The Best Game Animation of 2018
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Here's a list of 2018 games with amazing animation!
Written and produced by Daniel Floyd
Special thanks to:
-Carrie Floyd
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I could listen to Dan be excited about animation forever
Hot dang.
Hot dang.
Hot dang.
SAME!
agreed
I was thinking, "boy this is a good video, it almost reminds me of classic extra credits..."
Same
Number 1: Skyrim mining animation
Skyrim is released every year so it counts.
truly a work of art
@@cosmology124 If mods count then there is the goat f-ing.
...The last thing you'd want in your open-world RPG is someone's badly-done animation. But as it turns out, that might be what you get.
@@YTRingoster A 4channer posted a video anonymously to the site, showcasing his character ineffectively tapping a lump of rock, with the statement: 'This is the animation you see in Skyrim.'
Is this video secretly "Games you might not have played: Animation Edition"?
"This animation is cute, and the gameplay is good as a bonus"
Me deciding what indie game to buy
All this tells me is that as an animation student, I should really play more video games.
Ruki oh definitely. Especially the 3D ones. I was an animation student a while ago in high school and it’s so much easier to see why something works or fails in 3D when you can see every side of it, as compared to 2D where, when something breaks, it becomes almost unrecognizable. Yet 2D games are much easier to get right so in those it’s easier to see the neat little touches the animators add with the additional time…if the game is done well that is.
Considering that there's almost no game made that doesn't include some kind of animation in it, definitely. Pick a game you think looks good aesthetically and do plenty of research as to how they accomplished what they did. And, yes, that includes playing it.
Please, please do.
Odd Also, kinda a weird point, but also games with almost no animation. Knowing what can be conveyed without will allow you to spend more time animating the rest.
Correct
All games need an army of cats doing something. They don't need to be chef cats, though that is a good place to start.
For those that are fans of Bomb Chicken's pixel art, try some of Nitrome's mobile games, or their back catalogue of flash games. They're very good at their pixel art.
Nitrome? Wow...you just brought back some good memories
Yes! Colourblind, for one. Really clever use of... well, colour.
I knew all of these games until Bomb Chicken, and I lost my jaw, brb, need to find my jaw, and this game >__>!
Honestly, as a child, I probably played more Nitrome than any game bought for me
Nitrome was that website where we played every single games they made....sadly, they are all focusing to mobile now (I heard that it was their original intention), but I miss the days we would be excited for a new game for us to play.
Yes to an Arc Systems episode!!! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!
They also talking about how they animating Guilty Gears in GDC if you interested.
Yes pleeeease!
Ignacio Segura PLEASE DO
Maybe 2? I'd be really interested in an episode specifically comparing DBFZ to DBZ. I guess it's a bit like the Smash Bros episodes, but still. Saying DBFZ looks like DBZ is wildly underselling it. It looks like how DBZ is remembered by fans - the platonic ideal of Dragonball, in a sense. It's bloody impressive.
Spyro Reignited looks like a Pixar movie, its crazy.
because of cell shading (what makes it look cartoonish and is also in tf2)
@@terner1234 no, because of a bunch of depth of field, bloom and motion blur. Plus of course the jaw dropping animation.
@@Mezurashii5 motion bloor doesnt look natural in games, and its better to turn it off
Definetely not, but its still really well done
I feel like Spyro so far had the best remake
Can't wait for you to play Gris Dan, and see what you think of the animation. I just couldn't decide which bit to focus on first on my video!
Idk how else to say it but Gris is probably the most beautiful experience I've ever had with a game
Came down to the comments just to say this.
Can't wait for a Gris video!
Honestly there's probably a video just in the moment the first colour comes back. Hot damn does that game set a mood
Even after leaving EC, he can't escape other Dans.
@@patchpen5613 Wait, this is the Dan from Extra Credits? Damn, I did think their style was similar, but... How didn't didn't I find this channel sooner! Subscribing and binge-watching all previous videos right now.
I find it impressive on how they've improved some old characters' staging on Smash Bros Ultimate :O
Dude, the posing and animation in Smash is incredible.
I love the new touches they added to ma boi Weegee. His run has so much more character now.
I loooove Squirtle moving now. It's very clumsy walking and when he needs to run he simply uses water as he is surfing. It's brilliant!
Gosh, Celeste in the intro then mentioned nowhere? But its incredible how minimalist its animation is while still conveying so much character and gameplay info! Heck, calling it minimalist might be a misnommer, there was some intense particle work gone in there to really sell the natural flow of the movement in this game. The way Madeline's hair bounces with gravity, or floats when infused with extra power, the squash and stretch on jumping and dashing... So much to love.
