
Prior gameplay videos have shown us both Sonic and Metal Sonic as playable characters in Incursion.

Xaklse did further modified the engine to allow for multiple characters, which let me do some interesting character specific events in certain levels.” Some specifics, like the signposts at the end of each level, required I come up with a sequence of events, but it’s nothing that cannot be done within the editor. Sonic GDK is really versatile, and is designed for 3D or 2D gameplay. Little modification was needed for the engine to work, as he explains: A huge fan of the early Genesis games, Ell678 felt he could take what he adored about the level design the two games had and put it into something modern while still maintaining a “classic” presentation.īy using SonicGDK, Ell678 had his work cut out for him. Since that point in time, Sonic Incursion has begun to take shape into the extraordinary title we see here today.

In 2013, a Retro user by the name of Ell678 began work on his own Sonic fan game, one that would be comprised almost entirely in 2.5D by utilizing SonicGDK.
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The Sonic series began to take to 2.5D more and more starting with Sonic Unleashed, with the entire “boost trilogy” doing the brunt of the platforming in the 2.5D sections, with the high speed antics in 3D, almost racing-esque segments. Scenery, characters, objects, everything in a title can take advantage of modern day hardware while still feeling like the games of yesterday.

2.5D might be one of the best ways to blend new with the old.
