People like to lie and say this game is great or a hidden gem and I can't see eye-to-eye with them, and I like Sonic 3D Blast.
I think the level design is needlessly maze-like in places and in others it feels disjointed and off. The time travel mechanic is cool, but you can only get it to activate under specific scenarios, making it easy to get on a path that gives you consistent speed for it only to lose it because you hit a weird part of the stage that ate your speed. The limited "Past" and "Future" signs in each stage adds to this problem, making it so you only get so many chances to check out a different time for a stage. The bonus stages to get Time Stones are awkward to play. The boss fights are all weird and either end in seconds or drag for minutes.
If you genuinely like this game, good for you. I will never be able to see things from your perspective on this. At the very least, we can agree that the soundtracks for this game are pretty fire. Music is subjective as Hell, so I won't start a debate on which soundtrack is better, but I do prefer JP.
I think the level design is needlessly maze-like in places and in others it feels disjointed and off. The time travel mechanic is cool, but you can only get it to activate under specific scenarios, making it easy to get on a path that gives you consistent speed for it only to lose it because you hit a weird part of the stage that ate your speed. The limited "Past" and "Future" signs in each stage adds to this problem, making it so you only get so many chances to check out a different time for a stage. The bonus stages to get Time Stones are awkward to play. The boss fights are all weird and either end in seconds or drag for minutes.
If you genuinely like this game, good for you. I will never be able to see things from your perspective on this. At the very least, we can agree that the soundtracks for this game are pretty fire. Music is subjective as Hell, so I won't start a debate on which soundtrack is better, but I do prefer JP.