this is definitely biased cause I love this stupid fucking hedgehog but godammit this is the best game he's had in quite some time in 3D at least.
Jogo frustrante grande parte do tempo, controles bugavam e parecia que nao respondiam mto bem e me deixavam PUTO, mas corrigindo os problemas q sao muitos acho que é uma boa direção pra franquia
best sonic game in years and its mid
GooeyScale: 70/100
GooeyScale: 70/100
I don't get it man 😪
TL;DR I am very satisfied with this game as an old Sonic fan. Long gone is my shattered heart from the unforgettable Sonic Forces hype...
Gameplay
The Open Zone kills it. Admittedly, its design with random platforms, rails, bumpers and dash panels isn't the greatest but what saves it is the sense of exploration you get from each island. The challenges that unlock the map are piss easy but that doesn't make them annoying. They are bite sized, small distractions from all the running and jumping around. The physics are great and the drop dash from Sonic Mania is in a 3D Sonic game for the first time! You can get some amazing momentum rolling down hills and can gain lots of height jumping after boosting on an incline or a rail.
Cyber Space... Bad physics. Most of the levels are bad. The ones that copy their level designs from SA1, SA2 and Unleashed are very fun. But yeah... The physics are bad. You can fix them with mods but they break some stuff with the game, so I do not recommend doing that.
There are some stupid mini-games in the main story quests. Sheep herding... And the worst: On the 3rd island, there's a bridge you cannot jump across, there's an invisible wall. Later on in the story, Sonic jumps through the bridge in a cutscene while jumping TO SPACE. And you have to get him to the ground IN A TIME LIMIT. I hate arbitrary time-limits. Stupid mini-games like these should NOT exist in the main story.
Elder Koco leveling takes way too long, just like Hestu from BOTW. I spent an hour pressing menu buttons and waiting through unskippable animations and text just to get my speed and ring capacity to the max level. Hermit Koco is better, he just levels your ATK and DEF at the same time while using all your resources. Why doesn't this also exist for Elder Koco? I have no idea.
The final boss, even the true one which you only get if you play on Hard mode, is a joke. The true final boss comes out of nowhere and is a very, very big disappointment. Regular bosses in this game are more like the final bosses you'd expect from Sonic games.
Better get ready for some Ikaruga.
Narrative
The narrative. Oh the narrative. God bless you Ian Flynn. We finally have a serious and comprehensive Sonic story after years of junk and especially after the disappointment that was Sonic Forces, I am very happy with this one. Expect callbacks, direct references and actual story connections to ALL past Sonic media, including but not limited to Sonic 3, Sonic Adventure 1 and Sonic Adventure 2. The dialogues and writing are also amazing, Flynn definitely knows how to write the characters and playfully dances around their personalities, thoughts and dreams. There are some unexplained stuff in the game which I think they are saving for a future title. We'll see.
Graphics and Performance
This is a weird one. While the game looks outstanding there is an insane amount of pop-in and you have no way to fix it. There are 30 and 60 FPS caps for the game and while you can unlock the framerate using Cheat Engine, it breaks certain aspects of the game, so I do not recommend doing that at all. All cutscenes are locked at 30 FPS. Besides the pop-in everything looks gorgeous at High settings. I cannot comment on the Low settings but I'd assume it'd look similar to the Switch version, which I find very ugly. I don't think the game is very demanding at High settings, as long as you have a decent system you shouldn't have any issues running it at 1080p 60 FPS.
Voices and Music
I still don't like Roger's Sonic voice, even with this serious direction but many of the voice actors do a great job. They fit the tone of the game perfectly while not feeling too forced or cheesy. And while I don't like Roger as Sonic at all, I can't really imagine this story with Jason's voice either... But it is what it is. He does a great job and improves throughout the game. He starts sounding better as the game progresses, so maybe there were some issues when recording for the game first started.
The Open Zone musics are amazing. Some Cyber Space tracks are amazing. Most are subpar and forgettable. Boss musics are epic, except, again, the final boss. I have no idea why they thought that final boss was a good idea.
Final Thoughts
In my opinion, this is an amazing step in the right direction for Sonic. I finished it 100% in 26.5 hours without rushing. I hope they try at least one more game with this formula and improve upon it. Even zooming around the Open Zone mindlessly is fun, movement is fluid, it's just great. Very excited for the future.
