Sonic Frontiers

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2952 Ratings

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  1. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    Sonic games aren’t my go-to, the amount of Sonic games I’ve finished could be counted on one hand. That being said I was still excited for this new take on Sonic, even though it came out a day before God of War… whose bright idea was that? Despite shotty pre-release footage I still had my hopes up since the concept of Frontiers was so intriguing to me. It ended up being a good game, butSonic games aren’t my go-to, the amount of Sonic games I’ve finished could be counted on one hand. That being said I was still excited for this new take on Sonic, even though it came out a day before God of War… whose bright idea was that? Despite shotty pre-release footage I still had my hopes up since the concept of Frontiers was so intriguing to me. It ended up being a good game, but far from a great one.
    Positives first, Sonic never lacks on great soundtracks, even games I haven’t played I’ve heard amazing songs from, but OMFG Frontiers has one of the best soundtracks in recent gaming history. I haven’t been able to stop playing the vocal tracks since I finished this game months ago (yes I’m very slow at writing reviews). This game truly excelled at its main boss fights, the first 2 are some of the most hype s**t I’ve ever played. I would play an entire game with this style of super combat! The graphics are also really nice if a bit drab in certain locations. Area variety wasn’t all that colorful for a Sonic game. There’s also a surprisingly relaxing fishing mini game that can bust the game in half if you use it enough LOL. The main story is also enjoyable but didn’t hook me as much as SA2 did.
    Now I have to use everyone’s fav buzzword for gaming reviews, JANK. Sonic Frontiers isn’t utterly broken but I don’t think I’ve ever played a jankier game. Playing Pokémon Violet then Frontiers back to back was absolute hell on Earth. I don’t go out of my way to play rushed or broken janky games for content, so my tolerance with unpolished games isn’t that high. Sonic Frontiers TANKS it’s own rating for me just off of how it controls. The collision detection feels random, the running speed feels too slow for the fastest thing on Earth even when upgraded, at the time I played this game there were no immediate updates to fix any speed or collision issues. The amount of times I flew off a rail randomly or a jump had absolutely no momentum drove me to near madness by the 2nd zone. Controlling Sonic feels BAD & soured the entire experience. Combat can be fun at first but other times it’s a clusterf**k. The gameplay loop got old by the middle of the 2nd zone too, collectathons aren’t my cup of tea. The first zone was the only one I enjoyed to the end, simply because it was all new to me. I’m not a fan of the mini games required for Chaos emeralds either, thankfully I got lucky with that pinball one on my first try that everyone seems to hate lol. Some of them were fine on paper but made so much worse because I had to actually play them with all this jank. It all culminated in the abhorrent 3rd zone, a string of volcanic islands separated by impassable gaps in the sky that are connected by single points, making you wonder why the islands are so damn big for no reason. It’s such a pain to travel to said singular point just to go to another island with the same trash gimmicks. Have fun flying off the rails on the way to the next island too with this game’s non-existent but also overbearing physics. The boss of the 3rd zone is also one of the most frustrating fights I’ve ever experienced. The jank of Frontiers really ruined Find Your Flame for me. That’s unforgivable. The 3rd island also emphasized another dumb decision, why doesn’t the map clear as you travel it? I did a lot of the dumb 2D side missions to clear some fog but after the 2nd zone they just feel like janky time wasters. The map should clear out as you travel so it’s not just a huge empty unhelpful blob of nothingness should you want to ignore annoying side content. Speaking of, Sonic needs to ditch these cyberspace 2D levels if they ever want a truly great 3D Sonic experience. These levels all blend together & annoy the piss out of me whenever I was forced into playing one. I’m sure they would be fine in any other game, just not in one with barely basic control of your character. I don’t mean to be so negative & act like this game is unplayable & broken because it’s not. But playing Frontiers felt like I was fighting it to have a shred of fun nearly every step of the way after the first zone. Which is unfortunate because I really was looking forward to this direction for the series, it has potential & I hope if there’s a Frontiers 2 we get something polished to a finer degree.    … Expand
  2. IBANGMYWIFE
    Jul 11, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A child dies in this game, it’s amazing.

    Sonic Frontiers is fun - sue me. But is it polished? No. Just like my shoes. But man… running through the open world is super fun! The story is really good! The characters are back to the way they’ve been before; just like my shoes!

