Best story in a sonic game, but the gameplay has highs and lows. The open zone is super fun to explore. Sonic is a blast to control. Combat lacks substance sadly, but boss fights make up for that with style. Every so often you have to play a shitty minigame. Cyber Space is overhated; it isnt good on its own but nicely serves its purpose as a momentary distraction from the open zone without feeling shoehorned or being overly frustrating. The Final Horizon serves as a fitting end to the game, after its most recent update. While combat in the open zone and cyberspace both suck, they're also effortless to ignore. Exploration in the open zone is a joy as amy and knuckles. Tails not so much due to his lack of a homing attack. The towers are very fun and challenging platforming tasks. The trials are pretty lame tbh but then the final boss is the peakest of peaks. It's a mixed bag a little less consistent than what came before it but definitely worth it for the highs and the variety.