Sonic Frontiers is Extreme Now

The first update to Sonic Frontiers is home to some new modes, toggle options, power ups, and a brand new difficulty that made me chuckle for a brief time. I'm also extremely late on this. Oh well, lol
Update 2 review: • Sonic Frontiers is Evo...
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[@bickuribox12]

The day after I finished this script, the Silver update for P-06 went live, so I had to pause everything and prioritize that, hence why this video is so late. But I didn’t want to dive into update 2 until it was out, so here we are 👏

[@taytoflame2314]

Ah it's fine, I'm never going to complain about more Bickuribox videos.

[@twobrosincorporated]

My friend, I love you videos. Who cares if it’s late? So’s my grandpa! And my opinion on him didn’t change.

[@Yarcaz]

No problem.

[@Fresh_YT]

I bet you will love update 2😊

[@benji777tm]

Oh what a world

[@GespenstType-0]

"150 tokens for a Vault Key?" "With cheese, Mr. Squidward, with cheese."

[@pepsigotdanghare]

15:46 I can actually explain that respawn inconsistency. Falling into a pit is treated differently from a death via damage. A damage death puts you at your last autosave, while a fall death puts you at the last spot you were safely on the ground. It's consistent, just two separate types.

[@WolfXGamerful]

but why tho?

[@PyeFive]

@@WolfXGamerful Could be softlock prevention. Without this distinction, if your autosave happened to be fucked up and put you over a pit, you would just respawn at that last autosave and fall in the pit over and over.

[@WolfXGamerful]

fair enough just sounds goofy in the situation like the one in the video lmao

[@NoNamex1412]

​@@WolfXGamerfulprobably because it would be unfair to respawn you right back to your last saved location if you accidentally run off a cliff

[@bickuribox12]

Thank you for your service

[@NoahInfinity]

An update 1 video a day after update 2 was announced and released. Lol I’m glad that SEGA and Sonic Team are committed to keeping this game updated and active, especially with how they usually just drop games after a few patches. No content updates, no big/special DLCs, nothing. It really feels like they care this time and they wanna show that they care. Here’s hoping Update 3 will be great!

[@Gamingwithahandicap]

Does anyone know how to do the spindash on the PS5 version?

[@qweeterbeeter]

⁠@@Gamingwithahandicapyou have to S rank every chain challenge I think

[@Gamingwithahandicap]

@@qweeterbeeter that’s kind of dumb lol thank you!

[@Zallusions]

Yea this was bad timing

[@Jahranimo_]

​@@Gamingwithahandicapwhen you unlock it you'll understand why you had to earn it

[@wilhelmvonscholz2836]

That Red Pillar joke had me rolling. You're a funny guy.

[@pasta_and_butter499]

I don't get it. Someone explain it to me

[@GlossArt]

​@@pasta_and_butter499"red piller"

[@a_fine_boi5677]

​@@pasta_and_butter499matrix reference

[@Fluxuation]

I like how some of the guardians can be classified as “jumpscare” guardians now

[@Donovanth]

Your humor, vocabulary, and coherence are perfect in every single video. I hope you continue to do this format as long as you're happy with it.

[@bickuribox12]

You’ve got yourself a deal, thanks for such high praise!

[@epicgamner1139]

@@bickuribox12 its just the truth man i cant get enough of your writing style

[@wanderingwitch1419]

@@bickuribox12 love all your content man watched since the old guides on rotmg very glad too see your views and channel pick up hope you keep rising.

[@alejjtheninja5803]

Agreed

[@byjohan832]

@@bickuribox12 Honestly dude, how do you do it?

[@leithaziz2716]

Extreme mode reminds me of the problem the "Dante Must Die" difficulty in Devil May Cry games have, where allowing so few mistakes makes players more critical of every enemy and boss' moveset. Attacks that were frustrating in normal mode become even worse in harder difficulties when you can't just tank through attacks anymore. DMC3 has this problem with some of its enemies like the angels or the ones that shoot projectiles from off-screen. Usually, they're an annoyance, but now that every attack is fatal, it becomes much more stressful and feels even cheaper.

[@ju2tunknown]

Angels are annoying, even when not playing DMD because they can decide "fuck you" and go through the wall so you just have to sit there and wait for it to come back, meanwhile you can't even hit it and it can hit you

[@hackerninjaexe5791]

"Sonic frontiers is extreme now" Sonic frontiers final horizon update:hold my beer

[@taytoflame2314]

I'm glad they're adding more stuff, even if it's not huge content drops it's cool to keep the game alive and fresh.

