Sonic Forces

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  1. 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.
  2. Jambro
    Apr 10, 2022
    4
    This game is so vapid it hurts. Everything is a shallow imitation of things that worked in prior entries to the series. The levels, shorter. The story, lacking. The gameplay, it's there, I suppose.

    The main villain of the game, Infinite, isn't even well-written. He is just a by-product of Sonic Team's desperate attempts to regain the 2000s Sonic fans and the complete failure of the    This game is so vapid it hurts. Everything is a shallow imitation of things that worked in prior entries to the series. The levels, shorter. The story, lacking. The gameplay, it's there, I suppose.

    The main villain of the game, Infinite, isn't even well-written.
    He is just a by-product of Sonic Team's desperate attempts to regain the 2000s Sonic fans and the complete failure of the 2010s staff to write a character in the vain of the older ones. The vain, by the way, is being a good character, which Infinite is most certainly not.

    All of the villains are underutilised, only placed in trailers as promotional material. And, that is all I get from the game. It is a failed attempt at being anything other than mediocre.

    If they were attempting to make the most boring, vapid, underwhelming experience possible, they couldn't even do that, since the music is actually quite good. But the music is the only thing keeping this game from a 3/10. So, a 4/10 it will get.    … Expand
  3. DistH
    Feb 26, 2021
    4
    not that good of a game the only good thing was classic Sonic but not as bad as sonic 06
  4. Lunarrlights
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    I give it a 10/10 it really doesn't deserve the hate it has been getting!! I just got it today and im already addicted to it :D though yes it is short but overall i think the whole game in general looks amazing!! Not sure why people are so picky over games especially sonic 06 n stuff i mean- im assuming cause we've seen some otjer pretty good games vut thos game is really good for passingI give it a 10/10 it really doesn't deserve the hate it has been getting!! I just got it today and im already addicted to it :D though yes it is short but overall i think the whole game in general looks amazing!! Not sure why people are so picky over games especially sonic 06 n stuff i mean- im assuming cause we've seen some otjer pretty good games vut thos game is really good for passing time n such!!… Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. MrKral2020
    Jul 9, 2021
    10
    My Favorite Game is this game becuse its have fantastic story and graphics,ı played it 4 hours
  10. JPC96
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Rouge, Omega, Vector, Espio and Charmy are not playable characters.
  11. ROTSA2
    Sep 13, 2022
    2
    17%

    Sonic Forces fails to do everything that a Sonic game should do, due to a low budget from poor precious sales. This game is unforgivable.
  12. PeteyPirahna
    Feb 18, 2022
    4
    4/10
    I used to like this game. Unironically. What was I smoking when I was 10?
  13. ShadowRose
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not the best as it gets boring at times as it is easy even on hard mode. The story mode is not the greatest either as Infinite at the end with no explanation and in one part of it classic Sonic came out of a random portal (I am guessing that the portal was the bad ending from Sonic mania when he got sucked thought a portal but if it isn't it is a bit random). This game does have a few good things going for it but sadly it gets outweighed by the bad ones.… Expand
  14. Ray82z
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    My own sonic OC, Speed the hedgehog finally got to meet the real sonic. it's amazing my original character i trademarked got to be with sonic, next is in the Olympics. Mario and Chriss pratt will never see it coming.
  15. JACOBJAKE
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
  16. Knuckles06
    Dec 24, 2021
    1
    This product has Disappointed me

    Many flaws with the story
    A short easy game that can be beaten under 3-2 hours without deaths
    Classic sonic has no reason to be in the story and classic sonics controls are terrible
    Modern sonic feels slow same with classic
    Level design is short
    Story doesn’t make sense
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Cyan_Can
    Apr 7, 2022
    3
    Sonic Forces is bad. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It's not bad in some "I can enjoy it" type of way like Sonic 06, it's bad in the "this is a snoozefest" type of way. The controls are clunky and restrictive, the physics are bad at best, and even the soundtrack, something the Sonic franchise hardly gets wrong, is annoying to listen to.

