Was my favourate stage beside new York city I mean empire... And China level was nice too.. Gave me some aquarium park vibes from colors even colors got later out.
Nah it was just made poorly and not optimized. It is not even revolutionary or technically impressive compared to even other 360 games let alone anything today. It holds up, any game that establishes an artstyle will but ahead of its' time it was not. They just didn't give a damn about the performance and shipped the game.
Believe it or not, Forces is actually a lot faster than Unleashed and Generations, but the sense of speed and level design don't help that speed one bit.
Sonic Unleashed might be the only triple A game sonic team has pulled off in terms of vision for the story, gameplay and graphics quality aside from SA1 and SA2
Except for the final boss. For some reason the PS2/Wii did it better than the Xbox version. (except for the section where you dash to attack tentacles as Super Sonic. That was insanely good.)
The daytime stages in this game are spectacular, its such a shame this game didn’t get the praise it deserved cos of the werehog. If this game had only daytime sonic everyone would have gave this game a 10/10.
@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775i like it, but since my favorite game of all time is ninja gaiden 2, i know what an action game looks like and the werehog is just a little slow and the platforming off
I haven't touched this game since first playing it all those years ago, and I am absolutely blown away by how well it still holds up The level design and the music are amazing And oh my Lord. The pure sense of speed and adrenaline this game gives you is second to none, no room for debate Generations comes close, but from the camera work to the motion blur and how powerful Sonic's boosting feels, this is the fastest he's felt, ever
Skyscraper scamper is such an epic level, the level design is immaculate, the wall running looks sick, the robot chase segment the rail grinding sections the alternate pathways, the music is awesome. The only problem is its a on the shorter side, otherwise perfect execution of a 3D sonic level👌 plus as a bonus it only has one 2D section.
I love this game so much. While I don't loathe the Werehog, I much prefer the Daytime Stages. Specifically Windmill Isle and Rooftop Run! I also loved how alive Sonic felt during Daytime Stages. His "Woo!" and "Feeling good!" and the like made him feel more organic and fun to play. Like he was actually alive. You'd have fun seeing Sonic have fun.
@@legendarymarston9174 You're doing good he says. Don't y'all hear the do pronunciation? Y'all don't hear no feel pronunciation at all. Get y'all ears checked. Please and thank you. LOL
Sega should remaster/remake this game with all the stuff Frontiers left us, improved Werehog sections and even a Dark Gaia fight just like the titans ones
@@Miffyconi mean, with sxsh generations theyre doing just that, moving the homing attack to X/square and making boost the right trigger.. pretty sure theres the ability to change it back too so thats good
Sonic Unleashed is the best Sonic game ever made. No matter how many titles the franchise is going to do in the future, because this concept is impossible to surpass. Even if they make the Unleashed 2 it will be hard for it to beat this masterpiece. At least because of the soundtrack.
These stages capture better than anything else in the franchise (except the Sonic CD intro) just how fun it would be to be Sonic. He’s having the time of his life here
@@misterdoctorprofessorpatrick it was uncapped so it could do 60 fps in certain areas thats why i said sometimes and xbox 360 version was capped to 30fps because no one at the time knew how to harness the power of the ps3. the ps3 cpu could be faster then the ps4 and maybe the ps5 at certain times if people knew how to use it correctly.
@@Mate19499 what we really need is a remaster/rerelease with some slight improvements ie updating werehog combat and movement and updating that weird stutter the clocktower rail has in rooftop run
I never understood all the hate Unleashed got. Sure the Werehog levels felt tedious and the controls were wack, but imo, it was an interesting change of pace. Seriously, until Generations came out, I haven't had so much fun playing a Sonic game since Heroes.
Is it just me who thinks that 60 fps makes Sonic look like he's running slower? Or that at the very his surroundings move past him slower? Not hating on this, this looks really good. But to me, 30 fps made Sonic look like he was running faster somehow (or is that just me?)
The game originally didn't run 60 FPS natively on the PS3/Xbox 360, so that 60 FPS in Series S/X is just a boost that puts an extra frame behind the other frame that was already there, so it gives the feeling that Sonic is not running as fast as he does at 30 FPS. I'm not an expert on this subject and this is just my guess based on my basic knowledge of this subject, so it's most likely wrong.
