If it makes me a furry to say this is the best design Fox ever had and regressing to looking like an animatronic was a big mistake, then I embrace my membership to their community.
I don't dare play this game again because it'll surely tarnish my good memories of it (except for the Test of Strength, I would probably have an easier time with it now), but one thing I always return to is the soundtrack. Here you have legendary composer David Wise bringing his A game, and nobody cares because it's stuck in a shitty game. Really unfortunate.