Madden 10: Updated Running Animation

[Point Blank]

We're having some export problems today - the ball keeps showing up rotated 90 degrees in the guys hands. In the meantime, I can show one run style that was slightly adjusted by Simon...this one is still in progress but I figured people would like to see it and give feedback.

Slightly adjusted run style from easports on Vimeo.

Thoughts?

Also to compare, I uploaded the sprinter style (that no one seems to like)...this is the 09 version so hopefully I'll have a comparison video of the new one soon once we sort out Simon's export problems.

Madden NFL 09 run style from easports on Vimeo.

Thoughts?


It looks good to me.

[vamprb]

its slightly better

[Houston]

The first one is more realistic, cause NFL players hardly use perfect running form.

The runs should start off like the 2nd one but end like the 1st.

[krulmichael]

Like it as well, looks more realistic.

[ThunderHorse]

I don't see what everyone else is apparently seeing...

all I see is the arm is more outstretched while in motion, and the emphasis is almost on longer strides. it's better, I'll give it that, but I'm still not satisfied, I'm starting to think it may be impossible to emulate a correct running style...

then again, if 2K can put every shot in the NBA into their game, I find it ridiculous that EA can't get a running animation down correctly.

The dive at the end looks as stupid as ever too. they still haven't got that right either.

[Aso]

I gotta see multiple people run in it. I'm not really sure what i think of it right now.

[ThunderHorse]

I gotta see multiple people run in it. I'm not really sure what i think of it right now.

That's how I feel...

let me see how a skill guy runs, I really don't give a damn how a Tight End runs, but let me see what the Runningback stride looks like, what the receiver stride looks like, ETC.

the O-linemen running animation needs heavy, HEAVY work too, that is the dumbest looking motion of them all.

[DSpydr84]

It looks pretty good. Actually looks a lot like Adrian Peterson.
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Yeah but Adrian Peterson is known to run with weird form anyway. It's very rare you see pro football players "fighting the air" as they are in that running animation. It almost looks like the player is pushing the air backwards with his arms to get more speed, a technique used by 8 year olds in kickball. I know very few people who run like that in real life over the age of 17.