I'm trying Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

[Maxpphire]

give back a sonic game with minimal story, gorgeously colorful graphics oozing style in an aesthetically-appealing presentation with catchy music that fits with the aesthetic of the visuals featuring genres other than buttrock or overblown-american-action-movie-orchestra (or some dreadful fusion of the two), level design that takes advantage of sonic's superpower of speed as, well, a superpower, giving it a context that is meaningful and rewarding (see: the many devices through the genesis games that require sonic's unique ability to Be Really Fast in order to work which allow him to traverse portions of a level) as well as not shoving it down our throat every second (and since speed will be something careful and measured, there will be room for naturally-placed slower, more calculated platforming segments, thus removing the need for having to play as other characters to get that) which in turn with having to actually Work For It will make the speed feel more special and worthwhile; also, more measured speed distribution can make for levels where you can actually explore and shit, which can be interesting, and robot designs that have as much personality as the rest of this dream game

sonic 4

Maybe, I doubt sonic 4 is going to be the sonic game we are all waiting for but it will be an improvement.