Moist Meter | Sonic Frontiers
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- Sonic Frontiers (2022 platformer video game), developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for Playstation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC as reviewed by Charlie and Jackson.
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Charlie never ceases to amaze, the way he talks without his lips moving or matching what he is saying is incredible.
This comment has no right to be as funny as it is
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@@zacbrown3797 ray cist
@@ntwrk56 i hope ray gets that cyst checked.
@@dicedmeat7857 LMAO
if they don't abandon this concept they seriously have a potential winner on their hands.
I hope to god they don't
Floating platforms in the sky doesn’t contribute to being a potential winner
@@nazomius7033 lmao platforms that pop in out of no where might I add
@@nazomius7033 that's why they gotta continue working on it. Emphasis on the word potential
@@pastelguts6182 The concept doesn’t work at all in a realistic setting. They shouldn’t work on it
I’ve only started watching Charlie recently but his reviews feel like an older brother who got to play the game first and is explaining all the ins and outs before it’s the little brothers turn
wholesome comment bro
@@shap9148 Very much so, nice seeing this stuff from the internet
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i like the imagery of that
"hey timmy this does that and that does this, and don't forget these, also don't die *too* much alright?*
Symb
the soundtrack just goes so unreasonably hard, i've been listening to the boss battle songs on repeat.
That's the most consistent thing with Sonic.
Sonic soundtracks are the only consistently good thing that it has
I don't really play sonic, but I listen to a lot of the songs. They're so fun to run to.
@@jobansand just like me, for real
Should've been nominated for OST of the year tbh
This is the greatest open world Sonic game of All Time
hmm wonder why
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Truly one of it's kind
@@tastypotato9272 fr
It is the only open world Sonic game of all time. (Edit: If you thought this was negative, I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean it that way)
Fun fact:
According to Takashi Iizuka this game had only 60 people working on it,which for a 3 A videogame is very small,so for it to turn out this good it is a fuckin miracle.
Also i wanna mention that the Mystery part in this game is handled pretty good.
They better not take the Sonic franchise down the Pokémon route.
@@iantaakalla8180 what's the Pokemon route ?
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Is wear to god, SEGA should put more devs in the Sonic Team, it really is needed to make consistent and more good games
@@NaOkii fr how is 60 devs enough for an open world game
While the story is nothing extraordinary, for a sonic title this day in age this is revolutionary and pushes the status quo. You have no idea how refreshing it was to see how expressive these characters were in some cutscenes. Not to mention the characterization of said characters. Such a step-up for sonic team and I can finally say sonic is cool again.
I feel the setting being long abandoned islands among ancient ruins isolated the main cast enough to where the writers could have Sonic, his friends, and his antagonists, interacting more and on a deeper interpersonal level. Instead of a big event like a monster destroying a city, or meeting variants from other timelines, the tone and setting were perhaps purposefully set up to have characters reflect and react to each other. If Frontiers is just the beginning of a new, consistent formula for future games, Sega may have something good if the next one is a little more polished and executed with more preparation. All they need to do is stick with this formula of gameplay, and deepen the writing more. Given it’s an open world, I’m glad gameplay was at the forefront, while story was second priority. References to past games was certainly appreciated.
Ian Flynn is a good guy who understands and cares about the franchise
Gotta love the correct arm color too!
Hahaha lmao I almost thought this was a real comment till the end. You got me in the first half good sir 😂🔥
you mean the parts where amy closed and opened her mouth like a fish completely unsynced from her diologue telling you " you can't go explore this area yet in an open world game " ?
Even though the story is pretty basic I really appreciate the way the characters interact with each other. It makes them feel like people and you actually get more depth into what kind of relationship sonic has with his friends. For example knuckles and sonic both have this sibling rivalry going on, constantly trying to one up each other. With tails we see that sonic is more playing the role of a father/ older brother figure. Stuff like this is really what I enjoyed about the story playing through it and it’s honestly probably one of the best sonic story’s we’ve had In a long while.
Bruh stop trying to sell us your cope. The game is average. Stol trying to make it more than what it is.
@@mechamahou8467 Bro just shut the hell up.
@@mechamahou8467 lemme guess...you're like 15? Only reason why someone would be this upset at someone enjoying something they don't like
@@plagueofangel8694 he is just coping himself people like the game
@@mechamahou8467 bruh
Sonic has honestly been the most tenacious company mascot, pushing through the some of the worst games in history and still going strong.