This might have been the first 3d sonic that made going fast feel desirable, like, even if I knew I was going to miss all the sun coins or whatever I still wanted to go fast
The fact that this game got way worse reviews than Frontiers absolutely baffles me. There's nothing wrong with liking Frontiers, but I really feel like that shows how our expectations have gotten worse. The voice acting, feeling of speed, overall polish, etc is so much worse in Frontiers. Frontiers was still a fun experience for me to play through, but I truly feel like no Sonic game has topped this one since its release. If we could get the quality of Unleashed, Jason as a voice actor back, and an improved version of Frontier's fighting/open world/super sonic, it would be astounding.
I honestly loved Unleashed as a whole!!!! That’s what it means to be a true Sonic fan!!! His werehog form is the only version of Sonic that truly packs a punch because how is it that in the beginning Super Sonic lost to the Egg Dragoon prototype 1 while Werehog dawg walks the enhanced prototype 2 version?! Of course werehog isn’t going to be speedy because duh that’s what the day form is for
@@Jtmissile there was but it was later showed in Generations (modern Sonic Boss battle) the werehog one fought against an enhanced version of the prototype 1
Idk if you knew this or not, but you can use an emulator to play unleashed on pc. The only downsides are that it’s kinda complicated to set up and it runs choppy at times.
or you can use the unleashed project mod if you were able to nab sonic generations before it got removed from steam, lets you play all the day stages with BASICALLY the same level design and visuals
man they did the Wii version of this game so dirty. I remember I only had the Wii version than saw videos on this game and was like why does theirs look different from mine 😂
My most favorite day levels from this game: windmill isle, cool edge, savannah citadel, dragon road, rooftop run My least favorite day levels from this game: skyscraper scamper, arid sands, and F**king Jungle joyride! This is just my personal opinion on these stages so no arguments please. 🙏
Definitely NOT the only reason. Microsoft is far more embracing of general game preservation as exemplified through FPS Boost and HDR even existing as enhancements for 8th and 7th gen (and even some 6th gen) titles. You definitely don’t see Sony or Nintendo intentionally supporting backwards compatibility to this degree, much less anything even partially resembling it in practice. Definitely a major pro-consumer move, even if not ALL titles couldn’t feasibly be implemented.
Wow, this looks incredible. Sonic Unleashed is a great game, but its single biggest issue is poor performance. The werehog stages in particular suffered from poor optimization, hit registration, and serious input delay. Most of these issues seem alleviated with higher performance. Edit: (oh and no drop shadow below Sonic, that is also very misleading) Second Edit: If there's also another thing I could change about Unleashed is to speed up Werehog attacks JUST slightly, to help get rid of that "tanky and sluggish" feeling to the combat
Hey so, i'm hearing alot of negative takes when it comes to werehog sonic (i think thats what hes called) but since i've sadly never actually played unleashed and he seems kinda fun,i was wondering what the deal is, ya'll know?
Many people don’t like the night sections with the werehog, because they stand out from the general dynamics of the 'Sonic' game. However, to me personally, these stages seem quite good. Excellent move animations, different skills and bosses - all this breaks up the game well.
![Sonic Unleashed - All Bosses (60 FPS Boost) [Xbox Series S]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IHHPSkyj2jY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Sonic Unleashed - All Bosses (60 FPS Boost) [Xbox Series S]](/img/tr.png)
It’s still so fucking surreal to me seeing Jungle Joyride at a stable frame rate
It’s almost like a dream come true
Was my favourate stage beside new York city I mean empire... And China level was nice too.. Gave me some aquarium park vibes from colors even colors got later out.
This game was 14 years ahead of its time fucking apperantly.
all it took to unlock that power was 60 fps 1080p
It was so graphicly powerful that we had to wait over a decade for a console that could run it well with it amazing visuals
@@youraveragejoe23 it's not even 1080p but that's the thing, this game still looks amazing
this game looked great but it was unoptimized as shit. there really are better looking games that ran significantly better
@@MisterChief711Highly recommend you check the GDC if you think Unleashed is unoptimized
This game was way ahead of its time.
