I can't overstate how goddamn good your scripts and VO are man. I'm pretty convinced you could sell me on Superman 64 being an underrated gem on those merits alone.

Ok, game’s out, we can confirm Frontiers goes hard

I really hope Frontiers turns out at least decent. Don't think I can really take another blunder. Especially after the amount of backing this game has been getting for the past few months.

Vandalize gave me such raw emotion and honestly has reignited my love for this franchise. I started just playing all the games again remembering how much I love them, like god that one song had such an effect on me and I cannot wait till November. It feels so far away

'Even if it becomes a 7/10, I could live with that.' You could not have been more right than that!🤣

i started out being overly cautious with this game and weary, but as more news dropped, better footage surfaced and i read demo impressions from longtime fans, ive slowly seen that cynicism turn into moderated excitement and it's starting to feel like the early 2000s character i grew up with is FINALLY coming home all this news couldn't drop at a better time too as i get to try the demo at EGX next week so im super stoked to try this out and form an opinion!

"Day of Reckoning" Best description of how I will feel when Frontiers releases

I'm one of those that has hope for this game. I WANT Frontiers to do well. I WANT Frontiers to succeed. I WANT Frontiers to, at the very least, show true, wholehearted, and ACTUAL understanding of the series after how hard Forces didn't work. If so, I feel like this game is more like a "baby step" from the 2010s stories of "restraint" to the late 90's-early 2000's stories of actual importance. My biggest fear is that this game will quickly get flack from its combat/skill tree systems alone, much like Unleashed and Black Knight when those came out. If not that, dissatisfaction will be found from a 2010s-era angle from lack of playable characters, old level tropes and all that stuff. And if I hear that "rocky transition" or "stupid friends/idea" nonsense one more time... I'm just sick of all the fear, hate and cynicism shoved down our throats since the mid-2000's. Sonic REALLY needs this "redemption arc" on the game front, especially after the comics and the two movies.

As you said, it’s all about Sonic taking a win at the moment. I’m hoping that, in the worst case scenario, this game walks for the next game to run.

Man, I would truly love to see a full in-depth review from you when the game is out. You articulate your points so succinctly and are totally transparent about any personal hopes and biases you might have, but always talk about things objectively. All while sounding genuine, chill and funny. Glad to have found your channel!

i feel that the "nostalgia pill" would had be easier to swallow if the levels where other visual designs from the past, if they want to REALLY sell the "Sonic's memories" idea they could had even use even spin off levels like levels from raiders and what not, with unique level design but chunks of recycle pieces that makes you go "aha! i remember this section from another place", but with even the visuals recycle it feels like they really didn't wanted to make it, aside for that, the game looks really exciting and fun

Forces made me a bitter Sonic fan. Was hyped as hell when it was teased, was cautiously optimistic when the gameplay was revealed, and my excitement progressively got lower and lower after every announcement. When I finally got to play it, it was even worse than I had anticipated, It really felt like SEGA lost all passion for the franchise. Kept my expectations at rock bottom for Frontiers when it was teased, but they managed to pull me in closer and closer with every new trailer, announcement, reveal, etc. It's like the opposite of what happened with Forces... I'm genuinely really excited for this now.

It's nice to see Sonic Team approach this game with what feels like genuine ambition for the first time in years. I know some people were turned off by Iizuka brushing off peoples demands for a delay and just telling them to play it for themselves, but to me, the fact that he was doing it so openly showed a kind of confidence that really made me take notice, especially since it was coming from a team that's tied itself in knots for years trying to appease a fractured fanbase.

Man, a Sonic video that didn't even take 2 weeks to come out? You must be getting good at this!

I am happy to report back that this game is great!

