Sonic Frontiers Made Me Love Sonic Again (No Spoilers Review)
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
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Sonic Frontiers is finally here and there's a lot to talk about! So without spoilers, let's discuss some of the ways Sonic Frontiers made me fall back in love with Sonic.
---Table of Contents-----
0:00 Intro
3:25 Story
5:54 Open World
8:19 Controls
10:17 Combat
11:48 Guardian Fights
12:23 Cyberspace
16:05 Titan Fights
17:01 Conclusion
17:53 End Screen
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Happy Sonic Frontiers day! Have you played the game yet? And if so, what do you think of it without going into spoilers?
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Will you do a review on Sonic Triple Trouble 16 bit?
Just a tip for everybody before you go into the final boss go to hard mode just trust me on this there's a secret Story scene if you go into hard mode before the final boss
Also I think it's weird they made Sonic's voice deeper sounds like you finally hit puberty
Ingame sonic has voicelines that mentionedes his friends including spin-off characters like sticks
Happy Sonic Frontiers Day to you Sir!!
Tip for everyone who's going to play this game:
-Youre supposed to tap down on 2d sections to roll, DO NOT hold the button!
-in order for you to take advantage of ramps for momentum, jump AFTER you boost off of a ramp (Bounce Height must be maxed for this)
-Drop Dash is faster than boost if going downhill
-You can cancel a homing attack with a boost (at least in cyberspace) to get much greater speeds
I can't believe I saw this after beating the game... Shiiiiiid now I gotta play through again.
holy shit you can roll?? i beat the game yesterday lmao
I’m blown away by how.. restrained the game is so far. I’m still on the first island but like… Sonic is likeable again. In-fact, he’s inspiring
I finally got to play and beat the game myself this month and you are 100% correct. Sonic is likeable again, Sonic is inspiring again... Sonic is COOL again.
I am slowly getting through all of the Frontiers CZcams content that I have missed in the weeks since release.
What do you think of the game now?
Fun fact, they get someone who knows the characters (Ian Flynn) to write a better, likable portrayal of the characters rather than someone who hasn’t played a Sonic game before and doesn’t care about the story
The prologue won me over
IT WAS SO GOOD
@@chaomix Oi i watched the final Boss Fight one day before realease and im puzzeld Like whats the Name of sages and her sisters Home planet whats the comet called why did sage randomly Turn good WHERES INFINITE AND MEPHILES and why were there people that DONT Look Like sage nor her sister Piloting the titans (edit):,are the people of sages Home planet related to chaos
@@e2011ugdia [REDACTED], Sage has no sister, that's no comet, she didn't, both dead, hopefully go play the game if you want to know, and yes.
@@minasthirith6314 pog Chaos IS from A Planet full of corrupted chao wow (edit): Infinite in theory IS still alive aka Hes infused with the true Phantom ruby
@@minasthirith6314 did the black Arms once tried to invade the ancients Home planet and failed (edit):before Shadow the hedgehog
For once, I'm actually glad someone's saying stuff like "no spoilers"
'Cause, I can't exactly drop $90(CAD) on a new game right now, so I'm saving up for it. And I really don't want my experience to be spoiled
then dont watch reviews ?
@@xXDexter3000Xx but then how can you tell if its good and worth the money?
@@pogkakuna3429 pray.
@@pogkakuna3429 by pirating it lmfao ?
@@xXDexter3000Xx not everyone wants to break the law lmao
Pre-ordered the digital deluxe and just want to say, this game is bloody incredible! Hard props to Sonic Team they knocked it outta the ballpark on this one 💪
No it's not lol
@@shido_rimru_ Your opinion 🤷🏻♂️
What do you get with deluxe
@@stellarsteel6557 you get the adventures box, another box which I forgot it's name and leather shoes and gloves
Same i beat the game on hard mode and the secret boss you get for playing on hard mode was hell my hands were shaking by the end of it and turns out if you do beat the game on hard mode you get a special post credits scene which shows that
SPOILER ALERT
Sage is alive
Sonic frontiers was amazing it felt like the characters were themselves again and the gameplay was super fun I hope segas next game is just as good as frontiers
That's it. I'm getting this game for Christmas, AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME
lol
SAME
Me too
Same here
Same, it will probably be on sale at the time.
