I adore Sonic!!!
And I know not everyone agrees with, but I prefer the 3D games over the 2D games. The originals are great, but I prefer the gameplay of the newer Sonic games. It's generally faster and more exciting and I actually like how they spice up the gameplay between installments by adding things like a werehog stage. Sure, they weren't the best stages, but they were actually kinda fun. Besides, everything gets boring if you don't mix it up every once in a while. Sure, they don't always succeed in trying something new (*cough*sonic boom*cough*) but at least they try