User blog comment:WaterKirby1994/Why Sonic Forces is the Right Path for Future Sonic Games/@comment-477304-20171116164226/@comment-477304-20171116232953

Why would you take your time in a Sonic game? That's not the point of Sonic. If you have to take your time in a level to enjoy it. You've failed to make a good Sonic level. Even when other games have short levels, they feel short, Forces stages feel like they end before they've begun. Who overpraised Classic Sonic in Generations? Who was calling for him to return in another 3D Sonic game? No-one wanted him to return, not like this anyway.

I didn't say anything about Metropolis looking ugly, in fact I disagree; I think the whole game looks very nice, but that's just a given for most Sonic games. There are a couple of memorable stages in Forces, but most of them are just forgettable and even the ones with interesting things going on still don't vary the ganeplay much and feel like they last long enough to truly be enjoyed.

You may not be able to understand it as I may not be able to understand how you see Forces, but these are the issues people have with the game and this is what's holding it back from greatness.