The Finalhazard/Live and Learn - Unreal Engine 5 Fan Remake | Sonic Adventure 2

Hey all! Sonic Movie 3 news has gotten me revisiting the classics and what better to keep my skills sharp than to reinvision the most iconic moment of the Adventure games!
This was a for-fun project done in 3/4 days, I could've spent weeks improving every little thing and fixing a few graphical bugs but I'm fairly happy with the result as is.
See ya'll next time I get a wave of inspiration!
- JeliLiam

[@TheLetterS_Rebooted]

This probably what this fight felt like to kids who played this game when it first came out

[@Sarsion]

can confirm

[@Gundam4]

Yes you would be right

[@malikoniousjoe]

Yep

[@nando4044]

Yep

[@DatDude0925]

Thus is exactly how I remember this

[@TheCrazyHead19]

I love the fact he used the Live And Learn from the Sonic Symphony

[@saramargaritagomezfernande5247]

So I *wasn't* hearing things! Love it!

[@jettsett9354]

I don't

[@saramargaritagomezfernande5247]

@@jettsett9354 Wut? Why?

[@ill_will23]

Love how the moon is still damaged along with effects of the ark entering the atmosphere during the fight😭this is perfect!

[@FL0Kl]

The moon in the background is a cool detail! The effect of the ARk entering the atmosphere is already present in SA2B if you make the fight last long enough. :)

[@FarronOfHouseFarron]

Man, imagine this fight with Frontiers style combat.

[@SuperSonicWarrior93]

Imagine seeing this fight in Movie 3.

[@eklavyabohare9938]

Imagine another video like this, in which the Finalhazard battle is recreated, but looks like a Live Action Film, Sonic and Shadow look same, and it’s with frontiers style combat, with an Epic Mashup of Normal Life n Learn and its Epic Orchestral Version

[@Kookie_13_]

Yeah maybe it’s harder to catch up to it, there’s rings scattered around and then you wail on the red swelling point

[@LilUltraKataru]

Trash

[@rezenhasqn8308]

That would be awesome!!!!

[@sonicxrich0789]

A new day brings new adventure. But for now... Rest easy heroes.

[@flashrslashr4527]

You a real one!

[@DarkBlade6690]

A man of culture 😭

[@ssppeeaarr]

ya with the epic pic of shadow over earth... if only sega kept him unalived as this ending. and i miss u dreamcast...plz come back. lol.

[@kathyragunathan6325]

This is why we want the Adventure remakes

[@mettkelgamez6944]

That’s honestly what I thought the new sonic game would be it’s just another cash grab

[@petergriscom3431]

Would remakes even be any good at this point? I can't imagine them doing a faithful recreation of Sonic Adventure gameplay and not a horrid mishmash of everything 3D Sonic's been doing for the past decade.

[@bluesky0152]

Given the current direction Sonic is going (boost, button mashing combat), I'd rather not have remakes at all

[@asra-5180]

​@@bluesky0152 Aye. Don't wish for remakes. Werster explains it best why remakes are bad.

[@KaiserSenpai420]

God, 8 yr old me thought this was absolutely PEAK gaming experience. I'll never forget this game, it was my first gamecube game and the first official game I got when I bulit my first PC 10 years ago.

[@UcsFan]

WHAT A MASTERPIECE!!! Especially this part 2:50 and 3:05 a taste of what could happen in Sonic 3...

[@NL-X]

now, THIS is how u make an Unreal Engine fan remake!! This has all the visual style and essence of Sonic and it doesn't look soulless, with stiff animations or bad looking models!! AMAZING JOB!!! (And love the detail of the moon in half in the background)

[@realShaday]

Love the irony mate!

[@Hedgie3]

This video is completely amazing! Thanks for showing us what Sonic Adventure 2's final boss battle would look like if the graphics were made in modern quality!

[@alescano3504]

It looks really good buddy! Friendly observations: 1) The ARK and the bio lizard look kinda dark. I think that could be a detriment in gameplay 2) The sky looks empty, the original is more filled with stars 3) The camera angles for the fight are weird. If i don't misremember, the OG is closer to Sonic/and Shadow 4)I'd also pay attention to the cinematic angles, the shake and the pan at the beginning seem of in comparison to the OG I don't know if this is helpful or if other users can point the same things, just wanted to help

[@avcables_]

ITS CRIMINAL THIS DOESNT HAVE A MILLION VIEWS ALREADY

[@Fizzy_Lars]

Be patient and wait.

