I tried to love it, I really did but it's like they decided to make a game filled with every unfun level gimmick from the classic Sonic games. All your least favorite Sonic levels somehow get a shoutout but with a extra sprinkling of new failures too.
The worst part is the boss fights. I'm not saying Classic Sonic had consistently amazing fights but most of them didn't actively waste your time by having defense periods last dozens of times longer than your attack period. I think their intent was for you to use the new Chaos emerald powers but in several of the fights there's not really anything you can do other than slow down time.
Overall Superstars would be a bland and unmemorable game if it wasn't for how much it shackles you and screams "NO FUN ALLOWED". What I wanted was Sonic Mania 2, what I got was Sonic 4 Episode 3. Embarrassing.
The worst part is the boss fights. I'm not saying Classic Sonic had consistently amazing fights but most of them didn't actively waste your time by having defense periods last dozens of times longer than your attack period. I think their intent was for you to use the new Chaos emerald powers but in several of the fights there's not really anything you can do other than slow down time.
Overall Superstars would be a bland and unmemorable game if it wasn't for how much it shackles you and screams "NO FUN ALLOWED". What I wanted was Sonic Mania 2, what I got was Sonic 4 Episode 3. Embarrassing.