Sonic Frontiers

 Xbox One
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8.2

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  1. Grevproduction
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    So far I really enjoyed this game, I love this new concept when sonic goes open world (or open zone they called it.) despite the world is a bit plain but you will get used to it. I will definitely recommend to play this,
  2. Ramdanic
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Sonic Frontiers is a really fun Game. It makes you feel like Sonic, IGN would say that. The Combat is fun, the Speed is very fast at the end of the game, Story is very good, and Open Zones are alright. The Pop In is a big problem, and some missions on the Open Zones are very borng. But Sonic Frontiers is a great step in the future of Sonics Gameplay!
  3. NandoAnimando
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Overall this is a very good Sonic game, the best since Unleashed and Generations, Sonic controls really good in the open zones, the DropDash is amazing ( The best feeling of being in control of the character of all the games in the franchise ) and it’s very satisfying upgrading Sonic stats, the combat is awesome, the exploration, and I love that the game let you change Sonic acceleration,Overall this is a very good Sonic game, the best since Unleashed and Generations, Sonic controls really good in the open zones, the DropDash is amazing ( The best feeling of being in control of the character of all the games in the franchise ) and it’s very satisfying upgrading Sonic stats, the combat is awesome, the exploration, and I love that the game let you change Sonic acceleration, turning speed, boost speed, and more, I love the customization in that way, the history of this game is really really good, Ian is the best, the only thing that I don’t like it’s the reused assets from cyberspace, Green Hill, Chemical Plant, and Sky Santuary, and the physics in the Cyberspace levels, I’m loving this new generation of Sonic games!

    And the Super Sonic battles, uff, Sonic is officially back!

    9/10    … Expand
  4. RANDOMboi
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    This was the best sonic game in at least 15 years. I know people may argue that Unleashed was better. However, I think this was. The story is so good and the characters with proper characterization and conversations is back. The only problem is the pop in and the easy puzzles.
  5. Yes711
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    THIS IS THE BEST SONIC GAME AN HISTORY! Everything in this game is great! The combots is good! The bosses is great! And cyberspace....is not that bad but it's fun as hell if you speedrun! And this game is my top 5. Best game. 10/10.
  6. FenrirTheZenles
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Best game of the year!!!!!!

    Sonic is Back!!!!

    one of the best games out there this year full of fun and action accompanied by an excellent soundtrack. Do you also notice that some supposed ""experts"" gave it a 20 and that is supposed to be a professional critic?
  7. Drenic
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    ITS IMPECCABLE!!! The BEST Sonic Game since Unleashed. Congratulations to Sega and Sonic Team. Keep it up and Let’s forge a New Frontier. (Don’t listen to de **** reviews, they don’t know what they’re talking about and just hating for the sake of hating)
  8. slicksquid
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    Sonic Frontiers feels like a desperate breath of fresh air into the series.

    It is not perfect by any means - cyberspace levels are hit or miss and some are genuinely AWFUL to go through and S rank (3-7 lmao), pop in is an issue though it's not a big deal to me, and there are a few minor bugs that I have encountered only twice in my 15 hours of playtime so far. However, everything else    Sonic Frontiers feels like a desperate breath of fresh air into the series.

    It is not perfect by any means - cyberspace levels are hit or miss and some are genuinely AWFUL to go through and S rank (3-7 lmao), pop in is an issue though it's not a big deal to me, and there are a few minor bugs that I have encountered only twice in my 15 hours of playtime so far. However, everything else outshines it. The story is great with the help of Ian Flynn, known for the Sonic IDW comics. The voice acting is okay for the most part, Amy's in particular is wonderful. Character interactions are great and feel so much better than what we got in the last decade.

    Exploring the open world is genuinely great. I always find myself exploring to see what else there is to find instead of going to the main goal. Last night, I said I'd only play for another hour. Before I knew it, I had played for 8. (Also I do not understand the complaints about the world feeling "empty", I think stuff being spaced out is necessary given how fast Sonic goes.)

    But more or less, this game leaves a wonderful foundation for follow-ups. I cannot wait to see what the Sonic series brings in the future.

