For people wondering, before the introduction of reusable detachable magazines, the magazine was within the gun itself, the bullets were secured on a little piece of metal (the stripper clip) and inserted directly into the gun. This is where the term "clip" as slang for a gun's magazine came from
In college we had a club, officially called TASC - Technology Animation Studies Club, better known by club members as Pokemon Club. Basically we would all gather in a big room and play Pokemon, Smash Bros, Mario Party, etc. Never did do any actual animation study so it's nice to get some real education on the subject.
I love the snappy animation and gamefeel of OG RE4, it makes the game feel great when the animations end right as Leon becomes actionable again. Newer games (including RE4R) have an ambiguity to the controls that comes off as being more sluggish, though of course more realistic. By this I mean reloads that don’t let you fire the moment (or soon after) the clip goes into the pistol, or acceleration in walking. I understand these things are added for a more realistic looking game, but I strongly prefer the balance RE4 hits between being realistic enough and being snappy in game feel. Lovely video.
Same reason why Red Dead Redemption 1 feels a whole lot better than 2. The more arcadey feeling make it way less clunky and sluggish, as it doesn't try to be 100% realistic
This game might be #1 when it comes to striking a balance between realistic, cinematic visuals and good old fashioned arcade game design. Most games with animations this good lack depth, but this game has plenty. Capcom are arguably the best developers working at the moment for this reason.
that reload Leon does on the bolt action rifle is, while more interesting, completely impossible with the scope mount. Stripper clips (the bit of metal Leon throws to the side at the end of the reload) have to be inserted straight down from the top, not at a 45 degree angle like shown in game. in reality the realod would be like the version of the bolt action in the remake, loading single rounds in to the top
4:46 quick correction, Leon damage animations have 4 variations depending on where the attack comes from, the one in the video is played when he is attacked from the front, but there are 3 more variations for other directions, 2 for sideways attacks (which are mostly the same but mirrored) and one for when he is attacked from behind. Nice video!
thanks for covering re4+re4r!! i played re4r when it first came out and it was my first ever resident evil game, and i loved it to pieces, especially because of the satisfying combat animations. i enjoyed watching this video!
@5:50 - That's a clip. So many people call magazines "clips", well this here is an actually a clip. PS: Love your videos. I've always enjoyed animation and look forward to every one of your videos.
A fantastic look into RE4's animation. I've always thought the original ('05) felt more "snappy", for lack of a better word, because it didn't rely on realistic transitions. Seems I'm wrong @10:23 though, technically you're not being delayed in gameplay but seeing the extra frames in animation makes me think it's less responsive (even though it's proven not to be).
Maybe it was out of the scope of the video, but I was expecting you to touch a bit more on how the animations, specially reload and firing, feel as gameplay functions (since they are "stats" that can change). In the original, reload and firing+recoil animations would pretty much 1-to-1 match the weapon's current stats, so it always felt very natural and intuitive when you could start firing again, it felt very fluid. In the remake, these animations don't necessary match the stat, which means Leon will just stand around for an instant before you can aim or shoot again. You can test this with the handgun reload animation, where Leon reloads then puts his arms to the side (pretty much to wait for the reload time stat to complete), then starts aiming again. Not much of a big deal, but I enough of a thing for me to notice that it didn't feel "right". This one's unrelated to RE4, but RE8 also had this problem with the regular shotgun, where after firing it Ethan deals with the recoil pretty much instantly and starts aiming again, but there's an arbitrary wait time before firing again until you upgrade the rate of fire lol.
Yeah you're right, probably a bit out of the scope of the video. It's a shame cos when I get an idea, the production time rack up and up the longer it gets, and then the video takes ages to get out. But thank you for the insightful and interesting thoughts! I'll be sure to take that feedback on 🫶
With the handgun, I thought it was weird but what's happening is that if you reload a non empty magazine, Leon actually takes some time to put the old magazine away. Unfortunately, due to the camera position, it's really difficult to see, so it feels like Leon is just waiting around
The motion capture in the original GC version is miles ahead of the one in the remake. This is especially true in the cutscenes. Actually, the 4remake doesn't even use motion capture (like RE2 remake for ex.) for the cutscenes. They use an animation database and just focus on close ups and quick cuts. Drastic downgrade in this area (for cost purposes most likely) compared to the amazingly directed and animated original.