It always felt like Sonic belonged in an open-world game, because it matches his personality so perfectly
I love this game so much and despite what everyone says, I LOVE the new voices. It makes everyone sound older and wiser which seems to be one of the themes of this game. The way everyone looks back on the past really helps sale the fact that these guys are growing as characters and become mature and I love it.
Though there is a weird taste to the voices, but I'm sure that it will be tuned up to match more later.
@@silvervens I think they’re all just not used to this kind of direction, so it comes off kinda awkward at points, but I like it overall! They honestly are a talented group, but hey just never had the right direction
@@alexlents4689 At least, we are doing a recovery from the other new modern sonic releases except Mania. I think it's slowly coming together. Can agree.
Me, in the present day: I freaking love Sonic Frontiers and it's the best year to be a Sonic Fan
That's what I'm really optimistic about the most when it comes to Frontiers, the relatively positive reception kinda makes me perceive this as the next Sonic Unleashed in the sense that it will be the first of many Sonic games to kickstart a specific style of gameplay that will only improve and get better overtime.
You really think the Unleashed's style of gameplay got better over time? Colors and Forces (Even Generations to an extent) were worse than Unleashed's daytime stages. Hopefully the sequel to Frontiers actually improves upon the first game, unlike what happened throughout the meta era.
implying unleashed isn't peak boost formula..
@@HOTD108_ Generations perfected the boost formula.
Agreed, just hope they won’t pull a Lost World and interrupt the new groundwork for an unneeded experiment.
Ngl I hope not cause I don't want the platforming aspect of Sonic to disappear
Let's all take a moment of silence for the ex-Sonic fans who gave up on him, believing they'd never see the day...
...that Sonic was cool again.
That'd be the Shadow fans more than the Sonic ones.
Your everwhere in anything related to Sonic in the comments
Mostly Sonic stuff because I'm a Sonic fan.
Let's also take a moment to appreciate the cat bopping to them tunes. 1:20
the game isnt even all that's it's just... okay
16:29 when I got to the first titan boss fight I was screaming. literally. It was so cool. The music, super sonic, EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT MOMENT! If I could redo that again without remembering it. I would.
COOLEST GAME EVER! I skipped school just to play it (i was sick too) was it worth it? YES IT WAS! (Sage looks like cosmo from sonic x)
😂 bro not you skipping school
I LOVE THIS GAME IA GONNA BUY IT SOON LOL
Yeah, and all the robot enemies look like the Metarex
Y U skip skool dood? Life's more important than gamez.
Don’t skip school. Or I will take your lunch money
You're right about experiencing the Titans blind! Also, there's so many subtle lore bits in this game too, and I really hope Sega chooses to keep building on them. Great video dude! So glad you got it done in time.
And letting the theme music of the titan fights hit you for the first time ever is just pure bliss.
I have been playing quite a lot and I can't put it down. It is so much fun with fighting the enemies and bosses. The exploration is so much fun as well as cyberspace. It is good to be a Sonic fan.
Played it just today and loving it so far!
Being a Sonic fan since 5 years old!
And now you're 7!
@@tripplejaz Nope! I'm 19
@@tripplejaz Tripplejaz? What are you doing here?
@@Sonikku_Za_Hejjihoggu_1991 I lurk.
@@tripplejaz hy
I hope we get a sequel in the next four years.
For now I’d like for Sonic Team to take a long well deserved break and perhaps outsource Sonic and give other studios a chance at making a Sonic Spin-off to keep us occupied assuming people finish Frontiers too fast rather than taking their time. Even then we got the Multimedia stuff.
@@brandonwilliams6119 agreed. I'd love some modern sonic 2d games, maybe some character focused spin-offs (think Tails Adventureand The Chaotix), another go at Sonic Riders and maybe even a Silver solo game???
Spoiler Alert!!!
At the end of Frontiers after the credits scene eggman brings Sage back to life so we can dream of an actual sequel or a spin-off based on the story of Frontiers
Big the Cat spinoff game where he fights Satan
@@Frogadier_00 No, I think there are enough 2D Sonic games. I want them to take all of their time to make a game fully 3D like Adventure 1 and 2.