[@LimitedEye]

Well it easier to take in considering they told us months ago all of the updates would be just small changes except for Update 3 which will be a full blown expansion of the game just half it’s all free

[@neomachine855]

​@@LimitedEyethey literally said all of update 3 is free idk wtf your talking about 😑

[@Devi51159]

3:35 Never fear the fall.

[@tailsmonster12]

"Update 1 is finally upon us" said my grandpa reminiscing on the release of Update 1! Great video btw can't wait for your dive into update 2!

[@mr0easy]

16:06 you're gonna love chaos after when you get the spindash

[@tman9940]

Funny watching this today right after the 2nd major update released which adds momentum

[@SirBanana1992]

16:05 my guess is that falling off the island is not accounted for the same as a death and might reset you to one of your last points of touching the ground rather than last checkpoint.

[@SilverSpireZ]

This video has some… interesting timing. But given the additions in the newest update, I’m super happy. Just the toggle for the jump deceleration fixed one of the biggest issues with the game for me, on top of update 1’s QoL features. I’m so glad Sonic Team is taking our feedback in stride, and I genuinely have hope for update 3 to revamp Ouranos and the final bosses like Kishimoto said they would consider.

[@insertnamehere259]

What’s wrong with ouranos?

[@SilverSpireZ]

@@insertnamehere259it’s fun, but it blends in with Kronos and Rhea. Apparently Kishimoto said the team is going to revamp it visually to stand out more.

[@insertnamehere259]

@@SilverSpireZ oh ok I see thanks for telling me

[@DrKevo-im5st]

Dude I genuinely get so happy when you upload. You get so in depth with what you explain it makes very satisfying. Always happy to see your content man.

[@crit2945]

should probably also know that they FINALLY ALLOWED US TO KEEP OUR MOMENTUM WHEN JUMPING BY ENABLING IT IN SETTINGS WOO

[@Ganonussyszestygorillagrip]

In the *NEW UPDATE*. Not the old one

[@crit2945]

@@Ganonussyszestygorillagrip don't matter am stil happy

[@__-vg9ho]

One of my new favorite KZbinrs. Haven't watched a single video where I didn't laugh out loud from this guy. Thats rare for me 👍 keep up the 11 out of 10 content you legend :)

[@bickuribox12]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks so much

[@potatoemporer2174]

16:04 the game does this because of your cause of death, if it is by an enemy or hazard, you respawn from the last save but if it is something like falling off an island it would be the last ground you touched before falling into the void.

[@chiharris2810]

God, I need an Update 2 video where you rank the Koco Challenges. Alot of them are legitmately interesting and has some of the best and most creative platforming challenges in the entire game.

[@zinkpopovitch9519]

We got the Spindash back from Yuji Naka!

[@spennyspectacular353]

10:21 "Like Red Pillar, finally someone who can tell me the truth." lmao, good one bick

[@azelnoob4825]

I am so glad to see that your channel is thriving once again. It literally made me so happy to see that someone who I used to watch and remember thinking he always seemed exhausted is now so happy and enjoying himself again.

[@lukemorgan6166]

You're obsessed over a guy who doesn't know you exist Seriously?

[@yeehaw1181]

​​​@@lukemorgan6166 Me when I project myself on someone else (I've left 17 comments hating on this channel)

[@Sythgirla]

Can we talk about the fact that they know about the homing boost, and instead of patching it out, they made it to where it tells you you used it? You know, like devs would do for games that they genuinely care about and want to have fun movement even if it's not intentional?

[@GamerBill_]

I mean with the new and improved Spin Dash, 2D sections are a lot more fun and I'm glad that with each update they try to improve their game

[@SirPanikalot778]

Even though it's been 3 months, I really enjoyed this update upon release! I haven't played update 2 yet, even though it's been a day, but I sure do hope it will be just as fun.

[@Therius]

10:23 Underrated joke right there 🤣 It doesn't matter when these videos are released they're always a blast to watch!

[@Magnetic_Madman]

Really been loving your videos man, I appreciate your takes on Sonic and would love to see you branch out into covering other series. Keep up the good work!

[@lemon_eyebrows]

Really love your Sonic content their always a fun watch for me! Can’t wait to see you cover the 2nd update and hear your thoughts!

