AllIsOneIsNone
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You mean 30 mph? Hell I could run at 30 km/h. Haven't played MGSV so I dont know how fast he's going.
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Best Running Animation
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You mean 30 mph? Hell I could run at 30 km/h. Haven't played MGSV so I dont know how fast he's going.
kinaesthete
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wacky runcycle remembered from ancient demo disc
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Crossing Eden
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Indivisible.
TheOnePercent
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Night Stalker.
One of the first, and still one of the best.
One of the first, and still one of the best.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Although that's quite well done isn't that a dodge and not a run?
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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You're absolutely correct. I couldn't find one with running but I wanted to come through for him...
Forgive me T_T also I see you pop up a lot and always enjoy your posts!
Coreda
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Doesn't help that the animation and clothing makes him look like a goofy teenager.
onepiecefan
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This, you can almost feel the weight of Snake whilst running lol.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Don't be, it's neat. That game probably will have the best character animation of any platinum title.
Better FFXV gifs. Look at all these transitions. ;-;
Familienoberhauptvogel
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it's running when both feet are off the floor between steps, she jumps at the end but nowhere is she running.
edit: beaten damn it.
ODDI
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Thank you!
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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jk it's this it's always been this
I remember when I was a kid playing Jak & Daxter for the first time and there was something in particular about him running up stairs/hills that pleased me. The way he sort of "skipped". I used to copy it as a child lol climbing up stairs.
Hell it was probably the first time an animation left such an impression on me. I would go up the starting house then go down then go up again just to see him go up.
His going down animation was not as good. Serviceable but I didn't like it. I think he kept it for all 3 games.
Kagoshima_Luke
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RowdyReverb
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I actually liked Shadow the Hedgehog's sliding run in Sonic Adventure 2. It was the one redeeming quality of the character imo
CrichtonKicks
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Cool. Glad I backed it!
I don't have any gifs but I'll list some off
Peacock's in Skullgirls
Ganon's determined jogger run from Brawl and Smash 4
Bowser's weird grinding across the ground run from Melee and Brawl
Mr Game and Watch's updated run animation from Smash 4
Most recently Unikitty's in Lego Dimensions
Peacock's in Skullgirls
Ganon's determined jogger run from Brawl and Smash 4
Bowser's weird grinding across the ground run from Melee and Brawl
Mr Game and Watch's updated run animation from Smash 4
Most recently Unikitty's in Lego Dimensions
Coreda
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Also really liked Striders animation.
Yesssss.
Certainly one of the finest examples in the realism category.
Fug Slanderson
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Completely agree. Samus' from Super Metroid is pretty great, too.
Symphony of the Night still probably has the GoAT running animation. So fluid.
ClaptoVaughn
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Resident Evil Remake.
MGSV is impressive. It not only looks/feels natural and weighty, it also controls very fluid and responsive.
Also, there is that lightrun in Infamous Second Son that I love. Not really regular running though.
The mechs running looks sexy!
But I do not think the running of the characters looks good. I haven't played it so don't know how they control, but we are talking animations. Especially in the top gif it seems like there is a disconnect with the running animation and travel distance on the map. At least, that is how it looks to me.
Also, there is that lightrun in Infamous Second Son that I love. Not really regular running though.
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Also special mention to the Skells walking + transforming animations...
Ummm yeah, work it baby!
Oh, and
The mechs running looks sexy!
But I do not think the running of the characters looks good. I haven't played it so don't know how they control, but we are talking animations. Especially in the top gif it seems like there is a disconnect with the running animation and travel distance on the map. At least, that is how it looks to me.
Dead Island's 3rd person mode.
if the zombies ran like that.. it would be terrifying
Haunted
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Xenoblade Chronicles X has a great run animation, but it's the ridiculous olympic level running jump that really steals the show.
ViolentP
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Flashback
Now we're talking.
Septimus Prime
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It's his expression, and then look how he also arches his back and points his nose up, as if he's exhausted but desperately pushing himself.
Original Prince of Persia, probably the first game I played that had such "fluid" looking animations.
Nice to see this mentioned! It was quite a revolution back then.
FireBeaver
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Ah, that classic Belmont strut.
And also
swearing-circle
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It's the same animation. In mgs5 you can unlock the ability to sprint faster but your initial sprint is the same of that in GZ.
Final Fantasy X, 2000 BETA / Prototype (2000 trailer).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vckLXI7x4
That was the best running animation I've ever seen,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vckLXI7x4
That was the best running animation I've ever seen,
I do wonder how long you can keep that speed. Because if for extended periods, a tournament called the Olympic Games may be something for you.
Name please
This is the worst running animation.
What the hell is wrong with you people? We're almost to page three!
Well, that took a while.
I would mention another world too.
thekiddfran
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Uncharted series without a doubt