- Marginally better than Sonic 1, but only barely
- Has arguably the best (or at least the most dynamic) soundtrack out of the entire classic series (JP only)
- Graphically it’s also the best, but almost entirely due to hardware. The levels are super detailed and colorful even if a little haphazard.
- This has some of the most baffling level design and environmental structuring I’ve ever seen in a game. Feels like a hodge podge of a hundred diff ideas stacked on top of each other in each stage.
- This kind of level structure leaves so many of the stages to mesh together, making them feel ultimately forgettable and samey.
- Tbh, I don’t think there’s a single level I really enjoy for the most part.
- The time travel mechanic sounds cool but ultimately adds to the confusion and tedium for such an insignificant reward.
- And the ability to bypass this mechanic by just getting all the time stones is flat out stupid yet i am very thankful for it.
- Boring, tedious, and massively disappointing is the core thesis of this game.
- I can’t rank the levels because they’re all the same.
- And Metal Sonic is under-utilized as hell.