Charlie never ceases to amaze, the way he talks without his lips moving or matching what he is saying is incredible.

if they don't abandon this concept they seriously have a potential winner on their hands.

the soundtrack just goes so unreasonably hard, i've been listening to the boss battle songs on repeat.

I’ve only started watching Charlie recently but his reviews feel like an older brother who got to play the game first and is explaining all the ins and outs before it’s the little brothers turn

Fun fact: According to Takashi Iizuka this game had only 60 people working on it,which for a 3 A videogame is very small,so for it to turn out this good it is a fuckin miracle. Also i wanna mention that the Mystery part in this game is handled pretty good.

This is the greatest open world Sonic game of All Time

While the story is nothing extraordinary, for a sonic title this day in age this is revolutionary and pushes the status quo. You have no idea how refreshing it was to see how expressive these characters were in some cutscenes. Not to mention the characterization of said characters. Such a step-up for sonic team and I can finally say sonic is cool again.

Even though the story is pretty basic I really appreciate the way the characters interact with each other. It makes them feel like people and you actually get more depth into what kind of relationship sonic has with his friends. For example knuckles and sonic both have this sibling rivalry going on, constantly trying to one up each other. With tails we see that sonic is more playing the role of a father/ older brother figure. Stuff like this is really what I enjoyed about the story playing through it and it’s honestly probably one of the best sonic story’s we’ve had In a long while.

Sonic has honestly been the most tenacious company mascot, pushing through the some of the worst games in history and still going strong. Good to see the guy get a break after the disasters of Forces and Boom (the show was pretty fun, though)

As someone who's been a sonic fan for over 15 years now, I can say I throughly enjoyed the story. Not because it was super deep and thought provoking, But rather for how the characters themselves were handled. in recent years, sonic teams had a habit of reducing their characters to a single personality trait. Shadow being an edgelord, Amy flirting with sonic at literally every opportunity its and knuckles just being a complete meathead with a single braincell thats shaped like a cat. So I was really happy to see them act the way they did In this game. ESPECIALLY knuckles.

A game that I appreciate for just the fact they dare to experiment and try to find a new formula to revive sonic. the team did a great job despite it made by a relatively 'small' team, to think that it turn out to be this fine & big is an achievement

i fucking love frontiers so far. and i was a hater when the trailers were coming out too lol

Have to say I'm pleased Charlie actually ended up enjoying it, can't wait to get my hands on it

I was hoping that that this would be Sonic’s big break and I’m so glad that it’s good. It feels great to go fast in such an open area and fight guardians

Such a better review than Dunkey's, and the comment section is actually discussing the game instead of making the same 3 utterly tired jokes over and over

The chad Charlie review and the virgin Dunkey review.

From the point of view of a sonic fan, the story is really special this time around because of how the characters are written. There isn't much to go off of, but the little that's there makes me very happy to see these characters back to normal after 10+ years of nothing but shallow "meta" jokes. I think this is fantastic starting point for a reboot or the franchise, I hope sonic team continues with it in future games.

This is the most 7.5/10 game of all time.

I’m optimistic with the direction the series is now facing. If they refine elements, fix the pop in and just add more life into the enviorments, this formula could bring not only a very good Sonic game, but also a very good video game for anyone to play in the future.

I just beat the game myself and, as a hardcore Sonic fan, dating all the way back to Sonic 2 (and, eventually, even Sonic 1), I can tell you this much; This game's not quite there yet, but it's showing that it CAN get there. Whatever comes next after Frontiers... THAT will be the game that sells. Frontiers has gotten Sonic cool again, so the demand is out there. Sonic Team just has to take what they did right, here, and tweak it, perfect it, and then amplify it, and they'll have an absolutely incredible game on their hands.

This game can be simultaneously described with “It has a lot of good ideas, but it doesn’t always nail the execution.” And “On paper this sounds terrible, but in practice it ends up being a lot of fun.”

Let’s see where this would fit on a sonic frontier list.