So real
It was over a decade ahead of its time. That's how strong the visuals are
So much so that the consoles literally could not handle it@@jacariwatsonallard8603
Nah it was just made poorly and not optimized. It is not even revolutionary or technically impressive compared to even other 360 games let alone anything today. It holds up, any game that establishes an artstyle will but ahead of its' time it was not. They just didn't give a damn about the performance and shipped the game.
@@SirNarax different level of perception, my guy. For a Sonic game, many of us deffo believe it was way ahead of its time.
This is still the fastest sonic has ever felt in any game, such a thrilling experience.
Believe it or not, Forces is actually a lot faster than Unleashed and Generations, but the sense of speed and level design don't help that speed one bit.
@@n_kelpsDang, really? That's kinda sad. Imagine Forces speed with Unleashed levels :0
@@n_kelpsIsn’t Unleashed faster since it runs on a lower frame rate?
@@n_kelpsthis is a bs claim lmao, how would you even test this?
@@yoo912 nah gens unleashed project proved that unleashed sonic is faster
Gosh man, Dragon Road day is probably my favorite sonic level of all time. Such banger design and music.
Same❤
All day time music in this game rocks
@@jacariwatsonallard8603 I don’t think there’s a song in this game that isn’t good tbh, if there was I’d have to SEARCH for it
@@unreadbread that's the funny thing. There IS no music in this game that isn't good
Me too
Sonic Unleashed might be the only triple A game sonic team has pulled off in terms of vision for the story, gameplay and graphics quality aside from SA1 and SA2
Except for the final boss. For some reason the PS2/Wii did it better than the Xbox version. (except for the section where you dash to attack tentacles as Super Sonic. That was insanely good.)
44 minutes of sonic running for his life.😊 i never ger tired of watching this. The speed and perfection is just therapeutic
The daytime stages in this game are spectacular, its such a shame this game didn’t get the praise it deserved cos of the werehog. If this game had only daytime sonic everyone would have gave this game a 10/10.
I don’t really mind the Werehog stages because they really define a platform game
Werehog sonic is cool for combat and platforming only stupid people hate it
@@jinxyjangle pffft
@@Dektoonics_inc. ?
@@adnan_honest_jihadist5775i like it, but since my favorite game of all time is ninja gaiden 2, i know what an action game looks like and the werehog is just a little slow and the platforming off
This game was way more ahesd of its time. Dominated in daytime events, speed, the sound barrier when he really goes. Too good.
Just got a series s, im gonna finally play this masterpiece
My favourite workout video 😄 Nothing helps me keep running like a bit of sonic 'woo'ing through the scenery!
Sonic had the best voice in this game. You can feel the SPEED
I haven't touched this game since first playing it all those years ago, and I am absolutely blown away by how well it still holds up
The level design and the music are amazing
And oh my Lord. The pure sense of speed and adrenaline this game gives you is second to none, no room for debate
Generations comes close, but from the camera work to the motion blur and how powerful Sonic's boosting feels, this is the fastest he's felt, ever
I still remember when i played the demo of this when i was 6. Thought Sonic was the coolest character of all time.
you sayin he aint?
Skyscraper scamper is such an epic level, the level design is immaculate, the wall running looks sick, the robot chase segment the rail grinding sections the alternate pathways, the music is awesome. The only problem is its a on the shorter side, otherwise perfect execution of a 3D sonic level👌 plus as a bonus it only has one 2D section.
I love this game so much. While I don't loathe the Werehog, I much prefer the Daytime Stages. Specifically Windmill Isle and Rooftop Run!
I also loved how alive Sonic felt during Daytime Stages. His "Woo!" and "Feeling good!" and the like made him feel more organic and fun to play. Like he was actually alive. You'd have fun seeing Sonic have fun.
Jason Griffith's Unleashed lines live rent free in my head. "WOO!" "Feeling good!" "Here we... Go!"
Agreed but FYI Sonic was saying “You’re doing good” not feeling good. I know it’s sounds like that but yeah.
@@TheHistorianKing No, he actually says feeling good.