This video aged well

BTW, sorry to comment twice, but this was another _really_ solid video! I love how well you articulate your thoughts, and can do so in a way that's genuinely engaging to listen to. 😁 Even the title ended up being a lot more nuanced than it seemed at face value. You're not saying it's _impossible_ for Frontiers to be bad, but rather that you're not going to give SEGA any leeway anymore, now that they've got your emotional investment. Completely understand that feeling, man. Keep up the great work 👍🏾

One thing I'm looking forward to in the game is a new form. They showed Super Sonic so casually in one of the trailers and some people have the natural assumption that Sonic is going to take on a new form to go against the enemy. I can only hope that's true.

I'm still cautiously optimistic for Frontiers. Maybe I should let this go, but the last time I was *this* hyped for a Sonic game, it was Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. Still, after that game's release, I don't think Sega will ever put out such a disappointment. Well you would hope at least.

Ever since your first P-06 video I've been obsessed with your commentary. 😁

I'd recommend waiting until well after launch actually. Let others spend their money first for a product that might be questionable. I still think it won't be good ENOUGH for what it's trying to do, but I'll happily be wrong a week or so after the game releases if the result is getting a game I KNOW won't be a waste of my very limited time.

I’ve had the theme for the star fall islands on loop in my head for the past few days now, I still cannot believe something so beautiful and cinematic is from a sonic game and I cannot wait to hear what the rest of the ost has to offer

It was a 7/10 this video aged well

I feel like this game could underdeliver on a few fronts and still be really awesome just for the setup, premise, vibes, and story alone. I'm locked in on the hype train

Patiently waiting to hear your take on it since it finally released

im so glad you started doing sonic over realm. i remember when u randomly released a sonic video and i was like "damn, he could go somewhere with this"

So glad you are finally covering this.

I've been watching your videos since 2013 and it has never mattered what you talk about or what you do I always find you handle every topic well and you are always entertaining. These last few months especially it has felt like you are truly passionate about making videos and the joy you hold for the sonic franchise is clear as day and very infectious. I have been really enjoying these types of videos and given some of these explosive view counts its clear a lot of people agree with me. U a real one and I look forward to every upload

I just rewatched this video, and as an avid sonic fan, and musician, your videos are just superb, really scratching that itch of some really good youtube content that is lacking on this platform. Bravo.

I dunno. I'm still getting pre-Forces flashbacks. No one's confident in a new Sonic game release, then they release some of the music and everyone's sure it'll be good.

"it could pave the way for an even better sequel that builds upon that foundation" -- yeah, the last time sonic made a sequel that built upon the predecessor was... some time ago.

As someone who actually really liked Forces, I'm definitely going to enjoy this one. Even if it's a 6/10, I think that I will have fun.

“We live in a Sonic Frontiers” -Sage

You telegraph my thoughts exactly in a more clear and coherent way than I could. There is no turning back now; I am hooked in both mentally and emotionally.

"Even Sakurai himself is enjoying it" Wait really?

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts and critiques on this game man I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am while seeing some of the flaws that could be ironed in order to make the follow up a damn near perfect game

I played Sonic Frontiers at EGX London. And the combat shows ALOT of promise. I enjoyed it alot. Though I worry about the November relase date. I wouldn't mind if they took their time and pushed it back to work on the game more

No...we haven't been through that before at all lmao. Generations was never about Sonic's memories, it literally ripped the locations from their respective timelines.

Have you played Freedom Planet? It's a Sonic fangame that got turned into an original ip. with more focus on combat. The sequel just came out, would be cool to see a video from you on it!

I went from interested to excited with this game, really looking forward to it. Including your playthrough

I got into metal because of the sonic series. I went from crush 40 to linkin park AMVs then it rapidly grew from there. To hear 'I'm here' with that Mick Gordon-esque 9 string riff really brings it full circle for me and I'm so happy.

Your scripting is fenomenal dude Your content is music to my ears and I wouldn’t have it any other way Amazing job 👌

What a better way to finish a thursday night than to hear this guy talk so positively about a new sonic entry which i'm also hyped about.

It is a 7/10!

