Man. I now sit in the afterglow of Sonic Frontiers and man… I never found what people see in it. Like it’s not horrible, it’s not broken or anything, but I just didn’t get much from the experience. Like… I like fighting in video games but this system was just kind of boring, even with all the flashy stuff Sonic could do. I kind of got tired of seeing the same set pieces in the open areas over and over again as I zigzagged all over the place doing what I needed to do. Like yeah, you navigate through them the way I would expect Sonic to do so but it all feels so… soulless…. Like they were there just to be there. The islands themselves even feel really similar despite having different biomes. They all blend together in my head.
I’ve let it sit for a while and i just don’t feel fulfilled by anything I just did. The story was nice, probably the best part, but honestly I would have enjoyed it better if different gameplay was backing it up.
Honestly I just want them to go back to linear levels. I don’t think this open zone design and sprinkled in combat is doing the experience any favors. They just need to make everything stand out more next time and focus on the core platforming stages and less on running through fields and fighting robots.