I would love for the hub worlds to come back. Imagine having one where when you go a certain path you enter an open zone and then a different path will lead you to a different open zone. That would be so cool!
Sonic Unleash’s Hub world is definitely my favorite Game Hub World of all time due to the real world influences it has within each location while also having that Pixar art style to help it look like Sonic’s World. Also I enjoyed how each npc had their own personality/life style
It terms of explorationand gameplay i like sonic adventure better but it gets boring at times unlike unleashed which i like for its graphics and details and the way you can interact with npcs and buy food and all it seemed cool like a regular human life
19:46 actually Spagonia is inspired by the city of Siena in italy, most of the npcs have italian names and the clock tower is inspired by "Torre del mangia" bell tower in Siena
I think it's Western Europe setting, with heavy Italian influence. Just talk to the npcs and they all have Italian names. I always thought the university was the Sorbonne (France) and the clock tower the Big Ben, while the giant acqueducts are from a city in Spain, I recall someone saying... But the squares and the alleyways feel like walking in Siena.
@@ADHDkid321hes an uncultured swine for sure, he literally says the US is known for school shootings💀. The US is actually culturally diverse and is known for being the land of the free.
I love the Mystic Ruins, like... So much. The music, the levels, seeing Angel Island and Tails House, the Eggman base showing up near the end, with the searchlights and hidden Metal Sonic... Just so cool.
5:38 According to Sonic Adventure's field artist, Satoshi Okano, that poster depicts a female spider character that went unused, so he decided to reuse the design for decoration. There are also billboard versions of those posters of her in Speed Highway's "At Dawn" section, which give a slightly clearer image of how she's supposed to look.
Yeah, maybe they should make another frontiers like game in the future, but make it more hub-world ish by adding more color and details and live looking npcs as well as sonic interacting with the environment in a good way and stuff
I mean these are abandoned ancient civilization islands so not supposed to have those but it feels so good just fighting in the places that once had them inhabited by the civilization, like fighting above ruins of a Ancient City.
There's a Hub World in Eggmanland, it's very small, but I think it's still worth talking about. There's 3 robots you can talk to and each of their names are based on a console. EF-MD1991 - Mega Drive 1991 EF-DC1998 - Dreamcast 1998 EF-XB2006 - Xbox (360) 2006
Note, Sonic Unleashed only had the free roaming hub worlds in the 360/PS3 ports. If you were playing on the Wii port… you just got a static image and a point and click.
Hub worlds are such an iconic staple, especially those that reward you for exploring and evolve over the course of the game, plus Sonic being speed based isn’t a reason to not have hubs, it’s a good reason to just stop and take a breath really, plus Sonic being fast can at least make hubs easy to navigate for those who don’t want to bother.
It took me a lot longer to beat Sonic Adventure compared to it's sequel (which was one of the first games I ever completed). One thing I would always pop-in the disc for however was the Station Square and Mystic Ruins hub worlds, they were really nice to explore despite me only having access to the most basic iterations with just Sonic and Tails. I was trying to figure out how to unlock the next level, find a non-existant power-up or just goofing around in the city or forest maze before putting another game on. It's a equally fond yet frustrating memeory.
The fact that you opened this video using Pioneer 2's music is such a nice nod to another Sonic Team game and slapped me with another wave of nostalgia I wasn't expecting. And in a world where people think it's cool and quirky to shit on Sonic's hub worlds, it's really nice to see there's other long time fans out there that are celebrating them instead. The amount of time I spent running around in Mystic Ruins or even Apotos is unreal. To me, Sonic Frontiers felt like a whole game built in one of the hub worlds I grew up loving and I hope we see the concept of hub worlds return fully in future titles.
Sonic Unleashed has some of my favorite hub worlds. I always enjoy speaking with the locals and exploring the back alleys or side streets of each locale looking for secrets. Plus, the hub worlds help with the immersion that each continent is inhabited by people with different cultures and lives.
And the music made me feel like I was actually there with Sonic and friends! Chun-Nan at night seriously is one of my favorite Video Game Songs of all time!!
I always loved the immersion of being able to walk to levels in sonic adventure. i hope they bring them back because now with rtx they could look even more beautiful
@@HOTD108_ This was my thought exactly. Adventure's hub worlds weren't nearly as big, but they managed to feel much more alive. I get the point of Frontiers being an abandoned world, but still - it was more fun for me to explore the worlds of Sonic Adventure as a kid because of that.
@@HOTD108_ I really wish they didn't go the Cyberspace route in frontiers, the random platforms with no real theme floating around is also quite unappealing to look at.
Without a doubt, all of Unleasheds hub worlds are my favourite. I remember originally playing the PS2 version and then playinh the 360 version later and being blown away by the hun worlds in the 360 version. Everything from the design of each town and its characters to the music to the atmosphere is amazing. I love how each theme helps define each hub worlds vibe and just the fact that each hub world (and even level) have their own separate themes for day and night is incredible with day themes being more energetic and lively and night themes being more chill, relaxed and laid back. Visiting the hub worlds in Unleashed and meeting all of Unleashed's lively and unique townfolk helped immerse me in the story, made me feel like im on an actual adventure with Chip and made me care for the world I was saving in Unleashed. Truly peak
The red and green poster is a cut spider female antagonist for the game that you can find posters also in speed highway. She made it through the rendering phase but was cut from the game.
