This game is going to suck.
There has yet to be one great Sonic game on a home console in the last 9 years (Sonic Adventure 1 for the Dreamcast), an amazing Sonic game for a HC since Sonic 3, and a masterpiece beyond almost all games since Sonic 2. Really, it's sad to say, but the series has gone downhill since Sonic 1 and 2.
Also, I should note that on the other hand, the Sonic games for the GBA, PSP and DS have fucking rocked. Those games, though not quite up to the level of Sonic 1, 2, and to a lesser extent, 3, still have been vastly better than anything other Sonic game Sega has thrown at us in the last 15 years.
Far away, across the field, the tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees, to hear the softly spoken magic spells.......