Sonic Frontiers has been on the market for about a week or so now, and at least from our perspective, the reception has been reasonably positive. Even shockingly positive, some might argue, for what is the latest entry in a long line of critically panned 3D Sonic games.
We really enjoyed the open world adventure, as per our Sonic Frontiers PS5 review. Awarding the title a very respectable 8/10, we concluded: "By no means is it perfect, but this is exactly the injection of life the franchise needed after the misstep of Forces, and it's the freshest Sonic has felt since Adventure first hit the shelves."
Indeed, we've seen more than a few people say that Sonic Frontiers could well be one of the Blue Blur's best, but what do you think? Rate the game for yourself in our poll, and then explain your stance in the comments section below.
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Looking forward to giving this a go at some point soon. The gameplay I've seen so far has looked very solid.
Article presumably written because of the Dunkey and Nintendo Life review outliers.
8 is a little high for me personally, but I'm getting a lot of enjoyment out of the game, which is really what I want in any purchased title, so it doesn't matter.
Personally, I use review scores solely if I'm on the fence on purchasing a title (like for Frontiers, I've been burned by the hedgehog the last few times) or to learn if there's some huge fundamental flaw in a a title that would warrant a last-minute cancellation.
@DarkTron Nah we do this for every big release. The scores get added to our game database, which helps order our 'Best Games' lists, which are all community voted.
Between a 7 and an 8, it's certainly a bit of a mess at times and is far from perfect but I can't think of many games I've enjoyed playing as much recently, just blasting around the world as Sonic is great fun
@DarkTron while obviously those events will impact the comments, engagement and ratings of this article they have nothing to do with it. PushSquare has been doing these articles for the entire year now.
I gave it an eight, although compared with other games it should realistically score a little lower, I think. But I give it an eight because it's the best and freshest Sonic games in years and there is no other game that gives a similar experience!
Objectively, it's an eight.
Personally, it's a nine.
I’d give it a 7 personally.
7, purely because I’ve not played much of it. I can see it getting an 8 once I’ve put more time in.
Just finished it about an hour ago, while it certainly has some problems (render distance, sometimes a bit clunky, mandatory pinball bullsh*t, bit of lack of QoL) I still had a ton of fun with this game. I'd give it a 8/10 but with a view fixed it could definitely be a 9/10
@RogerRoger
Couldn't say it any better.
I’m on the second island clocking at 5 or so hours and I’m really digging it. The combat could use some tuning, and the cyberspace levels are definitely the weakest bit, but zooming around the open zone is really fun. A real good 7 out of 10.
@RogerRoger There is no such thing as an objective score...
7/10 so far. Honestly, it’s really fun. I didn’t expect much, so I’m happily surprised.
Still a 7. Almost finished with the game and it has been quite the good ride with a few bumps here and there.
I’m almost done and would give it a 7. The world is beyond repetitive but sonic is fun to control so whatever,the boss fights on even hard are just spectacle and easy,the cyber stages are janky as hell, the open world “puzzles” are insulting in their difficulty and and the story is just there. A good template for hopefully a better sequel in a few years. Oh and how could I forget the absolutely horrendous pop in that just boggles my mind they thought was good enough to ship.
Where I’m at with it, an 8/10. The game is one of the most fun games this year, behind only Elden Ring and Pokémon: Arceus on that factor. However, yeah, the technical hiccups can be annoying and there’s nothing so far that pushes the game beyond the 8/10 territory. But it’s an extremely solid 8/10 and I’d put it ahead of other games I’ve given an 8/10 this year (HFW, A Plague Tale: Requiem, etc) just simply because I enjoy playing the game a lot. That fun factor, man, it’s undeniable. Probably my favorite Sonic title ever.
@Bentleyma idk I think the more you play it could go lower. After the first island you’ve pretty much seen everything there is to see and the second and third islands are entirely too big for what the game offers. I’m on the fifth and final island and I just want it to be done I’m so burned out on doing the same like five activities
Nice to see 7 8 average think thats fair been really enjoying it tho really good game just the pop in that annoys me abit
People saying 9 and 10 are those who have to justify every dollar they spend, lol
love how u got the sonic unleashed cropped image of sonic for this article because we all know its the king of all the boost games. frontiers is no unleashed , but ill take it. i give it a 6. sonic team still cant recapture the magic of sonic from the 2000's .