[@SonicsGamingHub_YT]

It’s only been one day

[@avcables_]

@@SonicsGamingHub_YT ok but still

[@Fizzy_Lars]

@@SonicsGamingHub_YT broooo it's me. fizzcolahedgehog232. idk if you find that name familiar

[@BLOODY__FATALITY]

"Sega hire this man" energy. Lol

[@CometStarfalldoesstuff]

This is Insanely Cool! Love the Broken Moon Detail!

[@CaptainF123]

This is so FIRE. Are you considering doing Perfect Chaos aswell because I'd love to see that.

[@Mohamed58290]

now i need a SA2 remake even more 🥲🥲

[@IncredibleGaming]

This is very underrated! Crazy quality

[@koopanique]

Oh wow, that's impressive ! The beam cannon effects... very pretty. And the recreation of the final cutscene with Sonic and Shadow warping the colony away with Chaos Control... Very nice effort

[@featheredhand]

This game will never not make me incredibly nostalgic 🥲 So SO good! Your remake looks great!

[@DarkBlade6690]

Sonic: Yeah, take that you freak. Shadow how are you doing? Shadow: HERE I COME YOU FREAK!!!

[@luckyexplorer1053]

The Ark looks even cooler in HD.

[@peanutbutterrocket4500]

This needs waaaay more views!

[@afronautexplorer144]

And it will get many views with time. Remember, this is just the first day.

[@electrothecat07]

LIVE AND LEARN

[@Starrmonster02]

Now this is the sonic adventure 2 remake that I want to see SEGA PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN

[@oOSonicexeOo]

I do wonder how they are going to portray this in the movie because if they go with the option of shadow falls to earth and gets amnesia and then G.U.N possibly convinces him to join them that would open up the potential for a shadow series or have him be a returning character if they make a fourth movie where as if they have shadow sacrifice himself instead and all that’s left is his one of his inhibitor rings that would be more cinematic I think

[@TheRicardobtc]

They didn't use Chaos in any of the previous movies, so I'm not too confident they're gonna use Biolizard either. Although Chaos has the downside of its design being mostly water, and water is a pain to recreate in animation.

[@oOSonicexeOo]

@@TheRicardobtc they most likely would just simply have the ark hurtle towards earth without the biolizard

[@AnimeDynasty001]

Can you imagine the climax of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie being 10 times better!? 🤔🤔🤔

[@AnimeDynasty001]

I can't wait!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@UcsFan]

And the haters will still insist on saying that the scenes in Sonic films are emotionless, they push things too far...

[@Fizzy_Lars]

We need this in Sonic 3!!!!!

[@Hedgie3]

I 100% agree, it would be a major dissapointing crime for that studio to not adapt this part into that upcoming movie, they can't be allowed to leave it out of that feature film or replace it with a different battle scene!

[@Fizzy_Lars]

@@Hedgie3 I can just imagine this part in Sonic 3 where sonic tries to give egg man a fake emerald, then eggman traps and ejects sonic out the space colony arc. Then even better, Tails rages and tries to get revenge.

[@robotnikkkk001]

...AH HMMMPH ..OH YEAH REMEMBERED, MOVIE ......THIS WOULDVE BEEN TERRIBLE....

[@Gamrison]

I just did not know I needed an HD version of the SA2 style Space Colony ARK model until now, thank you. Also, the beam sound? It is very, very good!

[@Callerofcats]

“Sonic! Leave it to me! I’ll destroy it!” Immediately gets blasted

[@BSBXIII]

It would be great if Sega remade both adventure games in UE5 as the Sonic aesthetic really pops with it. Great job on this. This is a childhood classic for me.

[@jonathanchang7783]

Words dont describe how awesome this is!!! Thank you for making this!!

[@variaproject]

This is so sick!! Kid me would be blown away

[@TYP2K.]

Visually MUCH better than your previous sonic adventure 1 work. I think what helps is that SA2 was going for a more realistic aesthetic compared to the 1st game so making UE5 remakes won’t look as weird and jarring. It’s not perfect but 100% an improvement over your other projects so good job

[@MegaManNeo]

I really enjoyed how you made use of the voice lines here. Also the effects for the attacks look fancy 😄

[@MalcomX175]

Talk about nostalgia! Felt like I was re-living the first time over again. Great job!