The "cartridge" that flicks out of the rifle during reload is called a "clip". They hold rounds together to aid in loading magazines, be it internal such as here or external. Don't call a magazine a clip, though.
@@TheRealBatabii Magazines hold ammo for firing, clips hold ammo for loading. In the rifle reload, ammo is being loaded from a clip into an internal magazine. Most magazines are removable, though. A cartridge (or 'round') is an assembled casing that holds a bullet, propellant and ignition device. A bullet is the hurty bit that flies out.
My problem with r4 remake Leons is the way he balanced his body weight to the sides when moving, it feels sluggish and delayed, the movement in Re2 Remake were more snappy and fluid.
2:50 u said "we only see Leon from the waist up" There are some sections in the game where the camera captures Leon in full view, one of such areas is the room where Salazar sets a trap with the falling ceiling with spikes, where u need to shoot the 4 red sensors. I've forgotten the chapter, but it's in the chapter where u need to find the two sacrifices for the king and the queen's grail. I hope I'm correct, it's been ages i played OG RE4.
any chance you'll check out Sifu because despite having a relatively small moveset, the melee animation never felt repetitive. They do stuff like switching sides every hit and variation of attacks based on enemy postion, contextual stuff. It does so much when you don't feel like you're doing the same thing
The biggest differences I saw in the Remake had to do with the guns and the martial arts. With powerful guns like the shotgun or handcannon, Leon's reaction to the recoil was significantly exaggerated in the original. For example, the shotgun recoils so hard that Leon's practically pointing it upward between shots, which really sells the feeling of power that it would have, but it's a highly unrealistic reaction for a trained shooter. The same goes for the handcannon. In the Remake, he does a much better job of keeping the weapon pointed towards enemies, which helps the characterization of Leon as a super professional government agent, as opposed to the characterization of the shotgun as an almighty beast that's hard to control. Reloads are also more realistic in the Remake, doing a much better job of showing how those guns actually function, even if I will always miss the clunkiness and metallic sound design of the original Rifle reload animation. On the martial arts, the entire cast got some new moves, owing to the more robust melee mechanics of the remakes. Leon kept his iconic roundhouse kick and spinning back kick, and notably, they implemented some sort of dynamic animation targeting. In your video, you can see that Leon will kick lower if the enemy is close to the ground, and he'll kick more at a head level if they're standing full height. This was quite remarkable to me, and leads to moments where you kick enemies in the leg sometimes, which is totally fine, that hurts! There's also so much more to the knife now that you can slash as well as stab as well as parry, not to mention the actually playable knife fight sequence you can have with Krauser later in the game, complete with unique melee attacks. I wasn't expecting Leon to hit Krauser with a stylish 540 kick that wasn't in the original, but I was certainly happy to be surprised. In the Mercenaries, Hunk has a new attack using a hidden wrist blade, which wasn't in the original at all; but it was in The Mercenaries 3D for the 3DS, meaning they knew that if they added new attacks for Hunk they needed to reference other games with Hunk in them. Wesker's Mayhem mode in the Mercenaries shows him beating the hell out of enemies in a way similar to his depiction in RE5, but curiously enough, even closer to his son's attacks in RE6, who was inspired by the RE5 depiction. I found this especially fascinating because Wesker's attacks in the original RE4 are not really present in the remake, but he still feels completely true to himself. They really stepped up the animations to make the Remake's combat feel more realistic than the original, while paying close attention to the characters performing those moves to make sure that the new stuff was consistent with who they are, using eclectic sources.
10:47 I genuinely can't tell if this song is from armored core, or if that's just the song in mercenaries on re4 that I always started noticing when I was running out of time and frantically running towards an hour glass while blindly shooting behind myself in vr
13:40 These games look beautiful. But I think your recommendations would do a better job of "giving us something to play between massive release gaps" if at least some of the games you recommend are actually, you know..., released.
can you please look at the dancing lion boss in elden ring dlc. the animations for it are the wildest thing ive ever seen. i would absolutely love you to analyze it lol
Going to be honest, I like the fix camera and goes more than the over the short camera in the remakes Don’t get me wrong. I like the remakes with the camera angle like that but the over the short camera actually helps you far more than the third person camera.
