Sonic Frontiers Dev Details Combat and Skill Tree Mechanics

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Sonic Frontiers is looking to be one of the biggest shake-ups to the series, taking the Blue Blur into an open-world setting. This has led the game to be compared to other titles in the genre, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The first gameplay reveal of Sonic Frontiers showed off a number of elements that cemented these comparisons further, such as the melancholic atmosphere and music. The month of June also gave fans an extensive look at the mechanics of the game, including its combat.

The combat mechanics of Sonic Frontiers shows that Sonic has his iconic moves like the Homing Attack and some new attacks such as his new Cyloop move. This has Sonic surrounding an enemy with blue energy, causing them to be stunned. Recently, Sonic Team went into what to expect for Sonic Frontiers' mechanics, including the game's skill tree.

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Based on early previews of Sonic Frontiers from Game Informer, Sonic can collect skill pieces that allow players to obtain skill points, with battles that contribute to the meter. The Cyloop ability is the first ability that Sonic Frontiers gives to the player, which can create an AoE attack when drawn around multiple enemies, can be used to break pieces of armor, or solve puzzles. While the Cyloop is a fundamental skill of Sonic Frontiers, the game also offers eleven additional skills that are part of the skill tree, with three more being locked behind story progression.

These unlocks include the Sonic Boom, where Sonic can shoot out projectile blade mid-combo, Speed Burst which increases the character's power upon reaching max combo, and an ability known as Air Tricks allowing players to taunt mid-air to earn skill points.