Hedgehog Engine

[Phos]

GI effect is all right, but there is an engine that can do the GI effect in real time

Found it:

http://lightsprint.com/

And a benchmark you can run:

http://dee.cz/lightsmark/

It's being used in Mafia 2.

[ArtFenix]

I'd like to see the Hedgehog Engine used with a more Adventure/2006 gameplay style.

This. I find unleashed daytime levels great, but not THAT great. Sonic should be more about platforming. Boostfest/Sonic rush 3D is not what i want from sonic games. And i would like to play as other characters. I wonder how they could be played using hedgehog engine.

Ah, i don't mind hedgehog engine. It's nice.

[Jetronic]

It makes everything look nice, lighting, yay.

Also I'm pretty sure that it'll be used again, I doubt they would spend a couple or so years on making it just for one game (Would they really though ).

So I know for sure (or think it will be) used again in future Sonic games or any other game that's produced by certain divisions of Sega. Just please fix those frame rate issues if possible and I'll be happy =D

[Aquaslash]

Everywhere in Unleashed was scenery porn. I could just tool around in hubs and ENJOY it, everything was so cash.

I can't wait to see other Sonic characters in it.

[Thirsty Pocket]

I think they should drop it, and make Sonic moderately fast again.

Ah... but the graphics were a beauty. And the characters were a joy to look at... well.. some of them.

You know what, forget I said anything about dropping it. Keep it. But seriously, slow it down a notch or five.

Edited January 12, 2010 by Lando The Bat

[Vertekins]

I found the Hedgehog Engine in Unleashed absolutely superb if it was responsible for the visuals. There is really very few things I can find fault with, such as repetition with the texture used for ice, making quite a few non-icy things look too glazed, the slowly swaying grasses and plants in Apotos day act 1 looking poor when viewed very closely (It's not so obvious when viewing them far-off) and how poor the little fishing boats on the water in Apotos' day act 2 look. The lighting is the best i've ever seen in a game. Speckled light through the flower canopies above paths in Apotos is of particular note as well as fantastic use of lighting on both of Sonic's models. Water effect is gorgeous as well as the water breaking on shores in Adabat's acts.

If only Unleashed had a first person camera control like in Sonic Adventure *Sigh*. I could glory in it's graphical splendour even better.

[AM2]

I like what the Hedgehog Engine did on Unleashed. It really seems like it's playing the Genesis games all over again, but in 3D! But I haven't got it yet, that's what I'm planning to buy next, but I have the demo at least, and that's good.