I made a proof-of-concept for an E-102 Gamma game

Back in 2020, I messed around with Unity and made a proof-of-concept for a Sonic game based on E-102 Gamma. It was, shall we say...an adventure.
Runhurd(Runnic) - Original Gamma model
SAB64 - Original MMD assets, DL here: www.deviantart.com/sab64/art/...
Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
0:37 Aiming Mechanics
1:00 Respawn System
1:27 Spinner AI
1:42 Monitors
2:13 Unified Station Square Oddity
2:47 Adventure Field Transitions
3:52 First Completable Action Stage
4:29 Conclusion
5:35 Teaser for next video?!
5:56 End Screen

[@Ranon]

Update on the next video…it might take a lot longer. Been getting pretty busy with life and the motivation to continue working on it has been escaping me🫠

[@aissaslimani9253]

please turn this into a game your our only hope

[@aerialrave5911]

I understand if you feel that way but I just want to say. This is insanely good. I love it so much. I replayed Sonic Adventure recently and seeing Gamma like this is mind blowing. you've done absolutely amazing work and I can't get over how perfect the animation is in "the search" video. all the joints and every way gamma moves is perfect. you're certainly a master of your craft no doubt. Regardless of what you do next, sonic related or not, I want to keep my eyes on it.

[@E1025]

you NAILED his movement, from the animation to the weight and speed. I love the zone transitions too. What a treat

[@RadzPrower]

Yeah, I love Gamma's design and seeing him move in a modern way that fits his structure is amazing.

[@Elonyx.studios]

Not to mention the sound design! So many satisfying clans to his running, punchy guns and a sweet dash!

[@DireNemesis]

its the type of thing i wish sega would work more on with sonic

[@What-Hapen]

You're totally selling yourself short, dude. There are SO MANY TRIPLE-A games that lack the level of polish that you've put into this little demo. You're very talented.

[@BBWahoo]

Palword shows that anything is possible, and these people can be hired for a project that's relevant. SEGA, HIRE THIS MAN.

[@wj11jam78]

He says at the beginning that the code was very messy, so it would probably be a nightmare to continue working on. When things in a game are messy under the hood, it's not always visible on the surface.

[@amtheminer3803]

Triple a games nowadays are just cash grabs of old game franchise titles, thats why indigames are more popular now, they are origional ideas that arent blown out of proportion due to it just being popular back then, basicaly polising the backalley dumpster at this point

[@shardsoftime0952]

*cough cough* sonic frontiers *cough cough*

[@RawrX32009]

​@@BBWahooThat aged poorly.

[@ZeGermanFox]

The animation and sound design on his walk cycle make just the act of navigation super satisfying

[@AltKaxREAL]

this is what the fans would 100% want in some kind of Adventure 1 remake, it all just works so well, i know a lot of people had said "SEGA HIRE THIS MAN" either sarcastically or in genuine faith, but i could definitely see Ranon working for Sonic Team with this level of skill and passion, the animations alone *scream* pure love and dedication :')

[@rogercameron6912]

The walk cycle looks better than official ones, my goodness.

[@Geneolgia]

It really shows how important such details are for the overall feel of a game, you have the best physics and controls but it would never click without good animation and sound effects.

[@gigginoxplayer]

“The Sonic fan game community could do better than me in a shorter amount of time” brother you made a Triple-A or at the very least double-A quality Gamma all by yourself. The animation, the dashing, the aiming, he looks PERFECT!

[@Zynet_Eseled]

Let's see if sega will grant the ability to try this

[@dominosnostradamus2415]

Make a boss battle

[@lexo632]

This looks so good, I would KILL to see this turned into a full game. Call it something like "E-102: Remembrance", and it'd slap so hard.

[@vespacito3950]

Maybe we'd get new weapons and new moves for him too? In terms of mobility, combat and exploration too.

[@seanimo8579]

E102 Generations

[@alynnzz0491]

​@@seanimo8579 E-102 γenerations

[@fleedledeedle666]

It'd be cool to see a game in this style, where the final fight would be against Omega, similar in style to the face-off they had in the comics.

[@vespacito3950]

​@@fleedledeedle666 Yes, please. But I also can't stand to watch my two favorite characters fight...but I can't help but wonder who would win.

[@bunslinger]

the very second gamma started moving, it already felt so badass to even just watch him move around

[@LilyArlatto]

This is honestly incredible, all that I'm really missing is the cool run that he has where he transitions to rolling on his wheels

[@Ranon]

That was definitely one of the things I wanted to implement but I think I got distracted with all the other stuff so it got left by the wayside 🫠

[@borkbork9541]

Pretty much exactly what I was going to comment; it's otherwise flawless

[@Plasmatic5150]

I would love to see this unfinished build be released for the fandom to tinker around with, but I can understand why that might not happen.

