THE best Sonic experience I've had in such a long time. The soundtrack is inmaculate, the characters' personalities are portrayed in such an amazing way throughout the game and the story is really solid and enjoyable (I haven't said such a thing about a Sonic game in a loooong time, great job Ian Flynn!). Sure, there are some downsides: Grind-fest in many situations, the graphics having a lackluster drawing distance, and certain questionable decisions about the gameplay - especially in Cyberspace -, but those are small grimes compared to the MANY good moves Sonic Team made for this game.

UPDATE (October 7th, 2023): Since the Final Horizon DLC came out, I'm bumping up my score from 3.5 to 4 stars, mainly because of the WAY better ending and the greater challenges it brings. I fucking love this game bro XD