This was so fun! It's not perfect by any means, but it is a real delight to experience, and that's all I really ask for from a Sonic game. I appreciate that a lot of the characterization beats carry over from Frontiers, the graphics are really lovely, the models are SUPER expressive (great to see them continuing to get better and better each game, especially after years of nobody emoting ever) and the story is quite charming. I love that it's neither sanctimonious nor afraid to take itself seriously.

I hope it gets ported to other platforms eventually, because it's a shame that one of my favourite Sonic games in recent years is on a platform most GamersTM don't regularly touch.

I don’t think this game is nearly as bad as people are saying. Namely, for those who believe this story is very unbelievable in how high schoolers treat each other, it really isn’t (especially having been treating suicidal teenagers for the past few months). Also yeah it’s a walking simulator, but I’m honestly okay with that. While I do think this game doesn’t work well as a whole, there are some really good parts here that I think could lead to a good game.

Pros
Environments are beautiful
Love the narrative structure
Love the FMV cutscenes
Art direction
Some genuinely disturbing moments

Cons
Dialogue is terrible
Voice acting is very meh
Trial and error chase sequences
Tries to weave in too many “dark” themes without really tying any of them together
Weird transitions between cutscenes and gameplay