I don't think this game gets nearly enough credit since it was basically id's triumphant return before Doom 4. To start let me just say this is probably the best story I've experienced in an fps so far. It's not the deepest it's just very well executed with great characters backed by great performances. The gunplay is also fun as hell. It could have been a little more polished but still managed to find a fine middle ground between cover based and run and gun style gameplay and every weapon feels like it packs a serious punch even the pistol. The stealth is also pretty fun too, though I could see it being repetitive to others which is why i think it is good that stealth is completely optional. Also though this isn't the first shooter to have dual wielding, GOD DAMN does it feel good here. So I'd definelty recommend this game after all few things are as fun as just "shooting, stabbing, strangling Nazi's".

I just remember having way too many dogs in creative mode

This is a category of game I call a generically good game. It has few to no flaws but doesn't have much that makes it spectacular. There are certainly highlight tracks that make me won't deny I was genuinely enjoying myself, but in the end there isn't much that it does the 8 does as well and does much better. I understand this is meant for a portable system to take on trips and for kids this would definitely be one of the best options to take on the road. This isn't a bad game (far from that in fact) but it's just as I said before generically good

I think the dynamax mechanic looks cool the world is fun to explore but yeah it can be pathetically easy sometimes

This review contains spoilers

This Review is going to be a review of all 3 updates and how they affected the game

Update 1:
A good start. I love that it gave an option to replay the Boss fights since as said in my review of the base game those are some of the biggest highlights in the entire series. I also liked the cyberspace challenge I think the simple goal of s ranking every stage made gave a good flow and being able to unlock the power boost made revisiting the stages more fun then before. I also love how speed running is actively encouraged. Oh and the Jukebox was a nice little addition.

Update 2:
The cosmetic stuff was fine I don't use it. However the new koco were a blast to collect as well as having a reward of permanetly increasing the boost gauge. There was a great quality of life improvement of being able to decrease deceleration which gives a horizontal jump much more distance. Then there's the spindash... while the process to unlock it can be a bit tedious it completely changes how you can play and can pretty much allow you to fly across island and is one of the most satisfying things I've ever done in any video game.

Update 3:
This is the big one holy shit this was awesome. One of the criticisms of the base game was how weak the climax was. The Final Horizon delivered and then some with it's new story that completely revamps the endgame. It gave the ability to play as Amy, Knuckles, and Tails who are all really fun to platform with. I am bummed that their combat isn't nearly fleshed out as Sonic's though, but I guess that still gives an incentive to play as Sonic. Another thing that this new campaign did was ramp up the difficulty. I've seen some people complain about it but it honestly isn't even that bad. Though I'm disappointed they didn't change the aesthetic of Ouranos Island, the challenge made it much more memorable. The new mini bosses also ramped up the difficulty and I actually really enjoyed all of them because of how crazy they can get with the only one I didn't like being the new spider mini boss. They also remixed cyberspace stages to be really crazy with all new missions and challenges that encourage replayability Then there's the new final boss... I wasn't ready. The original final boss was so anticlimactic but WOW they went all out with THE END it brought out a legitimate challenge while raising the hype meter into orbit and is possibly the greatest final boss in any platformer ever.

Conclusion: It's honestly astounding how much work Sonic team put into this game in just one year. And it's all of free. Though it still has obvious flaws I can't help but love this whole game and the work that went into it.

I suppose it's fine if you're bored and have nothing to do

is a ton of fun though with some really satisfying combat though I haven't played that many hack and slashers so I may be missing out for the moment

looking back I feel lego games are a bit boring and repetitive but hey they are still full of charm

Just a rush and an extremely fun time
though a bit short

Rayman please come back I miss ya so much

I think this may have been one of the first games I ever owned, it uhh... it's something alright

I loved it as of writing this I haven't played the original but I think this was incredible

Maximum Z U U U U C C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I must say this was really good with some fun gameplay mechanics, surprisingly good controls, and a bopping soundtrack.

My only gripe being that sometimes there were some frustrating difficulty spikes but I last played this a year and a half ago and I used to really suck at video games, so I might do better next time I play