Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers has tight controls and a surprisingly good story, but graphical and pacing issues can drag the experience down. In spite of some missteps, though, Sonic Frontiers suggests that the Blue Blur may still have a bright future.

With a revelatory open world to zip around and entertaining boss battles alongside the more traditional Cyber Space levels, Sonic Frontiers is the best that Sega’s hedgehog has been for years.

Live and Learn Back in July when this reviewer covered Sonic Origins, it was noted that Sega typically tries its best to lean on the so called 'Classic Era' in hopes of nostalgia drumming up sales, most notified by 2D games like Sonic Mania or the...

Whatever this game is, it should provide a solid framework for the developers at Sonic Team to take and improve upon in the next Sonic game, whatever that may be. Reviewed on PlayStation...

Look, any given Sonic Team production can go wrong: it's just a fact of life. Even if something seems like a sure thing, the “Sonic Cycle” is jokingly shared for a reason.An open world Sonic game that draws upon well-liked inspirations like Zelda:...

After a rough half-decade for the franchise in the wake of 2017's superb Sonic Mania, Sonic Frontiers bears the unenviable burden of expectation. Despite a few brief stumbles, the game sticks the landing and rockets past the goalposts at Mach 1...

Though it’s rough around the edges, Sonic Frontiers is the best 3D Sonic game in years. This first attempt at the open-zone concept is an admirable effort, and I can’t wait to see how Sonic Team iterates on this formula in future entries, but it’s obvious this is not the formula’s final form. For now, Sonic Frontiers stands as a solid first foray into a brave new world for Sega’s speedy mascot.

There are frustrations that arise and break the flow, whether it's a middling mini-boss or a struggle with Sonic's floaty movement, and it's a big departure from what Sonic fans are used to. I'm fully on board with this new direction, though. Sonic Adventure set the template for the last 24 years of 3D Sonic games, and I'm hopeful Frontiers will do the same for the next generation. It has its flaws, and there's definite room for improvement, but the spiky mascot is finally moving in the right direction.