Sonic Forces

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  1. Fahdaad
    May 31, 2023
    5
    All around disappointing experience that feels incomplete and leaves a lot to be desired, and especially falls short when compared to earlier titles that did much better with less development time and resources.
  2. MNoob_Gamer5
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    Just meh
    İ don't know what i exactly fee I have mixed feelings about this game
    İnfinite is butchered by the stupid story Short levels Forced inclusion of classic Sonic The music is pretty good especially the infinite theme that song is joy to my ears. The idea of the avatar is cool but yeah he doesn't even talk he plays like modern Sonic without the boost. Classic Sonic physics SUCK    Just meh
    İ don't know what i exactly fee I have mixed feelings about this game

    İnfinite is butchered by the stupid story
    Short levels
    Forced inclusion of classic Sonic
    The music is pretty good especially the infinite theme that song is joy to my ears.

    The idea of the avatar is cool but yeah he doesn't even talk he plays like modern Sonic without the boost.

    Classic Sonic physics SUCK generations physics were not exact as the classics but it was enjoyable.

    The boss fight are short and reused over and over like how Sonic Colors did.    … Expand
  3. Kdog152
    Jan 10, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest, this game isn't bad. It's just very disappointing. In the months leading up to the release of this game, I was very excited. New villain, shadow and chaos were making a return and we could make our own avatar. unfortunately, when it released, In was very disappointed. First of all, you do not get to fight Shadow or Chaos. Chaos was only put into the game so that classic sonic could make a heroic return and save Tails. Infinite was a really cool villain, and he had a really good theme song, but he really could have been written better. He didn't create the sense of fear he was supposed to. Some of the boss fights are good and some of them are bad. The other Sonic characters just feel lifeless in this game as well. And Tails, Tails just lets Sonic get the crap beaten out of him by Eggmans minions in the second cutscene of the game. What happened to Tails?!! What did they do to the great hero from the adventure games?
    The levels in this game are very short, and end before they really get good, though there are a few good ones. The longest levels are classic Sonic's and his are the worst and he doesn't get that much screen time. While modern sonic and the avatar control and play fine, classic Sonic's physics in this game are awful, which doesn't make sense as they perfected it in generations. The wisps made a return, but they were either useless or they broke the game. The levels have so much automation that they practically play themselves and in modern Sonic's levels, when it wasn't automated, all you needed to do was press the boost button to plough through everything, jump and homing attack occasionally, and get to the goal with absolutely no skill needed whatsoever. So basically, this was the first "boost to win" Sonic game. "Boost to win" was how the boost games were described, and lied about by haters until Sega made it a reality with Forces. The levels were also just too easy.
    The story of this game is okay, but underwhelming. The idea of Dr Eggman finally fulfilling his dream and taking over the world is great, but they just didn't write it properly. Moreover, Sonic should have stayed "dead" for more than 30 seconds. The plot is that Sonic has been locked and tortured up in the death egg for six months, but then, just before the decent boss fight with Zavoc (the Death Queen), he's literally let go... just like that. To add insult to injury, Sonic doesn't look like he's been harmed at all. He doesn't show a single sign of being tortured and he seems happy as can be. And literally about 40 seconds after sonic "dies", We are told he is still alive. like, that's just stupid and very bad writing.
    The areas in this game, I will say, are ascetically pleasing apart from chemical plant , Space Port. At this point though, I am so sick of seeing Greenhill and chemical plant though (and so many sonic fans are) and Sega really need to stop making sonic team bring it back all the time.
    The level design is good sometimes and pretty bland at others. It's way too linier. And don't even get me started on how easy it is to get an S rank in this game. What happened to actual challenging level design? I know it's a kids game, but kids aren't stupid and they are fast learners, so it's not an excuse that this game is ridiculously easy.
    Also, you no longer have lives, so dying has no effect on the player and is just a small annoyance. It means that we just don't even care about dying, because we will never get a game over.
    I can understand why Sonic team went safe on forces after the abysmal failure of Sonic boom, but they still could have made this game more. Very disappointing game, but not awful. It can be fun for a casual, non-effort play. Unfortunately, It's not an absolute banger like Sonic Unleashed or generations. At least the majority of the soundtrack is good. I mean, The light of hope (the ending theme) is so heart warming, I love it. And Infinite's theme is a chef's kiss. Fist bump is alright, though it sounds like Douglas Rob was trying and failing to reach high notes. The Shadow also dlc is pretty good, however, it's only 3 levels long. This game was not the return to form and the return to Good sonic games like colours, generations and unleashed, that we were promised. 5.5/10. 55%    … Expand
  4. SAWWTHedgehog
    Dec 29, 2022
    5
    I don’t think it’s as bad as 06 or Rise of Lyric, but this game is highly mediocre.
  5. iidfk
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    Very plain and boring. Its not an awful game, but theres nothing special about it, there's a lot of missed potential.
    Like the returning villains, it could have been fun to refight all these old bosses, but half of them dont even get an actual bossfight.
    Or the avatar stages, the avatar creator is a very cool idea, and theres a lot of customization, but the stages themselves are    Very plain and boring. Its not an awful game, but theres nothing special about it, there's a lot of missed potential.
    Like the returning villains, it could have been fun to refight all these old bosses, but half of them dont even get an actual bossfight.
    Or the avatar stages, the avatar creator is a very cool idea, and theres a lot of customization, but the stages themselves are basically just tweaked modern sonic stages, they dont take advantage of the wispons.
    The controls are also very weird. When modern sonic goes in 2D for example, its almost like theres a limit to his speed, and he can only go as fast as modern with the boost. Hes also very slippery.
    Classic sonic is even worse. He feels very heavy, and his jump is too short.

