Could Sonic Mania be the best Sonic the Hedgehog game since the Genesis?

There is a cycle that fans of Sonic the Hedgehog are all too familiar with, and it goes a little something like this. Sega announces a new game starring the hedgehog with attitude. People get their hopes up that it will restore the franchise to relevance by focusing on the pure speed of the Genesis glory days. Sega says all the right things.
And then the game comes out and Sonic is wearing a scarf. Or you have to play as a werewolf. Or it involves swords.
With the just-announced Sonic Mania, how