I wasn't following this game so far but now you've got me hyped up for it

This ROTMG update lookin crazy

I hope it's good just cause I want to listen to you having fun with it

"Lost world's music isn't up to standard" *HONEYCOMB HIGHWAY WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU*

"I've heard Vandalize 20 times" *laughs in listening to it on repeat for an hour straight* so glad the fanbase has had a positive reaction mostly to the J-rock style this game's soundtrack's going in I pretty much agree for the most part, even if I'm more cautiously optimistic about it, as so I'm not extremely disappointed if it doesn't live up to the hype

Ultimately, this game looks like it'll be great at everything except the basic gameplay, which is unfortunately crucial This doesn't look like a super fun Sonic game ...or an open world game ...or an action game Probably a good story though, so there's that

And the sonic cycle continues

This game is going to make it break my birthday!

great video dude! Got me even more hype!

I heard that Crush 40 was also producing music for this game

The thing that makes me more confident about Frontiers than… basically any Sonic game for a while, is the fact that Sega and Sonic Team are willing to release this much of the actual game while keeping the story mysterious and having CGI cutscenes only as supplements to the real footage. They’re confident that the game is good enough that they can be this open about it and it will make people want to buy it. There’s also how the two songs we’ve gotten so far are absolute BANGERS that evoke the guitar anthems of the Adventure era games, which shows they’re interested in looking back to that period for inspiration instead of just going on with continuing what Unleashed (which is a great game, don’t get me wrong) did. I’m not pre-ordering the game, but I’ll gauge general reactions to it at launch and then probably go get it.

Already pre-ordered. Patiently waiting for the release. Haven't played a new Sonic game since Adventure 2 way back in the Dreamcast days.

From watching all those trailers, something I think will be undoubtedly a big flaw in the game is how artificial and non-immersive the world looks. People have been noticing since the first gameplay videos that the world is full of level design that looks completely detached from the rest of the world, with grinding rails and platforms floating around with no regards to how this could fit the environment they're in. This has been something present in most 3D Sonic games and it has never been an issue in the past, but in an open-world environment you expect this aspect to be made less noticeable in order to increase immersion and really sell the player in the experience of exploring everything, but it seems Sonic Frontiers is making this aspect more noticeable than ever before. If the rest of the game manages to be good, that will be enough, but it's still a bummer that little care was put into making the world believable.

Great video! Your style is really likeable. Both your scripts and your voiceovers are always really nice. Just one question: How should I call you? Bick? Bickuribox? Bickuri? Kinda silly question I know, but I just wanted to ask anyways...

I’m so glad I preordered the game the other day, it’s not only the 2nd video game I’ve ever preordered in my life, but it’s the first Sonic game I’ve ever preordered, and I’m so excited for Sonic Frontiers thanks to Vandalize 😅

My favorite thing you said this video was around 2:40 or so. I love seeing the serious side of sonics writing get some respect.

Looking at what we have seen of cyberspace I feel like the levels are going to go from more recognizable just sonics memories, to a combination of his and the new characters, to only the new characters memories.

My best guess on why that tower inside the trailer looks so easy is that it's the tutorial island.

The Cyberspace highway is the inter Zone Highway from the Comics brought to life. Hell yeah.

Really wanna know what you think of Undefeatable lol. 7/10 is about where I'd put it and I'm very happy with that, hopefully they take this formula and improve upon it for next time. While the cyberspace levels are very much the weak point of the game for me but I still don't hate them, and I didn't time it really but I wouldn't say I spent 1/3 of my time with them. I like how even though they only use 4 aesthetic styles each level is evocative of various levels throughout sonic history, the SA2 ones are actually fun imo

Yo the Omega melee attack combo for Project 06 though!

i never had any fear this game would be worse than forces but this game looks to macth up to unleashed and generations even if cyber space re uses stuff. im so excited to play this game adn cant wait to see the content ur gonna make on it when its out

I don't think anyone was told ya this. Pretty sure they have but anyways, your voice makes me smile.