Gameplay
The Open Zone kills it. Admittedly, its design with random platforms, rails, bumpers and dash panels isn't the greatest but what saves it is the sense of exploration you get from each island. The challenges that unlock the map are piss easy but that doesn't make them annoying. They are bite sized, small distractions from all the running and jumping around. The physics are great and the drop dash from Sonic Mania is in a 3D Sonic game for the first time! You can get some amazing momentum rolling down hills and can gain lots of height jumping after boosting on an incline or a rail.
Cyber Space... Bad physics. Most of the levels are bad. The ones that copy their level designs from SA1, SA2 and Unleashed are very fun. But yeah... The physics are bad. You can fix them with mods but they break some stuff with the game, so I do not recommend doing that.
There are some stupid mini-games in the main story quests. Sheep herding... And the worst: On the 3rd island, there's a bridge you cannot jump across, there's an invisible wall. Later on in the story, Sonic jumps through the bridge in a cutscene while jumping TO SPACE. And you have to get him to the ground IN A TIME LIMIT. I hate arbitrary time-limits. Stupid mini-games like these should NOT exist in the main story.
Elder Koco leveling takes way too long, just like Hestu from BOTW. I spent an hour pressing menu buttons and waiting through unskippable animations and text just to get my speed and ring capacity to the max level. Hermit Koco is better, he just levels your ATK and DEF at the same time while using all your resources. Why doesn't this also exist for Elder Koco? I have no idea.
The final boss, even the true one which you only get if you play on Hard mode, is a joke. The true final boss comes out of nowhere and is a very, very big disappointment. Regular bosses in this game are more like the final bosses you'd expect from Sonic games.
Better get ready for some Ikaruga.
Narrative
The narrative. Oh the narrative. God bless you Ian Flynn. We finally have a serious and comprehensive Sonic story after years of junk and especially after the disappointment that was Sonic Forces, I am very happy with this one. Expect callbacks, direct references and actual story connections to ALL past Sonic media, including but not limited to Sonic 3, Sonic Adventure 1 and Sonic Adventure 2. The dialogues and writing are also amazing, Flynn definitely knows how to write the characters and playfully dances around their personalities, thoughts and dreams. There are some unexplained stuff in the game which I think they are saving for a future title. We'll see.
Graphics and Performance
This is a weird one. While the game looks outstanding there is an insane amount of pop-in and you have no way to fix it. There are 30 and 60 FPS caps for the game and while you can unlock the framerate using Cheat Engine, it breaks certain aspects of the game, so I do not recommend doing that at all. All cutscenes are locked at 30 FPS. Besides the pop-in everything looks gorgeous at High settings. I cannot comment on the Low settings but I'd assume it'd look similar to the Switch version, which I find very ugly. I don't think the game is very demanding at High settings, as long as you have a decent system you shouldn't have any issues running it at 1080p 60 FPS.
Voices and Music
I still don't like Roger's Sonic voice, even with this serious direction but many of the voice actors do a great job. They fit the tone of the game perfectly while not feeling too forced or cheesy. And while I don't like Roger as Sonic at all, I can't really imagine this story with Jason's voice either... But it is what it is. He does a great job and improves throughout the game. He starts sounding better as the game progresses, so maybe there were some issues when recording for the game first started.
The Open Zone musics are amazing. Some Cyber Space tracks are amazing. Most are subpar and forgettable. Boss musics are epic, except, again, the final boss. I have no idea why they thought that final boss was a good idea.
Final Thoughts
In my opinion, this is an amazing step in the right direction for Sonic. I finished it 100% in 26.5 hours without rushing. I hope they try at least one more game with this formula and improve upon it. Even zooming around the Open Zone mindlessly is fun, movement is fluid, it's just great. Very excited for the future.
erm, what the sage
Sonic Ha Vuelto, esta es la evolución que muchos esperábamos, un digno sucesor de los Adventure, después de varios fracasos por fin han encontrado la fórmula perfecta para usar de ahora en adelante. No es el mejor pero estamos ante el Sonic 3D Definitivo.
feels like zelda botw, the levels are good tho
Definitely the best Sonic game in the past 10 years. Now it's not perfect but it does for sure feel like the next massive step for the franchise. This game has an entirely new formula with it's open zones and combat like gameplay. It does somethings incredibly well but somethings definitely need to be worked on here still. So hopefully with the next game they take this concept and improve upon it.
