For Sonic you NEED to change to "Performance mode". Dont know why they put the 30fps mode by default.

“Am I gonna boycott the game?” *Pulls out special edition* “Absolutely not!” 😂😂

I am so happy I found this channel. Positive and friendly and fun. All things the world needs more of.

I am playing Ys VIII for the first time based on your recommendation and I'm loving it!

Make sure to put Sonic Frontiers into the 1080p 60 FPS mode in settings and do continue playing. The game picks up steam, as well as the story. The boss fights are badass as well.

I put sonic on performance mode. Never experienced the frame rate drops like you did. Playing it on ps5. In my opinion, probably one of the best 3D sonic experiences.

I got into the Ys series back when Ys 6 came out in the mid 2000s, about 15 years or so ago. Then I came upon your channel and realized that I had missed out on all the others. I’ve now played Ys I, II, Celceta, Felghana, Kefin, and am currently halfway done with VIII. Thanks for the recommendation! These games are so much fun.

Ys 8 is awesome. Really excited about the news earlier this year from that Ys 10 will be coming out in September 2023. Who eise is excited for Ys 10?

I'm sorry to hear you aren't enjoying Sonic Frontiers! I'm having a blast with it, personally. I think I really started to fall in love with it after completing the first world. It was kind of a slow burn for me. took me a while to really understand what they were going for. It's like a weird mix of Sonic Adventure, BoTW and Mario Odyssey.

Good for you for getting Bayonetta 3. Not only is your money supporting people in the short term, but it’s helping to set up the company and staff for future productions as well.

I like the way you hold Sonic in the thumbnail 😂

Ys VIII is so darn awesome!! Got my limited edition ordered and waiting as well. Can't wait to go back to the Isle!

Playing ys 8 for the first time 15 hours in and I'm loving it.

have been playing soul hackers 2, i can see why most people have problems with it, but im still enjoying it. i like the "not everyone in your party are necessarily good people" vibe it has

Thanks so much for all the continued content! Your videos really deliver a sense of joy to my day 👊🏼❤️🤘🏼

With Sonic Frontiers, I'd say turn 60 fps mode on in the settings and keep giving it a try! It really is the most fun 3d Sonic game in years and it kinda goes back to basics with the character count which is nice

Right now I’m playing the first Bayonetta, Gravity Rush 2 and Return to Monkey Island, 3 absolute gems ❤ Nice video as usual 🎉

If you're having issues with the framerate in sonic frontiers on PS5 I recommend putting it in performance mode. Its been a rock solid framerate for me doing that and has made the game way more appealing.

I also love sonic adventure, it's very close to my heart. I knew frontiers was going to be a departure from previous games and I went into it with an open mind, and I've really been enjoying it! Sonic for me is about innovation and new ideas, changing direction constantly will throw a lot of people off but it's something I cherish about the franchise. Just like it's mascot, sonic team is always on the move and I wouldnt change it for anything.

I’m really enjoying Sonic Frontiers. I’ve played over 20 hours already, doing every little challenge and finding all of the collectibles along the way. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is still my favorite game in the series BUT this game is almost beating it out! The Ys games are awesome as well, played them back in the day on the PSVITA.

I've been playing Tales of Xillia, been getting more into the Tales of series. I'm excited to play Y'S VIII for the first time at some point in the near future! I've played every other game in the series but never VIII haha. Thanks for another great video Johnny!

Right now, I'm playing Lost Judgement on PS5, Metroid Dread & WarioWare Get It Together on Switch. All three games are awesome games.

Loving Sonic Frontiers. I'll wrap up the platinum trophy today. I'll definitely be putting Ys on my radar for afterwards.

You rock! Sonic Adventure blew my mind as an 8 year old and also as a 31 year old

Sonic Frontiers is flawed but has been very fun for me which should ultimately be the most important factor. Better than being technically sound and boring. I'm 43 and skipped most of the 3d Sonic stuff after Adventure 2 just like you but this one hit the spot for me. My jaw has dropped a few times too!

New to your channel, glad I found ya. You got a really cool energy about you, thanks for the vid!

Just found your channel really loving all the gaming chat👍

The subtle middle finger to Sonic Frontiers in the thumbnail. I see you.

Started playing ys 8 for the first time a couple days ago. Holy shit the soundtrack has no business being that rockin lol

Thanks for mentioning the Ys VIII limited edition. Didn't know it was coming out and I was able to pre-order the other day.

