Coming from the excellent Sonic Generations, fans of the blue hedgehog expected Sonic Forces to build upon its predecessor’s best features to become the ultimate Sonic the Hedgehog experience.
While Sonic Forces did built on some of Generations’ features, the end results weren’t exactly the best.
This is not to say that Sonic Forces is a bad game. Far from it!
It’s just that we have to look past some issues and strange design choices to appreciate its beauty.
Something that makes this a lot easier is the help of mods: when you’ve got mods that attempt to fix the physics and improve level design, what else could you ask for?
Sonic got through Act 1! But why does he look a little off?
The Classic Sonic Goalpost Texture Fix is a small fix that improves the Classic Sonic Goalpost with a new texture that looks like Sonic Forces’ rendition of the character.
Some might say this is nitpicking, since the changes are very small.
But we’re hardcore Sonic fans. And we want things right!
Metal Sonic has always been a massive nuisance for Sonic and his friends.
But it seems like he’s understood the error of his ways now.
The Metal Sonic Partner mod lets you change your partner into Metal Sonic.
While it doesn’t really change how Sonic Forces plays in any way… imagine how frightened your enemies will be, seeing that you’ve managed to tame one of your lifelong rivals!
Silver the Hedgehog is, frankly, the only good thing that ever came out of Sonic ’06.
Now he can finally star in a better game.
With this mod, you’ll be able to change your character into Silver the Hedgehog. And possibly forget that character’s horrible debut.
Sonic Forces is not the best modern Sonic game ever released, I’ll admit it. But can you really say it’s worse that one of the worst Sonic games ever made?
Time to open the Door to Phantomile and enter the Moonlight Museum to take part in the Dream Champ Tournament!
If this doesn’t make much sense, then you must have not played Klonoa.
But if you did, well this mod is just perfect for you. It’ll get you acquainted with the original character, his cutesy design, and it’ll make sure you understand how much you’ve missed by not playing his games.
With this Persona Forces 5 mod, you can turn Sonic into a member of the Phantom Thieves and fight all those corrupt adults who are tainting society beyond salvation.
There are no palaces to explore, and no Shadows to fight or Personas to awaken.
With the right tweaks, even a journey through a dangerous fortress can make for a great sightseeing experience.
Especially if we’re talking about the failed creations of Dr. Ivo Robotnik
The Eggman Empire Fortress Daytime mod is a nice stage mod that replaces the gloomy skies of the vanilla stage with clearer ones, which look great. Despite the ominous structures in the background.
There’s truly nothing like “too bright” in Sonic the Hedgehog. So this mod blends right in!
Sunset Heights is one of the best looking Sonic Forces stages. But even something that’s good to begin with, can be further improved with a little bit of effort.
Sunset Heights Remastered is a new version of the original stage featuring a slightly altered level design.
This lets you take better advantage of Sonic’s abilities and the same amazing atmosphere of the original.
Is it any good? Don’t be lazy: download it to find out yourself!
Sonic Forces could have been so much more. Especially if Classic and Modern Sonic controlled exactly as they did in Generations.
While the physics haven’t been properly fixed officially, some fans tried making tweaks to these odd physics. Just to make the experience slightly more enjoyable.
The result is the Fixed Classic Sonic Physics mod, which does improve the handling of Classic Sonic to a certain degree.
But sadly, it doesn’t make him as responsive as he used to be.
As much as I love Sonic, I have to admit that the game’s stage design leaves something to be desired.
But leave it to modders to improve it!
The Sonic Forces Re-Imagined project is a massive gameplay overhaul that aims to remix all of the game’s stages, adding new paths and new objects for a more challenging experience.
The project is far from completed as of now.
But it’s one worth following while we’re waiting for a new Sonic game to finally get announced.
