Board Thread:Speculation, Theories, and Rumors/@comment-29528225-20161023044705/@comment-24658561-20161105190554

That item sucked in Mario and won't be better in Sonic. With an item like that, beating the game doesn't mean anything anymore. The White Tanuki Leaf is just as bad as the P-Wing because they both make most players succumb to their annoyance and therefore taint the experience for the people who use it without them even noticing. The only time I've ever seen that kind of thing work is in Donkey Kong Country Returns where you're able to start a super assistant at the checkpoints after dying a few times. The super assistant will play the level for you, but you have to wait and watch until he gets to the end(aka the game leaves you to your thoughts and makes you think about how you make the game play itself for you which is not remotely satisfying and usually will get you to go back and play the level for yourself) and you also don't get anything for that level which actually works in DKC because unlike Sonic, those games are mainly about collecting stuff. You also can take over at any time, so if it was just a certain part of the level that gave you trouble, you can continue right after Super Kong did this part of the level for you and the stuff you collect after that counts. However, Tropical Freeze removed that option and it really didn't make a difference because most levels are so good that you want to beat them by yourself anyway.