I started thinking that I'll just play the game when it launches and whatever, but now I can't help but being hyped as hell

SUPER SONIC & TAILS vs LADYBUG & CAT NOIR: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJZnbKhylZ_MeZc.html

I actually can’t believe how much of a fucking 180 this game has done in the trailers they’ve shown off. This will likely be the first Sonic game I’ve bought since generations and they have the SA2 shoes in the game as a download I’m so fucking down for this now

I always knew that Forces wasn't the beginning of an era, it was the end of one.

I don't know if I'd say it's _guaranteed_ (there's still far too much of the game we haven't seen for me to be that optomistic), but I will say that Frontiers is looking to be decent at the very least. Even though they've been pretty cagey about showing most of the story details (beyond vaguely describing the premise as a whole), it's certainly looking to be a step up from the narratives we've gotten in the last decade. Ian Flynn penning the localization and dialogue definitely helps too, albiet only so much. Same goes for the music-- the few tracks we've heard have been absolute FIRE so far. However, at the same time, I'm not going to jump on this bandwagon that "FRONTIERS WILL HAVE THE BEST *[insert literally everything here]* " either. I just can't bring myself to get my hopes up to such extremes (so EARLY) with the shaky track record Sonic Team has had in the past 10 years. If the quality of the execution isn't guaranteed, I don’t care how cool the ideas sound. If it's good, I'll be more confident when the game is finally in my hands to _play,_ but until then, I'm keeping my hype restrained. 🤐✌🏾

Your one of my fav KZfaqr.

You never know sonic forces had an amazing trailer

Ngl, i dont like vandalize. At least not for it being a sonic song. It feels like it doesnt relate to him or the characters at all. The song describes a toxic relationship from the sounds of it. Sonic doesnt even have a crush let alone a toxic relationship. The instrunental for it is dope, but i dont feel the lyrics fit. Other than that, thats pretty much my only gripe with frontiers. I havent listened to "i am here" yet but i should.

Watching the Tokyo Game Show gameplay I know this is going to be borderline my dream Sonic game.

only at the beginning and i agree with everything so far apart from the point about lost world's soundtrack. that shit is GOLD

Been way too Long for Another Banger Video

Hey bickuribox, sorry if this comment isnt related to the video but i would really like to recommend you a series of games you'll definitely like, i'll try to keep it short. I suggest you look into the Megaman Zero games, they are 2D platformers focused on speeding through levels and melee combat, and when it comes to combat i dont think there is any other 2D game that even comes close to them. Speeding through levels, learning bosses and figuring out new ways to hit them while looking stylish is really addicting. The music is also fantastic and will keep you hyped to go fast. The first game is extremely good already and has such a good introduction it will keep you invested for the whole series. The games are also really difficult which i think you might find apealing, but always in a fair and fun way. The reason why i'm recommending this besides me believing you'll like them is because i feel like they are a evolution of the 2D sonic games in a way, where the speed and level mastery of of sonic is preserved, but with precise platforming, great combat, and a lot of tools to experiment with. I think you'll see what i mean around the 2nd game. If that sounds interesting to you, the collection is on sale on steam and you can always refund, you'll definitely get a good enough taste before the 2 hour mark. The trailer sadly does not do a good job at showing the great parts of the games so instead maybe look up a review if you have doubts. If you end up enjoying it, i highly recommend you look up how the combo system works (videos by Magnus Zero or look up "Megaman zero Hit Priority System"), it's simple and will only take a few seconds, but you must know it if you want to enjoy the combat to it's fullest. ALSO PLAY WITH SAVE ASSIST. I have replayed all the games 4 times in the past month because i had that much fun and i feel like i have so much left to learn and try with the combat. Thanks for your time and i hope you enjoy it too if you give it a try.

