I may be a Sonic Team apologist, as I feel their works deserve more credit than they get, but Sonic Frontiers is devoid of that fun, whimsical, and stylish aspects that I admire in this series & studio. The demo left a bad impression in my mouth, so I got the game for my birthday to properly give it a chance. After making it to the desert, I don’t feel any incentive to finish this boring, ugly mess of a Sonic game.
At best, Sonic Frontiers “solves” the issue of open world games having lame and tiring walking bits by having the blue hedgepog zip around the environment. This is especially appreciated after that Tears of the Kingdom game gave me serious open world fatigue when I dropped it and avoided the genre at all costs. That’s about it in regards to what I have to say positive about the game. I don’t feel like laying out my laundry list to explain why I don’t like Sonic Frontiers, but I can tell you some quick thoughts on the matter.
1. I wish I was playing Bowser’s Fury instead.
2. This is what 5 years of development plus the extra year for updates got us?
3. How is that Balan Wonderworld title evoke that Sonic Team aura better than this game?
So will I see Sonic Frontiers to the end? Probably not lol, feels like I’m doing an aimless job playing this game. It’s unfortunate really, it’s clear that Sonic Team & SEGA want to hit it big with the series and they have done that clearly. Over 3 million copies sold, decent Metacritic score, and a movie to garner major success for the IP. It may be blasphemy to see Forces & Frontiers rank the same score for me, but I genuinely do not care for what either title accomplishes at all. Maybe one day Sonic Team will prove themselves with the next Sonic project…or go back to starving for another half decade.
At best, Sonic Frontiers “solves” the issue of open world games having lame and tiring walking bits by having the blue hedgepog zip around the environment. This is especially appreciated after that Tears of the Kingdom game gave me serious open world fatigue when I dropped it and avoided the genre at all costs. That’s about it in regards to what I have to say positive about the game. I don’t feel like laying out my laundry list to explain why I don’t like Sonic Frontiers, but I can tell you some quick thoughts on the matter.
1. I wish I was playing Bowser’s Fury instead.
2. This is what 5 years of development plus the extra year for updates got us?
3. How is that Balan Wonderworld title evoke that Sonic Team aura better than this game?
So will I see Sonic Frontiers to the end? Probably not lol, feels like I’m doing an aimless job playing this game. It’s unfortunate really, it’s clear that Sonic Team & SEGA want to hit it big with the series and they have done that clearly. Over 3 million copies sold, decent Metacritic score, and a movie to garner major success for the IP. It may be blasphemy to see Forces & Frontiers rank the same score for me, but I genuinely do not care for what either title accomplishes at all. Maybe one day Sonic Team will prove themselves with the next Sonic project…or go back to starving for another half decade.