Joining Sonic Forces—or, Sonic Forces Is Good, Actually (And I’m Just Old)
This piece contains story spoilers for the video games Sonic Forces and Sonic Adventure 2 . My first experience with Sonic Forces back in early 2018 was pretty negative. I came away from the game disappointed with its fluffy, fan-fic-y narrative, very short levels, and fiddly game feel. I finished it in two sittings—one a bit longer and one much shorter—and would dip back in occasionally over the next couple of years but never for long. And then, a few days ago (as of this writing), I was in one of those funks I get in from time to time where I want to play something but nothing really satisfies, and I happened to pick out Forces for one of those occasional revisits I mentioned before. I had already played through the story back in 2018, and since Forces is one of those obnoxious modern games that only lets you have one save per console profile and won’t let you replay the story without erasing your progress, I decided to focus on playing through the main game and the very sho...