    The level design isnt awful, but its very boring. Just straight lines with no branching paths.

    Overall the game isnt bad, its just very mediocre. I wouldnt recommend it to anyone.    … Expand
  6. Heege
    Nov 9, 2022
    6
    Really really wanted the game to be good but the level design was quite disappointing
  7. TheWinterWarman
    Oct 23, 2022
    5
    This game is a bag of missed potential. The new villain is lame, the boost formula is watered down, the avatar is modern Sonic without the boost and with a gun, and classic sonic is just there with physics worse than the classics (including mania) and even generations. The story is bad and the music is sometimes good and sometimes painfully mediocre (Example: Green Hill Classic). Overall,This game is a bag of missed potential. The new villain is lame, the boost formula is watered down, the avatar is modern Sonic without the boost and with a gun, and classic sonic is just there with physics worse than the classics (including mania) and even generations. The story is bad and the music is sometimes good and sometimes painfully mediocre (Example: Green Hill Classic). Overall, this game could've been great, but the uninspired level design, terrible story and characters, underwhelming gameplay styles, and underwhelming villain has made this game down to be one of the worst mainline sonic games. At least the game looks pretty good at times. (Although Unleashed and Generations still look better).… Expand
  8. tewatson715
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    Sonic Forces is the most mediocre, half-hearted game I've ever played, and I find this incredibly disappointing considering I was actually really excited for this game! I was initially rather ambivalent to the announcement of Sonic Mania and more excited for the announcement of this game, since I grew up with games like Sonic Colors and Sonic Unleashed instead of the Classic games. ButSonic Forces is the most mediocre, half-hearted game I've ever played, and I find this incredibly disappointing considering I was actually really excited for this game! I was initially rather ambivalent to the announcement of Sonic Mania and more excited for the announcement of this game, since I grew up with games like Sonic Colors and Sonic Unleashed instead of the Classic games. But after playing through Forces, it hit me just how average the game was, and I never once went back to it after my first playthrough almost 5 years ago.

    The game's story and setup is actually something I envisioned as a cool idea for a Sonic game when I was younger: Dr. Eggman finally accomplishing his worldwide takeover and Sonic being placed in a much more difficult position to try and stop him. I was stoked to actually see that as a story for an upcoming game, but it unfortunately doesn't amount to much. The main villain, Infinite, is totally uninteresting, characters are brought back seemingly at random with no coherency, and everything is taken care of in a rather anticlimactic fashion by the end. The story didn't leave much of an impression on me, nor did any other part of the game. The avatar creation aspect is certainly a neat idea, but it doesn't save the levels from being completely and utterly boring, which is my main problem with this game. For as glad as I was to see the boost formula back for Modern Sonic, the stages feel like they're on autopilot for the whole game, with no branching paths to explore and hardly any enemies to give the stages a degree of challenge. The stages with Classic Sonic and the avatar aren't anything to write home about either; Classic Sonic's controls are awfully clunky and can make some stages frustrating to get through, and the avatar levels try to stand out with the inclusion of wisps, but they're very situational and some of them aren't very useful at all. The stages all blend into each other despite a variety of aesthetics, and the game is over after only 4 hours because of how fast you can breeze through everything. Not even the game's soundtrack left an impression on me, which is another aspect of the game I find disappointing because Fist Bump, Infinite's theme and Aqua Road's music were all released before the game came out and I thought those 3 tracks were all great! But the rest of the soundtrack didn't stick with me at all, and that isn't a good thing to hear about a Sonic soundtrack.

