Sonic Frontiers
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Sonic Frontiers (ソニックフロンティア) is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team, which launched on November 8, 2022 for multiple platforms. It was officially revealed during the Sonic Central presentation in May 2021, albeit without a proper title, which would later be revealed during The Game Awards 2021 on December 9, 2021.
Contents
Story
As Miles "Tails" Prower had found out that the Chaos Emeralds have inexplicably ended up on the mysterious Starfall Islands, him, Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose are heading for there in order to find out what drew them there. As they approach the islands on the Tornado, however, a wormhole suddenly appears in the sky and pulls the three in. As a result, Sonic winds up in Cyber Space, a digital dimension resembling places from his memories. He escapes, and finds himself on Kronos Island, one of the Starfall Islands. A mysterious, disembodied voice then commands him to gather the Chaos Emeralds, "destroy the Titans" and "tear down the walls between dimensions". Sonic obliges, assuming that it'd help in locating and rescuing his friends.
On the Starfall Islands, Sonic finds his friends (including Knuckles the Echidna, who had ended up on the islands accidentally after discovering a portal linking Angel Island to them) trapped inside Cyber Cages, vessels used to imprison beings within Cyber Space. Sonic proceeds to release his friends from them, but this only restores them as holographic figures unable to interact with the physical world. Additionally, destroying the Cages has Sonic gain Cyber Corruption, an energy which makes him more powerful at the cost of causing him physical pain.
As Sonic helps the Koco; small, totem-like beings who inhabit the islands, he ends up in Cyber Space to witness recordings of the distant past. These visions detail the extinction of the Ancients, the race which formerly inhabited the islands. Through these visions, Sonic and friends discover that the Koco are physical manifestations of the Ancients' minds and memories, which are all stored within Cyber Space.
On the islands, Sonic repeatedly runs into Sage, a holographic being trying to get him to leave the islands, even weaponizing the Ancients' technology against him in order to do so. Sonic refuses to leave, however, and uses his new powers and the Chaos Emeralds to destroy the Titans; enormous mechs constructed by the Ancients to defend the islands. After destroying the third and seemingly final Titan, six towers emerge from the ground of Rhea Island, and the disembodied voice commands Sonic to shut them down. As Sonic shuts each of the towers down, his Cyber Corruption worsens to the point where he is barely able to move. Additionally, he witnesses new Cyber Space visions, which reveal that the Ancients were extraterrestrials who resettled on the Starfall Islands after a mysterious force destroyed their home planet.
As Sonic shuts down the final tower, the barrier between Cyber Space and the physical world is broken. His friends are restored to their full, tangible selves, while the disembodied voice reveals itself as the entity which destroyed the Ancients' home planet. Sage reveals herself to be a creation of Dr. Eggman, explaining that her attempts at stopping Sonic from releasing all detainees of Cyber Space (including Eggman, who wound up there due to an unsuccessful attempt at stealing the Ancients' technology for himself) were to keep him from simultaneously releasing The End, the planet-devouring entity which had been sealed within there since the Ancients' extinction.
Sonic, his friends, Sage and the now free Eggman team up to stop The End. After Amy, Knuckles and Tails rid Sonic of his Cyber Corruption, he uses the Chaos Emeralds to fight Supreme, a fourth Titan controlled by The End. As Super Sonic triumphs over the Titan, The End flees into outer space. Super Sonic and Supreme, now controlled by Sage, chase down The End and proceed to destroy it, although Sage seemingly perishes in the process.
After their victory, Sonic, Amy, Knuckles and Tails leave the Starfall Islands on the Tornado. Eggman remains on the islands, however, and uses a computer to contact Sage, who managed to survive the fight after all.
Another Story
Sage tells Sonic of a way to defeat their shared foe. By sending Amy, Knuckles and Tails out to gather the Chaos Emeralds, Sonic can then focus his efforts on getting control over his corruption. Sonic enters a trial from the leader of the Ancients, Master King. Once the trial is completed, Sonic's energy is forged into a new power. Master King warns Sonic that the power was not meant for him and if used recklessly it will leave him entirely. Sonic is later forced to ignore Master King's warning and uses the full power of his corruption to defeat the nightmare. As the day is saved, Sage goes home with Dr. Eggman and Amy, Knuckles and Tails decide to go on new paths separated from Sonic.
Gameplay
Sonic Frontiers is an Open Zone game in which the player is tasked with gathering the Chaos Emeralds inside of large sandbox/open world style areas. In Sonic Frontiers' core gameplay loop, first the player must defeat Guardians in combat to obtain Portal Gears in order to enter Cyber Space. By clearing Cyber Space stages the player can obtain Vault Keys, which are used to open Chaos Emerald vaults and obtain the emerald inside. Once the player has obtained all seven emeralds, Sonic will go Super Sonic in order to defeat the island's Titan.