I loved Bayonetta 3 , Sonic frontiers and Danganronpa ultra despair girls

I upgraded to the PS+ premium and finished both YS8 and YS9. I cannot believe I didn’t know about this series and I LOVE it. I do think 8 is way better than 9

Performance mode on PS5... runs smooth as butter and feels amazing in 60fps

Been playing that sonic frontiers… I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying it. I bought it because I thought it would be “interesting,” but I’m having some legitimately great fun

Just found this channel and really enjoying the content and energy. New subscriber. You rock, keep it up! Greetings from Egypt o/

And this is exactly why they should have had the preformance mode as Default setting in Sonic.

Ys IX was incredible so definitely will be buying this soon as I can thank u so much for recommending Monstrum Nox for me

I'm not playing anything new, but starting RE1 director's cut on PS1 and doing an entire series run. I've only finished RE4 and RE5, so it's gonna be a journey to say the least.

i had zero frame rate issues with sonic. i played in performance and it stayed locked 60fps. you notice it right away. i felt you got more out of 60fps mode than graphic mode for what each is suppose to give.

Alright, Sunday morning Johnny time! Damnit, what am I doing….lol. Love this guys channel. The best!!

One of my favorite KZfaqrs ever, been watching u forever Johnny

John liked Bayonetta so much he married her.

Awesome video and I honestly cannot wait to play the first Bayonetta - definitely missed out on that so hoping to get the first one soon and check it out next year!

Special shout out for Tactics Ogre Reborn. Awesome remake/remaster. For some reason, the reviewers that seem like they would review it, aren't covering or mentioning it even though they got a free review copy from Square. Weird.

Babe wake up, new HCG upload.

how good were the old games ! i would love if someday i feel the same feelings playing games again like Demons Crest, a link to the past, super metroid and so many masterpieces !

I’m playing Shredder’s Revenge, Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles DE. They all are fun to play, but Shredder’s Revenge is so easy to pick up and play through that it’s getting the most love at the moment.

I'm playing Sonic Frontiers on ps5 in 60fps mode with VRR enabled and it's been pretty smooth. Def recommend immediately switching off of the default 4k graphics mode. I'm really enjoying the game. It's refreshing to have Sega's sense of style with music and aesthetic in an open world design. Considering the collectathon past of platformers, the two formats gel well together. Reminds me of how fun Immortals Fenyx Rising is.

Just about finished Valkyrie Elysium. It has it's drawbacks BUT the einherjar memories are so well written and are a great way to enjoy some storytelling that may be lacking in the main quests.

Someone else on KZfaq said (about Sonic Frontiers) that at first he did not enjoy playing it but that, as he went on, the game suddenly became fun.

I really like Sonic Frontiers! Best 3d sonic since generations and unleashed. Performance mode is best and yeah some pop in but its good. I also got the collectors edition of ys 8. My 4th time buying it haha. Got collectors edition of Bayonetta 3 too

Just bought Prodeus and absolutely adore it. I cannot put it down.

River City Girls 1 and 2 collection is releasing on December 1st and I'm excited for that. Also, Akai Katana is coming to the Switch in December, that's a day 1 buy for me, I love a good bullet hell shooter.

Thanks for being so honest about Sonic Frontiers. I am still on the fence and your opinion on this game makes me just think I’ll wait some more. Awesome video!

Excellent video as always! I am a long time watcher but havent commented often. Thanks for giving the heads up on the PS5 version of Ys 8! I forgot it was coming and meant to order that special edition from the NIS store! For Sonic Frontiers - I am loving it so far! I was completely taken off guard with its quality and it feels like they have finally figured out a good direction to take Sonic. As others have noted, the game defaults to 4K mode which unfortunately has some uneven frame pacing, but you can go to the options menu and swap it to 60fps mode and it is buttery smooth! I didnt realize this for a long time until I saw the Digital Foundry video on it! Hope you enjoy it a little more if you play anymore, maybe the 60 fps mode will help for you.

I've preordered Ys 8 special edition on PS5 for release day in UK this coming Friday 18th - can't wait! Also preordered Ys 9 on PS5 for 6 months time

2022 is pretty much over for me now, but dang 2023 is going to be stacked

Y’s VIII is on ps plus! Excited to check that game out. I got a ps5 a few months ago and have been loving it. Recently I just beat “God of War” (2018) for the first time (I didn’t have a ps4 last generation, only Xbox one) to prepare for “god of war: ragnarok” which I have now. I also recently played Spider-Man Remastered, that game looks SO good on ps5. Lots in the backlog, and not enough time to game as I work a lot. But thankful for the machine! I also really dug Gran Turismo 7, which was kind of broken (so I hear) at launch, but which polyphony has fixed a lot of the issues with as far as progression. That game (to me) is very fun now. Enjoyed it! Thanks for the videos! Love your content.

