Sonic Frontiers

 PlayStation 5
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2952 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 167 out of 2952
  3. Negative: 403 out of 2952
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  1. haterofallgames
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    security system TAKES CONTROL OF SQUIDWARD'S HOUSE AND BEGINS ATTACKING THE CITY!! LEAVING THE MAYOR TO GIVE SQUIDWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE DAMAGE HE CAUSED!! EVEN THOUGH SPONGEBOB AND PATRICK WERE IN HIS HOUSE THE WHOLE **** TIME!! AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING, YEAH! **** THIS EPISODE!
  2. Star_yost
    Jul 31, 2023
    4
    Sonic frontiers isn't really good. there are other sonic games better then this one. The Sonic Team tried a "Open Zone" world but didn't do a very good job there just floating Platforms and makes they sky look awful. there are various Bounce springs and rails that make you go into places you did not want to go. VERY repetitive each zone you have to get the chaos emerald and they do notSonic frontiers isn't really good. there are other sonic games better then this one. The Sonic Team tried a "Open Zone" world but didn't do a very good job there just floating Platforms and makes they sky look awful. there are various Bounce springs and rails that make you go into places you did not want to go. VERY repetitive each zone you have to get the chaos emerald and they do not make it different each zone is basically the same. The combat isn't that great the "parry" move is broken and you can hold it as long as you want so it's not really a parry is it a parry is a high risk reward but in this game it isn't Another thing is all the collectables there a lot of "tokens" your are required to get to proceed in the story and the Koco aren't great either there like the Korok In Botw but dumbed down you just grab them with no puzzle and they can upgrade your speed and other things. Also speaking of Puzzles. The puzzle's in this game are too easy and require no thinking But This game isn't all bad though Roger Craig Smith Does a fantastic job in this game. Sonic is no longer annoying and non serious they balance his character out by having him saying jokes but not all the time to where it's annoying. another thing is sonic's Friends they also not annoying like Sonic Force's I Actually Enjoy the Dialogue Between Sonic and his friend's. The boss battle's are amazing I love the inclusion of super sonic and the music is great but sadly that's all I have good to say about this game - 4/10… Expand
  3. SN4K3Y
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    I would give a higher score but the controls for super sonic weren’t working for me at all, and my controller isn’t broken
  4. greninjaX
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    well, sonic's attempt at an "open zone" game turned out to be a massive turd.
  5. Mertcanius
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    **** MONKEY ASS **** GAME SONIC **** KYS BRO WHAT THE **** IS THIS **** TRANSPHOBIC **** OH MY **** GOD BETTER THAN **** ELDEN RING????`??`THE **** SONIC FANS SHOULD KYS LEARN **** THINKING OH MY **** GOD THIS GAME IS SO **** BAD AND THIS **** IS BETTER THAN ELDEN RING=???=?=?=?=?
    test : ****
    (if you like sonic you should kill yourself)
  6. SmartBatto
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    People are rating the game as "10" and saying "It has its flaws" did Sega pay them or something?

    I'm going to start by saying I grew up with Sonic, I've seen the ups and downs, and I watched the Cartoon. I've enjoyed everything Sega has made to this point. I loved '06 as buggy and bad as it was and even Forces. I also love open-world games, Saints Row IV, Genshin Impact to a degree,    People are rating the game as "10" and saying "It has its flaws" did Sega pay them or something?

    I'm going to start by saying I grew up with Sonic, I've seen the ups and downs, and I watched the Cartoon. I've enjoyed everything Sega has made to this point. I loved '06 as buggy and bad as it was and even Forces. I also love open-world games, Saints Row IV, Genshin Impact to a degree, Spiderman Games, etc. This game itself is just terrible though. This feels like a step in the right direction alright... After walking a mile back.

    I can only think of Three things I actually liked about the game and that's:
    -Super Sonic for Bosses 1, 2, and 3. (Boss 4 was just bad.)
    -The Rail Bits actually felt nice to play.
    -And the Licensed Music.