[@Mynestrone]

someone instantly would upload it as-is to steam as a paid download

[@summitier22]

​@@Mynestroneit would get taken down by SEGA

[@drdca8263]

@@summitier22I thought Sega was relatively permissive about this kind of thing? (Not as permissive as Zun of course, but still much more so than e.g. The Pokemon Company )

[@summitier22]

@@drdca8263 sure but when you start trying to make profit off of it that's just copyright infringement, it happened with sonic omens when they tried to sell something in their patreon

[@yoji5759]

@@drdca8263 Yeah but those are free projects by the fans, some dude stealing that work and selling it would be a big no no

[@TehJellyLord]

I’m just floored at the quality of the animations! Even if another group of fans went and made something like this, I doubt they could nail down this bouncy and, ironically, lively take you’ve got for Gamma, which is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen for a Sonic robot like this. I think you’ve done excellent work!

[@remor698]

Yeah, it'd certainly be tough to match professional industry grade animator Hyper over here. The man's got a passion for his work and it shows.

[@aluzion2616]

That's the perfect fusion between a Sonic and TPS game

[@TehPuertoRicanSpartan]

what's a tps?

[@5starvids_551]

@@TehPuertoRicanSpartan Third Person Shooter

[@TehPuertoRicanSpartan]

@@5starvids_551 oh

[@ProfesorCafe]

I was just THINKING about your Gamma animation this past week, literally cannot get it out of my had, I'd love this 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@NickyShadow99]

Also holy hell those adventure field transitions are incredible.

[@Zekro-Gfx]

This actually looks incredible.. if we were to ever get a SA1 remake I would expect to look AS GOOD as this or better. This is amazing.

[@Eldoofus]

I gotta say, the lack of a homing shot kinda bums me out, but that's nothing in comparison to how amazing it is to see Gamma being fleshed out to such level... and while I'd never doubt this fanbase's power to will things onto existence, I still wish you could share this project someday...

[@Ducks4lif3]

I'm shidding and pissing into my pull ups dude I can't believe this is 'thrown togeather' the animation looks so great! That run cycle is a stroke of genius for strafing. Love how you make robots groove 🤖🕺

[@JimBimBum]

you just made me realize with quantum locking and ion thrusters with wireless electricity that gamma's back thruster isn't science fiction.

[@KonesKones]

This is a really solid Proof Of Concept that would make a banger fangame

[@Zilch616]

Dude you could make a killer third person Metroid game in this kind of style

[@PGunnii]

Such a breath of fresh air to see Sonic fan projects that aren't just more janky Unleashed-likes. This is seriously impressive and from the footage alone I know the movement is buttery smooth. I know you said it's a low priority, but there is a ton of potential for this to be a cornerstone fan project for like SAGE or something.

[@Directsandarchive3020]

This is such a satisfying video to watch, someone putting in the effort to remake a piece of adventure instead of just making a 30 minute "how I would remake Sonic Adventure" video.

[@Minky92]

Duuude I am BEGGING you to release this, it looks fantastic!! You absolutely nailed it!

[@typreegamingtpg2198]

Something that I liked about Gamma is the continuous flow state that he had in SA1. When you knew the level, you could just be on a roll and blitz through the stage as you racked up target combos. Though, I can tell this is going for something different, in favor of a more traditional style of locomotion for a third person shooter. I think I just prefer the flow of the original. That said, I look forward to what else you post on this channel!

[@mikewumbo9263]

If you ever want to release this via a patreon or something I'd happily throw some money at you for working so hard. Gamma is my boy and you did so good on this. Please keep us posted if you do anything with this project.

[@galaxycamerata]

The combat looks absolutely stellar for such a small proof of concept. It still wraps itself into the general element of speed that Sonic games have, but the _enemies_ are what need heightened reaction times as opposed to the environment as you progress. I can imagine the E-series fights being downright intense, ESPECIALLY Beta mk 2.

[@xwreck]

Dude... Gamma's storyline is what made me realize people or things can "pass" (i was around 5 when i played SA1) This whole video, bro.... Gamma himself, his movements & fluidity, Station Square with updated graphics, The Egg Carrier in the ocean background.. 2:35 - 2:40 behind the scenes, the "adventure field" transitions are BADASS, especially with those music cues, Egg Carrier sounds menacing and fits Eggmans Robotic vibe. Dude, this whole video was a... It was beautiful, man... . Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this, i genuinely enjoyed watching this video, dude...