SA1’s hubs are my favorites. They all have so much charm to them, from the city full of people who all have their own little storylines going on, to the jungle that you could really get lost in, to the Egg Carrier with its insane detail for the time with all the moving parts and fun stuff like the canons and the room that changes the shape of the ship. They also have the Chao Gardens so that’s another big plus. Also I don’t know if it’s just in Better SADX or if it was always like this, but it’s cool that after beating the game Sonic can access the Sand Hill boarding level from the jungle. Sonic World in Jam is another fun one. It’s really simple, but I’ve spent way too much time running around it just having fun with the museums and watching the old Saturn models. I like how Tails sometimes comes down and can carry Sonic around the area.
You certainly can't go wrong with a good hub world. It's a bit of a lost art if you ask me. The Open Zones in Frontiers seem to be the closest thing we get to a traditional hub. As for my favorite hub, It's a basic pick, but it's Station Square form SA1.
Amazing thumbnail. Also if you are curious, my favourite hub world in any game is Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine (and Starship Mario from Super Mario Galaxy 2 is my second favourite) and for my favourite hub world in a Sonic game it's probably Sonic Generations because of the cool stuff you can do in them (I haven't played Adventure, 06 or Unleashed).
That was a nice video on hub worlds. I'm surprised you didn't talk about Eggman Land when talking about Sonic Unleashed's hub worlds. I'd also say that Sonic Lost World's map and the Gaia temples from the Wii/PS2 versions of Sonic Unleashed deserve honorable mentions, too. I'm not sure what my favorite hub world is, maybe Apotos. I also like Soleana Forest, but I'd probably say that's my second favorite.
The map screen in SA2 is still pretty cool. I always liked looking at all the little details like the grind rails underneath the Ark or that island in the bottom left that left me baffled for years until I unlocked green hill.
Its a great thing the open Zones are just hubworlds with more to do in them then huh? Can't wait to see the evolution of open zone formula now. Great video. Its honestly kind of funny how all my favorite sonic games have hub worlds.
Whatever you think about the hub worlds, they all have good music, especially in Unleashed where it's remixed between day and night. Chun-nan is definitely my favorite. Central City is also awesome.
Unleashed will likely always be my favorite sonic game because I played the 360 version some years after the ps2 version (I think i played it after generations even) And it didnt just feel like another version. it felt like an entire remake on a similar level to ff7r. Absolutely blew me away. i remember the absolute joy i had when I realized you could actually walk around the locations now and seeing all the details put into it
You forget to mention a very important detail about Sonic 2006, the Town missions, it added to the immersion to have missions by the NPC. I like also that some NPC had stories that as you progress through the story you get new information about their stories, such as the mother and daughter shopping, the university female student and guy who had a crush on her and stalking her, the father that made silly jokes and daughter. Mother and son that was away but later came back to take care of his mother, the 2 kids that would patrol and role play. The 2 kids that were a couple (where he wanted to rescue princess and she was overly jealous. The old man that was childhood friend with Lord Regis that hanged with his daughter. The solearean kids. Sonic Man. The guy that braged about been a strong karate master that would had many girls he would protect. The princess aides that you would do missions with and many others. The New City does not have cars, I believe is that they planned to add cars but since the game was rushed and it was during the merge of Sammy with Sega it was one of the worse times to develop a game. They also removed the night/day cycle which is sad considering that soleana looks so beautiful at night (you can only see it with a mod. (There is also a beautiful Christmas mod of 2006). Since many people quit, game studios were closed down and many games cancelled. Some of the town missions have cars in them so that means they did made them but ended up not implementing them, same with the gondoliers boats that were available to ride on in one of the town missions. I also think they planned to add a train ride too and not just level but was cut off as well. Sonic 2006 is a tragedy since it had potential to surpass sonic adventure. Yet due to been rushed, budget cuts, team been reduced by half to make sonic secret rings and influential people from Sonic team that leave the company after Sammy forced merge we never got the true vision that they planned for Sonic 2006.
The instant Pioneer 2 music to start the video hit me like a brick, I love PSO so much Personally, 3D hub worlds in Sonic have been kinda annoying in my experience, when I play Sonic games I've tended to mostly be in for the core gameplay and getting lost in the hub worlds when looking for the next objective would be obtrusive. But I have gained appreciation for their immersion, attention to detail and beauty, especially with age. I imagine that in a game with proper map markers or objective reminders like what Frontiers had, hub worlds could be easier to navigate while preserving their charm
I've always loved the Unleashed hub worlds the most because it has the most and gives the most life to the game out of all the other hub worlds. Adventures hub worlds are still amazing too and 06's are alright in my opinion. They felt too big and had the least amount of life even though Adventure came before it and Unleashed came out 2 years later. I consider Frontiers' Starfall Islands as hub worlds too even though it's the main part of the game but the vibe you get of exploring and taking in scenary feels very similar to Adventure or Unleashed. Sometimes I would just look for high points of the maps just to sit on top and slowly pan the camera around while listening to the music, it felt very very special.
