This barely gets a star, solely cause there's the makings of a good soundtrack (not in this state though) and Winter Park is kind of a neat theming for a classic Sonic zone.
Otherwise, this is absolutely one of the worst Sonic games I've ever played. Sonic 4 Episode 1 was definitely flawed, but here there's multiple instances of terrible level design decisions built on top of the initial ones, with the intention that they're improvements. It just makes for such a miserable experience. I tried to give Episode Metal a shot after out of curiosity but just felt too listless and dead inside to continue past the initial 10 minutes.
Otherwise, this is absolutely one of the worst Sonic games I've ever played. Sonic 4 Episode 1 was definitely flawed, but here there's multiple instances of terrible level design decisions built on top of the initial ones, with the intention that they're improvements. It just makes for such a miserable experience. I tried to give Episode Metal a shot after out of curiosity but just felt too listless and dead inside to continue past the initial 10 minutes.