Exploring the Story of Sonic Frontiers

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  @ftrwrwbg · 3 years ago

  I did love hearing Tails say “I’m wildly inconsistent” it gave me a good laugh and I was happy the writers had a chance to call Sega out.

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• JP

  @jpcsdutra · 3 years ago

  I think the symbol means Chaos. And in that sense, it&apos;s probably Life, too. The game heavy handedly implies that &quot;The End&quot; is &quot;Order&quot;. To die is eternal peace, is returning to the status quo, it is quietude.<br>Chaos is natural consequence of movement and life, and it completely embodies Sonic as a character, as a franchise, the little creatures and what they would become, and the antithesis of the final enemy.

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• CH

  @cherrypopscile3385 · 3 years ago

  The best way I can describe Sonic Frontieres as is: A good start.<br><br>It feels like Adventure 1. It feels like 100 great ideas, all under developed but all still there. If the next game expands on this, I think it will be phenomenal. I have hope.

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• VE

  @vegetafan9922 · 3 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4BNoho5nU&amp;t=2247">37:27</a> A lot of other people have theorized that the Eggman ships you find scattered around the islands were meant to contain these memos but <s>most likely</s> definitely because the game was rushed, Sonic Team didn&apos;t have enough time to make more islands to place enough ships to hold all the memos, they decided to toss them into the lake.

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• PR

  @proverbial11 · 3 years ago

  Here&apos;s how I think of Sage&apos;s flashback: rather than a failed display of mutually humanizing interaction, it shows that Sage sees Eggman as cold and distant, and how sad she feels that he seems to see her more as an invention than a family member, even while praising her. In her mind, she fears he would write her off as another failure if she didn&apos;t accomplish her duties, which would tie into why she follows his command to free him from Cyber Space, despite her keeping him there for protection in the first place.

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• SL

  @slateoffate9812 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4BNoho5nU&amp;t=2323">38:43</a> Oh, now that&apos;s an idea. A hypothetical DLC/fanfic called Sonic Frontiers: Eggman&apos;s Journey; an extension of the shooter mechanics from Eggman&apos;s perspective, trying to survive Cyberspace and occasionally crossing paths with each of Sonic&apos;s friends, reminiscing about the past. And since they don&apos;t recall seeing Eggman in there, it could be before Sonic frees them, with them being able to converse with Eggman, but not recognize him.<br><br>Amy could hear his voice, but its muffled and distant. <br><br>Knuckles&apos; fever dream could be influenced by Eggman&apos;s words.<br><br>And Tails&apos; reflection could sometimes break character, reflecting Eggman&apos;s musings.<br><br>And, of course, the Egg Memos would be unlockable, allowing us to see when exactly they were recorded.

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• WE

  @WebsterLikesGames · 3 years ago

  When Sonic is frozen, covered in the cyberspace infection, and his friends gathered around to restore him, my immediate thought was, &quot;Something got cut. This was too simple and easy for an entire game&apos;s worth of buildup.&quot; Then I saw the DLC announcement, new playable story segments featuring Amy, Tails and Knuckles? Yeah, I&apos;m betting that fills in that gap, restoring the originally planned content of how the team brought Sonic back.

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• OD

  @odd-eyesvon · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4BNoho5nU&amp;t=2004">33:24</a> This entire bit was such a good take. I was also under the impression that Amy was simply moving on, but no, like you and your friend said, Amy&apos;s story was about finally finding herself and understanding that pursuing her purpose would come at the cost of her time with someone she loves. This is the most emotionally adult thing I&apos;ve seen from her yet.

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• SL

  @slateoffate9812 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4BNoho5nU&amp;t=1072">17:52</a> That part fascinates me. We know the Master Emerald is connected to the Chaos Emeralds, yet they were originally apart by who knows how many light years. There&apos;s no telling what this means about the wider universe!

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• WI

  @WigglesMother · 2 years ago

  And now the Final Horizon DLC actually has a conversation between Sonic and Sage about that symbol, and Sage theorizes it represents the Ancients&apos; deity.

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• TA

  @tatsudragneel4761 · 3 years ago

  The Japanese manual for Chaotix says the rings are technology used by the &quot;ancient civilization&quot; on Angel Island and implies the normal rings may naturally generated by the Emeralds, since the Chaos Rings you collect in that game were created by the Master Emerald touching the ground in 3&amp;K. Which is what I choose to believe is still canon cause it makes a lot of sense: they&apos;re randomly all over the world (especially in areas the emeralds can be found), they can be used as an energy source, and Sonic needs them to stay Super, so even if you ignore Chaotix they still have some connection the chaos energy from the emeralds.

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• DR

  @dr.ninjake · 3 years ago

  Honestly, I kinda like the way Sonic’s written in the current projects. He feels like a hero who’s lived and learned, and while he’s less snarky and more responsible these days, it feels like a natural consequence of his experience, and he’s still got that inner child on deck when he’s in a situation that can afford him a little fun.

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