6:00: Not unless that pistol has the recoil of a shotgun. And if it does, it _really_ shouldn't have been made into a pistol. If your arms aren't strong enough to absorb the force of the firearm's recoil, you need to brace it against your shoulder or something. If Leon wasn't made of polygons, he'd fuck up his wrist. I don't have any experience with fully automatic weapons, but the TMP's recoil seems more reasonable. Though also impossible to aim. What, does he have an eyeball in his elbow?
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It lost some of the bombaticness that made 4 feel a bit like a movie still I find. Most seen in the window jump and pulling out bigger weapons in the comparison part of the video. Happens when you go for real everything I suppose. But RE games should keep some goofy, and seem to not anymore. Also a little weird they changed his coat colour. Only picked up on that in the video. Still looks good of course. My only issue with the remake was some voice acting choices lol
Still hate that they went for a more realistic approach with the remake's animations, because we lost the cool reloads like the Bolt Action Rifle, Broken Butterfly, and the Handcannon.
I could never play the original because I hate the controls, and the aiming is so bad because you're relying on the red laser that is barely visible most of the time. I'm glad it got a remake and got better controls.
The new Leon feels a bit... rubbery?... in photo mode when holding the shotguns or rifle in the t-shirt, his left forearm is bent very unnaturally. Same when you aim towards the merchant. Photo mode exposes things meant to be hidden I feel. Also when you wear the RPD uniform for completing everything S rank on mercs, the rpd logo constantly shifts and bends because the Leon's extra flexibility wasn't meant for the outfit.
@@Howdareyou-ln2stars re mean Resident Evil. re2 mean Resident Evil 2. re3 mean Resident Evil 3. re4 mean Resident Evil 4. they use re because it is faster than saying Resident Evil.
In all honesty, re4 didn't need a remake. All it needed was more modern animations to support the modern move-and-shoot controls we see in re2 remake... but if they were going to go through all that trouble and deal with all the problems changing animations would cause then a remake makes sense.
Valid opinion. But that’s just your opinion. I’m pretty sure you still played it. The day you become your own video game developer with a studio and hundreds of people working hard to develop a video game, then you can do whatever you like
@HELMBREAKER47 I don't really go for the whole argument of _"do it yourself, then"_ We can still critique something without it being a part of either our career or hobby.
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy i stand on business. Appreciate the hard work and dedication these ppl put in to make a great game for the ones who are not gonna criticize every damn thing that comes out. They’re not doing it for the criticism. They’re doing it because its art and theres nothing wrong with change.
The original will always impress me more than the remake, because considering the constrains of the time they made a lot of wise decisions.. there was nothing to compare it too. Using Softimage at the time * Chef kiss*.. They were brilliant? Remake? Ok, but they just need to adapt stuff around not much of a 'challenge'.. you work with machines 10-15 times faster and more capable, and there are solutions for each type of problem because someone already travelled on that path.
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy it's very subtle, but your mic audio it's a bit more to the left, I turned mono audio on and actually watched, very good video
Gonna be honest, I hate Leon's updated texture, especially the hair. It's too detailed and detracts from the haircut that made all of us swoon over him back in the day. I had the same problem going from Sims 2 to Sims 3 - sometimes artistic style is better than hyperrealism.
@purpleheart3000 that's fair enough, I've seen lots of comments online that developers these days have somehow lost the ability to do convincing 'see through' textures like they used to.
I was gonna say the same thing, they keep popping and moving around...is ok if you take a hit or something but just turning around doesn't mean you get a full blown air fan ... no one does... should over on a hit, quick jump etc..
Sadly, realistic and elaborate animations don't always translate into good gameplay. The remake feels so sluggish to play compared to the original even tho the OG was using tank control. It takes remake Leon like 3 seconds to accelerate and decelerate, he has a giant turning radius, and his movement is constantly interrupted by the smallest thing. I gave up on The Last of Us and AC Valhalla for the same reason. It's sad to see capcom going this route as well considering they are the company that prioritizes gameplay over anything else. Movement inertia is just pure cancer to modern gaming.
I don't know if I'd go that far, realistic movement can feel good if you know how the movement works and use it how the game wants you to and is built around it. I can understand the concerns for Leon in the remake though, as this isn't how he felt before.
