Six Cool Ideas for Sonic Froniters

Okay I might have had more I wanted to talk about with Sonic Frontiers
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[@saltystick_99]

I was pleasantly surprised to see my idea of a music player made it into this haha I've been advocating for a music player feature for Frontiers ever since the game was announced/confirmed to be Open World and I'm glad I'm making people join that train with me. Also, the idea of 'running through a bunch of music notes to unlock the song ala Mario Galaxy' was a genuinely good idea for it, since I just wanted the feature and didn't know how it could be unlocked. It rewards the player for their skill in a way I didn't even consider. Like, I can genuinely imagine streamers now; Streamer: Oh hey, wonder what this song is. [Touches the first note] Frontiers: [Plays the first second of Spring Yard Zone] Streamer: Streamer: [Proceeds to concentrate running through the notes like a high school student doing finals] _Edit:_ I will now keep my icon being Jack-O Valentine thanks to you.

[@derple8524]

I really like this idea as well and hope it makes it into the game. Sonic was always Atouis for his music and would love to hear some of his soundtrack while running through these beautiful landscapes

[@Radfarious]

Here’s 5 things I want in this game. 1. Tails, Knuckles, or Amy being playable. You don’t have to do anything to Knuckles’ play style, Tails could have his inventions incorporated to his play style, and Amy could use her Hammer for her main attacks, and have her Tarot Cards for defense. 2. A music player with songs from the past titles as unlockables 3. Online Multiplayer 4. Alternate Costumes and Color pallets 5. A game mode where you can make your own islands. These islands could have games, your own levels, etc. You could upload and download levels online.

[@Discordual]

I hope they put Sonic in Sonic Frontiers

[@Spannondorf]

Me too. Here's hoping they don't pull an MGS2 and have you play as Charmy for most of the game.

[@moderategamer3333]

Adding onto the momentum based gameplay, I hope Frontiers emphasis on high speed combat also utilizes momentum. Being able to boost into a horde of enemies and slide spin heavies off their feet while still running would add so much flexibility to Sonic’s abilities. Chaining homing attacks, shooting star kicks, soaring axe kicks would be so much fun! Also, having some sort of bullet time / perfect parry for defensive and offensive options would be great.

[@Spannondorf]

Yeah I didn't even think of how combat could work, but making it fast and fluid is a must. I love the idea of bullet time for Sonic combat.

[@moderategamer3333]

My ideal would be similar to the combat in Spiderman Miles Morales. Quick flurry of attacks with last second dodges and counters. Also, finishing moves.

[@ShuckleShellAnemia]

1. Bring back the Frontier Brains 2. Sonic Frontegas 3. Include a space level, maybe have it as the final Frontier 4. Big the Cat fishing 5. Make sure Sonic is not on a leash nor is monochrome, as a reference to Unleashed and Colors 6. Chili dog-based gameplay

[@EnjoyArtwork]

The Music note trail Collectible is a really GREAT idea (even if it is yet again another stolen element from Mario) 🎵🎶🎵💙

[@moderategamer3333]

Multiplayer in Open World games just need to allow multiple people to just explore the same large world. It really is underutilized.

[@bladefox5082]

“Sonic Froniters”

[@FPGNinja157]

Speed Trap challenges would be cool

[@moderategamer3333]

The tag idea for multiplayer sounds like a cool concept. Keeping the focus on running and platforming is good. I do wonder though how multiple playable characters could be balanced for this mode. If each character had a unique ability, it could level the playing field, but some abilities might be OP in certain scenarios. For instance, since Tails could fly, couldn’t a player just hover in the air or fly to cliffs that sonic can’t reach immediately? Also, if Knuckles could glide or climb, Sonic might struggle with verticality as well. There is the flip side though in which if tag takes place in an open flat field, Sonic could use his superior speed a la boost to tag tails and knuckles easily since their strengths aren’t as useful in flat locations. One solution could be to have the mode restricted to only Sonic. At the same time that does seem limited. One other route that could offset the imbalance is to restrict each character’s unique ability to an energy bar that can be filled up with some item that every player has a chance to get. That would allow all players to work with a similar moveset while also offering an option to use their special skills more wisely knowing that it’s a limited resource. Tag in a Sonic game is such an interesting idea 💡

[@Spannondorf]

Yeah, if other characters were playable I'd hope there would be some sort of stamina system for Tails and a major speed reduction for climbing/gliding. Using momentum to reach high areas like in the 2D games could be a decent way for Sonic or anyone to catch up quickly, but it'd require knowing the physics/momentum of the game.

