User blog comment:TheSuperKoopaBros11/How would YOU change Sonic if you were in charge of SEGA?/@comment-477304-20190215210844/@comment-477304-20190215233328

I forgot one other important thing: Put an end to the nostalgia pandering. I'd focus on original levels, enemies, and bosses. The occasional reference here and there is fine. References to past levels/events would mainly be used for the sake of continuity and lore, not to be the equivalent of jangling keys at an infant. Spin-offs can be an exception to this.