Easily one of the best high-speed platformers I've ever played and a notable step above the second game. Cool looking levels with a lot of variety in both look and how they play, tight controls that make moving around feel great, going fast just feels good, and the story was actually pretty interesting which was my biggest surprise. Only real complaint is that boss fights feel pretty samey /if/ you're good at parrying, but the amount of freedom in the combat system still kept things fun especially when it came to juggling enemies. This game is well beyond the "it's just like Sonic" status. LakeFeperd continues to really nail it.