The first of Sonic Frontiers' free updates might have leaked future playable characters. Back in 2021, Sonic Frontiers was formally revealed at The Game Awards, and it was quick to call attention as it made itself known as the first open-zone Sonic game. Now, that title has greatly surpassed Sega's sales goals, and is set to get expansive DLC throughout 2023.
On the official DLC roadmap, the third planned update generated a fair deal of buzz when the content was announced. After years of games where only Sonic the Hedgehog has been prominently playable, Sonic Frontiers was revealed to be getting new playable characters sometime in late 2023. However, that was all fans were given, as it didn't specify exactly who would be playable, or when players could expect them to be available. However, now that the Sights, Sounds, and Speed update for Sonic Frontiers has released, new files were found next to Sonic's that suggest that the groundwork for the last DLC pack may already be set in stone.
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Shared on Twitter by Sonic fan site SoaH City, the new DLC for Sonic Frontiers added «Amy_common,» «Knuckles_common,» and «Tails_common» files in the playercommon files. These «common» files are the parameters for details of how these characters should operate. The «player_common» file for Sonic, for instance, is where fans can find his physics, Cyloop color settings, and other items that say exactly how he interacts with things in the game.
If these files are anything to go by, then fans can expect to play as Knuckles, Tails, and Amy in Sonic Frontiers by the time the game turns a year old. Amy's inclusion is rather interesting, as she's also being made playable
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