Re 4 Remake is much better and authentic experience. It proves that tank controls is just overcompensation to make the game scary. Re 7, Village, Re 2 Remake and Re 4 Remake are far more tense than any tank control RE game.
And not a single word about latency in those "fancy new tech animations"? Like, blending states and all sort of mixing animations techniques are always comes with some sacrifices of responsiveness for looks. It's pity that you did such a video and not mentioned such an important flaw in modern vidya games. Just compare side by side both games and how movement in those feels. Snappy and precise in og and wobbly-bobbly skating on an ice in the remake. I personally think that animators most of the time "overdo" their job, working on AAA titles, while ucompetent art and gameplay directors allow them to go wild. Instant response is always should be the top priority if we're talking about great experience. Somehow animators knew that before, but forget about it completely nowadays. But since GaMeRs most of the times don't even bother - no wonder industry became a money stamping dogshit over 20 years. Visuals sell, well crafted gameplay - don't. Anyways, thanks for the vid, but certainly i'd love to see more deeper dive and more professional approach to such topics, since you're familiar with the industry and animation.
I’m guessing it’s the inconsistent headshots? Leon turning into Fumble Bumble every time he gets hit and staggers? Movement which is supposed to be smooth, but ends up being kind of janky? At least that’s what I feel.
@@alexmediato299 Probably because it's half the game and half the fun of the original. You basically have to pay $10 just for shits they cut from the main game.
I miss the "Love you , bye!"
Yeah I kinda forgot to do it this time
Love you @@VideoGameAnimationStudy
He‘s getting us used to neglection man. Soon he will drive us to a field far away from home to abandon us
"I hate you, hello!"
I think "..19 years ago, now" hit me in a way that nothing else has.
The thing leon is flicking out of the sniper rifle is called a stripper clip.
For people wondering, before the introduction of reusable detachable magazines, the magazine was within the gun itself, the bullets were secured on a little piece of metal (the stripper clip) and inserted directly into the gun. This is where the term "clip" as slang for a gun's magazine came from
0:06 I'm here because I'm subscribed and your videos are good.
Same. I don't even like RE games 😂
@@SuperPaperPokemon huge L
@@leviathan9865 It's an opinion. But damn it's a shit one. I've never seen anyone hate this game for any reason other than it being old. Sad
@@leviathan9865 Aaand you've just demonstrated what insecurity looks like.
@@userUIhrGyrhsj I was going to applaud the first sentence in your comment but then you followed up with insecure drivel. Unfortunate.
In college we had a club, officially called TASC - Technology Animation Studies Club, better known by club members as Pokemon Club. Basically we would all gather in a big room and play Pokemon, Smash Bros, Mario Party, etc. Never did do any actual animation study so it's nice to get some real education on the subject.
The over the shoulder camera angles ❤
I love the snappy animation and gamefeel of OG RE4, it makes the game feel great when the animations end right as Leon becomes actionable again. Newer games (including RE4R) have an ambiguity to the controls that comes off as being more sluggish, though of course more realistic. By this I mean reloads that don’t let you fire the moment (or soon after) the clip goes into the pistol, or acceleration in walking.
I understand these things are added for a more realistic looking game, but I strongly prefer the balance RE4 hits between being realistic enough and being snappy in game feel.
Lovely video.
Same, the snappiness makes controlling him feel so precise.
Same reason why Red Dead Redemption 1 feels a whole lot better than 2. The more arcadey feeling make it way less clunky and sluggish, as it doesn't try to be 100% realistic
Oh man, i didnt even know you dropped this video! I might of saw it in my notifs but didnt realize it was you, missing your iconic thumbnail styles xP
5:42 That rifle reload animation is probably my favourite animation in any 3D game. Bloody GORGEOUS!!! 😻
This game might be #1 when it comes to striking a balance between realistic, cinematic visuals and good old fashioned arcade game design. Most games with animations this good lack depth, but this game has plenty. Capcom are arguably the best developers working at the moment for this reason.