[@Dopuramine]

Thanks for sharing the video! Sonic Adventure 2 was actually the very first game I played on Dreamcast, so watching this brought back a flood of nostalgic memories. It's amazing how a game from our childhood can still bring so much joy and warmth. Sonic Adventure 2 will always hold a special place in my heart!❤❤

[@theretrosilvergamer7061]

I like the change of instead of dodging Final Hazard’s mines, it’s the falling debris from the arc.

[@themastrofwar]

Pretty good. My favorite detail was seeing the moon in the background damaged.

[@sonicxrich0789]

◾ Miles "Tails" Prower: You can do it, Sonic! ◾ Dr. Ivo 'Eggman" Robotnik: Give it all you got, Shadow! ◾ Rouge the Bat: If you fail, the entire planet will be destroyed! ◾ Knuckles the Echidna: Toughen out, you guys! ◾ Amy Rose: You can do it! ◾ Cream the Rabbit: We know you can! ◾ Chris Thorndyke: Sonic! ◾ Maria Robotnik: Shadow! [Shadow sees Maria's image in his mind.] Those people need you Shadow! ◾ Super Shadow: I am Shadow!! Shadow the Hedgehog!! [Takes off his limiters, unleashing his full power] You ready? ◾Super Sonic: You bet! [Sonic unleashes his full power.] Here we go! ◾ Super Shadow: *CHAOS!!* ◾ Super Sonic: *CONTROL!!* [Sonic and Shadow unleash Chaos Control, engulfing the colony in a bright light. It disappears.] ◾ Super Shadow: Maria! I did it! For you!

[@NightwaveDarkKnight]

Very magnifico dude! ❤‍🔥If we end up getting the Sonic Adventure 2 remake, hope they make Finalhazard abit more exciting and flavorable as you did here. :)

[@unknown123455]

Nicely done @JeliLiam It'll be great to compare this to Sonic Shadow Generation in the fall alongside the 3rd movie. 1st Biolizard fight is definitely in the game, but I doubt we'll see either in the 3rd movie unless the studio really shoots for the moon (literally). We'll see. Great time to be a Sonic fan. Thank you again for making this in Unreal Engine 5.

[@brufa1x]

pretty good the only bit that is just off for me is when finalhazard take's a hit and stiffens during it's screach but besides that good job. also just curious how long did this take to make?

[@brickzoneanimations8395]

This is amazing! the graphics, The Gameplay it all looks amazing! Not to mention you can see the ark getting closer and closer to the earth it’s a really nice touch!

[@Isikar66]

Awesome job! I really like how the moon is in the background still damaged and the added effect of the ark heading into the atmosphere.

[@Newie69MK]

I hope the 3rd Sonic Movie has something like this at the end.

[@jachzones]

Dude this was really well made!! So epic just like i remember seeing it for the first time! 🤙

[@atticussprague7592]

this proves how cool an SA2 remake would be.

[@Lurmmings]

LOVE the idea of using debris from the Ark instead of the weird red bubble forcefield thing in the original

[@lawrencebrizuela231]

I remember as a kid getting to this boss was a pain but seen it on unreal engine like this is a dream

[@SmashBroRazz]

Damn, this was awesome!!! Well done!

[@cjr3907]

I was just literally thinking about doing this the other day. It looks awesome!

[@catwaffles9960]

Very impressive! Excellent work!

[@mundiaxis]

Bro. You're awesome. Thank you for creating this.

[@DakotaJonesMusic]

Bro what the hell- this looks really good! Well done!

[@5adb0i]

Holy fuck this is amazing! Perfect hype to build up for the movie in December especially after that Project Shadow fan film!

[@itzdarmz4432]

I struggle to find the works to describe how amazing this is! I've lost count how many times i fought this boss, back in the days on the dreamcast. It gave me goosebumps bumps back then, because how great the experience was. And now this amazing fan recreation has giving me that same feeling. Loved every bit of this!

[@Dan.stunts]

When I was a kid I had a friend who was ~2 years older than me. I really looked up to him and he introduced me to Sonic. I remember once he came over to my house when I was on this boss and we did it together. He played the shadow parts and I played the sonic parts. We lost contact for a while but I found him almost 10 years later. He got kicked out of his house and was hanging out at a local McDonald’s alone. My family and I took him in and the first thing we did was boot up SA2 and hang out like old times.

