I'm not opposed to having platforming(or sword fight, swimming, or any other mechanic) in sonic, so long as it is good. The platforming in Colors is very generic and simple, with its most memorable sections being average at best. In some ways, it is literally the epitome of what people dislike about sonic, especially when levels like Starlight are literally more roller coaster than any level ever in sonics history(for those that haven't played it, you don't control it at all for the most part until you reach a subpar platforming piece). The game sounds much better on paper than it turns out to be during gameplay, but that is entirely sega's fault. You would think that, it being much more platform based, the game would focus on better control, better momentum/physics, and a higher framerate...but its the exact opposite coupled with weak level design. Both act 1 of Sweet Mountain and Planet Wisp were the most decent of all the levels, but it is a far cry from what I would call "Sonic's back!"
This style of game IS what sonic should be...but Colors did a terrible job at pulling it off. There is literally no point to even put in the time when other platformers out there are FAR better and for the same price.
