Sonic Frontiers is Lookin'... not so bad actually
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- It's been about 4 months since the first gameplay was shown for Sonic Frontiers, and it seems that since then the public opinion of it has turned around to be more positive! So give all the new gameplay we've seen since I figured I'd give my updated thoughts on it before the release on November 8th!
0:00 Intro
1:44 Cyberspace
7:41 Combat
9:16 Presentation
13:25 Conclusion (Being Positive)
Twitter - / _splashdash
Edited by - / npickeryt
Co-Writer - Nolan 
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What are your current thoughts about Sonic Frontiers before release 🤔
i think it will be good
I think this game is going to be really fun to play. The moves and leveling up mechanics might make this worth awhile.
idk im too busy replaying sonic heroes for the 27th time
It's gonna do just fine, really satisfy the people that need a new sonic game
I'm pretty optimistic despite being very sour on it initially. I can't see this being in the "lower half" of game quality the series has had. Definitely not "GOTY EVERY YEAR FOREVER" but I think I'll have fun with it.
Frontiers' marketing period has just been one big character arc for Splashdash.
Now we wait for Moist Critical to change his opinion
Hope you like the video guys! And be careful, There's a lot of hidden dangers out there in Cyberspace 😶😶
Great job
😶😶
What?
@@Ibalistic_hedge hes the editor
@@AguyOnRUclips I know that I meant what is he on about the dangers of cyberspace
I can only hope we get cyberspace level based off levels not overused. Egg fleet or Twinkle Park would be nice to see again.
We're probably just going to get reused zones from generations.
Agreed. I’m so sick of seeing Chemical Plant.
Imagine having cyberspace levels based on the 2p stage from Sonic 3, like Azure Lake, Balloon Park or Chrome Gadget, it would be sick, imo.
I wonder if there will be others
I know this would be classic pandering, but I'd love to see some Cyberspace levels based on the backgrounds from Sonic CD!
I think the fact that Japanese gamers are excited for this game really says a lot. Literally, the queue never died down at Tokyo Game Show. I got in on opening on the Sunday and the queue already took 2 and a half hours, and that's with them repeatedly closing it off to limit people. There were big queues at the in-store demos at Yodobashi Camera etc. And a lot of people definitely weren't pre-existing Sonic fans. They're actually like... advertising the game too! There's an advert running in at least one of the major convenience stores at the moment - can't speak for the others because I'm a Family Mart Truther. I'm hyped for the potential of him having a domestic revival, because before now if I wanted to see Sonic-related stuff, I basically had to go to Joypolis.
The only other time Sega decently advertised Sonic for Japan was with Adventure 1. I have a very strong feeling they actually know what they're doing now.
was it annoying, or incredibly hopeful to wait in line so long?
I really hope that Frontiers will be the start of a new era of Sonic and won't just be a one time thing.
@Lxndxnlxnd Their problem is, they experiment, it goes good, they use the formula a bit(Adventure 1 +2, Unleahsed - Generations) then they do something completely different that flops hard and rather than revert to the good one, they try to fix broken one(Heroes) and then fans get divided until they rinse and repeat.
@Lxndxnlxnd bro, they stated this is the start of the new chapter for Sonic 🗿
@Lxndxnlxnd 🤡
no i'm gonna end this franchise next month
@@skalatoor4872 Why not do it now lmao
The game has had a major glow-up
comparing the ign footage from June to footage from now is like night and day
Like that line on the back of Sonic Unleashed’s box 🥹.
Best gaming channel
I wouldn’t say all that lol
@@finalhazard247 I would say all that, the game has improved in so many ways
@@bluefire9285 the game kind of still has this stiffness to it. Hate to compare it to unleashed but that game is so smooth with almost everything. Now comparing those two games are night and day lol
Regardless of how Sonic Frontiers is as a game, Vandalize is such a banger of a song.
I love how people say how this song brings them back to the mid 2000s with AMVs of Sonic.
Sonic games always have really good music
Eeeh to me it's middle of the road nothing can beat the top 3 his world, endless possibilities and kinght of the wind.
