Sonic Frontiers gameplay footage leads fans to call for new delay

metro.co.uk:

Sega’s drip feed of Sonic Frontiers info isn’t working, as fans express discontent with its current state.

After such a long silence, Sega has finally begun sharing gameplay footage of Sonic Frontiers. Unfortunately, rather than generate hype and excitement, there’s a growing sense of unease within the fanbase.

The response to the initial teaser, which showed some very brief instances of gameplay, was much stronger and overall positive. It’s the two slightly more in-depth looks that have fans questioning Sonic Frontiers’ quality.

We say in-depth, both videos lacked any commentary or context beyond what was shown. The first video focused on exploration and puzzle solving (two things you don’t really associate with Sonic).

Sonic moved peculiarly slowly during some parts, as if to show off more of the environment, and you see him pick up a variety of collectibles, but we have no idea what any of them are for.

The second video centred around combat, with Sonic performing several different and flashy attacks against a variety of robots. This included a giant enemy which required running up its legs to attack weak points on its head.

The like/dislike ratio for both videos on YouTube is almost evenly split. At the time of writing, the exploration video has 76,000 likes versus 61,000 dislikes while the combat video has 39,000 likes versus 25,000 dislikes.

So, while the majority reaction is positive, that’s a worrying amount of negative reactions to what is e Sonic’s first major release since 2017 and his first truly open world game.

Specific complaints are numerous, from things like Sonic’s lack of momentum and stiff animations to the world looking empty and lifeless. Some YouTube comments unfavourably compare the footage to a tech