What a good-ass game. Like, this is genuinely phenomenal & is on SA2 tier for me with the game firing on all cylinders, compared to Spark 2 whose level design & combat faltered into later levels. Here, EVERYTHING shines bright. From the excellent sense of speed to pretty fluid combat & even a car! If you need something to scratch an old-school 3D Sonic itch, this is it.

A few negative warnings:
- There's a 2nd vehicle which doesn't overstay its welcome but feels out-of-place
- The Spark 2 DLC levels are fun, but again the later those levels gets the worse their cracks show, even with Spark 3 mechanics. Can feel unfun
- The DLC Level after THAT is combat-focused to an insane degree & has bad Spark 2 enemies with the biggest hitbox jank I've ever seen in my life to the point I almost threw my controller, something I basically never do, bc of rapid hits, no I-Frames so you get combo'd and/or thrown into a damage zone with no aeriel recovery, and sometimes the game just went "No you didn't parry. Get hit loser". So warning if that upsets you.