Good to see the guy get a break after the disasters of Forces and Boom (the show was pretty fun, though)
This is why i follow it - I just wanna see the guy win. Any other franchise would have been dead by this point
@@wreday720 frfr, this character is what the DEFINITION of dedication is... He has his ups and downs but he keeps going. Just like life.
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@@Somepointwhocares terrible takes
@@Somepointwhocares hey maybe dont suck at a children’s game?
Have to say I'm pleased Charlie actually ended up enjoying it, can't wait to get my hands on it
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heyo, saw all the bots and figured I'd leave an actual human reply: I totally agree, and am gonna pick the game up sometime soon to see for myself!
whydo you care about his likings
This looks mid
Its not worth it, trust me
Wait till the price drops
The chad Charlie review and the virgin Dunkey review.
Dunkey vs Critical boxing match when!?
To be fair, Dunkey's video wasn't a review and didn't pretend to be, but, like, yeah lmao. I more blame the people who base their entire opinion on a game on an internet man riffing for fun
@@pianist1413 And he knows his fanbase well. So well, he implied that the user scores for sonic frontiers were too high and don't deserve to be higher than other games he compared it to. So, he knowingly indirectly told his fans to review bomb the game. So, it dropped from a 8.7 to a 8.5. Some 0's even mention him and his video.
@@isaiahanthony7909 Not sure I agree with you that it was his goal to review bomb it. Again, I tend to blame the people who are misguided enough to actually go and DO something that stupid based off one guy's joke/opinion. I doubt Dunkey even cares tbh, which might bother some people and that's valid, but I'm indifferent
@@isaiahanthony7909 Sidenote: I think we place WAAAAAY too much value on a game's review score in general when it really doesn't matter what score and game "earns," but that's besides the point lol
i fucking love frontiers so far. and i was a hater when the trailers were coming out too lol
Sonic frontiers edit when?
THE GOAT! The best trailer had to be the knuckles one, and cant wait for more content from you ❤
I’m still a hater ngl
It looks decent and I'm not a sonic fan
@@campbellsjournal6537 L take
As someone who's been a sonic fan for over 15 years now, I can say I throughly enjoyed the story. Not because it was super deep and thought provoking, But rather for how the characters themselves were handled. in recent years, sonic teams had a habit of reducing their characters to a single personality trait. Shadow being an edgelord, Amy flirting with sonic at literally every opportunity its and knuckles just being a complete meathead with a single braincell thats shaped like a cat. So I was really happy to see them act the way they did In this game. ESPECIALLY knuckles.
This game could really be a sign of things to come, it’s got the return to form for a lot of characters, and the gameplay ain’t half bad. Hope they build off of this.
I couldnt explain this any better
Amy was worse. They reduced her down to just "girl". She doesn't even act like she loves Sonic anymore. It basically cut the charm out of her character.
Bless Ian Flynn, may he write all future Sonic games
@@LoliconSamalik That's odd, I thought they just made her less pushy about it; other than that, their relationship doesn't seem too different from where it's been previously, they just seem more mature going about it, especially in context to the situation they're in.
I was hoping that that this would be Sonic’s big break and I’m so glad that it’s good. It feels great to go fast in such an open area and fight guardians
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Raw comment but goddamn why are there so many fucking bots
Sorry for the bots, dude
@YeaMan bro the bots are fighting back.
Such a better review than Dunkey's, and the comment section is actually discussing the game instead of making the same 3 utterly tired jokes over and over
The annoying part of youtube reviewers isn't the reviewer themselves (they are entitled to their own opinion) it's their fans who treat everything they say as gospel and blindly agree with everything the reviewer says. Thankfully, Charlie's fanbase has a mental age above 14 so there's actually signs of intelligence in this comment section
Dunkey actively encouraged his fanbase to review bomb the game too, hell even bragged about it on twitter, just to deletethose tweets he made and gaslit everyone claiming "oh look, sonic fans were review bombing the game and blaming me for it lol" when he got caught. Now because of what he caused, a lot of Sonic fans who are standing up against the purposefully poor review, are getting made fun of and harassed all the time. Even worse with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet coming out, being an extremely glitchy and poorly performing game, people are claiming Sonic Frontiers is more broken/unplayable than that, and I just really don't get it. It's sad that people can make so many excuses for their favorite franchises, unless it's Sonic then it's completely fine to hate bomb and do abusive the fans.
