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  1. Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Muito bom jogo, merece vender muito melhor. A vertente open world é a melhor vista num jogo da saga, o suporte que o jogo tem recebido é merecedor de mérito e a história é o melhor que a saga já viu.
  2. Sep 2, 2023
    10
    A good game from sonic whit new ideas I like this game more then sonic forces and Los world and this is Development
  3. Nov 15, 2022
    8
    Enjoyed the game a lot. Very surprised by the improvement of control from Forces. First few islands had me stunned until they began to slightly dip in quality, but over all the openworld exploration and platforming was awesome. CyberSpace was pretty dull at times and the controls were strange but had its moments with a few stages I would like to replay and speedrun. Challenges were decent.Enjoyed the game a lot. Very surprised by the improvement of control from Forces. First few islands had me stunned until they began to slightly dip in quality, but over all the openworld exploration and platforming was awesome. CyberSpace was pretty dull at times and the controls were strange but had its moments with a few stages I would like to replay and speedrun. Challenges were decent. Rail jump momentum and dropdash go hard but the regular jump physics could have been better. Gaurdians were pretty fun and Titan bosses were an eyegasm but still fun to play. Amazing story that didn't have me cringe for once (I love what there doing with Tails). Ending felt a bit rushed, yet I was still left with a nice taste in my mouth. I hope to see more of this formula in the future. Expand
  4. Jun 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fans of the Adventure series, as well as Unleashed through Generations, look no further. A proper 3D Sonic game in the post-Generations era has arrived. Even with its glaring flaws (*cough* cyberspace physics *cough*), it is clear that Sonic Team wanted to make up for the mistakes of the past. For starters, Pontac and Graff were ditched in favor of Ian Flynn, known for his contributions to the comic series. For the first time since 06, the other characters have had meaningful stories. Amy searches for a way to help spread kindness throughout the world, Knuckles discovers a connection to his home on the islands, and Tails is inspired by Sonic to make his own way in the world (poor Tails went through WAY TOO MUCH TRAUMA FOR ONE GAME). Eggman, meanwhile, becomes the surrogate father of a sentient AI he designed, named Sage. The game also explores the origins of the Chaos Emeralds as alien artifacts transported to Earth by ancestors of Chaos. The open zone, while somewhat chaotic and full of gimmicks, is surprisingly fun to play and contains references to Sonic's history. The drop dash (and now the spindash apparently?!) make a glorious return as overpowered momentum mechanics. Sonic's new moves in combat, while appearing similar to each other at first, have individual abilities, such as having quicker cooldown than others, propelling Sonic into the air, or getting quick combos. The soundtrack is PHENOMENAL, and may actually be better than Adventure's in some aspects (but not all). But the game truly shines in its Titan boss battles. After transforming into Super Sonic, you use all of your upgraded powers to absolutely obliterate the Titans, sometimes even using their own weapons against them. And after all is said and done (and an admittedly lackluster final boss, which must be played in Hard mode to even experience in the first place), any remaining loose ends are either resolved or used as teasers for the final major update. I look forward to the future of the series, and realize that we are only at the beginning of Sonic Team's one way dream (this is in reference to the credits theme on Hard mode, sung by NateWantsToBattle himself). For a new player, this is a fun experience with a few issues in gameplay. For a Sonic fan however, this game is a return to form for Modern Sonic and a game absolutely worth your time. Expand
  5. Jun 27, 2023
    6
    I didn’t come into this expecting too much. In that respect, it delivered. The islands felt bland and repetitive. The quests were so repetitive that half the time I forgot what the rationale was in doing them. I found myself simply following the waypoints, like a chore. But despite all that, there is still hope that this is the start of something good.

    The best thing in this game was
    I didn’t come into this expecting too much. In that respect, it delivered. The islands felt bland and repetitive. The quests were so repetitive that half the time I forgot what the rationale was in doing them. I found myself simply following the waypoints, like a chore. But despite all that, there is still hope that this is the start of something good.

