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| Place of birth: Aichi prefecture (Chuubu area) |
| Date of birth: 1973 (age 50-51) |
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| Role(s): Programmer, director |
| Education: University of Tokyo (Department of Technology) (1993-1997) |
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Yoshihisa Hashimoto (橋本 善久) is a former Sonic Team programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing Sonic Unleashed and the Hedgehog Engine. He left Sega and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of Luminous Studio. The engine would later be used for Final Fantasy XV. In spring 2014 he left Square Enix and established Libzent Innovations in August of that same year and is serving as its representative director.
Contents
Production history
Games
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
- Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Programmers[1]
- Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Programmers[2]
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Director
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Designers
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Programmers
- Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Programmers
- Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Programmers
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Lead Game Designer
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Technical Director
- Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Game Director
- Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Game Director
Videos
- Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; ?) — Special Thanks
Music
- Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2009) — Game Director[3]
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer, Tiny Chao Garden Game Designer
- Sonic Advance (2002) — Programmer
- Sonic Advance 2 (2003) — Programmer
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — A-Life System Director, A-Life System Designer, A-Life System Programmer
- Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Programmer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Special Thanks
- Night of the Werehog (2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Unleashed (PS2 & Wii Version) (2008) — Director
- Sonic Unleashed (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version) (2008) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Hedgehog Engine Technical Director
Interviews
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- Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 11, 2008)
- Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)
- Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Sonic Channel (February 20, 2009)
External Links
- Sega unveils Sonic World Adventure's lighting technique with Yoshihisa Hashimoto (September 12, 2008)
- Sonic World Adventure graphics course with Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki, and Kouji Ogino (March 13, 2009)
- Global Illumination in SONIC UNLEASHED (GDC 2009)
- Sonic World Adventure director blog
- Libzent company homepage