>>11979616
>Was it mind-blowing?
Not really, though the visuals were very neat and occasionally truly impressive for the time.
>Did it stand up to Crash and Mario?
My thought about it at the time was that it was a much better translation of the original 2D series' general gameplay concept than what SM64 did even if I enjoyed the latter more overall. It did compare favorably to Crash at it had similarly linear level design in the Sonic stages yet more energetic and engaging pacing.
>Did you like it more than the classic entries?
Not really, specially because I didn't particularly like the multi-character/gameplay concept.
>Or did you despise the debut of modern Sonic?
I really doubt anybody truly did "despise" it beyond a merely performative level, though I did find it amusingly "extreme" at the time.
