Sonic Lost World turned up on Steam out of the blue, and you know what? I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would. The negative reception from the original Wii-U release and the move away from Generations-style gameplay gave me the impression it was a train wreck of a game, but it’s actually a fun platformer. The level design is geared much more heavily towards platforming and Sonic’s speed and moves have been altered to the point where you can compare directly to Mario Galaxy (or so I’ve heard, as I’ve never played a Mario game for more than two minutes).
It’s not perfect by any means — there are a few too many gimmicks, some of the controls feel a little sticky for my liking, and the porting effort is barebones enough to upset PC gaming purists — but it’s polished, it’s bright and colorful, the soundtrack is nice and bouncy and the story is lighthearted with no guns or profanity or destroyed futures or murders. It’s not as crazy-fast-fun as Colors or Generations, but it’s a solid platforming game in its own right in my opinion.
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