Sonic Forces

I need to apologize to sonic colors, that game is a masterpiece compared to this.

Despite what the ultrafans and video games nerds think, this is a perfectly fun and enjoyable Sonic game. It has its slight ups and downs, but it looks gorgeous and the story is quite cool, and I love its vibes, and the music is heavenly. And the fact alone that they finally let a sonic fan have their own character in a Sonic story and play around is like, godlike, even though it doesn't go its full potential, which makes sense since this is a first. The only real complaint I can think of is plot-wise, which is that its got too much Sonic in it ironically, given this is supposed to focus on the "forces", the resistance that rose in absence of Sonic to defend the planet when he got taken down, otherwise Eggman wouldn't be able to take over in the first place with Sonic defending it. Less Sonic content wouldve meant more time to focus on our avatar, but ah well.
However, I wouldn't say it's worth the full price if I go by value, and I recommend getting it on sale. But yeah to a Sonic fan it is totally worth it and I highly recommend it.
Great job overall!

I liked that the game was very easy to complete getting all the S ranks in the shortest amount of time possible. I also liked the fact that you could actually play as 4 different characters (Sonic, Classic Sonic, the Avatar, and Shadow) for the first time in a long time, and that you could customize your Avatar for the first time ever. Those are the only things that I liked about this Sonic game though. Every thing else ranging from the story to the overall level design is terrible and lackluster. Just when I thought that Episode Shadow was going to be fun to try out after beating the game, it turned into the shortest Sonic game I have ever played. That is right, it is ever shorter than the original Sonic the Hedgehog. If you can look past that and only focus on being able to play as all these characters as well as playing the game casually, then by all means try it. But in my personal opinion, this game is worst than Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 which was revered to as the worst Sonic game for a long time, and I would not recommend Sonic Forces to anyone unless it is on such a huge sale. Thank you to those who read this comment to the very end.

Short and kinda cruddy and ruined Classic Sonic's reputation for a bit, but I still like it enough to give it a good review. Just buy it, like, 70% off. I bought this at full price like a LITTLE FOOL. Mod support is pretty decent.

Sonic Forces you to grind one hundred thousand rings for the sake of capitalism.

This game is actually pretty good. I feel like people are hating the game, just for the point of hating. Like sure, Tails fearing for his life after building up his courage from Sonic Adventure 1 onward brings it down. But the gameplay is good, Infinite is a great villain and you can create your own character.

the game itself is mediocre, and i played it on a PS4 years ago already, but bought it on sale for PC to play mods. honestly if you can get Overclocked, it is worth trying to get this game on sale.

i thought the game was bad but its actually very good graphics and good timing with virbration.

It was on sale and I'd already sold off my PS4 copy so I repurchased the game here mainly for completionist sake. I did not love this game on release and if I were to say I have a least favorite Sonic game I've always said this one. I wanted to give it another shot just to see if I missed anything, and... I mean kinda? I can find more of the good stuff now in hindsight and when the series is in a better place, but the problem with Sonic Forces was never that it was a horrible game, but that it was a very mediocre one. Painfully mediocre.

Returning to the boost formula after doing something completely different for Sonic Lost World, Forces completely abandons any promise that Sonic Generations had shown for future titles. The wide branching paths of Gens' level design has been replaced by long corridors and narrow pathways with any deviation lasting for mere seconds at a time while deemphasizing or outright removing mechanics like sliding and drifting. Along with incredibly simplified level design, everyone just feels worse to play now. Modern Sonic's double jump, carried over from Lost World, is so incredibly heavy and unreliable and it makes any 2D platforming section very uncomfortable to get through. I would say the level design is mostly what holds him back though, he doesn't suffer quite like Classic Sonic does. Classic Sonic is no one's favorite part of Generations. He doesn't have the same physics and momentum based gameplay that defines the Genesis titles, but he made up for it with a really over powered and super fun to use spin dash which could just hurl you across the stage and create opportunities for big ol' jumps. Here, the spin dash has been nerfed into the ground and straight to the earth's core. Now he has nothing, in addition to the worst music in the game. Releasing this the same year as Sonic Mania just made all those flaws soooo much worse. The new guy, your avatar is also not very impressive. It's just a slower Modern Sonic with a weapon and grappling hook. Grappling hooks are awesome of course, but it's just a glorified homing attack.