Fun fact: Celeste was originally made for the Pico-8, a quasi-imaginary console with some heavy nes+ type limitations, and most of the animation in the HD version was partially carried over from the Pic-8 version.
Even the hair, wich was done with what I call "Pen Particles", which are based on real-time 2d graphics drawn by a game during play..
Be happy it's even in the video. A whole bunch of well animated games didn't make the cut.
I know it didn't come out in 2018, but as it met it's demise in 2018 I think it's worth mentioning: Gigantic. That game's character design and animation was in a league of it's own. Highly original, super diverse, staggeringly creative.
Agreed. I'm still a little heartbroken that the game is gone, the site is gone, etc. I spent countless hours just reveling in the art direction.
Ouch. Pour one out for my boy Pakko
Wow, Daniel, thanks so much! Hope you enjoy Moss when you get a headset. Also, I’d not heard of some of the indie games on the list. Going to get some bomb chicken now!
Hats off to everyone on the team! Are you expecting to be at GDC this year? If so, I'd love to say hi at some point!
I don’t have plans to yet, but it’s still early. Looks like you’re in Seattle though? Would love to have you visit the studio anytime you’re available. We’re on Capitol Hill.
@@foofinu Oh cool! I don't know why it didn't occur to me that you were in the area. I'd love to drop in sometime!
Extra Frames had some of my favourite videos from Extra Credits. I almost cried when you left Extra Credits after so much time but man, this is where you really shine. Hoping for a 2019 full of animation bits!
Mayby someday we can get back his "electro voice" :D
Honestly, you have spurred my love of animation tenfold! I could listen to you talk about key frames, idles, and whatever the crap else all freakin day. And as a guy who wants to become an animator eventually, you’ve given me a huge appreciation for what goes into making animated sections unique and polished. I always look forward to a video you post because I know for a fact that I won’t only learn something but I’ll also be cheered up by your awesome happy-go-lucky style of video.
Jeez, that was longer than I thought it would be. TL;DR- Thanks for being awesome.
Obviously all of these are great choices, but kudos in particular for bringing Iconoclasts up! When I reviewed it earlier this month when it hit PS+, I really dug how well the game's visuals and animations just sort of pop. Once I found out the entire game was a one-person project...just _wow!_
I also played it and I LOVED IT!!!!
I love it when 3D animation is used to imitate (successfully) 2d animation. I was surprised when it was done with guilty gear xrd and have loved it since.
Happy New Years!
This video explains how it's done if you're interested ruclips.net/video/YmhIUf-JYyY/видео.html
I would love to see you break down the animation/posing in Return of the Obra Dinn. Lucas Pope had *one* frame to communicate story/tone/character (not to mention a multitude of facts and plot details). He essentially had to convey an entire scene's worth of performance in a single arresting frame of animation - I'd love to hear your insights there.
It was really interesting to see a professional break down all these cool animations!
Love that you never fail to mention the working conditions at Rockstar whenever you mention RDR2. Part of why I subscribed.
"This story is full of holes."
"Your brain is full of holes."
Writing: 100
I was really impressed by CrossCode's character portrait animation and attention to detail. There are a lot of frames for the main character's expressions and some of them have really subtle differences that do a great job at making powerful parts of the game even more powerful. I highly recommend checking it out.
I made an actual squee noise when you showed bomb chicken's animation. Holy crap I need a stuffed animal of that now.
hey, i think you should check out moonlighter, it has some stellar boss animations and just the enviroment iself movement is super chill and soothing imo
I think one of my favourite animations this year was, honestly, the various Pokemon walk/run cycles which were often surprising but never failed to feel perfect for them to me. The bulbasaur line moves in that 'two feet at a time leaps' that frogs tend to move? This simultaneously surprised me but that's basically how a frog moves and upon seeing it _of course_ they'd move like that. So many good choices along those lines there.
Tbh, I'm disappointed you teased Celeste in the opening, but didn't go on to mention it. I'd like to know your opinions on the animation in it. (And Yakuza Kiwami 2, for that matter)
I'm also curious, personally I disliked the artstyle when seen in screenshots. During gameplay it made sense, it allowed really fun exaggerated movement.
Honestly, the animation is one of the few parts of Celeste that isn't amazing. Except the animation of Mr. Oshiro materializing when you first meet him. Dan should have talked about that.
I'm pretty sure he's spoken on it in previous vids hasn't he?