I love the varied reviews. You said the combat is fun and one of the better parts. Most other reviews say it's bland and just button mashy. Which to me is very cool because the game seems to cater to just about anyone in different ways and interpretations. Altogether all I keep hearing is "you're gonna have a good time with 80 percent of the game...theres some bad stuff but all in all good time" I'm excited to try it out tomorrow

As a huge sonic fan this game is a step in the right direction. I don’t think it’s perfect but it’s a huge improvement from what we’ve been getting. If they improve on what they have now with either DLC or a sequel they could seriously have a masterpiece on their hands

sonic deserves a great game and i’m glad this one is going in the right direction, i’m excited for the future

I don't wanna say the rails and obstacles are randomly spread out. There are some that just launch you into the air to get a collectable just for collectable sake (Tons of games do this) but alot of it leads into each other and the more you unlock rails and areas, it connects even more fluidly as your running through.

The Story can definitely feel a tad bit "Generic" when you're not too well verse into Sonic lore, but for me personally, the Story was one of the best part of this game. One of the big things that made the story so good for me, is not only the more serious tone, but also the fact that they are literally acknowledging events that happened in the past, which is something that almost NEVER happened in Sonic games, even in the Adventure series. So having the characters literally talk about Tikal's visions, The Ark, Past locations like the Mystic ruins, other Super transformations and so on... Just makes the world and lore actually matter, which is just great when no other games in the series deigned to do that in fear of "confusing" the new players. And the most important thing of all... After all these years, they FINALLY did Super Sonic justice, never has super sonic looked and felt so badass in-game, Sonic is literally pulling some Metal Gear Rising shit just like he did in the Archie comics, and lord knows how BUSTED sonic was in those comics. I never thought I'd see that day come but... Sonic is back, and for REAL this time.. Edit: Well goddamn, didn't expect this to be doing numbers lol, I'm just glad a lot of people feel the same way I do, so let's make it clear to Sonic Team that this IS what we want from now on.

I hope Sonic Team takes this concept further. There is a lot of potential with a great foundation

my biggest issue is the amount of pop in and emptiness, can make it feel difficult to know where to go it’s all so barren. but the mini bosses, scale and sense of speed is really something i wanna see iterated on. the cyber levels are so good so I can see potential

There is so much potential here, please Sega, don't ditch this for the next game.

Honestly Sonic Frontiers is the most fun I had with a sonic game since Sonic Mania, I gave it a 9/10.

I was skeptical at first for this review But this is the most honest, true, realistic review ever for this game.

I was so surprised, to put it mildly, to see them actually turn this around from what it looked like initially into a pretty good game. It's the sonic movie thing all over again, Sega has this weird knack for always coming back just when you think the franchise has sonic'd its last hedgehog.

I loved this review. As a Sonic fan i'd give it an 8 or 9, but the fact Charlie manages to make his 70% feel not out of nowhere is awesome since he does bring up some good points and isn't too negative, keep it up.

I’m guessing you didn’t really explore the story fully since you can definitely miss it. But the Eggman audio logs you get from fishing piece it together very well. Arguably the cleanest story of any sonic games I could name. Not to mention the huge lore drops about the origins of the chaos emeralds which I thought was cool.

Since Charlie compared the Titan fights here to Metal Gear Rising's fights, now I have this image in my head of Sonic just grabbing a Titan by the tendril, spinning it around like a top, tossing it in the air as Sonic leaps after it, running along the Titan in the air before turning himself into a buzz-saw and splitting the Titan in two. All the while, Tails is on the radio shouting, "YES! YES! SPLIT IT WIDE OPEN!" as "Rules of Nature" is pumping in the background.

I wish they'd make bosses repayable in the game, they were surprisingly fun for a sonic game, you can tell with this game Sega didn't want to mess up, the past few entries in the series were absolutely abysmal and if this sucked, the franchise could've very well just died of on the spot. Open zone is cool, islands feel pretty empty but the different missions, mini bosses and side quests keep you busy. Pretty glad the game ended up being overall positive. The grammar in this sucks but i'm too lazy to change it

This series is better than anything ign can ever produce

I very much like how they actually reference older sonic games, I was pleasantly surprised when I head knuckles talking about sonic 3 and tails talking about dark Gaia

I love that nowadays whenever I lookup a review, Charlie is by and far the most viewed review video lmao

