Sonic Frontiers has been put under the microscope since its recent gameplay trailers. Fans have taken to social media to discuss their varying opinions of Sonic's latest outing in Sonic Frontiers with one popular YouTuber having less than positive feelings to express.
Sonic Frontiers was first showcased in May 2021 as a teaser in SEGA's Sonic Central stream for the series' 30th anniversary. Fans wouldn't be given many details on the blue hedgehog's newest title until The Game Awards that same year when SEGA revealed the fact that Sonic Frontiers would be a fully open-world Sonic the Hedgehog game.
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Popular YouTuber Charles «MoistCr1Tikal» White has been quite vocal about his dissatisfaction with Sonic Frontiers, claiming it looks like a «bootleg Sonic.» White expressed in his video titled New Sonic Game Looks Horrible, that he believes an open-world Sonic game could work but that Sonic Frontiers looks like, «A fan game. But, at least with fan games, there's passion. This just feels completely empty.» White would further claim that the title felt «soulless» and reminded the 27-year-old of Sonic the Hedgehog 06, a video game infamous among gamers for its poor quality.
White would continue with his criticism, noting that the game appeared «slow» and «seems more like a tech demo than a game.» Over the course of Sonic's 30-year-long history, the franchise has seen several hits and misses in the eyes of some fans with White noting that he believes Sonic Frontiers will be «one of those misses» if the title goes ahead with its 2022 release. White explains that the title could be salvaged if it were to release in late 2023 or 2024, but only time will tell if SEGA does
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