A Critique on Sonic Mania Plus

After all my criticisms with the original release of Sonic Mania, how well does the game fix these issues in 2018's Sonic Mania Plus?

I break down my points in these four main segments, timestamped for your convenience.

00:00 Introduction
04:11 Free Content Part 1 (Major Changes)
12:57 Free Content Part 2 (Minor Changes)
16:49 Paid Content Part 1 (Mighty and Ray)
26:44 Paid Content Part 2 (Encore Mode)
41:10 Conclusion

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Video Credits:

Images, music and video footage from:

Sonic Mania (2017) and Sonic Mania Plus (2018) - along with marketing material, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic 2 (Mobile), Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear/Master System), Knuckles Chaotix, Sonic Heroes, SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Mania Adventures (online video series) and Sonic Art Assets (CD, 06)

Japanese Sonic font by StudioPEP on DeviantART - https://www.deviantart.com/pepverbsno...

Sonic 3 Colour Palette and Sonic 3 SFX by Steve (BalenaProductions)

Sonic 3&K Checkpoint by mrgrassman14

Speedrun footage by Xandre -    • Sonic Mania Plus (PC)  - Oil Ocean 1 Speed...  

Super Mighty mod footage from Hortinus -    • ✪ True Super Mighty & Ray Showcase | Sonic...  

GIF from Sonic the Hedgeblog on Tumblr - http://www.sonicthehedgeblog.com/post...

Thanks to my brother Keid for letting me use your camera, and Steve for your help with the thumbnail.