Luminous Forest

Luminous Forest is a Stage navigated by modern Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Forces.

Overview
Similar to other areas within the Mystic Jungle greater area, it featured several ruins, casino buildings as well as jungles. However, it also had fire in the background due to Eggman's Forces conducting aerial bombings against the resistance.

Story
Sonic traversed through the area in an attempt to save several members of the Resistance who were ambushed and caught in the bombings. While on the way there, he ended up having a run-in with a giant snake, whom Sonic deduced had been rudely awakened by the bombings, and nearly eaten by it. However, this proved to be a mistake for the snake as Sonic, proving why hedgehogs did not make good snacks for snakes, proceeded to repeatedly beat its insides until the Snake was forced to spit him out and lose consciousness. Sonic also encountered Infinite here and proceeded to fight against him, although he ultimately lost despite putting up a better fight than last time.

Gameplay
At the start, run through the boosters and the Wisps Capsules and boost ahead through the large groups of enemies you see. You can guide your direction a bit to keep the boost going and knock out a number of enemies you see running away from you.

Run through the extra boosters you see on the ground and you’ll eventually speed into a ramp that leads into a 2D area. Run and smash through the enemies with your boost to run across ramps and turns while gathering rings along the way. You’ll then come to rotating platforms that you need to jump on to cross and continue moving to the right.

When you see some flying enemies that you can use your homing attack on, jump on them one after the other to grab a Red Star Ring. Use the booster on the ground to shoot forward and launch across a gap to the ground and grab the Wisps Capsule to start boosting forward.

You’ll smash through enemies, objects, and more capsules to keep running forward. Guide yourself into enemies as you boost to keep the meter filled so you run through everything. Eventually you’ll launch upward and be faced with floating enemies you can use your homing attack on to cross a gap.

Do so and move towards the ground and boost forward into another group of capsules that will help you speed ahead and smash through another group of enemies. Eventually you’ll launch over a gap to a rail you can grind on, the middle rail will have a red ring booster you can jump through to grab a Red Star Ring.

When you move ahead right after, you’ll jump up and be faced with a quicktime event with a giant snake. Hit the button prompt and you’ll see a short cutscene before being given a series of quicktime button prompts that you need to hit. When you complete them, you’ll immediately be launched to the stage goal.