Sonic Team Details Super Sonic's Role in Sonic Frontiers

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Sonic Team details how Super Sonic, the golden transformation of Sonic the Hedgehog, will be utilized in the gameplay of the upcoming Sonic Frontiers. Many fans were blown away by Sega's recent showcase at this year's Tokyo Game Show event. The publisher confirmed that the event would focus on the flagship mascot and the upcoming open-zone game, along with a free gameplay demo. What fans didn't expect to see was the reveal of Super Sonic in Sonic Frontiers' latest trailer.

This came as a big shock to fans, where players usually unlock Super Sonic as a bonus feature separated from the main plot, or if the Chaos Emeralds needed to use the transformation are involved in the story, is reserved for the Final Boss. Sonic Frontiers shows that once Sonic collects all the gems, he will utilize their power to take on one of the Titan bosses roaming the overworld. In a recent interview with IGN Japan, director Morio Kishimoto notes that this is one of the game's major points, where there are some battles where Super Sonic is required.

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Kishimoto notes that there are some bosses in Sonic Frontiers that the player won't be able to defeat as normal Sonic. These bosses can be seen walking around the overworld, such as the aforementioned Titan. He explicitly mentions that if players collect all seven Chaos Emeralds on the islands, they will unlock the transformation. From there, Super Sonic is the only way that players can battle these bosses, as demonstrated in the recent trailer.

From there, Kishimoto notes this is breaking a trend that has been in many Sonic games over the years, acknowledging that Super Sonic would only appear during the endgame or Final Boss. He