Hey Chaomix, first! I love the new style for Sonic in the thumbnail. Also about the hub worlds my fav Hub World is Sonic Unleashed or Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) hub worlds. So many people to talk to as you explore to new stages.
Hub Worlds are really fun when they can add the the game and story in meaningful ways. I know a bunch of people say that SA2 should have hub worlds and is worse for not having them, but for SA2’s all-around-the-world adventure and go-go-go type story, it doesn’t work that easily. But games like SA1 are fun because they make the game work around it. The egg carrier has a bunch of secrets to find and the whole transformation, you get to see characters take the train to travel, you even get to see Tails’s lab! The story as a result becomes very relaxed though since you can easily get distracted but it’s a good distraction. I only wish there were more Chao Eggs to find because I’m insane lol
@@SafalmaoHalf of SA2's story is literally on a timer until the earth blows up, of course it won't have sections where you can rest. The concept of HUB worlds just doesn't work with SA2's pacing and story
@@Safalmao The Chao keys are way easier to take as "just a game mechanic" than talking to people in HUBs for me, since the Chao stuff is so disconnected from everything else while the HUBs are a part of the game to make you feel you immersed in the game's world
@@HruMan360 bruv, "just a game mechanic" and " a part of the game to make you feel you immersed in the game's world" are the same exact thing, you're just being silly now.
Hub worlds are fun because they allow you to just have fun running around and exploring stuff and not have to worry too much on what you need to do…I really enjoy Unleashed because of how diverse and different each one is and how distinct they are up close. I enjoyed the tour of hub world @Chaomix
I know some people don’t like the werehog stages, but if you think about it, unleashed is probably one of the most finished sonic games since the classic games. Which is one of the reasons why I love this game.
Yea man the werehog levels are actually really well designed. Play a mod that gives you the option to shut off the music and it gets rid of 90% of the problems for me with the werehog
Sonic Adventure still has a great hub world. I will still boot it up just to run around for a little bit. It makes me sad that I got the poor man's Sonic Unleashed on Wii. No hub worlds, just a splash page with selectable points. But in Sonic Adventure, I actually used the Station Square hub world as a reference point when I wrote about some of my OC's going there. One character had just suffered a traumatic event, so his wife took him to Station Square to simply get away from it all for a while. It was so much fun in my imagination expanding on what we saw in both the hub world and the levels around it. Having them playing in Twinkle Park or visiting restaurants by City Hall. I even had the chao garden just being a massive indoor garden for the hotel guests to enjoy, this was before the chao were really part of the universe in my mind. But the hub worlds also seem embolize what I like about the Sonic Universe anymore, the idea of it being a big place to play in. Ian Flynn's writing in the comics, even pre-reboot in Archie really sold the idea that it was a big sandbox to play in. When Bean and Bark suddenly showed up on airboards, it blew my mind. Then post NU-252 when we had the Sonic Transformed cars showing up not as race cars but as regular sized cars they used to get around, I was again amazed at how fun it would be to live in this world. I can even see chao gardens being places where couples go on picnic dates.
Sonic Adventures' hub worlds are amazing. I still have dreams where I explore those worlds and find a secret areas with additional boss fights or something like that)
Adventures hub was so informational and fun, I'll always go back to the newspaper lady when i hop into a load after being gone for a while to get brought up to date.
@@RoshiBro08 well sorry, that as a Saxophone user, I don't like, when every music, that has saxophone in it called Jazz, because it undermines actual jazz music, like in case of Empire city, or night songs of many levels
Honestly, white space should have changed based in character being used. This would give more purpose to switching, as classic sonic would use this hub world, and would have easier access to the levels, but morden sonic could have more challenges and better access to the shop with it being in the center.
It's so funny. When I played sonic adventure as a kid I thought the world was huge and had all these secrets but after playing it a couple months ago I can see how wrong I was. I still love them but I just find it funny how big things seemed back then
Awesome Deep Dive into all of the Sonic Hub Worlds, especially Sonic Jam’s Sonic World, it’s a shame not many Sonic Fans can experience that one since it’s exclusively on Sega Saturn but with that aside, Station Square, Mystic Ruins and Egg Carrier are my absolute favorite hub worlds, I won’t hide my bias since SA1 was one of my first Sonic Games, the Atmosphere, Music and City Folk really make them all very memorable, I’m a New Yorker and whenever I’m in Downtown Manhattan or riding the Trains, I always have the Station Square Music playing in my head!🗽🌃
Now, i've been thinking about this for a really long time, but I need to share it with someone: Flicky Island is basically an hub world. I mean, think about it. According to the story, the flickies live in a small island which has warp rings that the flickies can use to go in another dimension. In the intro, Sonic founds the flickies trapped inside badniks, he frees them, and then he uses the warp ring to go in another dimension to save the others. And what is this alternate dimension? The levels, which are giant versions of the small areas seen in the pre-rendered cutscenes and maps of the games. This actually has a lot of potential to become an actual hub worls in a fan remake or something. Also, the game manual says that Rusty Ruin Zone is actually a part of Atlantis. And that makes me wonder how in the world did a giant city in the sea end up in another dimension?
