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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (橋本 善久) is a former [[Sonic Team]] programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing ''[[sonic:Sonic Unleashed|Sonic Unleashed]]'' and the [[sonic:Hedgehog Engine|Hedgehog Engine]]. He left [[Sega]] and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of [[wikipedia:Luminous Studio|Luminous Studio]]. The engine would later be used for ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy XV|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.
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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (橋本 善久) is a former [[Sonic Team]] programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing ''[[sonic:Sonic Unleashed|Sonic Unleashed]]'' and the [[sonic:Hedgehog Engine|Hedgehog Engine]]. He left [[Sega]] and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of [[wikipedia:Luminous Studio|Luminous Studio]]. The engine would later be used for ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy XV|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. In January 2022, Hashimoto was appointed as Game Technology Advisor for PolkaFantasy.
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Enemy Programmer, A-Life System Programmer
 
* ''[[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
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2008) — Director
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) —  Special Thanks
 
* ''[[sonic:Night of the Werehog|Night of the Werehog]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]] (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version)'' (2008) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Hedgehog Engine Technical Director
 
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]] (Wii & PS2 Version)'' (2008) — Director
 
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
*[[sonic:Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 10, 2008)|Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 10, 2008)]]
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*[[sonic:Yoshi Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)|Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)]]
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*[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-sonic-team-on-sonic-unleashed/1100-6197533/ Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 11, 2008)]
*[http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/027/index.html Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Sonic Channel (February 20, 2009)]
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*[http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/sonic-unleashed-interview-p1.asp Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)]
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*[http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/027/index.html Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Sonic Channel (February 20, 2009)] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/2022/08/03/creators-interview-027-hashimoto-yoshihisa/ Translated]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080912/sonic.htm Sega unveils Sonic World Adventure's lighting technique with Yoshihisa Hashimoto (September 12, 2008)]
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*[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080912/sonic.htm Sega unveils Sonic World Adventure's lighting technique with Yoshihisa Hashimoto (September 12, 2008)]
[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/3dcg/110682.html Sonic World Adventure graphics course with Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki, and Kouji Ogino (March 13, 2009)]
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*[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/3dcg/110682.html Sonic World Adventure graphics course with Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki, and Kouji Ogino (March 13, 2009)]
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*[https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1428/Global-Illumination-in-SONIC Global Illumination in SONIC UNLEASHED (GDC 2009)]
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*[http://www.sonicteam.com/SonicWorldAdventure/director/ Sonic World Adventure director blog] [[https://browniehideout.wordpress.com/tag/director-blog/ Translated]]
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*[https://www.libzent.co.jp Libzent company homepage]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 28 October 2023

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Yoshihisa Hashimoto
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. In January 2022, Hashimoto was appointed as Game Technology Advisor for PolkaFantasy.

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