Sonic Frontiers

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2952 Ratings

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  1. ElBromita
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This is really the right next step into the franchise and im so happy super sonic is finally useful again please go play the game is great
  2. StrifeSpace
    Nov 9, 2022
    4
    Poorly designed in a great number of aspects, can be very janky, cyberspace levels suck and make forces' levels look great, pretty buggy (I've had 3 crashes so far among other bugs). Just generally very unpolished and unfinished in a lot of ways, needed more time. Open zone is okay, I respect it a lot for trying something new but they don't go far enough with it at all, combat in it is notPoorly designed in a great number of aspects, can be very janky, cyberspace levels suck and make forces' levels look great, pretty buggy (I've had 3 crashes so far among other bugs). Just generally very unpolished and unfinished in a lot of ways, needed more time. Open zone is okay, I respect it a lot for trying something new but they don't go far enough with it at all, combat in it is not fun. With all that being said I would be lying if I said I didn't have some fun with this game, its an interesting foundation and one that I hope is built and improved upon.… Expand
  3. MechaManX
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    A massive step in the right direction for the franchise! This game takes a fresh new approach to sonic gameplay while also offering a return to more serious lore building and plot. The characters are all written beautifully, the combat was intergraded naturally, and I'm so excited to see what comes next!
  4. Umpi
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    This game is the return of Sonic as we all know and love.Of course, the game isn't without it's problems, like the distracting pop-in. But it does so much right. The open zone is fun to run around in, the combat is interesting and fun to pull of different combos. The Cyberspace levels, while with questionable physics, are still enjoyable to traverse. And the music is phenomenal, easily theThis game is the return of Sonic as we all know and love.Of course, the game isn't without it's problems, like the distracting pop-in. But it does so much right. The open zone is fun to run around in, the combat is interesting and fun to pull of different combos. The Cyberspace levels, while with questionable physics, are still enjoyable to traverse. And the music is phenomenal, easily the best Sonic soundtrack ever since 06. The Titan Bosses are a prime example of how a Super Sonic boss should be. And the story is the best since Black Knight. Overall, Sonic Team did an amazing job… Expand
  5. Toonic7
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    I enjoy my time with this game, the soundtrack and boss fight I like the most. This directions pretty good, could be better but I had fun time.
  6. Kqviin
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    Most fun had in a 3d sonic game since generation and the story's honestly one of the best in the series
  7. Treshawn
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    One of the best 3-D sonic games in years. Had an amazing time going through the Starfall islands.
    Wish they were more things to do in the open world and have patches for Poppins, but overall a solid game
  8. BoyZero
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game honestly, had a blast playing it, definitely seemed like Sonic team took this one seriously and executed it in a fantastic way, I hope this momentum can keep up for the future sonic games.
  9. DonkeyBoyCuck
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Very fun game. A little rough around the edges in ways that could have been fixed with another month of polishing off but doesn't detract from the overall experience. Easily the best Sonic game we've had in over a decade and a promising sign of things to come.
  10. wakamuyo
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    A welcome return to form for the Hedgehog, this game manages to toe the line between an exciting entry for dedicated fans of the series and newbies alike.

    While there are some major balancing flaws in the gameplay, and the quality takes a slight dive in the middle of its runtime, the ambition of Sonic Team still shines through in their newest venture. High speed boost gameplay, (mostly)    A welcome return to form for the Hedgehog, this game manages to toe the line between an exciting entry for dedicated fans of the series and newbies alike.

    While there are some major balancing flaws in the gameplay, and the quality takes a slight dive in the middle of its runtime, the ambition of Sonic Team still shines through in their newest venture. High speed boost gameplay, (mostly) satisfying overworld exploration, and a flashy combat system tie this package together with a story that, for once, isn't complete schlock.

