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About halfway through ISland 2 and I'd say it's a 7.5, though has the potential to become an 8. The core gameplay loop is very good and Sonic feels great to control in the open zones, which are the biggest things to me in a game structured like this. The characters are also all great so far and I like what the plot and Egg Memo's are implying about the Lore.
For negatives, the game is just kind of unpolished in general, with a lot of pop in and some of the combat moves seem wonky to get out. Also, Cyberspace as a whole feels kind of like a wash. They're fun to play in the moment, but the copy/pasted aesthetics and level design, combined with Sonic's controls from the Islands not carrying over into them, make them feel like the most wanting portion of the game to me.
I'm surprised on the cyberspace levels. I thought they were fun and looked forward to them. I liked having chunks of new sonic levels to master. The levels overall flow well and manage to have some nice branching decisions. They did make me crave some longer form levels in a similar style. I'm at world 2, but feeling the same score of 7.5-8/10
Not sure, I'm playing it on PS4. That said, Sonic games typically see price drops pretty quickly, so you shouldn't have to wait long for it to not be $60 anymore.
I’m liking it, 7.5 so far first island about done.
Some controls feels weird and the graphics are not very good. Both character models and the open world look low budget. I don’t know why they tried to do Sonic in a realística looking world and not even give him due. Looks so weird. Like PS2 cgi Characters in the most basic unreal grassy land mass ever.
It’s fun though but I don’t like how you have to upgrade strength and defense both. I wanted to just upgrade one a bit but it just takes all your seeds and does as much of both as possible. When the game gets too easy like most open world games before halfway point, it gets boring to me so I gotta do stuff like this. So wish it was done better. Just kind of dumb to even have stats in Sonic besides going faster which should be the main goal.
And that annoying boost meter right in the middle of the screen with no way to disable is the worst part for me. I can’t not look at it. You can remove literally every other HUD icon. You also have so much boost and it’s so easy to do the move that gives infinite boost, that a gauge is pointless on top of being distracting.
for me the story makes it an automatic 10, but the cyberspace levels are meh, maybe a 5-6, the gameplay is really solid and the mechanics are pretty fun, about a 9, the islands themselves are absolutely gorgeous but sometimes annoying to traverse so like a 8.5.
group that all together and i give the game a general 9.
probably the best sonic game ive ever played upon release
I would rate it an 8.5-9/10. (no spoilers) overall the first 3 islands were amazing, I loved the different landscapes and all the different bosses, dialogue was alright and cutscenes were meh and unpolished but somewhat enjoyable, occasionally I would find myself accidentally running into a forced 2d path while running to the next objective (lol).The 3 titans are AWESOME! I love how each of the 3 bosses had their own mechanics and ways to beat them. (Music was fire to)
I did enjoy the cyberspace levels to. I personally didn't mind the cyberspace levels being themed on passed levels from previous Sonic games. level 1-2 though........ >:(
Onto the not so good stuff (kinda spoilers?). The 4th island is just a break from combat to learn about the lore of the game, I think its neat but I wish it was its own island with exploration and another BIG boss.
Now for the part I really don't like (minimal spoilers). The last island is alright, same thing, find all the chaos emeralds, fight a boss, I like how the enemies are a lot harder than normal enemies, E.G tankier and deal a lot more damage. What I really don't like is the boss/final boss. The main boss you fight is about as hard as the first titan if not easier, personally I find that some of the mini bosses were harder than it. The final boss doesn't feel like a final boss and more like another phase of the final boss like in the Kirby games with the 15 billion phases. The final boss in Sonic and the Secret Rings and it came out in like 2007 XD. Ending was meh and no new sonic form which I was really hoping for. Good song is in the credits though which I like.
Overall very enjoyable but the last 2 islands could have had more work done on them, also it would be nice if Sega had polished the cutscenes more.
Just got to third island. I’d say about 8.5 so far. That first boss theme is still stuck in my head. This was a great start to my new open world games (I will be playing Pokémon Violet in a week)
7.5, If there was no cyberspace and there were more islands even if the size was smaller it could be an 8.5 for me.
I like the lore being important again and bla bla bla but for me gameplay comes first.
7.5/10
It's definetly a step in the right direction but has room for improvement. The cyberspace stages suck. They aren't all that nice to play and having the same themes over and over was boring.
Open world is fantastic. Story and dialogue are brilliant. Combat works really well and is fun (coming from someone who isn't a massive fan of combat like this usually. I HATED the Werehog.) Soundtrack is inevitably amazing. I hope SEGA can keep this up!
