Picked a random game from my 'shelved' backlog today and this was it. Steam said I last played 2 years ago... Booted it up and was greeted by hydrocity zone. Oh, that's why it had been so long. I spent some time with it today and ultimately led me to the decision to shelve Sonic Mania again. Sonic felt too floaty for my liking underwater, and too slippery on land. Not to mention a more universal frustration with the drowning mechanic.

I guess this is sort of a warning to future me. I want to enjoy sonic games pretty badly, but if I don't enjoy Mania, one of the most celebrated games in the franchise, I'm not sure I would enjoy the classics either. Eh, I'll probably still suffer through them anyway.

Not quite my usual review, but I saw some other people picking random games on this site and decided to try it :D