    The cons:
    -Cyberspace levels were too short in the sense that some were only about 30 seconds long
    -The combat was extremely rough and didn't feel like Sonic, I would much rather have the homing attack with instant-pop enemies back than have this combat again. They either don't drop enough exp to be worth the time to fight them, or they take too long to even be fun so I just started skipping them all together and just spent time grinding exp on springs and when I did get in fights, I would just Spam Sonic Boom or the Multi-Homing Shot because the combat felt very clunky since you had to rely on dodging or parrying most of the time. Heck if it wasn't Boss/Guardian I would go in for a combo and straight see them pull out a barrier after two hits.
    -Sonic himself feels broken as his boost just feels like he's just picking up running speed from a brisk walk instead of running at the speed of sound, no one can push that hedgehog around, we got ourselves a situation, stuck in a new location, without any explanation. His homing attack just feels like a gap closer and not something you can chain together, His boost speed is tied to his ring count which is a bad thing because I would much rather not have to keep my HP LOW to easily achieve max boost speed.
    -When people talk about momentum being an issue it's with the fact that the combat isn't fluid and momentum stops dead in its tracks with almost everything because Guardians always cut away at them, sonic is always stopping dead in his tracks to making comments before you can resume running even with the option turned off, The combat is more stop and fight or run away instead of the instant pop enemies that would just keep the pace going. The amount of collectables needed to do anything is terrible since you need gears for Portals to give you keys to get you emeralds, but you can't do any of that without wandering around and either finding a gear randomly or through fighting a guardian which is very boring. The amount of memory tokens is also bad for the main story since at one point I had to collect 100+ to progress. I don't mind getting collectables but that's a bit much. Like Side stories? Sure! but I wanted to get through the story, once I hit that wall I had to be bored again.

    -I also hit several invisible walls because I wasn't at that point in the story yet, so instead of say a red glitchy forcefield or whatever, Sonic just flies away like he was coated in butter and dies.

    -This game feels like Breath of the Wild featuring Sonic because of the Kokos and overall gameplay and the narrative of "Something terrible is sleeping and you need to beat it because it will destroy everything and it's also the cause of the enemies." I hate the Kokos and wound up skipping EVERY cutscene that had them in them because of the terrible noise they make for even existing, I would much rather they be silent than sound like toddlers with rattles, I WOULD RATHER HEAR OMACHAO 24/7 AND Use the rings I collect for stat upgrades than to collect the stupid rock babies that belong in a dumpster, I probably missed half of the story but oh well. They're everywhere, the two old people (As well as a lot of this game) are unnecessary, and I went out of my way to avoid them as much as possible.

    This game should have been just another game like Unleashed, '06, Forces, or Colors. I am someone who prefers that Sonic stick to his actual gameplay of zipping around with simplicity for attacks and a boost that feels like I going to break the sound barrier while racing through a stage with objects flying forward with wind ripples that this. All you BotW fans can stay out of Sonic, this game was not the right one.    … Expand
  7. ShadowBestGame
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Everyone says it's a good sonic game but it's just a game made in unity by a fan with a little effort pls start screen or early levels just use the nostalgia factor in cyber space the hub just me It makes you sick just like the main enemies taken from an anime and Sage's (I don't even remember what it's called) final sacrifice didn't cause me anything, and the ""open world"" its the mostEveryone says it's a good sonic game but it's just a game made in unity by a fan with a little effort pls start screen or early levels just use the nostalgia factor in cyber space the hub just me It makes you sick just like the main enemies taken from an anime and Sage's (I don't even remember what it's called) final sacrifice didn't cause me anything, and the ""open world"" its the most unity fan project ever, just puto a sonic model into a badass mountain and its done sonic frontiers, but I could ignore this if it wasn't that everyone loves his music, it's good but it's not for a sonic game, we come from great songs like "live and learn", what im made of" or even "endless possibility" so that now they come out with some made voices that just sound ""good"" because they use programs, it is not the essence of the usual modern sonic , the frontiers ost is nothing more than the black sheep and that nobody should want from the sonic saga, forces and 06 will have a lot of problems but even I enjoy these games more than this generic open world… Expand
  8. NightRxnner
    May 15, 2023
    0
    Mid game not even fun full of glitches and its a cash grab on open world, stick to 2D when it comes to Sonic.
  9. Komalium
    May 9, 2023
    0
    This is what SEGA calls a triple A game, it has terrible controls and very bad pop in considering the price.
  10. scamo73
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    The open world in this game is as empty as my soul after wasting hours of my life wandering into these poorly rendered purgatory
  11. Critical_Joe
    Apr 9, 2023
    3
    Nasty pop in from environments, some levels are really badly designed and every enemy I faced was a chore (maybe with the exception of some like the button robot, which was really quick).

    Feels like this game was pieced together by a committee in order to produce below average rubbish.
  12. Jimbok3rr17
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    Game very bad it is just Botw for ps5 lol but it was bad very very very bad I like this game
  13. MGZeroes
    Mar 13, 2023
    2
    This game looks and plays like they tried to copy Breath of the Wild just by watching gameplay videos.

