I became frustrated with all of the flaws that this game has during my casual playthrough. Many members of the sonic community, …
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Thank you to everyone that watched and engaged with this video even if you don't agree with anything that I've said about the game. I welcome disagreements and open discourse, because it's how we all learn and grow as individuals.
It's nice to know that I have a potential future as a professional hater if this whole doctor thing doesn't work out.
Shut up it is mid
This game is a step in the wrong direction.
Why tf did I get this recommended this peak 2 years later??? 😭🙏
I love Frontiers with all my heart. It's a 8.5/10 for me. I have so much fun with this game. The movement, the music, the environments, the level design, the combat, the story, everything. I love nearly every aspect about it. I think part of my love simply comes from the sheer amount of passion and ambition that is present here. You may not see it at surface level, but you can feel it as you play (at least I can) after learning so much about the hell SEGA put Sonic Team through to get this game out, I have nothing but respect for them. They put their heart and soul into this. And I cannot commend them enough for this.
Despite the immense glazing I gave this game though, I cannot deny that a lot of what you said is true, or at least I agree with it. For example, the pop in is horrendous (especially on switch, the platform I use). Story pacing, specifically with Sage isn't the best. Collision is hella wonky. Animations are smooth, but stale. The environments I praised for graphical fidelity lacks Sonic identity. And much much more. I think the main reason I can look past that is because I understand why it's like this. It's not because Sonic Team are bad developers, it's because the were dragged to hell and back because of many poor management issues, plus the lack of resources due the series falling off. With that understanding, I can much more appreciate the effort they were able to put in.
I do disagree with some takes though. For example, the fast travel. How are you gonna complain about that when you are literally playing as a super sonic hedgehog? You can reach your destination in just a few seconds. Another one is the story. While I did mention my problem with Sage's pacing, I do think the character interactions were great. They were much less shallow than before, and have more depth. The plot itself is actually pretty interesting imo as it adds a lot of lore to the Chaos Emeralds, and the End is lowkey an amazing villain. This looming threat that even the main character is unaware of is such a cool idea.
Also, since I'm seeing this post Final Horizon, a lot has been fixed. The biggest fix is the ending. It's so much better both story wise, and gameplay wise. I'm not gonna bother to touch on any other new feature, otherwise this already too long comment would go on for ever.
But what I do want to touch on is the comments. Specifically the ones saying "Sonic fans can't handle criticism". My good sir, YOU are part of the problem. Attacking and insulting Sonic fans will not make this situation any better. Also, it's another loud minority situation, where only the most outrageous things get attention making it seem more common. Most people in the fan base not only accept, or even encourage, but also participate in criticism of Sonic. The people who get all pissy about someone disliking Sonic are usually children. Oh yeah, gotta remind people that there are children in this fanbase. It's either that, or teenagers and young adults. While the dislike ratio is telling that a lot of people didn't even bother to watch the video, I again remind you that they are kids. Obviously they're gonna act childish. Don't generalize it.
Lastly, I very much appreciate this video. Thank you so much for voicing your opinion. On behalf of all the older Sonic fans, we really appreciate the criticism. Especially those who love the game. We want to see Sonic flourish just as much as you do. Positive and negative feed back is the way to go.
Hope you enjoy Shadow Generations, and have a blessed day. Godspeed bro 🙏
Spot on review , I had pretty low expectations going into this game and….. I was still massively disappointed , my biggest problem was definitely the theming of the islands , they felt painfully bland and boring , if the islands looked like the cyber stages like sky sanctuary and the city themes and had original thems + more details , the game would be 70% better .
I enjoyed the gameplay
But the draw distance and graphics on the PC Port is awful
No
Why is it literally impossible for sega to make a sonic game that builds off the lore of the original worlds and characters?
Skill issue
"Everyone deserves mercy!"
"Sonic Frontiers is AWFUL."
"Most people deserve mercy."
Every time i shave my balls and cut myself im gonna think about this video
The cyberspace levels would look alright if they didn't have those hideous backdrops that legitimately, no joke, give me a migraine to look at for long. I also detest – always have and always will – this "realistic environment in a Sonic game" stuff. Not being a fan of open world games to begin with, my opinions on the gameplay are probably not helpful to share beyond this – I had a deficit of fun with this title. Not zero fun, but negative fun.
Edit: I forgot about the insultingly dumb final boss/threat in this game. It's literally the evil moon thing from 5th element, without the charm of Luc Besson's quirky filmmaking to carry it. Fail.
You can see where the budget ran out as the game procedes.
