Sonic Frontiers Needs To Avoid A Halo Infinite Situation
Last week, Sega revealed the first gameplay for the long-anticipated latest entry in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Sonic Frontiers. This new entry was first announced in summer 2021, and is set to be the Sonic franchise's first foray into open-world game design, taking inspiration from games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game is slated to release later this year, however after recent gameplay reveals, fans are calling for Sonic Frontiers to be delayed to 2023.
The reason for this is due to controversy surrounding the gameplay reveal, which has been heavily criticized for looking very unpolished in terms of visuals and art direction. The trailer's gameplay has also been criticized for being hard to understand, as both showcases for the exploration and combat feature no commentary explaining what the purpose of the gameplay is, and feature no user interface elements to follow. The whole scenario is very similar to the 2020 gameplay reveal of Halo Infinite, which Microsoft and 343 Industries received a similar level of backlash for.
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In July 2020, Microsoft held its Xbox Games Showcase in which, two full years after its first reveal at E3 2018, gameplay was revealed for the sixth main entry in the Halo series. The gameplay trailer for Halo Infinite contained eight minutes of uncut gameplay footage from the upcoming game, and showcased the franchise's first footage in an open-world environment. The trailer was immediately met with backlash however, with many fans criticizing the underwhelming visuals of the game, which was set to be a launch title for Xbox's then-upcoming Xbox Series X and S consoles. The trailer even sparked the birth of a viral
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