Sonic Generations is one of the few games where my opinion of it across 10 years has remained a constant "Hell yeah". Whereas a lot of Sonic games have started showing their weaker aspects as I grew older, Gens remains incredibly fun, mezmerizing, thrilling and wonderful.

Not only does it have jawdropping presentation and insanely good music, not only are the controls responsive and tight, but the level design is just sublime, making full use of sonic's original philosophy of "good skill = faster route" to make speedrunning and replayability an absolute blast.

The worst level in this game is probably act 1 of Planet Wisp, which is an okay level, and the final boss unanimously blows, but then the remaining 90% of the game is nothing but banger stage after another. Seaside Hill Act 2 might just be the best level in Sonic History I'm not fucking kidding.

A lot's been said about classic sonic's less than perfect physics and modern sonic's boost to win philosophy, but you won't hear it from me. Even if neither gameplay style works like we would like them to, both of them perfectly compliment the level design they're placed into, so I'm not complaining.

The game's short length is certainly a bit disappointing. I think they could have levels from cd, advance and rush in them if they weren't rushed to oblivion. That said, the challenges are an extremely welcomed addition that make that fact stink a heck of a lot less.

I will say though, for as much as I'll always pick the PC version over the ps3 one, there are sooo many crashes and little bugs in PC that weren't present in PS3, showing how Sega didn't have pc ports figured out back then. It isn't a dealbreaker, but it was pretty annoying.

Sonic Generations is nostalgia done right. Back when Sonic was having an identity crisis and Green Hill hadn't been brought back a billion times, Generations served as a reminder of everything the franchise gave us both good and bad, packaged in a new code of paint like we never dreamed of. I deeply, deeply love this game, and at this point, I'm pretty sure I always will.

This game was legendary for Sonic fans when it came out. I dearly miss this era of Sonic. What, with the awesome Jazwares toys, cool games, and a sort of retrospective look on the series when it was merely 20 years old.

Classic Sonic isn't particularly the star of the show, as his stage design is only fairly good. But I think fairly good was what we needed after the travesty that was Sonic 4 Episode I. His levels may not be Sonic 2 or Sonic 3&K tier good, but they're solid enough.

Modern Sonic really steals the show. His creative reimagining of Classic and Adventure era stages, made to be blindingly fast with tons of cool obstacles and enemies really appealed to me as a kid and still appeal to me now.

The only issue I have with this game is that the quality seemingly falls off right in the final stage, Planet Wisp. Which was done way better in Sonic Colors, the game before this. Also, the game is just so short, with only 9 levels (18 if you split the Classic and Modern sides up). I 100%ed the game, it's many missions, and achievements in under 23 hours. Now imagine how much faster that'd have been if it was just a normal playthrough.

Downsides: The story is nothing special and classic sonic is the one from sonic 2, so we don't have sonic CD moveset, the final bossfight is terrible.

Upsides: This game is almost perfect, classic sonic is fast and fun, modern sonic is unleashed + colors but only the good part (no double jump or homing attack on the boost button), but the real star here is the level design, one level from every main sonic game reimagined, remade and amazing, with a LOT of pathways, shortcuts and very balanced, fast and amazing stages. I just don't agree with the choice of Planet Whisp for Colors and Seaside Hill for Heroes, but that's just my preference.

A lot of fanservice, amazing level design, the OST is fire, FAST AND FUN!

Generations was an amazing experience, a celebration of what Sonic's all about.

Similar to Mania, I had a lot of fun exploring zones from the series' history. They retained their distinctive identities while also having fresh new spins put on them. It felt great to jump through them as Classic, and to rush through them as Modern. The controls were fluid, the mechanics were refined, and the action was a blast. From start to finish, I really enjoyed my time with the game, with not much dragging the experience down. I also enjoyed mixing and matching the special skills to build something that worked in my favour.

The side content in the game is much appreciated. The side missions give the game a lot of replayability and increase the amount of stuff to do by a lot. They were really cool, with my favourites being the ones that use Sonic's friends to completely reshape how you approach the levels. The museum showcasing 20 years of the series' history is a testament to how long-lasting the series has been, touching people across the world. And of course, the ability to play Sonic 1 on a whim is great as well. I think this game is a great hopping-on point.

Presentation goes a long way. I liked seeing the stages from earlier entries fully realised on newer technology, with the music, graphics and bosses just oozing with energy. The remixes of old tracks, and the re-imaginings of iconic bosses were just heavenly.

The plot of the game was very campy. It didn't try to do anything flashy, just give the player a good time and show off the lively cast of Sonic I've come to love. Some people would've preferred something grander, but to me, it's a nice little special, another page in Sonic's book.

I really don't have many criticisms for the game. I did feel that it retained some of Unleashed's jank regarding the camera and homing attack, but these seldom got in the way of me enjoying the game. Other than that, I just wish the game had more/harder bosses and maybe some handheld rep.

To summarise, Sonic Generations encompasses what I love about Sonic the Hedgehog, and is definitely one of my favourite entries thus far. 8/10.