Comments on: Japanese indie dev fixes “unnatural” running animation in response to feedback, only to be told the original one had more soul. Opinions split between “realism” and “originality”

By: DKMan

DKMan — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:08:03 +0000

The right way, which AAA would never do, is have an option in the setting. You can feel free to default to the “leaning run”, but have the option to use “upright run” for the original fans.

By: The Guy Who Says SOVL

The Guy Who Says SOVL — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:57:50 +0000

ALWAYS do the sovlfvl option. NEVER do what the crowd says.

By: Zim

Zim — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:44:38 +0000

In reply to MegaJ. Glad another devs is doing this. I grew up on a game where the attack animations changed as you improved your skill level. Changed the characters stance and the attack speed and trajectory of the weapon's swing. And this was in 2001. Game's called Gothic.

By: Spookythecrow

Spookythecrow — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:39:39 +0000

Neither. Both are anime silliness.

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:08:28 +0000

“Realisum” made it look goofy ngl, I prefer if it looks good, And the redesign looks so much better… but im just an outside looking in.

By: liminal_spacebar

liminal_spacebar — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:37:25 +0000

In reply to MegaJ. Ryu in Breath of Fire III is a great example. Early game he turns his head away and sort of flails his sword blindly at the enemy, whereas later he becomes a confident swordsman.

By: astraeus

astraeus — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:41:25 +0000

In reply to MegaJ. You can never please a constant drone of negative feedback, but you can become good at ignoring it

By: MegaJ

MegaJ — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:16:52 +0000

This is really telling of how artists should do what they want instead of designing by committee.
Although- their solution to have the character’s movements develop over time with experience? That’s absolutely genius, and the best outcome for this. I’m a little surprised that more games haven’t done something similar.
Anyway, that is an actual good outcome from this!