@@legendarymarston9174 You're doing good he says. Don't y'all hear the do pronunciation? Y'all don't hear no feel pronunciation at all. Get y'all ears checked. Please and thank you. LOL
Japanese Title of Sonic Unleashed is Sonic World Adventure
no joke i could sleep to this, the feel of sonic blasting thru sound barrier on amazing scenerey feels joyfully calming and sleepy
Finally, good gameplay of someone playing this game that isn’t doing crazy glitches to fly through the level lol
The daytime stages are AWESOME!!! Rooftop run and Dragon road are probably my favorites! It's nice seeing these again with the BEAUTIFUL framerate!
the way sonic goes up and down flights of stairs at the speed of light makes me jealous
Playing this game at a stable 60fps is the sole reason I haven't sold my Series S yet.
Sega should remaster/remake this game with all the stuff Frontiers left us, improved Werehog sections and even a Dark Gaia fight just like the titans ones
And refine the daytime stages by improving the drift and putting the homing attack on the jump button
@@Nicolas-gm8iphoming attack is fine, don’t move it
@@Nicolas-gm8ipwhat you need to move is the boost button
@@Miffyconi mean, with sxsh generations theyre doing just that, moving the homing attack to X/square and making boost the right trigger.. pretty sure theres the ability to change it back too so thats good
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this is a real life convincing reason for me to buy an xbox now
Sonic Unleashed is the best Sonic game ever made. No matter how many titles the franchise is going to do in the future, because this concept is impossible to surpass. Even if they make the Unleashed 2 it will be hard for it to beat this masterpiece. At least because of the soundtrack.
The closest we have to a sonic odyssey
Frontiers is basically Sonic’s odyssey cause of the open world experience
@@brickzoneanimations8395I think he meant that in Sonic Unleashed you tear around the world like in Mario Odyssey.
@@johnnny6427 While Sonic Unleashed does go around the world and has Open world movement, Frontiers has completely open world and travels islands
Fun fact: many developers who made Unleashed moved to Nintendo to also develop Mario Odyssey, if I remember correctly.
@@rehaansiddiqie what? The developers who made Unleashed also made odyssey? No wonder it looks so good!
Bro, that arid sands run was just immaculate, i bet even god couldn't do something like that
Its an awesome level with great design, and the wall running just looks sick.
Arid sands looks really good but I think Jungle joyride is where it really shines the 60FPS
God is a great sonic unleashed player actually, i talk about it alot with him- jesus
Calm down buddy.
Blasphemer...
I’ve skipped Unleashed for over a decade and finally sat down and played it. 100% within a month game was incredible front to back. Geez what a game.
Having Jungle Joyride not lag is both weird and incredible at the same time 😅
This is the perfect sonic game
The nostalgia 🥺🥺🥺I loved this game truly the best sonic game to date
I love this game for both day and night stages i love going fast but i also love the combat
I will always be impressed by how beautiful this game looks
Empire City Day is my favorite day stage
These stages capture better than anything else in the franchise (except the Sonic CD intro) just how fun it would be to be Sonic. He’s having the time of his life here
I accidentally watched the entire video but it went by mad quick since I play through most of these levels near daily so I know them very well
if this game was released now, people would still think its ahead of its time broooooo such a good game
UNLEASHED AT 60 LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
it did 60 on ps3 sometimes lol
no it didn't
maybe on first model ps3's but not from my experience
most of the time it was under 30, if even
@@misterdoctorprofessorpatrick it was uncapped so it could do 60 fps in certain areas thats why i said sometimes and xbox 360 version was capped to 30fps because no one at the time knew how to harness the power of the ps3. the ps3 cpu could be faster then the ps4 and maybe the ps5 at certain times if people knew how to use it correctly.
@@misterdoctorprofessorpatrickIt actually did on rare occasion, most notably Cool Edge Day
It's mind blowing how this game had a form of real time global illumination when nobody talked about Real time GI in video games.
0:00 what is that intro 😂 I love it
Wow That looks awesome
This right here alone is a reason I’m saving up for a series x
Man I remember playing sonic unleashed on my xbox 360 crazy how 8 years passed by😭
unleashed is fire🔥
21:53 the music synced with sonic sidesteps
We're Waiting... Sony.
Sony?
@@nightmarex7442 I'm referring to Sony as in playstation
@Mate19499 Do you mean that you are expecting backward compatibility?
