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And the open-zone gameplay that’s really an extension of the 3D action platforming that Sonic is known for.

So, that’s really the difference between an open-world game where it’s more about exploring the world and all the things happening in the world. It’s kind of starting from the 3D platform action genre base, and that gameplay and extending it, adding to that gameplay kind of a free-roaming element, and creating a new kind of 3D platform action game in this open-zone experience. “And the open-world idea, I really see as an extension of the RPG genre or the action genre … However, Sonic Frontiers is different than that. “Open-world games, like Genshin Impact, like Breath of the Wild - they’re all kind of born from this open-world idea,” Iizuka told Digital Trends. The “open zone” phrase that’s been attached to Frontiers is where the differences come in. He sees the open-world element as an extension of the RPG and action genres in which the world is created and expanded to be vast enough for players to explore and collect items that are vital for progression. its linear Cyber Space levels and fishing mini-games with Big the Cat - are what make it stand out from the uber-popular Legend of Zelda title. Segaĭespite Frontiers having all the makings of an open-world game, Sonic Team head and producer Takashi Iizuka said the aforementioned elements and then some - e.g. That meter is necessary to tackle some puzzles and challenges that need to be completed within a set amount of time, though others don’t have a timer. Most of the time, the Boost gauge is limited, though other times it’s infinite. Sonic has a Boost gauge floating next to his head that acts as stamina when.

As I played through the first three regions of Starfall Islands during my roughly six-hour hands-on preview - Kronos Island, Ares Island, and Chaos Island - I quickly understood that nobody was exaggerating about the Breath of the Wild influence in Frontiers.