🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Excellent, replayable level design
Fantastic and fitting soundtrack
Generations remaster improves experience
Fluid, unique Shadow gameplay
Compelling and emotional story
Negatives:
Technical issues: stuttering, bugs.
Underwhelming, easy boss fights.
Shadow Generations: short, padded content.
Game is overpriced for content.
DLC is short, overpriced.
Gameplay:
Shadow's unique abilities and powers
Mix of 3D/2D level design
Focus on speed and exploration
Smaller, focused hub world
Medium difficulty with challenge stages
Performance:
Uneven framerate caps
Shadow better optimized than Frontiers
Denuvo may cause performance issues
PC port stuttering and mapping issues
Cutscene framerate drops
Recommendations:
Highly recommended for Sonic fans
Fun, polished, and enjoyable experience
Good value, especially for newcomers
Shadow content should be expanded
Desire for new, original content
Miscellaneous:
Generations package with new Shadow content
Hub world with legacy collectibles
Remastered with visual, content tweaks
Expanded story enriches Shadow's past
Incorporates modern gameplay mechanics