I hope it'll be really good but I'm preparing myself for the worst. Im not going to fall victim to the cycle again

This is v small thing but the lack of music in this particular video really felt like this is it. It didn't click for me that the game was approaching so soon and this earnest request and placing ones cards on the table really made that connection for me. I hope Frontiers is a game we can all come back too moving forward, or at the very least has a banging sequel

This has to be the weirdest Sonic game ever made. I've long yearned for a serious Sonic again since Unleashed and Black Knight, but this is sooo.....jarring. There are elements of a good story here and there with the whole Ancients backstory and SOME of the characters interactions, Sage is also an interesting concept yet she doesn't amount to do much. But then it falls flat so many small things that pile up into a big ball of mediocrity : the Pontac and Graff-like cringy jokes, constant use of memberberries lines referencing old games to the point of being a crutch (or straight up cringe like referencing Forces or namedropping Sticks from Boom), Eggman is barely in the game, Sonic and the main cast aren't insufferable (most of the time, at least, Sonic can be still painful at times, RCS's new voice direction just has me puzzled, he's not even trying anymore), they're just kinda there. What bothers me the most is how low budget the animations are, since this game goes all this way to be open world, bringing assets that weren't seen since Unleashed or Generations like the direction cannons or the Light Speed Dash, a whole combat combo system, yet falls short on presentation. Also, Cyberspace stages are pathetic, literally Forces 2.0 It's like this game is trying to arch back to that mid 2000s feel you'd expect from Unleashed or 06, but still filtered through trash like Colors or Forces which drag it down. I can't call it exactly good, but it's not horrendous either. It's just so weirdly experimental.....And potentially, it has the foundation to lay out a decent new formula, if they iron out physics, Cyberspace (or action) stages level design, hub/action stage ratio, different character playstyles, and slightly better writing (and voice actors).

This is the fist time I've been excited for a Sonic game since Generations.

About the cyber stage the the highway stage looks like its on the level of unleahsed with insane paths and every path matters

“I already hear Vandalize 20 times since it cam out” Are you kidding me? That is insultingly low! -Michael Scott

Thank you for the video. :)

Got to try it at TGS today for 15 minutes and the new style has promise. Some things feel a bit finicky and will def take some getting used to but I think it’ll turn out fine. Only gripe I had is how easily Sonic will change directions with even the slightest touch of the control stick, causing you to careen off edges or miss things when you wanted to go straight. Hopefully they can tighten things up a bit but otherwise I might actually pick it up at launch!

Hey bickuribox, while we're waiting for frontiers, have you ever played Spark the Electric Jester? It started off as a 2D platformer like freedom planet but now it's a 3D Platformer that's really good and has a lot of freedom and openness in its stage design.

If it's at least fun throughout, I think that's a win.

New to the channel but idk why but the first 2 mins reminded me of Patrick Bateman, you sounded just like him

Not related to your vid but you're funny as hell with your voice in a serious tone when you make jokes, such as "that is a direct order." lol

Sonic Team confirmed that the cyberspace thing is intentional which is why you don't see that many peeps talk about it but I'm glad it's being addressed still as we don't know what's ripped and what's not how many outweigh the other you know.

I thought this wasn't Roger Craig Smith, he was announced he wouldn't be voicing Sonic anymore like 2 years ago

Honestly, these were my thoughts BEFORE the new trailers, and I still had hope, despite the fact everyone at the time was criticizing the game. I also agree with the recycled levels problem, I couldn't see how Green Hill Zone or Sky Sanctuary could fit into the game or why SEGA was intent on bringing back levels from the past (haven't they already done this numerous times now?). Overall, the game looks good (except maybe the Green Hill and Sky Sanctuary zones) and I see plenty of used potential.

Aged like wine

IT LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE A PLAYABLE SONIC BLACK KNIGHTS CUTSCENE

Sonic forces memories

Someone put out a theory that since some part of the Kronos' meaning essentially means something to do with the past, maybe only that island will have all the reused layouts in it which i'm kind of hoping will be the case but if they come mixed in with actual original designs (which seems to be the case going off that city level) then i'll be okay with that.

I really hope they make the game really optimized.

Will you be talking about Freedom Planet 2 anytime soon? Just came out and it’s fantastic! Would love to see a video on it.