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My best guess is that they thought because people loved the inclusion of classic sonic in generations, that people would want to see him again. Although in reality it makes NO sense because as you stated, we have mania coming out so its dumb to include him when mania will most CERTANTLY get the physics right while they will (I hope) probably do the physics in forces better than generations, it wont feel as natural as in mania. I'm personally ok with it to some degree but for the next sonic game they REALLY should go full 3D and if anything bring back custom characters if they feel they need a safety net of some sort. I love modern sonic a lot more than classic so to see that classic sonic is in both of the new sonic games kinda irks me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXMj8WSS_PY
Not sure if this was posted yet, but basically explains my sentiments on Classic Sonic being stuck with Modern Sonic again. Not only were the physics not completely fleshed out in Generations, but we already have Sonic Mania coming out around the same time. Not sure why SEGA even bothered.
If anything, the inclusion of the character creator seems like a much better design choice than Classic Sonic, if only because it actually looks like Sonic's boost gameplay with a twist in mechanics, rather than what should have been a completely different game. I really wish SEGA would stop pussy-footing and just go full-force with their best gameplay formula. They're not winning me over by giving me half a classic Sonic game, so they may as well just work on pleasing their newer fans instead.
While I understand the argument that people find it redundant that Classic Sonic is in Forces because he is in Mania, it is't right because Sonic Forces has been in development far before Mania was, so they themselves didn't know there would be a full blown Classic Sonic game coming out.
That said, I still don't like the inclusion of Classic Sonic. Seems like a cheap nostalgic shot they are taking because "hey, people liked generations, we must be doing something right. Is it this guy?".
Their mistake is being way too repetitive. Here is a game; count how much times Green Hill Zone was in recent games. Yeah, now you start to see the problem.
One thing I always liked up until recently was that classic sonic kinda had his own unique locations and the like, while modern sonic is more story driven and has more realistic locations. While the classics were always (in my eyes) more colorful, vibrant, and distinct, I never minded the more realistic locals in the modern games. This helped differentiate modern from classic as classic is less about story and more about playing through a fun 2D platformer with great momentum based physics and gameplay, and the modern games have more story and has fun 3D gamplay with multiple characters and playstyles.This. I could not agree more with you. Classic Sonic in Forces seems like a forced (no pun here) addition to the game and I've always felt that way since the initial reveal way back in July of last year and I've only now became more vocal about it since we have now seen more of what Sonic Forces is and how it will play. Throwing Classic Sonic in Green Hill Zone (now with sand), really clashes with the overall theme of the game and feels out of place. If they are wanting to try and have a game where Eggman has finally taken over the world and only you can stop it alongside Sonic and his friends, they should keep up with the theme instead of wondering off here and there. Imagine a game like Resident Evil where you're in the mansion fighting zombies and all of the sudden, the next level is a beach resort with parasailing and water jet ski minigames just because.
On the subject of Classic Sonic in Forces, I've been making a joke since the initial reveal saying that the Sonic Mania plot will somehow tie in with the Sonic Forces plot on how and why Classic Sonic comes back to the Modern world lol. Hopefully this joke doesn't turn into a reality or I will be extremely disappointed.
E3 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDMLXn99P4
This will be interesting. Absolutely interesting. (New stuff starts at 1:03...oh boy...)