Physical Cast animations

[radajin]

Me and my friend were debating about a topic we have very different views on, right now my game has a little power up animation to every physical skill the player uses, e,g. double cut.


My friend was saying we should reserve the animation for more powerful moves and use it sparingly to avoid needless semantics and not slow combat down. it would also make the moves you use with it more impactful.


i was saying i wanted a common animation to play for all physical skills and come up with a more powerful looking one for the bigger moves.


What do you think? which do you prefer? Thoughts?

 

[Victor Sant]

It depends on the durations of the said animation. If it is fast I see no issue.


But if it adds too much time to the battle flow it might become annoying after some time.

 

[radajin]

the animation takes roughly half a second to a second

 

[radajin]

bumping would still like some feedback on the subject

 

[Valryia]

It sounds likes something i would get bored of quickly.


Think about it. A "power up" is only used in film, anime, and the strongest moves. Heck, even Dragonball Z is bashed for having to many "power ups".