See heres my problem with the 2d sonics like this video the controls look and usually feel akward. Its never seems like they try to refine it more or less they just try to immitate old 2d sonic controls which feel a bit stiff to me. Mario on the other hand usually feels a bit better as his series progresses in his 2d games.

Ha, ha, ha! 1000!

BTW. After seen the video, am I the only one who thinks that this Sonic seems more fun to watch than to play?

This game is shaping up well enough from that one trailer.  Like the 3D view is better to give you that sense of speed that even the 2D games could never deliver.  And when the platforming action comes in the game switches to the 2D view of the classic games.  It seems to be the perfect meld of speed and platforming.  Though they can ruin the game latter on if their level designs are bad.

Childhood memories just exploded.

Really, they should just toss the Modern (3D) Sonic bit and just release it as Sonic 5.

Sonic 1-3 were the greatest platformers ever.

Makes you wonder how popular Sonic would be now if they didn't mess everything up.

Anyway, looks great, especially 2D Sonic. We'll see how the controls and levels turn out.

Meh, this just looks like Sonic 4 and Sonic Unleashed glued together, I didn't like either one of those games.

No matter how many times the fans complain, SEGA keep sticking to the same crappy formula and think they are doing something right. The gameplay is poor, the 2D Sonic is so cumbersome, you have barely any control. The game doesn't require any thought either, it just flows, running in a straight line, I wouldn't be surprised if when I dropped the controller it played itself.

The 3D Sonic is just the same, cumbersome and you have barely any control. It's just a rush through the level in a straight line.

The best 2D Sonic game is Sonic 3 and Knuckles, the best 3D Sonic game is Sonic Adventure 2. SEGA need to get the fluidity, difficulty, physics and controls right before I will ever like Sonic again. These two games were the best of the best when it came to platformers in my opinion.

Why no Sonic 3 love? I always thought that game was better than Sonic 2. I mean, there is hardly a difference between the genesis Sonic games, just levels, music and extra little features like swing ropes etc, all of which I thought Sonic 3 was better in and contained more variety. The graphical leap was also pretty big aswell, more noticable than the one from Sonic 1 to Sonic 2.

Angel Island will always be my favourite level aswell, the music is hypnotising and the graphics were stunning for its day.

heheh I bet right now even if the game was in full 2D, it wouldn't sell 5 million haha. Honestly when you compare the gaming audiences of the past and today and people want to play more shooting games and less Sonic. I mean, even back on the Genesis/Mega Drive, Sonic was the systems main game and the companies mascot. But you're right though Sega doesn't really get it and maybe thats best for them haha.

Really?

I didn't feel like it at all. Maybe because I love my platforms to 2D or fully 3D.