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Sonic x Shadow Generations tech review: great on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, but hamstrung on Switch
The DF tech review of Sonic x Shadow Generations, available on PlayStation, Switch, Xbox and PC. A complicated release that's essentially two games.
Starting with Sonic's game, the entire UI has been remade to support 4K, loads are super fast, a new profile system allows for multiple saves, and all pre-rendered cutscenes were recreated at 4K - a big improvement over the ugly 720p videos of the original. Honestly, the visuals haven't been touched up and it's wild to me that a 2011 game can look this good - it really shows how strong Sonic Team's art direction was on this title, not to mention the benefits of Hedgehog Engine. Image credit: Digital Foundry These levels also benefit from that more modern Hedgehog Engine tech, and as such run with completely different settings and performance targets than Sonic Generations.
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