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?

[@EphraimSangi]

i like og more

[@damianrobinson2524]

entire game was banger after banger haha city escape and live n learn are my karaoke classics haha

[@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.

[@mediamuncher69]

Based

[@AccelerateHedge]

*drums start playing*

[@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.

[@ill_will23]

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

[@joshshrum2764]

It really sells the çy we have to do this now vibes.

[@zeehero7280]

one does not simply piss on the moon then have the moon ever be the same again

[@UcsFan]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@Angry_Jetpack]

This proves we need remakes of the SA games. For that one guy who wants to say remakes are bad and shouldn’t be done, look at games like Final Fantasy 7 and Xenoblade 1. Their remakes are some of the best games I’ve ever played, and it probably wouldn’t be inaccurate to say some of the best games ever made. Lazy remasters and remakes shouldn’t be done, but ones with heart and passion for the original games should

[@fedoratheexplorer6422]

There’s something eerie about that metallic creaking as the ARK crashes its way down to Earth. That’s a nice little additional detail!

[@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...

[@EphraimSangi]

@@UcsFan it is emotionless

[@Starlight_Emerald]

This is Insanely Cool! Love the Broken Moon Detail!

[@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!

[@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

[@IncredibleGaming]

This is very underrated! Crazy quality

[@peanutbutterrocket]

This needs waaaay more views!

[@afronautexplorer144]

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

[@Mohamed58290]

now i need a SA2 remake even more 🥲🥲

[@luckyexplorer1053]

The Ark looks even cooler in HD.

[@EphraimSangi]

i think its because of the graphics but i agree

[@ZTr00p3r]

True but way smaller than it should be.

[@DarkBlade6690]

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

[@electrothecat07]

LIVE AND LEARN

[@theretrosilvergamer7061]

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

[@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

[@Starrmonster02]

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

[@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!

[@trashpandainuryard5842]

I don’t know if this was in the original game, but I love that line of Amy telling Sonic and Shadow to get out of the way of the ARK. She realized that it was the end of all life on Earth, and to an extent herself and her friends. If the ARK had continued to fall to earth, both likely would have died as well. It just goes to show that Amy is so passionate about the people she loves that she accepted her fate and wanted Sonic and Shadow to continue their lives. Thankfully she was wrong.

[@zachgray9078]

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

[@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.

[@Fizzy-fj]

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-fj]

@@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....

[@Callerofcats]

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

[@amirajosh2729]

Are y'all hyped for the 3rd sonic movie?💙💛♥️🖤

[@ryanjackson1143]

"HERE I COME YOU CREEP"

[@robertreid5632]

Dang shadows' sacrifice still hits the feels. Good job!

[@jonathanchang7783]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@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!❤❤

[@MalcomX175]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@Newie69MK]

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

[@MastaVator]

Goosebumps such and iconic time in my life!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@nojustno1654]

The amount of times I’ve imagined a modernized this fight would probably completely weird someone out of they were to read my mind. Also the fact that this is probably the first actually reimagine I’ve ever seen of this fight nearly 23 years after the games release genuinely confuses me given this games popularity this only got worst after the Sonic symphony’s Live and Learn for me but finally someone has made it. I think my favorite part of this got to be the beginning with egg man saying their names as they blast past the camera it was just so citematic.

[@atticussprague7592]

this proves how cool an SA2 remake would be.

[@Aimai.37]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@tippership]

The only thing missing was shadow waving off sonic from saving him, as SEGA revealed in one of their youtube twitter takeovers This is ! Love the red hot moon core showing, that is kinda accurate to how it'd look!

[@CreativeGeoff]

I love how the music fades out when FinalHazard takes it's last hit. Almost like a boxer getting knocked out at the end of a fight.

[@SupportTheLittleGuy]

Wow…this is just…truly…amazing

[@Toysonicandfriends2]

Outstanding

[@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.

[@crestofhonor2349]

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

[@finalrush7]

that was PEAK gaming at that time and is still amazing!!

[@jachzones]

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

[@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. :)

[@MegaManNeo]

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

[@John-qd4kk]

This is really well done 💯

[@zanlancer4426]

This was never how it looked, but it was always how it felt.

[@themastrofwar]

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

[@zacharykenniston748]

The only thing missing from this is the ammount of pain biolizard was in especially when it died

[@XENIX54]

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

[@VincentiusTheSecond]

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

[@kindasomeviews]

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

[@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.

[@CommodoreRayne.IMP.C-1824]

God I cannot wait for Sonic 3 to release. I grew up on SA2 and I am PRAYING Paramount do this masterpiece justice.

[@cjr3907]

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

[@DakotaJonesMusic]

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

[@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.

[@autohrap5884]

0:24 yo, bro…. It feels like you are really out there

[@corymiller2862]

To think, if Sega was actually smart, they could make their games look this good, especially when they likely have a larger budget than the person making this fan made remake. Good job!

[@eXe08]

This is amazing

[@ParksvilleLive]

2:20 Looks like the moon is holding up well after Eggman blasted it.

[@5adb0i]

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

[@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone]

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

[@lawrencebrizuela231]

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

[@DarkShadow8754]

This may not be as soulless looking as the average unreal stuff. But... Biolizard is barely visible here and maybe smaller, super Shadow and Sonic being literally white instead of light yellow and yellow, Sonic dash aura being blue and chaos control being pure green in super form. The ending also doesn't feel as impactful as SA2 animations.

[@mundiaxis]

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

[@ShinyLedyba]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@lnguyenhuu6821]

Oh, I watched Perfect Chaos first but this one seems to have more cinematic aspects. Wait, I don't see the boss model in the credits this time. This means you recreated it from scratch, along with the Ark? That's much more work on 3D than I initially thought! Without counting the FX, boss animations and custom Sonic and Shadow animations (their Super form is a set-piece, so I suppose that their flying animations are quite unique and had to be remade anyway). Using Ark debris instead of the red balls was clever, although there may have been even more so really make it feel like Sonic and Shadow and trying hard to fly through them (if the video was recorded with actual human control and not scripted motion, I understand the need not to make it too hard though). It could probably get some improvement on the pure cinematic side (not talking about actual cinematics here but all the visual polish in gameplay scenes too), but that looks pretty good for a 3-4 days work!

[@grey4798]

Amazing work. And Rest in Peace Ody 💜

[@williamkrause5585]

This is my favorite pimple popping video.

[@LaytonObserves]

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

[@OceanFragments]

>is sonic on the dark side: "lol 😎 I can't see shit!"

[@thiefamongu3857]

Only thing this is missing is SOAP Shoes Jk this is amazing, maybe one day Sega will finally realize we want more sonic adventure style games. Thanks for remaking the final boss fight to my favorite game of all time

[@RafaMarquinaYT]

such an amazing concept, and incredibly underrated...

[@SolarFaith]

I've always been confused, how did Shadow actually die but Sonic live?

[@1stNumberOne]

“Rolling around at the speed of sound! “ 🎶

[@Real_Pillow]

WE NEED THIS AS A GAME

[@nullvoid7188]

a literally "you guys wont remake SA2 so i did" moment

[@mohammadbughaith8055]

So realistic you’ve better be join with sonic team, keep it up and good job 👍🏽

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

Wow imagine if video game companies remade their classic and retro video games like this it would be like your childhood being remastered. 😀

[@RahhmiPoofs]

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

[@SmashBroRazz]

Damn, this was awesome!!! Well done!

[@catwaffles9960]

Very impressive! Excellent work!