I can appreciate things like the music and visuals more than I did in 2017, like the final boss has a pretty sick guitar riff goin by the end, but Sonic Forces is not a game I can recommend to anyone besides Sonic Completionists. I mainly have it now to maybe try out some mods. I mean you can beat this whole game quickly enough to still get your Steam refund in time without even trying to a speedrun or whatever. Sonic games being short is nothing new of course, some of the best ones you can beat fairly quickly, but in those cases you should reasonbly expect a higher quality experience with minimal filler. Sonic Forces just feels like 2-3 hours of bad filler, where every stage stops before it ever has an opportunity to start. Classic Sonic shouldn't even be here! There are still a few Sonic titles I haven't gotten to in my backlog so this might not remain as my least favorite, but it's one of the most shallow entries the series has ever seen.

Already a mediocre Sonic game to boot. Music is of course great. Story is lacking. Dialogue is cringe worthy. Infinite is a dope design, but written poorly and severely underutilized. Game is only around 2-3 hours long. And the biggest kicker, is YOU CAN'T EVEN LOAD A SAVE FILE ON THE PC VERSION. What in the world? This is awful. Not much else to say. If you ever decide to buy this while its on sale, DO NOT buy the pc version if you ever want to take a break or go back later and play again. Because your save file will just not be there.

Edit: The game seems to save/load just fine on Deck, so it seems to be a desktop exclusive issue.

It's exactly what I was wanting out of Sonic Forces. I didn't want to become brain dead from not finishing a gigantic open world with map pieces you'll never find in less than days, already did that. I didn't want to destroy my controller because of Vector's tennis challenge, and I wanted more than the retro but wonderful Sonic Mania PC. I wanted something arcade-y like SegaSonic The Arcade Game with more color. Forces is just perfect. Not tear your hair out difficult, but like an amusement park ride with 5th generation sprite scaling. The first space scene is a stunner and just gorgeous. My pockets would have exploded and all the quarters would have fallen out like Sonic losing his rings if I was seeing and playing this in the arcade in 1989. The outfits gimmick doesn't add much, but it doesn't hurt either. Not sure why the detractors are looking for Mania or Frontiers or Generations or Phantasy Star in Sonic Forces. a title for luscious refreshing play. I guess all the old school walk-in coin-op arcade hall people are already dead, and so anyone alive doesn't understand the concept of a game that gets you stoked for a normal amount of time but doesn't last several weeks or months. I did enjoy the amazing Frontiers, but that's not what I am looking for in Forces. Imagine camping out at a coin-op arcade for days, living there, eating around there, not bathing, etc. Not looking for that in Forces. I just want to see my hot rod go, flame paint finish and fire out the exhaust.. Highly recommend it for the old school park walk, enjoy the Sega graphics type experience some people seek after.

This game is a hot mess of mixed and missed opportunity and potential, some stages and fights are great, while others are about as short and fast as the time it took my father to leave after my birth. While I enjoyed several parts of the game itself it has been the mods that made it for me, standalone it wouldn't even save my progress. I had to troubleshoot for hours and download a mod just to save my progress which is incredibly frustrating as it is laughable. The reuse of assets is also greatly disappointing and I know it could have been better. The story is fine but very "candied," sugarcoated, etc. Its a fine experience for a Sonic fan but it isn't breath taking, its a opportunity we missed and I only hope Sega learns from it.
With love, a fan.

this game sucks and it also does not save progress automaticly and theres no manual save function

People give this game too much hate. Sure its not the greatest, but I would say it is still worth your time if you are into sonic. I got this game on sale for 10 dollars, and for that price I think I got my moneys worth.
The game is very short, 30 stages for the main story and 3 for the Episode Shadow expansion. The level design for the 2D portions look like they could be made in a level editor, so it isn't as good as the other games. The Episode Shadow levels are all the same. I think they are supposed to be different in some way, but I couldn't notice anything.
The avatar creator is very interesting. Nothing I would ever want to see in a future Sonic game, but it is a unique inclusion. I think the outfits and the options for what animal you can be and stuff are unique and diverse, the customization is good for a kids game like this. As a little kid I could definitely see myself making thousands of avatars.
The cutscenes are well animated. They didn't look so smooth to me on my computer, I am not really sure why. The voice acting and lines are kind of corny, but that's not really out of my expectations for a sonic game. Along with that, the soundtrack is actually pretty good, which is unfortunate. I wish this soundtrack could've accompanied a better game, but eh that's okay.
Overall, should you buy this game? It depends. I would really recommend buying it on sale rather than full price. It was fun to me, but its not the first option I would go for. There are cheaper and better sonic games you can get on steam that are leagues above this one. But if you are really curious, getting this game on sale isn't too much of a sacrifice.

