Sonic Adventure 2 - All Cutscenes in HD & Enhanced (Japanese Voices + Retranslated Subtitles)
This is basically how this game's story was originally meant to be experienced, and the best way to experience it in my opinion. SA2 is infamously known for having embarrassingly bad cutscenes, specifically due to the English voice acting and audio mixing issues, along with a few plotholes and weird writing choices. Well, this is based on a translation that more accurately transcribes what the Japanese dialogue was originally supposed to say, and it's practically a whole new story. Also clears up a lot of inconsistencies in the process. This is all enhanced even further by the cutscene revamp mod, which fixes all of the audio mixing issues and restores the cutscenes from the Dreamcast release. While I prefer a few of the cutscenes from the Gamecube port that were enhanced for that release, the Dreamcast ones are definitely superior overall and this fixes a lot of strange transparency issues caused by the Gamecube's hardware limitations. It's all also in widescreen and I resized the CGIs to fit with it. The cutscene revamp mod for some reason, however, makes a lot of sound effects in the dark story cutscenes delayed enough to be noticeable, so I tried my hardest to cut in brief sound clips from the original Japanese cutscenes in the spots that didn't quite sound right. I did kind of rush that in so some clips may be louder than the original audio or sound somewhat jarring, and I probably missed a few, but to be fair, even if I did it's probably too minuscule for anyone to notice or care.
If you encounter someone arguing about how SA2's story and cutscenes are very poor and low-budget, just show them this.
It sucks that none of this could be dubbed, but I can't deny that the Japanese voice direction is so much more natural than the English voice direction and it vastly changes things. It feels like something out of an anime, almost. It makes the cutscenes so much more entertaining to watch as their own story. While I love the English voices to death, especially because of how well they emulate the original Japanese voices, the voice direction in the first two Adventure games was really subpar and I can't really say any of the voice actors truly shined their full potential until Heroes, which sucks because that was the last game they ever appeared in. The poor acting really takes you out of the experience a lot of the time unless you already had low standards upon playing it. SA2 is my favorite game of all time, so it means a lot to have it properly redone in such a presentable fashion. Was like falling in love with the story all over again, but this time it actually felt justified and not just like it was my childhood bias speaking. I really recommend replaying the game like this if you haven't.
Credit to the mods featured:
Retranslated: gamebanana.com/mods/48846
Cutscene Revamp: gamebanana.com/mods/48872
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45:40 me entering the KFC to pick up my order I ordered via the app
@Kukalooka
Жыл бұрын
(I wanted to pay with Monopoly money so Colonel Sanders blasted me into orbit)
@TussalDragon344
4 ай бұрын
"It's your favorite boi!"
22:14 thats way cooler than what he says in english lmao
I've gained a whole new appreciation for SA2's story due to now having seen the original translation
Shadow's Japanese voice is soo good.
@Love-Sensibility
Жыл бұрын
Omg YESSS~!!!!! HE SOUNDS LIKE A PRINCE!!!
@jefferyquick3280
7 ай бұрын
@@Love-Sensibility Be careful, he might...String you along.
@Love-Sensibility
7 ай бұрын
@@jefferyquick3280 I don't mind~
@jefferyquick3280
7 ай бұрын
@@Love-Sensibility Did you not get the VA reference?
@Love-Sensibility
7 ай бұрын
@@jefferyquick3280 Ah no lol. But I wouldn't mind if the va did that to me haha
1:17:04 BRO HES TALK SPANISH 😱
@el_len_oficial
2 ай бұрын
Adiós, Shadow the hedgehog (lo pronuncia muy bien)
@D-T-H-
Ай бұрын
DIOS
@ELPiTiFOR
25 күн бұрын
QUÉ COJONES??? SONIC ES FAN DE ESPAÑA Y/O DE LATAM SIUUUUUUU
12:45 My favorite because the eclipse cannon isn’t just a planet destroyer or a comet destroyer, it is a star destroyer like the one Eggman uses in Sonic Battle.
@JinzoFiter
25 күн бұрын
And the English dub follows up on that in Shadow's game, where Black Doom says it can "pierce stars".
@joshuahecht6866
25 күн бұрын
@@JinzoFiter It makes it much more terrifying in context. Not just a planet destroyer but a star piercer. Gerald leaves out the potential of the Eclipse Cannon. Shadow finds out its true capabilities by his own father. Jeez.
finally, I can understand the decisions and the plot of this whole game, although it is upsetting that I can't really understand what Eggman is saying in his speak.
10:16 Hey guy, take care
Finally! Wish I saw this sooner, this is now the definitive way to get the full story if you're lazy and don't wanna play the game imo.
51:31 my favorite cutscene in the game. Sonic vs Shadow last round.
@TronicSSJ07
2 ай бұрын
It’s so shonen.
1:14:27 Shadow's sacrifice, and final words, never fails to make me tear up.
10:24 my favorite cutscene
What a piece of art this video is! Thank you SO MUCH for the effort you put into making this video! I've played this game literally hundreds of times at this point (been playing it since 2003 lol), but for some reason despite using the JP voice for speedrunning the stages, I never played the story mode with it, and oh my god what have I been missing all these years, this dub is AMAZING in comparison with the more classic english one! Also watchin the whole story in chronological order feels so fucking good! I learned so much about what happened when because of this. I honestly can't put into words how much this video was a blast to watch, I thank you again from the bottom of my heart for making this!