    I feel like I've seen it all after 2 hours. Played up to the Giganto boss. It's all repetitive. Collectibles and nothing more. Worst of all, if you pick up a collectible on one of the flying rails, you get thrown somewhere forward and have to go back to pick up the other    This game looks and plays like they tried to copy Breath of the Wild just by watching gameplay videos.

    I feel like I've seen it all after 2 hours.
    Played up to the Giganto boss.

    It's all repetitive. Collectibles and nothing more.
    Worst of all, if you pick up a collectible on one of the flying rails,
    you get thrown somewhere forward and have to go back to pick up the other collectibles on one of the other flying rails.
    It's really just an Unreal Engine map with Sonic objects inserted. Uncreative and boring.
    A few speedpads just lie on the floor.

    The Cyberspace levels are pretty straightforward and short.
    As far as I know they always use the same three or four designs.
    One of them is Green Hill.
    Also reuses level designs from previous games in Cyberspace.

    Sonic's speed is frustratingly slow, and you lose momentum every time you don't run straight ahead.
    All attacks except the Cyloop are just cutscenes with no feedback or anything.
    Combat in this game is really just button mashing.

    The game has too many graphical problems.
    Especially the popping of objects from 10 metres away looks really stupid.
    On an RTX 3080ti and Ryzen 5 5600x.

    The physics are buggy.
    Sonic keeps getting stuck on the ground and walls.
    In the tower boss, Sonic always got stuck on the boss during the cyloop because you can climb on it.

    I just watched the story on youtube because I returned the game.
    At least it is better than anything that has come out since Colours.
    But that doesn't mean anything because it doesn't reach the story of the other games.
    It's still mainly just a Sonic story.

    And you can only play as Sonic...

    In any case, I can confirm that I saw everything within 2 hours due to the copy-paste content.
    Outrageous to charge 60 Euros for this.    … Expand
  14. Tabdelno
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    SO many of the critiques miss the point— the overall game style is fantastic, the movement feels great, the "puzzles" are satisfying— it's just a great experience.
  15. SolarSaturn
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    emo game emo game emo game emo game emo game emo game emo game emo game emo
  16. FartTesticles
    Feb 3, 2023
    3
    this game actually just took a **** on my balls because of how bad it is. I pre-ordered this game, expecting this to be the game of the year. but yet there are still feces on my balls. they pooped on my balls. why don't you just take my entire wallet and take a huge dooker on my balls. the development team of this game actually pulled down their pants and took a fat steaming log on mythis game actually just took a **** on my balls because of how bad it is. I pre-ordered this game, expecting this to be the game of the year. but yet there are still feces on my balls. they pooped on my balls. why don't you just take my entire wallet and take a huge dooker on my balls. the development team of this game actually pulled down their pants and took a fat steaming log on my balls. **** you. next time make a good game and don't lay a stinky johnson on my testicles.… Expand
  17. Osfor64
    Feb 2, 2023
    4
    This is an amazing game I do not understand the rating has an incredible gameplay and spectacular music a history ok and exaggeratedly beautiful graphics
  18. grumankind
    Jan 30, 2023
    3
    это лишь субъективное мнение и того что вы прочитает скорее всего не будет иметь никакого смысла..

    итак фронты это как по мне уже халтурная игра, с кривым и непонятным сюжетом, никак не связаным с другими играми ( ну кто бы сомневался ), это пародия на соника в оболочке ландшафтов из зельды и нихрена непонятной боёвкой, я читал други отзывы и думаю, люди играют форсесы и говорят что    это лишь субъективное мнение и того что вы прочитает скорее всего не будет иметь никакого смысла..