Also do youwanna know whats worse than this, its demo it has a freakin 15 minute time limit i find it bs
Honestly if you want to see personality check out mario and luigis dream team for 3ds each part of the island has a lot personality youll like it
I went into this video expecting stupid criticisms and an overall meme-like attitude. I was shocked by how accurate your points were. I personally loved the game, and I'd say it was near perfect from the gameplay to the soundtrack. But I completely understand your reasoning. You've earned my respect 👍
I bought frontiers today and returned it like 1.5 hours later. Maybe i didn't give it enough of a chance but i like my sonic games to just be levels. The open world is shallow and boring. I had more fun with sonic colors.
the amount of dislikes this video has shows how fucking childish sonic fans are
the hell is wrong with u bro if the game was that bad it would have never been nominated as players voice in the game awards in 2022 ( we still should have won that shit )
This is fake, the comments are bots, i dont believe this is real, this is just ragebait 100%
Soryy the title just made me mad and the comments just seem stupid as hell.
I would not want to live in a world where this was released in 2021 Sonic would be dead 😂😂😂
Sonic just doesn't belong in that world. When you go from Sonic Heroes to anything, you just need the world to be dense with fun objects and colors. Bright colors. Lots of fast paced zooming and cannonball shooting, bouncing stuff. It just has to be wild. Sparse decor and Sonic just don't go. Sonic lives in a dream world. A pinball casino tropical mechanical dream world. It has to be fantastical and wild.
As a fairly new Sonic fan I've gotta say: Y'all are worse than abused wives and will settle for scraps and mediocre products
you still think it’s terrible after all 3 updates??
You can skip cutscenes, and theres a setting to remove the sonic cutscene when he gets maximum rings
The world design in the open zone portions also didn't seem Sonic like. Where are the god damn loop de loops? The sloped terrain? The big ramps and the hills to gain speed and shoot up high into the air? It felt less like a true Sonic experience and more like a standard open world game like Breath of the Wild with Sonic characters tacked onto it. It didn't seem natural.
I'm an adventure fan. I should have ignored the critics and played 06 years ago. 3D Sonic was never the same after 06, Frontiers is so far away from what I wanted it might as well be a different franchise like Horizon Zero Dawn.
You are not in the minority. Even those who like the game like the EXPECTATION TO MOD IT. This game SUCKS.
L take
Ever since the 3 updates, how do you think about the game now?
Keep the game formula? HELL NO 😂😂
You make some fair criticisms
But honestly to me here are my priorities when I play games
Fun while playing > the gameplay > story > polish > music
If all of the above are in a game I play then I would consider it a masterpiece.
I feel like what you're trying to say is good but you're basically saying that the Boost series is just bad I don't think it is it's really good just that Sega has to be experimenting with different ideas
I hate this 3D sonic game the most
Dislike Counter as of September 8, 2023:
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If You Don’t Think That This Is A 15/10 Game Then I Will Report This Video To My Uncle At Sega. HAV FUN BEING BANNED LOL😂😂 🤦♂️
Many open world games bother me because of all the traveling in between quests and the lack of ongoing story, getting lost or getting side tracked by some stupid chore you perform for a villager or something.
i hate that sonic frontiers game because i lost 6 emeralds forgot to save
I am so glad I'm not alone with the story.
I had more fun with Kingdom Heart's goofy concept because it doesn't take itself too seriously and knows when to have its moments!
Frontiers's story and dialogue made me wanna pull my hair out.
Holy fuck finally found a video that explains exactly my troubles with frontiers
Agree
tbh, I agree with almost everything in this video.
I did really like this game when it came out. it was fun being able to run around.. like fast. and admittedly, I always loved cyberspace 😔).
but as time passes by, I dislike this game more and more. and the toxic toddo volcano is like on the verge of errupting; I honestly dont get how anyone considers this game to be a masterpiece.
there's so much questionable design choices, like how you cant unlock fast travel until you unlock the whole map…..
or how there are only 3 themes. I know there were only like 60 developers there's so little in this game I dont know how this is a """AAA""" title.
people keep saying this game is a masterpiece, and some people even go as far as saying it's the best game ever made and I dont see it at all.
it's fun for the first playthrough, but I just hope for the next sonic game they take the same formula and add more. there isn't that much to do and it just left me wanting more by the time I was done. this game is also WAY too easy to 100% lmao.
my rating for this game is a solid 5/10, it isn't that good. I like the speedrun, but I dont like the game lmfao
(needed to diss frontiers because I have no idea where I can talk about how I feel about the game without getting like multiple replies telling me i'm wrong, or something.)
ALSO SONIC FANS ARE OBNOXIOUS I HATE THIS GAME