I Love sonic and most sonic games but this one is really bad the game levels are short.
the creator character did not need to be in this game and...
THERE IS NO SUPER SONIC AT THE END

buy this game when its on sale. gameplay was okay (ecxept classic sonic i hate you) but i recommend if you still wanna buy it then install some mods to improve the game. overall not a bad game but not good either

Has its ups and downs but I genuinely had fun with this game ! very pretty and liked the music

This is fine and it is playable, but it is just very basic gameplay. Frustrating how this game is the one that have the "Eggman rules the world" concept, but it is what it is. I wish this concept is done more, and we get to use different Sonic characters, but whatever. The most I have for this game is honestly dressing up my OC with different outfits.

Also, buy it when there is a big discount.

The majority of the game I felt nothing. It's a soulless experience. When it did manage to make me feel any kind of emotion it was always negative. I say this as a Sonic fan. I'd play the Game Gear games over this again and I'm really not joking.

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEWS!!!

This is a actually fun game and i highly suggest that people give this game a shot, it really isn't that bad!!

I honestly adore this game, I'm not a fan of the character assassination they did to tails, or how short some of the stages can be, but I genuinely had so much fun playing this game, and I very very love the character creator.

The writing is not the best, and it has its flaws, but I honestly enjoyed this game. Take that as you will.

this game fucking sucks but atleast i created a child with my wife

one of the best sonic games ı had so much fun while playing ı recomend you all.

I only got this game on PC to mod it (and play Overclocked), and even just mods that improve physics makes the experience of the vanilla game so much more bearable, which is very telling on how the gameplay otherwise is just not fun, and the entire story could've been so much more, but I feel they played it too safe back then, and I am glad that has changed since.

If you do get it on sale (and maybe aren't a huge fan of Sonic games), it's at least a decent "turn off your brain" game, just don't buy it full price, not recommended unless you really want to feel robbed and be disappointed compared to actual better 3D Sonic titles.

A true turd. Every level ends before it gets good, kinda like Colours. The level design itself is at its worst and simplistic, the character creation is fairly lackluster, bare bones, the story is forgettable nonsense where Sonic gets tortured for days (LOL)
It's.. I was very disappointed. It takes less time to beat than Generations too, so yeah.

Shitty sonic model , shitty level desing , shitty history , shitty boost , shitty everthing but the game still having a very good soundtrack. 10/10 goofy kids game but music still being so good

Sonic Forces is a modern 3D Sonic game that, unfortunately, disappoints, especially since it was released just a few months after the excellent Sonic Mania. Not only that, but it also brings back the gameplay styles of the equally excellent Sonic Generations, only to make them worse.
The best addition to this game is the ability to create your own avatar, with lots of customization options unlocked by playing and completing various missions. However, the gameplay for the avatar isn’t much better.
Modern Sonic offers the best gameplay style, feeling the most fluid and responsive. However, the boost mechanic is dialed back a bit, and everything just feels a bit slower. The avatar gameplay is mostly similar to Modern Sonic’s but without the boost, making it even slower. The avatar does have a customizable weapon based on Wisp powers, but most of the time, it feels like a gimmick. As for Classic Sonic, I don’t know what happened—I feel like I barely have control over him, which makes platforming sections especially annoying.
I don’t think gameplay is the worst offender here, though. It’s actually the level design. In Generations, you could boost a lot, but there were plenty of shortcuts that required quick reactions to access. Here, the levels are mostly linear, with a lot of autoplay sections, so boosting through stages just isn’t as satisfying. The same design applies to the avatar and classic stages, but it doesn’t hinder them as much because those styles are slower. However, each has its own gameplay issues, especially in the classic Sonic sections.
The stages are also quite short, and the same goes for the game overall. That’s likely why they added a lot of useless collectibles that force you to replay levels multiple times to get everything, as one set unlocks the next. Visually, the stages aren’t very interesting either. The soundtrack is also average, with many vocal tracks that feel out of place instead of appealing instrumentals. The story is average as well, though story has never been a strong point of Sonic games. There’s a free Shadow Episode DLC, but it’s only three stages with the same design flaws, and Shadow plays mostly like Modern Sonic.
Despite these criticisms, I actually enjoyed Sonic Forces. It’s far from the best, but it’s better than Sonic 4 and Lost World, for example. And at least it wasn’t released at full price. It’s just an average Sonic game, which makes it more disappointing than outright bad. If you’re a fan and find it on sale, I can recommend it, even if there are better Sonic games available, like Generations and Mania. But if I could, I would give this a neutral rating.

