The Wii U game is looking decidedly average. It looks like B-minus work right now, but I do really want to see what else they have to offer later. I just think that Sonic fans are going completely the wrong way about assessing the game. It's them going "it's not SOOONIIICC ENOUGH" when it was never meant to be that in the first place. They try to argue that spinoff games shouldn't be allowed to do whatever the hell they want when in reality that is the exact point of a spinoff. As for the game itself, I think the combat looks sorta meh. It was surprising to see in that Japanese video Amy grabbing that trombone weapon from inside the broken robot, so I'm hoping that things like that will put some more depth into the combat. I do wish that boosters were not the only way to gain speed and that we could accelerate on our own, but I'm fine with the way it is I suppose. In terms of the speed sections, yeah it looks linear, but I do recall seeing a post from Stephen Frost himself saying that there will be more pathways and challenges in the future.
Basically, what I'm saying is that the game doesn't look awful, but I don't think that the demo did a very good job of showing the game's potential, because I constantly see people acting like what we've seen is the full product and we know that simply isn't true.
So, the 3DS game.
DO. WANT. This looks really fun. As weird as it sounds, I'm getting way less of a Sonic vibe from this version, for rather a Metriod and almost Mario-like feel. It's odd. But the game itself looks really fun and I hope that it does a better job overall than...well, any other Sonic 3DS game. I have to say though, that I'm disappointed that they went back to 2D after the big leaps we took with Lost World for the 3DS, which could have been an alright game if it had half decent level design.
So, that just leaves the show, and the story overall.
I FUCKING LOVE IT.
The character interactions in both the show and the Wii U game are absolutely golden. They're witty, they're funny, they're original, and most importantly, especially for the Wii U version where the characters are talking all the damn time, the voice acting is the best, the absolute best in the ENTIRE DAMN SERIES. Every line is spectacularly delivered, well written, and it fits the character perfectly. I don't know what to expect in the story for the Wii U version of the game, and honestly I'm expecting little to nothing from the 3DS game, but the TV show is a guaranteed yes.