I completed The Final Horizon update for Sonic Frontiers. It’s a good but brutal update. I know the game is kicking a lot of peoples ass right now, it’s almost like an endurance test. Morio Kishimoto, director of Sonic Frontiers, has a history of making extremely easy Sonic games (Colors, Forces etc) and Frontiers is his last chance, he had said on twitter if this game fails he will be replaced. So he really took to fans criticisms and suggestions for Update 2 and 3. Update 2 had added a spindash with momentum, which was the biggest request at the time. Update 3 tackled the other biggest request, challenge. Many players complained the game was far too easy, and they were right. So it seems Kishimoto worked very hard with this update to revamp this entire island of Ouranos with trials and bosses that are extremely difficult and require failure to succeed. There is some bullshit here but most of it is designed okay, it’s nothing remarkable but it is extremely satisfying when you complete something. This updates main goal though, is to add an ending to the game, something it succeeded in above and beyond, the final boss and ending is more than worth playing through the extremely difficult update, you get to hear 2 new vocal tracks and see Super Saiyan 2 Sonic while fighting a crazy ass boss, it’s a great time. It’s the first time since about 2008 Sonic has actually felt raw and sincere, and not cringe.

I don’t think this update will change my score of the game (3.5/5) but it certainly will make me remember it as a good Sonic game. If you like Sonic pick the game up on sale, but beware of the crazy difficulty.