[@moderategamer3333]

Yeah, Sonic’s Super Speed is as vanilla as it gets when it comes to special abilities. That being said, with the proper knowledge and practice Sonic can use his speed to run up cliffs, soar really high, and cover ground quickly. He can match tails and knuckles in transversal in the right hands. It’s just more of an issue if someone chooses sonic without. Knowing how to utilize his movement to the fullest.

[@Spannondorf]

Yeah, hopefully having Sonic for the whole game will give them time to experiment so it wouldn't be an issue, but it'd make Sonic the most rewarding character to play in the right hands.

[@derple8524]

@@Spannondorf And Moderate Gamer333, take a look at Sonic Project Hero and you'll get a really Amazing example of how Tails and Knuckles could work in 3D

[@sullyfera9014]

Personally, if you could find Chao eggs while exploring the world, I'd like for it to be similar to how it was done in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, an RPG Sonic game for the Nintendo DS. The concept of the eggs hatching over time while roaming, and the hatched chao giving you abilities to help out in combat really intrigued me. And since Frontiers will have combat, it would be a great opportunity to bring back the idea and expand upon it. Could even be used for potential combat builds. It's unlikely, but I thought it would be a nice idea to bring up since no one really talks about Chronicles.

[@Spannondorf]

Yeah I thought about even more regarding Chao after I recorded, like solving puzzles to get eggs, or taking your favorite Chao out of the garden with you like Cream and Cheese. Bringing in some Sonic Chronicles aspects would be crazy too!

[@saltystick_99]

Heyyy that's a pretty good pitch there m8. They could be like familiars that can hang around Sonic and give him passive buffs. I doubt it, even if it is included and goes the familiar route, but it would be a bit cool if when cutscenes occur (in-game ones, not pre-rendered or CG ones), you can still see the chao next to Sonic. It would make it feel like its more of a journey and perhaps even add some sentimental value to the chao you're raising.

[@sh21dow]

Man i thought I was the only one who confuses between the name forces and frontiers😂

[@iz599]

i hope the side characters play an important role in the story, i wish silver and blaze got used more :(

[@Spannondorf]

Me too! I just can't think of a way to incorporate them unless the plot is heavily focused on them. If not they end up feeling like Silver in Forces where he's just sorta... there. If Frontiers does well they might be able to expand their horizons to more niche characters though!

[@TimmyTheTinman]

They’re two of my favorite characters and I think it would be great if they got together if you know what I mean.

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

Also maybe they could have a DLC for Eggman and you play as egg man because Eggman kills sonic and he realizes that New Villains rise up and you collect gems to bring sonic back to life but egg man still hates sonic

[@TimmyTheTinman]

The only thing that concerns me is I heard humans might be coming back which sucks because I thought we got rid of them for good after Elise. I love the idea of an anthro-only world, it’s creative and it makes sense. No pesky and stinky humans

[@Spannondorf]

I'm fine with humans as long as they're integrated in a natural feeling way. The games haven't really pulled it off yet though, so I think it's best to keep them minimal. Since the game takes place on the Starfall Islands, and they said in the TailsTube videos that animals are on islands while humans are on the mainland, I doubt we'll see more than Eggman and maybe one other.

