The ULTIMATE Sonic Frontiers Retrospective

Remember when Sonic Frontiers wasn't out? Not a great time. The last thing I'd wanna do is relive it in some sort of retrospective YouTube video essay. But sometimes you gotta do the things that make you uncomfortable.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Context
0:47 Sonic Central
1:56 Leaks from 4chan
3:26 Waiting for The Game Awards
4:15 IGN First
4:50 The demo downfall
5:24 The renaissance
6:23 Unraveling the story
7:15 Pre-release hype
7:50 The consensus

MUSIC:
Bad Monday Simulator OST - Marketable Plushie [https://youtu.be/C4v--p6ZxxM]
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - London Daytime [https://youtu.be/-FsNhAlo0jk]
Spark the Electric Jester 2 OST - Credits [https://youtu.be/M14YK_fRIp4]
Castle of Cagliostro - Samba Temperado [https://youtu.be/M7oeBWlLJrw]
Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Game [https://youtu.be/do2c38HnI-0]
Sandy Wilderness - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Soundtrack [https://youtu.be/yKCSsLF_Ms8]
Keep Your Head Up - Sonic Frontiers [https://youtu.be/Yf3BmphTDVs]
I'm With You - Sonic Frontiers [https://youtu.be/veCfjt4MYxU]
Sonic Frontiers OST - Quest [https://youtu.be/qKFZSk10_Mw]
Sonic Galactic OST - Data Select - Blast Off [https://youtu.be/goSScqbQgkU]

Footage from LongplayArchive unless stated otherwise