@@nightmarex7442 yeah, but ik its not really gonna happen, eitherway i still have hope
@@Mate19499 what we really need is a remaster/rerelease with some slight improvements ie updating werehog combat and movement and updating that weird stutter the clocktower rail has in rooftop run
This is my first time seeing footage of this game…that final level looks like torture to get through
Still love it to this day. My favourite stage is definitely Arid Sands (Day).
I never understood all the hate Unleashed got. Sure the Werehog levels felt tedious and the controls were wack, but imo, it was an interesting change of pace. Seriously, until Generations came out, I haven't had so much fun playing a Sonic game since Heroes.
This game needs a remaster for ps5 ❤
Agreed
'Hey, whys the video so long? There arent that many Day stages and they arent very long-'
*Eggmanland*
'...Ah.'
Is it just me who thinks that 60 fps makes Sonic look like he's running slower? Or that at the very his surroundings move past him slower? Not hating on this, this looks really good. But to me, 30 fps made Sonic look like he was running faster somehow (or is that just me?)
The game originally didn't run 60 FPS natively on the PS3/Xbox 360, so that 60 FPS in Series S/X is just a boost that puts an extra frame behind the other frame that was already there, so it gives the feeling that Sonic is not running as fast as he does at 30 FPS.
I'm not an expert on this subject and this is just my guess based on my basic knowledge of this subject, so it's most likely wrong.
@KelpsCovers Actually the PS3 version was set to run at 60FPS but the system is so weak it usually only stays at 30/40 FPS
It's probably cause your seeing thing's(more information) clearer at 60, Not as fast as sonic would but faster than 30fps
They were THIS close to the perfect Sonic Unleashed experience, but they didn't increase the resolution or fix a couple of 60fps bugs.
This might have been the first 3d sonic that made going fast feel desirable, like, even if I knew I was going to miss all the sun coins or whatever I still wanted to go fast
if they ever bring this to pc i would be so happy
Or do a Sonic X Shadow Unleashed
The fact that this game got way worse reviews than Frontiers absolutely baffles me. There's nothing wrong with liking Frontiers, but I really feel like that shows how our expectations have gotten worse. The voice acting, feeling of speed, overall polish, etc is so much worse in Frontiers. Frontiers was still a fun experience for me to play through, but I truly feel like no Sonic game has topped this one since its release. If we could get the quality of Unleashed, Jason as a voice actor back, and an improved version of Frontier's fighting/open world/super sonic, it would be astounding.
Yeah, but on the other hand Frontiers has no werehog, which is a major plus to most reviewers. It's also easier.
@@goingunleashed5826Frontiers pinball game would like to have a word with you.
You must understand that 06 was still fresh on people's minds when Unleashed released, which tainted many's views on Sonic.
I honestly loved Unleashed as a whole!!!! That’s what it means to be a true Sonic fan!!! His werehog form is the only version of Sonic that truly packs a punch because how is it that in the beginning Super Sonic lost to the Egg Dragoon prototype 1 while Werehog dawg walks the enhanced prototype 2 version?! Of course werehog isn’t going to be speedy because duh that’s what the day form is for
From what I remember, there wasn't a 2nd prototype for the Egg Dragoon.
@@Jtmissile there was but it was later showed in Generations (modern Sonic Boss battle) the werehog one fought against an enhanced version of the prototype 1
Sega will not return to this level of quality with Sonic
This is the best Sonic gaem
There should be an audio option that keeps the music the same even when Sonic is boosting.
even after 16y this game is still better than most of the modern games
especiallyney sonic games like 😅
You know your doing good when sonic says “DOING GOOD!” 30 times before you beat the level
You mean "FEELIN' GOOD!"
Me:looks at unleashed
Also me:All i wunt 4 chrismas is youuu
Man this game is a masterpiece
Jason my beloved😢
I'd love an Sonic Unleashed remaster
Same
Lowkey wanna get a xbox just to experience this game
based
Pretty much the only reason to own an Xbox Series X today lol
Love this game so much
For the first time in my life…. I am jealous, as a pc owner
Idk if you knew this or not, but you can use an emulator to play unleashed on pc. The only downsides are that it’s kinda complicated to set up and it runs choppy at times.
or you can use the unleashed project mod if you were able to nab sonic generations before it got removed from steam, lets you play all the day stages with BASICALLY the same level design and visuals
Sonic was so fast he outran the framerate in the 360 version
😂😂
i just love Sonic so much ❤
19:17 he do the A pose !