    Overall, solid game. I recommend it to anyone who wants to play a good 3D Sonic game. 8/10    … Expand
  3. ibblue07
    Jan 21, 2023
    8
    Sonic Frontiers was the right step into the direction for the franchise and I'm excited for what the future holds for Sonic.
  4. lulogarrincha
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    El juego es una gozada, pero la comunidad de las sonrisas, la elite del Gaming parece que le ha sentado bastante mal, y se ha dedicado a poner ceros jajaj... mientras el GOW esta lleno de Bugs...
  5. jonjohn048
    Aug 26, 2023
    6
    I was a massive Sonic the Hedgehog fan as a kid with how he could run so fast and remembered loving Sonic Unleased on my PS3 and watched YouTubers play the other Sonic games back then but as I started to grow up, my excitement for him wore down until I saw some of the trailers for this game back then and it reignited my love and interest for Sonic but after 28 hours of this game, I kindaI was a massive Sonic the Hedgehog fan as a kid with how he could run so fast and remembered loving Sonic Unleased on my PS3 and watched YouTubers play the other Sonic games back then but as I started to grow up, my excitement for him wore down until I saw some of the trailers for this game back then and it reignited my love and interest for Sonic but after 28 hours of this game, I kinda regret the time I put into it which is something I take no pleasure in since I wanted to love this game. Now I will say this, it gets a lot of things right as a Sonic game such as the soundtrack, combat, story (at least not until the end), playing at your own pace, enemy variety, and the feeling of speed. Firstly, it's pretty much a given that Sonic soundtracks are something special and this game is no exception thanks to the rock metal getting you all hyped up, calm music to keep you relaxed while looking around, exciting music to help you feel rushed when trying a challenge and it lands no matter what. The combat is simplistic but that's good since you can learn some cool moves with just a few buttons and it's always fun to watch Sonic use the moves to bully the bad guys. The story in my opinion is not the greatest but it at least gives the characters justice with the writing and performances being true to their source materials although I will say with how short the cutscenes were and how poorly told the story and lore were, the story is nothing short of mixed bag. There's also this fishing minigame where if you play enough of it, you could get the resources needed to move forward in the game meaning if you don't want to explore in the world (which I wouldn't blame you if you don't want to with how boring it is), you can use this minigame to do it all or you can explore the world if you want meaning you can play this game at your own pace. The enemy variety while a mixed bag on how fun they are, I can at least give SEGA credit for coming up with enemies dedicated to their own zones in the map making them somewhat memorable and thank god you take them out differently because if you could take them out the same way, I'd cancel out this compliment. Finally, Sonic is a joy to control in the open world with how tight he and responsive he feels to quickly control so when there's nothing in your path, it can be relaxing to run around in the world. Now with all that being said, all these positives are pretty much hammered by everything else to the point where I was left unsatisfied and unless the upcoming DLC is good, I never want to go back to it. The open world content is some of the worst open world content I've ever seen with how simplistic it is to the point where I feel so bored doing them and it's extremely rare when I ever took the puzzles/challenges seriously and even when I took it seriously, it's only because of how annoying the world was when it shifted to awful 2D sections but what's worse about those is that the camera could break at these 2D sections messing up your viewpoint, for some reason, SEGA literally put NOTHING in the 4th island making me believe this game was rushed for the sake of 2022 GOTY nominations and the team didn't have enough time to put anything interesting in this island, there's also this tiny little thing where the even tiny rock in the way could send you flying in the air for no reason, the pop in is SHOCKINGLY aggressive to the point where if you're doing anything, you have no idea where to go and you could mess up challenges with how awful the rendering distance is so you won't know where to go to rack up points, I can understand this if it was on the Switch on a PS5 when the game already doesn't look particularly good? That's practically inexcusable. The game also shoves in some RPG elements in here but you can actually fill up the skill tree FAST leaving nothing else to with the remaining skill points you may have left once you fill it up, when I finished the game, I had 180 skill points left with how unbalanced this game was. Finally, the final boss for some reason was locked behind the hard difficulty meaning some people are gonna be confused by the ending if they don't play on this setting, wasn't explained in the story, and was unfun to take down pretty much souring my overall opinion on the game. Overall, this was one of the most unsatisfying games I've ever played and left me really disappointed with how SEGA should've delayed this game if it meant it could release it a better state, to be clear, it's obvious they have a working formula here that I could see work in a future Sonic game but this isn't the one so I suppose we can only hope the upcoming DLC can prove that to us. Normally I'd be ok if this game was $40 at launch, but the fact I paid $60 makes me both LIVID and enough to the point where you're better off watching the cutscenes in a YouTube video rather than go out and buy it in my opinion.… Expand
  6. Nogal
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    it's the game Sonic needed. I don't understand the score of the press reviews. It may have some minor technical issues, I guess due to limitations of the graphics engine, but it doesn't lose the essence of Sonic. 100% addictive, motivates you to do 100% of the game in a relaxed and calm way. A good way to face the future of Sonics 3D, different from a Sonic adventure.
  7. Ramy_shindou07
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    The best 3D Sonic game in years!!!! Truly an astonishing achievement for the frachise, thank you SEGA and SONIC TEAM for this amazing game, we look forward for more!!
  8. MisaelDel1
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    El mejor Sonic en los últimos 15 años. Una maravilla, muy buenos gráficos, excelente velocidad, gran videojuegos, sonic está de vuelta.
  9. TheJhosLOL
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic Frontiers is a rellay good presentation for a promising future for the franchise.
    The gameplay, music, bosses and open world design are great, and the plot is the most interesting one since Sonic Unleashed, and also the estetic of the open zones remembered me playing Sonic Adventure and Unleashed.
    It lacks on the final boss, which is dissapointing, and sometimes upgrading the habilities tends to be really easy when you find out that big the cat and the cyloop give you skill points. And sometimes the cyberspce phisics tends to be weird to control, but you can get used to.
    In general is a really good game, one of the best 3D games, but far from perfect.    … Expand
  10. Luisantunes
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Absolutely amazing game I never had this much fun with a Sonic game in decades
  11. JoeJJC75
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Open ended, with excellent controls and far more improved writing, Sonic Frontiers feels more like a collectathon than a Zelda clone, and it’s awesome.