    8/10    … Expand
  11. RyCalamo
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    A fantastic new formula for years to come. Sonic hasn’t felt so fresh in so long, with this new style of gameplay his future is looking very bright. The “Open-Zone” style of gameplay with Sonic exploring very large areas with tons of secrets, collectibles, enemies, and bosses combined with the more linear modern Sonic boost levels found around the islands make for a fantastic gameplayA fantastic new formula for years to come. Sonic hasn’t felt so fresh in so long, with this new style of gameplay his future is looking very bright. The “Open-Zone” style of gameplay with Sonic exploring very large areas with tons of secrets, collectibles, enemies, and bosses combined with the more linear modern Sonic boost levels found around the islands make for a fantastic gameplay loop. The game is not without issue, it can be buggy at times and the pop in can get annoying but these don’t ruin the experience. Also bringing back the fun narrative Sonic games used to have is a great time. Overall a very fun game that you will not regret purchasing.… Expand
  12. MissyAndy95
    Nov 17, 2022
    8
    As a fan of Sonic for a long time, Sonic Frontiers made me go back in time when i was a kid, and made me wanted to play Sonic games from start to finish for long hours, since first time my dad brought me a Mega Drive. This game for me was addictive! I could found myself falling in love with the story and the characters development/dialogs since the beggining of the game. The cyberspaceAs a fan of Sonic for a long time, Sonic Frontiers made me go back in time when i was a kid, and made me wanted to play Sonic games from start to finish for long hours, since first time my dad brought me a Mega Drive. This game for me was addictive! I could found myself falling in love with the story and the characters development/dialogs since the beggining of the game. The cyberspace levels were Also very entertaining and give us a glimpse of other Sonic games of the past, through the level design itself. The idea of the open world for me was very well executed. For those who like to take their time to explore and admiring the view of the Islands, it was a breath of fresh air.
    Altho the game for me was an absolutelly masterpiece that all us Sonic fans were waiting for a long time, there still some aspects that i think SEGA could do better, for exemple:
    -I found some bugs along the way that were kinda annoying. I was even stuck at a rock, glitching non stop. I had to shut down the game and open it again - There was times where my controls stopped fuctioning. For exemple when i was doing some jumps, it all the sudden they stop working. I had to repeat some times the same Path because of it. It was a little annoying.
    - The ending was good, but I was expecting a little more "wow factor". The boss fight could been a little longer, and was expecting some new form of power of Sonic. It is just my opinion.
    Overall, Sonic Frontiers have a solid base for a future games. I hope that Ian Flinn continues working on games because he is a suberb storyteller and knows the world and the characters better than anyone else. Really recomend buying the game!

    Greetings from Portugal    … Expand
  13. Earleybyrd
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super Saiyan Sonic slices a rollerblading gargantuan mecha diagonally in half with its own 500 ft long red buster sword while ass-tearing metal plays in the background.

    Peak fiction.    … Expand
  14. Marciano123132
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
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  15. Jackonson
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of the year for sure. It starts slow, but then it gets a lot of fun, which many games nowadays are lacking ..
  16. ElmoChete
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    For me Sonic Frontiers is the best way Sonic could start this new age in the Sonic franchise, It does everything in the right way in my opinion.

    First of all the story is very good, obviously it isn't a Final Fantasy type of history but is the type of story that you want to see in a Sonic game. It's more or less like Sonic Adventure story and even more interesting because Starfall    For me Sonic Frontiers is the best way Sonic could start this new age in the Sonic franchise, It does everything in the right way in my opinion.

    First of all the story is very good, obviously it isn't a Final Fantasy type of history but is the type of story that you want to see in a Sonic game. It's more or less like Sonic Adventure story and even more interesting because Starfall Islands have many mysteries to solve , the character development is great thanks to Ian Flynn and the story has a lot of lore and backstory of the Chaos Emerlads and other things. Another important point for me is that Sonic make reference to other games quite often so this games helps with the chronology and it helps to know what things are canon and what aren't whlie sometimes you'll be a little confused about that too, for example in some point there are references to Sticks implying that Sonic Boom is canon? In summary the story is pretty good and solid and the more you play, the more you want to know how the story developes.

    In terms of gameplay, Sonic responds really really good and is very fun just to run with Sonic across the islands because the movement and the speed are very well made. The exploration in the open zone is the most enjoyable thing to me because you are always doing something, searching for memory tokens to chat and know more about the other characters, fighting with guardians, solving puzzles, is like a giant playground of Sonic-style gamepelay and I really like that, is very fun to explore and run freely as Sonic. The combat is very fun, entertaining and frenetic, the combos are very sick visually and you feel very powerful but in the end the variety of enemies and its mechanics make a great combat and not a button masher. Also the boss battles as Super Sonic are incredibles, maybe too easy because of the amount of rings you have, but the camera, the boss design, the music, Super Sonic himself, the combination of all of the previously mentioned make all of the bosses excellent except for one, the final boss feels more like a minigame than a final battle, at least is fun to play and the music and dialogue make the battle quite epic. The Cyberspace levels are like the bonus stage for this game, is the place where you go with te purpose of getting the Chaos Emeralds and personally i found them very enjoyable like the rest of the tings in this game. There are a lot of Cyberspace levels per island and some have great level design while others have ok level design, some are very long levels meanwhile some last seconds, but in all of them the music is excellent (like in the rest of the game) and they are very replayable because you are going to need keys to get the Chaos Emerald and this keys are only available in Big's shop and in this Cyberspace levels where you need to complete some missions like achieve an S rank, collect all the Red Star Rings and more, every mission is a key and there are four missions per level so sometime you might repeat a level but only if you want, if you don't want to play these Cyberspace levels you can go fishing with Big the Cat. The fishing minigame is simple, when the fish bites the hook you will have to press the button at the right time to catch it. The more fish you catch the more coins you are going to have and this with coins you can buy thinks like missing kocos, Cyberspace keys, seeds to raise Sonic attack and defense and even Eggman voice-logs. The only problem I have with the fishing minigame is that if you spend a lot of time fishing you can go overpowered really quick so I recommend to not fish exceedingly.

