Getting back to the subject of Sonic.
I've messed around with Sonic Generations on the PS3 the last couple nights, 'cuz serious games like Ghosts of Tsushima deplete me of energy and I always need a little 'boost' before bed.
Like I said before, 3D Sonic just misses the elements that made the 2D series so special. After experiencing the joy of Sonic Mania, I can't accept the way 'Old Sonic' handles in Sonic Generations at all. He feels so wrong. The boosting in the new Sonic levels is so devoid of charm and fun; you hit the accelerator pedal at full speed just to run in straight lines while Sonic spits out annoying witty catchphrases! How is that fun or special gameplay?
Recent Sonic games feel like they were developed by a committee of people who couldn't care less about the franchise. Sonic Generations was clearly the most "by committee" Sonic with its emphasis on fan service. It seems the fan service was enough to make some people consider the game above average. Is it better than Sonic Forces? Maybe... But just barely.
I'm no Mario or Nintendo fanboy; in fact, aside from the 3D Mario on the 3DS and NSMB2 (these games are both, IMHO, middling; 3D Land is a little better. Still superior products to whatever Sonic Team has been spitting out), I haven't played a new Mario game since the N64. I really can't see how a serious person can elevate 3D Sonic above Mario. It's like elevating Quest 64 over Final Fantasy VII. Sure, some people might really love Quest 64 because all they owned was an N64, but are you seriously gonna argue it did more for 3D RPGs than FFVII because it had more polygons?