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Sonic Frontiers is Sega’s best selling 3D Sonic game

May 8, 2023VG247

Sonic Heroes loses its crown. Sonic Frontiers has apparently sold around 3.5 million copies, which now makes it the best selling 3D Sonic title since the series moved to the third dimension. It was obvious that the move to the pseudo-open world for Sonic was an ever-so-slightly risky one for Sega, more-so in that the developer hadn’t done so for the series before, so it might not have paid off. Currently, though, it sounds like it might have done, as according to Sonic fansite Tails’ Channel, Sonic Frontiers has hit around 3.5 million copies sold (thanks, TheGamer). This comes from…

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Sonic Frontiers free update adds Photo Mode, newly added features, and more

March 25, 2023VG247

Prepare for a couple of new timed modes. The first of three free content updates for Sonic Frontiers has been released, and it comes with newly added features and modes. Dubbed the Sights, Sounds, and Speed update, it includes a Photo Mode and a Juke Box that allows you to play your favorite tracks while exploring the Starfall Islands. It includes tracks from Sonic Frontiers and past Sonic games. Totaling 53 songs, 13 are instantly unlocked and playable as soon as the game is updated. You can unlock the remaining 40 songs by collecting Sound Memories across the five islands,…

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The RPS Selection Box: Liam’s bonus games of the year 2022

January 2, 2023RockPaperShotgun

Oh. OK. I guess it’s time for me to publicly confess which games I voted for in this year’s advent calendar but that didn’t get it, and without the usual protection of anonymity granted by group lists. Listen: please don’t judge me. I just want to say that up top before you find out where I live and start sending me pizzas or something. I am fallible. You cut me, I bleed red. I put my bread in the toaster one slice at a time. Anyway, with that out the way, here’s a list of things I liked this year…

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Sonic Frontiers has Dreamcast-era jank and pop-in galore – but I can’t stop playing it

November 15, 2022VG247

Despite some horrible bad bits, there are some incredible good bits – but that’s sort-of par for the course with Sonic at this point, isn’t it? Am I a glutton for punishment? I can’t stop thinking about or playing Sonic Frontiers right now, even though it has some pretty heavyweight rivals vying for my attention (including a couple of high-profile reviews). I’m liking those other games I’m working on well enough – a lot, in fact. But, man… There’s something about Sonic Frontiers. Something that works, even though the game is a little bit crap. Playing Frontiers over the last…

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I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch

November 10, 2022VG247

An uneven game in its best form, on Switch Sonic Frontiers is a mess of pixels and is plain ugly. Sonic Frontiers on Switch is quite the experience. On the most powerful hardware (PC, PS5, Series X) the Blue Blur’s latest outing is a perfectly pleasant-looking game. It has problems, but it’s not ugly. You wouldn’t walk past it with your eyebrows raised, mouth agog, staring like Sonic’s pants had fallen to his ankles. It’s just fine. On Switch, Sonic’s pants haven’t just fallen down; they’ve been mangled and haphazardly thrown back on the hedgehog. This is the same core…

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The latest Sonic Frontiers video features showdowns with various bosses

November 4, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. It’s almost time to explore the Starfall Islands, and gather the Chaos Emeralds. A new trailer for Sonic Frontiers has been released, and it shows the fella fighting rather large, strange-looking bosses. In Sonic Frontiers, our blue hero is searching for the Chaos emeralds. While on this adventure, he becomes stranded on an ancient island teeming with unusual creatures. Sonic Frontiers – Showdown Trailer As Sonic, you will battle hordes of powerful enemies and experience open-zone platforming freedom across the…

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Latest Sonic Frontiers video shows off combat, skill trees, and the upgrades system

October 13, 2022VG247

Parrying, combo attacks, and more can keep you from being bested by eemies. A new video for Sonic Frontiers is available, and it provides a look at combat. The video also covers the skill tree and upgrades. Sonic Frontiers – Combat & Upgrades Trailer The game features an all-new battle system and skill tree upgrades, allowing you to fight strategically. You can combine moves such as dodges, parries, counters, combos, and the new Cyloop ability to take down foes and titans. Sonic Frontiers will mark the first time a Skill Tree has been included in a Sonic game. It allows…

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This Sonic Frontiers video provides an overview of the game

