SunGod Vs Shinn

Theme JOJO​

SunGod animation
Note: this was fun
http://sta.sh/01wg4v95zjkb
MBR Profile: http://maplemation.com/threads/sungods-mbr-profile.33120/

Shinn Animation
Note: None

MBR: http://maplemation.com/threads/shinn-primo-and-secondo.28015/#post-330791​

 

Light: Well done on your animation- Good ending aswell! <3 <3
Shinn: Yours was okay, but not my cup of tea.
so my vote goes to SunGod <3

 

Alright lets get right into it this is my first time actually giving feedback so dont kill me

Light- alright light I really liked the rigging you used and the menacing. I liked the references you use in your animation dude

Problems- The glitching now here me out. On some parts in your animation your character glitches it
its kind of hard to tell when your character is using his power. It some times looks like your character
is just jumping from place and it looks a little weird. I feel like that could have been a little more clear
you could have added a glow effect or something to help it to pop out.

Combat - The combat was a little hard to flow at some points and i didn't really feel impact with the hits.
If you added more camera shake it would really help your combat. Also when miles grabs
your character it was really hard to notice. i know stands don't have to show their whole body
but showing the rest of the body would really help.

Also [/IMG]

Spoiler: No body??

Shin- Yo i really enjoyed your combat during your fight. your rigging was really good and i loved that neck
crack at the beginning. I have less to Cnc about in terms of animation.

Spoiler: YAAASSSS

Problems - Not really many problems in terms of animation. Something I felt you could have
get done was getting more creative with you stands. theirs nothing bad with a heavy hitter stand
but I would have loved if their was more too it. Like some ability that you could show off.

Combat - I really liked your combat compared to lights. I like the camera shaking and everything
used in your animation. I feel like the combat could have been more creative like i stated before.

Spoiler: Verdict

All right all right when it comes done to it I have to vote for light he was
more creative in the use of his stand powers. In terms of combat shinn was better. In terms of
creativity Lights animation takes the cake. Over i honestly enjoyed both animations
for different reasons even though that sounds kind of weird. SO to end it both of you
should stand proud my Boi's

 

http://imgur.com/a/7NCiU
"Time Limit: 20 secs"
SunGod: over a minute
Shinn: over a minute

Neither of you did 20secs lol,
I won't stand for this.

Spoiler: Spoiler

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SunGod:
SunGod's animation was very smooth and rigs are on point. It also had alot more fighting and really gave a jojo feel. It seemed like alot of effort where put into it and is just more enjoyable, though the sound design was kinda iffy and where minor flaws here and there but overall had the better animation imo

Shinn:
Shinn's animation was good, but not good enough for my vote because it seemed somewhat bland. Your camera angles are good and I like the punch you did at the end and seemed pretty cool. There where points that felt just too slow to me, and it feels like there wasn't enough effort put into this. Its just not enough, and that run sound really wasn't good.

But anyways, my vote has gotta go to SunGod
Good luck on future MBRs mi amigos~

 

Voted for SunGod, although it has mistakes, I enjoyed the fight and effects plus other MBR reference.

 

(Little Disclaimer: I've never watched Jojo before, so forgive me if I happen to get any of my facts wrong)

SunGod: I can safely say it's a pretty big step forward from your battle with Ike.Your combat and execution has really stepped up since then. Your perspectives weren't half bad either. I especially enjoyed that sword dodging/leaping sequence at around 3/4 into the animation. However, there were a number of places that you did drop the ball. And a good number of them have been named off already prior to this post. And also because, honestly, it's quite difficult to screencap and point out flaws if it's only viewable via SWF where there's no pause button. A word of advice: you'd most likely receive stronger critique of a higher quantity if it were uploaded to YouTube instead. But anyway, back to the main flaws: One of them is kind of minor, but

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That fall was really light. I'd have added a dust effect underneath, and maybe not make him take off so abruptly. Not only that, if you look closely, he's in a kneeling/crouching pose even while moving forward as he leaps. Whether or not you have a "dash-like" custom pose, honestly even "swingOF_2" would suffice. Even I use it too as sort of a "dashing" replacement if I don't have a custom for it. Mainly though, your character needs more weight and impact upon landing and dashing. What you have there kind of looked like he was attached to a balloon blowing in some strong wind as he lightly scraped the ground moving forward. It's an easy fix though, so no worries (y).
And now here's something in need of serious assessment:

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I'll begin by saying that the style of the skull does not mix with the style of Maple at all. Fortunately, I have a solution for you. And whoever sees this, and plans on executing something of resemblance to this scenario, you're welcome: http://customstory.deviantart.com/art/Item-Skeleton-432871644 There's more though; when your character lands on his head, it literally sounded like someone stepping on egg shells. Whether or not you may have a limited sound effects pack, there could have been more impactful sounds you could've used, or even combined it with that sound you used. To me it seemed kind of like a missed opportunity to deliver a powerful finish.
So overall, this animation was kind of a mixed bag for me. The areas you succeeded in, you pulled off really well. Keep going down that path, and maybe, just maybe, you'll pull off another BIG leap in improvement like you did here. The problems I point out, and critique I give, is solely said in hopes of you becoming a better animator. You're already relatively on the right track, so keep at it, dude!

Shinn: In my honest opinion, this animation was not bad by any means, but it was kind of a step back for you. Your rigs and flow haven't faltered, and were delivered pretty nicely overall. Your shot at different perspectives looked pretty nice as well. But during the first one of those perspective shots, I gotta say, I'm not too fond of how it looks after it breaks

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To add more realism to that, you should have it as it's own Symbol, and inside it, have another layer underneath it, and draw in the back of it to make it look like part of the inside of the rock is showing from where it's broken off. If I'm not making sense, what you should do is kind of like what Derek did here:

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That way it won't look like it was cut out with scissors.

Spoiler: This one's small, but your character was in different place from the impact point...?

And one more thing. From 0:46 till the end, that combo looked pretty sweet, but I'm not sure if your character being in the air the entire time from there till the end of the animation makes much sense. I know it's an air combo, but the way you portrayed it was pretty much the same way it would look if he were standing on solid ground the whole time. And honestly... at that rate, he might as well have been on the ground during that combo. The way you animated it made it look just like that, and it would have made more sense than to have him in the air indefinitely.
Like I said though, it came out pretty neat overall. This particular animation wasn't your strongest, but I know you have a higher animating caliber than that, so just make sure you take the flaws mentioned from me, and others, into account. Nice job, nonetheless.

With that being said, I might have to hold my vote... but I'm leaning towards SunGod. Decent match, but I know you both can do better.

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Fancying the little easter eggs there

 

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