sonic adventure 1 was my entire childhood, but i never played the second game until recently. i bought both games and replayed through the first one (still loving it just as much as i did as a kid). but when i started the second, i was kinda disappointed that adventure fields were gone tbh
You forgot a hub world, eggmanland has a hub world that can be accessed after beating the game, there aren’t any extra levels, but there are hot dog challenges
22:28 I find it so cool how each sonic game has different looking humans, I think sonic adventure 1 was more anime inspired, 06 was trying to be realistic and unleashed fits sonics world the best to me
18:00 I remember when I was a kid I’d keep getting Tails to fall into the water for shits and giggles but at a certain point he just straight up died. like upon respawning he weakly cried out “sonic…” and just laid there motionless
meanwhile I gained nothing from the video except that the flintstones running sound effect over the Sonic 06 mach speed sections will go on to live rent free in my head
Hub worlds are so much fun when you have free time to explore in every sonic games from Sonic Adventure 1&2, Sonic 06, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Generations, and Sonic Frontiers. ✨
My favourite hub world is Unleashed, but both Adventure and 06 are great. I remember going around the hub world in 06 as a kid having fun, not actually entering wave ocean. Not once.
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What's YOUR favorite Sonic hub world?
STARION SQUARREEEE
Chao garden
Sonic adventure
Hmmm, I don’t know to be honest. Maybe like Adventure and a few hub worlds that I know.
Station Square is the Goat!
Fun fact: *The train to the Mystic Ruins will be departing soon*
Lol i might sound like a nerd but its not "The train to" its "The train heading to"
@@exterm1nator19 I was tired when I made the comment,so I didn't really watch out if I missed anything. But I do know it is "The Train heading to"
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@@brawlsonic18 good one. 🤣🤣🤣
The Train heading to Station Square will be departing soon.
I would love for the hub worlds to come back. Imagine having one where when you go a certain path you enter an open zone and then a different path will lead you to a different open zone. That would be so cool!
he said dick! idrc but its funny
It's confirmed that there will be a hub world in Superstars! Altough it is 2D and not 3D
@@ThisisTheUltimatereally? cool!
@@ThisisTheUltimate That's good. But imagine if they were 3D something like Sonic Jam.
@@mauken-dyn6685oooh that would have been so cool but I’m happy their gonna be back and hoping that they are gonna be fun to explore 🥰
Sonic Unleash’s Hub world is definitely my favorite Game Hub World of all time due to the real world influences it has within each location while also having that Pixar art style to help it look like Sonic’s World. Also I enjoyed how each npc had their own personality/life style
100% man sa1's hubworld lack town missions too whichis why is part of the reason i like unleashed's hubworld more
It terms of explorationand gameplay i like sonic adventure better but it gets boring at times unlike unleashed which i like for its graphics and details and the way you can interact with npcs and buy food and all it seemed cool like a regular human life
19:46 actually Spagonia is inspired by the city of Siena in italy, most of the npcs have italian names and the clock tower is inspired by "Torre del mangia" bell tower in Siena
Like how can you not get Italy vibes from that place? 🤯🤦🏻♂️
I would say Western Europe
Yeah it’s definitely Italy lol. The music, the NPCs, the architecture… I’m a little perplexed as to where France came from lol
I think it's Western Europe setting, with heavy Italian influence. Just talk to the npcs and they all have Italian names.
I always thought the university was the Sorbonne (France) and the clock tower the Big Ben, while the giant acqueducts are from a city in Spain, I recall someone saying... But the squares and the alleyways feel like walking in Siena.
@@ADHDkid321hes an uncultured swine for sure, he literally says the US is known for school shootings💀. The US is actually culturally diverse and is known for being the land of the free.
I always loved the homey "lived in" feel of Station Square. Genuinely wanted to stay at that hotel.
I love the Mystic Ruins, like... So much. The music, the levels, seeing Angel Island and Tails House, the Eggman base showing up near the end, with the searchlights and hidden Metal Sonic... Just so cool.
5:38 According to Sonic Adventure's field artist, Satoshi Okano, that poster depicts a female spider character that went unused, so he decided to reuse the design for decoration. There are also billboard versions of those posters of her in Speed Highway's "At Dawn" section, which give a slightly clearer image of how she's supposed to look.