    In conclusion, I think Sonic Frontiers is an excelent game whether you are fan of our favorite blue hedgehog or not. If I weren't a Sonic fan since my childhood my final score would be 8,6/10 but at a big Sonic fan, my final score is 9/10. The game can have its problems like some menus, the final battle and a bit of the fishing minigame, but definitely i recommend this game a lot, i never got bored during my game because the frenetic combat, the great open-zone, the wonderful music, the incredible boss battles, the story written by Ian Flynn and so much more. I think this is the perfect first step for a new era for Sonic the Hedgehog and i hope the quality of the new games keeps improving more and more.    … Expand
  17. SonicAndre
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    Had a really fun time playing this game! The open zone is fun to explore, the combat system is fast and dynamic, Cyber Space is fun to speedrun, the story is interesting and well written, and the voice acting is great! While I admit, it does have its flaws, like Sonic’s controls in Cyber Space, for example, the game’s pros heavily outweigh its cons! I’d highly recommend it for those whoHad a really fun time playing this game! The open zone is fun to explore, the combat system is fast and dynamic, Cyber Space is fun to speedrun, the story is interesting and well written, and the voice acting is great! While I admit, it does have its flaws, like Sonic’s controls in Cyber Space, for example, the game’s pros heavily outweigh its cons! I’d highly recommend it for those who have recently been into the Sonic franchise, and for those who enjoyed the stories from the 2000s, as well as those who have read the Archie comics and IDW comics, as the writer for those comics, Ian Flynn, is also the writer of the game’s story! 10/10!… Expand
  18. Aziz1107
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is one of the best games I have ever played. I mean even now I’m sitting and thinking about the different combos I can try and pull off in the game. I love this game and I hope Sonic Team will refine the open zone mechanic in the future games.
  19. Frqzt
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    The game is definitely a step in the right direction for sonic team. While this is a very hot take, I think this might be my favorite sonic game. And is easily one of my favorite games ever. I hope sonic team takes the criticism well and molds an outstanding new game out of this ones flaws.
  20. Mika00
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    It's not a perfect game. The pop in is quite bad, cyberspace could seriously use more level themes and more original level designs, and platforms look quite out of place. A lot of this stuff personally doesn't bother me, but I can see how it would for others. However, the open zone is so fun, controls are very customizable, the story is engaging and does a great job in fixing the timeline.It's not a perfect game. The pop in is quite bad, cyberspace could seriously use more level themes and more original level designs, and platforms look quite out of place. A lot of this stuff personally doesn't bother me, but I can see how it would for others. However, the open zone is so fun, controls are very customizable, the story is engaging and does a great job in fixing the timeline. And the music... THE MUSIC.