@@micjimster4845 Doesn't mean it isn't a banger
@@themoviecritic1092 I'm glad it slaps hard for you but for me I kinda grew out of this type of music power to ya though.
I'm here was batter
Okay but the soap shoes being a bonus made this game go from a 8 to OMFG THIS GAME IS GONNA BE GOOD
It’s cool that it’s in the game, but it’s bs how you can only get it through a newsletter code. It’s kind of insulting like when Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl had the Platinum outfit only available as a preorder bonus for two months
Eh
@@usingtiltcontrols3695 it’s literally free with the newsletter though
It's whatever, I care more about the game being good than some shoes.
@@usingtiltcontrols3695 At least it’s a free cosmetics guarantee you if Sega thought of it earlier they would’ve made it a paid dlc
I know the concern about the game being too easy with how you can just cyloop a bunch of rings in order to stay alive, but I feel like this is a good design because of the incentive behind the combo system. It's been shown that the only way you can gain access to Sonic's special abilities is to make sure you don't drop your combos at all while attacking enemies. If you take a hit, you'll drop your combo and you'll be forced to start again. A quick ring pick-me-up will allow you to get back in the fight without having to run away and look for other rings in an open world environment. You CAN of course just ignore the cyloop and attempt to fight the enemies again without the rings and risk taking another hit as you work your way through the combos again, but the option is there for new players.
The incentive overall is to make sure NOT to make a mistake if you want to access Sonic's better moves, so it works out well in the end. It's kind of like Devil May Cry's style meter, where you can keep combo-ing enemies to get the rank to go up, and if you get hit, your ranking goes down. You are then free to either go into Devil Trigger mode to heal or use an item to heal back up, but by and large, you still need to work hard towards combo-ing again to get the style meter back up to where you need it to be.
I think the main reason people go all over the place in Cyberspace during the demos is because Sonic doesn't feel like a racecar anymore. He turns more sharply, which is something I'm down for. I just wish the stage design were, I dunno, wider. Like in Unleashed, or the Adventure games. Those'd take better advantage of Sonic's extra mobility.
Heavily disagree on the graphics not looking good, if you were talking about the way it looked in the first gameplay reveal, I would've agreed. But clearly they improved that too and the world looks much more appealing to look at. They added more detail.
It's also hard to judge the game under RUclips's compression and framerate.
i’m going to be real: this game looks promising. that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be good or bad, but it does look like the step in the right direction. and even if it’s the most 7/10 game out there, it’ll still be able to lay the foundations for even better sonic games to come, and i’m all here for that
i sure hope so. i miss games like generations or unleashed. hopefully this game will be a goat
7/10 is good
@@finartix Absolutely it is! 7/10 is literally better than most games (5/10 being average). I'll never understand why people get so upset over a game getting a 7/10.
Lay the foundations? …like lost world
@@HOTD108_ i'm guessing they are the kind of people that complain about the most minimal things that sometimes aren't even actually wrong
The last few minutes were really heartwarmimg
Tbh i think frontiers replayability will be the fact that even if you get all the secrets, you will never get tired at least for me the feeling of feeling as free as sonic and exploring the vast open zone
Also speed runs will be fun
This game is gonna age worse over time tbh
@@bluudevil4483 lets see
@@Banana807 the gameplay lacks coherent design and real player choice, the design of the world is automated up the ass while also reusing levels from past games, this game is gonna age like milk bro.
Did he just reveal to us that he's doing another insane LS Mark video? If he does ALL the novels I will officially order a wellness check
Yeah he most likely doing every book
Yeah he did every book
Honestly I think this really summed up my feelings for this. I still see possible problems but, I’m a bit more hopeful for this one. Fingers crossed it’ll be worth buying.
Also that the switch version won’t be unbearable since I don’t own anything else I could play it on XD
Citation on the Switch version not being compromised?
Same with me, but from what I've heard it seems it'll be alright.
