This game is absolute hell and I adore it.
Also the OST doesn't need to go as hard as it does but god damn they went hard with it.

Pacesetter is the most insane boss I've ever played in a video game, bar none. Insane work on the team's part.

TF2 but without the Dead Ringer, which makes it a better game I think.

Day of Defeat but awesome.

Servers are dead as hell, sadly.

I'm a Sonic fan, I see grindable rails, I NUT!!

Why is the music in this game legit really, really good

This is the Dark Souls of Sonic games, I swear to god. I can't get past the tutorial.

I like to drive up to people on the bikes and shoot them with the shotgun, it's some crazy action movie shit and it just seems to work every time.
Also DOOM GUY YESSSSSS!!

Pretty neat little tech demo, though it's not much more than that sadly.
Some of the changes made to the art style are very jarring as someone who's played Portal 1 and 2 to death. Some changes range from questionable to outright bizarre, as well as some important props just being completely unchanged such as the companion cube which feels incredibly jarring. The game's performance is also less than stellar, barely breaking 10fps with an RTX 3060.
This game is worth trying if you want to waste an hour, but beyond that I don't see it having much lasting appeal besides being a fun little oddity to test how strong your PC is.

Some nitpicks aside, this is the definitive way to play Sonic 1, 2 and CD!

For 3 and Knuckles, I'd still recommend A.I.R due to it having more QoL improvements and customization but overall, this is a stellar compilation with some beautiful 2D animated cutscenes to boot.
My complaints mostly stem from the slightly blurry looking visuals and generally wishing there were more content included, i.e. Knuckles Chaotix, Sonic Spinball, 3D Blast and the 8-bit games.

I feel as though the expensive price tag is definitely questionable and would say to wait for a price drop if you're unsure, but the game does have plenty of additional side content worth playing. In the end, you're receiving 4, technically 5 great games for a moderately expensive price tag and whether or not its worth said price is up to your interpretation.

The awful micro-transactions aside, this game really embodies the cosy feel of the first three seasons of FiM. Makes me a bit sad we never got many games based on G4.