Sonic Forces: Cube Reflections

If only this game had an adjustable camera.

[@protodot2051]

Here, we see the use of an ancient technology known as cubemaps. They have been in use for at least 10 years and are very fast to render.

[@niro8943]

Red Terminator/hellol11 CUBE MAPS H A

[@lavenderglaab835]

Looks like it renders a simplified version of the stage with no enemies or items.

[@kickitoldskool]

Piggeh Person Looks like you're first, so you get a Crown: 👑

[@jingusflorpus4274]

TFW someone finally doesn't say first but then someone else ruins the glorious moment in a reply

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

so... just the stage then? get it cuz stages in this game are barren of enemies or items? :P

[@dontyouhateitwhen...8312]

Looks like a shitty jpeg of a "confirmed Sonic level".

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

I think it isn't a render or texture, but instead a real time reflection of the stage in an extremely low-poly, quality form.

[@JaysonJeansChannelTM]

You're correct. The cube show a "cubed" skybox of the stage.

[@nviox5720]

Why are people complaining because the reflections of a little object in a giant stage aren't perferct? Every game has things like this because if not they wouldn't be playable because of the amount of things that the PC would be processing.

[@gameman5804]

Nviox Because it’s Sonic Forces. People will complain about the smallest of aspects.

[@nviox5720]

Sad thing

[@Bsodman]

Tbh they have made pretty big improvements, like implementing PBR materials.

[@ancienthunter4759]

gameman5804 Exacly.

[@pipipsy]

Nviox Not really, a new video from son3500 shows that a lot of detail goes into the environments.

[@Andyorsomething]

quite literally a cubemap

[@XaneMyers]

A cubemap with weird, low quality images moving on top of the skybox.

[@PivotBoom]

that's fuckin cool tbh for every section of every level

[@goldensucc126]

Pivot Boom yeah

[@charxtreme5942]

It's a little touch to something that you would never noticed it unless you played around with the game

[@Onaterdem]

Very funny how people diss this while GTA V running 52 fps on my 980Ti has similar quality reflections

[@MrDannyloco]

Onaterdem mind me, what year did GTA V come out on?

[@Onaterdem]

MrDannyloco 2015 on PC. Had a 200 million dollar budget.

[@whotio7374]

If Sonic Forces was on the PS1

[@coronelfalk]

More like Snes/Gameboy Color

[@netako]

*Sega Saturn

[@kingangelo3838]

Atari*

[@milesprower6110]

Sonic for snes/gameboy color? ha! x'D

[@Ash-kn4uu]

Whotio more like. Forces on ps3 or ps2.

[@BurmudaTriangleTV]

I dont see why some people are complaining about reflections you wouldnt see in normal gameplay.

[@tjlnintendo]

Really nice attention to detail. I have more respect for this game. Tho i wish they would spend more time are bigger details like the gameplay and level design

[@cjgg4885]

tjlnintendo It's kind of backwards for me. They used the time of development for this? I'm somewhat pissed that they used resources (not much) and time to make reflections of the stage to make it more simplified.

[@tjlnintendo]

CJG G I agree. They focused on looks more than design

[@CuteAnimeGirl]

That's probably because they spent 3 years just developing the engine to make everything look better. This game was barely in development for a year to release it in time for Christmas sales (why else would they release it in November?)

[@asshatt6908]

Guys, it's a reflection map. Games have been using these for years now, And yes, they tend to be very pixelated to save space.

[@asshatt6908]

Ok, that and also things I like to call reflection worlds, where instead of reflecting the game-world, it reflects a lower quality version of the world, and use that as a reflection

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

Nice pointing that out. I'm one of those gamers who would pull stunts like searching through levels and explore different sprites and everything like you did. People like us would enjoyed these moments and soon find this reflection from those cubes. Well... we might be the only gamers here who does that but I'd be happy if we're not alone. I mean who couldn't resist knowing the details of levels, items, sprites, models, and everything else in a video game?

[@jamainegardner4193]

The park avenue reflections look like they're showing a 3D perspective on a 2D area late in the stage

[@nazauwu6431]

reminder that the ps4 and xbox versions use screen space reflections while the switch uses a lower quality cubemap

[@Nicolas-pf8vp]

That's actually cool.

[@shaden99]

Are those reflections shows the future🤔? Probably🤔.

[@cursedseeker1273]

Well atleast The sunglasses on your character have good reflection

[@delaneyelekes8660]

I find it weird that Park Avenue looks better in it's reflection... Mostly because of the colors. Honestly, the actual stage is nothing but one shade of orange. But in the reflection, the water is blue, the grass is green, etc. It feels more life filled... BUT HEY, IT'S NOT EDGY UNLESS EVERYTHING IS THE COLOR OF FIRE, AND THERE'S NOTHING BUT RUBBLE EVERYWHERE, RIGHT?

[@3DWorldMan]

sonic forces for 3ds

[@Cheatster9000x]

Is that an avatar with an Asteroid wispon in the Capital City reflection?

[@XaneMyers]

Whoa, why do things look paper-thin inside the reflection? I was expecting a static reflection of the skybox but there are low-, flat images moving inside the cubemap! I would say they're outside the walls of the area you're in but then I see Park Avenue and there's clearly images on the sides...does the game always have a low-quality version of the area loaded but invisible except through cubemaps? 4:32 Weird...why does that look like a room rather than a road? It's like the room Infinite's fought in or something. Plus something's visible standing there...an avatar? Someone needs to rip these cubemaps from the game!

[@awesomeguy2009]

Simple cubemap?

[@leonardocouto3109]

I actually heard a Sonic Riders sounde effect on 00:01

[@davia.f.l5697]

looks like a 8 bit version of the stage

[@goldensucc126]

Huh, interesting

[@handeyesbizarreadventures4914]

Interesting🤔

[@cloadmario3263]

noice

[@B0MYT]

lmao looks like something that happens in Unity3D

[@feliciang3668]

1:22 You sir, just made a mashup(or medley? Mashup medley?) And btw, the cube reflections look interesting, I can understand it being pixelated

[@Duif420]

Felicia Ng what are you thinking

[@feliciang3668]

SonicPigeon uhh... 2 topics one regarding the music connected so well and the other being the reflections on the cube?

[@thmahnd]

Why is it us?

[@PTDarkSonic]

is sonic forces a downgraded version?