capped at 60), so it could just be a hardware limitation.

    Conclusion.

    Sonic Frontiers was a welcome pace change and absolute shocker, despite my trepidation as an old Sonic fan, and has (along with the movies) reignited my love for this silly blue rodent and his friends and enemies. I look forward to the planned updates for this game, and the future of the Sonic franchise as it finally (and hopefully for good this time) escapes it's 3D curse it has had post Heroes.    … Expand
  16. CoinYew
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    best sonic game
    ian flynn is the best human being in the world, we don't need a sonic adventure 3, THIS IS SA3
  17. ronisoni14
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Coming into this unbiased as i'm not a sonic fan, I was genuinely shocked. THIS is what people call a mid game online? This is one of the best open world games i've ever played. It's simple and has it's flaws (personally though it was a 9/10, only rating 10/10 to raise the average lol), but the combat, story, music, bosses, all amazing, the open world is just so fun to run around, and theComing into this unbiased as i'm not a sonic fan, I was genuinely shocked. THIS is what people call a mid game online? This is one of the best open world games i've ever played. It's simple and has it's flaws (personally though it was a 9/10, only rating 10/10 to raise the average lol), but the combat, story, music, bosses, all amazing, the open world is just so fun to run around, and the flaws, like the popin and ending, are kinda nitpicky. Great game that I can't help but highly recommend to everyone.… Expand
  18. Luigyi
    Dec 8, 2022
    9
    After i don't known many years Sega released a good Sonic Game, if not the best 3D Sonic Game in the series. Is problably the First Sonic Game that he maneged to amuse me since Sonic Adventure thanks to his funny gameplay and to his combat system, despite it can become repetitive.
  19. gamnove
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a great game has drop dash, homing attack and light speed dash. It develops the characters well, not running too far from the character and without leaving them too caricatured and it has a great story and the father-daughter relationship between eggman and sage is good.… Expand
  20. Ndijcyhf
    Dec 6, 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 alot of new combat moves and skills at theSonic 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 alot 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 series! 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
  21. SanjaDerKrieger
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    Das Spiel hat hier und dort einpar Probleme aber im großen Ganzen hat Sega den richtigen Weg eingeschlagen.
  22. luisxander
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    pretty goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  23. Dlcyes
    Nov 30, 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 alot of new combat moves and skills at theSonic 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 alot 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 series! 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
  24. MrBojack23
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    I have to say this game is amazing, it's finally fun to play a sonic game!!
    The music is on point, the graphics are good, the story is great, the gameplay is perfect, and I love the new controls.
    The open world aspect is really great too, lots and lots of fun. I put about 35 hours in and got platinum. I have to say it was fun all the way and I really hope future sonic games continue in    I have to say this game is amazing, it's finally fun to play a sonic game!!
    The music is on point, the graphics are good, the story is great, the gameplay is perfect, and I love the new controls.
    The open world aspect is really great too, lots and lots of fun. I put about 35 hours in and got platinum. I have to say it was fun all the way and I really hope future sonic games continue in this direction. Overall I would highly recommend it to new and old sonic fans.    … Expand
  25. NavWal
    Nov 27, 2022
    9
    A really good Sonic game. We have been waiting very long for a Sonic game this good. Sonic fans can really be satisfied with this game. I really hope Sonic can continue being this Great. There are some thing that are lackning and are not Great, but I think thoses things will be fixed later.
  26. FighterBro
    Nov 26, 2022
    9
    Sonic Frontiers has got to be one of the best Sonic games I have ever played. It's currently in my top 5 between Unleashed and Heroes. Where do I even start? The open zone gameplay feels really nice to play with the gameplay loop of traversing the world, fight enemies and mini bosses to get portal gears in order to go to cyberspace to get vault keys in order to get the chaos emerald. TheSonic Frontiers has got to be one of the best Sonic games I have ever played. It's currently in my top 5 between Unleashed and Heroes. Where do I even start? The open zone gameplay feels really nice to play with the gameplay loop of traversing the world, fight enemies and mini bosses to get portal gears in order to go to cyberspace to get vault keys in order to get the chaos emerald. The structure works really well that I can't really describe it properly. If you are a fan of collectathons then you will love this. For the story, you collect memory tokons in order to talk to the character who is trapped within cyberspace on each island. The dialogue has gotta be the best in the series since Black Knight and I enjoyed the call backs to previous games in order to feel like everything is connected and takes place within Sonic's world. The boss fights with Super Sonic also one of the best, if not, the best boss fights in the franchise. Being able to use the combat for Super Sonic while fighting these Evangelion type mechs with metalcore music playing sounds so good man. Another thing I forgot to mention is the cyberspace levels. When I first played them, I thought they were alright but as time went on, I really like them. The controls are solid, music banging, and the tech like magnet dashing makes these levels amazing to speedrun and to beat your time in. Gotta say the biggest highlight of this game gotta be its music. Top 5 Sonic soundtrack in my book. I love everything from the somber, melancholic tone of the open zone music, to the EDM of cyberspace, to the metalcore of the titan boss fights, and to the orchestra of BGM when watching cutscenes. I could go on for hours on why I love this game but I do have some gripes like the pop in, Sonic feels like he's glued to the terrian (power boost skips using tricks makes up for it alongside rail jumping), Technical issues alongside a little jank but it won't affect the gameplay that much if at all, and the true final boss being a little underwhelming (even tho I still enjoyed it) Overall this game is definetly worth picking up. It's even on sale the time I am typing this so pick it up. Score: 8.5/10 but I'll give it a 9 since metacritic doesn't do decimals.… Expand
  27. Samuel64
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Sonic Frontiers is far from perfect, however, it is still a good game. The physics are kind of bad, and the open world can get ripetitive in terms of visuals, but those are the only issues I actually have with the game. The combat is polished, the game is generally fun, and it is original.
  28. Memomono
    Nov 23, 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 alot of new combat moves and skills at theSonic 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 alot 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 series! 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
  29. JoseSubia15
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Primero quiero empezar por lo bueno y lo gano mi calificación: El jugo es muy bonito en su escenario también veo que la jugabilidad es muy buena, su historia es atrapante y conmovedora, en verdad uno de los mejores Sonic en 3D de la historia.
    Ahora lo malo: El juego tiene mucho poping lo que es muy incomodo al momento de jugar, también necesitan pulir un poco las fisicas del juego porque    Primero quiero empezar por lo bueno y lo gano mi calificación: El jugo es muy bonito en su escenario también veo que la jugabilidad es muy buena, su historia es atrapante y conmovedora, en verdad uno de los mejores Sonic en 3D de la historia.
    Ahora lo malo: El juego tiene mucho poping lo que es muy incomodo al momento de jugar, también necesitan pulir un poco las fisicas del juego porque sonic cuando corre hay veces que sale volando y no vuelve a bajar.    … Expand
  30. DarknesShade
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Wow...
    So, uh... this game is Amazin'?

    I did not expect to love this as much as I did, and this is comin' from someone that Loved Sonic Forces!
    But this game is just on another level!
    Everythin', the Story, the OST, the Cutscenes, the Gameplay, The Bosses... there wasn't a single thing I disliked 'bout this one, and I'm still in awe on how much this made me feel good!

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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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