Sonic has a large number of new skills given to him by the cyber energy he gets from opening Cyber Cages. The player uses these abilities within combat against the many ancient robots scattered across the islands. To free his friends, Sonic collects Memory Tokens of them on each island and uses these tokens to talk with them. When Sonic preforms a combo on enemies, he can enter a state called "Phantom Rush", which increases his attack power by one point two percent. Sonic can visit Big the Cat in Fishing Spots, where he can collect fish and BBQ some meat. With the fish, Sonic can trade with Big to obtain items, including the Egg Memos where he can learn more about Sage and the Ancients from Dr. Eggman's recordings in Cyber Space. While fishing, Sonic can obtain scrolls for the Hermit Koco and Elder Koco which allows the player to fast travel to the two of them.
In the Open Zone areas, the player has many options for objectives to complete aside from just collecting the Chaos Emeralds and Memory Tokens. Each island has it's own set of challenges which the player has to complete in order to fill out the map screen of the area. Completing these challenges spawns grind rails, making it easier to travel around the islands. Filling out the map reveals the locations of other objectives for the player to do. Some challenges are only available at night time however, marked with a moon icon, so the player must wait if it's day time before completing them. Once the player fills out the map screen, the option to fast travel to Cyber Space and Fishing Spot portals becomes available.
One of the core gameplay mechanics for this title is the Cyloop. It can be used to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in the Open Zone areas. Some points on each island are marked with treasure chest signs, by Cylooping around them, the player can receive items; such as Portal Gears, Vault Keys and Memory Tokens. By drawing an infinity symbol with the Cyloop's light trail, Sonic can get an Infinite Boost.[21] Along with getting a Power Boost by collecting the maximum amount of rings, Sonic can travel at lightning fast speeds. Sonic can get the Power Boost permanently without having to collect rings by upgrading with Elder Koco through giving them lost Koco back. Events called "Starfall" can occur during the game which respawns items and enemies Sonic has defeated. A slot machine appears during these moments, which the player can activate by collecting Star Pieces. These slot machines gives Sonic the chance to obtain more Koco and Purple Coins for Fishing Spots.
In Cyber Space stages, the gameplay becomes more like previous modern Sonic titles. In them, Sonic can no longer use his new Cyber Corruption skills. The areas in Cyber Space are based on Sonic's memories of Green Hill, Chemical Plant, Sky Sanctuary and other locations he has visited in the past. The player has four missions in Cyber Space stages to complete; reach the goal, clear with Rank S time, collect rings and find all of the Red Star Rings. By clearing all of these missions, the player is rewarded with more Vault Keys, making it easier to obtain Chaos Emeralds.
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| The world's fastest supersonic hedgehog is second to none when it comes to speed! He came to the Starfall Islands in search of the Chaos Emeralds, but now scrambles to find his lost companions, guided by a mysterious voice of unknown origin.[22] | |
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| A lively and enthusiastic girl with a spirit for adventure. Her physical body became trapped in Cyber Space and now lives a virtual existence that cannot directly interact with the physical world.[22] | |
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| A powerful hot-blooded warrior, and a fitting rival for Sonic. He is thought of as being the last of the great Echidna tribe, and continues to protect the Master Emerald on Angel Island...[22] | |
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| A genius mechanic who sees Sonic as a big brother. While piloting the Tornado, he got caught up in some mysterious turbulence, lost control, and crash landed in Cyber Space.[22] |
Major updates
Sights, Sounds and Speed
Sonic's Birthday Bash
The Final Horizon
In the Final Horizon update, Another Story is added, which can be accessed through a Giant Ring on Ouranos Island. In this alternate story, Amy, Knuckles and Tails are now available as playable characters, who like Sonic have their own new skills. They have to go through new challenges to find the Chaos Emeralds. New Cyber Space stages are added and a new final boss can be fought as a powered up Super Sonic.
Achievements
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History
Prerelease
At the time of the game's announcement during the Sonic Central presentation it was tentatively named the Sonic Project for 2022. However, only hours following the presentation's debut, web and video hackers would uncover references to "Sonic Rangers", likely being opted by Sega as the game's title until the official title was eventually revealed.
Sonic Frontiers had a large presence at Tokyo Game Show 2022, with an attention-getting Sonic the Hedgehog inflatable and a number of stations where attendees could play the game.
