Sonic Superstars feels very much like a response to Super Mario Wonder despite the two coming out on the same day, and a really half-baked attempt to just say 'we can do that too!' to Sonic Mania.
The emerald powers are so forgettable and non-consequential that they might as well not be in the game.
Superstars also somehow manages to make you feel nothing for a Sonic OST. In fact, a lot of Superstars feels very much like them playing it safe.
Overall, Sonic Team failed to understand what made Mania such a breath air for Sonic and general gaming fans: which is that it felt like a very natural continuation of the 2D Sonic Games of old in 1-3 and CD. Superstars does not feel like a natural continuation but I would be able to excuse that if it made me feel anything for what's going on here. It's not the worst thing in the world but it sure is boring.
The emerald powers are so forgettable and non-consequential that they might as well not be in the game.
Superstars also somehow manages to make you feel nothing for a Sonic OST. In fact, a lot of Superstars feels very much like them playing it safe.
Overall, Sonic Team failed to understand what made Mania such a breath air for Sonic and general gaming fans: which is that it felt like a very natural continuation of the 2D Sonic Games of old in 1-3 and CD. Superstars does not feel like a natural continuation but I would be able to excuse that if it made me feel anything for what's going on here. It's not the worst thing in the world but it sure is boring.