Jesus, man.

Sonic Forces isn't even an embarrassingly bad game. This isn't something like Sonic '06 where it's like a train wreck you can't take your eyes off of. Forces is more like a car accident in which a family was killed upon impact. I went into this replay expecting to think maybe this game was a bit better than I remember it being, but it's like, just as bad. Nothing level design, characters that handle like shit, and such a depressing waste of potential for a sick concept like Sonic and friends at wartime. Forces is not devoid of good qualities because I think the soundtrack is still pretty alright, some stages are better than others, the Avatar is a cool concept I'm surprised hadn't been done sooner, and in general this game does feel pretty bombastic in its presentation compared to Colors, Generations and Lost World before it. It really does feel like Sonic Team wanted to up the ante in that regard, and it's something I see in the upcoming Frontiers as well to an even larger degree.

But fuck me man this game is depressing.