Weirdness: This First-Person Sonic the Hedgehog Video is Rather Impressive

Yeah, probably wouldn't be very fun. But it's sort of interesting to see, I guess.

I hope it is.

Looks pretty decent actually.

Wow it's a new level of a bad Sonic game, never would buy that!

This seems more like a technical demo or a college project than a game concept, really.

After the /url, the bracket is wrong.

Anyway, at the very least they could've made a sky and ocean a little more vibrant.

THIS IS LOADS BETTER THAN THE ONE IN SONIC JAM!!!!!!!!

I suddenly have a desire to play Sonic the Hedgehog again...

I just found weird that "pipoca" at the start I mean what sonic has to do with popcorn?(pipoca is popcorn in portuguese)

It looks a bit frustrating...but still cool to look at nonetheless.

@ferrers405

It's not a new level, it's the same old level just in 1st person. And did you just call Sonic the Hedgehog a bad game?

I think I might hurl if I play one level of that game in this perspective...

Nice to see from this perspective, but... it's also a nice demonstration of why it doesn't translate directly and the types of challenges faced when bringing a 2D game style into 3D.

Looks cool, but I would definitely throw up.

@CyberNature What i said it's a whole new conception of doing a classic extremely good game like Sonic the Hedgehog look like a bad game just like they made Unleashed (at least half of it) for example, and take note i'm not criticizing the game, but the way they changed.

As a video, it's pretty cool. Would probably suck as an actual game though.

Also the spring sound was missing when Sonic jumped on them.

These guys really do great things. The one about a Goomba's life is also very enjotable. And a bit sad really.

I have the feeling of playing Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog now. I hope that the 3D Classic is exactly like the original. I like the Game Gear version, but it's not what I grew up with. I had a Game Boy all my life. I also had a PSP at one point, but I played no more than five games and gave it to my brother.

Lets see,
Green Hill Zone- Sonic 1 Gen/MD
Green Hill Zone- Sonic 1 MS/GG
Green Hill Zone- Sonic Adventure 2 unlockable
Green Hill Zone Act 1- Sonic Generations PS3/360
Green Hill Zone Act 2- Sonic Generations PS3/360
Green Hill Zone Act 1-Sonic Generations 3DS
Green Hill Zone Act 2-Sonic Generations 3DS
Green Hill Zone Acts 1-3 -3D Sonic the Hedgehog

And now this.

The video demonstrated that a first-person Sonic would be awesome, but impractical. The view would be cool, but it would be very difficult to control.

Isn't it 100 points per ring? It ended with 10 yet there was 5700 points?

Looks awesome thou, Super Sonic would be crazy!

Interesting but I don't think it would be much fun to play like that. Well certainly not in it's current form anyway. It's probably possible to make it something that's actually fun, with a lot more time spent on it...

Sonic Ride, anyone?

Technically, Sonic does a flip spin everytime he jumps. Can you imagine THAT in first-person?

Sonic, without the speed...but cool video anyway!

I would love this sort of creativity for first person titles. Especially after Mirror's Edge, which like this idea is a first person platformer with an emphasis on speed.

I freaking hate first-person games. HATE THEM!

I played Skyrim using the 3rd-person view, and couldn't stand seeing other people go for first-person.

Likely my biggest pet peeve in gaming.

But the video does look cool. I just don't want to play that game. EVER.

@GustavoSF - Looking at their names, it seems like the guys who made the video are Brazilian (or from some other lusophone country at least).

Obviously the game would suck big time but great video!

It made me feel sick watching this

This would be great as my screen saver.

"what if Mega Man had been a middle aged man with a pistol, like on the box art?"
But that was the original idea for Super Mario Bros.

I wonder if this is the same person (or people) who made first person Mario...

It looks like a bigger field of view would help, and in a real game you'd probably be moving the view a lot faster. Seeing your feet would probably help gauging jumps while platforming.

Realistically, it shouldn't be much worse than a racing game using a first person view, which I always enjoy.

this video gave me a headache lol.
that being said it also has better graphics than Sonic Lost World...step up your game, Sega!

SEGA did a better job at 3D Green Hill Zone with Sonic Generations. Maybe if the guy who did this had a First Person Mod for the Sonic Generations Classic GHZ it might not have several parts that just look ugly.

Pretty cool looking. But I can definitely see how frustrating it could get, especially since most enemies are below your field of vision.

FPS= FIRST PERSON SONIC!

It looks really cool. I could never play a Sonic game like that though. I would be horrible and miscalculate all the jumps; landing on the spikes and everything lol.

@JayceJa In Metroid Prime, the camera switches to 3rd-person view as she does the Screw Attack. Her "Space Jump" (the double jump) does not involve flipping.

This definitely doesn't look playable, can't even see the ground to know what I'm going to land on after a jump. Definitely looks cool though & a fun look at a classic level from a new perspective

Yeah, that's pre-rendered video, it wasn't made by playing an actual game engine.

@ferrers405

All units be advised, possible deranged criminal, all evidence points to insanity: He doesn't like the first Sonic game, and he has a wierd Nintendo Life username. Tactical options: Non-Lethal, this guy doesn't have a record, something just made him act this way. Suspect is male, 5'10, 134 pounds, 59 years old, and currently lives with his parents on Un-Employment Avenue. Only child, regular life as a kid.

Let's do this team, keep the peace. Respect, Connect, Protect.

First person platforming sounds horribly annoying. You have to move the camera too much, you keep seeing the floor.. terrible.

I'd play the hell out of this if they added homing attack.

I liked the super mario bros level one better than this but that's probably because I played it before. It would be a cool replay option for the new wii u sonic game though.

Well done, thank god this hasn't actually happened though...

I was hoping it would spin every time he jumped, it's a pretty cool concept though.

It would be interesting but if it was real and would be released then it would be amazing with Oculus Rift.

@WinterWarm That was for me , well you probably didn't learned to read yet, since you are just a child or don't know how to visit a perfil from a user to determine how he is and who are you to say something to me about a sonic game, you wasn't even born when the first came out and i was playing, goes to school and learn some education, you need.

Cool video, but I remember that level being a lot faster.

The level design doesn't translate to 3D very well, in my opinion.

Nice video, though!

Ugh now I feel carsick

it gave me a headache

I'd feel like this would be a cool idea for the 3D Sonic 1 port xD Bottom screen as good ol' Sonic 1 but the top screen is your 3D first person POV. It'd be impractical as hell of course

Sonic hurl? Video would have been even better and more dizzying if the camera spun around as sonic spun.

On a side note, this video demonstrates just how intricate 2D gaming is compared to 3D. It would be a nightmare from this perspective, although might be somewhat playable from a 3rd person sideways viewpoint. Think the occasional 2D mode they juxtaposed into Mario Galaxy 1 & 2.

@ferrers405 Your grammar errors tell that you're the child here

@CzartD English it's not my first language, so you should look up to this before criticizing someone and even then I write better than some who born speaking english.