“I don’t think they’ll accept gotta go fast as a medical condition” - sonic

7:21 I will never get tired of hearing Charlie use “insane-o style”

so happy to hear you enjoyed the game, its funny tho as a sonic fan the story, at least in terms of the characters personalities, was such a big positive for me and a lot of people since these characters havent really had that much personality in over a decade

7:02-7:17 Undefeatable from the Giganto boss fight GOES HARD!! So freaking good! Blasted that OST in my car almost all morning today

There's so much more I think they could have done with this game, but I could just feel the Sonic Team's hesitation and fear. I love the new combat options and the enemies, and I wish they would have done something different with each levels as well rather than them being the same level layouts since 2008. But hopefully they feel more confident and this is a step in the right direction!

Charlies always someone i know wont hold back if something falls flat, and as someone whos been really loving the game “good time but a lil sloppy” is a great way to sum it up. Hope the next one is this but even better

Im happy to hear that sonic team is finally getting a clue in terms of what to do with sonic. Glad the game is a good time and I hope the next game carries on the formula and does it even better

I can't wait for the people from dunkey's video who haven't even played the game to start trashing it

Glad to finally feel some hope for some good Sonic games. I’ve loved sonic for years but with some of the past games they just haven’t really hit the same. Really looking forward to playing this and hoping that they can push the limits in the next sonic game

I was hesitant about whether or not I would purchase Sonic Frontiers now or wait until the price dropped. But after this review I’ll go on and give it a shot, already looks to be the best Sonic game since Mania.

This game is 100% an appetizer to something great off in the distance. Fix the bugs, polish the combat, make bigger and more interesting open worlds with all that platform-y stuff better integrated into the map, and hot dog thats a good videogame right there. Oh, and dear lord please keep ian flynn, the story was nowhere near perfect but he made the cutscenes bearable so dont trash him SEGA dear lord

I’ve always had a place in my heart for Sonic, and i spent a lot of my youth playing the storybook series on my Wii and Generations on the family 360, glad to see my boi is getting a W. Can’t wait to get my hands on this game, i hope the soundtrack is just as Charlie hypes it up.

The amount of content and enjoyable content more specifically is massive, also the story itself and lore ties a lot together from previous games, like in the egg memos from fishing they even mention the Black Arms which are the guys from the shadow game. Bosses were way too epic for no reason

Atleast the game turned out good

5:20 I found your bird fight and frustration hilarious. 😂 You’re dead right. That is some frustrating shit right there!

7:02 sonic games may not be the best, but they always have the best soundtrack

One thing I will say for the story, is that it definitely takes the side characters down paths I dont think anyone was expecting for them. These characters have had the same formula for years and (without giving away anything major) towards the end of each of their arcs we see them open up to going their own ways instead of eternally following Sonic around

It is wild how people on the internet are fulling forming opinions on the game without even playing it. I get it's $60, but maybe just say "it didn't look like it was for me" and not "the game is clearly shit" lmao.

game would be perfect if the pop ins weren’t so noticeable and there was a lil bit more to do

Good review! I was cautiously hyped for this game. As a big Sonic fan, I'm used to being let down but I'm happy to say I'm loving it. I'm having the best time playing Sonic since, maybe Adventure 2.

Since the boost is on the trigger, you should be able to modulate it like a throttle. Would definitely make tight traversal a little easier. Especially during end game when your speed is maxed.

I think people tend to forget that with a character as fast as sonic that if you fill up the world with lots of things, then there’s a chance that you’ll just end bumping into things a lot which is why I think they made the world a little more empty so that sonic has sufficient space to run around in.

I would suggest you do another moist meter on the game, or at least the final act, as they are completely revamping it in a few days. And when I say completely, I mean it. They're making the final acts story more climactic, making Tails, Knuckles and Amy playable, and giving the final island a huge overhaul with harder puzzles, and stuff like that.

Undefeatable is probably one of the best lyric boss themes out there. Definitely the best song in all of sonic and would easily slot into MGS rising

Hey Charlie, honestly would love Moist meters even MORE (cuz I already love the f out of them because I agree with everything you spit out) if you had Spoliers reviews at the end of your Moist Meters. In so many of your Moist Meters the term "it's hard not to get into it because of spoilers" is said so much, and as someone who watches your reviews after I personally watch/play it. I wanna know what your whole thought is on those said spoilers and would love to hear your thoughts during those moments that are spoilers!:) Cuz it seems like there's a lot you want to say about it! So it would be a cool addition.