    For how critical I've been of this game, I certainly can't bring myself to hate it, because it isn't an objectively bad game. It's perfectly functional and playable, but considering how excited I was at this game's announcement and how Sonic Team seemed to finally be getting something right about their franchise again, this is probably the most disappointed I've ever been in a video game. It makes me doubt whether or not Sonic will ever have a majorly successful game again, especially since the fans seem to know how to make a good Sonic game better than Sonic Team themselves. All I can hope is that Sonic Team can get their priorities straight, or this may be the best we can expect from future entries. You're better off just playing Sonic Generations, or even Sonic Suggests.    … Expand
  9. imoviesreview
    Jun 5, 2022
    6
    If you asks me, I generally think this is an decent game. But I will agree that this is not Sonic at his best. Still it can be kind of fun, and it doesn't overstay it's welcome. But I feel like the biggest problem is that the legacy of this game is dependent on Sonic Frontier. If Sonic Frontier turns out to be bad, then this game will be lookback on as a bad game that started sonic fallIf you asks me, I generally think this is an decent game. But I will agree that this is not Sonic at his best. Still it can be kind of fun, and it doesn't overstay it's welcome. But I feel like the biggest problem is that the legacy of this game is dependent on Sonic Frontier. If Sonic Frontier turns out to be bad, then this game will be lookback on as a bad game that started sonic fall from grace... again. But if Frontier is good, then people might lookback on this... Well maybe not completely positively. But could be seen as just a moment where Sonic stumbled before regaining his footing. But was kind of fun. I don't know, I can recommend this game on sale for cheap at the least.… Expand
  10. RandowGuy
    May 16, 2022
    6
    Não é um jogo ruim, ele só é medíocre, mas ainda sim tirei um pouco de diversão dele.
  11. JayPasta3
    May 8, 2022
    7
    It was a Sonic game. I don’t have many words here, it’s a Sonic experience for Switch & PS4. I commemorate the attempt at a darker story (it was much darker than Lost World) but it didn’t really deliver. The level design can be pretty good as well. I don’t have many words for this game, it’s just okay.
  12. angelthedummie
    May 1, 2022
    5
    i have mixed opinions about this game, lets get over the bad, first of all, the story, its not good, and so is the level design and difficult levels, but the rest, it good, some of the best soundtrack, but some song don't hit hard, the oc maker is a joke that i love, in the end, the game is a 5 for me
  13. Sacreds
    Dec 28, 2021
    5
    Game looks just fine on switch, people were being too critical. However, there are random frame drops EVERYWHERE. Also, the slide bugs out constantly. I did not have any problems with Sonic's homing attack like other people did.
  14. EbrahimFox
    Aug 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Forces might just be called Generations 2, but it should have been better. Warning if you did not see but this review has some spoilers so I recommend playing the game first but me lets get into it.

    1. Story: The story is not THAT different. Like honestly SEGA this is not Unleashed oh god. so the story is meant to take a darker tone and also chaos is in the cutscenes but we can't fight him in the game.

    2. Gameplay: It is much closer to how it worked in Generations with no trick system. So, there are 3 modes, Classic, Modern, and Avatar. Classic is 2D gameplay, Modern is high speed gameplay in 3D and the Avatar is basically Modern with less speed cuz no boost.