    The best thing in this game was running around feeling tiny as Sonic. It felt like being an ant, in a good way. I’d love to see this mechanic in a Zelda or even a future Mario game. The music is perfect too. And that’s it for faultless things…

    The cyberspace missions were pretty good, and I genuinely had to put thought in in a lot of them. Being able to choose which missions to do to advance saved a lot of tedium, but the map system was prohibitive in finding all of them. I probably missed a few portals, and definitely didn’t get to all the fishing spots. Technically, the game didn’t help itself. Railings popped in everywhere. By the last section, I found myself having to carefully search for the start and end of each rail, lest it pop out of view, in the search for memory tokens - another tedious and arbitrary quest.

    Although the combat was mostly just mashing the same button over and over, it was satisfying - especially when fighting a difficult boss. Speaking of difficult bosses, the final boss certainly wasn’t this. It was very underbaked. In fact, a lot of the game was underbaked. I think for future Sonics, the team need to focus on massive open worlds, where as tiny as you feel, you use your speed and momentum to solve natural-feeling environmental challenges - supplanted with shrine-like cyberspace. They should drop the chimera of rails, hills and portals for a grittier open world. And I do believe the seeds of this game have been sown in Sonic Frontiers, even if it wasn’t the ultimate game.
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  6. May 22, 2023
    10
    9/10 It has Finaly a good story after Sonic Unleashed. Its with an brand new Formel, the Open Zones! This formel is not mastered by Sonic Team but good. I hope Sonic Frontiers 2 will have also Open Zones but this time in Perfect! Where the False thinks from Frontiers get removed because the Pop-Ins and stuff like that is anoying af.
  7. May 12, 2023
    10
    I'm not gonna sugar coat what toxic fans say it's a great game for bronies and sonic fans
  8. Nov 9, 2022
    10
    THIS IS THE BEST SONIC GAME IN SONIC SERIES!! The open world design is far great! And bosses is pretty good! And cyberspace...is not that bad but it's fun as hell if you speedrun! And this is my top 5! 10/10.
  9. May 8, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic frontiers is the best game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expand
  10. May 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a sencasional story that makes you want to cry when the sage dies at the end and has a better gameplay than the locked gameplay of Sonic unleashed Expand
  11. Apr 9, 2023
    8
    Fini sur Series X en 17h mais il me manque des objectifs pour avoir le 100%. Après une 1ère île en demi teinte qui m'a fait craindre le pire, le jeu se bonifie franchement dès le 2ème niveau. On prend vite plaisir à y jouer, découvrir les niveaux Cyberspace, chopper toutes les musiques du jeu et faire les quelques défis de chaque map.

    Le jeu se diversifie suffisamment entre chaque île
    Fini sur Series X en 17h mais il me manque des objectifs pour avoir le 100%. Après une 1ère île en demi teinte qui m'a fait craindre le pire, le jeu se bonifie franchement dès le 2ème niveau. On prend vite plaisir à y jouer, découvrir les niveaux Cyberspace, chopper toutes les musiques du jeu et faire les quelques défis de chaque map.

    Le jeu se diversifie suffisamment entre chaque île pour donner envie de progresser et le scénario devient intéressant au fil du jeu.

    Ses défauts: une technique datée avec un pop in ahurissant rendant pénible l'exploration de la carte (impossible d'étudier au loin les itinéraires à emprunter, ou trouver les balises de jeu par exemple), des îles visuellement moyennes qui ne font pas réellement rêver à part quelques beaux endroits, des textures vraiment pas folichones (mais en jouant à la Sonic en pleine vitesse, forcément on ne s'en rend pas compte), et un doublage français épouvantable (jouez en jap sous titré pour apprécier le jeu).

    La bande son est magnifique également.