    P.S. The soundtrack is FIRE and they got Kellin Quinn from Sleeping with Sirens on it. 100/10 banger OST.    … Expand
  9. RoyalMTG
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    It's simply a return for the hedgehog. So proud.
    I hope Sonic Team brings similar gems in the future.
  10. AYTT56
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing, fun platforming, great story, great controls and just overall a great experience
  11. Savior123
    Nov 11, 2022
    9
    I played 100% of the story of Sonic Frontiers and what I can tell about the game is tall he is amazing.
    Beautiful graphics, increrible story and gameplay, simple combat but flexible, AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SONGS.
    The Open Zone its basically full of things to do, but the biggest probleme is the pop in and some un-polished animations, for exemple the animations of Super Sonic or the    I played 100% of the story of Sonic Frontiers and what I can tell about the game is tall he is amazing.
    Beautiful graphics, increrible story and gameplay, simple combat but flexible, AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL SONGS.
    The Open Zone its basically full of things to do, but the biggest probleme is the pop in and some un-polished animations, for exemple the animations of Super Sonic or the cutscenes where some of theme are SO EPIC but others are so unfinished and a good thing is the control customization.
    But the Cyberspace are... something complicated. The biggests problems are reuse of stages and repetition of the same 4 stages. But the different of most people I liked a lot of the cyberspace, because the biggest problem for me was the small stages but they are not THAT SMALL, because you have to make 4 different missions and it's so difficult to do all of them at the same time, so most of the stages takes like 6 minutes to complete every missions.
    So what I can tell is that Sonic Frontiers IS THE BEST SONIC GAME IN YEARS    … Expand
  12. Plakito
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Really good game, next games of this formula have a really chance to be even more better.
  13. Tim_TH
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Sonic has never been such an anime (forget about Sonic X)...
    My expectations from Sonic Frontiers were ambiguous - starting from mystery announcement, continuing with very poor PR campaign and ending with the last trailers. At the start I was sceptical, but everything changed after first vocals were published. And here it begins...
    Anyway, I had not high but expectations of that this    Sonic has never been such an anime (forget about Sonic X)...
    My expectations from Sonic Frontiers were ambiguous - starting from mystery announcement, continuing with very poor PR campaign and ending with the last trailers. At the start I was sceptical, but everything changed after first vocals were published. And here it begins...

    Anyway, I had not high but expectations of that this game could potentially turn over whole series, possibly letting Sonic Team go on the redemption path after the last years of mockery over the franchise. And they did it, creating the game which must become base for new accomplishments of the team, because it founding for the hedgehog absolutely new, but quite perspective path.

    It's hard to speak about positive or negative sides of the game without spoilers, so I'll be brief. If you're an old fan of the series and care about it, you should give this game a chance even if you're thinking it slids down sometimes (it does). Sonic Frontiers is dragging lots of issues from the old games of ST (Sonic Forces as an example), but I have a faith that the team is able to solve them. Yes, Sonic Frontiers doesn't have deep combat system, but it's still addictive. Yes, there's not much activities, but for the 20 hours of the game I didn't get bored of them. Yes, there are some technical issues, but you very soon stop care about them. Let Sonic enter the new frontiers.    … Expand
  14. dccool4186
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Awesome so far, already on the 2nd island! Definitely one of the most fun Sonic games, feels pretty similar to the comics world.
  15. RockeyX
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Best Sonic game ever, since Unleashed!
    Great story and so much fun, a lot of things to do
    Sega finally find the way to the modern Sonic games.
  16. Luisantunes
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Absolutely amazing game I never had this much fun with a Sonic game in decades
  17. Primaryn
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    On Xbox One the game is nothing short of mesmerising. Everything down to the Cyloop and the Koco being adorable really helps Frontiers shine, and I love it.
  18. Emisdoodls
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    This game is simply amazing. I never had this much fun with a sonic game since unleashed 14 years ago. This is the best 3d sonic game ever. The combat is fun, the world is beautiful and the exploration never felt boring. The bosses are the best in the series. The music is top notch. The story reminds me of the 2000's a lot (in a good way) and the dialogue and characterization are perfect.This game is simply amazing. I never had this much fun with a sonic game since unleashed 14 years ago. This is the best 3d sonic game ever. The combat is fun, the world is beautiful and the exploration never felt boring. The bosses are the best in the series. The music is top notch. The story reminds me of the 2000's a lot (in a good way) and the dialogue and characterization are perfect. I cannot thank sonic team enough for making me feel like a kid again. Thank you… Expand
  19. LeonardoPLK
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    great game, it runs surprisingly good in the xbox one, with some stuttering in framerate when you get to the second boss fight.
  20. Athalwolf0
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    The Best Sonic Game since Unleashed, this Game makes You feel like The blues blur like no other, The speed, The combat, and how You need speedrunner like strats yo make Rank S on some stages it's beautifull and just makes me dont want to stop playing
    The Exploration is awesome
    But not all can be flowers and sunshine. It has some problems but the core mechanics are really good, a Little fic    The Best Sonic Game since Unleashed, this Game makes You feel like The blues blur like no other, The speed, The combat, and how You need speedrunner like strats yo make Rank S on some stages it's beautifull and just makes me dont want to stop playing
    The Exploration is awesome
    But not all can be flowers and sunshine. It has some problems but the core mechanics are really good, a Little fic on a posterior Game would be awesome. SEGA this is The way Sonic needs, this is The Path The hedhehog needs    … Expand
  21. Lampone00
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    No game is perfect, but this game is really good, I would give it a 9 because I’m a Sonic Fan, but I would be too biased. Anyway, 06 was 16 (f word) years ago. Who. Cares. It was bad? Yes, maybe. However it isn’t that bad to be still talked 16 years later. Grow up. Anyway, back to Frontiers review.