[@TimmyTheTinman]

@@Spannondorf I just never like the idea of sonic characters being humanity’s glorified babysitter. And if they want to bring them back so bad for some reason they should at least make anthros a vast majority and humans a minority in decline. And I think they should pursue the death of Eggman, He’s been around way too long they pretty much done as I can with the character and plus it would be a massive shift which would be interesting to see

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

Here’s an mind blowing idea what if meaphalis the dark returns in sonic frontiers it makes sense

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

Btw this is not my idea I got it from another channel but it is a good idea still

[@garrettmurphy2447]

Hey dude. What's your favorite sonic game? Mine is unleashed.

[@Spannondorf]

I love unleashed! My favorites fluctuate between Mania, Generations, and 3&K. I'll probably go into more depth in another video!

[@kowabonga3552]

Sonic Fans: WE WANT MORE PLAYABLE CHARACTERS! 😠 SEGA: Here's a pink haired lady, have fun shipping her with Sonic. 🙃

[@Spannondorf]

If I had a nickel for every time sega created a pink haired human girl to partner with Sonic I'd have two, maybe three nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's strange that it keeps happening.

[@kowabonga3552]

@@SpannondorfTecnically, Elise is a red head, so it's either a red or pink haired human SEGA will insert in a game as the main love interest for Sonic, it's never going to be Amy. 😒

[@Spannondorf]

@@kowabonga3552 oh I was talking about Shahra and Merlina, plus this other character. I didn't even think about Elise.

[@kowabonga3552]

@@Spannondorf Yeah I know, but pretty much every female character that has romantically interacted with Sonic is either a red or pink haired human, so that's why I brought up Elise.

[@Spannondorf]

Sonic Team really appreciates the contrast between blue/pink and blue/red

[@snakey888]

If they have multiple playable character, it should work similar to Sonic 2 or Mania, where each character shares the same gameplay, but with a unique ability to set them apart. And not like the Adventure games did it where there was a whole different gameplay style, bad one, attached to a character. As for chao garden, as long as it doesn't have an impact on the completion rate and the regular gameplay in any way, then sure. Momentum based movement would be swell. That's another thing Sonic games have suffered with since the transition to 3D, everything became so stiff and scripted, such as loops. Proper movement momentum is something the 3D Sonics sorely need and it'd be great if it finally made it into this game. A first for 3D Sonic!

[@the-point-bearer6689]

Depending in other games that have scripted section, it's not too bad. How about that Competition mode in Sonic 3? While the momentum would be nice, you have to keep this in mind that the reason why it was made the way it is because of time and money.

[@snakey888]

@@the-point-bearer6689 The scripted sections are quite bad in other games too. What about competition mode? It has momentum as well. Also, time and money isn't a good justification to skip out on such a fundamental aspect of the game.

[@the-point-bearer6689]

@@snakey888 That can change though. Although the physics in 2d games is not without it's hiccups, it did what it had, but it's not perfected, Advance games are quite close. Same goes for Rush games. Yeah, let's just say in 3, it's a bit too loose. You must understand, developing games is not the easiest thing to go by, so developing momentum is not a walk in the park either. Whether scripted event a bad thing or not is up to you, also it is an idea that isn't too bad of a usage.

[@snakey888]

@@the-point-bearer6689 Making a good game is not a walk in any park. But getting the physics right, which is necessary for it to be a good game, is one of the fundamental elements of game design that needs to be done right, it is of utmost importance. Without it, the rest falls apart.

[@the-point-bearer6689]

@@snakey888 That is what I mean.

[@the-point-bearer6689]

I don't think music selection in single player as a necessity, and if I want to, I'd listen to sound test instead. For Sonic, I'd level it down to just 'Sonic Speed' meaning he can only reach speed of sound. He's not sub, trans, super or hyper, just Sonic.

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

I don’t know if others will like this idea but what if infinite appears in the start of the game and help sonic fight this new enemy

[@Spannondorf]

I actually mentioned Infinite in my other video, but I'd be down with seeing him again with his own goals that don't involve global domination.

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

Oh sorry I stole your idea I didn’t know sorry

[@Spannondorf]

Nah, your idea is different enough. It'd be interesting.

[@Jesus.is.King.777]

Do y’all think sonic frontiers is a sequel to sonic forces?