    3. Music: SEGA this is just a game. Like this music should play in my funeral cuz its sooooo headbopping.

    So overall Sonic Forces is a really good idea for a game but it gets boring and the stages feel like the fastest thing period. But this game is great at the same time. Thanks    … Expand
  15. Vevevsveveve
    Jul 11, 2021
    5
    Good game but BAGS dhbdbejejdbdhjdjdndbdjjendbdhhdhdbdbdhsbsbjsnsnsjsnsbsgsgbsbsbs
  16. nahobino5_
    Jun 26, 2021
    6
    I actually really really like the levels. At least visually. It's just that they're generally way to short and not a lot of them are designed fun enough to justify replaying them. It's a fine game to play once if you like Sonic, but it really isn't the best. Lots of characters are back, which is cool. It just could have been more and even the story progresses too quickly. 10/10 for theI actually really really like the levels. At least visually. It's just that they're generally way to short and not a lot of them are designed fun enough to justify replaying them. It's a fine game to play once if you like Sonic, but it really isn't the best. Lots of characters are back, which is cool. It just could have been more and even the story progresses too quickly. 10/10 for the soundtrack though!… Expand
  17. Coolx5556
    May 28, 2021
    5
    This game is painfully average. I was so excited to play this game and make my own avatar! But everyone controls clunky and I hate how long the avatar takes to use his homing attack. At least some levels and bosses are fun, but the cutscenes are meh.
  18. XBBAS_YT
    Jan 25, 2021
    7
    I would say, the game's not that bad. The only thing I can complain about is that the levels are too short and there are too many green hills in this game. Sega what I think you should have done was to combine some of the levels together making them a whole big level instead of making a 30-second level. Yeah, there would be fewer levels, but the bigger levels make it up.
  19. Diego9028
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    Es un juego que si bien no te dará mucha horas de juego te entretendrá lo suficiente con sus nuevas mecánicas. Su historia deja mucho que desear, siendo en mi opinión uno de los juegos de Sonic con potencial más desaprovechado. Si eres fan de los juegos de Sonic Moderno es probable que aún con sus contras valga la pena probarlo. Tiene un buen precio en Switch, y le hacen descuentosEs un juego que si bien no te dará mucha horas de juego te entretendrá lo suficiente con sus nuevas mecánicas. Su historia deja mucho que desear, siendo en mi opinión uno de los juegos de Sonic con potencial más desaprovechado. Si eres fan de los juegos de Sonic Moderno es probable que aún con sus contras valga la pena probarlo. Tiene un buen precio en Switch, y le hacen descuentos constantemente.… Expand
  20. NinWiidle
    Sep 8, 2020
    7
    This is the definition of a "good, I guess" game. I played it all the way through, and It just left me feeling empty. I replayed a couple stages, but not NEARLY to the extent of games like Sonic Adventure 2 on dreamcast and Sonic unleashed's daytime stages on wii.
  21. patrickmurphy09
    Sep 6, 2020
    7
    I understand and appreciate that the Sonic franchise as a whole is divisive, and for many good reasons. However, I often struggle to see how Sonic Forces is considered to be one of the weaker entries. Sure, the game is with its flaws ... in fact, let's get those out of the way. The story gets oddly dark in some spots (callback to when Sonic was being tortured) and the story overall isn'tI understand and appreciate that the Sonic franchise as a whole is divisive, and for many good reasons. However, I often struggle to see how Sonic Forces is considered to be one of the weaker entries. Sure, the game is with its flaws ... in fact, let's get those out of the way. The story gets oddly dark in some spots (callback to when Sonic was being tortured) and the story overall isn't perfect, sure. Me, personally, I'm not entirely playing for the story, but I appreciate that a decent story is there and in tact. The bonus Shadow DLC is kinda blah at best. And the game overall is way too short. However, the positives? I feel like the 2D platforming is incredibly fun. Sure, its no Sonic Mania or any of the classics, but it brings a fresh, fun take on it, building upon some of the 2D platforming from Generations. The 3D platforming was a lot of fun, too. Some spots here and there may have been tedious, but overall, it provided for great gameplay. And while I didn't fully invest into customizing every aspect and unlockable for my character, toying around with the options was still great fun. Overall, a really fun game in its own right with a few flaws; this game does not get the credit it deserves, though.… Expand
  22. LeoChikis
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    After playing Sonic Mania I was really excited for this game... and it was very disappointing.
    The story is beyond bad, the gameplay is very uncomfortable, the graphics are ok but nothing amazing, the soundtrack is good sometimes. Well it was a very disappointing game, but is fun soemtimes.
  23. WildCatMoney
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    This sonic game is good not great but it is good The reason why is because the was short and short level. The boss fight are quite good. Don’t give me wrong i don’t hate this game i think it is a good game
  24. DetectiveDonut
    Feb 22, 2020
    7