I am hyped to get to Skyscraper Scamper
I loved playing this game as a kid even though I couldn't finish it until I was 13. then my little brother broke my 360 game disc for it
bruh even on a series S jungle joyride drops frames from 60 to like 45
My Xbox Series S keeps a solid 60fps in jj, what are you talking abt? Are you talking about the one S?
@@EternallyEmberKin it's not easily noticeable
@@aahiljcatmine too... i even can tell because 60fps to me is alot slower then 120 fps and it doesnt drop at all. so maybe you are just laggin?
Played like a thousand of times this stage and not noticed none frame drop AT ALL.
@@binj6227 look carefully when the pillar falls down
thank god for unleashed project
This game was sog good for its time
Lady says "Sonic Generations"
*Plays Sonic Unleashed*
Oh yeah. the old days, when the game made you learn the levels by heart
I honestly think it looks better at 30 FPS, but this is still cool.
It still boggles my mind to this day the undeserved hate this game got. It never deserved it.
Wish Eggmanland was that long to beat just with daytime sections.
God, this game needs a remake
Not a remake, it still looks gorgeous. A port is all it really needs.
It looks like the Jungle Joyride lag has mostly been fixed here! At least from what I can see
man they did the Wii version of this game so dirty. I remember I only had the Wii version than saw videos on this game and was like why does theirs look different from mine 😂
I miss Jason Griffith as Sonic. Rodger Craig Smith does a great job as Sonic, but I still prefer Jason.
Extraño esas animaciones 1:03 que tenia sonic en los rieles🥲 ahora se siente tan rigido
Awesome buddy
The reason why I want an Xbox Series 🗿
My most favorite day levels from this game: windmill isle, cool edge, savannah citadel, dragon road, rooftop run
My least favorite day levels from this game: skyscraper scamper, arid sands, and F**king Jungle joyride!
This is just my personal opinion on these stages so no arguments please. 🙏
How the hell are you so good at this game
Eggmanland is my favorite level of the game
Pretty Cool.
The only reason why people buy the xbox series X, and it's good
Definitely NOT the only reason. Microsoft is far more embracing of general game preservation as exemplified through FPS Boost and HDR even existing as enhancements for 8th and 7th gen (and even some 6th gen) titles. You definitely don’t see Sony or Nintendo intentionally supporting backwards compatibility to this degree, much less anything even partially resembling it in practice. Definitely a major pro-consumer move, even if not ALL titles couldn’t feasibly be implemented.
@TheEmery223 hi ps5 doesn't support fbs booster for old games .give me one old good game ps5 can run it on HD MODE ??
2:00 AT SOME POINT YOU CANNOT PROCCESS IT OMG
bro went fast in a sonic game
Wow, this looks incredible. Sonic Unleashed is a great game, but its single biggest issue is poor performance. The werehog stages in particular suffered from poor optimization, hit registration, and serious input delay. Most of these issues seem alleviated with higher performance. Edit: (oh and no drop shadow below Sonic, that is also very misleading)
Second Edit: If there's also another thing I could change about Unleashed is to speed up Werehog attacks JUST slightly, to help get rid of that "tanky and sluggish" feeling to the combat
How come this 2008 game is better looking than modern games?
que increible la parte del minuto 11:41
Too many rings in this game
You don’t get to enjoy the ambience or music for a goddamn second
Anyone agree that Cool Edge, Arid Sands, and Eggmanland was very hard?
Hey so, i'm hearing alot of negative takes when it comes to werehog sonic (i think thats what hes called) but since i've sadly never actually played unleashed and he seems kinda fun,i was wondering what the deal is, ya'll know?
Many people don’t like the night sections with the werehog, because they stand out from the general dynamics of the 'Sonic' game.
However, to me personally, these stages seem quite good. Excellent move animations, different skills and bosses - all this breaks up the game well.
I just feel like empire city is early sonic generations speed highway