TheEpic on Nostr: I finally finished all of Sonic Frontier's story. Here's what I will say... I like ...
I finally finished all of Sonic Frontier's story. Here's what I will say... I like the main story and the main game quite a bit but the "Another Story" DLC was kind of bad. On the upside, at least you can play as multiple characters in the open world. The DLC is artificially difficult and frustrating. It's not particularly worth playing. The alternative ending is also slightly underwhelming.
I also don't necessarily care about Sage and Eggman's father and daughter relationship enough. I guess I could just decide on a whim whether I want to care either based on reasons or how the voice acting makes me feel. This is kind of an anime game afterall. So I guess I've decided reaons for now.
That being said, I don't completely get it and see it in Eggman to be kind to anyone. Eggman is supposed to be that simple "evil villain because he is" sort of character as far as I know. Not only that but I simply don't know how he's grown or changed as a character between say Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Frontiers. That lack of knowledge could be my fault entirely. I guess asking for such development, even if it exists, might be a little too much for a Sonic game. I won't lie, Sonic Adventure's story is bad too but it's kind of a "so bad it's funny and good" trip now that I'm an adult. That and nostalgia but that's besides the point.
At the same time, I need to keep my conclusions in check due to my initial tempered expectations. I knew this game was going to be very anime and fairly kid friendly in its dialogue, story, and voice actors. With that in mind, does it live up to the sheer vibes and "trip" of the Sonic Adventure games in my opinion? Not really but it's still good and fairly acceptable in that regard.
The voice actors for Sonic and Amy in particular sometimes rub off as wrong for some reason. At other times they do a really good job. So I'm conflicted and mixed on those two. Sometimes I feel like "hey these two new voices make a lot of sense" and other times I'm thinking "oh my god you cannot pull off a line like that." Like when there is this cringey anime kind of camp that pops up in the dialogue I'm expecting a naturally higher pitched voice or a different kind of delivery I can't quite put my finger on. I guess I'm too used to hearing the previous voice actors.
Ya but all in all, I'll be playing the main game's story again sometime. Otherwise it's best for me to stick to occasionally exploring and unlocking achievements with this one. There might be mods to make the game better too. Honestly, this might be the best 3D Sonic game but my love and nostalgia for the adventure games clouds my judgement. That being said, it's not so good that I'll be rushing to play it on repeat and explore the world for countless hours just for my enjoyment. It's definitely good but not capturing me.
I also don't necessarily care about Sage and Eggman's father and daughter relationship enough. I guess I could just decide on a whim whether I want to care either based on reasons or how the voice acting makes me feel. This is kind of an anime game afterall. So I guess I've decided reaons for now.
That being said, I don't completely get it and see it in Eggman to be kind to anyone. Eggman is supposed to be that simple "evil villain because he is" sort of character as far as I know. Not only that but I simply don't know how he's grown or changed as a character between say Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Frontiers. That lack of knowledge could be my fault entirely. I guess asking for such development, even if it exists, might be a little too much for a Sonic game. I won't lie, Sonic Adventure's story is bad too but it's kind of a "so bad it's funny and good" trip now that I'm an adult. That and nostalgia but that's besides the point.
At the same time, I need to keep my conclusions in check due to my initial tempered expectations. I knew this game was going to be very anime and fairly kid friendly in its dialogue, story, and voice actors. With that in mind, does it live up to the sheer vibes and "trip" of the Sonic Adventure games in my opinion? Not really but it's still good and fairly acceptable in that regard.
The voice actors for Sonic and Amy in particular sometimes rub off as wrong for some reason. At other times they do a really good job. So I'm conflicted and mixed on those two. Sometimes I feel like "hey these two new voices make a lot of sense" and other times I'm thinking "oh my god you cannot pull off a line like that." Like when there is this cringey anime kind of camp that pops up in the dialogue I'm expecting a naturally higher pitched voice or a different kind of delivery I can't quite put my finger on. I guess I'm too used to hearing the previous voice actors.
Ya but all in all, I'll be playing the main game's story again sometime. Otherwise it's best for me to stick to occasionally exploring and unlocking achievements with this one. There might be mods to make the game better too. Honestly, this might be the best 3D Sonic game but my love and nostalgia for the adventure games clouds my judgement. That being said, it's not so good that I'll be rushing to play it on repeat and explore the world for countless hours just for my enjoyment. It's definitely good but not capturing me.