thread: Oddworld at E3
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06-10-2013, 10:37 PM
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I'm liking what I see for the most part but most of what's already been said in critique of it here is pretty spot on. I guess the way I'd summarise it to say it just looks too 'cartoony'.

But my biggest problem with it, though, is Abe's animation. Mainly the jumps and hops. They don't seem to have any weight them. That little hop he does over the mine at about 44 seconds looks strange. In fact, all of the running jumps don't look right. And, while I'm sure this has a lot to do with the lack of contextual music and sound effects in the trailer, the running from the scrab didn't seem nearly as desperate or scary as the original.

All that said, I love the way the camera moves; the way all the background elements pan is really nice (and the background elements themselves are beautiful). The lighting in the last farting shot is really nice as well. With a bit more dust and grime it would be perfect!
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