@@PastelKaiju This is why I can't stand Dunkey. He'll never be properly called out for this too. He is seemingly immune to being held accountable because he's the funny donkey reviewer with the funny voice.
@@FourDozenEggs I love dunkey and I love his personality but I do agree that the frontiers review was god awful, if he didn’t like the game that’s fine but it’s another thing to encourage review bombs and that is what happened with frontiers
@@PastelKaiju Dunkey is a douche bag. I wish people would realize this.
A game that I appreciate for just the fact they dare to experiment and try to find a new formula to revive sonic. the team did a great job despite it made by a relatively 'small' team, to think that it turn out to be this fine & big is an achievement
Not even relatively small. The entirely of Sonic Team consisted of only 60 people during this games development and yet they somehow were able to make a serviceable open world game. Thank God the games mostly positive reception has caused Sega to realize they need to respect their mascot more and hire more people lmao.
Now hopefully Sega will fuck off and let them do what they need to instead twisting their arm at every step of the way.
This is the most 7.5/10 game of all time.
He gave it a 70%. Not a 75%
My God the cope here is insane. Sonic fans really will accept anything they're given won't they?
@@mart5610 I gave it a 7.5/10 as did many others.
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@@RealestKinga Cope is when you write a funny comment about a game.
This game can be simultaneously described with “It has a lot of good ideas, but it doesn’t always nail the execution.” And “On paper this sounds terrible, but in practice it ends up being a lot of fun.”
So the Death Stranding of SEGA? 🤔
Meanwhile the bosses are fucking GOATED
Definitely, I remember everyone was put off by the idea of "open zone" but it really works in this game
I’m optimistic with the direction the series is now facing. If they refine elements, fix the pop in and just add more life into the enviorments, this formula could bring not only a very good Sonic game, but also a very good video game for anyone to play in the future.
As a huge sonic fan this game is a step in the right direction. I don’t think it’s perfect but it’s a huge improvement from what we’ve been getting. If they improve on what they have now with either DLC or a sequel they could seriously have a masterpiece on their hands
From the point of view of a sonic fan, the story is really special this time around because of how the characters are written. There isn't much to go off of, but the little that's there makes me very happy to see these characters back to normal after 10+ years of nothing but shallow "meta" jokes.
I think this is fantastic starting point for a reboot or the franchise, I hope sonic team continues with it in future games.
its trash i got bored after 30 min
That's Ian Flynn for ya, i'm really happy he wrote the story, i hope he continues working on Sonic from now on.
@@bluntwist to each their own, it's definitely not a game for everyone
@@Crypticole_ bro dont lie to yourself it was rushed the pop ins are terrible and the game feels dead / lifeless
@@bluntwist to each their own, it's definitely not a game for everyone.
sonic deserves a great game and i’m glad this one is going in the right direction, i’m excited for the future
@House Mouse Main k
@House Mouse Main My guess is most of the graphic issue stem from needing it to be able to run on switch.
I thought sonic mania was pretty fun ngl even tho I haven’t played many other sonic games
@House Mouse Main they are sonic fanboys they dont understand what a good game is
@House Mouse Main shut the hell I don't care as long as the game is fun and has a great Sonic story and it is the best Sonic game in years it's far better than Sonic colors it's better than lost world and is way better than Sonic forces.
Honestly Sonic Frontiers is the most fun I had with a sonic game since Sonic Mania, I gave it a 9/10.
Since Charlie compared the Titan fights here to Metal Gear Rising's fights, now I have this image in my head of Sonic just grabbing a Titan by the tendril, spinning it around like a top, tossing it in the air as Sonic leaps after it, running along the Titan in the air before turning himself into a buzz-saw and splitting the Titan in two. All the while, Tails is on the radio shouting, "YES! YES! SPLIT IT WIDE OPEN!" as "Rules of Nature" is pumping in the background.
I mean...ngl that's kinda what happens XD
Let’s see where this would fit on a sonic frontier list.
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@@MadLad07 Very well spoken.
this emits the energy of a dad joke
my biggest issue is the amount of pop in and emptiness, can make it feel difficult to know where to go it’s all so barren. but the mini bosses, scale and sense of speed is really something i wanna see iterated on. the cyber levels are so good so I can see potential
I agree.
