Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode: II

[Mutsukki]

Ok. Finished the game. I'll have to backpedal a little my first post. The game is far from incredible, but it was fun. The bosses, like I said before, were really cool and not rehashes like EPI. The stages had similar themes from Sonic 2 (except one), which as much as Sonic 2 is my favorite from the series, I just wish they would try something else. The level design felt way better than the first game, because there was actually some thinking involved this time. The physics are closer to Genesis, but not much. They still feel wrong, but I realized that the game is built around Sonic having a Homming Attack, which makes this somewhat less annoying. The music is still uninspired though, even if he has a better sound board. It's way better than anything on EPI, but that's not saying much, really.

Overall, the game was fun, enjoyable even, it just gave me a bad first impression. The collectibles do nothing at all, which is dumb, but idk what they plan with those aside from trophies. I just wish this wasn't "Sonic 4" and instead "Sonic -something-". They're trying to hard to reach nostalgia, which makes the game kinda awkward, unlike Megaman 9 which was "retro", but did everything right.