[@MuffinOfPotato]

This looks sick as hell. The sound design, animation, and movement for Gamma are absolutely unmatched in how satisfying it all just looks and sounds. I don't fault you for considering the scope here, though I feel that's just inherently what comes with working solo. If you ever manage to find and collaborate with a proper team, I do feel finishing development on such a project _could_ become a feasible task? I don't know how comfortable you'd be with such an idea, though. I'd kill for a proper Gamma reimagining, though. I just know an E-101 Mark II boss would go bananas

[@sqwid12]

Blew my god damn mind dude brilliant work. The community's love for gamma is beyond heartwarming to me, he's my favorite sonic character to this day.

[@kyaban5192]

This has so much potential, its crazy.

[@krimsonkartoffel]

Gamma has always been a favorite character of mine, from anything ever. Your animations are immaculate, giving him weight, movement freedom, and personality while also giving him a "toy robot" feel. While I wish to play this just to feel it in action, I won't hassle you about it. I'm excited to see what you cook up next!

[@demetri2716]

That's so sick! Since childhood I thought there was more gameplay potential for Gamma I thought I was the only one. I love the movement here, it looks so smooth to play. I do think the lock-on/timer was a great idea though; Sonic Adventure only failed by making the timer way too generous so it wasn't challenging. If you ever go back to this maybe you could still incorporate it, have two different types of ammunition for different circumstances or something. Just a thought, either way this looks really cool

[@justanactualrealbear]

Dude this is AMAZING! I know there's always the meme of "X Company, hire this man", but honestly, you truly do deserve that honor! If you could do this for a Gamma game, I can only imagine what you could do for Omega, or Whisper even! Hell, maybe even Gemerl or something!

[@AltKaxREAL]

you made that beautiful ass animation of Gamma... now *this?* damn does this whole thing inspire me, i never thought somebody like you would drop a video like this!!! this definitely deserves more attention from other Sonic fans. also, i cannot express how much i love the bouncy-ness of Gamma's movements, you do squash & stretch on him so well, bravo 👏

[@GoofyToony]

YOOOO THAT'S HYPE 😄 in all honesty there's a lot of potential in how you made the character movements. It looks amazing and that animated scene could make any Sonic fan scream "Take my money." I wish to believe there's hope for a E-102 Gamma game in the future.

[@Hysteria98]

I still bump the soundtrack to this game alone most days, and as the industry (and Sonic itself) has dwindled so hard from any sense of magic or creativity anymore, I come to appreciate more and more of this classic game every damn year. So many great ideas long since taken for granted and simply abandoned. This was really nice, but I wouldn't be asking for a remake of this game from anybody anytime soon, lol. Let once already great works be.

[@drekherd5810]

No matter how rough around the edges this is, this is still just wonderful to look at and you clearly put a lot of love into it regardless, I'd play the hell out of it if it was a finished game. Good job man

[@FlapJackBackpack]

Looks great! It’s the treatment gamma deserves.

[@salvatoreocello]

0:20 that JUMP 🎉 so smooth. The sounds so crisp

[@NickGoblin]

Your animations are so good. A reimagination of Gamma's story has been a dream game of mine for years now and I'm just glad there are others out there that feel the same.

[@Pepenic]

I am 100% sure, someone would like to build off of this beautiful project! Make the project available! Very cool work!

[@CedDrawsNear]

This is amazing dude! Massive props to you for taking the time to work on this proof of concept. I wish you the best of luck on your future projects!

[@LN_P]

Something something hire this man

[@littlebigb5370]

The movement looks GREAT. That's one of the hardest things to get right, but the way Gamma moves around looks like it has just enough speed, weight, and bounce to feel satisfying just to walk from point a to point b. The shooting going from the lock on system to an aimable free-shooterwas also a really nice touch that I could see being a huge improvement over the original. Add in your ability to dash and the whole thing looks like it could turn into a fast-paced shooter-platformer combo that's even more fitting for a Sonic title. Hats off to you, sir. I hope you can come back to this in the future.

[@DrewPDrawerz]

This is immensely cool. Gamma will forever be one of my favorite characters of all time. Seeing this and that one animation was so awesome. I have not much else to say but to offer my appreciation.

[@Geneolgia]

Not only he did a solid proof of concept around E-102 Gamma but also merged almost all of the SA1 overworld for the robot to roam around, amazing doesn't fully describe your work my man.

