Sonic CD

To be honest Sonic CD is, to me, that one game which has flaws that make people that didn't play it as a kid hate it but if you did play it as a child you can cope with it like its nothing.
After my recent playthrough and can say for goddamn sure that my extreme bias towards this game makes me tolerate certain aspects of it that annoy me.

Most of the things that do annoy me are usually the result of tedious hazard placement when I'm trying to time travel but other than that I'd say the level design is alright considering CD is more exploration focused.
The only stage I can confidently say I hate is Wacky Workbench, I just do not enjoy playing that stage at all. The music is good though.

Anyway that occasional questionable level design choices are the only bad thing I have to say about it, the rest I either think is alright or really darn good. Backgrounds for all the stages are amazing even and make good wallpapers.



The music is just amazing, especially given the time the game was released. I personally prefer the jp soundtrack for its grooviness, makes me feel happy and whimsical at times or I'm bopping my head to some of the stage themes.
There's not a single track in this game I dislike, they are all quite good and if anything some can be short which would be the only downside. I like finding the time generators and the metal sonic projectors to get the good future since there's more of an incentive other than just getting a slightly different ending screen.
I kinda feel bad whenever I don't do it so i always end up 100%ing the game. Just seeing the good futures on act 3 makes me feel honestly, 10x more satisfied than getting a super sonic transformation in any of the other classic sonic games, but s3&k is close with its true final boss.

I also appreciate this game having opening and ending cutscenes that do a really good job of protraying Sonic's character with no words. Seems like a cool headed, slightly introverted guy with the way he's protrayed, not too in your face just there to do what he deems as right and then be on his way. The music for the cutscenes are also absolutely amazing, especially the ending, the beginning part of cosmic eternity feels me with such a deep melancholy that is blown away when the tone of the song shifts and it hits hard every time.

That's all I have to say about it for now, maybe. Just a game with vibes and music that I really enjoy and makes me tolerate the things that frustrate me within the game.