Dan, you have to check out The Gardens Between. It's a light puzzle game that has to do with manipulating time where the characters move along a predetermined path, but the player can move them up or down that path at will by progressing or reversing time. But its main selling point is just how gorgeous its animation is. The thing that I imagine would interest you most about this, in particular, is that because the game basically runs "on rails" and the developers don't have to worry about the player, say, interrupting an animation by initiating a walk cycle, The Gardens Between has so much extra space to design custom one-off animations and little character moments, and the game takes full advantage of that fact. If nothing else, it's unique in that regard, and I can only imagine how an actually trained animator would see it.
I'd also love to hear your thoughts on the parkour animations in Warframe and how you can seemlessly tie together any combination of the following actions:
-walking
-running
-sliding
-jumping
-bullet jumping
-double jumping
-wall hopping
-aim gliding
-rolling
-any of these while shooting or reloading or using melee
Another great video on one of my favorite RUclips channels. The little detail I noticed in RDR2 that blew me away were the long-sleeved shirts and jackets on Arthur. They would fall up and down his arm/wrist depending on what he was doing and how high or low his arms/hands were raised.
Edit: I was not prepared for that PlayOnline nostalgia bomb at the end ..
Hey Dan and Carrie!
It's been such a weird year for me, but I'm glad I spent a good bit of it listening to your voices. I love your videos both in content and style. You're probably my favorite youtube channel now! You're putting out *a lot* of content and I'm very thankful for it. I'm looking forward to more and also to a more straight-forward way to support you!
-the mod formerly known as SpOKi ;)
Really Enjoy ur videos man, very helpful for an young game developer student like myself.
Also pretty please do a video on Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Oh no. I wasn't ready for that little clip of Gris at the end. I'm in tears already again just from that, and I played the game MONTHS AGO!!
Definitely an underrated winner, that one.
As someone who plays FighterZ very frequently... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLLLLLEEEEEEEEAAASSSEEEE do a video on it! :DDD
in case you wanna do some sparring matches feel free to add me on steam : Rasti
Oh man! I'd love to, but I play on Playstation :( @@maxr3140
I'm so glad you highlighted Moss. It was absolutely the best part of the PSVR bundle I picked up at Christmas. Fantastic.
I loved this, good animation always gives me the shivers. Noticed when i was a kid I always was happy when they had a walk animation for stairs.
So glad to see Iconoclasts on your list. That game blows my mind with how much they were able to convey performance through pixel-art and text boxes, and (like you said) all coming from one man.
Wandersong has nice animation. It's appealing and tells you a lot about the different characters you encounter.
Also there is a dedicated dance button
Wow, this video is fantastic!
I love how you point out the incredible work these animators do - giving them the praise they deserve, and shedding light on why those of us less savvy might love it so much.
I had never heard of Moss either, but that implementation of ASL is so so cool. It would be amazing to see that appear in more games.
Thanks for using and crediting my tune, by the way! :)
I'd say all the unique movements of the follow animations for Pokemon Let's Go deserve a shoutout. Creating a totally unique movement pattern for each of the 151 original pokemon gives them so much character and lets you get so attached to them
Animation you might not have tried. I'm so glad this format is back!
Dan went from a channel that routinely defended bad practices in the game industry to cheering for improvement of working conditions in both videos I watched.
Subscribed.
I think you should’ve mentioned Celeste. The detail that game implemented with such a simplistic pixel art style is incredible. Like Madelyn’s hair moving in the win and as you jump, or the visible indicator of your dashes with Madelyn’s hair. One of the details I love the most is how Madelyn gasps for air and breathes quickly when she is panicked or tired. The games animation is smooth and bouncy, which is hard to pull off with such a simplistic style. You teased at it in the intro, with one of my favorite scenes in terms of animation in the whole game.
Another FFXI outro, thinking I know what Dan was up to fifteen years ago... Never expected, always appreciated!
FINALLY FOUND THIS CHANNEL. I've been looking since I found out you left Extra Credits x.x now finally I can listen to your voice again while working
I would like to reccomend Hollow Knight it has beautiful 2D animation and a great story
I've been considering this myself.
All of Hollow Knights animation is so amazing. I love how they are able to get away with flat colors and never shading his body due to a faint light always being present around the Knight. That game is the tits man.
Hollow Knight is a feast for the eyes.
I *love* how they made the world dreary and Souls-y without feeling oppressive. Like, it blows my mind to no end that something can be so spooky and yet so darn charming, adorable, and captivating. (Except for Deepnest. Deepnest can go take a charmingly dreary hike.)
...but Hollow Knight was 2017, not 2018...