I love both the original and the remake (the gameplay in the remake is phenomenal). However...... I miss Leon's original bomber jacket design.
that reload Leon does on the bolt action rifle is, while more interesting, completely impossible with the scope mount. Stripper clips (the bit of metal Leon throws to the side at the end of the reload) have to be inserted straight down from the top, not at a 45 degree angle like shown in game. in reality the realod would be like the version of the bolt action in the remake, loading single rounds in to the top
4:46 quick correction, Leon damage animations have 4 variations depending on where the attack comes from, the one in the video is played when he is attacked from the front, but there are 3 more variations for other directions, 2 for sideways attacks (which are mostly the same but mirrored) and one for when he is attacked from behind. Nice video!
That is true actually, I should have added more of the variations in to show the timing of the movement.
I utterly love the attention to detail and just how much work went into keeping the animations almost exactly the same
subbed, because your voice makes me sleepy and i kinda love it
thanks for covering re4+re4r!! i played re4r when it first came out and it was my first ever resident evil game, and i loved it to pieces, especially because of the satisfying combat animations. i enjoyed watching this video!
@@White927 the HD version still holds up pretty good
@5:50 - That's a clip. So many people call magazines "clips", well this here is an actually a clip.
PS: Love your videos. I've always enjoyed animation and look forward to every one of your videos.
No way you doing My Favorite game of all time!!
Thank you so much! You're great!🤩
A fantastic look into RE4's animation. I've always thought the original ('05) felt more "snappy", for lack of a better word, because it didn't rely on realistic transitions. Seems I'm wrong @10:23 though, technically you're not being delayed in gameplay but seeing the extra frames in animation makes me think it's less responsive (even though it's proven not to be).
Maybe it was out of the scope of the video, but I was expecting you to touch a bit more on how the animations, specially reload and firing, feel as gameplay functions (since they are "stats" that can change).
In the original, reload and firing+recoil animations would pretty much 1-to-1 match the weapon's current stats, so it always felt very natural and intuitive when you could start firing again, it felt very fluid.
In the remake, these animations don't necessary match the stat, which means Leon will just stand around for an instant before you can aim or shoot again. You can test this with the handgun reload animation, where Leon reloads then puts his arms to the side (pretty much to wait for the reload time stat to complete), then starts aiming again. Not much of a big deal, but I enough of a thing for me to notice that it didn't feel "right".
This one's unrelated to RE4, but RE8 also had this problem with the regular shotgun, where after firing it Ethan deals with the recoil pretty much instantly and starts aiming again, but there's an arbitrary wait time before firing again until you upgrade the rate of fire lol.
I am really into video game animation myself so I TBH I've been looking for an excuse to talk about this lol
Yeah you're right, probably a bit out of the scope of the video. It's a shame cos when I get an idea, the production time rack up and up the longer it gets, and then the video takes ages to get out.
But thank you for the insightful and interesting thoughts! I'll be sure to take that feedback on 🫶
With the handgun, I thought it was weird but what's happening is that if you reload a non empty magazine, Leon actually takes some time to put the old magazine away.
Unfortunately, due to the camera position, it's really difficult to see, so it feels like Leon is just waiting around
I thought i was the only one to feel disgusted at the delay
The motion capture in the original GC version is miles ahead of the one in the remake.
This is especially true in the cutscenes.
Actually, the 4remake doesn't even use motion capture (like RE2 remake for ex.) for the cutscenes. They use an animation database and just focus on close ups and quick cuts.
Drastic downgrade in this area (for cost purposes most likely) compared to the amazingly directed and animated original.
The "cartridge" that flicks out of the rifle during reload is called a "clip". They hold rounds together to aid in loading magazines, be it internal such as here or external.
Don't call a magazine a clip, though.
I always confuse magazine with clip, but also cartridge with bullet
@@TheRealBatabii Magazines hold ammo for firing, clips hold ammo for loading. In the rifle reload, ammo is being loaded from a clip into an internal magazine. Most magazines are removable, though.
A cartridge (or 'round') is an assembled casing that holds a bullet, propellant and ignition device.
A bullet is the hurty bit that flies out.
Ahhhhh thank you thank you!
@VideoGameAnimationStudy maybe you should do a whole video on how they animate guns and bone up
Could be some interesting research!
My problem with r4 remake Leons is the way he balanced his body weight to the sides when moving, it feels sluggish and delayed, the movement in Re2 Remake were more snappy and fluid.
