History VideoGame / SonicFrontiers

* GameMod: Notably, because this game made with the ''Hedgehog Engine 2'' - the core engine that has been used to develop the games since ''Sonic Unleashed'', ain its current second iteration that debuted with ''Sonic Forces'' - the quite active hacking and modding communities for the franchise dove into its files and coding ''almost immediately'' upon release. This resulted in a ''much faster'' development of mods than with prior games, some of which introduced features like the physics tweaks and the stricter parrying timing ''long before'' the DLC updates released.

* WelcomeToCorneria: Everytime you come to the menu for the fishing mini-game, have to listen to Big say "Would you like to try? I'll let you borrow a rod", even if you return to it from the fish-o-pedia, the trade tokens section, or even after you're done fishing.

* InconsistentSpelling: The game's Japanese title in katakana is closer to ''Sonic Frontier'' (ソニックフロンティア), but it is still officially called ''Sonic Frontiers'' in Japan.

** The base game's ending is the same whether you complete it on Hard or not. [[spoiler:Sage takes control of the defeated SUPREME and flies it to space, where she and Super Sonic face off against THE END. Though they’re successful in defeating it, their victory comes at the cost of Sage, who sacrifices herself in order to stop a last-ditch attack from THE END. Though Eggman mourns the loss of his "daughter" in silence, completing the game on Hard mode yields a post-credits scene of Sage being somehow restored by Eggman]].
** The Final Horizon update's GoldenEnding [[spoiler:has THE END directly assume control of the defeated SUPREME as an avatar, mutating its form and puppeteering it as if it was a feral beast. Empowered by the Cyber Corruption, Super Sonic manages to disarm and later completely destroy THE END, in part thanks to Dr. Eggman taking control of SUPREME’s rifle and using Sonic as a bullet against THE END. Unlike the base game ending, Sage survives all the way through, with the final shot being of her and Eggman watching the starfall together]].

* AstralFinale: The final boss fight of the base game sees Super Sonic [[spoiler:teaming up with Sage to fight against THE END]] in space [[spoiler:before it can destroy the Earth]]. This is averted in the Final Horizon update's new final boss, [[spoiler:where THE END uses SUPREME as its new avatar]], fighting Sonic on the island instead of in space.

** The way that both [[spoiler:the SUPREME Titan and THE END itself]] are defeated. [[spoiler:Super Sonic is fired out of a cannon to ram right into them, similar to the Sonic Power Cannon from the third season of ''Sonic X'']].

** The TrueFinalBoss against [[spoiler:THE END SUPREME]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom features dark orbs which can be knocked away with the right power, but getting hit permanently reduces your maximum health]] (or ring count in this case).

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The game's Japanese title in katakana is closer to ''Sonic Frontier'' (ソニックフロンティア), but it is still officially called ''Sonic Frontiers'' in Japan.

** STRIDER (Ares Island), FORTRESS (Chaos Island), and CATEPILLAR (Ouranos Island) are damaged traditionally, but also include rail grinding platforming sections to be able to do so.

** There is one Guardian that isn't immediately visible on the overworld despite its map icon, GHOST on Ouranos Island. It can only be triggered by [[spoiler:Cylooping the unusual pedestal]]. It also can't be damaged directly at all, and is instead defeated by [[spoiler:Cylooping the additional pedestals it tethers itself to, after you complete a platforming challenge]].

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Your maximum ring capacity, speed, attack, and defense are capped at 99 each. You can comfortably beat the FinalBoss with none of them being higher than 50.

* ActorAllusion: This wouldn’t be [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII the first time]] Creator/RogerCraigSmith voices the main character of a game that explores the origins of a {{Precursor|s}} race and their overpowered {{MacGuffin}}s.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion:

* HundredPercentCompletion:

* CoverVersion: [[spoiler:The theme for the FinalBoss of ''The Final Horizon'' is a metal remix of "I'm Here" with Kellin Quinn performing, bringing it in line with the other Titan themes.]]

* CoverVersion: [[spoiler:The theme for the FinalBoss of ''The Final Horizon'' is a metal remix of "I'm Here" with Kellin Quinn performing, bringing it in line with the other Titan themes.]]

** If you manage to 100% map all islands, watch all side stories and get Sonic's stats completely maxed out, "Vandalize" is replaced by "One Way Dream" during the credits, you get to fight the TrueFinalBoss, and [[spoiler:an [[TheStinger extra scene]] is added to the ending that addresses Sage's fate]] in the base game. Though all of this can also be accessed if you finish the game on Hard difficulty, even if you just swap the difficulty to Hard right before fighting the final boss.

* CoverVersion: [[spoiler:The theme for the FinalBoss of ''The Final Horizon'' is a metal remix of "I'm Here" with Kellin Quillin performing, bringing it in line with the other Titan themes.]]

* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: One of the robot mooks is able to throw its shield at Sonic like a boomerang. Unfortunately for it, it also exposes itself by doing this, allowing Sonic to attack it if he's quick enough.

* WhamShot: The teaser trailer for "The Final Horizon" has Sonic using the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic when faced with a Titan...and then he unleashes a burst of what looks like cyber corruption, resulting in him being surrounded by a dark red aura, which then clears to reveal that Sonic's eyes have turned cyan. That's right, Sonic's SuperForm is now even more super!

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Eggman's audio logs comment on how Tails and Amy are often [[OvershadowedByAwesome overshadowed by Sonic]], which could be read as an acknowledgement of how the mainline games since ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' have eliminated and sidelined much of the series' supporting cast in favor of focusing on Sonic, with the remaining characters like Tails, Knuckles, and Amy reduced to non-playable characters.

** There are two for the [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 first live-action film]]. When Sonic hits his ring cap, he begins to surge with blue electricity like his feature film counterpart and hits maximum potential speed, complete with glowing blue irises; the brief cutscene of Sonic entering the Power Boost mode is shot nearly identically to his EleventhHourSuperpower moment in the same film. Second, one of the moves Sonic performs on the SUMO enemy is heavily reminiscent of the "Light Speed Attack" he makes during his final confrontation against Dr. Robotnik.