General Project Thread & Feedback

I don't think the slits bend in too much...I mean, it IS an organic object, right? Randomization is a welcome feature in my eyes. I love the animation, too, it's great! The only thing that kinda gets me, though, is the fact that the tree leaves are swaying in the wind and stuff, but none of the grass or flowers are. That's just me REALLY nitpicking, though, and I would not at all be bothered by it, really. That does leave me with the question, though: will other stuff be swaying as well?

 

Swaying, no, but they do have improved animations. The animations on the palm were specifically done to draw just enough attention to it to give a, "Oh cool, that wasn't there before" effect; that's a big part of the whole experience we're aiming for.

 

Anyone else get a hankering for green jello?

 

Oh, of course. But if it stood out to a lot of us, then that says to me that it's not quite right. I can sort of see what it's trying to do... but it looks more like it's stretching out than bending/swaying (as if it were made of rubber... or jelly or something). Not like it's a big deal, but it's worth pointing out on the off chance the artists hadn't already noticed (unlikely considering the amount of time that would have been spent staring at it).

 

Did anyone else find the base of the leaves on the tree a bit distracting? They wave around too much.

 

We considered just throwing this up as a changelog, but decided people would feel mildly let down if we didn't include a few more details. I mean, really, who would believe our inspiration to be so obvious?

S2HD: Just add water.

 

From the boss screen shot it looks like every tree has this animation, and they are all synced. Wouldn't it look better if they weren't synced? Obviously I haven't seen it yet, but I think it'd look kinda odd will them all animating exactly the same as each other.

 

It would be nice if, at first, none of them were moving and then, once in a random number of seconds, they started waving in sequence from the right to the left, and then stopped in sequence too. As if there were just small currents of air.


They might indeed look a bit too distracting if they were moving all the time. Nice animation, by the way.

 

Or when you run (and jump) past them?

 

Coconuts are firmly attached to the tree trunk, they wouldn't move with a slight breeze like that.

 

Cinossu: looks that way!

We've already gone and made slight adjustments to Sonic based on feedback received here, so if we need to refine the animation speed I won't dismiss the possibility.

 

Why not just have the tree leaves move if Sonic brushes past them?

Seems a bit strange to have them constantly jiggle... though having said that, the flowers are always moving so it's not a massive deal.

 

I's rather it look a bit odd than look lifeless.

 

Just give the trees different timings. At best, I believe you have enough animation frames to allow them to slow down or speed u a bit every so often, but you don't have to in my opinion and I couldn't ask for anything more than that.

 

I know, and I think that would result in a pretty lifeless environment if we applied that sort of thinking to everything. Especially when you're standing still in game. I don't think statue trees would look any more natural (especially near the sea). Don't try and tell me the original artists were going for ultra realism... ... and like he then went on to point out - take a look at the flowers. I think we can use a bit of creative license to spruce things up. Watch a cartoon - take note of how many things would be completely illogical in real life, but in the context of the cartoon... no one cares.

 

The trees won't all be in perfect sync, we already have a randomization element to offset them.

 

Ah, perfect.