    Non vraiment un excellent jeu qui mérite 7.5/10. Une formule qui fonctionne et qui mérite maintenant de l'investissement de SEga pour la rendre vraiment parfaite et nous offrir des mondes dignes des consoles de nouvelles générations.
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  12. Apr 2, 2023
    10
    One of the interesting and cool games about Sonic for recent years!Hope Sega continue with franchise.
  13. Jan 24, 2023
    8
    What a surprise this game was! As a collectathon, this game is great, and I had a tonne of fun. Also one of those games that actually gets better as it goes on - there is some really cool world and level design beyond the 1st zone. Don't let the divisive reviews put you off if you are a fan of sonic, collectathons or platformers generally. This game is a tonne of fun and a breath of freshWhat a surprise this game was! As a collectathon, this game is great, and I had a tonne of fun. Also one of those games that actually gets better as it goes on - there is some really cool world and level design beyond the 1st zone. Don't let the divisive reviews put you off if you are a fan of sonic, collectathons or platformers generally. This game is a tonne of fun and a breath of fresh air for the platforming genre. Expand
  14. Jan 19, 2023
    9
    Sonic Frontiers is a wonderful game for Sonic fans. Definitely not a game for everyone, however. The open zones are fun to mess around and parkour in, but to some it may seem dull. The pop-in issues are very glaring as it can making running around feel disjointed. The levels themselves are short and very quick, but this adds to their overall enjoyment. The story is very solid for a SonicSonic Frontiers is a wonderful game for Sonic fans. Definitely not a game for everyone, however. The open zones are fun to mess around and parkour in, but to some it may seem dull. The pop-in issues are very glaring as it can making running around feel disjointed. The levels themselves are short and very quick, but this adds to their overall enjoyment. The story is very solid for a Sonic game, as it is interesting but doesn't take itself too seriously. Expand
  15. Jan 7, 2023
    7
    As far as an open world Sonic game, I think this was very well done like a polished version of Sonic Adventure. My complaint with this game is that it got very repetative after the first 2 islands. There are many collectibles in this with most of the game requiring you to collect vault keys, tokens, gears etc. to progress. The story IMO was pretty average to bad. While it was fun runningAs far as an open world Sonic game, I think this was very well done like a polished version of Sonic Adventure. My complaint with this game is that it got very repetative after the first 2 islands. There are many collectibles in this with most of the game requiring you to collect vault keys, tokens, gears etc. to progress. The story IMO was pretty average to bad. While it was fun running around, unlocking all the skills and fighting different enemies it needs more variety. The cyberspace mini levels became more of a chore after a while as well. Expand
  16. Jan 5, 2023
    10
    A beautiful game that gives us Sonic as we’ve always wished him - super fast but in an open world adventure that’s akin to a charming Elden Ring on speed. Clearly made with love and with it’s rough edges being combined with an enthralling soundtrack, Sonic Frontiers is a modern day gaming masterpiece.
  17. 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!
  18. Dec 11, 2022
    7
    Can't help but feel like there's a lot of small inconveniences that bog down the final product of Sonic Frontiers. For game that has had the longest production time to date of any Sonic game, and the lates entry, it doesn't really look like it stands up graphically to newer games.

    The models being used for Sonic and friends have also aged, since they've been exactly the same since Sonic
    Can't help but feel like there's a lot of small inconveniences that bog down the final product of Sonic Frontiers. For game that has had the longest production time to date of any Sonic game, and the lates entry, it doesn't really look like it stands up graphically to newer games.

    The models being used for Sonic and friends have also aged, since they've been exactly the same since Sonic Unleashed with nary a change. And the animation has hardly improved since the likes of Forces.

    That said, I like the overall atmosphere and an honest attempt at a Triple A title from the Sonic franchise. It tries to change the gameplay up, and because of that it feels refreshing. Not to mention, there are finally decent call backs and nods to previous 3d Sonic games. Continuity in my Sonic game, finally?

    I won't rag on the game for what it doesn't have. I still long for Spindash to make a return to a 3d title, and be as good as it was in Sonic Adventure 1. So I will only talk about what's on offer. There is something similar to the spindash in the game, call dropdash. More of a holdover from the recent 2d Sonic titles than anything though. Still, glad to see it in the game, even if it's a little hard to control in comparison to the spindash of the past.

    Can't say I enjoy the combat that much, and there's a huge pause whenever Sonic collides with enemies. So I would describe the combat as incredibly stiff. Not to mention, when Sonic gets hit there are almost nary any recovery frames to escape from death. I prefer my combat games to have super smooth action, something akin to Devil May Cry, if at all possible. But Sonic's combat isn't really that varied or sophisticated for that. Not to mention, the camera goes all over the place whenever you do anything than mash X in combat, which can be disorienting.

    I liked Big's fishing mini game, though I wish it were more involved and not as simple as it is. It's still a chill thing to dabble into though. And the catches can be hilarious.

    Dislike being trapped in 2d sections in the overworld. It can really put a stop to whatever you're trying to do if you aren't engaging in it intentionally, and just trying to get somewhere else on the map. Speaking of, there is way too much rail grinding in my opinion. Would like more variety when it comes to traversal.

