While I do agree that this game is better than Sonic Forces, I don't agree with the people that say that this is the best Sonic game ever made and that Sonic should've just stayed in 2D and that he never worked in 3D, because the character DOES work in 3D, it's just that newer 3D Sonic titles aren't really that great anymore and most people's opinions on 3D Sonic games are based off of the fact that the 3D Sonic games that worked have aged poorly, which I also disagree with, and I also think that this game is incredibly overrated, I mean, c'mon, this game is basically Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Knuckles, and CD, but with better graphics and a few new stages.
That being said, it's still a good game, I just wouldn't call it the best Sonic game.
And I'm not trying to mock people who like this game in any way, you are free to like this game if you want and you are also free to think that it's the best Sonic game, this is just my two cents worth.