For the Titan bosses, I’d like to give everyone a SPOILER-FREE tip! Before you collect the final Chaos Emerald, use the cyloop to max out your rings so you’ll have more time with the boss. Just go around in a circle like you’re using the cyloop to attack an enemy and let the rings roll in. It’s a really nice buffer if you’ve lost to the Titans multiple times in a row due to running out of rings
That's one heck of a non spoilers review. The only thing I can find to say without spoiling is that Sage is my new favorite Sonic character.
Same
Had no idea you could do cyberspace objectives individually one at a time. That actually helps a lot.
Welp. Time to go replay them all a bunch
I feel like the Sonic franchise is going the right way now! Im very hopeful that the future for Sonic games will be bright 😊
We ate good this year fellas
@@AltKaxREAL yeah definitely!
1:19 BRUH THE CAT VIBING TO THE MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND
LMAO
Ah good to see that you enjoyed it! It makes me feel relieved that the sonic community likes it, and that this game isn’t another forces. I’ve got a math test on Friday and I hope I’ll do good on it so I can convince my parents to get this game for me lol.
You got this, good luck!! 👍
Did you get the game?
@@weighedgoogcat4499 yeah I got a 100 on that math test my parents are getting it for me today finally lol
@@BananaSundae82 That's great to hear! Have fun with the game!
Cyber Stage 1-2 haunts me. That S rank really made you work for it.
I lost hope for the blue guy a long time ago but once this came out and I kept hearing friends say "omg, it's like the adventure games" "it's just as good as unleashed, colors, adventures, and etc..." I had to find out for myself. Just to give you an idea I got it yesterday and the first few minutes of playing it I was sobbing like a little kid reuniting with his childhood friend. You know that scene in Spiderman 3 when Pete goes home to get his red suit to go save Mary Jane? Yeah that's how I felt. It was warm I've never had this much fun playing a sonic game since Colors (I did play Mania and thought it was fantastic for my nostalgia). So basically what I'm trying say is if you have doubts, don't worry. Just pick it up and have fun cause he's finally back in all his glory💙
I've been waiting for this review, and I agree with your review of Sonic Frontiers and I just want to say, Sonic Frontiers is so damn incredible in my opinion!! but since I do not have a copy of Sonic Frontiers, I just can't wait to play Sonic Frontiers when I get it for Christmas but I am glad that Sonic is back into the mainstream gaming market (through Sonic Frontiers) after years of Failure!!!
I caught one of your videos almost a year ago (can't recall which one) but it made me interested in sonic as someone who never really grew up with it. Nintendo was more of my thing and now I'm a full on sonic fan 💙 from my perspective of seeing sonic content with fresh eyes, this all feels very fun and exciting! I feel like I've joined the fandom at exactly the right time and I didn't have to worry about disappointment. I know this era of sonic, with frontiers and the movies, has gotten everyone pumped and I feel like a kid in the best way 💙 idk, just putting in my thoughts. I've been stoked for this game and I might try to ask for it for Christmas. Anyways, love your videos and thanks for getting me into sonic!
yo i had a similar experience!! i’m glad that out of all the times i could have become a sonic fan, i chose this year. if you got frontiers for christmas, i hope you’re enjoying it! i got it and it’s a blast!
1-2 took me all night to complete and it was one of my favourite experiences as I always get a lot out of Sonic games which demand mastery over the terrain and mechanics and trying over and over again until you get it just right. It was super satisfying, but when the next couple of cyber space stages were so lenient it had me wishing for more of these ball-breaking difficulty spikes.
Awesome review, dude!! Really glad you managed to make it in time and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you have to say (especially the farther I get into the game).
I'm really loving what I've played so far!
Oh momentum is *absolutely* in the game - you just overrode that mechanic by maxing out the sliders 😅
If you want to feel the difference between running uphill vs downhill (like older games), you need the starting speed set low - that way Sonic actually has to compete with the gravity physics.