    Multiple times I've clipped through walls that I'm running over, mainly when it comes to boss fights and trying to run up their arms.

    Speaking of running, there's physics in Frontiers, but they're not really that good. No matter how fast Sonic goes, whenever he runs pass a steep decline you can assume that Sonic's feet will default to being magnetized to the ground. It can be incredibly jarring to run toward the edge of a cliff only to see him very suddenly drop straight down. You can mess with the speed of Sonic's on the ground and when boosting in the settings of the game. But I choose not to mess with those, since I believe that the original settings are usually what the creators intended the game to be. And I'd say I was correct too, because as I've seen with others gameplay, turning the boost all the way up makes the dropdash basically worthless in all aspects except for getting up normally unclimbable steep inclines. Not to mention, once you get back into Cyberspace levels, Sonic's speed settings and controls go back to default, which, as far as I'm concerned, shows that default is how Frontiers is intended to be played it.

    The Pinball mini game on Chaos Island is a nightmare to deal with. Either the ball is too big, the board is too small, or both. Not to mention the physics for pinball just straight isn't there, and every time the ball comes into contact with anything their will be a lightshow that makes it extremely hard to keep track of where the ball even is.

    Finally, there's really nothing to do once you've finished the game. There are no leaderboards for Cyberspace levels, or high scores, or even a reason to keep doing the Big's fishing mini game once you've leveled up your attributes to Max. So, once you've finished the game, that's it. There's nothing else to do except explore and look around, but there's really not much to look at other than the rail cluttered horizon.

    All in all, I'd say Frontiers is a good direction. Feels more like a proof of concept than a fully realized game at times though. And Sonic Team... please bring back the spindash. I miss that so much. Or at least give the dropdash proper ball mechanics. Or better yet, both!