@@TheArceusftw So far, we can comments from people being able to test the demo on it during conventions and saying the Switch version was good.
Also, I'm rather confident as so far, Switch version from Sonic games have been good. Colors doesn't really count as it wasn't developped by Sonic Team (though yes, it shouldn't have been the catastophe it ended up being)
@@SoraKingdom3 the only differences between the last gen and next gen versions are that the last gen versions run at 30 fps (switch and ps4)
@@stanzacosmi I'm guessing the resolution on the last gen is also going to be lower? Especially for the Switch.
I'd like to point out that a large portion of the fanbase on twitter had been making a stint about the reused Cyberspace level design.
A stint?
@@yourself1210 Fucking phone. "Stink". "Making a stink". Complaining.
@@sputnikmann6541 oh
Splash dash. I've normally been rarely optimistic when it comes to the new sonic stuff. However this video has cradled more optimism in me than any trailer ever did. As a fellow sonic fan, I thank you. Also ps using the end of SA2, the credits theme where sonic says "Sayonara Shadow the Hedgehog" was absolutely perfect for that conclusion.
The whole Sonic's memories thing sounds like a lousy excuse to reuse Generations' level design, Sonic fans need higher standards
Exactly like how are you going to accept this garbage for the thousandth time? It's literally embarrassing
My philosophy on Cyberspace is taking 'reused from Gens/Unleashed/SA2' as 'These designs are gonna be based as hell'
That's about where I differ from the mass majority
I’m so excited to hear Roger’s voice in this game. Hopefully, he’ll have good writing to work with! None of that “BALDY MCNOSEHAIR” bullshit!
It seems like he will from what we’ve seen.
@@elderfiend6295 Definitely!
The line he’s said like three times total?
@@paperluigi6132 I don’t know why they kept bringing it back.
@@n19ntendods Heard it yet?
I hate all the mega defenders making up any excuse they can, so annoying we’ll never get any improvement with that kind of attitude. But I do hope it does succeed of course, here’s to hoping
You will never get any improvement either way. I highly doubt the developers get feedback by reading Twitter hot-takes.
@@Tom-jw7ii thank you epicballz man
Yeah
Honestly, even tho I’m in the camp of “I’d rather reused level design rather than straight lines: the game”, I hope they drop the nostalgia pandering stuff in the future and lean further into the unique and interesting stuff, whether it’s the open zone stuff or something entirely different
you sound exactly like LS mark
Splash Dash just likes LS Mark's voice, that's why he's talking like him. (Not a lie)
To be honest i really wish We would get more Stages that we haven't seen as much in Cyberspace. Like it could've be this new Generations. Give me fucking eggman land from unleashed because that is still in the current sonic canon. The only time eggman succeeded in Building it. You'd think that would stand out in Sonics memories a bit more. + with a few tweeks that level could be really fun to go trough.
The fact that the launch trailer played Don’t Stop Me Now was enough to convince me that game is gonna be awesome
Seriously enjoying the content homie. The “Gotta go fast” clip joke is absolute fukken gold. 😂
I’ve come around from being mostly cynical to feeling cautiously optimistic. Maybe they’ll FINALLY get things back on track with this one.
The reports of cyberspace being pretty bad aside, the actual main open “zone” gameplay might be good enough to make up for it.
I’m excited to try it out. Still, though, we’ve been here before. Sonic 06 looked pretty sick in its prerelease material.
If it’s good, that will be awesome. If it’s bad or just mediocre… I won’t be too surprised. I think that’s the best way to treat new Sonic games at this point. Not blind hatred or optimism
The character model is so beautiful. Especially the costumes, I really like the character
seeing a supernatural clip in a sonic video broke my brain for a second
5:20 they added cyberspace because play testers were complaining about there being nothing to do and them not knowing where to go.
That is fine, but they could have handled that differently. They could have used overworld assets to create original levels without extra costs, but also without the disgusting rehashing. They could have remixed assets and repaint Green Hill to another color (I will always praise Forces for this), they could have mixed Chemical Plant with Metropolis to make a different factory, they could have landed Sky Sanctuary and give plot relevant reason that's by the same civilization. Sega has rich asset library which they could have remixed instead of just having us pay for the same levels (but downgraded) again.