I love how frontiers has open zones sure, but hub worlds will always have a special place in my heart
Yeah, maybe they should make another frontiers like game in the future, but make it more hub-world ish by adding more color and details and live looking npcs as well as sonic interacting with the environment in a good way and stuff
That would be peak@@SonicTheHedgehogX15
I mean these are abandoned ancient civilization islands so not supposed to have those but it feels so good just fighting in the places that once had them inhabited by the civilization, like fighting above ruins of a Ancient City.
There's a Hub World in Eggmanland, it's very small, but I think it's still worth talking about. There's 3 robots you can talk to and each of their names are based on a console.
EF-MD1991 - Mega Drive 1991
EF-DC1998 - Dreamcast 1998
EF-XB2006 - Xbox (360) 2006
Wait, why is xbox in a sonic game?
@@SonicTheHedgehogX15 my guess is it marks the debut of Sonic 06, which is the debut of "modern sonic"
Note, Sonic Unleashed only had the free roaming hub worlds in the 360/PS3 ports. If you were playing on the Wii port… you just got a static image and a point and click.
Hub worlds are such an iconic staple, especially those that reward you for exploring and evolve over the course of the game, plus Sonic being speed based isn’t a reason to not have hubs, it’s a good reason to just stop and take a breath really, plus Sonic being fast can at least make hubs easy to navigate for those who don’t want to bother.
It's a shame frontiers didn't have a hub world, it would have made that game even more expansive.
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Somecallmejohny would strongly disagree lol
@@justinarzola4584 how would a “hub world” even work
@@Nic_2751 I dunno,maybe create more city like levels that have citizens around the towns.
It took me a lot longer to beat Sonic Adventure compared to it's sequel (which was one of the first games I ever completed). One thing I would always pop-in the disc for however was the Station Square and Mystic Ruins hub worlds, they were really nice to explore despite me only having access to the most basic iterations with just Sonic and Tails. I was trying to figure out how to unlock the next level, find a non-existant power-up or just goofing around in the city or forest maze before putting another game on. It's a equally fond yet frustrating memeory.
The fact that you opened this video using Pioneer 2's music is such a nice nod to another Sonic Team game and slapped me with another wave of nostalgia I wasn't expecting. And in a world where people think it's cool and quirky to shit on Sonic's hub worlds, it's really nice to see there's other long time fans out there that are celebrating them instead. The amount of time I spent running around in Mystic Ruins or even Apotos is unreal. To me, Sonic Frontiers felt like a whole game built in one of the hub worlds I grew up loving and I hope we see the concept of hub worlds return fully in future titles.
Sonic Unleashed has some of my favorite hub worlds. I always enjoy speaking with the locals and exploring the back alleys or side streets of each locale looking for secrets. Plus, the hub worlds help with the immersion that each continent is inhabited by people with different cultures and lives.
And the music made me feel like I was actually there with Sonic and friends! Chun-Nan at night seriously is one of my favorite Video Game Songs of all time!!
I always loved the immersion of being able to walk to levels in sonic adventure. i hope they bring them back because now with rtx they could look even more beautiful
frontiers, open-zones, they might not be the main stages but the open-zone technically is like a hub, it leads to levels and bosses
@@vinychart5006The open zones in Frontiers are so dull looking though. Borderline default unity maps.
@@HOTD108_ This was my thought exactly. Adventure's hub worlds weren't nearly as big, but they managed to feel much more alive. I get the point of Frontiers being an abandoned world, but still - it was more fun for me to explore the worlds of Sonic Adventure as a kid because of that.
@@HOTD108_i mean, it could have worked a lot better with momentum, but yeah it does look kind of bland
@@HOTD108_ I really wish they didn't go the Cyberspace route in frontiers, the random platforms with no real theme floating around is also quite unappealing to look at.
Without a doubt, all of Unleasheds hub worlds are my favourite. I remember originally playing the PS2 version and then playinh the 360 version later and being blown away by the hun worlds in the 360 version.
Everything from the design of each town and its characters to the music to the atmosphere is amazing. I love how each theme helps define each hub worlds vibe and just the fact that each hub world (and even level) have their own separate themes for day and night is incredible with day themes being more energetic and lively and night themes being more chill, relaxed and laid back.
Visiting the hub worlds in Unleashed and meeting all of Unleashed's lively and unique townfolk helped immerse me in the story, made me feel like im on an actual adventure with Chip and made me care for the world I was saving in Unleashed. Truly peak
❤ i agree man
The red and green poster is a cut spider female antagonist for the game that you can find posters also in speed highway. She made it through the rendering phase but was cut from the game.
SA1’s hubs are my favorites. They all have so much charm to them, from the city full of people who all have their own little storylines going on, to the jungle that you could really get lost in, to the Egg Carrier with its insane detail for the time with all the moving parts and fun stuff like the canons and the room that changes the shape of the ship. They also have the Chao Gardens so that’s another big plus.
Also I don’t know if it’s just in Better SADX or if it was always like this, but it’s cool that after beating the game Sonic can access the Sand Hill boarding level from the jungle.
Sonic World in Jam is another fun one. It’s really simple, but I’ve spent way too much time running around it just having fun with the museums and watching the old Saturn models. I like how Tails sometimes comes down and can carry Sonic around the area.