Happy New Year, Dan, to you and yours. Thank you for all the wonderful content you've produced over the years.
I'm not even planning on being on the gaming industry but I really like your videos. Is good to see someone who explains all the details of the game and highlight them, I rarely have the opportunity to speak about this sort of thing with my friends or people I know. As usual good content (Y)
You're gonna blow up in 2019 my dude. Awesome content. Keep it up man.
There's a scene in Shadow of the Tomb Raider that told me how far animation has come in games, where three characters have an entire, quick conversation in an instant, all using only their eyes, small facial cues, and body language. it left me highly impressed, almost as much as the mirror sequence in the 2013 reboot.
Came back here from the future and all the games featured at the credits scene are on the Best of 2019's list! Kudos!
Add Monty Mole freaking out when playing the Wack-A-Mole minigame to the list of amazing Super Mario Party animations.
Also, I'd love a video on the Sonic series' animation. Either how the pixel-art 2D animations were translated into 3D models or how speed is conveyed through his movement.
2:15 MMM That audio transition though!
Just wanted to say that I'm really excited about your channel. Love where it's going!
I am so glad I found this channel. Thank you for making this content.
With all these animation improvements in 2018, I can't imagine what they could do in 2019!
I'm so glad you included Gris! The animation style of it really inspires me. Thank you for mentioning it!
I played Iconoclasts without knowing it was solo developed, and I found myself thinking stuff like, "Wow, this game's animation team did a great job on that idle."
I played through Moss and I don’t remember seeing ASL being used. But even still, Quill’s animation is amazing, and she conveys hints very well though charades and pointing. I remember, in the room where you show the clip of her high five the player, laughing out loud at her impression of the solution to the puzzle that I was struggling with, including her impression of one of the enemies you have to manipulate. I also remember, as you can usually comfort her with a pet at any time, batting my hand away when she was really stressed and scared after a horrible plot twist near the end, which made me sad.
GRIS better win some awards next year cause HOLY HELL is that game gorgeous and its soundtrack is amazing
youre a fantastic new channel! ive spent the last few days trying to find this video again. definitely looking forward to your future.
Closers Online(which you showed a clip of at 11:27) has animations filled with personality. The way regular combos end if you let go of the attack button and how the characters recover to idle is pretty enjoyable for characters like J(Who does a fighting move pose before going back to idle). Their character is mirrored in their skills. Like a shy character(Levia) will wince and look away meekly while firing a wave of energy while a more confident caster(Seulbi) will look ahead determined.
However, I wouldn't recommend you to play it yourself since it is a Korean MMO and you obviously don't have the time. If you ever wish to get some clips for each character though, I am willing to help.
Wow, to think this channel started a bit recently but is already this good. I got the Guilty Gear and FighterZ video recommended and after that, I was hooked. Already hit that subscribe button with no second thought
You and Marshall Mcgee are so good at what you specialise in on RUclips, keep up the solid work!
I know this isn't true for newer content in the game but in my opinion, Jurassic World Evolution had some of the best dinosaur animation in an open world game, even beating out ark. Early on, each dinosaur felt like it had its own movement style and walk cycles. I know they haven't really kept that up in recent months but I still think it deserves recognition
Recently found your channel and and I've already binge watched all of your videos! I love this sort of in depth look at the finer details and I love animation in general! Can't wait to see more from you and great rundown of 2018 animation-wise!
Gris totally belongs on this list. I was stunned plying this on my Switch. I kept hitting the “capture the last 30 seconds” button over little things like some rocks falling over or the wind blowing
thank god Just Shapes and Beats got some recognition for its animations. It deserves it. also thanks for the awesome videos! I learn a lot from your content!
When he said Spiderman I thought "Oh yeah, Spiderverse is like Movie of the Year", and then I remembered this is a game list.
just found your channel and i love it.. keep up with the great work. (also liked your other channel too)
I know it's from 2016 but I just started playing Enter the Gungeon and the animations are charming as heck. The gameplay is tough and I die more than I would like to admit but I still come back for another quick round every now and then because the game puts a smile on my face with its little details like the bobbing hair of the pilot or the derpy animations.
Love the channel! I mentioned this in an earlier video, but I'd like to see your analysis of God Hand's animation. The create-a-combo system is insane enough, but the fact that it all flows together surprisingly well still impresses me. Happy New year!
Only just found this channel and I'm already all in! Good job showing off Bomb Chicken, I haven't played it but the trailer wowed me with its incredible sprite animation.