The people that managed to get to the second Island did so by comparing notes with each other and Speedrunning the game, anyone playing this normally almost certainly ain't clearing the Islands in 10 minutes or the like.
Not surprising that they managed to do that, what with Speedrunning being one of the core tenets of Sonic as a whole.
A Pumpkin Hill stage will save cyberspace for me LOL
They just revealed Sky Rail in the game if that counts. It's got the Green Hill aesthetic though.
Oh imagine tho...
for me the animation is quite better than something like forces, the camera angles, the expresions like it's not amazing but it's definetly a step up from generation and you know it's sad that i got excited at the fact that sonic was pretty expresive, it really is sad
Glad you’re coming around about how you felt about the game .
Cool video. My guess is that they had bigger plans for cyberspace, but had to cut them down to resource and marketing constraints. I don't know this for sure, but I doubt they'd make the same decision without that pressure.
The thing I like the most about Sonic Frontiers, is that it's finally doing what I've been wanting the franchise to do for a long time.
Change the formula
Change the game
Try something different
And making it official in the main Sonic games.
Looking back at the fan games, it was always nice seeing what the community could do when it came down to Sonic and change how he operates within formula, but even the fan games weren't able to make official, what could only be made official by Sonic team themselves, nor scratch that itch of change, that I've been wanting to see Sega do with Sonic for a long time.
Not that I'm saying fan games suck, of course not, I'm only saying that they could, only do what I always wanted to see Sega do with Sonic and co, but the limitations imo was, them being non canon and unofficial.
With Sonic Frontiers, things can change and are looking to change for the better, I hope this will the new formula from here on out.
I wish a Sonic game would make remakes of old forgotten stages, or even just classic stages that never got the 3D glowup. Imagine seeing Flying Battery, a revamped Labyrinth Zone, or some other old stages in Frontiers.
Imagine marble zone but lava slowly fills the level
Water palace would be nice
@@wintersong2337 true but it's one of the most hated stages in sonic
Beautiful video, I can feel your passion for sonic
This video perfectly describes my change in opinion on this game, I do hope it won't be a let down, I pray to the SEGA overlords.
PS. nice "garbage day" reference :)
Liked your ending section!!
Only want to say one thing....
If we gonna get another eggman final boss fight, I will break every egg I come across.....
Here's the thing: I'm not going to "accept that I'm okay with mediocrity" because that's not what I'm doing. I'm waiting to see how cyberspace works in conjunction with the rest of the game upon release instead of taking literally everything I hear about the game at face value. I understand being frustrated with the principle of having nostalgia shoved in your face over and over again, but instead of shitting my pants over it I'm actively waiting to see if they actually do something cool with the idea. If they don't, and it's legit just Green Hill, Chemical Plant, Sky Sanctuary and the highway level, and nothing else, then yeah that'd be pretty lame. A good example of them taking this concept and doing something cool with it is them recreating Final Chase from SA2 using the assets from the Generations Shadow boss fight. Realistically I don't think they'll go that far, but another thing I'm excited for in regards to cyberspace is the story implications behind it. Story's a big focus for this game in particular so I'm looking forward to seeing why it's Sonic's memories specifically being used to create the Island's digital landscapes. As it is, the rest of this game gives me reason to be excited and I have no reason to just assume that cyberspace will sour the experience for me.
