Sonic Frontiers - Cyberspace 1-2 S Rank Guide

A video guide on how to get S rank in Sonic Frontiers' hardest Cyberspace level: 1-2. The S rank time is 55:00. My run has a few minor mistakes, most notably missing the ring 0:37, so if you wish to optimize go for that.

[MGTRR]

At least the devs knew what they were doing when adding as good a song as this one for the hardest S-rank in the game

[brtruev]

For the people who either are in disbelief about 1-2 being the hardest S-rank of the entire game (yes, it is), or will just spout the "skill issue" nonsense, here's a quick breakdown as to why it is the hardest one:

-It comes way too early in the game. You won't know some of the tricks that help make it more manageable since a) you didn't have time to practice them, b) it comes after a deceptively easy S-rank in 1-1 and c) some aren't ever explained in the game proper.
-You waste a lot of precious time at the beginning due to time running as soon as you enter the stage, meaning you lose a lot of time watching Sonic run before getting control. Which is bad game design, they should've make it so time starts running AFTER the 'cutscene'.
-In most Sonic games, the upper route is always the shortest/fastest one. Not in this case; the LOWER route is the fastest one since you won't be in the air as much and can run faster.
-Related to the above, you'll spend most of the time in the air so, unless you've mastered the same tricks the game barely explains, you'll lose a lot of time.

[WashedAMVs]

This level is the reason I logged 6 hours into the game before fighting the first boss...

[HurricaneSparky]

This is the one that helped me get the S-rank here. I was stumped on the route, since the S is so extremely tight. Thank you.

[DTX]

I don't know what's worse, the part of the development team that thought this was a fair S rank to expect of most gamers or the part of the development team that thought that you should have to clear this Cyberspace on S rank like all the others even though it's obviously way harder than most of them.

[fortheloveofgodlaugh]

Literally the hardest S Rank in the entire game

[damiana.massasantiago]

I spent a whole hour trying to get the S rank here, it was pretty tuff

[kirbaran]

My problem is because I am playing on Switch, and if I just move a stick little, Sonic is smacked into a wall

[nxplosion]

Is it me or does Sonic move much stiffer in cyberspace? I try to boost in mid air and it won’t let me boost in mid air especially at that left turn towards the blue balloons 0:23 into this stage.

[BlueHedgehogMan]

I had difficulty trying to get the S rank; it was the Springs that kept affecting me.

[TimG]

To get my S Rank, I actually ended up timing a Jump -> Boost off the end rail so that instead of going into that mini cave with the spring I ended up running over it and able to charge straight into the goal. My time is lower by 1 sec but I made a lot of flubs from the rest of the level so I think there's potential for that trick to get an even better time. Thanks in general for this though. Watching you at the start really made me realize that Springs in this game are major momentum killers. Gotta avaoid them whenever ya can.

[bryceandrewmusicofficial]

This was really hard, the routes you took I had no idea would be faster! But I got it now thanks to this video.

[KojiThomas]

56.25 😢 this rank S Time is the most difficult so far

[SkydreamPony]

The bit I can't quite get is boosting in midair after the spring near the badniks. The boost just doesn't want to work until I land and jump again. Those few seconds lost are keeping me from the S rank time

[TheQuinnDruRocks_Hard]

It's an understatement to say that this one took me like forever to get an S rank on and it was very hard for me

[boop]

this level has a similar layout as windmill isle from sonic unleashed
maybe thats why the S rank is so tricky

[FiltiarnYT]

For anyone who finds this hard - Sonic moves faster on the ground, not the air, so just use the lower path and you'll be fine

[dinosaurguts]

thanks to this tutorial i was able to beat it. one thing i learned is when you reach the first badnik just before the pulley after land on the ground and home the bounce. that way when you reach the top you can boost and do the homing attacks before the rails

[D_Pellagrino]

Thank you, Master. Through your tutelage, I’ve S ranked this level 🙇🏻

[xBlaster]

Mashing boost is way faster than holding the button in this game