[@speedshoesss]

Your channel is a good example of a hidden gem. Seriously, I can’t comprehend how you only have 100k subs. Everytime I see an upload from you I IMMEDIATELY hop on it. I don’t know if this will even reach you but seriously, you are doing great, outstanding even. ❤

[@bickuribox12]

Thanks so much, that means a lot!

[@callie-flower3177]

5:07 there was one time where i spent an entire 30 minutes max leveling sonic just because i could at the end of the game just before The End segment. that was actual hell

[@youngmanmarcus]

Man, I can’t wait for you to try out and make a video on update 2 you are going to have a field day with the newly added momentum (jumping no longer kills it) and the spin dash in the fact that you can use it in cyberspace you’ll find a new appreciation, another banger a video as always

[@instakillgaming]

So happy you've found your groove man. Excellent content i wish you the best

[@dragensnow9280]

Can't wait for you to talk about update 2 when update 3 comes out

[@ConfidentMind..]

Lmao

[@TheDemonOfTheMist]

Never seen a video of yours previously but the clips shown, explanations given, your humor, and the overall quality of the video are top-notch. Sub + 1

[@gladiatorspritestudios]

Great video! Can't wait to see your take on Update 2

[@thealandude9146]

i love the addition of options to enable jump momentum, i haven't unlock spindash but i imagine it would be so fun with it as it's already fun with power boost

[@nabiiii]

I found your how sonic 06 handles multiple playable characters characters vid when you uploaded it and since then I've watched every single one of your sonic videos. You're amazing bro. I have never skipped a second of your vids. Never stop making them.

[@imthecatman4999]

Very excited for the update 2 video whenever update 3 drops, can't wiat to here your thoughts on the spindash and open zone challenges

[@Dio-zr7ww]

Bro your videos are so good. Like theres something about it, I just really like it. Please make more.

[@vermamaerodriguez96]

3:31 perfect

[@MrNeedleM0use]

I really liked update 1 when it came out. It game me so many more things to do in a game I really loved! Update 2 does that even more and I’m really exited for 3

[@Bean_Sprout_Official]

One thing I found myself getting lost in was just how much fun I had platforming for the more difficult-to-reach music notes. I'm glad more notes got added in Update 2.

[@omar__swag]

woo new vid! just finished watching the stream with stelmo you did and was wondering when this would go up since you mentioned it lol

[@geniusbutlazy4545]

Definitely looking forward to your wave 2 video keep it up 👍🏽

[@AubreyTheKing]

Another great Sonic video! You bring up all the good and bad points everytime! Looking forward towards your thoughts on update 2!!!

[@BirdTheDev]

5:49

[@clawcakes2]

7:19 this angle and the way he runs around and his goofy face and the goddamn angle this is the funniest thing in the world

[@o2xygen717]

Great video! Still waiting on the update 2 one...

[@TheGamingBacklog0]

Talk about convincing. I wasn't gonna touch Frontiers until the final update..... but now I kinda wanna play it now. Good video!

[@xelementalsupreme9308]

Can't believe they made KH critical lvl 1 mode in a Sonic game

[@chrismaystar3014]

Hot Take: I think the Juke Box should only be New Game+. It's hard to go back to the situationally-perfect music of Frontiers when I can always have Speed Highway playing.

[@DarkShadowX9]

@chrismaystar3014 What good will THAT do? It's just a JUKEBOX.

[@chrismaystar3014]

@@DarkShadowX9 Imagine we had that option out of the gate. If a song doesn't immediately click, how likely are you to keep playing to appreciate it? If you have the option to turn off a song you don't like, why wouldn't you take it? Options are great and all, until we lose the ability to broaden our taste.

[@waypastcoolkid]

I like the cut of your jib, Mr. Bicurious Box. Subbed!

[@vitonuma]

i was watching this video just chilling, expecting to get some pretty harsh comments about specific mistakes, but you make it sound funny when you talk about them so i had to say, i really enjoy that tone of sarcasm that still doesn't sound all that aggressive!

[@SuperSoofy]

I love the way you uploaded this when update 2 came out

[@BruhBruh-ew7gg]

Crazy how far this man has come thank u bickuribox for the realm enjoyment

[@wesshiflet2214]

YOU CAN HOLD RIGHT ON THE DPAD TO FREELY SELECT THE SONG????? holy shit you’re a LIFESAVER boxman

[@wesshiflet2214]

I CAN LOOP DRY LAGOON??? finally, compensation for the relative lack of Hunter stage tracks

[@Multi-fandomEldingArum]

I was wondering after your P-06 Silver video if you were going to talk about the Frontiers updates individually as they came out or if you were planning on waiting until all three were released to give your full thoughts on it all. This video answers that question. Great video, and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the second update.