I love your inclusion of the Phantasy Star Online "Pioneer II" hub world music for this video!
You certainly can't go wrong with a good hub world. It's a bit of a lost art if you ask me. The Open Zones in Frontiers seem to be the closest thing we get to a traditional hub. As for my favorite hub, It's a basic pick, but it's Station Square form SA1.
8:52 Getting that spindash jump to unlock sand hill as sonic was very satisfying lol
Amazing thumbnail. Also if you are curious, my favourite hub world in any game is Delfino Plaza from Super Mario Sunshine (and Starship Mario from Super Mario Galaxy 2 is my second favourite) and for my favourite hub world in a Sonic game it's probably Sonic Generations because of the cool stuff you can do in them (I haven't played Adventure, 06 or Unleashed).
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Eyyy Its the GOAT himself.
Bruuuuuuuuh
That wasn’t bad tho
Only 11 likes ????
Nice
Shadow Generations: The hub world has returned, FRONTIERS STYLE!!!!
That was a nice video on hub worlds. I'm surprised you didn't talk about Eggman Land when talking about Sonic Unleashed's hub worlds. I'd also say that Sonic Lost World's map and the Gaia temples from the Wii/PS2 versions of Sonic Unleashed deserve honorable mentions, too.
I'm not sure what my favorite hub world is, maybe Apotos. I also like Soleana Forest, but I'd probably say that's my second favorite.
The map screen in SA2 is still pretty cool. I always liked looking at all the little details like the grind rails underneath the Ark or that island in the bottom left that left me baffled for years until I unlocked green hill.
Its a great thing the open Zones are just hubworlds with more to do in them then huh? Can't wait to see the evolution of open zone formula now. Great video. Its honestly kind of funny how all my favorite sonic games have hub worlds.
Whatever you think about the hub worlds, they all have good music, especially in Unleashed where it's remixed between day and night. Chun-nan is definitely my favorite. Central City is also awesome.
Unleashed will likely always be my favorite sonic game because I played the 360 version some years after the ps2 version (I think i played it after generations even)
And it didnt just feel like another version. it felt like an entire remake on a similar level to ff7r. Absolutely blew me away. i remember the absolute joy i had when I realized you could actually walk around the locations now and seeing all the details put into it
“this place looks as cold as my ex’s heart”💀💀
I LOVE HUB WORLDS IN SONIC! Thank you for the video, Chaomix! 🙏
My favorite sonic content channel drops another banger 🔥 the hub worlds are my favorite part of sonic games
The hub world's in games always amuse me and the sonic games are no exception
21:34 "this place looks as cold as my ex's heart" jesus man im here for u
You forget to mention a very important detail about Sonic 2006, the Town missions, it added to the immersion to have missions by the NPC.
I like also that some NPC had stories that as you progress through the story you get new information about their stories, such as the mother and daughter shopping, the university female student and guy who had a crush on her and stalking her, the father that made silly jokes and daughter. Mother and son that was away but later came back to take care of his mother, the 2 kids that would patrol and role play. The 2 kids that were a couple (where he wanted to rescue princess and she was overly jealous. The old man that was childhood friend with Lord Regis that hanged with his daughter. The solearean kids. Sonic Man. The guy that braged about been a strong karate master that would had many girls he would protect. The princess aides that you would do missions with and many others.
The New City does not have cars, I believe is that they planned to add cars but since the game was rushed and it was during the merge of Sammy with Sega it was one of the worse times to develop a game.
They also removed the night/day cycle which is sad considering that soleana looks so beautiful at night (you can only see it with a mod. (There is also a beautiful Christmas mod of 2006).
Since many people quit, game studios were closed down and many games cancelled. Some of the town missions have cars in them so that means they did made them but ended up not implementing them, same with the gondoliers boats that were available to ride on in one of the town missions.
I also think they planned to add a train ride too and not just level but was cut off as well. Sonic 2006 is a tragedy since it had potential to surpass sonic adventure. Yet due to been rushed, budget cuts, team been reduced by half to make sonic secret rings
and influential people from Sonic team that leave the company after Sammy forced merge we never got the true vision that they planned for Sonic 2006.
The sonic 06 running animation with cartoon running sounds mix surprisingly well
Hub worlds are long overdue for a comeback. It would work so well with Frontiers’ style
The instant Pioneer 2 music to start the video hit me like a brick, I love PSO so much
Personally, 3D hub worlds in Sonic have been kinda annoying in my experience, when I play Sonic games I've tended to mostly be in for the core gameplay and getting lost in the hub worlds when looking for the next objective would be obtrusive. But I have gained appreciation for their immersion, attention to detail and beauty, especially with age. I imagine that in a game with proper map markers or objective reminders like what Frontiers had, hub worlds could be easier to navigate while preserving their charm
I've always loved the Unleashed hub worlds the most because it has the most and gives the most life to the game out of all the other hub worlds. Adventures hub worlds are still amazing too and 06's are alright in my opinion. They felt too big and had the least amount of life even though Adventure came before it and Unleashed came out 2 years later. I consider Frontiers' Starfall Islands as hub worlds too even though it's the main part of the game but the vibe you get of exploring and taking in scenary feels very similar to Adventure or Unleashed. Sometimes I would just look for high points of the maps just to sit on top and slowly pan the camera around while listening to the music, it felt very very special.