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The emptiness is probably due to the fact the game is supposed to be a giant mystery, I feel it still delivered thoufh
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I just beat the game myself and, as a hardcore Sonic fan, dating all the way back to Sonic 2 (and, eventually, even Sonic 1), I can tell you this much; This game's not quite there yet, but it's showing that it CAN get there. Whatever comes next after Frontiers... THAT will be the game that sells. Frontiers has gotten Sonic cool again, so the demand is out there. Sonic Team just has to take what they did right, here, and tweak it, perfect it, and then amplify it, and they'll have an absolutely incredible game on their hands.
I think personally speaking this is the best comment I've seen on this video
This game definitely feels like the basis for a new era of sonic games
I hope Sonic Team takes this concept further. There is a lot of potential with a great foundation
I don't wanna say the rails and obstacles are randomly spread out. There are some that just launch you into the air to get a collectable just for collectable sake (Tons of games do this) but alot of it leads into each other and the more you unlock rails and areas, it connects even more fluidly as your running through.
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Yeah but they just look like random assets pasted into a map. They could have done a lot more.
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The could have done, at the very least, some short of pilars soo It doesn't look like they are literally floating in the air
They could have made the environment the rails and obstacles.
Sure, you’ll have your robotic stuff on too, but there needs to be a lot more natural looking stuff
There is so much potential here, please Sega, don't ditch this for the next game.
The Sonic Cycle says that they've still got to do one more game before they move onto something else
Izuka said in an interview that this style of game is the plan going forward
@@tigerfestivals5137 True. The plan for the next 10 years more specifically.
@@thedead073 If Boost can get 4 games, then so can open zone
@@reapeashooter2 Boost is a strange exception. Colours and Gens were supposed to be the same but the wii couldn't handle Gens so they made colours. Other than that though the cycle is the same
I love the varied reviews.
You said the combat is fun and one of the better parts.
Most other reviews say it's bland and just button mashy.
Which to me is very cool because the game seems to cater to just about anyone in different ways and interpretations.
Altogether all I keep hearing is "you're gonna have a good time with 80 percent of the game...theres some bad stuff but all in all good time"
I'm excited to try it out tomorrow
Well? How is it??
@@cjledford I didn't actually get to play it. It got delivered today but I haven't had time.
@@TheNoahness Take yer time. Priorities first, don't feel the need to rush owo
@@TheNoahness I better hear a full synopsis when you kill that game!
So far I really like it. The pop in on the graphics is definitely as bad as everyone says but the combat is really fun. Surprisingly. I figured it would be just mindless button mashing but it has slight strategy to it. Dodging, parries and finding out when to attack for instance.
Fighting the bigger enemies is also really fun from a platforming and kinda puzzle point of view.
The game controls well. The speed feels really fast but also manageable. And the cyber levels (mini levels that are more sonic aesthetic focused and play like polished older 3d or 2d sonics) are real highlights and alot of fun. They bring the aspects of other sonic games in and present a little challenge and brighter pallet than the open world islands.
Honestly having a blast with it. It's not perfect but it's a giant step in the right direction. Especially for sonic fans that have felt let down by some more recent games.😂
I think everyone who has ever enjoyed a sonic game needs to pick this up and give it a go.
It's not without it's issues but all in all it's a really enjoyable experience and really does justice to he 3d sonic formula.
The Story can definitely feel a tad bit "Generic" when you're not too well verse into Sonic lore, but for me personally, the Story was one of the best part of this game.
One of the big things that made the story so good for me, is not only the more serious tone, but also the fact that they are literally acknowledging events that happened in the past, which is something that almost NEVER happened in Sonic games, even in the Adventure series.
So having the characters literally talk about Tikal's visions, The Ark, Past locations like the Mystic ruins, other Super transformations and so on... Just makes the world and lore actually matter, which is just great when no other games in the series deigned to do that in fear of "confusing" the new players.
And the most important thing of all... After all these years, they FINALLY did Super Sonic justice, never has super sonic looked and felt so badass in-game, Sonic is literally pulling some Metal Gear Rising shit just like he did in the Archie comics, and lord knows how BUSTED sonic was in those comics.
I never thought I'd see that day come but... Sonic is back, and for REAL this time..
