While you can approach rank-and-file goons pretty much however you want, larger bosses appear to be a bit more scripted albeit very different from one another.įor instance, the land shark I mentioned above requires grabbing its tail and then hanging on for dear life via QuickTime events, while the giant boss demands mixing platforming and combat. This creates a lot of freedom on how you approach encounters, albeit the “Cyloop” ability that lets you run in circles around enemies to unleash damaging energy and stagger them when you close the circle seems to be an easy “go-to” opener. Not only can you unleash all sorts of flashy moves on your enemies, including melee and ranged ones, but you have a whole skill tree that lets you unlock new ones. I was pretty much free to explore (perhaps a bit too freely, because the game did not offer much in terms of guidance) and fight whatever enemies I wanted, from smaller goons to a massive sand shark or an absolutely gigantic boss.Ĭombat is certainly an interesting aspect of Sonic Frontiers.
#SONIC FRONTIERS FULL#
The demo dropped me straight on the second island of the game which is a desert-like environment named Ares full of enemies and (for some reason) suspended rails to grind on, booster pads to speed you up, and bumpers to bounce from. Sonic still goes fast and he’s still blue, but most other elements of the game are different. We’re definitely exploring unknown territory, and the game is very, very different from any linear Sonic we’ve played before, whether it was in 2D or 3D. His mission: to explore strange new islands, to seek out new life and old civilizations, to boldly go where no Sonic Team developer has gone before.Īs soon as I sat down to play the behind-closed-doors demo of Sonic Frontiers at Gamescom, I realized that appreciating the game would have required keeping an open mind, pretty much like the crew of the Enterprise in Star Trek. These trails can be used as physical objects, wrapping around enemies and even acting like platforms.Sonic Frontiers: these are the voyages of a blue hedgehog. Sonic will also have some new abilities, such as the Cyloop ability that lets him leave light trails. These are portals to levels that are a bit more structured, with high speed courses and action-platforming segments.Ĭompleting these areas will grant players Vault Keys, which you’ll use back on the Starfall Islands to unlock new areas. However, those who like their Sonic a little more traditional will be interested in the Cyber Space Zone. To put it simply, this it’s their term for open-world gameplay, similar to Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
#SONIC FRONTIERS SERIES#
Sonic Frontiers is promising to shake up the series with new ‘Open Zone’ gameplay. Just over a year-and-a-bit-later, Sega is gearing up to release the game later this year. The game was first teased as part of a celebration of the blue blur’s 30th anniversary back in 2021. Sonic Frontiers – open world gameplay, Cyber Space Zone and more Indeed, a release date was revealed at the show. Geoff Keighley has confirmed the game will get a new look and “news” during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live show. “We do not consider postponing the launch at this point.” During a Q1 briefing back in August ( spotted by Video Games Chronicle) Sega responded to an investor question on the game’s launch window. Sega has previously declared the game will arrive in Holiday 2022.
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Sonic Frontiers will release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on November 8, 2022.
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