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Photo Modeshave become a popular staple for modern games, with many players feeling they should be a basic requirement. Those players will be happy to know thatSonic Frontiersnow lets you snap countless pic of everyone’s favoriteblue hedgehog.
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All that said, Photo Mode has its quirks to settle before you may get the most out of it. It’s not as easy as just pressing a button to open it, and you shouldlearn the limitationsso you can more easily work around them.
Accessing Photo Mode
Starting a new game after the Sighs, Sounds,And Speedupdate will give you a lot of text to read about accessing all the related modes. Photo Mode is tucked away in the menu from now on, so all you have to do isopen the menu and move to the section named Photo Mode.The game will always ensure that you meant to open Photo Mode and allow you to back out if this was somehow a mistake. Additionally, you can only open Photo Mode while playing; you can’t use Photo Mode during cutscenes.
Photo Mode Controls
With Photo Mode opened, Sonic and the world around him will be completely frozen in time. The UI for Photo Mode will be in the bottom right corner. Learn all the buttons as soon as you canbecause you can remove this UI and should when you are finally ready to take a picture.Your basic setup is here; you can cover the image with a filter, you can tilt the image, zoom in or out, view the grid of the image, and can freely move the camera.
You may notice in the image that there’s no button for snapping the picture.Taking the actual picture depends on your version, because it uses the default snapshot option on your controller or keyboard.Meaning that Steam users need to press F13, Series X players need to hit the snapshot button, etc.
There are setbacks to the control scheme. As already stated, you need to manually remove the UI if you don’t want to see it in the finished picture. Another gripe you may have is that there’s very little zoom function, be it in or out. The biggest notable problem is thatthere is no option for Sonic to make a pose.Games such asHorizon: Forbidden Westgraced its players with the option to let Aloy strike a pose in Photo Mode, but not every Photo Mode comes with that decision, such as Sonic Frontiers.
Instead of wishing for what could have been, the best recommendation for Frontiers is to think outside the box. Once you can get a grasp on how to use everything available to you, you can and will take some fantastic pictures. You just need the right suggestions.
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Graphics Priority Mode
Sonic Frontiers has two modes; one focused on graphics, and one focused on your frames per second. If you’re playing normally, most players would recommend performance mode, as Sonic tends to feel better to handle with the higher frame rates. For Photo Mode, especially for players with high-end PCs, do yourself the favor and turn onGraphics Priority Mode. The 4K visuals may not be worth the tradeoff when you’re truly playing, but a session where you are just looking for great screenshots will meanevery pixel matters.
The only other Option to consider in this menu isBlur Effect.While in Photo Mode, every UI element besides Photo Mode is automatically turned off, so you don’t have to manually do it in this menu. This does not change your Blur Effect, which as the name implies, is whether you want Motion Blur. Depending on who you ask, Motion Blur is divisive or outright contentious. Some players don’t notice it, while others are openly disgusted by it.Even if you tend to not be bothered by Motion Blur, turn it off for Photo Mode so your images are as clean as possible.
Remember To Customize Sonic
At the startup menu, there’s an option for Extras.
This is where the game puts the Customization features. Both Sonic and theKocos he collectshave outfits to try on. These will help spice things up and make your photos more unique; just remember where this menu is.
How To Take The Best Pictures
Thetiltandfilterscan go a long way toward sharpening up your basic pictures. These are especially true for pictures you decide to have Sonic just stand still — like when you want to take a pic of one of the island environments. While environmental shots are always nice, for Sonic Frontiers, you may find it best to take the shots while in action.
Pick out an enemy from the island you are on, and go in with a strategy in mind to take it down.Once you’ve started the exact bit of your combo you were waiting for, pop open Photo Mode that second.This may sound a bit difficult, but Sonic’s moves are so flashy that you should be able to see the moment as it’s happening with plenty of time.
The camera was already focused on the action before you opened Photo Mode, but remember to still move it around to tweak and find the best shot you may.
And, of course, sometimes the best pictures are just ones of your victory.
