Sonic Frontiers will have the most serious and somber narrative of the series

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sonic frontiers is one of the most important games for the end of the year. Not only is it the new adventure of SEGA’s mascot, but it will be the transition of the franchise to the worlds of open areas, in addition to presenting combat styles never seen before in Sonic. Well, this new step for the series will also mark the foray into a more series and gloomy narrative territory.

Something that caught the attention of this new game in the main line of the series is that for the first time it will have Ian Flynn, scriptwriter of the comics of Sonicwho joined Sonic Team to collaborate on the game’s narrative.

“Ian has been working as a comic book writer for a long time, so I was familiar with his work, but after reading the IDW comics I was even more impressed by his talent. That’s why I asked him to work on the story for the game as well.” He knows the characters well, so he brought a big improvement to the characters’ dialogues and emotions,” said Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Team’s chief creative officer, in an interview with Game Informer.

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What was Flynn’s involvement in sonic frontiers?

Flynn mentioned that he not only wanted to translate some of the series’ legacy into the new game’s story, but also some “interconnectivity with previous games”, although he clarified that it will not be something “so dense” for new players, but something that veteran fans of the franchise will appreciate: small details that will make you feel that “the narrative of Sonic is not an isolated world, but a part of the long history of Sonicaccording to Iizuka.

Flynn’s work was not like what he does in the comics. In sonic frontiersSEGA was in charge of the setting, the details of the plot and the characters, while Flynn mainly dedicated himself to “filling in the details”, but his participation in the project was more extensive compared to the creative process in the elaboration of the comics.

However, it is important to mention that Flynn collaborated enough with Sonic Team to help define which characters would appear in sonic frontiers.

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sonic frontiers will have the most serious narrative in the franchise

sonic frontiers will take place at the very end of the series’ timeline, even after Sonic Forces Y Team Sonic Racing and it was anticipated that Dr. Eggman was one of the characters that was defined from the beginning, as he would be a key part of the game to be successful. What is striking is that director Morio Kishimoto said that he will not only be the bad boy against the good boys, but that there will be a little more depth: “We want to present it [al Dr. Eggman] as a flesh and blood human being in the story.” Kishimoto commented and confirmed that the narrative of sonic frontiers It will have a more serious tone.

“We needed something dramatic to set that serious tone and anticipate things to ponder when playing the title,” Kishimoto said. “On the surface, our story is something that can be easily enjoyed, but we also wanted to challenge ourselves to create a drama that would also be enjoyable if thought about on a deeper level. This is a rare kind of experience in the game genre.” of level completion action, but it was also important for us to integrate it, as we felt it was critically important to this open zone format.”

For his part, Flynn referred to the narrative as something “more somber” and that it is a “personal reflection and choose how to move forward.”

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sonic frontiers It does not have a release date yet, but it will debut in late 2022 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Nintendo Switch and PC. You can find more news related to the series if you visit this page.

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