Animations & pop-in definitely need polish, however newer footage does show improvements in both areas, and they’ll keep being improved until they’re at least manageable. I personally really like how Sonic Frontiers is looking so far, it looks fun and has me intrigued. I can also very clearly see that Sonic Frontiers has some issues, however I also see personal complaints like “momentum is absolutely necessary”, and claims that “the world is empty” when we know it fills up as challenges are completed.
I know that Sonic Forces was very overhyped and ended up being very simple and sometimes boring. I know that Sonic Boom was planned to be a huge next gen game, but Sega wouldn’t allow big changes and then stuck it on the underpowered Wii U. I know that Sonic Lost World looks like a Mario Ripoff, has very generic environments, a bad story, etc (Btw, I hate the game). I know reusing wisps is lazy, and that most games post colours didn’t even use them well. I definitely don’t ignore the many failures Sonic has had, just cause I like forces doesn’t I’m blind to issues. I admitted that as a whole it’s “just ok”, which is a fair judgment.įirstly, Sonic Colours, Sonic Unleashed, & Generations are very solid modern Sonic games made by Sonic Team that aren’t “plagued with issue’s” really at all. Just because I openly admit that I find some enjoyment in Sonic Forces doesn’t mean I think it’s perfect at all, far from it in fact.
"The flow of the game is basically: Explore open world > solve puzzles to open up map > find collectibles to improve stats > fight world bosses to earn portal gears > use portal gears to unlock linear Sonic levels > complete linear Sonic levels to unlock chaos emeralds These classic levels each come with a handful of optional goals, like beating the level under a certain time, collecting all the red rings, and so on, with each goal rewarding you with a vault key, which are needed to unlock the coveted Chaos Emeralds."Īnd in some follow-up tweets, he further details the flow of the game: "Sonic must hunt down and defeat these bosses in order to collect portal gears, which open up portals that lead to bite-sized linear stages, done in the style of previous Sonic games, giving Sonic Frontiers a nice mix of both old and new styles. In a tweet, Saltzman also clarified a few things - explaining how IGN wasn't provided footage for certain parts of the game, and going on to highlight a point from his own written preview about how much the gameplay structure in Frontiers "excites" him:
'Ultimately, my time with this early build answered the one question I had on my mind - will Sonic's one-of-a-kind gameplay translate into open-world? The answer is a resounding absolutely." ".of course, it's worth emphasising that this gameplay and the version that I played were from an early build."ĭespite some issues, IGN believes Sonic Team has "hit upon a winning formula" and while there's still apparently "work to be done" before its holiday release later this year, the outlet is confident Sonic can make the move across to an open-world experience: Later on, in the same preview, Saltzman confirmed the footage is from an "early build" while at the same time admitting there's a bit of a clash between objects (including how they just "pop in") and the very naturalistic art style - with hopes it can be improved in the final version of the game and "beyond":
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