    While it isn’t perfect, the game has jank and lacks polish in some areas, keeping cyberspace for high speed modern sonic action and doing away with needless gimmicks that aren’t played after game completion, it instead has a fun albeit    Open ended, with excellent controls and far more improved writing, Sonic Frontiers feels more like a collectathon than a Zelda clone, and it’s awesome.

    While it isn’t perfect, the game has jank and lacks polish in some areas, keeping cyberspace for high speed modern sonic action and doing away with needless gimmicks that aren’t played after game completion, it instead has a fun albeit very easy combat system. The new controls allow for more freedom, and the speak of this being the “next generation of sonic” is, ultimately, an amazing sign of what’s to come.

    What this game lacks is longer cyberspace levels, with more speed, and perhaps more reason to collect all the tokens found. There’s a lot to collect but very little reason to get everything outside of trophies or pride. I would suggest more varied locations, and more revised and expressive cutscenes.

    Overall - Sonic Frontiers is an excellent foundation of what needs to be built upon and perfected for the future of sonic. The future is very bright!    … Expand
  12. Shade10
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Best sonic game in years. A must play hopefully they keep this formula going loving the open world gameplay.
  13. Radical2002
    Nov 13, 2022
    9
    Sonic Frontiers paves a exciting path for the series going forward. The story has our characters be the most fleshed out in a while, with some moments that made me cry even. The gameplay is fantastic, dodging the fatigue most Open World games suffer from, and with the newer and personally, best controls Sonic has had in 3D, creates an engaging playthrough, with the Mini Bosses and TitansSonic Frontiers paves a exciting path for the series going forward. The story has our characters be the most fleshed out in a while, with some moments that made me cry even. The gameplay is fantastic, dodging the fatigue most Open World games suffer from, and with the newer and personally, best controls Sonic has had in 3D, creates an engaging playthrough, with the Mini Bosses and Titans being a real highlight.

    The graphics and world design is fantastic, and with the Cyberspace levels coming along, never feels boring. The music needs so mention, it's phenomenal, to say the least.

    While not perfect, like the platforming challenges not being natural in the Open Zones, or no ability to play the Titans fights again, Frontiers is an exciting step forward, and more than solid foundation for the future. 2022 has been kind to Sonic, and Frontiers helps push the narrative that, yes, Sonic is back.

