Sonic Unleashed (PC) - Sidequests in Apotos, Spagonia, Chun-Nan
2SA Thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4084502
Discord: https://discord.gg/y6nMagmdDE
Maybe it would be better for the algorithm if I had made this into three 15 minute videos but also I want to get back to actual levels at some point. If this seems like a lot to watch especially compared to my other videos, I urge you to use the timestamps as bookmarks or choose to watch only the juicy sidequest levels that basically serve as hard modes (I'm pointing them out below). Do let me know what you think about a big video like this, though, I'm interested in your feedback.
Timestamps:
0:00 Checking out Apotos again
0:46 Sidequest: The Elder's Plans
3:02 Sidequest: The Elder's Book [Windmill Isle Night Part 1, Hard Mode]
6:05 Sidequest: The Elder's Trial
6:33 What's going on in Mazuri? Sidequest cleared: Yaya's Request
7:47 Back to Spagonia - giving Ippolita another gift
9:27 Sidequest: Tower Terror
10:54 Sidequest: Brenda's Blurb 2
11:50 Sidequest: Lunch Thief! [Rooftop Run Day Part 2, Hard Mode]
16:22 Some more talking in Spagonia...
17:16 ...and Apotos. Sidequest cleared: Boss's Heart
17:38 Cooling off in Holoska. Sammar sent on
18:25 Chun-Nan, immediate problems solved, new ones appeared
19:29 Sidequest: Checkup Time [Dragon Road Night Part...unknown?]
22:35 Exorcism: Shuifon
26:18 Sidequest: Find A Cure [Dragon Road Day Part 1, Hard Mode]
27:25 Chun-Nan chats
27:54 Mazuri shopping, Sidequest: Ana's Dream 1
29:33 Spagonia - Sidequest cleared: Kitchen Lab
29:58 Sidequest: Quiz Lady 4
30:52 Sidequest started: Ana's Dream 2
31:18 Sidequest: A Miffed Mom [Rooftop Run Day Part 1, Hard Mode]
33:57 Sidequest resumed: Ana's Dream 2
35:17 Chun-Nan - Sidequest: Get Pumped [Dragon Road Day Part 2, Hard Mode]
38:53 Sidequest: Kung Fu Flex [Dragon Road Day Part 1.5 - 2.5, Hard Mode]
44:45 Outro
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Sonic Unleashed was released in 2008 for XBox360 and PS3. Its ambitious engine struggled to perform well on both consoles, with the former being locked to 30 fps and the latter uncapped, but rarely reaching high values. Only ten years after its release, with being made available on XBox One, could the game reach its potential. And now, there is a fanmade PC port for people who don't own that console!
This is where you can get it: https://github.com/hedge-dev/UnleashedRecomp
You will need legally obtained files from both the game (360 version) and your console. I do own both.
I am going to show off Sonic Unleashed playing this PC port, because I really like the game, warts and were and all. It is really difficult to be optimal at Sonic Unleashed (both from a gameplay and a collecting all things perspective) and the game auto-saves, so I will approach this a bit more casually. I will make some mistakes and miss some things, at least at first. I do think that I'm competent enough to present this game in its best light and shadow - I hope you have fun with me!