Mannn I really really wish I played this game when I was a child 🥲🥲
1:10:58 Ouch! 😅
1:17:02 Sonic Hablando español
@DamianOsart777
2 ай бұрын
Ami tambien me sorprendió cuando lo jugué entero en japonés
@joaquinletelierdominguez5280
Ай бұрын
1:05:12 María también
Honestly, for as many improvements as there are, is it just me or does Eggman's line seeing Shadow make him sound stupider? Like, I think it's cooler to imagine that he thought Sonic happened to flash on the scene when he least expected it, versus here where he somehow thinks that Gerald's writings would have Sonic here to prank him.
finally i found one
Timestamps for people looking for certain cutscenes: 0:01 GameCube intro 0:54: Eggman breaking into Prison Island 1:35: Eggman finding the Ultimate Lifeform 3:59: Shadow telling Eggman to meet him on the ARK 4:33: Knuckles and Rouge meeting 6:00: Sonic escapes custody 7:18: Eggman entering his secret base 8:15: Shadow relieving his trauma 10:24: Sonic and Shadow meeting 11:55: Rouge discovering the ARK 12:43: Shadow explains his plans 15:30: Setting Eggman’s plan into action 16:39: Tails arriving to Prison Island/Amy mistaking Shadow for Sonic 18:23: Tails saves Amy 19:38: Amy saves Sonic 21:21: Shadow once again experiencing past trauma 21:57: I found you! Faker! 23:06: Prison Island is no more 23:17: “You know me the fighting freak Knuckles, we at Pumpkin Hill, you ready??” 23:43: Shadow once again flashing back to 1950 something 25:03: IVE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT- 26:27: Sonic and friends discovering Eggman’s plans 27:27: *insert drowning music here* 27:41: Knux reunites with the others 29:07: Sonic catching up to the president 30:33: Failed negotiations 32:48: Shadow catches up to the Tornado 33:18: WHEN DID WE GET TO EYGPT?? 33:44: In the base 35:25: Eggman confrontation/Robot malfunction 36:54: Where the hell did the rocket come from?? 38:16: Tails has a plan 40:04: Rouge doing spy stuff, idk 41:28: Eggman’s suspicions 42:12 & 42:32: Damn Amy been napped. Crazy 43:35: One of the only good ships in this damn franchise… 45:30: Hey everybody, it’s your favorite boy. GET THE FUCK OUT OR ILL- 48:21: Rouge shows her true colors/Shadow may or may not be fake 50:22: *Knuckles… hers your bitch back…* 51:26: Final Sonic and Shadow fight 52:46: Sonic stops the canon 54:03: Eggman gets away with the last emerald 54:32: The plan of Eggman’s grandfather are revealed 1:03:33: Shadow regaining his true memories 1:06:35: Wtf is that a lizard…? 1:07:58: Bye bye lizard. 1:09:30: Haha gay Sonadow moment. HAHAHAHAHAH okay I’ll shut up now…. 1:14:58: Stopping the ARK. ALSO SHADOW FUCKING DIES- 1:15:13: End credits scene Don’t know if anyone will find this useful but ur welcome
@elitedeadlockedhd2007
Ай бұрын
Useful.
@chaoscriminal
Ай бұрын
Amazing good shit man
@kekel_s2
20 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing this! I've played this game my whole life, but I never really got to see an approrpriate translation of the Japanese dub. Could I use your footage for a video on my channel where I talk about the game? Again, thank you!
@SallyPuppy123456
Жыл бұрын
of course! go ahead, and no problem! (this is my main account so I'm replying through here)
@MildlySpicy56
Жыл бұрын
@@SallyPuppy123456 Thanks a bunch! Should I credit both accounts on the video?
@SallyPuppy123456
Жыл бұрын
@@MildlySpicy56 Sure! Go ahead. I appreciate it a ton.
Why did shadow sound kind of scared on 52:00
@notskell3846
8 күн бұрын
Since he is strongly convinced to be the ultimate lifeform, seeing another heghehog being able to match his speed and power must be destabilizing and irritating. It's quite a blow for his ego.
1:17:05 Adios...
This is great, I just wish it was 4k 60fps
1:17:03 Adios Shadow the Hedgehod
There was a 2.0 which adds subs to the CGI cutscene
In the auto-generated subs Sonic calls himself ソニックザヘッジ奥さん at 52:12 haha
So i guess, shadow does say sonic is the ultimate life form in the Japanese version?
10:52 i heard naruto
@mihail0428
5 ай бұрын
emeraldo
46:28
Eggman's voices look like jinpachi character from tekken 5
Absolutely an improve in terms of making sense and a great watch, but it still doesn't fix an absolute metric ton of the plot holes :D
Shad's voice is just so classy and full of cool~
Sonic adventure 2 battle is the same as Sonic x in Japanese version
Yo kai 3:30 9:24 21:02
Sonic speaking Spanish? 1:17:04
@Daniel-su4ul
3 ай бұрын
Si
@JuanXPrime
3 ай бұрын
yes
1:17:02 he's speak spanish 💀
you should mclude unused dialogue next
@SallyPuppy123456
Жыл бұрын
unused dialouge? (heyou is my alt account)
@thesnowmander1168
Жыл бұрын
@@SallyPuppy123456 yes there’s unused things sonic and etc has said in the cutscenes
@SallyPuppy123456
Жыл бұрын
@@thesnowmander1168 can you show me
@thesnowmander1168
Жыл бұрын
@@SallyPuppy123456 kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoWnz8eLZcbWpsY.html
@thesnowmander1168
Жыл бұрын
@@SallyPuppy123456 sonic adventure 2 unused dialogue restoration
1:17:04 spanish
1:17:05 hablo español
36:21 Iconic Sonic catchphrase in its native language
is this chronological?
@bluekel615
2 ай бұрын
Yes
Ah yes sonic x in 3D
japanese dub is 100 times better than english version