@LazyLombax i paid full price and the only reason i dont regret it is because of how long and desperate ive been waiting for a half decent sonic game.
8/10. Sonic is the most fun character to control I’ve played in a while in this game. Just got the Platinum and probably gonna do cyberspace
Haven’t played it yet, but I will eventually. I’m glad to hear it turned out not to be a horrible game at least.
Lol ouch I only 75 votes.... usually at least a hundred or more... or a lot more really on these polls
Indicative of lower sales maybe?
Last time I played Sonic was on Sega Mega Drive 2 in the 90s.
people giving 8/9s for a game with terrible graphic issues and some of the worst pop in EVER.
basically saying without these issues its as good as ER/GoW.
or maybe people see it through rose tinted glasses because they have to justify a 50 quid purchase.
thats not to mention it released as global play test
6/10.... a slightly above average game.
Fun to play between other games, and that's it. Not really a must play though.
@KundaliniRising333 If Sonic Frontiers actually did struggle with launch sales on PS5 / PS4, I think we all know why!
Gave it a 9 for the purposes of this poll but personally I'd have it at 8.5/10. Not quite highest tier but better than the average 8/10 game. One of my favorites of 2022.
How can the fact someone hasn’t played much of the game be a reason for giving it a particular score?! Lolz!
7 myself, has issues but its a ton of fun and certainly the best 3D Sonic game since Generations.
Sonic isn't for everyone but, this is easily the best 3D Sonic ever and the most fun I've had with a 3D Sonic game since the Sonic Adventures games at launch on Dreamcast. The game is not without flaws and as others have mentioned the cyber space levels are the low point and just retreads of only three classic levels (Green Hill Zone, Chemical Plant Zone, and City Escape) but, most are still enjoyable. Also not a graphics whore though so maybe that's why I not seeing as many faults as some.
N/A, I won't be playing Frontiers until it's available for $20 New in a year or two.
@Mauzuri to me yes. No garbage werehog levels, no broken 2D levels, and is the Wii version of Colors better because the PS4 port was awful.
As with all new games, I tend to wait a few weeks so that the obligatory patches to fix the game will have been released.
Honestly, some games seem to ship out of the door in a totally broken state - whatever happened to play testers? Or is it a case of ship the shiny disc box out before Christmas regardless of the state the game is in?
It a weird game all about speed yet it has chill music. I really dislike the direct copy of Zelda. Even the item discovery music is so similar.
Over it’s a 5or
6 out of 10 it’s fun but a game like sonic should have its own identity not just carbon copy another’s.
@Mauzuri yeah his opinion is a big stretch , since the adventure games , really ?
forget about heroes , too
@sanderson72 those days were long gone a long time ago
Man, there are just too many middling/negative reviews of Sonic Frontiers, and so many other games that I've not even begun yet, to warrant checking it out.
Nice to see lots people are enjoying this.
I'm really tempted to give it a go...
I would rate the game 10/10. Fantastic, despite the minor performance glitches. Game of the year for me so far!
5/10 for me. The controls and mechanics are decent enough. The RPG elements seem totally tacked on, a feeling reinforced by that laughable map exposition, challenge, and leveling requirements. Story is a mostly a snooze, but I didn't go into it expecting God of War so that wasn't much of an issue. The visuals were meh, which make the level of pop-in all the more unforgivable. Nothing that looks like it does should have that degree of pop-in on a PS5 or PC that's mid-tier or better.
The biggest turn-off to me is the design language, and it's a problem that it shares heavily with Sonic '06. It's incredibly jarring to see cartoonish Sonic in a realistic world; I didn't like it in Mario Odyssey when there was a photorealistic T-Rex and a giant anthropomorphic rabbit in a mumu in the same level, and I don't like seeing Sonic in Death Stranding at medium settings. Said realism also made it more difficult to rationalize a world populated by levitating rails, bumpers, and platforms.
I'm convinced that there's a truly amazing 3D Sonic somewhere, but this ain't it.
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