Just finished Bayonetta 3, going back and playing more and trying more weapons. Bought Ys 8 for the switch a little while ago, but havnt got around to it yet

I heard Sonic gets better after the 1st open world/area/level. Keep playing & give us an update!

I got Ys VIII on the Switch maybe a year after it came out, and once I played it, I regretted not getting the special edition because of how much I enjoyed it. I'm glad it's re-released so I can finally get the special edition and also enjoy the game all over again (though I need to finish playing through Ys VI and VII before I do that!)

I've just started Ys VIII as it's on PS Plus Premium. Only around a few hours in but enjoying it.

I saw Bayonetta 3, Ys VIII and Sonic Frontiers and clicked right away!

Sonic Frontiers completely captured my heart and is a contender for my game of the year, something I never thought another Sonic game would be able to do. I think you're completely dead wrong about in every respect. First, set it to performance mode, then open your mind to the new gameplay style. I'm twenty hours in and cannot put it down, and will likely restart it right away upon completion.

Sonic Frontiers is amazing. Imagine playing Breath of the Wild for less than an hour and then just shutting it off. There's so much to explore and collect. The boss fights are fun. You can actually level up and get some awesome combos. It defaults to graphics mode. So change it to performance mode. That will help with the framerate

I've Ys VIII on preorder for ps5. Will be my first Ys

Like the way you're holding Sonic Frontiers in the thumbnail 🤣

Watching Sonic run around in the "open zone" makes me want to buy it.

OG sonic fan … on PS4 frontiers has really surprises me. Keep going back to it especially when we get max rings for max speed, spend hours literally just running around parkouring lol

Definitely go into the settings for Sonic Frontiers and change it to 60fps. Even on PS4, i haven't really had that many fps issues, if any. The game also gets way better once you get out of that initial Tutorial section of the 1st island, literally when it says "Sonic is free to explore" or something like that.

I've been playing through Live A Live for the 2nd time. Doing the little secrets, and secret encounters. After completing it I plan on playing Tactics Ogre Reborn.

Yeah. Some games even manage to rotate the skyboxes, givin big atmosphere.

There are some gems of Sonic games post Dreamcast - The Advance trilogy - Rush Duology - Colours wii and DS version - Generations love letter to the past 20th anniversary game - Mania pure classic action Frontiers has potential the controls if slightly faster and add the spindash got Sonic Adventure controls and add the momentum back and the new formula will be good.

*1* Bayonetta 3 *2* Tactics Ogre Reborn (Switch) *3* Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope *4* Persona 5 Royal (Switch) *5* Rogue Legacy 2 (Switch) *6* Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak *7* Nier Automata (Switch)

I just finished Valkyrie Elysium which I enjoyed a lot and am now starting up Luigi's Mansion 3 which I am playing based on your recommendation along with my girlfriend's recommendation also. First time playing through any of the Luigi games and am finding it cute and wonderful

The best newest Sonic game I’ve played is Sonic Generations for PS3. It not only feels like Sonic Adventure but also pays homage in fun ways.

I just finished my second character in Octopath traveler (I did one chapter of each character at a time). I’m 75 hours in. I’m OP right now so the last chapter for everyone else should be pretty simple. Trying to decide whether I want to start a game I’ve never played before or replay FF12 (It’s been on my mind lately for some reason)

“I really want to talk about these games that rock! …and sonic frontiers” 😂

Great video Happy Gamer. I too enjoyed Ys VIII, but I never finished it because I have ADHD and I got into another game. But it's cool that it has been released on PS5. I'll definitely have to get it. I'm currently playing GoW Ragnatok, Gotham Knights, and the new Star Ocean game. I'm looking forward to playing the remake of Crisis Core. But ultimately I'm very excited to play FF7 Remake 2 and FFXVI.

Awesome video man 😎!

The big games I've been loving are Star Ocean The Divine Force... and Sonic Frontiers xD I've been loving Frontiers, personally, and I think a few people have mentioned this, but go to the options and switch it to performance mode! I've honestly been loving Frontiers, the story, atmosphere and just using Sonic's skills to explore open zones and find things. Plus, the bosses and mini-bosses are pure badass!