2:50 u said "we only see Leon from the waist up"
There are some sections in the game where the camera captures Leon in full view,
one of such areas is the room where Salazar sets a trap with the falling ceiling with spikes, where u need to shoot the 4 red sensors.
I've forgotten the chapter, but it's in the chapter where u need to find the two sacrifices for the king and the queen's grail.
I hope I'm correct, it's been ages i played OG RE4.
@mannegar7650
Yeah that's right, though I do quickly show a clip I also had of Leon in Chapter 2 without his gear, with an asterisk of *mostly
Man, the 12:00 beat just slaps! Great video
you should rrally do a deep dive into killer instincts animations
I love both the original and the remake. ❤
any chance you'll check out Sifu because despite having a relatively small moveset, the melee animation never felt repetitive.
They do stuff like switching sides every hit and variation of attacks based on enemy postion, contextual stuff. It does so much when you don't feel like you're doing the same thing
great video
The biggest differences I saw in the Remake had to do with the guns and the martial arts. With powerful guns like the shotgun or handcannon, Leon's reaction to the recoil was significantly exaggerated in the original. For example, the shotgun recoils so hard that Leon's practically pointing it upward between shots, which really sells the feeling of power that it would have, but it's a highly unrealistic reaction for a trained shooter. The same goes for the handcannon. In the Remake, he does a much better job of keeping the weapon pointed towards enemies, which helps the characterization of Leon as a super professional government agent, as opposed to the characterization of the shotgun as an almighty beast that's hard to control. Reloads are also more realistic in the Remake, doing a much better job of showing how those guns actually function, even if I will always miss the clunkiness and metallic sound design of the original Rifle reload animation.
On the martial arts, the entire cast got some new moves, owing to the more robust melee mechanics of the remakes. Leon kept his iconic roundhouse kick and spinning back kick, and notably, they implemented some sort of dynamic animation targeting. In your video, you can see that Leon will kick lower if the enemy is close to the ground, and he'll kick more at a head level if they're standing full height. This was quite remarkable to me, and leads to moments where you kick enemies in the leg sometimes, which is totally fine, that hurts! There's also so much more to the knife now that you can slash as well as stab as well as parry, not to mention the actually playable knife fight sequence you can have with Krauser later in the game, complete with unique melee attacks. I wasn't expecting Leon to hit Krauser with a stylish 540 kick that wasn't in the original, but I was certainly happy to be surprised. In the Mercenaries, Hunk has a new attack using a hidden wrist blade, which wasn't in the original at all; but it was in The Mercenaries 3D for the 3DS, meaning they knew that if they added new attacks for Hunk they needed to reference other games with Hunk in them. Wesker's Mayhem mode in the Mercenaries shows him beating the hell out of enemies in a way similar to his depiction in RE5, but curiously enough, even closer to his son's attacks in RE6, who was inspired by the RE5 depiction. I found this especially fascinating because Wesker's attacks in the original RE4 are not really present in the remake, but he still feels completely true to himself. They really stepped up the animations to make the Remake's combat feel more realistic than the original, while paying close attention to the characters performing those moves to make sure that the new stuff was consistent with who they are, using eclectic sources.
Just to note, EX-Zodiac is available in early access on steam, it's great.
10:47 I genuinely can't tell if this song is from armored core, or if that's just the song in mercenaries on re4 that I always started noticing when I was running out of time and frantically running towards an hour glass while blindly shooting behind myself in vr
The Animation Works for *Resident Evil 4* Original & Remake Games are both Super Awesome and Epic to play!
13:40 These games look beautiful. But I think your recommendations would do a better job of "giving us something to play between massive release gaps" if at least some of the games you recommend are actually, you know..., released.
Actually after checking up up on those just now, I think the last 2 actually are. Just Bat Galaxy that's still in development
@@VideoGameAnimationStudythey did recycle the animation for chicago typewriter and handcannon. They used the original one split into two.
Best video ever existed
Over the decades Leon has decided to turn down the collar of his jacket.
Perhaps changed up his hair conditioning routine
can you please look at the dancing lion boss in elden ring dlc. the animations for it are the wildest thing ive ever seen. i would absolutely love you to analyze it lol
Going to be honest, I like the fix camera and goes more than the over the short camera in the remakes Don’t get me wrong. I like the remakes with the camera angle like that but the over the short camera actually helps you far more than the third person camera.
