I get that Sonic 06 was 15 years ago but it feels like some people are too soon forgetting exactly what that game was and why it sucked. It wasn't just bad, it was an absolute trainwreck in every aspect. The team was split in two during development to make Secret Rings and the game was rushed to be ready for Christmas. It has horrifically long load times, gameplay that feels far worse than its primitive Dreamcast predecessor, multiple mechanics like snowboarding and climbing on walls that simply do not work, hideous graphics, ridiculous and trivial hub missions,
voice acting errors, a cringeworthy story, a gross Eggman redesign, lifeless character models, and
bestiality. The only things going for it are the soundtrack and the sheer comedy value of playing such a mess of a game.
Balan on the other hand is completely serviceable and mostly fun despite its flaws. Most of the people I've seen who actually bought it have a much better opinion of it than people who only played the demo. Don't buy it hoping for a similar so-bad-it's-good disaster because it's probably not going to entertain you in that respect.