Sonic Frontiers has been confirmed. And as rumors advanced, the title will offer an open-world adventure.
The subject of rumors for a few weeks, the new adventure of the blue hedgehog took advantage of Games Awards 2021 to confirm.
With this new opus, Sega has an ambitious goal: to breathe new life into the series, which has just been celebrated. its 30 years of existence. Players will thus be offered an open-world action-adventure game, offering great freedom of movement. Sonic will then be able to hurtle down, at his own speed, a whole bunch of different backgrounds, such as dense forests, waterfalls, deserts …
Here is what it says Takashi Iizuka (Creative Officer at Sonic Team USA):
Sonic Frontiers represents a huge step forward for the franchise, delivering a gameplay experience that will be loved just as much by longtime fans of the series as it is by fans of adventure and action.. Thanks to the efforts of the talented developer team at Sonic Team Japan, we’ve created a whole new style of gameplay for our hedgehog. This will allow players to explore rich and varied landscapes while enjoying Sonic’s abilities and super speed.. Many twists and turns will await players around every corner of Sonic Frontiers and we look forward to unveiling more information about the game in the coming months.
Sonic Frontiers is slated for late the year 2022 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and Switch. He will unveil new information shortly.