[@peppermintbubble]

I'm obsessed with your run animation for Gamma, it's so... Charming and lively! And the way the upper torso rotates when locked on aiming is just beautiful!

[@FizzyGurt]

FELLA. The sounds and animations are so satisfying, It'd be depressing to see a Gamma fan game made without your touch

[@spanoguy2283]

god, PLEASE make this a full thing, this looks SO GOOD! You are incredibly talented!!

[@SonbaricXD02]

This is absolutely amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩 I wish I had money and resources to contribute to this, cause I'd absolutely love to see this come to life as a completed thing one day. The movement, the animations, the transitions, the FEEL of it all, it's so nice and freeing.

[@AdamaximumX]

This is so sick! I love how Gamma moves and flows, it's so clean! You should definitely give yourself more credit here, as this is probably one of the most unique Sonic fan projects I've seen in a while

[@StreamwaveProduction]

this looks more fun than any game thats come out in the past 10 years. amazing job. this honestly looks incredible

[@123silverslash]

you seriously did an amazing job, don't sell yourself short. you found really intuitive solutions to gameplay problems inherent to most third person shooters like backpedaling and gamma is remarkably well animated and looks to control very well. you should be proud of yourself

[@felixvanvugt8650]

Dude I've never clicked on a video in my recommendeds so fast. I always thought the smoothness and speed of playing as Gamma had so much potential that I don't think SA2 really captured (at least for me), but you absolutely NAILED it! Even if it's just a proof of concept, this is exactly how I imagined and would idealize modern Gamma gameplay 👌

[@WTFisTingispingis]

This is honestly pretty sick.

[@Moist_Noodles]

This is amazing! Everything looked great from the animations, to the movement. It's incredibly polished for something that's just a side project when you have time. I had a grin on my face from start to end -- I loved it!

[@boibotgames5308]

I think the best part of this is the fact that unlike most sonic fan games or concepts this one focuses on someone other than sonic to shine in their own gameplay style

[@dancio142]

After finishing Gamma's story a few weeks ago, this video came at exactly the right time. This is absolutely amazing, and I am also hoping that someone can make this a fully fleshed reality!

[@Swooplind]

I really hope someone from SEGA sees this holy shit, This is extremely high quality, like I can't get enough of how smooth and Badass you made Gamma.

[@smashbrosguyt915]

I was gonna say, “this looks like a fully realized version of that one Gamma animation!” And then I looked through your channel. Keep going!

[@professorgucho2629]

the zone transitions are genuinely so cool man. Everything here is top-notch, man.

[@MasonParkinson]

i've never thought about an e-102 gamma game before but after seeing this you have made me want one, this is insanely well done!!

[@eightee7635]

Literally looks like a playable version of your Gamma animation and I am ALL HERE FOR IT ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 even if you don't have a lot of time to work on this, there's still so much polish already, I love this so much!

[@ImortalZeus13]

By far the greatest accomplishment here is the presentation. Most fan projects never get this level of aesthetic flourish and animation quality.

[@megafudge280]

This looks outstanding! I love the animations you made for gamma. Having to shoot manually instead of shooting homing light orbs sound cool too. Whole new gameplay experience playing gamma where fighting enemies is more of a focus than before.

[@RoseSupreme]

If SEGA ever has Sonic Adventure remade, it needs a straight-up *REIMAGINING* in many areas, because said areas either haven't aged well, or are just so laughably piss-easy. I mean, with the Gamma bosses (barring E-105), you can just stand in place and spam the bosses while they can do nothing and you've won in under 20 seconds.

[@measlyfurball37]

This looks fantastic! Don't sell yourself so short- you did this entirely in your free time and the animations are KILLER! That means something.

[@MachFiveFalcon]

E-102 Gamma has to be one of the most underrated characters in Sonic to me both in terms of mechanics and story. His gameplay from SA1, while not as good as Sonic's, was solid and left me wanting more. Your hard work is shining right through whatever rough edges you happen to see that I didn't.

[@derple8524]

I didn't think you'd actually do it, This is amazing. Though like you said with time restraints you didn't have time to implement animations like the very video you mentioned. But this is still so cool, and your idea of ditching complicated methods of combat like strafing in option to just the upper and lower controls is a neat idea I haven't seen explored by many shooters. And the text "Yoooo, You Won That's Hype" had no reason to be that funny

[@SomeNeenBoo]

This is so cool! Every single time I see a post from you it makes me wanna get productive and work on some of the ideas I've got locked up in my head.Can't wait to see whatever you end up showing us in the next video!!

[@TetraBitGaming]

Hell yeah, this is awesome man!!

