Sonic Frontiers

Item: Sonic Frontiers
Rating: 84
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-12

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Summary

Successful open-world Sonic formula
Engaging gameplay and exploration
Exceptional soundtrack and audio
Unpolished controls and mechanics
Repetitive and tedious gameplay loop
Technical issues and lack of polish

Emotions

Satisfaction116%Frustration51%Excitement47%Disappointment47%Joy28%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 57%
Unhelpful reviews: 43%
Protest reviews: 0%

84%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
16%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4305
Negative points: 2880
Gameplay points: 1072
Perf. points: 137
Rec. points: 889
Misc points: 396

Point	Description	Importance
Successful Open-World Sonic Formula Description The game is widely celebrated as a significant step forward for the Sonic franchise, successfully implementing an open-world concept that enhances Sonic's speed and exploration. Many consider it one of the best 3D Sonic games, a return to form, and a promising direction for future titles, with particular enjoyment derived from controlling Sonic in expansive environments. Importance 100%	The game is widely celebrated as a significant step forward for the Sonic franchise, successfully implementing an open-world concept that enhances Sonic's speed and exploration. Many consider it one of the best 3D Sonic games, a return to form, and a promising direction for future titles, with particular enjoyment derived from controlling Sonic in expansive environments.	100%
Engaging Gameplay & Exploration Description Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay, highlighting its fun and dynamic nature, particularly the blend of speed and exploration in the open world. The combat system, platforming, and overall movement are frequently cited as enjoyable and refreshing, offering a good mix of chill and challenging moments. Importance 81%	Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay, highlighting its fun and dynamic nature, particularly the blend of speed and exploration in the open world. The combat system, platforming, and overall movement are frequently cited as enjoyable and refreshing, offering a good mix of chill and challenging moments.	81%
Exceptional Soundtrack & Audio Description The game's soundtrack receives overwhelming praise for its quality, diversity, and ability to enhance the gameplay experience. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric open-world melodies, energetic cyberspace tracks, and epic vocal themes during boss battles as particularly outstanding, often calling it one of the best in the series. Importance 58%	The game's soundtrack receives overwhelming praise for its quality, diversity, and ability to enhance the gameplay experience. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric open-world melodies, energetic cyberspace tracks, and epic vocal themes during boss battles as particularly outstanding, often calling it one of the best in the series.	58%
Dynamic & Epic Boss Fights Description Boss battles, especially the Titan fights, are consistently highlighted as a major strength, offering unique mechanics, cinematic spectacle, and a satisfying challenge. The ability to play as Super Sonic in these encounters, coupled with powerful vocal soundtracks, creates exhilarating and memorable experiences. Importance 34%	Boss battles, especially the Titan fights, are consistently highlighted as a major strength, offering unique mechanics, cinematic spectacle, and a satisfying challenge. The ability to play as Super Sonic in these encounters, coupled with powerful vocal soundtracks, creates exhilarating and memorable experiences.	34%
Compelling Story & Character Development Description The narrative is frequently lauded for its maturity, depth, and emotional impact, a significant improvement over previous entries. Players appreciate the well-written characters, their interactions, and the game's ability to deliver heartfelt moments and expand the lore, making the story a strong driving force for engagement. Importance 28%	The narrative is frequently lauded for its maturity, depth, and emotional impact, a significant improvement over previous entries. Players appreciate the well-written characters, their interactions, and the game's ability to deliver heartfelt moments and expand the lore, making the story a strong driving force for engagement.	28%
Visually Appealing Graphics & Art Style Description Reviewers generally find the game's graphics and art style to be impressive, with beautiful landscapes, atmospheric lighting, and creative creature designs. While some acknowledge initial rough edges, many feel the visuals are good, especially on higher settings or with mods, contributing to an immersive experience. Importance 26%	Reviewers generally find the game's graphics and art style to be impressive, with beautiful landscapes, atmospheric lighting, and creative creature designs. While some acknowledge initial rough edges, many feel the visuals are good, especially on higher settings or with mods, contributing to an immersive experience.	26%
Overall Positive & Addictive Experience Description Many players express deep affection for the game, describing it as addictive, inspiring, and a source of great personal enjoyment. The game's ability to hook players for hours, evoke strong emotions, and create lasting positive memories is a testament to its engaging nature. Importance 19%	Many players express deep affection for the game, describing it as addictive, inspiring, and a source of great personal enjoyment. The game's ability to hook players for hours, evoke strong emotions, and create lasting positive memories is a testament to its engaging nature.	19%
Valuable Free DLC & Updates Description The free post-launch DLC, particularly 'The Final Horizon' update, is highly praised for significantly improving the game, adding substantial content, new playable characters (Tails, Amy, Knuckles), and a much-improved story ending. These additions are seen as addressing initial critiques and elevating the overall experience. Importance 18%	The free post-launch DLC, particularly 'The Final Horizon' update, is highly praised for significantly improving the game, adding substantial content, new playable characters (Tails, Amy, Knuckles), and a much-improved story ending. These additions are seen as addressing initial critiques and elevating the overall experience.	18%
Engaging Cyberspace Levels Description The traditional Cyberspace levels are appreciated for offering fast-paced, challenging platforming that complements the open-world exploration. Many find these stages enjoyable to replay for speedruns and S-ranks, with some levels being particularly memorable and well-designed. Importance 17%	The traditional Cyberspace levels are appreciated for offering fast-paced, challenging platforming that complements the open-world exploration. Many find these stages enjoyable to replay for speedruns and S-ranks, with some levels being particularly memorable and well-designed.	17%
High Replayability & Completion Value Description Players find the game highly replayable and enjoyable for 100% completion, citing the rewarding nature of challenges, collectibles, and side stories. The game's ability to keep players engaged for dozens of hours, even after multiple playthroughs, is a recurring positive. Importance 12%	Players find the game highly replayable and enjoyable for 100% completion, citing the rewarding nature of challenges, collectibles, and side stories. The game's ability to keep players engaged for dozens of hours, even after multiple playthroughs, is a recurring positive.	12%

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