My favorite thing to do in SA1 was just picking Knuckles and glide from the top of the ruin pyramid to outside the cliff until he lands on the edge.
"Yes I had a lot of free time as a kid"
"Eggman must have some insane pull" 🤣🤣
I appreciate the phantasy star online menu music at the start 🎉
Hey Chaomix, first! I love the new style for Sonic in the thumbnail. Also about the hub worlds my fav Hub World is Sonic Unleashed or Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) hub worlds. So many people to talk to as you explore to new stages.
Hub Worlds are really fun when they can add the the game and story in meaningful ways.
I know a bunch of people say that SA2 should have hub worlds and is worse for not having them, but for SA2’s all-around-the-world adventure and go-go-go type story, it doesn’t work that easily.
But games like SA1 are fun because they make the game work around it. The egg carrier has a bunch of secrets to find and the whole transformation, you get to see characters take the train to travel, you even get to see Tails’s lab! The story as a result becomes very relaxed though since you can easily get distracted but it’s a good distraction. I only wish there were more Chao Eggs to find because I’m insane lol
crazy how unleashed is about a "all-around-the-world adventure" but still has hub worlds, there is no excuses for sa2 not having hub but sa1 does.
@@SafalmaoHalf of SA2's story is literally on a timer until the earth blows up, of course it won't have sections where you can rest. The concept of HUB worlds just doesn't work with SA2's pacing and story
of course..
he has no time for walking around, but he has time to walk around and level up chao?? like bru use ur brain.@@HruMan360
@@Safalmao The Chao keys are way easier to take as "just a game mechanic" than talking to people in HUBs for me, since the Chao stuff is so disconnected from everything else while the HUBs are a part of the game to make you feel you immersed in the game's world
@@HruMan360 bruv, "just a game mechanic" and " a part of the game to make you feel you immersed in the game's world" are the same exact thing, you're just being silly now.
Hub worlds are fun because they allow you to just have fun running around and exploring stuff and not have to worry too much on what you need to do…I really enjoy Unleashed because of how diverse and different each one is and how distinct they are up close.
I enjoyed the tour of hub world @Chaomix
I know some people don’t like the werehog stages, but if you think about it, unleashed is probably one of the most finished sonic games since the classic games. Which is one of the reasons why I love this game.
Yea man the werehog levels are actually really well designed. Play a mod that gives you the option to shut off the music and it gets rid of 90% of the problems for me with the werehog
unless you were like me and played it on the wii. man what a difference it makes
Hub worlds are YES WORLDS
Oh boy, how my favorite hub world is THE ENTIRETY OF FRONTIERS
21:33 casually drops choamix lore
Sonic Adventure still has a great hub world. I will still boot it up just to run around for a little bit. It makes me sad that I got the poor man's Sonic Unleashed on Wii. No hub worlds, just a splash page with selectable points. But in Sonic Adventure, I actually used the Station Square hub world as a reference point when I wrote about some of my OC's going there. One character had just suffered a traumatic event, so his wife took him to Station Square to simply get away from it all for a while. It was so much fun in my imagination expanding on what we saw in both the hub world and the levels around it. Having them playing in Twinkle Park or visiting restaurants by City Hall. I even had the chao garden just being a massive indoor garden for the hotel guests to enjoy, this was before the chao were really part of the universe in my mind.
But the hub worlds also seem embolize what I like about the Sonic Universe anymore, the idea of it being a big place to play in. Ian Flynn's writing in the comics, even pre-reboot in Archie really sold the idea that it was a big sandbox to play in. When Bean and Bark suddenly showed up on airboards, it blew my mind. Then post NU-252 when we had the Sonic Transformed cars showing up not as race cars but as regular sized cars they used to get around, I was again amazed at how fun it would be to live in this world. I can even see chao gardens being places where couples go on picnic dates.
Sonic Adventures' hub worlds are amazing. I still have dreams where I explore those worlds and find a secret areas with additional boss fights or something like that)
Adventures hub was so informational and fun, I'll always go back to the newspaper lady when i hop into a load after being gone for a while to get brought up to date.
Way past cool! And I did leave a fat like 👍🏾
22:46 can you all stop?
Just because it has Saxophone, doesn't automatically makes it jazzy.
No need to be rude about it. Dang.
@@RoshiBro08 well sorry, that as a Saxophone user, I don't like, when every music, that has saxophone in it called Jazz, because it undermines actual jazz music, like in case of Empire city, or night songs of many levels
Honestly, white space should have changed based in character being used. This would give more purpose to switching, as classic sonic would use this hub world, and would have easier access to the levels, but morden sonic could have more challenges and better access to the shop with it being in the center.