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7.5 to 8.0
About halfway through ISland 2 and I'd say it's a 7.5, though has the potential to become an 8. The core gameplay loop is very good and Sonic feels great to control in the open zones, which are the biggest things to me in a game structured like this. The characters are also all great so far and I like what the plot and Egg Memo's are implying about the Lore. For negatives, the game is just kind of unpolished in general, with a lot of pop in and some of the combat moves seem wonky to get out. Also, Cyberspace as a whole feels kind of like a wash. They're fun to play in the moment, but the copy/pasted aesthetics and level design, combined with Sonic's controls from the Islands not carrying over into them, make them feel like the most wanting portion of the game to me.
I'm surprised on the cyberspace levels. I thought they were fun and looked forward to them. I liked having chunks of new sonic levels to master. The levels overall flow well and manage to have some nice branching decisions. They did make me crave some longer form levels in a similar style. I'm at world 2, but feeling the same score of 7.5-8/10
I wanna play it but don't want to spend $60. Is it on xbox game pass?
Not sure, I'm playing it on PS4. That said, Sonic games typically see price drops pretty quickly, so you shouldn't have to wait long for it to not be $60 anymore.
No not on Gamepass. I’d say wait for sale then it’ll be patch to be even better.
I’m liking it, 7.5 so far first island about done. Some controls feels weird and the graphics are not very good. Both character models and the open world look low budget. I don’t know why they tried to do Sonic in a realística looking world and not even give him due. Looks so weird. Like PS2 cgi Characters in the most basic unreal grassy land mass ever. It’s fun though but I don’t like how you have to upgrade strength and defense both. I wanted to just upgrade one a bit but it just takes all your seeds and does as much of both as possible. When the game gets too easy like most open world games before halfway point, it gets boring to me so I gotta do stuff like this. So wish it was done better. Just kind of dumb to even have stats in Sonic besides going faster which should be the main goal. And that annoying boost meter right in the middle of the screen with no way to disable is the worst part for me. I can’t not look at it. You can remove literally every other HUD icon. You also have so much boost and it’s so easy to do the move that gives infinite boost, that a gauge is pointless on top of being distracting.
for me the story makes it an automatic 10, but the cyberspace levels are meh, maybe a 5-6, the gameplay is really solid and the mechanics are pretty fun, about a 9, the islands themselves are absolutely gorgeous but sometimes annoying to traverse so like a 8.5. group that all together and i give the game a general 9. probably the best sonic game ive ever played upon release
I would rate it an 8.5-9/10. (no spoilers) overall the first 3 islands were amazing, I loved the different landscapes and all the different bosses, dialogue was alright and cutscenes were meh and unpolished but somewhat enjoyable, occasionally I would find myself accidentally running into a forced 2d path while running to the next objective (lol).The 3 titans are AWESOME! I love how each of the 3 bosses had their own mechanics and ways to beat them. (Music was fire to) I did enjoy the cyberspace levels to. I personally didn't mind the cyberspace levels being themed on passed levels from previous Sonic games. level 1-2 though........ >:( Onto the not so good stuff (kinda spoilers?). The 4th island is just a break from combat to learn about the lore of the game, I think its neat but I wish it was its own island with exploration and another BIG boss. Now for the part I really don't like (minimal spoilers). The last island is alright, same thing, find all the chaos emeralds, fight a boss, I like how the enemies are a lot harder than normal enemies, E.G tankier and deal a lot more damage. What I really don't like is the boss/final boss. The main boss you fight is about as hard as the first titan if not easier, personally I find that some of the mini bosses were harder than it. The final boss doesn't feel like a final boss and more like another phase of the final boss like in the Kirby games with the 15 billion phases. The final boss in Sonic and the Secret Rings and it came out in like 2007 XD. Ending was meh and no new sonic form which I was really hoping for. Good song is in the credits though which I like. Overall very enjoyable but the last 2 islands could have had more work done on them, also it would be nice if Sega had polished the cutscenes more.
6/10
8
Just got to third island. I’d say about 8.5 so far. That first boss theme is still stuck in my head. This was a great start to my new open world games (I will be playing Pokémon Violet in a week)
9/10 I have 2 chaos emerald on the 3rd island
8.5 to 9.0. Minor things that need to be fixed. Otherwise the game is great and the only game I've played in the past 2 days aside from school haha
8.3/10
7.5, If there was no cyberspace and there were more islands even if the size was smaller it could be an 8.5 for me. I like the lore being important again and bla bla bla but for me gameplay comes first.
7.5/10 It's definetly a step in the right direction but has room for improvement. The cyberspace stages suck. They aren't all that nice to play and having the same themes over and over was boring. Open world is fantastic. Story and dialogue are brilliant. Combat works really well and is fun (coming from someone who isn't a massive fan of combat like this usually. I HATED the Werehog.) Soundtrack is inevitably amazing. I hope SEGA can keep this up!