Edit: Well goddamn, didn't expect this to be doing numbers lol, I'm just glad a lot of people feel the same way I do, so let's make it clear to Sonic Team that this IS what we want from now on.
Right on
I once said the chaos emeralds were a tool of justice, not used in vengeance, not used in anger, but now.. now im not so sure
@@gameworldjt They used to be. But considering what our true enemy did, I think we can let that slide once.
It's one thing for a series to make cheap "remember this?" call backs.
But when the call backs are Sonic reminding Tails of just how much he's done *on his own* counter-balanced with Tails bringing up what the absolute brainlets that call themselves writers did to him in Forces, I can tell they treat these characters as storied characters, not Saturday morning cartoon toys.
@@UltimaKeyMaster I'm unsure if you got the reference or not so just in case: it is a reference to the final fight of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (otherwise known as a legendary game)
I was so surprised, to put it mildly, to see them actually turn this around from what it looked like initially into a pretty good game. It's the sonic movie thing all over again, Sega has this weird knack for always coming back just when you think the franchise has sonic'd its last hedgehog.
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@@p-__ but can you sell it for an outragous price?
@@Lukkundant Of course! In fact, I just sold my newest batch of nft farts in a jar for 24.7k poop coins each
@@p-__ and those poop coins are worth...?
I loved this review. As a Sonic fan i'd give it an 8 or 9, but the fact Charlie manages to make his 70% feel not out of nowhere is awesome since he does bring up some good points and isn't too negative, keep it up.
Giving it an 8 or a 9 is pure cope.
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As a Sonic fan, I'm going to tell you now. You've disrespected so many Sonic games by giving this a 9 or even an 8
@@shinkai9kami162 or people just really enjoyed it more than others and they can get over some of the flaws 💀
@@thedead073 9 probably too much but yeah 8 is alright
I’m guessing you didn’t really explore the story fully since you can definitely miss it. But the Eggman audio logs you get from fishing piece it together very well. Arguably the cleanest story of any sonic games I could name. Not to mention the huge lore drops about the origins of the chaos emeralds which I thought was cool.
I was skeptical at first for this review
But this is the most honest, true, realistic review ever for this game.
Realistic is a stretch, but he is honest.
It's nice to have a big name who isn't super into sonic or well versed in his content be honest about a game and have that honesty be mostly positive. It's a really nice change of pace to the usual "sonic was never good" type comments
7:21 I will never get tired of hearing Charlie use “insane-o style”
This series is better than anything ign can ever produce
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Funnily enough apparently Naughty Dog hired the guy that gave TLOU Part 2 a good review.
@@KingKrouch bruh
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IGN gave this game a positive review though...
I love that nowadays whenever I lookup a review, Charlie is by and far the most viewed review video lmao
to be fair, Charlie's review is pretty good for casual audience as he address what elements make the game either enjoyable or frustating rather than talk about something mechanic.
@@silverfan9611 I agree. More of the common man's reviews lol
I very much like how they actually reference older sonic games, I was pleasantly surprised when I head knuckles talking about sonic 3 and tails talking about dark Gaia
“I don’t think they’ll accept gotta go fast as a medical condition” - sonic
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I wish they'd make bosses repayable in the game, they were surprisingly fun for a sonic game, you can tell with this game Sega didn't want to mess up, the past few entries in the series were absolutely abysmal and if this sucked, the franchise could've very well just died of on the spot. Open zone is cool, islands feel pretty empty but the different missions, mini bosses and side quests keep you busy.
Pretty glad the game ended up being overall positive.
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I mean with the more positive to decent reception to the game there could absolutely have some dlc down the line.
You have to save the files
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 there's 4 major bosses, with 3 save files, ontop of that I really don't feel like splitting 4 saves across 2 accounts just to replay fights, sure would it let me do it? Yeah. But it's not exactly the greatest way to do something like that.
