Sonic frontiers delayed series#

We do realize everyone is just kind of reacting to the videos that they saw, and because they don’t understand what this new gameplay is they’re kind of comparing it to other games that they already know.' While there, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka did a number of interviews, including one with VGC where he responded to criticism, stating 'It’s not really that surprising. Reception towards this demo has been surprisingly positive, with outlets such as Easy Allies and Eurogamer praising it despite the technical issues still present from the build used in the gameplay videos. Until now Sega and Sonic Team have remained quiet regarding the game's criticism, however, Sonic Frontiers recently appeared at the in-person Summer Game Fest Play Days event where members of the press got to go hands-on with a curated demo that revealed new story elements and featured full, open-world gameplay.

Sonic frontiers delayed series#

RELATED: Sega Wants to Continue Sonic Adventure Series This gameplay presentation was immediately met with criticism due to the game's strange and unpolished looking art direction, and a lack of context regarding the gameplay that was being shown. After this reveal, Sega went quiet regarding the title until June 2022, where it revealed the first look at gameplay as part of IGN First. Sonic Frontiers was first announced during the Sonic Central presentation in June 2021, but was first formally showcased under the title at The Game Awards 2021, where it was revealed to be an open-world take on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise inspired by games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After weeks of criticism leveraged at Sonic Frontiers' gameplay, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has now responded and says that Sonic Team has no desire to delay Sonic Frontiers, and that fans just 'don't understand' the game. In wake of this criticism, many have called for Sega to delay the upcoming 3D platformer, claiming that the footage of the game showcased by IGN bears a lack of polish and requires more development time. Sonic Frontiers will be out in Holiday 2022 for PC, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.Sonic Frontiers has been the subject of surprising controversy lately, with fans of the franchise and onlookers criticizing the recent presentations of Sega's upcoming open-world 3D platformer. In any case, the new gameplay via Gematsu seems to show off better things than what the IGN early previews led many fans to believe. I’m not sure what this “new format” is, but the old ways of showing people theh game other people are playing in direct feeds seem to work just great for other games.If you’re that confident about your game, just release a demo of the game to get real public feedback.Because right now we’re just kind of watching videos of people reacting to what they believe the game to be.” If people come to Gamescom or Tokyo Game Show, get that hands-on experience to play the game and understand what the game is. And this new game system itself is something that doesn’t really exist in any other comparable titles, so we really hope that from here until launch we can really explain what open zone gameplay is. And really, the team is going out and creating this new game format for Sonic, and we’re calling it an ‘open zone’ format. So we do see a lot of people saying, ‘oh, it’s kind of like this, it’s kind of like that, but it’s not like this, it’s not like that’. We do realise everyone is just kind of reacting to the videos that they saw, and because they don’t understand what this new gameplay is they’re kind of comparing it to other games that they already know.

Turns out the #DelaySonicFrontiers was trending on Twitter earlier this month after fans expressed disappointment over the new footage and videos of the game in action. Sonic Team studio head Takashi Iizuka said on Video Game Chronicles that its upcoming game Sonic Frontiers will not be delayed and be released on schedule for 2022.