    итак фронты это как по мне уже халтурная игра, с кривым и непонятным сюжетом, никак не связаным с другими играми ( ну кто бы сомневался ), это пародия на соника в оболочке ландшафтов из зельды и нихрена непонятной боёвкой, я читал други отзывы и думаю, люди играют форсесы и говорят что последние игры самые лучше игры вообще а другие говно, морально закрывая глаза на колорсы которые хоть что то привнесли в серию, и мне очень обидно наблюдать что такие игры оценивают хоть как то, мне кажется что уже пора понять что серия загнуась ещё 10 лет тому назад, это всё, мне кажется что уже нет надежд на хоть что то хорошее с этой серией....    … Expand
  19. nosonicfrontier
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Este juego yo le tenia esperanca pere a sido un fracaso sus bugs su diseño le dadia un uno por su musca pero si no contamos la musica pues se lleva un cero y me gusta mas sonic forces que esto
  20. Genyamamoto
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Open zone game.???? More like broken bone game. Dunked was right about the game. It’s very strand like and boring for us average western gamers.
  21. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    0
    The map is unnecessarily large and collecting items is a hassle.
    There are no interesting stages.
    Bosses are hard and enemy designs are unattractive.
  22. otavio13232
    Jan 20, 2023
    0
    uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda uma merda
  23. Davosh
    Jan 9, 2023
    0
    This game is so **** ass that I can't even explain it. The gameplay drags on, characters are derailed, personalities are annoying, landscapes are uninteresting, the game does not provide an enjoyable experience. This is worse then sonic R. I would rather be constipated and **** out bricks for the rest of my life then deal with this piece of **** game that functions worse then a 2020s pokemon game.
  24. kamikitsu
    Jan 4, 2023
    3
    Honestly an underwhelming and overhyped experience. As enjoyable as a Ubisoft open world game.
  25. Max552
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Can't say I was a fan. Played and found it too easy and quite boring. I really don't see the fuss about these games.
  26. Sasir
    Dec 31, 2022
    2
    Structures dedicated to movement are not integrated on the scenery, but rather floating without explanation. The combat is too simple. the puzzles are too easy even towards the end of the game. The last island is basically filler, with not much happening on it. The story is not told organically, but on disconnected pieces. The final boss is one of the worst I've ever seen, specially onStructures dedicated to movement are not integrated on the scenery, but rather floating without explanation. The combat is too simple. the puzzles are too easy even towards the end of the game. The last island is basically filler, with not much happening on it. The story is not told organically, but on disconnected pieces. The final boss is one of the worst I've ever seen, specially on hard.

    Outside of that, the movement is nice.    … Expand
  27. Blackvomit
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    This game is trash. Buggy, abysmal story and voice acting, unintuitive and just generally unfun. Most unpleasant gaming experience I’ve had in years. Bummed I can’t be refunded on this trash
  28. Vigo
    Dec 14, 2022
    4
    Well since this POS site won't let me post long review for no reason Let's just sum this up with this game is not good. They may never get 3d sonic right but this was waste of time.
  29. Daymond800
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    So much potential but squandered by Sega Co.’s absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid antics. It happens every time. Above a potentially capable game dev team are a bunch of dumb apes pulling the strings. These apes are the Sega Executives. And they constantly make the choice of starving this team of the sufficient resources that they need: Budget, time, manpower, and proper management.

    This    So much potential but squandered by Sega Co.’s absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid antics. It happens every time. Above a potentially capable game dev team are a bunch of dumb apes pulling the strings. These apes are the Sega Executives. And they constantly make the choice of starving this team of the sufficient resources that they need: Budget, time, manpower, and proper management.

    This is most egregiously seen with the content in the game. There’s supposed to be 5 “Open Zone” islands in the game, but 2 of them are just reuse of the first one. And the third island is basically restricted to flat 2D instead of actual 3D like the rest of the game.

    So in reality there’s more like only Two Open islands, and there’s only really 3 themes: Grassy field, Desert, and Volcano. That’s really it.

    In reality, diehard Sonic fans will likely like the game because it’s Sonic, period. But casuals will likely play this game once and then forget it, if they bother to play it at all.

    Me, I’m kind of in between. I like Sonic too much to see it constantly miss its own potential because of a few dumb greedy apes at the top, so I can’t support this.    … Expand
  30. Eviku
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    This game is so awesome. I had hours of fun thanks to this game, it had been so long since I had fun like this with a Sonic game, this is the path I would like Sonic games to follow for the good of the character.
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 90
  3. Negative: 6 out of 90
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    The idea and vision of the game is absolutely fabulous. In practice, however, the game is brought down by its execution, which you can see through after a short while and then the game has nothing to surprise you with. [Issue#324]
  2. PSX Extreme
    Feb 22, 2023
    30
    There is nothing remotely redeeming about this game. Nothing that even the most die-hard loyal Sonic Fans would or should advocate for. I hope that one day someone who cares enough about this franchise could give us something-anything of substance. A fan can hope, can’t they? A fan can hope.
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  3. GameOver.gr
    Feb 4, 2023
    80
    Finally, after almost 25years of half measures and mostly mediocre titles, Sonic has finally reached the 3D levels of gameplay it needed to reach. Yes, the pop in is absolutely inexcusable and the ancient gatekeeping grindy methods damage the flow of the game for no reason, but a wonderfully built base exists here, with a highly entertaining adventure in wonderfully melancholic world and a surprisingly well founded story, thankfully clean of Sonic’s annoying 3rd tier friends!
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