They have an arcade mode after you beat the game, it'd make sense to just chuck them in there
@@Lumiiify just create another account lmao
@@danjoredd If I had to play one of the boost to win sonic games it would be lost world. Never played it but it looks like it has the most polish
7:02-7:17
Undefeatable from the Giganto boss fight GOES HARD!! So freaking good! Blasted that OST in my car almost all morning today
I can't wait for the people from dunkey's video who haven't even played the game to start trashing it
Charlies always someone i know wont hold back if something falls flat, and as someone whos been really loving the game “good time but a lil sloppy” is a great way to sum it up. Hope the next one is this but even better
That honestly describes a lot of the good 3D titles. I'd definitely call the Adventure games "good but a little sloppy" as well.
honestly yeah!! every Sonic game has a degree of jankiness, even the 2D ones aren't safe from it lol
i've grown to appreciate that aspect of the series a bit, it's like not even the games themselves can keep up with Sonic's speed, so this game seems like a perfect 1up for me
Glad to finally feel some hope for some good Sonic games. I’ve loved sonic for years but with some of the past games they just haven’t really hit the same. Really looking forward to playing this and hoping that they can push the limits in the next sonic game
so happy to hear you enjoyed the game, its funny tho as a sonic fan the story, at least in terms of the characters personalities, was such a big positive for me and a lot of people since these characters havent really had that much personality in over a decade
7:02 sonic games may not be the best, but they always have the best soundtrack
There's so much more I think they could have done with this game, but I could just feel the Sonic Team's hesitation and fear. I love the new combat options and the enemies, and I wish they would have done something different with each levels as well rather than them being the same level layouts since 2008. But hopefully they feel more confident and this is a step in the right direction!
The amount of content and enjoyable content more specifically is massive, also the story itself and lore ties a lot together from previous games, like in the egg memos from fishing they even mention the Black Arms which are the guys from the shadow game. Bosses were way too epic for no reason
I would suggest you do another moist meter on the game, or at least the final act, as they are completely revamping it in a few days. And when I say completely, I mean it. They're making the final acts story more climactic, making Tails, Knuckles and Amy playable, and giving the final island a huge overhaul with harder puzzles, and stuff like that.
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@@mart5610 Idk what that means.
@@Glitchboi82 frontiers isn't good and the dlc is bad
@@mart5610Random hater lmfao
@@WarriorRev6300 just speaking facts.
It is wild how people on the internet are fulling forming opinions on the game without even playing it. I get it's $60, but maybe just say "it didn't look like it was for me" and not "the game is clearly shit" lmao.
Atleast the game turned out good
Ikr
5:20 I found your bird fight and frustration hilarious. 😂 You’re dead right. That is some frustrating shit right there!
game would be perfect if the pop ins weren’t so noticeable and there was a lil bit more to do
I’ve been playing the game and the pop in definitely gets annoying at times. I just hope it can be patched out later down the line
Im happy to hear that sonic team is finally getting a clue in terms of what to do with sonic. Glad the game is a good time and I hope the next game carries on the formula and does it even better
I just hope this game’s overall great reception sends a message to Sega to not force Sonic Team in releasing half cooked games in the future
I was hesitant about whether or not I would purchase Sonic Frontiers now or wait until the price dropped. But after this review I’ll go on and give it a shot, already looks to be the best Sonic game since Mania.
I would love to see the mania guys return to make classic game along side sonic team. We would be getting so much good content and plus people who are fans of the classic stuff can be pleased without it being put into the mainline games.
Best game since sonic 3 and knuckles, mania is below that and cd
@@arzfan29 cd's stages are incredibly fucking annoying to traverse tho, no comparison to mania that actually has a fun layout to the stages that actually give some freedom to go fast.
You're not wrong. Forces was a boring game with a dumpster fire story. Just Beat frontiers a few hours ago and it's pretty solid. Definitely has it's jank like Moist mentioned, but if you know how to go with the flow you'll have a good time.
@@bybici3244 Meh. Mania reusing old stages we seen a million times holds it back for me to revisit often. It's great but... I seen Green Hill and Chemical Plant so many times smh
I think people tend to forget that with a character as fast as sonic that if you fill up the world with lots of things, then there’s a chance that you’ll just end bumping into things a lot which is why I think they made the world a little more empty so that sonic has sufficient space to run around in.
A fangame called Sonic Utopia didnt have this problem though.
I don't think he meant empty as in lacking of structures, I'm pretty sure he meant empty as in lack of things to do.
this is next level cope, do you really think they would make the world look like shit on purpose? 😕
@@CorelUser Why is everything cope? He didn't even say Frontiers was good, he just said the problem with having a world being filled in a Sonic game.
Haha anything to justify the purchase hah.
I’ve always had a place in my heart for Sonic, and i spent a lot of my youth playing the storybook series on my Wii and Generations on the family 360, glad to see my boi is getting a W. Can’t wait to get my hands on this game, i hope the soundtrack is just as Charlie hypes it up.
