rev up the sonic cycle: Sonic Mania

[Jermungandr]

I'm not really sure the Sonic Cycle could apply to this one. Most of the elements that cause said cycle to occur are already removed from the equation simply by proxy of the medium they've chosen to go with. We don't have to deal with bad story, bad voice acting, shitty new characters, poorly thought out new mechanics, and we already know how the game plays because we know the original Genesis titles. I'm no huge defender of Sonic or anything, but assuming that "the cycle" is going to apply to this game from the get go seems intensely cynical to me.