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NeonViper 10:14 AM
okay so I just finished Sonic Frontiers for the third time and I think I finally understand what they were going for
the open zones aren't really meant to be played fast. they're the "breath" between the intense moments. speed is the reward not the baseline
idk if that makes the game better or worse but it recontextualized it for me
SonicKid99 10:16 AM
that's actually a really interesting take
I always felt kind of restless in the open zones but if I frame it as "downtime" it makes more sense
MysticX 10:17 AM
disagree. if you have to reframe a game as NOT being about its core mechanic to enjoy it, the design failed
sonic is supposed to be about speed. a sonic game where you shouldn't go fast is broken by definition
ZeroRush 10:18 AM
^^^ this. the fishing minigame was more fun than half the open world traversal and that says something
NeonViper 10:20 AM
okay fair point on the fishing lol
but I think the "breath" thing still holds. it's like how a good action movie has slow scenes to make the action hit harder. doesn't mean the movie is "broken"
Admin_Dak MOD 10:22 AM
hot take from me: Frontiers is actually the most ambitious Sonic game since SA2. it doesn't fully land but the ambition is real and I'd rather have ambitious failures than safe mediocrity
also the soundtrack is incredible and nobody talks about it enough
ClassicLover 10:24 AM
the Kronos Island theme and the final boss music were legitimately S-tier
SonicKid99 10:25 AM
"Undefeatable" lives rent free in my head
like that song has absolutely no right to be that good for a Sonic boss fight
MysticX 10:26 AM
okay fine the music is undeniable. I'll give it that
still think the open zones needed another year of polish though. the pop-in alone was criminal at launch
ZeroRush Just now
anyway anyone played Sonic Superstars? curious how it holds up against Mania
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