User blog comment:WaterKirby1994/Why Sonic Forces is the Right Path for Future Sonic Games/@comment-24014422-20171117170320/@comment-2202259-20171120193450

I feel Forces was trying to take the series closer to the Adventure Series, while at the same time trying to hang onto Generations/Lost Worlds style. The problem is that the 2 styles weren't combined that well. Agreed completely with your 2nd paragraph after playing the game Luma.