i noticed a new editing style in this video, seems kinda odd but i like it
3:11 maybe because its optional content and doesn't take up too much of the game also there are original level themes and layouts in the game (it doesn't really excuse the recycled level design but hey maybe if sonic team sees that cyberspace is the weakest part of the game they will probably remove it in the next game)
It's bad game design and I doubt it's optional
People said that exact same thing about Forces; "Maybe Sonic Team will see folks complaining about Green Hill and Chemical Plant and not do it next time!", didn't happen
One of the greatest anime redemption arcs I’ve seen
fun fact: the original vandalize song (not the SF edit) had 'fuck the pain away' instead of the edited 'fight the pain away' lyric
I’m really excited for frontiers to release, and honestly I just really hope this game is able to make a foundation and pave the way for sonic to take a MUCH better direction. Like imagine in a sequel to frontiers we can FINALLY play as tails, knuckles and Amy again? Give each of the completely unique skill trees, include more unique worlds to explore like an eggman city, level themes not done before, and create a standard for all fronts. Better story telling, gameplay structure, identity, just use frontiers’ success to build sonic like we’ve all been wanting
While I still don't appreciate how focused you are on bringing down people that argue with you (as it felt out of place in your Santiago video, and that I highly don't recommend constantly stirring THAT pot), I do appreciate what you had to say here and I'm 100% on board for the game personally, even Cyberspace. I think Frontiers is the Sonic game I've thought about as a kid. If anyone wants to call me out for enjoying everything on play here, go ahead. Claim I'm accepting mediocre slop, but I'm not changing my feelings on this game and I don't think you should be in the right to try and wring negative thoughts out of me. Only things I'm unsure of are the pop-in and Cyberspace physics. Everything else? Yeah I'm excited.
Ah yes!! Another splash dash video, I’m going to enjoy this!!!
He sounds oddly familiar…
Probably the first game since 06 where I bought the music for it, that cyberspace mix the official channel posted was amazing, took me back to the Dreamcast days, these Cyberspace levels seem like a better celebration of Sonics past than Generations.
it was mentioned in an interview that cyberspace levels ARE optional, and apparently there are a metric fuckton of them. while i’d prefer them to not all be reused, if they need to to have that sheer amount of quantity, i’m okay with it. i like those stages, and i’ll definitely have fun with them
This dude is freaking hilarious!!
That speech at the end got a smile on my face, got me hopeful for the future of sonic
Yeah, too bad this franchise don't have any future lol
@@MasterAlpha1000 Owwwww the edge!!!!
Great RWBY music you added to the outro I'm jamming to it
Omg the first time ive seen you positive. Ill give it a like
Even when positive, I love that Mark had the balls to shit on cyberspace as they deserve to be. Too many content creators are trying to ignore or reduce criticism to keep hype or a positive attitude, without realzing that both being critical and positive are not mutually exclussive.
Gotta agree on that last bit; not hyped, but excited, I see a fun good game, not just a good Sonic game here, still more interesting than other triple AAA releases
I will never stop hoping for a Sonic game to turn out good. It's tiring seeing Sonic become a punching bag everytime a game flops. So with this recent positive surge for the games potential success, it makes me happy that people are becoming cautiously optimistic toward it.
Bruh, there aren't any good sonic game
Deal with it lmao
@@MasterAlpha1000 Your father isn't coming back, deal with it.
@@dm_il egoraptor might prove you how this franchise suck lmao
Aha! A redemption arc!
I'm rooting for Sonic Team too, but you're right. They gotta come wit it this time. 💪🏽🔥
You literally explained my issues with how the fanbase was handling the cyberspace drama. The goalpost in excusing it kept getting moved, and i'm just sitting there like "We will you guys just admit that you guys are accepting shit" like it was honestly embarrassing, and hell insulting watching it in front of my eyes. I know people will see this and say i'm being a bit too dramatic, but it's how i feel alright. I still have the game pre-ordered, but it's only because i have to see the game for myself at this rate on wither it will be good or bad.
I played sonic frontiers myself. It's pretty okay. Cyberspace included. It played pretty well
Why does it have to be that you don't like it so it's bad and we're accepting shit jfc lmfao
@@lazygenius3139 Are you implying that i can't say it's shit just because you like it? Let me turn it around on you lmfao
Not really. A lot of people have skipped sonic games cuz… you know. He even said it’s a best hits done wrong but it’s still the best hits and people haven’t played all of them. Lazy? Maybe. Smart? Yeah actually kind of is.