I think it would be worth checking out WayForward's animation since they usually do a fantastic job at that. Maybe even the first Shantae on GBC, I was always impressed at the amount of character they were able to put in such a tiny sprite.
I’m so glad I found this channel. I’m a real sucker for good animation in games.
DANG!! That's an awesome list. Thanks for introducing those awesome games and animations to people's attention man. Now I will download and play Iconoclast on my PS4.
You better talk about Incineroar's animation in Smash Bros. I was so impressed by his over the top animation with the extreme amount of taunts included in his move set.
I definitely love the animations in Moss. The character performances by Quill are just so amazing.
Seeing someone give Nitrome praise for their quality animation always makes me happy. I've been following that studio for over a decade and they always create quality looking games.
Always loved Monster Hunter's animation. Each hit feels super meaty, and all the tiny details are amazing. The monsters as well all have their tiny little quirks on how they move. It's amazing.
As somebody new to this channel, I'd like to say 2 things:
1) It's nice to see somebody who appreciates good animation
2) Could you look into Warframe's animations? The bow draw animation looks really odd to me, and the fortuna ""We all lift together" cutscene is a spectacle.
I can't believe there was no mention of SRWX here, that game is the king of animations and easily just the best game this year. Every single animation from the Xelguard, especially the Soaring Twin Wings attack is pure eyegasm. How could it not even get a mention here?
Just downloaded the demo for Just Shapes and Beats. Looks amazing.
You know what might make a good episode? How Return of the Obra Dinn does scene composition. Every memory gives 1 snapshot to give you as much information as possible. There's no animation so they have to do it all through the scene lay out and the blocking to properly convey, not only what is happening, but the whole story of the ship.
Just discovered your channel! Really love it man. Always wanted a show like this on RUclips!
Yay, Iconoclasts! I am similarly impressed that one person not only put all that together, but put it together SO WELL. Story, art, music, dialogue... Everything is just fantastic.
Wow, you really know your stuff! It is so fascinating to hear you talk about animations! You have a great channel here. It's really inspiring and admirable that you put so much hard work into this. Also, I really love your outro music! I could listen to you talk about animation for ages! I'm so impressed! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I'm so glad Octopath Traveler is on this list. I don't normally notice animation or graphics, but that was the first game that made me just put the controller down and admire how beautiful it is.
If you do an episode on Arc Sys, make sure you check out their GDC talk on how they did XRD. It's incredible; they lit animations different on a per character and sometimes per frame basis. It's cel shading on steroids.
This was a really cool video! It's awesome to get a recap of what the year held for us at its high points!
i feel the rts ancestors legacy deserves a mention, the animation in tat was stellar, especially for an rts
That PlayOnline Client music from FFXI at the end... nostalgia hit me hard.
You've quickly become one of my favourite RUclipsrs, Dan! Whenever somebody would narrate anything about games, I always missed the aspect of animation. Well, now we got our personal expert in here! Many best wishes for the upcoming new year! Cheers! =)
Would love you to someday take up mid-vintage RPGs (Lion King, Aladdin, Prince of Persia, Dangerous Dave, etc) and probably an evolution of certain series in terms of animation (Tomb Raider, LOZ, MGS, GTA, AC, JC) (although you've covered some aspects in fragmented manner, their evolution over time would be fun to analyse).
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NFP: "But the small ones, the moments of stillness and quiet"
Video: *Still quiet moment.*
Family: *Cooking*
Fire Alarms: BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP....
My top pick would have been Soul Calibur VI, mostly due to the character creation. The fact that a tiny little girl with Nightmare's moveset or a naked skeleton with Ivy's moveset look really good is just crazy. Also, kudos for making fighting game-appropriate versions of The Witcher 3 and NieR: Automata's animations for the guest characters
Finished playing Gris the other day. Without giving anything away, there's an optional section of gameplay involving apples that I'd love to see you do a video on.
I think you might enjoy Semblance. It's a puzzle platformer where the puzzles are built around deforming the platforms themselves as well as your character. Naturally, the game is like... 90% squash and stretch but the devs get a ton of appeal out of it!
I’m so happy I found this channel!! I’ve always paid close attention to detail in video games especially and I’m so happy I can watch a video that caters to that (:
Thank you Dan, so much for this, I don’t *play* many games for various reasons, but you’re work has helped me to appreciate them as art and the experience of watching playthroughs on the internet has been really great
And Gris looks immaculate, I’m gonna go look at it right now
I didn't hear a single thing you said, I was completely overtaken by the sublime floppines of that mouse's ears...
The cutest thing I've ever done in videogames was highfiving a mouse "for real"! Quill is amazing!