Good review! I was cautiously hyped for this game. As a big Sonic fan, I'm used to being let down but I'm happy to say I'm loving it. I'm having the best time playing Sonic since, maybe Adventure 2.
One thing I will say for the story, is that it definitely takes the side characters down paths I dont think anyone was expecting for them. These characters have had the same formula for years and (without giving away anything major) towards the end of each of their arcs we see them open up to going their own ways instead of eternally following Sonic around
Since the boost is on the trigger, you should be able to modulate it like a throttle. Would definitely make tight traversal a little easier. Especially during end game when your speed is maxed.
That would be cool especially with ps5s adaptive triggers
Sadly that would alienate switch players and mouse & keyboard players
My triggers on my Xbox were getting stuck because I was holding them down for so long lol
Im glad you brought up the soundtrack. It gives you so much motivation to keep playing
By far the best review of Sonic Frontiers without a doubt. Good shit man
Really glad of the direction they’re taking the series
I can't wait for speed runs. Those are always great to see in sonic games!
Sounds to me like it’s a legends arceus deal where it’s laying the groundwork for some really excellent games when they polish up what they have
This game is 100% an appetizer to something great off in the distance. Fix the bugs, polish the combat, make bigger and more interesting open worlds with all that platform-y stuff better integrated into the map, and hot dog thats a good videogame right there. Oh, and dear lord please keep ian flynn, the story was nowhere near perfect but he made the cutscenes bearable so dont trash him SEGA dear lord
I personally don’t think Ian Flynn is going anywhere. He’s already, and (to my knowledge) still proving himself with the sonic comics.
@@metricmaniac2966 oh ik, but we just gotta knock on wood at this point to be safe
I'm surprised I have to add this but also actually make original stages instead of rehashing older ones and recoloring them in green Hill or sky sanctuary
@@HyPhYx420 oh def at least use OTHER generations/unleashed/colors assets next time lmao
@@epicgamner1139 I know I'm late and all but good news: Ian Flynn ain't going anywhere. He's part of the new "lore" team along with other legends like Tyson Hesse, etc.
I think this is what Sonic needed. Personally really hoping for DLC islands. Give me ice cap.
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This is one of those games that's going to lead to a great ground work for other games in the Sonic franchise in the 3D open world now overall this game is all right for a Sonic fan I think it's a good game
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it's been really interesting hearing different peoples opinions and reviews of this game before I get my hands on it. your like the only that I've seen who said they enjoyed cyber-space more than the main open-zones and it's fascinating how many conflicting opinions people have with this one game.
This is the one and only fair review of this game on CZcams.
What about LS Mark?
Charlie is a God send.
*Literally*
As a Sonic fan from 1991 I always thought "3D Sonic doesn't work it would just be a racing game". But yeah, this game convinced me that that's still super cool. It's like a very complicated F-Zero.
My farts are better than Charlie's farts.
If you want a sonic game that's actually like a F-zero platformer look at Generations or Unleashed
Sonic racers exist
I've seen more and more people have this take over the year. I wonder what you think about The Adventure games? I think those are what 3D Sonic should be.
Iv'e always liked the 2d games more but I could make an exception for this game
This review was so well done
He didn’t even know what the Cyberspace Levels were called lmao
Let’s look forward to this being a step in a good direction and hope this isn’t the peak
Undefeatable is probably one of the best lyric boss themes out there. Definitely the best song in all of sonic and would easily slot into MGS rising
When I've heard that Kelin Quinn from Sleeping with Sirens is in the credits, I knew this soundtrack will slap hard.
This game makes you feel like Sonic.
Welcome to Sonic Frontiers, where the hardest enemy in this game is the third person camera
I'm pretty sure that's the enemy for most 3D Sonic games lol.
I'm surprised you said that stuff doesn't connect, while you do often end up floating in the air after a puzzle it actually subtly hints at the direction of the next puzzle, actually some of them even lead right into the next puzzle.
But glad to see you enjoyed it! It's not the perfect Sonic game but it's a very enjoyable one, especially if you're like a diehard Sonic fan, I was out here eating up all the lore and character development from the interactions you can have with sonic's friends dotted around the islands.
As a hardcore Sonic fan who hates Sonic games, this is one of the best games I've played all year and I'm really, genuinely excited for what's next!
