Owned and played this as a kid but never beat it. Felt nostalgic and decided to give it a go again. Ended up 100% it and getting all the zoo animals even!

While not a perfect game by any means, it ended up having the same vibes as Jak and Daxter. Except in Jak and Daxter's case, they ended up getting more games to continue the story. No such luck for Kya, which is a shame especially given the cliffhanger and there having obviously been more planned for future games.

Still, the studio behind the game isn't dead (though it is funny that they mostly just make racing games, with their newest release being a checks notes smurf kart racer), and they celebrated the game's 20th Anniversary with a stream, so there is still hope of some kind of re-release, even if we'll never get a continuation of Kya's story.

Then again, they were also purchased by a blockchain/crypto company, so maybe not. :( Free them.

An incredibly pretty game but an incredibly short experience. Thought about buying it because I saw it was on sale on steam, but then I realized it was free currently with Amazon Prime Gaming so I went that route instead. Which I'm thankful for because while I enjoyed the beautiful story and art, the game is ultimately about an hour to an hour and a half long.

I don't regret playing it thought! While I can't recommend it for the gameplay (it is incredibly simple with its puzzles), I can definitely recommend it for the melancholy story and gorgeous art and animation.

Absolutely phenomenal game for an april fools game! As a long time sonic fan who just enjoys the characters and their interactions, I loved all the conversations and jokes. The development team really put their all into the art and writing. I loved also just being tails' assistant, anything for you tails!!!

I also loved the mc, they were very cute and an anxious mess who doesn't have their life together and just pairing them up with the incredible sonic cast lead to so many funny jokes and moments. Everyone was also very Stylin' in their outfits.

But also fuck the minigame at the end. Even as someone who s-ranked all the stages in frontiers including 1-2, I'm bad at games, why would you do this to me.

While my least favorite so far of all the Trails entries I've played (from the first trails in the sky to azure), it still felt at its core felt like a trails game, just upscaled. I also know that the first games in a series are generally the weakest of each arc since it's all about setting up the big conflict of the games, so I'll cut it some slack there.

I will say it was fascinating seeing what was happening in erebonia during the conflict in crossbell, and seeing the perspectives of teenagers raised in this military empire. Trails has never been a stranger to the idea of critiquing things like war or even racism, and it's something I've really appreciated about the series. I also liked how, with Gaius' character, the game straight up talked about how smaller neighboring countries and minorities are way more likely to feel the repercussions of war between 2 superpowers.

Anyways, the game definitely is far from my favorite, but I did appreciate several aspects of it and hope the following entries, like the other arcs, improve on it.

Another game played out of pure nostalgia since I used to own it on the dreamcast. Never got passed the second town area back then, so being able to finish and actually experience the full story was fun. Never played the first game, so I can't really compare the two, but overall I enjoyed it, even if the combat system gave me anxiety and I had to be really good with the timing.
It unfortunately is a product of its time and has some bad caricatures amongst some of the side characters, donut lips and all. Which really brings down a decent game. At least it ends in polyamory so there's that.

I will readily admit that I'm the type of sonic fan who has enjoyed many sonic games that people have called 'bad'. Which means, to me, Sonic Frontiers is truly one of the best sonic games I've ever played.

I truly loved the story and character writing. It feels like a true return to form after the sonic adventure games. I loved that this game also wasn't afraid to make references to past games, and that the characters actually felt like they were genuinely growing as people. The gameplay was incredibly fun and addictive, and I even S Ranked all cyberspace levels (yes even 1-2) even though I know most people consider those the weakest parts of the game.

I am an easily pleased sonic fan but this game really went above and beyond my expectations in every way.