    You can feel the love that was poured into this game, and I hope that they stick with thia formula for a long time. If it was and just based on my personal feelings, I'd give it a full 10. However, I acknowledge that the next games will need to step it up to bring the best out of this formula, so I feel an 8, bordering on a 9, is fair.    … Expand
  21. mentalwind
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    I really enjoyed the open world aspect. the cyberspace levels were alright. really wish they had momentum. other than that, game is really good
  22. Infinityy31
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is a step in the right direction for sonic, honestly the open zone game-play and the boss fights were revolutionary. The story, the visuals, the characters EVERYTHING was the best it has been for Sonic in years. I haven't had this much joy and excited from Sonic since Generations, it finally felt like SONIC again i couldn't help but remember the adventure days. Sega andSonic Frontiers is a step in the right direction for sonic, honestly the open zone game-play and the boss fights were revolutionary. The story, the visuals, the characters EVERYTHING was the best it has been for Sonic in years. I haven't had this much joy and excited from Sonic since Generations, it finally felt like SONIC again i couldn't help but remember the adventure days. Sega and Sonic Team did a great job and i hope to see more in the future because Sonic is back baby!… Expand
  23. Mrpepo
    Nov 16, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the game from beginning to end, I love the puzzles that are scattered on the map but there are 3 main problems for which I do not give it 10/10, which are: 1 the fishing system is broken and that in 15 minutes of When you fish, you can get all the skills to the top, what I would have done was that both in the puzzles spread over the islands there would be different fragments and that in the fishing area as a balance to progress in the game at a normal pace. 2 the poppin and how it appears on the face sometimes. 3 the final boss which is basically an epic and well-done part that later becomes slow and heavy in terms of the rhythm of the game because it seems more like a touhou face than a final boss. In conclusion the game is good but it could be better… Expand
  24. MiaouSonic
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    Que dire des rageux qui s'amuse a mettre des notes basse a ce jeu pour un rien a cause de simples abrutis ce jeu est réellement incroyable le fun est présent de bout en bout l'envie de parcourir ses environnement ne cesse d'augmenter.
  25. RoboGerbil
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    A spectacular attempt at the open world genre marred only by occasional jank and bugs
  26. JCgamer18
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    This is one of the best sonic games in a while. The open world benefits sonic and his speed and i love exploring the islands and every level you beat you build up the island making it easier to traverse the isle. the story was fantastic never overstays its welcome and really felt like a love letter to the frachise as a whole talking about different games to tv shows to even minor media andThis is one of the best sonic games in a while. The open world benefits sonic and his speed and i love exploring the islands and every level you beat you build up the island making it easier to traverse the isle. the story was fantastic never overstays its welcome and really felt like a love letter to the frachise as a whole talking about different games to tv shows to even minor media and I loved this game because it was sonic running at the speed at sound and i had a great time.

    there is pop in and some weird physics but it just added to the fun especially the weirdness of the world.

    overall story, gameplay and everything about it was great. its no masterpiece but what it has is fun and i cant help but love this open zone sonic game that has a great story and was just a great love letter to the community and the series as a whole.    … Expand
  27. Jt0429
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Good-
    Movement in the game feels like a joy; the five islands are incredibly well designed speed platforming playgrounds, that are incredibly satisfying to explore and traverse; great music; the world is beautiful and full of things to do; an incredible sense of ambition.
    Bad- A general degree of jank and lack of polish; extremely bad pop-in, and art style that can often feel chaotic;    Good-
    Movement in the game feels like a joy; the five islands are incredibly well designed speed platforming playgrounds, that are incredibly satisfying to explore and traverse; great music; the world is beautiful and full of things to do; an incredible sense of ambition.

    Bad-
    A general degree of jank and lack of polish; extremely bad pop-in, and art style that can often feel chaotic; very varying quality when it comes to all the various things the game has you do; the linear Cyber Space levels are really underwhelming.

    Thoughts-
    There is a lot wrong with Sonic Frontiers, but the things it does right are the ones that matter the most. And it does them just right enough to keep you hooked, and let you truly be drawn in by the sheer brilliance of its core concept. There are also, absolutely, sustained flashes of brilliance in the game’s design, with the open world in particular being an inspired take on Sonic platforming. And more than anything else, it’s just fun to spend time in this game and immerse yourself in it. Yes, Sonic Frontiers isn’t perfect, and it does have a lot of ground to cover in the hopefully inevitable follow-up. But goodness, to me, the things it does right are the ones that will stick with me, and the game’s earnest sense of ambition, and the surprising degree to which it follows through on it, make it a great experience that is, inarguably, some of the best time I have ever had with the Sonic franchise.

    Sonic Team and Sega: More please.    … Expand
  28. Murdi
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Desideravo da quando ho 6 anni questo gioco, quando ero piccolo mi innamorai della saga grazie a Sonic Advance per Gameboy sp e Sonic Heroes per la prima Xbox, la critica non ci ha mai capito nulla, Sonic è il gioco più figo e più divertente al mondo
  29. br0f666
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    Just an all around epic time with the blue blur! It’s a bit of a proof of concept and has some room to grow, but if you’ve at all been a fan of the series in 3D, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. The physics could be more satisfying, but it still allows you to pull off some impressive feats of speed in both the overworld and cyber space
  30. Becker123
    Nov 13, 2022
    9
    Sonic Frontiers might not be perfect but it sure does feel perfect with improvements all around. The pop in can be a problem and I hope it gets fix and the reuse of the first Island with a bigger budget for the sequel. Thank you Sonic Team for reminding me why I love Sonic and friends
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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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