[@neenjaman1658]

DUUUUDE WHAT!? THIS WAS INSANELY AMAZING!! If SEGA would only remake the actual games with this quality, I wish they weren't so scared to take a risk like that like fr cause THIS was FIRE! 🔥🤟🏻

[@Starrmonster02]

I agree I want a remake of sonic adventure 2 so bad

[@michaloid8351]

This is really good! My only complaint is that sonic and shadow are literal white dots. Their brightness needs to be toned down a notch.

[@onurbalik]

looks great Liam! good work!

[@PrimeSonic]

Definitely appreciate that you kept this looking like a cartoon (like it should be). I've seen some Unreal Engine recreations of the Sonic Adventure era that try to go for a hyper-realistic look and it just looks wrong once you put Sonic in there. For a 4 day project, this will impressively well done and a tasteful application of the modern graphics engine.

[@Toysonicandfriends2]

Outstanding

[@zachgray9078]

Also sorry for the loss of the pups that got me in the end 😢

[@Aimai.37]

I always find it amazing when fans create things like this. So much potential

[@Jamiethecomic]

Gameplay looked a bit stiff but the presentation, sense of urgency and graphics, blew me away.

[@John-qd4kk]

This is really well done 💯

[@VincentiusTheSecond]

Started off good but got better every second, this a masterpiece 🫡

[@williamkrause5585]

This is my favorite pimple popping video.

[@supervermillion6729]

Amazing animation bro, S+ rank!!

[@violetstatic]

This is how I remember it, awesome work 😁

[@Tulf42]

I still prefer Shadow taking off his inhibitor rings in the Sonic X adaptation, but this is more true to the original game so I can't complain at that. Great work.

[@XENIX54]

nice remake, I would like to play it because it is great

[@petergriscom3431]

One detail that's missing here is when you tap the button when you're near the weakpoint, you'll do a dash with an afterimage effect. It comes in clutch when you're weaving through the dense obstacles, and adds some visual impact to the fight.

[@eXe08]

This is amazing

[@grey4798]

Amazing work. And Rest in Peace Ody 💜

[@RafaMarquinaYT]

such an amazing concept, and incredibly underrated...

[@NyGhtShAid88]

Why we don't have an HD remake of Sonic Adventure 2 yet is beyond me. I guess SEGA doesn't like money. But at least this gives us a glimpse of what we could have.

[@Starrmonster02]

I don’t know I want a remake of sonic adventure 2 so bad

[@ginraw]

I've always thought this is one of those games they actually don't want to screw up a remake with because of how much the story/cast of Sonic changes. But I'm betting it's actually any number of reasons why, like finding out how to monetize it, maybe it's a buggy port and they'll want to start from the ground up and the team hasn't figured out how to restyle the physics in a new fun way.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Great rendition of this fight. I love how i doesn't go overboard with all the new effects UE5 has

[@RahhmiPoofs]

seeing this makes me wanna share my planet thing with them. Oh man. So cool.

[@DDRDAIKENKAI]

Wow, that was amazing!!

[@YoshiEaterX]

This was beautiful

[@Hunnid4Cali]

Hell yeah! This is great🔥

[@michaelthefurrycat2093]

Hey man, this is so awesome

[@ryanjackson1143]

"HERE I COME YOU CREEP"

[@kindasomeviews]

Fans: "We need an SA2 Remake. NOW!!!!" Sega (in 2042): "Alright I think we're ready now" *uploads this*

[@TheBlur182]

Great work!!

[@niro8943]

This is really good!

[@Wilfoe]

This was incredible.

[@RedHotUzumaki]

😮 I can only imagine what the biolizard battle would look like redone like this

[@Drag0n_V0id142]

Sonic and Shadow are so bright that you can’t even see their faces, I remind you that they should be more golden and not glowing

[@ShinyLedyba]

One of the Many Reasons Both Adventure Games Need a Proper Remake!

[@mangospice4263]

You did a great job bro

[@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197]

This is so well done 👏✔🙌👍😊.

[@CorruptFox92]

THIS LOOKS AWESOME

[@gutzu265]

That was beautiful

[@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone]

This came out EXTREMELY well, ngl. 😅 well done, everyone!

[@LaytonObserves]

AND the cutscene at the end, too?? Outdid yourself!

[@kharmachaos667]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE YASSSSSSSS

[@shuragamma]

IT'S INCREDIBLE!

[@legionaireb]

VERY nice work. My only critique is that the Biolizard's movement during the gameplay moments is virtually nonexistent. A little movement would really kick up the realism.

[@Kookie_13_]

There’s too much bloom on the supers but oh WOW this looks AMAZING