I recommend settings of: Starting Speed: 10 | Initial Boost: 50 | Top Speed 100 // Sonic has *never* felt more natural, or been such a joy to control when you allow the momentum gameplay to shine, instead of overriding it with *maximum speed* all the time
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I kind of wish I knew that, before I beat the game settings to the max.
Beat Sonic Game I've played in over a decade. I never thought I'd see a good Sonic Game again. 😭 10 hours in and I'm obsessed!
P.S. your cat is adorable!
Just finished Kronos Island today. Now I’m on Ares Island and just freed Knuckles. I am loving the game. So good. Challenging too.
I've been playing the game all day and I can say for sure this game is amazing. It's free roaming is like Spiderman ps4 and combat is really fluid. I haven't left the first island I've been exploring and getting use to the system flow. I know for sure this game is gonna have a ton of mess around re playability for many years
your experience is the same as mine ^^
You are actually fucking losing your mind trying to compare this to spiderman. What are you doing...💀
@@DireNemesis yes I am you dult. I compared the free roaming the same as it. What do you do in Spiderman to unlock parts of the map. You do them Harry Osborne missions and in sonic you do missions to unlock different parts of the map. And I'm compering to to my own feelings of Spiderman. Not yours go feck off
@@neon-sphinxfoster5340 glad you thought the same way bro
@@_SYDGAMING_ czcams.com/video/PUNMTV-AbqA/video.html
I got the game today and oh my GAWD. A little context before I start gushing, when I got into sonic 06 had already happened and I watched mostly amvs, nazo unleashed, and cobanermani456 to get my daily dose of hedgehog. I eventually got the classic mobile ports but I never really was satisfied with them. And for me till this day generations is my standard for sonic (at least in terms of gameplay since I care about that the most in a game). When I got frontiers I had the biggest smile on my face the whole time I played for hours and I was so immersed I didn’t even notice. Sonic’s control in the open zone is just perfect I’m always using the cyloop because of how satisfying it is to go in a circle, the only thing I would have changed could be some pin ball physics. And the super sonic fights. THE. SUPER. SONIC. FIGHTS. These are basically playable sakuga man. This game for me as someone who likes all parts of sonic (mostly the 2010s since that’s what I grew up with) this game is 10000/10.
With Frontier came out the way it is, can you guys imagine how Forces will look like if Ian Flyyn write the story?
I'm pretty sure the IDW comics started off somewhere around the Forces storyline, so look no further my friend!
@@jettvalen7326 so bassically IDW sonic the movie, well espect the Metall Virus levell of deprresion then
Honestly while I can’t get the game yet(bc I know it’ll distract me from my exams😅) it’s really heartwarming to see ppl enjoy the game for both the story and Gameplay. Sonic is back man😎🔥
I am actually really loving this game! I’m hoping sega down the line tweak the physics engine in this game to make momentum more satisfying, as I don’t think it’s too late for that. I just really wanna be able to experience sonic with the momentum he had in adventure 2, and though it is close in frontiers, some adjustments need to be made somewhere down the line in the patch. I do eventually hope that happens, and if not in frontiers than maybe in frontiers 2!
This is frickin amazing, I got the digital deluxe pre order, and am still only on Ares island, and it’s already my favorite sonic game since Generations!
Definitely the sonic movie 2, sonic Idw, and sonic frontiers are DEFINITELY my favorite pieces of sonic media. Each thing has their own special thing but sonic frontiers is literally one of the best sonic games I’ve played honestly- I’ve never felt playing a sonic game in SOO long without NOT feeling it’s a sonic game. Seriously this game is one of the best in the franchise in my opinion.
I’ve been watching your videos and I’ve really liked every single one I’ve watched! I started with the project shadow lore videos and it gave me a lot of details that I never knew that really improved how much I like SA2’s story. I just finished watching your video on how modern sonic might be too fast, and that start with the corgi is a masterpiece! I too have a corgi and it’s always so adorable when they go sonic mode 😂
personally i think the reason why the titan encounters are so hype is because of the music and the fact that you need to climb up to get the emerald
1:20 wat da cat doin (yeah it did a lot before chaomix noticed)
I love your videos you make great videos and I'm very excited to get sonic frontiers for Christmas
Honestly, its nice to see someone not trash on the without even a week passing! Ive seen so many negative reviews and im glad to see my favorite Sonic content youtuber like it. Keep up the great work chaomix!
i just finished the first island yesterday, and i can't wait to play more!