[@jacobm8624]

Man, this is amazing! It would be great to see Gamma's whole story remade like this but as a solo game dev myself I realize how much time and work would go into doing that. Great work on the prototype though! If Sega ever remade Sonic Adventure, I'd love for them to go in this direction with it.

[@hoho210]

I never thought the animation you were working on from 2022 was actually a game, pretty cool I'd say

[@MrSantarex]

This legitimately looks better and more polished than anything Sonic Team has ever done in their history. If Sega can get some fans to make a game for them (Sonic Mania) they should definitely get you, amazing work!

[@regissofi7138]

This truly looks incredible! I always loved robots so Gamma and Omega were my favorite characters in Sonic, but having to say goodbye to him in just one game was pretty sad... you not only revived, you gave him life! Would be amazing to see some form of this in Project 06, his movement and attacks as you made them would feel right at home in that game ^^'

[@Chaogardenx]

I think this is actually really polished! i really enjoyed it, from the graphics to the movement. Super enjoyable, props to you

[@LarvalGhoul]

The sound design, fluid animations, and weight are all godlike! Fantastic work

[@MatthewStevensOrMattDave]

Everything about that looks and feels so right. My favorite thing about the Sonic fandom is the creativity and ingenuity I get to see. Don't sell yourself short; you've got what it takes to make some stellar games, man.

[@baraksmash]

Looks amazing! And the transitions are so cool

[@wolfox6954]

Gamma was a favorite character from sonic adventure, seeing him recreated like this is beautiful.

[@ROCKCHOMP380]

This is absolutely one of the coolest things I've ever seen! You have no idea how excited I am about the potential for a project like this.

[@justagreenguy]

This is beautiful. I'm not surprised at all that you're a prefessional animator. Those adventure field transitions... beautiful.

[@whitesedan99]

Thats really cool!! I love the jumping and falling animations!! Great modern look!

[@LadyLuckyLu]

This is INSANE. Everything looks fantastic! I love the way Gamma moves, you absolutely nailed it! Keep up the amazing work!

[@Arcade_Man]

No more words, just amazing. Please continue working on that game, it looks very nice.

[@umdofevy]

The model looks great, the gameplay does too! This is amazing and I'm so happy to see representation for my favorite character from the sonic series. Thank you for showing us this, and if you or someone else does decide to work on something like this I think it would be a very positive addition to the sonic fan game scene.

[@alexdovalle10]

Dude, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen. You nailed his moviments and his sense of weight, the shooting, the hovering. Everything! This is awesome. I really hope you get back to this one day, may with someone from the community to lend you a hand. I certainly would if I knew how to code better. Anyway, great job, you did better than you give yourself credit for.

[@slumburger1145]

YES! I find Gamma's story to be super underappreciated gameplay and story wise, and this looks amazing too!

[@Cloke100]

The mech gameplay is definitely underrated, always enjoyed the other gameplay styles.

[@wakuwakusonicpartolcar]

this looks amazing. the sound design is perfect aswell

[@jake975]

I'm immediately blown away by the movement you gave Gamma, this is fantastic stuff!

[@m1stq933]

Bro the movement is AMAZING. this is exactly how I thought E-102 Gama would move

[@Alhedgehog]

Great work, dude! Love the animation. If nothing else I hope this inspires others to do some fun stuff with these characters. Awesome job!

[@shadex5340]

an adventure remake with THIS gamma gameplay would be PEAK im telling you omg this is outstanding bro

[@critic2o5]

this is god damn absolutely amazing!!!!!! Gamma is so underrated and you did him perfect justice! please keep working on it!

[@Gameboy_4041]

Hoping against hope for something just like this was literally the reason I subscribed. So excited!

[@animatorsdemon2357]

OMG DUDE THIS LOOKS SO WELL DONE Gamma is one of my favorite sonic characters and I would love to see a fan game based around him Excellent work man 🤩👏

[@FlorentiusIV]

Looks amazing, Reminded me of Metal Arms: Glitch in the System the way Gamma was moving/shooting... or ratchet n clank.

[@SnowyOwlKonnen]

If there ever is a "Sonic Adventure remake," or a new game with a playstyle similar to Gamma's but modernized, I'd definitely want it to be something like this. You did an amazing job on this.

[@ettiSurreal]

I absolutely LOVE the sound and animation work in this, it really ups this project to another level.

[@TomatoGhost]

This looks so cool! Goes to show how much fun a game can look thanks to excellent character animation. Such smooth gameplay too, you nailed it! Keep it up!

[@applest556]

Damn those animations are clean! This looks super fun! def earned a sub