The minute this first came out I was already 10 hours into the game I wouldn’t say the game is perfect by any means but it’s very fun and passionate enough for me to genuinely enjoy it a lot while playing
There's no way a big titty woman named emma dictator created this comment. this must be a bot that copies other top comments
Bro the amount of boys in the comment s is crazy also I 💯 agree with you
@@Polo_ly it’s a bot, just look at her profile
Bro the minute the game first came out you had 10hrs into the game?😭🤣🤣
Those stone things fucking dying and sonic asking "do we even want to know?" Is the funniest shit
As a longtime Sonic fan myself, this is a great step forward for now! One of my favorite 3D Sonic games in a *LONG* while since Unleashed! Please keep Ian Flynn for the story moving forward, Sonic Team/SEGA!
The titan fights are so fucking good man that music turned the dial up to like 10000 for me. So good
The story compared to the past games after unleashed have been decent at best this game is really good and great step in the direction for sonic
Awesome review, and yeah this has to be a great way to bring Sonic back into his two feet since his last game didn’t do so well. So, it was great start for Sonic Team to take time with and developed the game properly then having to rushed it like 06 did.
Hey Charlie, honestly would love Moist meters even MORE (cuz I already love the f out of them because I agree with everything you spit out) if you had Spoliers reviews at the end of your Moist Meters. In so many of your Moist Meters the term "it's hard not to get into it because of spoilers" is said so much, and as someone who watches your reviews after I personally watch/play it. I wanna know what your whole thought is on those said spoilers and would love to hear your thoughts during those moments that are spoilers!:) Cuz it seems like there's a lot you want to say about it! So it would be a cool addition.
This review was really cool and passionate
Charlie should voice shadow in the third sonic movie
I’m just glad that sonic is actually coming back to fruition
Glad to see Sonic’s on the rise in quality again
It felt like they took a lot of inspiration from the IDW comics in terms of characterization and I am a huge fan of that
What caught me by surprise is how they brought Kellin Quinn for the soundtrack. Those boss fights were hard with all the headbanging going on
The amount of references to past games is actually insane, one of my favorite obscure ones is for a few challenges they have a small countdown with the same sfx as Sonic Riders (which is my favorite "kart" racer). You definitely get the feeling that this game is literally made to be fan service but they actually managed to make the game fun as well even if there are quite a few rough patches.
Sonic Riders 😍 I miss that buggy ass game so much
@@peterpop-off that game was buggy for you?
They're small references that don't feel like fan pandering, I like it
Yea i enjoyed one world that was layed out exactly like Sky Rail from SA2
they put the fanservice in the right places and they didn't feel egregious
The speedruns for this game are going to be nutty once people get the hang of how momentum works.
Glad you enjoyed it, I'll think about getting it after I get done with chemistry and biology in about three weeks.
I'm glad that both the Sonic movies & games despite having issues are still respected & applauded for the stuff they get right. Makes me happy.
It's great Sonic is back for a lot of people.
The highlight for me is definitely the Titan fights. They just decided to go full Asura's Wrath/Metal Gear Rising.
That and the fact that you can just run around a huge map at Sonic's speed, that alone is just nice.
Plus it's obvious they approached the writing in a more mature way. It's not just every character not taking things seriously and making jokes. And Sonic seems written as an Anime protagonist who cares about his friends. It's just refreshing, all of it
I really liked Sonic Frontiers, but this was a really great review, keep up the good work ❤
To me this has big "pokemon legends arceus" energy. Not quite there in execution, but an excellent template for possible future games. If the sequels/follow ups truly build on the game in meaningful ways, sonic could come back in a MAJOR way.
I don't trust sonic team/sega to save my life, but i mean hey anythings possible.
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Except Game Freak will never actually put effort into a game again lmao
My farts are better than Charlie's farts.
@@MosiahWhite eh they put some effort into some things, I'd say its mainly just refusal to delay and have a healthy development time. Like the new pokemon textures actually look awesome... But the base models are still lifeless. The lighting looks insanely good (when it works)... But the environmental textures are Wii quality. The gimmick is actually really cool this time albeit the hats are stupid... But it'll be abandoned again.
I swear though if they abandon the legends format altogether similar to how the shadow pokemon games were abandoned (different studio i know but they were still awesome games), I'll be severely disappointed.