Are you serious? ARE. YOU. SERIOUS. That is simply preposterous. How can Sonic """Forces""" or as I, an intellectual like to call it - Sonic Dogshit be better than a work of the high arts, above even my comprehension? Those high arts being of course the master craft we know today as "Sonic Mania". This is the worst review I have read in a very, very long time. I suggest you take it down immediately or else i'll be in contact with my associates and make you do it myself. STOP THE LIES!

You're right, I should STOP THE LIES right at this moment!

I'll go get the popcorn

Facts

Hard agree unironically lol

@Poefred interesting, my genuine opinion on Mania has always been all over the place, it's a game that every time I think about it I can't put my finger on what exactly holds me back from liking it, I might do an actual serious review someday explaining my thoughts.

Personally my take is that it's a game designed largely for people who actively dislike most of the series. Like they did a great job making Sonic game reach mass widespread appeal, but in the process they had to gut a lot of the experience I value as someone who actually really likes most games in the series. Which is a long way of saying the level design is a lot more automated and safe than people are willing to admit. It's a frictionless experience which for most people, is an S tier game as far as Sonic is concerned. But I live for that friction especially in a series where replay value is so important.