Get it when its on sale. The base game itself isn't really that good, But the game itself is worth it for the Overclocked mod which fixes so many problems of the game.

10/10 very good. Excellent time trial game. I heard people didn't like this one very much -- unfathomable. Just one issue, which is that you need to use the 60FPS max framerate option or you get major frame rate issues. Also vsync needs to be on as well or it tears, even if you can easily maintain frame rate. I played on a 4090. If you have a 60hz display and might upgrade soon, don't miss your chance to play this game

Presentation is excellent. Writing is awful. Overall gameplay is mid.
Overall, the game is mid.

There is always going to be that small percentage of people who say this game is overhated or doesn't deserve the flak it gets. They sure as hell will never explain WHY they think it's good though, they'll probably just bring up the music or something like that.

It is your civil duty to put them in their place every time they speak out of line. Unless you're really young and don't know any better, I don't know how you could possibly extract any joy out of this experience. It's utterly devoid of any creativity or passion. Every single possible thing they could have messed up, they went and did just that.

This game NEEDED the hate it got, or else we would have never gotten something as excellent as Shadow Generations.

This game is Good & its over hated by new gens, but overhaul its fun

F#$@ this game and what it did to the series for years to come. This game had an impact equal to the one Sonic '06 had, killing the budgets for projects going forward and interest in Sonic overall, turning him into a joke all over again. May we never have another game on this level ever again.

very thankful for the modders who are bothering to actually mess with this game even if their work only makes it slightly better cause the game is in just about every way not good

got me fucking tweaking, the characters move like they got rocks for breakfast lunch and dinner

With mods to improve physics and Sonic Forces Re-Imagined it's now even better

As much that I love this games ideas, it was portrayed horribly. They've made a cool villian which can make everything look fucked up, and has a very nice design, but, it was just portrayed horribly. And the stages are so short, I'm so glad that Shadow Generations fixed this after all these years. I just hope nothing get forced (pun attended) ever again in a sonic game, because THIS does have potential, just like 06, but portrayed horribly. But still live laugh love Sonic Team!

Only things I thought were good were:

1. Main villain design was cool.
2. Cutscenes integrated custom avatar flawlessly

Gameplay and story were unfun, clunky, and frustrating.

Not a flawless game, but I think it gets more hate than it deserves. It is short, and the writing downright sucks. But I still like the gameplay (for the most part), the level art is so detailed and beautiful, and the music absolutely ROCKS.

Absolutely DO NOT buy it at full price, but on a big sale I think it's worth checking out. I did grow up playing Sonic games though, so I might be a little more inclined to play it than someone who isn't a Sonic fan. Don't let this be your first Sonic game, though. That wouldn't be fair to yourself.

Every time i quit out of the game for some reason it deletes all my progress i made it to level 20 then left and all my progress was gone

I never really understood the need to bring back Classic Sonic or the Wisps (Again). This game would've been cooler had some narrative elements actually been true (Like saying Sonic was essentially being tortured and then him acting like it). I also would've liked it if there were more playable characters like in the Adventure games.

Don't waste your time playing this game, Silly Character, silly story, silly dialogue, GOOFY AHH CUSTOMIZATION, BUNS ALL TOGETHER... Shadow story quite dope though

This Game just isn't worth your time. the story is teribble, and so is the Level design. they just wanted to drop another game in 2017.

The last Sonic games I played were Sonic Mania and Sonic Adventure 2. This is fine, I'm enjoying it. There's undoubtedly better ones, but it's kind of cute to make an avatar and run through levels with them.

I can't be bothered to finish this game after reaching the final few levels. While the game looks visually pleasant and the soundtrack is really good (as per usual), the level design of this game feels very simplistic and linear to a fault. Not too much player control is required to beat these levels, and oftentimes player control is taken away through automated segments and mid-level cut scenes. The game only felt like it was slightly evolving upon itself, and never managed to reach the highs that other Sonic games effortlessly achieved. A nothing-burger experience, but I do want to check out the modding scene of this game at some point.

So. much. fucking. wasted. potential, The fact they went from Unleashed's high-speed levels, to fucking Corridor simulator, The fact they shoehorned in Classic Sonic, & the story trying so damn hard to be serious. Unless you wanna play Sonic Forces Overclocked, or Reimagined. Then skip out on this game.

Bad story, terrible characterization of the cast, boring level design and I beat the main campaign, bonus missions and Episode Shadow in only 4 and a half hours.

Kinda reminds me of the good old sonic '06. Mid story, bland characters and even worse gameplay

The game's 3 hours long and unless you care about customization or achievements, there's zero reason to go back.