It's so funny. When I played sonic adventure as a kid I thought the world was huge and had all these secrets but after playing it a couple months ago I can see how wrong I was. I still love them but I just find it funny how big things seemed back then
13:45 HOLY SHIT ITS RYAN GOSLING!!! I AM LITERALLY IN A SONIC GAME OMG
Congrats on 100K Chaomix 🎉
I went to Greece in summer 2021 and the apotos segment of this video reminded me of the fun I had there.
Keep up the awesome work and videos chaomix love the video
Station Square. Such an iconic place, you almost forget the fact that everyone there probably died when Chaos transformed.......
Awesome Deep Dive into all of the Sonic Hub Worlds, especially Sonic Jam’s Sonic World, it’s a shame not many Sonic Fans can experience that one since it’s exclusively on Sega Saturn but with that aside,
Station Square, Mystic Ruins and Egg Carrier are my absolute favorite hub worlds, I won’t hide my bias since SA1 was one of my first Sonic Games, the Atmosphere, Music and City Folk really make them all very memorable, I’m a New Yorker and whenever I’m in Downtown Manhattan or riding the Trains, I always have the Station Square Music playing in my head!🗽🌃
Dude, Phantasy Star Online hub music for the start? Iconic. Great choice.
Always wanted a video on this topic
Now, i've been thinking about this for a really long time, but I need to share it with someone:
Flicky Island is basically an hub world.
I mean, think about it.
According to the story, the flickies live in a small island which has warp rings that the flickies can use to go in another dimension. In the intro, Sonic founds the flickies trapped inside badniks, he frees them, and then he uses the warp ring to go in another dimension to save the others. And what is this alternate dimension? The levels, which are giant versions of the small areas seen in the pre-rendered cutscenes and maps of the games. This actually has a lot of potential to become an actual hub worls in a fan remake or something.
Also, the game manual says that Rusty Ruin Zone is actually a part of Atlantis. And that makes me wonder how in the world did a giant city in the sea end up in another dimension?
24:08 that came out of nowhere but I died laughing
When you finish sonic unleashed you can come back to eggmanland and walk around the entrance with the big gold eggman statue
9:06 fun fact that rock wall is actually the lower half of Angel island that crashed into the mystic ruins
5:46 Those are ticket booths?! I thought they were just for decoration!!!
sonic adventure 1 was my entire childhood, but i never played the second game until recently. i bought both games and replayed through the first one (still loving it just as much as i did as a kid). but when i started the second, i was kinda disappointed that adventure fields were gone tbh
11:49 I’m never gonna forgive you for leaving your mouse on the screen.
14:15 this made me remember seeing the burger guy NPC in Adventure spinning in a circle recently lmao
“And some Eggman bulls**t all the way at the end” is crazy-
Rush Adventure's island hub is kind of neat
23:30 ah yes, the Hyrulean instinct to destroy every pot in the world, except now it's for absolutely no reason.
You forgot a hub world, eggmanland has a hub world that can be accessed after beating the game, there aren’t any extra levels, but there are hot dog challenges
0:33 There is a ghost behind you
22:28 I find it so cool how each sonic game has different looking humans, I think sonic adventure 1 was more anime inspired, 06 was trying to be realistic and unleashed fits sonics world the best to me
Can’t wait for more great content!
when chaomix uploads you know its boutta be a W day
the best is back 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Man I still remember playing Sonic Adventure
playing Sonic daily life in Station Square imagining his interactions with all his people, visiting Tails
I think the Eggmanland hub from unleshsed is the best purely because you can talk to the Egg Fighters
That green and red poster you mentioned in the burger shop is actually a weird, possibly scrapped, spider character!
13:44 "Hello Sonic, I am way too much animated"
Holoska at night with that music is the most beautiful hub world imo
The PSO music is just too perfect. One of the best hub worlds of all time
18:00 I remember when I was a kid I’d keep getting Tails to fall into the water for shits and giggles but at a certain point he just straight up died. like upon respawning he weakly cried out “sonic…” and just laid there motionless
the pso music just hit me in ways i didn't expect
Just in time for me to watch this while I eat lunch lets go.
meanwhile I gained nothing from the video except that the flintstones running sound effect over the Sonic 06 mach speed sections will go on to live rent free in my head
sonic hub worlds are truly smthn special
Welcome to Station Square!
your videos make me feel good inside
Hub worlds are so much fun when you have free time to explore in every sonic games from Sonic Adventure 1&2, Sonic 06, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Generations, and Sonic Frontiers. ✨
Adventure 2 DOESN'NT have a world hub
My favourite hub world is Unleashed, but both Adventure and 06 are great. I remember going around the hub world in 06 as a kid having fun, not actually entering wave ocean. Not once.
Sonic unleashed has my favorite hubs
You got that PatMac energy and I like it.
My favourite hub world are from sonic unleashed. And the art from the thumbhail is FIRE 🔥 Bro