With theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Sega and the blue blur wanted to end the year off with a bang. One of these big announcements was a trailer for the upcomingSonic the Hedgehog 2movie, with big reveals about the plot and characters. These include the introduction of the Chaos Emeralds, as well as veteranSoniccharacters “Tails” Miles Prower and Knuckles the Echidna. Alongside this trailer was the formal unveiling of a brand-newSonic the Hedgehoggame,Sonic Frontiers.
Sonic Frontierswas revealed at The Game Awards, with a trailer giving fans a taste of what to expect. This includes an overview of the game’s open-world setting, taking place on a brand-new location known as Starfall Islands. The rumors and leaks ofSonic Frontiershad mentioned that it would be the blue blur’s take on games likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and it seems those rumors were true. If that wasn’t enough to get fans excited, long-timeSonic the Hedgehogcomics writer, Ian Flynn, will also be handlingSonic Frontiers' narrative.
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Ian Flynn has been a part of theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise since 2006, making his writing debut with the 160th issue of theSonicArchie comics. Ever since then, he’s been the chief writer of the comics for the past 15 years, even continuing into the currentSonicIDW Comicsafter the Archie run was canceled.
Fans were teased abou Flynn’s involvement shortly before The Game Awards revealedSonic Frontiers, but recent tweets confirm that he’ll have a hand in writing the game’s narrative. He however didn’t go into the specifics of what he has written forFrontiers, noting he is under an NDA with Sega. Despite that, however, many long-timeSonicfans were excited to hear that Flynn will be one of the game’s writers, considering his past and current Sonic stories.
Fans expressed their well wishes and thanks to Flynn when the announcement went public. Many fans are aware that Flynn is a big long-time fan of the blue blur, so getting the chance to not only work on the story of the comics but nowSonic Frontiersis a big honor. While some fans are a little bit cautious going into this game since not much about the gameplay has been shown yet, others are hyped to see a writer who has been a big part of the franchise take the narrative reins.
Sonic Frontierswill be launching Holiday 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