Leon’s hair in the remake is so pretty holy shit
ur mic is on the left side center it more my left ear enjoys this
The Return of the King
6:00: Not unless that pistol has the recoil of a shotgun. And if it does, it _really_ shouldn't have been made into a pistol. If your arms aren't strong enough to absorb the force of the firearm's recoil, you need to brace it against your shoulder or something. If Leon wasn't made of polygons, he'd fuck up his wrist.
I don't have any experience with fully automatic weapons, but the TMP's recoil seems more reasonable. Though also impossible to aim. What, does he have an eyeball in his elbow?
Hey what hair setting were you using in the remake for this footage ?
Hair setting?
Oh man, you were missed
That’s a clip like the M1 Garand uses
3:37
*Gamecube controller C Stick sweating*
RARE was something special in nintendo 64 era, JET FORCE GEMINI had over the shoulder
Hello there! I don’t usually post comments, but I’ve been a fan of your channel since your videos of Metroid and Hollow Knight’s animation techniques. I know this is off-topic, but are you familiar with the psychological horror RPG Omori? This is just a suggestion, but I would really enjoy a video about that game; not only is the story great, but the animation style is also a highlight and I thought you might really like it! Anyways, enjoy your videos. Have a good day. 👍
@drparadox1061 I haven't heard of it but I'll give it a look, but can't guarantee anything!
Don’t care for Resi, I just like you‘re videos mate!
Thanks a lot!
Time to feast
EX-Zodiac mentioned OOOOH you want to buy it on Steam right now OOOOH
lWho made/what are the d&b/jungle music?
Music name appears in the top right of the screen
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy thanks. Somehow I missed this or spaced out.
I think some of the animations in the original game are straight from the 1st game's remake too.
@catscats5774 ahhh that's interesting!
It lost some of the bombaticness that made 4 feel a bit like a movie still I find. Most seen in the window jump and pulling out bigger weapons in the comparison part of the video. Happens when you go for real everything I suppose. But RE games should keep some goofy, and seem to not anymore. Also a little weird they changed his coat colour. Only picked up on that in the video.
Still looks good of course. My only issue with the remake was some voice acting choices lol
Am I the only one who likes the feel of the original better than the remake…
Still hate that they went for a more realistic approach with the remake's animations, because we lost the cool reloads like the Bolt Action Rifle, Broken Butterfly, and the Handcannon.
dont lose anything if you just go back and play the original
I could never play the original because I hate the controls, and the aiming is so bad because you're relying on the red laser that is barely visible most of the time. I'm glad it got a remake and got better controls.
You really missed the opportunity to use the 'reanimated' pun in the title
Ah maaaan
The firing animation in the remake for the pistols really bothers me, something about the angle of the recoil and how his arm moves just seems wrong.
Interesting, you'd think the remake would have more informed movement choices.
But Awesome Art And Animation is four A.
@@danyamalyutin
I don't count the 'and'
The new Leon feels a bit... rubbery?... in photo mode when holding the shotguns or rifle in the t-shirt, his left forearm is bent very unnaturally. Same when you aim towards the merchant. Photo mode exposes things meant to be hidden I feel.
Also when you wear the RPD uniform for completing everything S rank on mercs, the rpd logo constantly shifts and bends because the Leon's extra flexibility wasn't meant for the outfit.
Interesting observation!
What re mean 0_0
I don't understand
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy like people say re2 re3 re4 re5 :p
@Howdareyou-ln2stars did you figure it out yet
@sludgepls are u saying my hair is dumb :V
@@Howdareyou-ln2stars re mean Resident Evil. re2 mean Resident Evil 2. re3 mean Resident Evil 3. re4 mean Resident Evil 4. they use re because it is faster than saying Resident Evil.
In all honesty, re4 didn't need a remake. All it needed was more modern animations to support the modern move-and-shoot controls we see in re2 remake... but if they were going to go through all that trouble and deal with all the problems changing animations would cause then a remake makes sense.
Valid opinion. But that’s just your opinion. I’m pretty sure you still played it. The day you become your own video game developer with a studio and hundreds of people working hard to develop a video game, then you can do whatever you like
@HELMBREAKER47
I don't really go for the whole argument of _"do it yourself, then"_
We can still critique something without it being a part of either our career or hobby.