September 1, 2022VG247

Explore a world of action, adventure and mystery. SEGA has released a new video for Sonic Frontiers that provides an overview of the game. The video shows all sorts of gameplay, and the narration provides plenty of details regarding Sonic’s latest adventure. In Sonic Frontiers, our blue hero is searching for the Chaos emeralds. While on this adventure, he becomes stranded on an ancient island teeming with unusual creatures. As Sonic, you will battle hordes of powerful enemies and experience open-zone platforming freedom across the Starfall Islands as the blue blur and friends go after Dr. Eggman, who has lost…

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Sonic Frontiers dashes onto PC in November

August 23, 2022RockPaperShotgun

Greetings, fellow kids! Sonic Frontiers is out on November 8th. If that date sounds familiar then that’ll be because it’s the one that’s been leaked for ages. Sega have shown off some hints at the game’s story during today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live event. Gawp at the release date trailer below. Read more

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Sonic Frontiers will be playable for the first time at EGX 2022

July 25, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Torn on Sonic’s latest adventure? Try it yourself this September! Sonic Frontiers will be present and playable by the public at EGX this year! The controversial entry into the legendary SEGA IP has previously split the gaming community into two camps of lovers and haters following its initial gameplay reveal. What better way to make your mind up on the title than to head down to London and try it out yourself. Sonic Frontiers is the first every fully open…

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Sonic Adventure is still the gold standard for 3D Sonic games

July 1, 2022VG247

While not without flaws, the blue hedgehog’s proper 3D debut has yet to be bested over the past two decades Sonic’s transition to 3D has always been tricky. That 2D to 3D lane change has continued to dog the hedgehog’s releases even into the modern generations (isn’t that right, Sonic Forces?) whereas former rival Mario kept soaring beyond galaxies, getting more comfortable with each release. For Sonic, these transitional woes were the case even at the beginning; while Super Mario 64 arrived fully formed and revolutionised 3D gaming, the Blue Blur had false starts. The cancellation of Sonic Xtreme on…

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Sega attempts to explain what Sonic Frontier’s ‘open-zone’ is, still isn’t open world

June 19, 2022VG247

Open-zone, open world, open your heart. Sega keeps telling us how Sonic Frontiers is an ‘open-zone’ game and not an open world one, which doesn’t make sense, but it might have successfully explained it now. Because everything has to be completely original these days, Sega is seemingly refusing to call Sonic Frontiers what it probably is, an open world game, opting for ‘open-zone’ instead. But in an interview with IGN, director Morio Kishimoto took the time to explain what the company means when it says ‘open-zone’. “Level-based platformers often have a world map. Our open-zone is a world map, only…

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Sonic Frontiers debut gameplay trailer shows seven minutes of Sonic speeding through the world

June 1, 2022VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Have a look at the blue blur’s latest. SEGA has released a seven-minute video showing off Sonic Frontiers gameplay. The IGN First video is part of the site’s month-long coverage of the game. In Sonic Frontiers, you will “accelerate to new heights” and experience “high-velocity open-zone freedom,” battle powerful enemies, and speed through the Starfall Islands featuring various biomes. It’s the latest 3D entry in the Sonic franchise and follows the blue blur and his friends as they go after…

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Sonic Frontiers is “still set to come out this holiday” despite only having one trailer

May 1, 2022VG247

With more news set to arrive “soon.” While we’ve only received one actual trailer for it, Sonic Frontiers is still apparently planned for a release this coming winter holiday. This year might not be moving quite as fast as everyone’s favourite hedgehog, but it is steadily getting closer to the holiday season (sorry for reminding everyone it’s May now). But the holidays themselves apparently aren’t struggling to keep up with the hog. As spotted by Nintendo Life, Sega of America’s social media manager Katie Chrzanowski provided a very brief update into the state of Sonic Frontiers, saying that news will…

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What Sonic Frontiers could learn from Sonic Generations and its reverence for the series’ chequered history

January 24, 2022VG247

The Sonic franchise is a double-edged sword. For every Sonic Mania there’s a Sonic ‘06 There’s no escaping it, and Sonic Generations understood that. By taking some of the very worst parts of the series’ history and improving them, Sonic Generations – a decade-old title – proves that having no qualms about treating the whole franchise with the same respect is the best way to acknowledge Sonic’s long and inconsistent history. And, let’s be honest, some parts of the Sonic canon really don’t deserve to be treated with that much reverence. The more I think about about it, Sonic Generations’…

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