    Sonic Forces has multiple problems- the game is too short, the story is convoluted and rushed, and the animation is choppy- but the gameplay still feels great. There's sparks of brilliance in this game, but it's never fully realized. It seems more like a proof of concept than an actual, full-fat game, but the idea itself is intriguing enough to make me want to see more. What Sonic TeamSonic Forces has multiple problems- the game is too short, the story is convoluted and rushed, and the animation is choppy- but the gameplay still feels great. There's sparks of brilliance in this game, but it's never fully realized. It seems more like a proof of concept than an actual, full-fat game, but the idea itself is intriguing enough to make me want to see more. What Sonic Team needs to do is rebuild this game from the ground up, which would make it a Switch essential. Sonic Forces would greatly benefit from a story that takes more than 2 hours to complete in full, maybe up to ten, with a complete removal of Classic Sonic. A Shadow the Hedgehog-esque branching story would make it even more replayable. Multiplayer options, such as taking your custom character into raid-style battles on Eggman's massive Badniks with other players would increase the incentive to keep playing even more. Overall, Sonic Forces is a game full of unrecognized potential, and doesn't stay as long as it should, but is still fun and replayable to an extent.… Expand
  25. Psychie
    Dec 27, 2019
    7
    The game doesn't do enough to be truly great. It's not a bad game, but it's too safe. The Classic Sonic gameplay was unnecessary, while the rest of the gameplay is passable at best.
  26. Super0
    Dec 22, 2019
    5
    the game was to easy and short and i didn't really feel the urge to replay the game for collectables because the game just doesn't have much going on the bosses are short and easy so are the levels with there being only 30 levels even though they are 1 to 3 minutes at most each he story is a little cliche and the custom avatar didn't really ad much other than memes and deviantartthe game was to easy and short and i didn't really feel the urge to replay the game for collectables because the game just doesn't have much going on the bosses are short and easy so are the levels with there being only 30 levels even though they are 1 to 3 minutes at most each he story is a little cliche and the custom avatar didn't really ad much other than memes and deviantart creations.
    but overall the game was pretty painfully average and it was an okay 3 hours playing this game until the end.    … Expand
  27. yubboi
    Oct 3, 2019
    5
    I don't like this game. It is so boring and the levels are terrible. I liked 2 of 30 levels. The designs for the levels just don't work and they don't work for speed. I wouldn't say anything if it was just another meh sonic title but I feel it went out of its way to be the best boost formula game. My least favorite part has to be classic sonic as he is just shoehorned in for money. He hasI don't like this game. It is so boring and the levels are terrible. I liked 2 of 30 levels. The designs for the levels just don't work and they don't work for speed. I wouldn't say anything if it was just another meh sonic title but I feel it went out of its way to be the best boost formula game. My least favorite part has to be classic sonic as he is just shoehorned in for money. He has no influence on the plot and is super clunky to control. It is only fair to compare this game to sonic mania as they came out so close to each other. There is no saving this one. At least it isn't as bad as 06 and boom.… Expand
  28. Nielssie0420
    Sep 8, 2019
    6
    The game is pretty OK, for the price it is at now. If you want it, definitly get it on switch. The other consoles don't provide much of a graphical push for this game like they do with other multi-platform games. I still play it sometime, getting the fastest times, completing missions etc. It's still the fast paced Sonic fun from Generations and Colors, but it has it's flaws every now andThe game is pretty OK, for the price it is at now. If you want it, definitly get it on switch. The other consoles don't provide much of a graphical push for this game like they do with other multi-platform games. I still play it sometime, getting the fastest times, completing missions etc. It's still the fast paced Sonic fun from Generations and Colors, but it has it's flaws every now and then. Although the game is pretty fun sometimes, it can get tedious for some.… Expand
  29. ENERGONX
    Sep 2, 2019
    7
    Soy fanatico de sonic , Por eso le pongo esta nota , No tiene la fisica de los viejos juegos en modo 2 d , pero es divertido como siempre jugar con sonic!Soy seguero!
  30. Sonicfan23
    Jul 31, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is honestly bad with sonic "dying" in the begin to a dumb twist that was predictable. It only gets a 6because it controls well and is fun but way to short and classic sonic and the phantom ruby being shoehorned in. It was just to make money and not a good game. I don't like it. While I can see why they added classic in I still don't like it and it makes a cash grab. I will return to mania cyz I was and still am ashamed that fans of sonic can make a better game than people who own created him it is sad to me… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Jan 7, 2018
    75
    It's not a bad game, but after four or so years, it just feels like it ought to be better. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 35E]
  2. GamingTrend
    Dec 7, 2017
    60
    Sonic Forces may be a misstep from this year’s Mania, but it’s still an enjoyable title. While it suffers from a host of problems with pacing and performance, it still is worth a weekend rental with its surprisingly entertaining plot and great music.
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  3. FNintendo
    Nov 17, 2017
    40
    Sonic Forces may have created some hype but unfortunately, it mostly falls flat on its face as it quickly becomes obvious that this game is an exercise in disappointment. While the action runs smoothly whether on a television screen or on handheld mode, the game's short and unimaginative levels, the absence of gameplay mechanics that had become a staple of 3D Sonic games, the unreliable controls and the mediocre soundtrack all add up to a very flawed game from which a lot more was expected.
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