    If I was to give this a fair score, it would be around a 8/10. But as someone who has grown with this series, the call-backs, evolution and more found in Frontiers, it reaches a 9. It's not a master piece, but it is a special game that I feel will be loved in the future if Sonic Team continues with this new formula. This game will walk, so the others can run.    … Expand
  14. SoraFranco
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    Bueno tras 11 horas de juego, puedo decir que el juego me esta gustando bastante:
    - La historia tiene buena pinta
    - Las peleas me gustan bastantes - Musica maravillosa -Bastantes referencias para los que somos fans del erizo - Bastantes cosas que hacer si quieres tener todo al 100% - Buena duración del juego 11 horas y aun sigo en la segunda isla (Bueno mas que forces iba a durar seguro xd    Bueno tras 11 horas de juego, puedo decir que el juego me esta gustando bastante:
    - La historia tiene buena pinta
    - Las peleas me gustan bastantes
    - Musica maravillosa
    -Bastantes referencias para los que somos fans del erizo
    - Bastantes cosas que hacer si quieres tener todo al 100%
    - Buena duración del juego 11 horas y aun sigo en la segunda isla (Bueno mas que forces iba a durar seguro xd , ese en 2 horas o menos te lo pasabas)

    Pero obviamente el juego no es perfecto:

    - Tiene bastante popping la verdad, normalmente no es tan molesto pero me han llegado a aparecer estructuras en la cara de forma muy bestia como 2/3 veces y es un poco wtf.
    - En mi caso sitios con bastantes cosas en pantalla como en el "bosque" de la primera isla hay bajadas de 5-10 fps a veces.

    Espero que este sea el camino que lleve la franquincia en los proximos años, como ya he dicho el juego no es perfecto pero esta batante bien para empezar esta nueva era del erizo azul.

    Por ahora le pondria de nota 7,5/10.
    Cuando me termine el juego a lo mejor cambio de opinión respecto a la nota.

    Pues eso ha sido mi tercera "reseña" hecha en mi vida. No soy de hacer estas cosas xd

