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[Sheriff_Battlesnake]

Inspired by the best pose thread (which was genius, and this is admittedly harder to post) I started thinking about what character from what game had my favorite running animation. You know, that character you pick to lead your party because somehow his animation makes it so much fun to explore? Or that goofy slidy animation that makes you giggle and just have more joy?

What run is the winner? My pick:

Magus from Chrono Trigger

 

[Savantcore]

Journey

 

[Krappadizzle]

Gabriel Logan, Syphon Filter.

 

[LyleLanley]

Doesn't look like someone running to me.

 

[BPoole]

Metal Gear Solid 5

 

[Hato-kun]

Dont have a gif, but the Jak 2 and 3 stair running animation was my jam.

 

[Mudd]

In Xenoblade X it just feels so good to run. Great animation and feel.

 

[- J - D -]

Not Dark Souls 2.

 

[Ishida]

 

[MarmaladeChainsaw]

I always liked adult Link's run in OOT.

 

[Sheriff_Battlesnake]

Doesn't look like someone running to me.

That's why it's so rad! HIS RUN ANIMATION IS FLYING.

 

[ubersticky]

There's something soothing about the running in Tomb Raider (2013)

 

[Punished_Snake]

Metal Gear Solid 5

And we are done.

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

Yuna in Final Fantasy X-2

 

[BadWolf]

Metal Gear Solid 5

Winner.

 

[Oppo]

Gabriel Logan, Syphon Filter.


.gifs when I get off work.

good for the era but thoroughly outclassed by Snake in the latest

 

[Qassim]

A good recent example is MGSV. So good, I feel like the animation also contributes to how good it feels too.

 

[Zeth]

What game is in the OP?

 

[backflip10019]

Doesn't look like someone running to me.

It isn't running and he didn't post a character or game name.

You're 0 for 2, OP.

 

[Roubjon]

Metal Gear Solid 5

I was going to say this as well. Running as Big Boss feels and looks weighty and it's super impressive.

 

[robot]

It's more of a strut, but who cares - look at him go

Treasure Master (NES)

 

[Shadow Hog]

Symphony of the Night still probably has the GoAT running animation. So fluid.

 

[Kangi]

 

[lazygecko]

 

[Roddslayer]

Haha I came for this and was not disappointed

 

[MODEYV3]

Bound?

https://youtu.be/X3v1M8-2yUA?t=67

 

[Shadow Hog]

It isn't running and he didn't post a character or game name.

You're 0 for 2, OP.

Far be it from me to defend somebody who can't be assed to post a game name, but that's Magus from Chrono Trigger and it actually is his running animation in-game... except it's more like a perpetually-floating dash, but still, OP's at least technically right in that it's a running animation.

 

[Krappadizzle]

good for the era but thoroughly outclassed by Snake in the latest

Lol. 20+ years difference in technology can have that effect.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

BIG BOSS

 

[Phediuk]

Gabriel Logan, Syphon Filter.


.gifs when I get off work.

Should have been first post.

 

[bobawesome]

It's more of a strut, but who cares - look at him go

Treasure Master (NES)

I, too, was going to post the same thing.

 

[Sheriff_Battlesnake]

What game is in the OP?

Magus from Chrono Trigger.

Added to OP.

It isn't running and he didn't post a character or game name.

You're 0 for 2, OP.

To be fair I hate me too...

And it's his "holding down the run button animation" so oops.

 

[robot]

Also a big fan of Sonic from Sonic 2

 

[RecRoulette]

Edit: Beaten

 

[Kandinsky]

Link in SS, so good.

 

[Superlosia]

 

[PtM]

Okami. Sheik in Smash Brothers.

 

[CO_Andy]

Contra 4

 

[RandomExpletive]

Mirrors Edge!

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

always the latest Assassin's Creed, say what you want but Ubisoft's artists are no joke.

 

[Salsa]

Max Payne 3

Rockstar has this on lock really.

can't see much of it here but the adaptation to terrain / stairs is so great. Guess it doesnt qutie count as a looped animation tho

 

[Staf]

If this animation stays for Mass effect 4 i might just get it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Gabriel Logan, Syphon Filter.


.gifs when I get off work.

GL runs like he just shat his pants.

 

[Concrete Charlie]

The scientist in Out Of This World always stood out as having a nice running animation.

 

[A-V-B]

Metal Gear Solid 5

Especially in Ground Zeroes. Sprinting for your life after the alarms go off is one hell of an experience.

 

[NotLiquid]

It's fairly speedy and has a nice weight to it

 

[imBask]

Edit: Beaten

YOU'RE TOO SLOOWWW

 

[Mokubba]

 

[Jawmuncher]

As much as I want to post Dino crisis I really can't.

 

[Shuggananas]

Do games from 2020 count ?