    Maybe now Sonic Team will give some other Sonic characters their own gameplay or game?
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  19. Dec 11, 2022
    9
    Going into it i had very bad expectaitions after the realease of sonic colours ultimate witch was a buggy mess i was very pleasently surprised. Great gameplay and incedable music. It has its fair schare of problems like pop in but its my new favorite sonic game after a long while.
  20. Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Coming into this unbiased as i'm not a sonic fan, I was genuinely shocked. THIS is what people call a mid game online? This is one of the best open world games i've ever played. It's simple and has it's flaws (personally though it was a 9/10, only rating 10/10 to raise the average lol), but the combat, story, music, bosses, all amazing, the open world is just so fun to run around, and theComing into this unbiased as i'm not a sonic fan, I was genuinely shocked. THIS is what people call a mid game online? This is one of the best open world games i've ever played. It's simple and has it's flaws (personally though it was a 9/10, only rating 10/10 to raise the average lol), but the combat, story, music, bosses, all amazing, the open world is just so fun to run around, and the flaws, like the popin and ending, are kinda nitpicky. Great game that I can't help but highly recommend to everyone. Expand
  21. Dec 6, 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!
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  22. Dec 4, 2022
    8
    If I were to describe this game in one phrase, it would be great, but flawed. The open zone(s) have a lot to do. Like platforming challenges, puzzles, and of course Bigs fishing game so you never feel like the game is forcing you into a specific mission until you're almost finished with each island. The game's story is also great, but I could find it confusing to someone new to theIf I were to describe this game in one phrase, it would be great, but flawed. The open zone(s) have a lot to do. Like platforming challenges, puzzles, and of course Bigs fishing game so you never feel like the game is forcing you into a specific mission until you're almost finished with each island. The game's story is also great, but I could find it confusing to someone new to the franchise. The game has good combat as well, although some of the moves feel like they should've been finishers rather than moves you can do in a combo(ex: spin slash, loop kick). The boss fights as Super Sonic feel great to play as well. If I were to point out negatives, it would first start with cyberspace. Sonic's open world controls in this game do simply not work well with linear levels, and as a result, Sonic feels off (and sometimes awful) to control in these stages, especially ones in 2D. The mini bosses (the non-Super Sonic fights) also are hit or miss. They're either fun to play (ex: Ninja, tower), have a ton of jank (ex: Asura, strider), or are just kinda boring (ex: Sumo, shark). This game also has some absolutely horrendous pop-in, it doesn't ruin the game or anything, but it didn't go unnoticed by me. In the end, I'd probably recommend the game, It worth checking it out. When this game was first revealed to be open world, I was terrified SEGA would mess this up. But I can confidently say, Sonic had a smooth transition to open world. Expand
  23. Dec 2, 2022
    0
    pretty goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  24. Nov 30, 2022
    9
    Ich bin eigentlich nicht so der Fan von Sonic, daher bin ich vollkommen ohne Erwartungen an das Spiel herangegangen. Videomaterial vom Spiel hat mich regelrecht angezogen, weswegen ich es mir dann doch bestellt habe. Was soll ich sagen... Das Spiel hat mich von den ersten Minuten an in seinen Bann gezogen. Tolle Atmosphäre, super Musik, klasse Atmosphäre und das wichtigste: ES MACHTIch bin eigentlich nicht so der Fan von Sonic, daher bin ich vollkommen ohne Erwartungen an das Spiel herangegangen. Videomaterial vom Spiel hat mich regelrecht angezogen, weswegen ich es mir dann doch bestellt habe. Was soll ich sagen... Das Spiel hat mich von den ersten Minuten an in seinen Bann gezogen. Tolle Atmosphäre, super Musik, klasse Atmosphäre und das wichtigste: ES MACHT UNGEMEIN SPAß! Klar hat das Spiel auch seine Schwächen.. Die Sprachausgabe ist ganz okay, das hereinploppen von Objekten ist unschön und die Texturen sind teilweise auch deutlich verwaschen. Nichtsdestotrotz ist das Spiel dass, was Sonic nach den vielen Jahren schlechter Spiele gebraucht hat. Die Entwickler haben sich getraut neue Wege zu gehen und dafür haben sie Respekt verdient! Ich hoffe das es einen zweiten Teil dazu geben wird. Das Grundgerüst ist großartig, es mangelt nur noch am Frinschliff. Nach 30 Stunden Spielzeit kann ich sagen, das es zu meinen Top 3 Spielen für 2022 gehört! Expand
  25. 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!
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  26. Nov 26, 2022
    10
    As far as 3D Sonic games go, I think this is the best one since Adventure 2
  27. Nov 26, 2022
    10
    I found this game very refreshing for a long time sonic fan and it gives me the motivation to keep playing like the old adventure days! It’s more like an 8 but considering the usual state of modern sonic games this is massively better!
  28. Nov 25, 2022
    10
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  29. Nov 25, 2022
    10
    Sonic Frontiers is a revolutionary Sonic game and one of the best ever made. It marks the beginning of a new era of games for the franchise and is a phenomenal transition to the open-world genre. The game is incredibly fun and engaging as well as being an absolute blast to play through. Though the game isn't without its faults, the positives heavily outweigh the negatives and overall,Sonic Frontiers is a revolutionary Sonic game and one of the best ever made. It marks the beginning of a new era of games for the franchise and is a phenomenal transition to the open-world genre. The game is incredibly fun and engaging as well as being an absolute blast to play through. Though the game isn't without its faults, the positives heavily outweigh the negatives and overall, Sonic Frontiers presented me with one of the greatest gaming experiences of my entire life. Everyone should play this spectacular game at least once when they get the chance. Expand
  30. Nov 10, 2022
    10
    An absolutely awesome game, by far surpassing anything that Sonic Team has created since Sonic Unleashed. The 60 score is blasphemy and hate bait by critics.
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Nov 29, 2022
    60
    I spent a lot of my time with Sonic Frontiers having a ton of fun, even if there were just as many moments where I was frustrated and ready to be done with it. This isn’t a great game, but it’s one that should satisfy Sonic fans desperate for an interesting game starring their favorite blue blur, and for the first time in a long time, it feels like the series may have a sense of direction. There’s still work to be done to make it more than that, but this is a big step in the right direction.
  2. Nov 27, 2022
    73
    Big,fun, impressive at times, a little rough around the edges maybe, but Sonic: Frontiers is a step in the right direction for Sega and the beloved blue blur.
  3. Nov 23, 2022
    65
    Sonic Frontiers is a fascinating move into open world for the Sonic franchise. It's frequently flawed, and doesn't always match the heights of Sonic's best games. But the fact that it occasionally does reach those highs, while offering a totally new experience, is pretty impressive, and leaves Sonic Team with a strong foundation to improve upon.