Thread:Ultrasonic9000/@comment-1672596-20171130184256

Hi.

You requested a source for Tails' negative reception as of late. Regarding the bits about Sonic Forces and Sonic Lost World, the only thing I can tell you at the moment is that I know TVTropes definitely had a few unkind words for Tails in those two games. Namely (and bear in mind, these quotes appear under "The Scrappy"):

◦ Tails has gotten a lot of flak for his attitude in this game, namely how he berates Sonic for betraying his trust because he requests Eggman's help in stopping the Zeti and saving the world. This is despite the fact that Tails shows no objection to the team-up prior and how he completely disregards Sonic's attempts to make up for his earlier Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! that kicked off the problem in the first place. In the end, it's Sonic that ends up apologizing to Tails, over something he never had any control over.
 * Sonic Lost World

As more reviews and comments come in, Tails has easily become the biggest Scrappy in this game. The iteration of Tails used since Sonic Unleashed has been nothing but a Mr. Exposition who just flies around and provides info to Sonic, while any sort of combat prowess he could have is thrown away or forgotten. With Forces making it the final nail in the coffin and more obvious, it's safe to say fans are not a fan of how the newer games treat Tails, especially how they disregard his Character Development in the process.
 * Sonic Forces

I wish I could give you more sources, but I can't. For some reason, Wikipedia's reception and legacy section on Tails article doesn't have that information available. That's all I could find. Well, that and similar complaints on places like GameFAQs. 