I'm playing some older games, Graveyard Keeper on my steam deck. It's a perfect game to play on the go. Also getting into Dungeon Keeper 1 using the KeeperFX mod to play in higher resolutions and better compatibility with modern PCs. Been having a blast revisiting DK1 after well over 20 years.

I missed out on Sonic growing up. I had Nintendo. Sonic Adventure was my first Sonic game I got at launch with my Dreamcast and it was awesome! This game reminds me of that first experience I got with Adventure. I picked up the PS5 version $35 for Black Friday.

I’ve been playing an old school, awesome survival horror game. SIGNALIS. It’s on gamepass. The attention to detail, the atmosphere, the graphics, and music/sound are all perfectly done. So awesome.

On my Nintendo switch I loved Ys Viii Lacrimosa of Dana!

Hey there, Johnny - long time running Sonic fan here. First off, I just wanted to say, thank you so much for picking up Sonic Frontiers, and giving it a fair chance to begin with. A lot of people, including myself, have been waiting for a really fun, decently good 3D Sonic game for ages now. However, I completely understand where you're coming from, when it comes to expecting a world more like SA1s. Two games that come to mind, that re do what Sonic Adventure did with it's in game hub worlds and atmosphere, are Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, and Sonic Unleashed, A.K.A Sonic World Adventure. For a long time now, a lot of people consider Unleashed to be the best of the franchise. It's definitely a good one, but I'm not so sure if it takes that cake. Even so, between 06 and Unleashed, Unleashed is definitely the better one of the two. It does recapture the same magic as Sonic Adventure 1 does for sure. However, the Werehog idea may come off as off-putting at first, but the in game levels are still pretty great, and control well. I recom playing the game on Series X, as it's the absolute best way to experience it. Sonic Frontiers is basically, an unofficial soft reboot for the series, in terms of gameplay. This game, is just the beginning of what Sonic Team wants to do for the next 10 years of Sonic. Not only that, Takashi Iizuka, the game's director, went on record saying that he wants to eventually make Sonic Adventure 3. There are even shelved remakes of Adventure 1 and 2, that the team may pick up again sometime soon. So yeah... You truly never know, when it comes to Sonic. Time will tell.

You gotta put it on 60fps mode in the options menu

Me and my 7 year old son recently completed sonic forces and thought it was great!! He wanted to try this one out but always good to get Johnny’s opinion on games as we watched a video and I thought frontiers looked crap 😂 thanks for the confirmation 👍

Love your vids!

I'm going to finally give Ys 8 a try. It will be on my Christmas list. The same with Sonic Frontiers. I know you said it disappointed you. But, I've been a life long Sonic fan. I need to check this out for myself to see what's up because, like you, I didn't know what to think about the game at first.

New ep Sunday!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Great video. I been playing Gotham knights and mw2

You are flipping us the bird with your left hand that’s holding Sonic Frontiers. Maybe rethink that thumbnail? 😂😮

I feel you on Sonic Frontiers, though I changed it to 60fps mode and got off the first island. Its not Sonic Adventure, but I do think so far its been very fun. I just worry that its going to get very samey. The first Island is the tutorial and a teaser. It's when you get to Knuckles's Island that it starts to truly open up. But definitely change from 4k mode to 60fps mode, or instantly improves it so much.

I'll echo what everyone else has said and say absolutely change sonic to performance mode. It's crazy that it's not on by default. I've also heard that it does pick up steam, I do not own the game yet but these are things I hear constantly

Bayonetta 3, GOW Ragnarok, Persona 5 Royale rocks, I want The Quarry, COD MW2 and Asterigos for Christmas, and excited for Pokémon Violet. Gaming backlog in full effect.

I have gone all out with gaming,due to an unforeseen illness last week, it’s the most free time I’ve had in forever. Playing MW2 and enjoying it in spurts ( haven’t bought one in years), loving Sonic frontiers (60 fps mode or bust), Bayonetta 3 is great. I have been playing all the boomer shooters on my steam deck and absolutely loving them, highlights are Prodeus, nightmare reaper, and cultic. It has definitely kept my mind off of being ill, what a great time to be a gamer

Hi Johnny You have to check this game: Huntdown ! Easily one the best games on the switch inspired from the 80’s games like contra

5:34 My sentiments exactly. Other people worked on it too.

That middle finger in the thumbnail tho 🤣