Development
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Versions
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Localised names
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| English (US) | Sonic Frontiers | Sonic Frontiers |
| Japanese | ソニックフロンティア | Sonic Frontiers |
| Korean | 소닉 프론티어 | Sonic Frontiers |
| Chinese (Traditional; Taiwan) | 索尼克 未知邊境 | Suǒní kè wèizhī biānjìng |
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Production credits
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Artwork
Key Visuals
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- Launch Countdown illustrations
Launch Countdown Illustration 2 (Koco)
Launch Countdown Illustration 3 (Sage)
Launch Countdown Illustration 4 (Ninja)
Launch Countdown Illustration 5 (Sonic in Green Hill Zone-based Cyber Space)
Launch Countdown Illustration 7 (Super Sonic vs Giganto)
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- Denfaminicogamer Play Report comics
- Miscellaneous
Rathalos armor DLC
Felyne armor DLC
Monster Hunter collab artwork
Monster Hunter collab artwork
Inugami Korone-styled shoes (DLC)
Game Informer #347 cover art
Game Informer #347 cover art (Gold variant)
Vandalize (Sonic Frontiers) - Single cover
MegRhythm collab illustration
HNY 2022 illustration from Sonic Team
SEGA Lucky Lottery illustration depicting the game's cast
Kep1er X Sonic Frontiers collab
The Final Horizon promotional render
Powered-up Super Sonic 1st anniversary illustration
Sonic and Koco on Ares Island (HNY 2023 illustration from Sega)
Cyberspace Tails maintaining tools
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External links
- Official website: US/EU/AU, JP
- Announcement trailer
- Sonic Frontiers on Steam
- Sonic Frontiers on Epic Games Store
- Sonic Frontiers on PlayStation Store: JP, US, UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, AU, KR, TW
- Sonic Frontiers on PlayStation Store (Digital Deluxe Edition): JP, US, UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, AU, KR, TW
- Sonic Frontiers on Xbox.com: JP, US, UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, AU, KR, TW
- Sonic Frontiers on Xbox.com (Digital Deluxe Edition): JP, US, UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, AU, KR, TW
- Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, KR
- Nintendo catalogue pages (Digital Deluxe Edition); JP
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PlayStation Store (ja-jp; JP0177-PPSA06388_00-SONICRANGERS0000)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PlayStation Store (en-us; UP0177-PPSA03831_00-SONICRANGERSDX00)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-CUSA28194_00-SONICRANGERSDX00)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-CUSA28194_00-SONICRANGERSDX00)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-CUSA28194_00-SONICRANGERSDX00)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-CUSA28194_00-SONICRANGERSDX00)
- ↑ Xbox.com (ja-JP; store/44k944ol44od44kv44ov44ot44oz44og44kj44ki)
- ↑ Xbox.com (ko-KR; store/7iam64ujio2uhouhoo2lsoywta)
- ↑ Xbox.com (fr-FR; sonic-frontiers/)
- ↑ Xbox.com (de-DE; sonic-frontiers/)
- ↑ Xbox.com (en-GB; sonic-frontiers/)
- ↑ Xbox.com (en-AU; sonic-frontiers/)
- ↑ https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000040406.html
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/sonic-frontiers-digital-deluxe-edition-switch/
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Jeux-a-telecharger-sur-Nintendo-Switch/Sonic-Frontiers-2233221.html
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-Switch-Download-Software/Sonic-Frontiers-2233221.html
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Sonic-Frontiers-2233221.html
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sonic-frontiers (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sonic-frontiers--digital-deluxe-edition (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237320/Sonic_Frontiers/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-SqayTnIlI (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 File:Sonic_Frontiers_Web_Manual_EN.pdf, page 2
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Songs: "I'm Here" | "Undefeatable" | "Break Through It All" | "Find Your Flame" | "Database" | "Flowing" | "Déjà vu" | "Escape the Loop" | "Enjoy this World" | "All Reality" | "Ephemeral" | "Arrow of Time" | "No Pain, No Gain" | "Dear Father" | "Vandalize" | "One Way Dream" | "Maybe If..." | "Blood Flow" | "Another Passage" | "Dropaholic" | "I'm With You" |
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2017 Sonic Mania | Sonic Forces 2018 Sonic Mania Plus | Sonic Forces & Sonic Mania Plus Double Pack 2019 Team Sonic Racing 2021 Sonic Colours: Ultimate 2022 Sonic Origins | Sonic Frontiers 2023 Sonic Origins Plus | Sonic Superstars 2024 Sonic X Shadow Generations |
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2021 Sonic Mania | Sonic Colours: Ultimate 2022 Sonic Origins 2023 Sonic Superstars | Sonic Frontiers 2024 Sonic X Shadow Generations |
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