It’s been 10ish long years since Sonic Generations, the last 3D Sonic game that I’d call good (I did like Team Sonic Racing but I’m not sure whether that counts), and I was full of hope that this game would change that when it first revealed… until we saw the first footage of gameplay, and it felt like all of that hope went down the drain. I usually avoid any trailers/footage after a game is revealed when it’s still upcoming, so I never kept up with anything else shown after that, however I would hear people talk about how much better it looked. I was still pretty skeptical until I played a demo at MCM back in October which ended up clearing any doubt I had and shown me what everyone was talking about
The open world was an idea I wasn’t sure of originally. Taking the boost gameplay, one that’s felt heavily restrictive in past games, and putting it in an open area sounded weird. But this is the best it’s ever felt. The combat is really cool too, I wasn’t expecting it to be anywhere near as fun as it was. I think my only problem with gameplay is the 2D sections in Cyberspace. The 2D sections in modern boost games have always felt hit or miss, though more misses than hits for me, since I only ever thought they felt fine in Unleashed and Generations. I’m hoping that this is the last Modern Sonic game to have 2D sections
Now the bosses… EACH ONE IS COOL AS HELL, I think what shows what the more recent games have lacked is how Giganto alone had more of an impact than any of the final bosses from Colours onwards. Starting it and hearing Undefeatable for the first time has to be one of the most hype moments in the whole franchise. Avoiding listening to it every time it appeared in my Youtube recommended made it so worth it. They really capture the same energy that the games in the 2000s had, which is the one thing I hoped to return to the series. The vocal themes are some of the best ever, each one goes so crazy and I must’ve listened to each of them MANY times in this past week alone
The way this game was written kinda links back to when I just mentioned it feeling like the games from the 2000s. I loved the way Sonic’s dynamic with each character was written, as well as Sonic himself. He feels more like how he used to be, and not the one who feels the need to crack a joke every 2 seconds. Here’s hope that the games after this will continue to be like this. If there’s one sentence I could use to describe Frontiers as a whole, it’d be “Sonic is back”. I’m really looking forward to how the future games improve on what was here, and what else will be brought to the series. As well as future updates for Frontiers, since the roadmap seems very promising
The open world was an idea I wasn’t sure of originally. Taking the boost gameplay, one that’s felt heavily restrictive in past games, and putting it in an open area sounded weird. But this is the best it’s ever felt. The combat is really cool too, I wasn’t expecting it to be anywhere near as fun as it was. I think my only problem with gameplay is the 2D sections in Cyberspace. The 2D sections in modern boost games have always felt hit or miss, though more misses than hits for me, since I only ever thought they felt fine in Unleashed and Generations. I’m hoping that this is the last Modern Sonic game to have 2D sections
Now the bosses… EACH ONE IS COOL AS HELL, I think what shows what the more recent games have lacked is how Giganto alone had more of an impact than any of the final bosses from Colours onwards. Starting it and hearing Undefeatable for the first time has to be one of the most hype moments in the whole franchise. Avoiding listening to it every time it appeared in my Youtube recommended made it so worth it. They really capture the same energy that the games in the 2000s had, which is the one thing I hoped to return to the series. The vocal themes are some of the best ever, each one goes so crazy and I must’ve listened to each of them MANY times in this past week alone
The way this game was written kinda links back to when I just mentioned it feeling like the games from the 2000s. I loved the way Sonic’s dynamic with each character was written, as well as Sonic himself. He feels more like how he used to be, and not the one who feels the need to crack a joke every 2 seconds. Here’s hope that the games after this will continue to be like this. If there’s one sentence I could use to describe Frontiers as a whole, it’d be “Sonic is back”. I’m really looking forward to how the future games improve on what was here, and what else will be brought to the series. As well as future updates for Frontiers, since the roadmap seems very promising