What 'Open-Zone' Means for Sonic Frontiers
Sonic Frontiers has intrigued fans despite there being little news currently surrounding it. All players have are two cryptic trailers, the title, and a release window. However, the latest Sonic Frontiers trailer from the Game Awards has made it clear the next Sonic game plans to emulate an open world. The key word is «emulate,» as press releases have used a different term that's been just as interesting. The game won't be open-world, but «open-zone.»
Beyond a few small details, such as who is writing and composing for the game, fans don't have much to go on when it comes to Sonic Frontiers. With the promising Game Awards trailer, along with constant publicity about Frontiers being the first «open-zone» title, many are holding out for gameplay to know more. There's a good chance Sonic fans already have an idea what this phrase entails.
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The term «open-zone» might seem like something new, and could be confusing at first. However, Sonic fans are already well acquainted with zones, as the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has used «zone» at the end of many level names. The latest prominent use of the term goes back to Sonic Lost World, as every world had «zone» on the end like classic levels such as Green Hill Zone.
From there, the concept becomes more clear. This means fans can look forward to zones that are more-or-less open spaces. Instead of linear levels, it seems that the «open-zones» will be large in scale and allow players to freely run wherever they please. Not only have games such as Super Mario Odyssey and Pokemon Legends: Arceus managed to do this well, but Sonic Adventure serves as a proof of concept for the blue blur. Adventure was known for
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