    What really boggles my mind with this game is how    Sonic Forces is bad. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It's not bad in some "I can enjoy it" type of way like Sonic 06, it's bad in the "this is a snoozefest" type of way. The controls are clunky and restrictive, the physics are bad at best, and even the soundtrack, something the Sonic franchise hardly gets wrong, is annoying to listen to.

    What really boggles my mind with this game is how they made three other games using the boost oriented gameplay, and managed to screw this one up so bad. The level design is very linear, and the alternate paths you can take are usually clearly shoehorned. The custom character gimmick is awful and I doubt even a 12 year old would enjoy it once they got their hands on it. Classic sonic also doesn't play anywhere near how he would in classic games and is worse than even Sonic 4's gameplay imo.

    The few positives I can say about the game is that it can play itself if you're looking for a game that looks cool but in actuality you're hardly doing anything, it still has red rings which can be a bit of a challenge for the player to collect (not recommended), and the boss fights are decent.

    I wouldn't even call Sonic Forces an unfinished game, it's just a blatantly awful one made in poor taste.    … Expand
  21. Killer666yt565
    Jun 8, 2022
    8
    This game isn't perfect but it's pretty good the only bad things are the levels and the fact that you need to read some comics to understand the story but it's still good
  22. RandowGuy
    May 16, 2022
    6
    Não é um jogo ruim, ele só é medíocre, mas ainda sim tirei um pouco de diversão dele.
  23. SundanceYoutube
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly don't get why people hate this game. I love Sonic Forces and it's one of my favorite games I've ever played. This game planted many fun memories of playing it into my brain. Green Hill Zone is also done right. It has that nostalgic feel to it but with a twist. Even the boss fight reimagines the original. Sure, I agree that it does suck that you have to download Super Sonic, but that never really bothered me as the core game is just a treat to play. The OC character creation is fun and unique and it ties into the story amazingly. About that, I love the story, too. Never did I think I'd see the day where Sonic is defeated. I love the cast of incredibly lovable characters as well. They even brought over characters from Knuckles' Chaotix! All in all, this game is amazing and I daresay it's better than Mania, if not in line with it. My only complaints are minor nitpicks. It does get a tad bit boring when playing it in long sittings and you have to download Super Sonic. I love this game and wholeheartedly recommend it. I don't get why people hate this game so much and I'm hoping to change it.… Expand
  24. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    3
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  25. SonicFan20
    Sep 15, 2022
    3
    The Story Is Garbage,Terrible Writing All The Characters Control WAY To Stiff Its Press Y To Win. Don't Buy It Its Garbo I'm Not Even Gonna Go In Depth Its Boring And If Your Gonna Play It Get The Xbox Series Version Because It Has 4K 60FPS. Oh And The Graphics Are Not Better Than Sonic Unleashed IN 2008!. Its Very Slow And Bad The Only Good Is That It Made Sega Learn What To Not Do AndThe Story Is Garbage,Terrible Writing All The Characters Control WAY To Stiff Its Press Y To Win. Don't Buy It Its Garbo I'm Not Even Gonna Go In Depth Its Boring And If Your Gonna Play It Get The Xbox Series Version Because It Has 4K 60FPS. Oh And The Graphics Are Not Better Than Sonic Unleashed IN 2008!. Its Very Slow And Bad The Only Good Is That It Made Sega Learn What To Not Do And Mabey Frontiers Is Good, and that The Pre Release GCI Was Alright.If I Ever Play It Again Its Because Im Doing A Boost Game Marathon . i give it a 3 Because Its The Worst Version,The Switch Version.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Sonica
    May 9, 2023
    0
    It's really very bad game, wtf with level design? It's too short and very bad with stupid stroy
  30. Sickotendo
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Worse then 06, idc what anyone says, this is the WORSE GAME in the entire SONIC FRANCHISE.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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