Awesome video! I've been waiting to hear your review since I downloaded my copy last night. Played for about 5 hours straight. Absolutely loved it even with the small problems that I think would be patched/modded out later. I can't wait to see more of your reviews about Sonic Frontiers! ❤️
I like how at the weird graphical glitches moment you show the reflection during the fishing minigame, which is based on screen space reflections.
That's kinda the limit of the used technique. If something obstructs the object making the reflection, or if said object is not visible on screen, it's reflection ceases to exist as well.
I looked past the weird glitchy noise happening there because it's technically a place in cyberspace, the whole shtick of it is that it's looking like this.
7:54 i wish they had a button you could press or toggle or something to diasble the 2D camera
Great Review
I agree with everything
I loved the moment with your cat, that was the best part 😂
The cat just hugging that wall in the background lol
Even if I still didn't play Frontiers (maybe it will get a bit of time, because I don't have much money to play him imo), this looks pretty incredible. With the flaws the game must have, I think I'm gonna have a blast experimenting for the first time, and I'm definitely excited what the future will bring up to this blue blur and Sonic Team as a whole.
Thank you for this video, chaomix. I was really waiting for you make your review too ✌
that intro music is a banger
The cyberspace levels are technically optional too, since you can get vault keys through the fishing spots. On the second island, I didn’t do a single cyberspace level because I got all my vault keys from a fishing spot for that island.
I've been waiting for this! I am so excited for this game, it sounds like everything I've been wanting!
Lol the cat in the back is soo funny!
My pre-ordered of Frontiers hasn’t arrived yet but I’m soo much excited to have this game in my hands 😭
I am so glad that this game is how it is. It’s just great to see them being truly ambitious again after so many years! It’s heart is clearly in the right place even if it has plenty of issues, and I can tell that for the first time in about a decade, there was a real effort to make something incredible, and based on Kishimoto’s recent tweets, that seems to be their new philosophy going forward, and I’m all here for it! It doesn’t have to be really dark or serious like 06 or Adventure 2, but to be something GREAT, not just solid, like S3K!
The funniest thing is while I was watching the video an ad of Frontiers popped up in the middle of the video
Already started on it, beat the first 2 islands (100% on Kronos island, haven't gone back to Ares island to finish it yet though). Will agree entirely on the boss fights being a big deal though. I hope they add a function for us to replay them at some point honestly because they are awesome.
I'm so happy to see people loving this game. As a Sonic fan, this brings me great joy.
I NEED TO PLAY IT. With this game and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, November is not just NNN, it's gaming content.
Can’t wait for Christmas
Just so you know, when I ran into The Tower, I yelled FORESKIN SHREDDER. Forever its name to me
pre ordered mine from GameStop, so I get that steel book I'm so fucking excited for it to come in
After Forces I had pretty much given up on Sonic at this point. Now I can’t wait to get started playing Frontiers! I’m so happy the blue blur is finally back.
4:47
That portal looks EXACTLY like the second phase of chaos elfilis in Kirby and the forgotten land
Love the video and keep up the great work
Actually no, you can momentum jump off of inclines. The terrain just needs to be smoother as for Sonic to not randomly become airborne. Simply boost up the incline, then jump when you see fit.
I've used it to skip springs in the open zone and quickly climb up mountains, as well as to sequence break the randomly found platforming challanges found all around the open zone. :)
This is the first video of yours I've watched and honestly because of your logo I always thought your name was chadmix
I would like to say about cyberspace reusing layouts, I replayed sa2, sa1, colors, and generations before frontiers. The levels do re use layouts but it's few and inbetween original platforming segments, I didn't realize that the green forest level was green forest until they had the swinging zip lines.
Can't wait to play this when my computer gets fix up.
Have been seeing good things about Frontiers that it straight up convinced me into getting one for Christmas.