@@slayerstarx7109 no dude I didn't. I don't care if you like the game or not but why does me liking it mean I'm settling for shit or me disliking it means im overly pessimistic lmfao yall are impossible holy shit
Not to be overly negative but, what actually looks good about Sonic Frontiers? The game can be split into 3 aspects.
Exploration, combat and cyberspace.
It doesn't look to excel in any of these things. The combat is incredibly simple and button mashy from what we've seen upto the third island. The cyberspace levels consists of 4 level themes and is just reusing old layouts. And the exploration, whilst probably the most interesting aspect. It's mostly just disjointed floating platforms and rails plastered on a big open map with little natural integration and looks like it lacks much variety in challenges.
Like, I hope the game is good. And I understand people enjoy the anticipation and the hype of a new release. But, I'm genuinely not seeing anything in this game which could elevate it above average.
Yeah his previous video on frontiers is better than this one. I think he's just jumping on the Sonic clickbait good game bandwagon before release
I honestly dig the enemy variety since, while still button-mashy, might at least offer some variety in how you tackle them. As long as it isn't brain-dead then I can be fine with a simpler combat mechanic. But otherwise I agree with you, I'm genuinely worried it's gonna fall into the trap of most open-world games where they put quantity of content over quality.
I often pop sonic adventure in just to play big the cat fishing, so I'm really happy they put him in this one.
That ending was inspiring, I really do hope Sonic can become the legend he once was again
I like the idea of Cyberspace as a change of pace from the open world as this game's equivalent to botw shrines but...could they really not have made linear stages that were actually designed around Sonic's new movement here? I'll probably enjoy them more than Forces levels because there will actually be more to do in the moment to moment gameplay where Forces just played itself like half the time...but that's the LOWEST bar to clear. This is just annoying.
I would also prefer Colors Gameland-esque environments instead of Green Hill and Chemical Plant AGAIN. Devs could use random generation to mass produce them instead of manual rehashing.
@@Gnidel Yeah, even when you're limited to older stage assets and themes, there's more that can be done to make it interesting. If these stages are essentially Sonic's memories thrown into a blender, imagine if they actually went all the way with this idea and combined level assets to create something with more of its own flavor. Like throw in parts of Apotos' scenery or even Force's version of metropolis into Sky Santuary. Even little visual tweaks to things would help a lot.
@@DesignDoc For me a benchmark for amnesia plot for a established protagonist is Ys Memories of Celceta (remake is Ys 4) in which Adol, the main character, gets amnesia and has to recover his memories. And it was great because the memories served to explore his past before the game series started (why he became adventurer) and to create intrigue why various villages are angry at him. It wasn't used to rehash stages. So I won't eat the excuse of memories because I've played a game that did the same concept much better.
Also, Ys series is for me a benchmark for overworld music. It rocks, literally.
I too hope sonic can do well not just as a sonic game but as a game in general I want it to be worthy enough to compete with other games
Frontiers had a character arc and I’m so happy it did
Why do people assume "1/3 of the game" mean "approximately proportioned to the rest of the game." Cyber Space is obviously not designed to be 10 hours, since that's 4-5x longer than *any previous Sonic game of its kind*. Even if there are 7 Cyber Space stages for every island--so 35 at the least--that's a little over Colors' number of stages.
Reminds me of when Iizuka said in July that they were 80% done with the game, but despite obviously saying the game is content-complete, people somehow chose to read that as "there's entire chunks of the game still not implemented."
On a similar note, because Cyber Space does not serve as the bulk of the game, its role is incredibly different from other games. You ask why add Cyber Space stages if they aren't the best levels ever, or when they're focusing on the Open Zone, and that's because a lot of people will not transition into the Open Zone so easily. A person who prefers linear Sonic over open world Sonic has the option. Of course, they still have to interact with the Open Zone, but in a capacity that serves to reward them with linear levels. And judging by impressions, the people who would prefer the linear levels don't care at all that they're not perfect, and they don't even seem to notice.
