

You need to collect Gears, which unlock ‘Cyberspace’ stages found around the zones. Scouring The MapĪt its core, Sonic Frontiers is a collect-a-thon, similar to Mario Odyssey or Banjo Kazooie.


The various courses make getting around a lot faster, even allowing you to pull off many of the same physics-bending stunts to breeze to different parts of the map that you could do in past games.

It can seem a little messy with all these contraptions haphazardly placed about but when it comes together it really works. Scattered throughout these worlds are a number of classic Sonic obstacles like springs, grind rails and boost pads. Sonic and the gang are lost in a very different world, they’re supposed to feel out of place. It’s a far cry from the colorful worlds of past Sonic titles but that seems to be the point. It does a good job of setting the atmosphere of how surreal this place is but with hints of a previous civilization. The only life here is are mysterious Cocos and the various enemies trying to kill you. The worlds have a rather somber tone with slow, more whistly music accompanying their rather empty hills and lakes. There are five zones to explore across Sonic Frontiers. I’m sure that actor is great in other works and I did get more used to Sonic’s voice as the game went on but it never sounded quite right. Tails, Eggman, Sage, and Knuckles sound fine but Amy’s voice sounds very stiff and Sonic’s new voice is way too deep. Unfortunately, the voice acting can be hit or miss. By the end of the game, I think she’ll have quite the following of fans. I can’t say a lot about her without going into spoilers but she’s a villain with a lot of sympathetic qualities. It’s good stuff that should please longtime fans of these characters.Īs for the new character Sage. Amy is sweet and caring without being a complete yandere, Knuckles is a friendly rival without being a complete idiot, and so on. For fans that thought they’ve become too one-note and exaggerated over the years, this game rerails them with far better writing. While it’s a little sad you don’t see them together as a team that much, each character has some good one-on-one development with Sonic. Sonic Heroes RebornĮach of Sonics’ friends appears in one of the games’ different zones. It even has some cool callbacks to the previous games which while obvious fanservice does feel like it plays a part in most of the character’s development. It starts off rather minimalist but as the game continues it becomes more intriguing as more of the mystery of the island, Sage, and the Cocos are revealed. Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to plot is unveiled at a steady pace with a new cutscene after every major story mission.