Sad to hear you say that 1-2 was the most difficult to S rank. I got it in 4 tries lol. That level was really fun and I was looking forward to more difficult levels
I loved sage's and eggman's relationship it's the second time we've seen this softer side of eggman the first being him talking about his grandfather with tails on the ark
tbf i don’t think that stutter effect in the water at big’s fishing spot isnt accidental. with it being in cyberspace and seeing that it doesn’t happen anywhere else, along with it happening only at specific times, it looks intentional
Vandalize being in the game was making me consider getting this game, I'm here made me consider it more, some boss themes made me almost decide it until I remembered the story. Now what chaomix said about the story has made me decide yes.
3:50 That's just water reflecting off the cyberspace's sky.
The Japanese seem to really like this game and if this game continues to do well with them that will be a great achievement for Sonic as the games over there don’t always do great from what I heard.
I for one love the freedom the game gives you, the game kept directing me to talk to Amy but I held off and wanting to take all my time appreciating everything the game has to offer such as exploring and completing fun obstacle courses, rescuing Kocos, and defeating enemies for key items and stuff. Like the game advertised, the gameplay really is flexible!
I once flung myself using one of the wheel puzzles on the first island after it was already finished and i made good distance
I really hope Sega brings back Ian Flynn in the future. I don’t think a Sonic story has overall been this good in actual decades. The characters actually have meaningful conversations more often than not, and everyone’s relationship with Sonic is unique in itself. It’s the kind of thing we always KNEW Sonic was capable of, and it just wasn’t happening for years. I mean, you actually *feel* things throughout the story, something that hasn’t happened for a lot of us probably since 2002 or so
This game gave me something that Mario has always had: a confidence in the series, as well as comfort in knowing that even if every game isn’t going to be “10/10 perfect everything I want from the series” that I’ll always be in for a good time, and I’ll have hours of fun. I can’t wait for whatever sonic does next, I’m all here for it.
Awesome and thorough review!
Here's my strategy for the S rank on 1-2 btw: take the bottom path in the start. The dash panels are faster than the top route because of how sonic handles in the air. I personally pulse the boost, ESPECIALLY on rails where it seems to build more speed for some reason. Ignore the enemies, sonic's homing attack is slow and kills momentum. When you hit the spring, air dash to the left and SLIGHTLY forward, this will skip the jumps. Do not use any of the rest of the springs. Pulse the boost as much as you can and take the top path. Once you get to the last rail, jump to the roof of the structure and run across to the finish
2022 has been a good year for Sonic.
The Part in *1:18* with the cat head Bopping really is funny 🤣🤣😂😂
I plan on getting this and goat sim 3 for Christmas thanks for no spoilers
Is the thumbnail a new art style you’re trying out? If so, I really like it. The pose, the shading it all looks really good. One thing you can improve on is maybe to change the mouth to something less angular since it all looks really smooth and bends in a lot of places.
The cat in the background ❤
I love this game so much I'm so glad Sonic Team got extra time to make the game this good
This is the NFS Heat of the Sonic series.
0:33 KITTY!
I never stopped.
I agree this is a huge step in the right direction, from the Sonic Fans to the Casuals I'm glad there are those who are liking this game, I had the same mentality with Sonic Unleashed back in 2008 and with the successes of Sonic Movie 1 and Sonic Movie 2, I was more hopeful with Sonic Frontiers then I was with Sonic Unleashed, now I would love to see improvements in the follow up like having Tails and Knuckles be playable with their own moves along with Sonic, but I'm going to experience this game Myself and I can't wait to play it.
still waiting on that 3D Blast thesis, Chaomic.
One of my first games ever was SA1. Than it didn't go further, but I remembered a fun game. I came back to Sonic after the movies came out. And I can say that this is a perfect time to come back.
I only played about 2 hours of it and really enjoyed it. Can’t wait to get back to it
I'm making this my Christmas item of the year. Probably the first Sonic game to peak my interest since Generations, the latter I only played bits of the 3DS version.
I do not regret my decision to preorder this
1:41 Ayo Zuzu chill out 😳
I likw to think some of these cyberspace levels that re-use level layouts were made by Sage using previous data she has on Sonic.
Cool theory but that doesn’t really justify reusing the level layouts.