It's just weird, and I guess good at the same time, that it just feels like they never really mattered. Really personally I just wish to forget about them completely.
I agree with george though. 2d games are being brought back full force in retail quality on nintendo platforms at least. After experiencing games like tropical freeze it'd be great to see sonic get that treatment as well. Considering the smaller budget and sonic working best in 2D.. and if they were capable, it'd be great to see the outcome. Sonic generations 2d gameplay just didnt do it for me personally. Despite preferring classic gameplay, I replayed modern sonic more often