This was my first sonic game when it came out and I liked it, what it proposed, and what it introduced, but yeah the level of quality compared to older titles is definitely saddening. Animations seem stiff, the controls definitely feel stiff (at least for classic sonic) The way speed was portrayed felt fake honestly, the way the avatar and modern sonic would walk slowly AND THEN BOLT REALLY FAST just doesn't even feel remotely good 💀. It's definitely not as fast as generations I think at least. The variety in level design is nonexistent. Yeah sure, we have different places, and obviously not every level is the same, but it still doesn't hold a candle to predecessors. Also classic Sonics control is all about momentum, and how to be rewarded from it, although it seems they tried to replicate it, the genesis titles are still vastly superior, and mania was amazing, though it was made by a different team, and made in a different engine entirely. Classic feels slow, clunky, and comparing it to the older titles, pretty much almost no momentum. I don't really like the way classic controls in generations either btw. Although I like Infinite design and concept, the way it was portrayed in forces was laughable I think. Episode Shadow was supposed to cover the mysteries as to why Shadow is in forces, why Infinite exists, and what the phantom ruby is, but IT. DOESN'T. We don't see how Eggman got the ruby, as he supposedly already had it, we don't know why Infinite and his team was working with Eggman. Supposedly the reason Infinite became who he is was, because of his friends being mercilessly killed? I think? by Shadow? But we don't see that either. I think all of these past points were just talked about in a small text blurb, or not at all. In terms of writing it's not good. The premise had potential, but overall just fumbled and stumbled :((. People tend to think the reason Infinite is the way he is is because of Shadow injuring him and hurting his ego, but it was supposed to be the thing mentioned earlier, but we SEE ONE and not the other, which is why it's more memorable than the ladder. Writers learn the concept "show don't tell" very early as it's very important as a writing tool. You can't just skip over entire villain backstories and then witness him get beaten down, because the thing that we are seeing is him getting beaten down, so we think that's the way he became Infinite. Also don't get me started on the whole "with Sonic defeated thing" 💀💀💀 We didn't even get to see how any of his friends would've reacted towards that, we just see the after math, and even then no emotion. The closest we got to that was with Tails, but then again Tails' character was just messed up because of this game, and had to be rewritten to be consistent in Sonic Frontiers. Sorry for this long rant, you can tell that I really like the games potential, but it fails. This is why I think it's a fundamentally bad game instead of (funny forces joke here). I genuinely see some bad things here, but I'm not the one to tell you what you can and cannot like, I just started to dislike it overtime is all

nunca gostei muito de sonic, joguei alguns de wii quando criança e só o de lobisomem me marcou mesmo, fora isso eu cagava pra franquia por ser meio "igual", você corre bem rápido com o sonic, e às vezes outros sonics apareciam, um vermelho, outro laranja, enfim, nada me interessa muito.

esse jogo só foi cair na minha mão porque ele foi jogo de algum mês na plus durante 2020, sair de casa não era uma opção, então esse jogo calhou como um passatempo, e caiu bem, talvez ele seja objetivamente ruim (ele é meio odiado aparentemente), e de novo, eu não ligo muito pra sonic e minhas referências da franquia são aqueles sonic com espada do wii, logo esse jogo foi divertido na época. Provavelmente se jogar outra vez seja diferente, mas acho difícil, ps plus anual ta 300 reais.

"Im NoT WeEeEeEaAk!!!!!!!" is one of the character motives of all time






also a friend took a hour to beat the final boss.

Sonic Forces is bare minimum the video game. It has just enough polish to be playable but absolutely nothing beyond that to be anything other than one of the most ordinary experiences you will ever have. It doesn’t actively go out of its way to do much I would consider the absolute worst of the worst, but it never once tries to be anything good which in turn just creates a special blend of bad. I hate beating games to the ground, but it’s genuinely shocking how unremarkable Sonic Forces is. It’s like taking the blueprint of something and submitting the blueprint as the finished product before any construction was done.

Honestly, I’d barely consider it a game at all. Most stages are able to be completed in barely over a minute and require little to no input from the player. This is the one game people actually have a case for when they call Sonic a hold stick and occasionally press button to win simulator. Forces plays itself for you. The level design offers no incentive for your input. It largely consists of singular, unbroken straight lines with little to no obstacles. And the occasional times it does require your input? The characters control so frustratingly bad. They jump like they have 100 pound weights tied to their shoes. It takes them ages to turn around if at all. Running feels stiff, especially for Classic Sonic who feels like he’s always running against a wind current. Nothing about the control scheme or physics feel good at all. Overall I can only describe it as feeling like an extremely watered down Sonic Generations which frankly can be said about the entire game.

The story is absolutely miserable. On paper, a Sonic story about a resistance trying to take back an already conquered world sounds really cool. Unfortunately this game is barely over two hours long if even, and has Sonic’s 2010’s writing. So what you get instead is trailer bait and plot points that are resolved in the same breath they are revealed. I’m not even kidding. Cutscenes are typically only 30 seconds to a minute long and most major plot points are resolved in just those 30 seconds with no extra room to breathe for any additional dialogue. The pacing is WILD. Characters are lacking all the substance they used to have and only speak in cliche one liners. Its level of depth is only comparable to a basic plot synopsis you’d find on the back of a game’s box.

The only positives I can say is that…visually it looks solid? Like, really. I’m actually pretty disappointed such cool and colorful locations were wasted on this nothing of a game. The soundtrack has a small handful of decent songs…? It’s actually a shockingly mediocre soundtrack for a Sonic game.

…and that’s really it. Even in some of the worst games, I at least try and give credit to clear ideas, care, and passion even if they don’t always work out. There’s plenty of not so great games that still showcase a level of effort. Unfortunately…I cannot give that credit to Sonic Forces. This is still one of the laziest, effortless, passionless games I’ve ever played. The game’s existence feels like it was only designed to meet a release quota. Its best achievement is that it’s playable…and even then, if it’s so uninteresting why should anyone want to play it? Sonic Forces is the culmination of everything that was wrong with Sonic during that time. So much so that the series has since steered into an entirely new direction. Hopefully we never see another Sonic game as unremarkable as this ever again.