Agree on all of your sticking points with the game, I think that even if the open world does have some initially interesting locations, it likely won't hold up very much on a second playthrough. The cyberspace stuff is shockingly bad and the combat appears incredibly automated.
I understand the interest in seeing where this goes and how it can improve in future, but I still think that's a *really* sad outlook to have that essentially admits Frontiers doesn't look that good. Not once during the leadup to games I've anticipated like Metroid Dread and Bayonetta 3 did I stop and think "can't wait to see how this improves in the next game!", because the game I was looking forward to in the first place still had yet to release. People got really mad at me for saying this but I think it's important to reiterate. If you're already thinking "don't worry guys, the next game will fix it!" then the game you're looking forward to probably isn't very good. Not saying that *you* don't understand that, but that many other people don't.
I'm glad to see your opinion has changed and you had good points in your old video though I still think your opinions are very valid but to be honest I don't really care about the pop-in or the cyber space problem
Mystery from spongebob keeps eating all the trailers for this game
The story for frontiers better be metal virus arc tier. I want sonic to experience so many challenges and villains while trying to get his friends back. I don't see him getting killed off but perhaps have him end up in a kingdom hearts 3 situation where he needs help and is in a bad situation if you know what I mean.
I doubt we are gonna see more than 2 villains
3:03 “A major component of Cyberspace is just reused Sonic levels with slight tweaks to work with the Boost formula… *and nobody really seems to care.“*
_he says, as quite literally everyone seems to care_
Actually, haven't seen anyone talk about it besides him, or maybe I'm just out of touch
@@argo9721 I’ve seen plenty of people say the cyberspace areas are ass
I've witnessed dozens of comments saying they didn't care or making excuses about it while scrolling down until I found this comment.
That intro was God Tier
I was really wondering why you weren’t making a video since all the new stuff we learned about this game since the initial trailers.
I actually was excited about the game from the first ign trailers so all the new footage we got since only hyped me up more.
FUK Sonic, l want to play Silver and Blaze.
Facts
Whenever people say "Wow the cutscene animations are so much better, sonic looks much more expresive" I ask myself what are they talking about? The characters are animated the same way they are in forces, they still use the characters eyelids instead of their eyebrows to convey expression, the only changes that I can see are the more dynamic camera angles.
Sonic's quills are still very short
If something can change your mind, then anything is possible!!
10:19 he moves his eyebrows in cutscenes as well
how do u have a title like “the game isnt so bad” and then have two thirds of the video be complaining
Who is this positive dude? GIVE BACK SPLASH DASH!!!
Jokes aside, I’m glad you think the game is looking better. The game hasn’t sold me personally, but seeing anyone be able to get any joy out of Sonic without reaching for it is nice to see
When you said Kingdom Hearts, I thought man Lsmark should really make a video on the series. I would watch that.
Nice seeing you positive about sonic it's refreshing
8:26 not the case as some enemies require you to learn there gimmick before attacking and even then if you wanna beat them faster you gotta use all your moves
I hate LS Mark, Splash Dash better
*Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?*
yes splash dash reviewed the frontier game of all time!!!!!
Frontiers experimentation is going to come from ways to cheese the collectibles or mapping out the fastest collectible route, I think
I like open Zone as it’s like older Sonic games calling their set of levels zones, instead of Worlds like what Mario calls them. Nice attention to detail you wouldn’t expect.
My genuine thoughts as someone who played the game at EGX is that It's a solid 7/10. I think it very much so will be the foundation for sonic to come, personally I'd like it to be better and even have the sacred (Momentum) in the "open zone" but at least the drop dash has it. The controls are very much fine and cyloop is pretty responsive. I'd say on the controls side it's pretty swell, at max settings and full speed. Cyberspace as you said is honestly the worst part of the game(controls were different too and oh god air boosting there is terrible) and I'd wish we finally let go of nostalgia and idc how you try to make it fit with the narrative use other stages then GH, CP and SS! ugh. Combat? it is pretty mashy and tbh werehog was too but I *feel* with the full skill tree unlocked it might be fun to see all the things you can do. Still would wait for more trustworthy people like you to play the game for a bit before I buy tho.
lets be real: 7/10 on the gameplay ALONE is a good sign, we haven't even factored in the story yet.