    “Uh, Sonic should’ve died in 2D” What about Mario then? “Same thing for Mario” No. After    No game is perfect, but this game is really good, I would give it a 9 because I’m a Sonic Fan, but I would be too biased. Anyway, 06 was 16 (f word) years ago. Who. Cares. It was bad? Yes, maybe. However it isn’t that bad to be still talked 16 years later. Grow up. Anyway, back to Frontiers review.

    “Uh, Sonic should’ve died in 2D”

    What about Mario then?

    “Same thing for Mario”

    No. After 10 years of cringe-jokes, bad writing we finally got a game where Sonic takes itself seriously again. It was never meant for kids. It was meant for everyone. Yeah the movies did him dirty (I’m not saying the movies are bad, they are REALLY good. Thing is, they made Sonic character for kids. It make sense since he’s still a kid there but then everyone will think he is. When he’s not.)

    “Image being a kid, he would be bored playing this game”

    Are you that kid? Stop self projecting. Why we have to treat Kids like they are stupid? Super Paper Mario was 14 years ago. Do I really have to explain what I’m saying? That game aged like fine wine. Bowser’s Inside Story is another one. And this will do the same because it’s good. It’s so good. Cyberspace is the “eh, okay” of the game, I see the potential, it can be improved. And here I thought I would hate this game, I hate open worlds and I don’t like Zelda at all, but I respect it because that’s just me, Zelda makes good games. Wait, silly me, this is an “Open Zone” game (coping? Maybe) but well, I liked it. Maybe that’s why it worked. I recommend it to you all.    … Expand
  22. GMoneynumber4
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece! Sonic is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. CarlosErazo
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Great and amazing game. Its wonderful play this new adventure with a new stile and game play.
  24. IceMage2552
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    A genuinely great game. The open world is fun to run around in and has lots to do, it doesn't just feel like a big empty field. The cyber space levels are fun, challenging and fair. The boss fights are really fun. Sonic himself feels great to control. The story is really good, the characters feel like their old self again before the meta era. And the soundtrack is of course amazing like always.
  25. Dlcyes
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise! This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games! The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun! You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock alot of new combat moves and skills at theSonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise! This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games! The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun! You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock alot of new combat moves and skills at the skill tree! You can also upgrade Sonic, you can upgrade his strength, speed, ring capacity and defense! The story is the best out of the whole franchise, and the voice acting is very good, Roger Craig Smith did an amazing job as the voice of Sonic! The music in this game is incredible and it's the best music in the entire series! The Super Sonic fights against the Titans were amazing and some of the best fights in a video game! Thank you Takashi Izuka and ESPECIALLY Morio Kishimoto who created this MASTERPEICE!
    The 5 years wait was definitely worth it.
    Thank you SEGA and thank you Sonic Team!    … Expand
  26. luis_critics
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    The best Sonic game ever made! The open zone is really great designed and every island has it‘s own individuality. I really loved to play this game 30 hours with such a great story. Not like the usual stories without any big plots. This story was deep and was so good written with many plot twists and great character development. Really really great and my favorite game from now on!
  27. Diddy-Kong
    May 12, 2023
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is one of my favourite games of all time, due to the uniqueness. There's a feeling you get from playing this game that you don't get even with Mario games. We need more speed-based open world games, please!
  28. Wixy
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise!

    This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games! The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun! You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock a lot of new combat moves and    Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in the entire franchise!

    This game in it of itself is a masterpiece regardless of Sonic games!

    The open world is so fun to explore and you can run freely and platform at full speed and fight enemies, bosses and Titans, it's so fun!

    You can also combat and fight a lot of unique enemies and bosses, and unlock a lot of new combat moves and skills, at the skill tree!

    You can also upgrade Sonic, you can upgrade his strength, speed, ring capacity and defense!

    The story is the best out of the whole franchise, and the voice acting is very good, Roger Craig Smith did an amazing job as the voice of Sonic!

    The music in this game is incredible and it's the best music in the entire franchise!

    The Super Sonic fights against the Titans were amazing and some of the best fights in a video game!

    Thank you Takashi Izuka and ESPECIALLY Morio Kishimoto who created this MASTERPEICE!
    The 5 years wait was definitely worth it.
    Thank you SEGA and thank you Sonic Team!    … Expand
  29. KrillerBomb
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    An absolutely awesome game, by far surpassing anything that Sonic Team has created since Sonic Unleashed.
  30. RADOX0710_
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    the best sonic game in years, the best sonic game in years,the best sonic game in years,the best sonic game in years,the best sonic game in years,the best sonic game in years,
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  1. ZTGD
    Dec 15, 2022
    80
    Ultimately, that’s the feeling I leave Sonic Frontiers with. It’s not perfect and it could never be perfect with the chances it takes but ultimately the chances are generally the best parts of the game. I have not been this excited to talk about a Sonic game since Generations which was over a decade ago. Sonic is fun, and I think a lot of people will have fun with it. I hope the team expands upon what they built here because I genuinely believe the next game built off this framework could be amazing.
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