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Oculus Animations...Not so good

November 21, 2009 3:29:59 PM from Demigod ForumsDemigod Forums

Right now they seem a bit lacking, I hope he's not quite done. He just seems very rigid. Like he's not really alive like the other Demigods. When the Demon Assassin is standing still he moves and breaths, Oculus just sits there like a statue. The same goes with is death animation. Just goes limp and his staff falls and clips through his throne. Even when he moves around it feels clumsy. Heck they could have at least made his pyramid/throne slowly float up and down a bit to give it a sense of depth. Demon Assassin lives up to the quality as the other Demigods, so far Oculus does not. I hope the art team is still hard at work adding more flare to Oculus and they jsut released this version quick because they are a little "behind".

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Reply #1 November 21, 2009 4:21:17 PM
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n.
1. A long, narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave.
2. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains. Also called ridgeline.
3. A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor.
4. Meteorology An elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.
5. A long, narrow, or crested part of the body: the ridge of the nose.
6. The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.
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Reply #2 November 21, 2009 4:22:04 PM
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I think he means rigid.

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Reply #3 November 21, 2009 4:34:17 PM
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Heck they could have at least made his pyramid/throne slowly float up and down a bit to give it a sense of depth.
I agree. It looks way too static right now.

Sometimes he also randomly bumps up and down, which looks rather silly.

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Reply #4 November 21, 2009 4:35:41 PM
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At OP:  I know what you're saying, but I think we should just be glad that we're getting any new demigods at all.

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Reply #5 November 21, 2009 4:35:50 PM
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I have to agree with Connatic, Oculus seems a little bit lifeless atm.

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Reply #6 November 21, 2009 6:06:00 PM
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I play using the lowest settings and the first thing i noticed wasn't the animation but how bland that floating pyramid he sits on looks. It's not really a bother but did surprise me.

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Reply #7 November 21, 2009 6:57:39 PM
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I for one like him especially on the floating pyrimidand maybe his death couuld be changed but we dont play to see a demigod swing his arm. If you say that than you might as well say just about every ranged demigod is the same.

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Reply #8 November 21, 2009 7:08:44 PM
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My personal problem with the animation is his strange bobbing up and down when he's auto attacking. It looks as if his entire throne is on a faulty piston attached to the ground. Other than that, because his throne isn't supposed to be movable, when he turns around fast, it looks awkward. Can't be helped I suppose.

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Reply #9 November 22, 2009 5:47:59 AM
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Agreed, he doesn't seem as done as the other Demigods.

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Reply #10 November 22, 2009 6:44:36 AM
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The chair just looks really plain and square...and is very large. To me he just looks likes a big floating chair.

I dont care though - its a new Demigod

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Reply #11 November 22, 2009 9:27:08 AM
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Quoting Epiphenomenon,
reply 2
I think he means rigid.

I did, thanks for the spell check obscenitor.

My personal problem with the animation is his strange bobbing up and down when he's auto attacking. It looks as if his entire throne is on a faulty piston attached to the ground. Other than that, because his throne isn't supposed to be movable, when he turns around fast, it looks awkward. Can't be helped I suppose.

Yeah I don't like that either. The concept is great, but I think the giant floating throne doesn't fit well into the gameplay and physics.

I dont care though - its a new Demigod

At OP:  I know what you're saying, but I think we should just be glad that we're getting any new demigods at all.

So true, it's not like I don't appreciate the new content, it's just a shame that the last Demigod seems to have gotten a rushed second rate treatment. And it just becomes more obvious the more I play with the Demon Assassin. That guy is just gorgeous. After seeing the beauty that is the DA's death animation I thought when Oculus died it must have been a glitch/bug it was so bad.

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Reply #12 November 23, 2009 1:36:52 PM
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My main issue with him is that his lack of channeling animation makes it a bitch to try to catch his cap locks and potions.

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Reply #13 December 8, 2009 5:58:43 AM
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Speaking of channeling animations, the Demon Assassin's channeling animation is a little awkward too. His hands just moves around like he's playfully crumpling some paper very fast. That's ok on it's own, but it looks rather dangerous when he's doing that while have his weapon, which has spikes coming of of its hand guard, in his hand all the time while he's doing it.

/nitpicking

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Reply #14 December 8, 2009 6:16:17 AM
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I agree DA looks fantastic.

 

Oculus looks like they've taken a nice model and he's being moved around like a plastic toy soldier.  When he slams the ground it looks bad, the whole way he is animated feels rush job and I guessed it was because he wasn't finished.

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Reply #15 December 8, 2009 8:52:33 AM
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@SyDaemon: I 100% agree with you. I think they should slow down that animation just a little bit... unless the use of cocaine is being condoned    . They could add that into his lines: "Anyone want to party?"

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Reply #16 December 8, 2009 9:45:39 AM
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Agreed. Oculus looks great in concept art and fine in-game as a static entity. But his chair-bob animation is embarrassing. The way I'd put it is that he looks like he's playing with himself. Ungood.

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Reply #17 December 8, 2009 10:30:49 AM
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They just need to add an animation of king leonidas popping out of nowhere and then throwing a spear at him. 

But, don't hold up his release to clean up his animations !

j

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Reply #18 December 9, 2009 1:43:54 PM
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/agreed

 

In fact, I think DA is sub par.  His sword is paper thin, looks goofy as he turns. 

 

But I'm onboard with the "free content" thing.  Don't look a gift goat in the mouth and all that.  The original DGs have awesome voices, comments, animations.  The new ones do only 1 animation, have few comments, and don't move so well (DA floats, OC is in a frozen position).

 

I wonder if they'd accept user content?  Let some dedicated DG player create the models, animations, etc.  Maybe even find a way to get good voices.  Then GPG could check for quality and balance and send it out.  Player gets an award or a free GPG game or something.  Everyone is happy

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Reply #19 December 9, 2009 2:41:17 PM
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/agreed with cind3rs....i am not an artist but good idea for those who are...

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