With Sonic Frontiers being the first open-zone release the series has ever seen, even franchise veterans may be in for some new challenges that may catch them by surprise. The game sees fans playing as Sonic across five massive Starfall Islands with all the power of the blue blur at their disposal. Between the game's speed and combat mechanics, there's a lot to get used to.
Luckily, players can find all the help they need with this guide directory. While some things, such as certain Island Challenge puzzles, may be rather straightforward, the solutions to the more difficult ones can be found here. Fans can also look to these guides for help with bosses, quests, and info on how the combat system works. With the right tips and tricks, Sonic Frontiers fans should be able to keep going as they uncover the lost civilization of the Ancients and save Sonic's friends.
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Beginner Tips
Sonic Frontiers represents a bold new step forward for the Sonic franchise. As a result, the game merges old Sonic gameplay styles into a new open-world experience. There are all kinds of new mechanics and abilities that even a long-time fan may need to get used to. Here's how fans can easily jump into Sonic Frontiers.
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Helpful Tricks
Due to the wide scope of Sonic Frontiers, there's notably a lot players can do in the game. This also means that there's plenty of things fans can do to make their playthroughs easier and faster. The guides in this section either deal with what players can do to get ahead, or what secrets can help speed things up a bit.
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Challenge Puzzle Solutions
On the Starfall Islands, select ruins can be interacted with that act as little puzzles for Sonic to solve. Once completed, the hedgehog will automatically learn the areas surrounding the puzzle, making it easier for players to navigate the islands by using their map. These puzzles are crucial in order to know where everything is, and fans can find help for the more difficult ones here.
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Kronos Island
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Ares Island
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Chaos Island
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Ouranos Island
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Quests and Island Mysteries
While fans progress through Sonic Frontiers' main story, they'll eventually be asked by Sonic's friends to either help out a few special Koco with quests, or investigate a peculiar structure on the island. These quests and island mysteries are required, and may lead to some frustration. These guides are here to help.
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Bosses
Another first for the Sonic franchise is that the all-powerful Super Sonic is no longer exclusive to the final boss. Instead, almost every island is brought to a climactic end with Super Sonic facing one of the titans, which are gigantic mechanical marvels created by the Ancients. Fans can learn how to master these behemoths with these guides.
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Extras and DLC
Sonic Frontiers is filled to the brim with content. Even as fans are busy collecting the Chaos Emeralds, there's still more to do and see across all five islands. For starters, fans can find special purple portals to go fishing with Big the Cat. He'll trade coins for helpful items such as extra memory tokens and even hidden memos from Dr. Eggman. There's also cosmetic DLC available, with more packs for Sonic Frontiers coming soon. For now, here's how fans can help themselves to what's already available outside of the base game.