Momentum doesn't equivalent to physics, and speaking of physics, I just like to see Sonic react to them like crashing into a wall, slipping when ice physics are involved, the works.
Bro how can you even rate the game when you played a damn demo
@@spacecowboy1881 better than you not playing the game and the demo is supposed to give people an idea on what they will be *paying* for. Oh and I said it seems to be a 7/10 as unless it goes under major changes most of what I played will stay the same.
@dmil Oh sure, basically from what I gathered and played cyberspace has an different set of controls, compared to open world, such as prior air boosting feeling way worse. Sonic feels a tad more weighted leaving to moments where one can fling themselves off. And well... They are very much downgraded versions of better level design (since we're in the kishimoto(main game dev) for sonic we've had more linear stages than ever before.
Oh, I didn't know there was a big fishing minigame! That's pretty cool, actually
this will be the first Sonic game I've got in launch window since Sonic 3*
90's launch windows were basically months. But a Moment.
I too hope it's Generations levels revisitable.
you just stole this viideo from #LSMark
Though I really want this game to be amazing and put Sonic back on the map, a part of me almost wants this game to fail to spite the Sega bootlickers (even though I've seen potential in the game since the IGN reveal. I wouldn't be a Sonic fan if I wasn't a masochist).
Agree, i just can imagine how funny would see these suckers like a clown
I’m not one to defend the laziness of cyberspace, I just don’t think it’s a dealbreaker personally (especially if there are more new levels thrown in).
CALLED IT!
Bro why are you so negative all the ti-oh.
it looks bland...the thing that makes Elden Ring's open world fun is the amount of things in it. The thing that makes Breath of the Wild's fun is the emergent gameplay and how all the systems influence each other. Sonic Frontiers looks to be rails, trick rings, homing attack chains and set pieces...
ok blue pikachu
@@imtiredofitallmakeitstop you're not far off lol
@@ZacTheCrippleFTW what is it though? Don't play pokemon sorry
@@imtiredofitallmakeitstop also well you're at it look up Pikablue history. lol
You mean…it’s full of objects and puzzles that Sonic has interacted with
Wether or not this game is actually good, which I'm still not deciding on until after it releases, it's probably going to be successful, just like 06 and Forces.
Over the course of the past few months, I've been a lot more optimistic for this game. I'm still quite nervous about it since Forces, Colors Ultimate, and even Origins to a slight extent had a really rough landing after those games gave people high hopes, myself included. But seeing all of the people who got to play it speak very positively about it, including people that I very much trust their opinion of, it's made me excited to see what this game has to offer when actually playing it.
The replay value aspect is a little worrying, since Cyberspace levels aren't looking interesting enough to be ran through again and again, but honestly if the game does end up being shorter than expected on a casual run (like 8-9 hours), then I genuinely think that this game has speedrun potential, and I think that's what could keep Sonic veterans coming back.
I heard in an interview for the game from the director that normally players go back to go through levels as fast as they can in other Sonic games like Generations, but for this game, it could be an interesting challenge to see how fast you can go through the entire game. If this game isn't super long, then I think I'd be very interested in speedrunning this game to try to get the fastest route possible to the end of the game, provided that progression isn't entirely linear and there are multiple ways to get the keys other than just Cyberspace.
Since you can't get to the final boss at the start of the game like Breath of the Wild, I bet speedruns for this will be longer than that game, but if the optimized speedrun for this game could be like 1-4 hours, I think that would be the main reason to go back and play over and over again. At least that's my take. I'm hoping this is a good speedrun because that'll make me wanna go back.
In fact, some might even say it looks really good, I'm one of those guys
Alright let’s not go that far.
@@srsbizman6649 a lot of people have been saying that and it’s just an opinion anyways
@@srsbizman6649 not go that far? Almost all the people that played the demo said that