A pretty alright experience that is very frustratingly close to being better. The boss fights are really atrocious — long, drawn out slogs that go against the design philosophy of every other classic Sonic game. The developers clearly played a lot of classic Sonic, so the refusal to design bosses in the spirit of those games is bewildering. It really drags down the whole experience.
The music is also pretty middling, which is a crime in a classic Sonic game, and while the levels are generally solid there are a few standout terrible ones. Press Factory Act 2 in particular is a disaster.
Still, it's alright, and frankly much better than I could have possibly hoped for. It's no Sonic Mania of course, but it gently scratches the itch for more classic Sonic. I'd much rather play another one of these than another Sonic Frontiers. Hopefully they find someone else to design the boss fights in it, though.
The music is also pretty middling, which is a crime in a classic Sonic game, and while the levels are generally solid there are a few standout terrible ones. Press Factory Act 2 in particular is a disaster.
Still, it's alright, and frankly much better than I could have possibly hoped for. It's no Sonic Mania of course, but it gently scratches the itch for more classic Sonic. I'd much rather play another one of these than another Sonic Frontiers. Hopefully they find someone else to design the boss fights in it, though.