![]() ![]() It’s a narrative-heavy game, with Sonic interacting with several of his most iconic allies and foes. These fights are spectacular showpieces, so make sure you have plenty of rings when you start the battle because the hard rock music kicks in and it’s on like Donkey Kong.Sonic Frontiers is the latest outing for the blue blur, and sees him going on an adventure unlike we’ve ever seen. ![]() ![]() Guardians and Titans are not to be messed with and will take you to school given half the chance. This is an essential skill for the Titan fights and will make the difference between victory and a slow painful death. Activated by pressing both shoulder buttons when an enemy attacks, it will give you a chance to either reverse their attack or give you the opportunity to deliver massive damage. When it comes to combat, my tip for you is that parrying is your best friend. In Sonic Frontiers you can easily hit a button for a tip should you need a hand with your approach or an enemy’s weak point. This can result in a little frustration, but once you figure out the right plan the fun factor returns. If you tackle one the wrong way it’s easy to make things very difficult for yourself. Brute force usually doesn’t work against Guardians or Titans. The different moves and strategies can feel a little complicated at times, because different enemies require different kinds of attacks. Regardless of whether you mainline the story or take your time to explore, you will get the skills you need by the time you need them, so don’t stress. After unlocking everything I did head back to the first island and it would have just been far too easy if you got those skills from the start. I found that you will naturally accrue the necessary skill points and it serves a function to control the level of challenge as you go rather than anything to get upset about. Unfortunately, there is a skill tree, which is always cause for concern in a Sonic game, but there are only a handful to unlock the along the way. I could call out a few other favourites, but, better for you to encounter them yourself.Ĭombat wise, Sonic Frontiers works… for the most part. I got a decent chuckle out of it, it felt like Squid was always there in the background. Cut scenes are in real time, so keep an eye out for them photo bombing your conversations with other characters. It’s an exciting battle, and the thing I most like is how Squid just flies around minding their own business most of the time but appears to enjoy the camera. If you want to fight it, find a way to jump on its tail and run up it whilst it twists, twirls and fires projectiles at Sonic. I’ll call out Squid in particular from the first island, a bird type creature with a tail of light. Some of them feel like they have personality and I actually felt a bit bad taking them out. Whilst they can be frustrating while you figure it out, once you do, it’s time to lay the smackdown. These baddies present a harder, more strategic challenge and require the right approach to take them on effectively. Foot soldiers aside, who you can take out pretty easily, each island has a few larger guardians dotted around the map, which could be considered sub-bosses. There is some pop-in as rails and platforms come into view though, so it would have presented as more polished if they found a way to blend them in a little better.Īs expected, each of the islands also have some unique enemies to take on. Sure, the rain effects and some of the cut scenes (which are in-game) are a bit iffy but overall they get the mix right and this makes for some delicious visual candy. The verticality of the game is impressive, some of the towers you need to climb and find your way to floating areas are pretty spectacular. There were frequent ‘wow’ moments for me throughout Sonic Frontiers, where I just stopped for a moment to take in the views and the scenery. All set to a light, piano soundtrack that drives the atmosphere home. It features a groovy contrast between nature and machinery, a surprise temple section and some great mini games to boot. My favourite is the third island ‘Chaos’, set in a volcanic area where the landscape is dusty and desolate, set above the clouds. This culminates with the island’s boss in an epic battle, then we rinse and repeat. All the while battling enemies along the way. He completes ‘cyberspace’ stages to earn keys to unlock vaults containing Chaos Emeralds. Sonic explores an island to find ‘memory shards’ to help save his friends. The gameplay loop is simple but effective. ![]()
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