[@Multi-fandomEldingArum]

Also, regarding the inability not to take photos in photo mode, a lot of games photo modes do that. Spider-Man ps4 doesn’t have the option to take the picture so if you want to save it, you just need to take a screenshot. And for the music selection stopping at 53 may be because the songs chosen were stage themes, and the songs with lyrics related to Sonic himself. That’s probably why we don’t have songs like the SA2 version of Believe in Myself, I Am All of Me, Dreams of Absolution, etc. that’s just my theory, though.

[@brandonknight7773]

2:40 squid is the worst jump scare I punched my tv screen because of those umbrella looking enemies in the desert island keeps messing me up on battle rush

[@diegoalexandersilvamartine7389]

The pure silence as the music play in 3:30 is hilarius

[@bebopknux5857]

Honestly because of the combat and how it was I was never really inclined to try extreme mode in base game, as I needed a better incentive to play the combat of forces. but now with the insight of how while some are worse, the fact some enemies like tower become an actual fight instead race 2 get hurt. I adore, especially the cyber space time limits.

[@son-of-1810]

It’s honestly great to see a Sonic game get these kinds of updates at all. For free no less

[@Ceeington]

this video was how i found out you can hold right on the d-pad for the full list of songs

[@420jw]

Funny how this came out after me Repeatedly Rewatching your Videos for the Last 2 Days lol

[@tescomealdeal8329]

A video on Sonic Frontiers wave 1 on the day wave 2 comes out certainly goes to show how long it takes to make a video

[@Multi-fandomEldingArum]

It really does. Especially when you want to go very in-depth on something.

[@rakanw.6258]

There no way it would take that long it already came out three months ago

[@Multi-fandomEldingArum]

@@rakanw.6258 well, in the comments, he said that he finished writing the script for this video when the Silver update for Sonic Project 06 dropped, so he put his focus on that, and then finished this one.

[@shaankelly1302]

Glad to hear you came around on Chaos island. Being locked into a 2d section youve already done is annoying but the 2d segments i like the most actually bc they require quicker reflexes and a better use of all of your moves. Air Dash stomping is fantastic feeling in 2d. Now oc id like no 2d in my 3d sonic. Something we havent gotten since Sonic 06 weirldy enough. And i do like the other islands are mostly 3d. But something about Chaos Island as a different type of island from the others. Idk it works for me as an island. And even Chaos has plenty of 3d tho not nearly as much. chaos is my favorite island. The last island is the biggest but i spend most time in Chaos as i love just running around that island even if the final island has the most content. The DLc has been great so far i think greatly enhancing the game which is already thought was excellent. We'll see what the story dlc is but if its good this will be my favorite 3d sonic game. Right now its kinda tied with SA1. Also we def need more sonic content from you reviews rankings whatever. They are fantastic

[@theanimatedone2313]

A new Sonic video releasing in a short time? We're eating good here.

[@starboy3741]

I love this guys videos there so professional but have funny moments that are amazing

[@RasAlXander]

"Achieving all S ranks will give you a medal and unlocking the Power Boost" Me: *Fires a nuke at 1-2 Cyberspace for killing my hopes and dreams*

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Take the lower path.

[@RasAlXander]

@imveryangryitsnotbutter Thank you for the tip! My god, I am literally mere seconds off, and I can not get S rank.

[@BinaryArmorOnline]

I keep coming back and rewatching this video just to hear Bickuribox12 acknowledge Sonic and the Secret Rings with the "Let the Speed Mend It" comment. That game was my childhood.

[@vvlaze]

The point that the game feels like it can’t decide what experience the player should have and the player is made to figure it out definitely resonates with me, especially with the update that just launched. The air deceleration are good changes, but them being sliders feels like the game can’t decide on an actual identity for itself and how it should play.

[@user-sz6wo3in7k]

I assume u were very pleased by the jump deceleration modifier and spindash additions in update 2? Didnt see any videos on it when i imagine it makes the open zone and cyberspace levels much better for you as it did for me

[@DuckyVonSoto]

The multiple upgrades is fantastic! It took me one hour to upgrade my skills to mass upgrades.

