https://wccftech.com/sonic-frontiers-details-classic-stages-characters-skill-trees-races/ > Sonic Frontiers has generated plenty of discussion since being fully unveiled last week. While the game’s new open-world approach has generated some excitement, others are worried the game is straying too far from Sonic’s fundamentals. Thankfully, while we haven’t seen all of it yet, a new hands-on preview from IGN reveals a lot of classic Sonic elements, including linear stages, races, Chaos Emeralds, and more are returning. > On the subject of Sonic Frontiers’ new sandbox, Sonic Team is calling it “open zone” rather than open world, and it sounds like it won’t be entirely seamless. IGN hints the game will be split across multiple islands and that you’ll need to solve certain puzzles to unlock additional areas of the map. That said, the game’s wide open spaces will be put to good use as players will be able to take part in various races. The game will also have some basic RPG elements, with Sonic earning XP from defeating enemies, which he can use to unlock new moves from a skill tree.