This is one of those games that's going to lead to a great ground work for other games in the Sonic franchise in the 3D open world now overall this game is all right for a Sonic fan I think it's a good game

The story compared to the past games after unleashed have been decent at best this game is really good and great step in the direction for sonic

This is the one and only fair review of this game on KZfaq.

As a Sonic fan from 1991 I always thought "3D Sonic doesn't work it would just be a racing game". But yeah, this game convinced me that that's still super cool. It's like a very complicated F-Zero.

As a longtime Sonic fan myself, this is a great step forward for now! One of my favorite 3D Sonic games in a *LONG* while since Unleashed! Please keep Ian Flynn for the story moving forward, Sonic Team/SEGA!

5:53 Mario 64 camera: I heard your prettty strong

So far, I'm loving it. It has technical shortcomings but in the modern gaming climate, it's pretty much all stuff I can work with. As a long time fan the story is engaging and the new mechanics feel refreshing. I'm happy to be playing a new 3D Sonic game where it feels like they tried.

Welcome to Sonic Frontiers, where the hardest enemy in this game is the third person camera

By far the best review of Sonic Frontiers without a doubt. Good shit man

As a hardcore Sonic fan who hates Sonic games, this is one of the best games I've played all year and I'm really, genuinely excited for what's next!

This game makes you feel like Sonic.

The speedruns for this game are going to be nutty once people get the hang of how momentum works.

The highlight for me is definitely the Titan fights. They just decided to go full Asura's Wrath/Metal Gear Rising. That and the fact that you can just run around a huge map at Sonic's speed, that alone is just nice. Plus it's obvious they approached the writing in a more mature way. It's not just every character not taking things seriously and making jokes. And Sonic seems written as an Anime protagonist who cares about his friends. It's just refreshing, all of it

The titan fights are so fucking good man that music turned the dial up to like 10000 for me. So good

I think this is what Sonic needed. Personally really hoping for DLC islands. Give me ice cap.

So we officially live in the sonic renaissance era. It’s so good to see this franchise finally showing it’s capability of making great games and other sorts of media again.

Sounds to me like it’s a legends arceus deal where it’s laying the groundwork for some really excellent games when they polish up what they have

The amount of references to past games is actually insane, one of my favorite obscure ones is for a few challenges they have a small countdown with the same sfx as Sonic Riders (which is my favorite "kart" racer). You definitely get the feeling that this game is literally made to be fan service but they actually managed to make the game fun as well even if there are quite a few rough patches.

To me this has big "pokemon legends arceus" energy. Not quite there in execution, but an excellent template for possible future games. If the sequels/follow ups truly build on the game in meaningful ways, sonic could come back in a MAJOR way. I don't trust sonic team/sega to save my life, but i mean hey anythings possible.

I’m just glad that sonic is actually coming back to fruition

Really glad of the direction they’re taking the series

This game blew me away I’m honestly addicted to it

Best Sonic game in a long time. Definitely a step in the right direction.

Charlie should voice shadow in the third sonic movie

Glad to see Sonic’s on the rise in quality again

A good soundtrack is key to the Sonic experience, and I was hearing some bangers from it

Charlie vs The Bird vs Chat was the most stressful moment

This review was really cool and passionate

What caught me by surprise is how they brought Kellin Quinn for the soundtrack. Those boss fights were hard with all the headbanging going on

The minute this first came out I was already 10 hours into the game I wouldn’t say the game is perfect by any means but it’s very fun and passionate enough for me to genuinely enjoy it a lot while playing

Charlie went from crying from spicy peppers watching the Sonic trailer to having a decent Sonic game a few years later.

Let’s look forward to this being a step in a good direction and hope this isn’t the peak

I can confirm about the world three and the camera having a mind of its own. That shit is crazy and really throws you off. Or gives you a massive headache when you accidentally go into one

This review was so well done

It's great Sonic is back for a lot of people.