Knuckles takes a wrong left turn somewhere
The nextSonicgame isn’t too far off, and today Sega released a video setting the stage for the hedgehog’s new adventure. A newSonic FrontiersPrologue video puts the spotlight on what Knuckles has been up to.
This prologue, calledDivergence, follows Knuckles as he tends to the Master Emerald on his island. We get a little lore refresher on his backstory, before seeing him make a new discovery on his island.
Some old tech whirs to life after he tinkers with it, and he winds up in a new location. As it turns out, it looks like Knuckles is in aSonic Frontierslocale.
While Knuckles can certainly fend for himself, it looks like he’s not strong enough to hold off this antagonist. Seems like Sonic, and by extension the player, will need to lend a helping hand.
A new frontier
This isone of several lead-in stories, meant to set the stage forSonic Frontiers. It seems like we’re dealing with a strange new foe, and that means a little more table-setting than “Eggman’s at it again.”
Still, we’re somehow only a week out from the release of the newSonicgame. Revealed atThe Game Awards in 2021,Frontiershas been the subject of both curiosity and scrutiny.
We’ve seen a fair bit ofFrontiersalready. There are itslarger areas to explore and puzzles to solve. And there aresome more familiar designs, akin to olderSonicentries.
Whether this new look for Sonic comes together, I just hope Knuckles turns out okay. I don’t like the look of thatMatrixbubble prison one bit.
Sonic Frontierswill launch for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC on November 8.