    Un saludo    … Expand
  15. SonicIsTheBest
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    Play this game it has a decent story very fun open world smooth gameplay and colorful cyberspace levels but there’s is a bunch of popping and the islands don’t look too colorful as cyberspace but the. You have the bosses WHICH ARE INCREDIBLE WITH ROCK MUSIC AND A BUNCH OF EPIC ACTION and there’s puzzles which are ok just ok but even with its flaws this is a 9 because it’s just way too fun
  16. kyuuka
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    they have the formula for a good game but the world feels soulless and just an open space for a tech demo. the pop-ins are very annoying and bosses felt janky. it was an alright experience but I don't recommend getting it at full price.
  17. Andreas1982
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich habe Sonic Frontiers zu 100% abgeschlossenen.
    100% geangelt.
    100% Gesammelt und alles mit S Rang abgeschlossen.
    Dabei kam eine Spielzeit von 33std rum.
    Ich hatte sehr viel Spaß mit dem Spiel.
    Mich hat es am ende sehr traurig gestimmt das man endlich Maria mal kennen lernt, die Tochter von Dr Eggman.
    Nach 25 Jahren lassen die bei Sega die Hosen runter.
    Also war Shadow immer auf der suche nach Eggmans Tochter?
    Und bevor man es auf sich wirken lassen kann ist sie schon wieder für immer zurück.
    Und Eggman sichtlich getroffen davon.
    Der hat mir sehr leid getan.
    Ich hoffe Sega hält das Konzept bei so Sonic Spiele zu Design.
    Sonic Frontiers als Fundament für zukünftige Spiele und das kann nich richtig geil werden für alle Sonic Fans.
    Danke dafür, Sega.    … Expand
  18. ur2slow
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frotniers es el juego que todos los fans de sonic llevamos esperando mas de 15 años, el sonic team con 5 años de desarrollo, una inspiración en shadow of the collossus y en botw ha conseguido crear una verdadera obre maestra, que pese a algunos fallos sin mas, convierte a sonic frontiers en el mejor juego de sonic jamás concebido, y tambien lo convierte en una nueva era para elSonic Frotniers es el juego que todos los fans de sonic llevamos esperando mas de 15 años, el sonic team con 5 años de desarrollo, una inspiración en shadow of the collossus y en botw ha conseguido crear una verdadera obre maestra, que pese a algunos fallos sin mas, convierte a sonic frontiers en el mejor juego de sonic jamás concebido, y tambien lo convierte en una nueva era para el erizo, la era de la libertad, tiene una jugabilidad exquisita con un control del personaje practicamente perfecto, un sistema de exploracion innovador y que le viene como anillo al dedo a la velocidad del erizo, un combate sublime, y, que para ser de una franquicia algo mas infantil, no tiene nada que envidiar a los mejores hack-n slash de la historia (salvando obviamente las distancias), destacando las peleas contra los titanes, que sencillamente, rozan la perfección, en cuanto a la historia, en mi opinion es la mejor historia jamas contada en la franquicia, con una narrativa muy interesante que le da una gran profundidad a los personajes, hablando de estos, vuelven a tener un desarrollo a la altura de los adventure, por fin despues de tantos años, los personajes secundarios se sienten vivos e importantes en la historia, amy, tails y knuckles estan muy bien, pero quienes se llevan la palma no son otros que sonic, eggman y sage, el erizo es sin mas el que hace entender ciertas cosas a los co-protagonistas en este juego, su relacion con knuckles me encanta, pero lo mejor sin duda, es que ha vuelto a ser el sonic de antes, vuelve a ser un vacilon pero que sabe ponerse enserio cuando hay que hacerlo, eggman y sage tienen un desarrollo y una historia que me ha encantado, aunque no dire nada por spoilers, merece la pena vivir esta historia en tus propios ojos. En cuanto a la banda sonora, como era de esperar en un juego de sonic, es sencillamente casi perfecta, en cuanto a detalles sonoros, es muy comodo escuchar las acciones de Sonic en este mundo abierto, que tiene un diseño de nivel increible. Lo digo ya, este juego es mi GOTY.… Expand
  19. EdgarChikara
    Nov 15, 2022
    9
    Easily my second favorite Sonic game of all time, I loved the Story and Gameplay of it and there's so many references to older games and overall a great celebration of Sonic's 30th Anniversary!
  20. rcirujano
    Nov 11, 2022
    8
    The new concept of open area is great for Sonic, and the story returns to the origins of the Adventure era, something that was sorely missed in the saga. The cyberspace levels at the end become addictive to get the S rank and all the extras. From here, I have a lot of hope for the next games to come and this Frontiers does not disappoint.
  21. Lecort85
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Una Joya lo que hicieron con Sonic, bien merecida está evolución del erizo azul, el mejor juego de su franquicia sin duda alguna
  22. AntonioDS94
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    È un gioco geniale. Non troppo punitivo almeno c'è un buon tasso di sfida. Non mi sono mai divertito finora predilige un approccio piuttosto semplice. Ha una bella premessa narrativa non troppo prolisse come Kojima. Mi ricorda il ritmo di Nier Automata molto Nier Replicant. Consigliatissimo finale commovente. Spero che mettano una nuova isola a DLC con biomi diversi dato che prevedeÈ un gioco geniale. Non troppo punitivo almeno c'è un buon tasso di sfida. Non mi sono mai divertito finora predilige un approccio piuttosto semplice. Ha una bella premessa narrativa non troppo prolisse come Kojima. Mi ricorda il ritmo di Nier Automata molto Nier Replicant. Consigliatissimo finale commovente. Spero che mettano una nuova isola a DLC con biomi diversi dato che prevede espansioni gratuite e nuovi nemici.… Expand
  23. MrNikos12
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    This game is making the difference between the older games and this is the next era of the sonic games and the cutscenes are good and it continues the story of sonic
  24. Gifge
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    I 100%ed the Game and it was fun.Yes the Game hast some problems and the final Boss was extremely lame, but overall its a good Game
  25. Tommey
    Feb 14, 2023
    9
    The first Sonic I've played from start to finish, and it was quite a treat. Fun, gameplay is easy-to-learn, some challenging puzzles, and original soundtrack is out of this world (one of the best video game soundtracks I've heard). The story is also a compelling and emotional one - was pleasant surprised at the relationship between two characters.
  26. ParanoidRED
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    What a fresh new experience, the flow of the open world plus Sonic new moves makes it tons of fun, excited to see the sequels build on this
  27. BoonMoon
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Great game, excellent soundtrack! Bunch of stuck up game critics giving it a hard time can be ignored. This is good.
  28. Kayk17br
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um dos melhores jogos do Sonic que eu já joguei em toda a minha vida hahah história, combate tudo nesse jogo e lindo hohihio recomendo pra todos… Expand
  29. Endymion_Var
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Es la mejor versión.
    Un juego entretenido, pero repetitivo; apenas esta a la altura; esperaba más de este Sony.
  30. alan_w_c
    Dec 5, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ironically, the copy-paste Cyber Space level designs are far more engaging than Open Zone's Unity level designs. Don't even get me started with the final boss The Moon. By far the worst final boss in the Sonic franchise. It makes Forces final boss seem like a masterpiece.… Expand
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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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