User blog:TyrantRex/TyrantRex's thoughts on Sonic Mania

Note: This isn't a proper review, but rather my thoughts and opinions on the game!

Background
Recently I've been doing an experiment of trying different types of Sonic games, a franchise I had never been all that interested in but find very fascinating due to it's "reputation". Adventure 2 I couldn't force myself to pretend I liked because less than half of the game is any good. Forces I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed BUT I'll admit it lacked polish and felt rushed.

Then there was Sonic Mania, the one I was the most curious about. Pretty much everyone's praising this game like the best thing ever Sonic-wise, however, almost everyone talking about it also points out the game is a massive amount of fanservice and nostalgic callbacks. This made ask, how would someone with literally ZERO nostalgia towards Sonic react to Mania?

Just to clarify, I dabbled a bit with the old-school Sonic games in preparation, they're alright but not exactly great in my opinion.

The Game
Sonic Mania is good, but if you weren't impressed by the Genesis Classics, Mania won't change your mind.

...no really, that's about all I have to say. My opinion of Mania is the exact same as the other classic Sonic games. It's alright, but not exactly great.