SA2 is one of the most sincere and powerful games I've played. I don't care about the nitpicks with the different gameplay styles or the camera - the game sets out to be a serious Sonic story with cool characterization and adrenaline-filled setpieces and it excels at just that. Even if it doesn't reach the same overall peaks that some other Sonic games do, I can always come back to this one and say I love it with no regrets.