اللعبة هذي علمتني ما اثق ب احد
الايجاببات :
السلبيات :
- ماب يجيب الضيقة
- Pop-Out مزعجة وكثيرة
-بلاتفورمنق غير موزون حسيت اني بس امشي على اللي تسرعني
وبتعطيني سرعة واترك اليد وهي تلعب عني
-حوارات مدري وش تبي
الايجاببات :
السلبيات :
- ماب يجيب الضيقة
- Pop-Out مزعجة وكثيرة
-بلاتفورمنق غير موزون حسيت اني بس امشي على اللي تسرعني
وبتعطيني سرعة واترك اليد وهي تلعب عني
-حوارات مدري وش تبي
It's not perfect in any way but I still love it.
so much good in this game if they keep up this pace we might be back
thank you Ian Flyn
thank you Ian Flyn
Buen juego de pesca
This soundtrack SLAPS!!!!!!!
This game is enjoyable to play in the moment but it isn't fun enough for just the gameplay to carry the game. Movement is fast and satisfying but I need more meaningful upgrades, story, or challenge to make the game more complete and worth playing.
A mediocre time attached to some interesting ideas. You will see every one of those interesting ideas within the first few hours of gameplay, so unless you really like shoot-em-ups, I would recommend finding this game at a cheap price second-hand and playing it until it starts to get boring.
Do not expect it to get better after that point.
Do not expect it to get better after that point.
Un juego mid. Gráficos mediocres, las cinemáticas se ven peor que el juego en sí. La historia es simple, no es mala pero nada loco. Y lo pero sin duda es el mundo, entiendo que Sonic va sobre raíles y tal, pero eso no justifica lo aleatorio que este construido el mundo. Parece generado por iA con raíles flotando por todos lados. Hasta el platino es fácil de conseguir, no he tenido ni que intentar sacarlo. Lo único que lo salva un poco es que es entretenido explorar y tal, pero poco más.
Open zone game
Despite the stigma around sonic games, I think this game was a step in the right direction and I actually found the action gameplay really fun and enjoyable to play but theres some lacking parts, like the sometimes bland world and replayability
Ian Flynn's writing is refreshing for this game, especially after the disaster that was Sonic Forces. I can see why a lot of people aren't into the game, and I found myself thinking that the gameplay was kind of clunky a lot of the time, but... I really enjoyed this game and basically beat it all in one go opening weekend. I need to go back and replay so that I can do the DLC.
Definitely the best Sonic game I’ve ever played. The movement is great, the open world works extremely well, combat is extremely simple but satisfying, the various challenges and collectibles are a lot of fun. The story is less ridiculous than we’ve come to expect from Sonic, and has some genuinely poignant moments.
Honestly, 80% of this game deserves four stars. It only gets knocked down because Chaos Island, the third area, is designed in such a way that navigation is extremely difficult and frustrating. Everything that was so great and fun about the other four areas is pretty much chucked out the window in exchange for difficult and annoying twists on the formula.
Mercifully, that island falls in the middle of the game, so you’ve got 40% of an extremely solid game on either side of it. Definitely worth playing, just know going in that Chaos Island is gonna be frustrating.
Honestly, 80% of this game deserves four stars. It only gets knocked down because Chaos Island, the third area, is designed in such a way that navigation is extremely difficult and frustrating. Everything that was so great and fun about the other four areas is pretty much chucked out the window in exchange for difficult and annoying twists on the formula.
Mercifully, that island falls in the middle of the game, so you’ve got 40% of an extremely solid game on either side of it. Definitely worth playing, just know going in that Chaos Island is gonna be frustrating.
Despite the fact this game is being held by nothing but sticks and blu tack, it still manages to be enjoyable against all odds due to a very strong gameplay loop.
It's a good game vanilla, albeit with questionable controls and physics, strange art direction, and weird collectathon mechanics that don't really suit the series. But if you mod it (my favorite physics mod is the High Speed Style by LexStorm on GameBanana) it feels just like the Adventure games, can't really bump up my rating because of that though, so 3.5 stars will suffice.
Very fun and good compared to other 3D sonic games. The bar isn't really set high though, just gets a tad bit repetitive by the end of the game.
Probably the dumbest 3D Sonic Game since the wolf one that i wanna forget existed
sonic team made a huge comeback with this game.
I love the direction sonic is going in but it needs more put into it
Um dos melhores jogos que joguei em 2023 no joke
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I don't get the hate on this game. While yes it does have its issues, the game is still really fun. I can understand feeling as if this game is more of a beta test for the next era of Sonic games, but it still slaps tho
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