[@xtrasaus09]

i love your reviews man W

[@wolfybuilder]

17:25 If you purchase an upgrade and decide you don't like it, I believe you can disable it from the skill tree menu. Don't quote me on this though, as I haven't played in quite some time. Great video by the way! Your discussions are always very interesting, and your humor gets wittier with each video!

[@dennisx3397]

I think it's only for the automatic attack upgrade

[@aubrey_shadow13]

Hell yeah a Bickuribox vid after big blue turned 32.

[@Ponch126]

Btw, even though I’m sure you already played it, the previous update just made it to where acceleration, deceleration, and even airborne momentum is kept based off of what you were moving at previously

[@tedothegamerbg6593]

Can't wait for bickuribox 12's Update 2 video a day before Update 3.😂

[@eliteninja23]

Dude, your comedic timing is just flawless

[@benji777tm]

That red pillar joke went completely over my head the first time I watched this.

[@theguywhoasked2597]

Well you got the boss rush

[@spider59er35]

Spark the electric jester ⚡️

[@chappielivdahl]

This is how crazy/devoted a Frontiers player I am. Update 1 came out when we were rehearsing for our college play, and because I was playing a smallish character, I was backstage most of the time. I pretty much devoted that time to grinding the challenge modes for the best times, and I had to try REALLY HARD not to throw my Switch when I made a misstep. What has Sonic done to me?

[@megasoniczxx]

While I like the changes to Cyberspaces time requirements I kinda hate everything else about Extreme mode since it doesn't necessarily make the game all that harder, it just makes it more tedious and a little annoying at points. Ironically enough, not being able to lose power boost is actually more of a detriment since a lot of the more intensive platforming segments are designed around the standard boost so you end up awkwardly having to feather the button to not end up rail switching into an abyss or swerving off a cliff. Some of the enemies (like Fortress or Strider) are also kind of a slog without being able to just kill them on a one cycle, I think instead of not letting you level up at all, they should've just halved the level cap instead so you can at least have SOME damage but not the insane degree you had in the regular difficulties.

[@supersmashbro596]

you're gonna love update 2. the spindash with the right tweaks (no jump decelerations) basically creates the sa1 spindash. but you also have to unlock it. and theres a new game plus. have fun.

[@Deathsam8]

YES MY BOY IS BACK WITH MORE SONIC !!!!!

[@GamerBot125]

I don't know why but your voice makes me feel like I'm hearing Vergil from DMC reviewing this game. But great video.

[@failuremachine1994]

WAKE UP BABE NEW BICK VIDEO

[@CentipedeChan]

The red pillar joke got me good

[@yukotrey9422]

Oh this is hilarious I just watched your baller ( almost) hour long stream with stelmo, then I decided to finish your baller ( more than) hour long frontiers review, and now you drop this. What perfect timing 🤣 Also firearms are cool. You should buy one

[@perryorbit5304]

same, i had just finished watching his vid on p-06 lol.

[@115zombies935]

I think a better way extreme mode could’ve been handled is to make it so a single hit makes you lose all your rings, and your rings don’t drop on the ground. This makes things a two hit most of the time which helps prevent the feeling of cheap deaths and you can’t just pick your own rings back up over and over.

[@TheDMan2003]

0:20 Oh, that glitch. That glitch screwed me out of an S-Rank in the Battle Rush once. And it’s one of the last encounters in the All Islands challenge as well.!

[@miadatenshi9903]

14:30 Lol I always just go there with the bird

[@thatonesonicfan.]

babe wake up, bickuribox just uploaded!

[@Joel-qo6gt]

I find it funny that this video release after Update 2 shipped. Uh oh, gotta speed up!

[@Major_Arachnid_1]

The "photo mode not having an album" complaint is wild bro Photo modes in games have almost never had in game albums, theyre always there for you to take screenshots on your console/controller. The only game that cones to mid with an photo album is Final Fantasy

[@finnfinanimations137]

are you making a video on the second one tho? the second update is GOATED

[@flipadoodles8677]

I usually really really like your concerns with difficulty with sonic games, going out of your way to provide feedback for deeper systems. However with the battle rush feedback, im sorry but it really dilutes your opinion and overstays its welcome. like halfway through t sounds like a madman yelling gibberish about the ghosts in his walls

[@hellokev6645]

Wait, where did you get the "Let the speed Mend it" theme?

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.