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy i stand on business. Appreciate the hard work and dedication these ppl put in to make a great game for the ones who are not gonna criticize every damn thing that comes out. They’re not doing it for the criticism. They’re doing it because its art and theres nothing wrong with change.
The original will always impress me more than the remake, because considering the constrains of the time they made a lot of wise decisions.. there was nothing to compare it too. Using Softimage at the time * Chef kiss*.. They were brilliant? Remake? Ok, but they just need to adapt stuff around not much of a 'challenge'.. you work with machines 10-15 times faster and more capable, and there are solutions for each type of problem because someone already travelled on that path.
It’s crazy that re4 didn’t release on either 2004 or 2024.
man I sure would love to watch your video, seems very interesting, but I can't stand the fucked up left-right audio balance
What's wrong with it?
@@VideoGameAnimationStudy it's very subtle, but your mic audio it's a bit more to the left, I turned mono audio on and actually watched, very good video
Nothing wrong with realism, but Resident Evil shouldnt be realistic or weighty.
Gonna be honest, I hate Leon's updated texture, especially the hair. It's too detailed and detracts from the haircut that made all of us swoon over him back in the day. I had the same problem going from Sims 2 to Sims 3 - sometimes artistic style is better than hyperrealism.
@purpleheart3000 that's fair enough, I've seen lots of comments online that developers these days have somehow lost the ability to do convincing 'see through' textures like they used to.
I was gonna say the same thing, they keep popping and moving around...is ok if you take a hit or something but just turning around doesn't mean you get a full blown air fan ... no one does... should over on a hit, quick jump etc..
Sadly, realistic and elaborate animations don't always translate into good gameplay. The remake feels so sluggish to play compared to the original even tho the OG was using tank control. It takes remake Leon like 3 seconds to accelerate and decelerate, he has a giant turning radius, and his movement is constantly interrupted by the smallest thing. I gave up on The Last of Us and AC Valhalla for the same reason. It's sad to see capcom going this route as well considering they are the company that prioritizes gameplay over anything else. Movement inertia is just pure cancer to modern gaming.
I don't know if I'd go that far, realistic movement can feel good if you know how the movement works and use it how the game wants you to and is built around it. I can understand the concerns for Leon in the remake though, as this isn't how he felt before.
Re 4 Remake is much better and authentic experience. It proves that tank controls is just overcompensation to make the game scary.
Re 7, Village, Re 2 Remake and Re 4 Remake are far more tense than any tank control RE game.
You sound like the Gecko from Gieco ❤❤
Remake is more dark and half the game and half the fun. Crapcom can't make a decent remake after RE1.
They lost their touch with the remakes :/
And not a single word about latency in those "fancy new tech animations"? Like, blending states and all sort of mixing animations techniques are always comes with some sacrifices of responsiveness for looks. It's pity that you did such a video and not mentioned such an important flaw in modern vidya games. Just compare side by side both games and how movement in those feels. Snappy and precise in og and wobbly-bobbly skating on an ice in the remake. I personally think that animators most of the time "overdo" their job, working on AAA titles, while ucompetent art and gameplay directors allow them to go wild. Instant response is always should be the top priority if we're talking about great experience. Somehow animators knew that before, but forget about it completely nowadays.
But since GaMeRs most of the times don't even bother - no wonder industry became a money stamping dogshit over 20 years. Visuals sell, well crafted gameplay - don't.
Anyways, thanks for the vid, but certainly i'd love to see more deeper dive and more professional approach to such topics, since you're familiar with the industry and animation.
Cope.
The run cycle in the remake is notiecably WORSE.
I didn't think RE4make felt good to play. So many little annoyances added up. I played the first few hours and just kinda stopped.
What about did you not like
I'd be interested in hearing if there was anything that put you off?
Skill issue.
I’m guessing it’s the inconsistent headshots? Leon turning into Fumble Bumble every time he gets hit and staggers? Movement which is supposed to be smooth, but ends up being kind of janky?
At least that’s what I feel.
@@alexmediato299 Probably because it's half the game and half the fun of the original. You basically have to pay $10 just for shits they cut from the main game.
Great video