It all started with a post on ResetEra pics, which was started by user ‘s y’, who had come across the Jedi Fallen Order sprint animation for the first time, and said: “Just started the ps5 version of the game. respawn star wars and was amazed at the quality of the sprint animation” and encouraged others to share some of their favorites, both good and bad.
A game that is mentioned quite a few times in the thread is Nier: Automata, where 2B and 9S rampage when the sprint button is pressed. Likewise, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is another of the games discussed in the thread, with a clip of Raiden throwing it into a wall showing us that whoever suggested it might be right to call it the best.
If you are looking for some of the animations of run More realistic ones also mention titles like Death Stranding, which goes to great lengths to make Sam move realistically when going down hills and when climbing, and Noctis’s fantastic running animations in Final Fantasy 15. In particular, Final Fantasy 15 is mentioned throughout the thread, which is reasonable when seeing Noctis in action.
Other games that are mentioned for their animation quality are Assassin’s Creed 3, Watch Dogs 2 and the strange movements of Shadow of the Colossus.
Talking about the best animated races is easy though, but what about the bad ones? The thread also discusses some rather strange-looking races, including the mention that the Jedi Fallen Order sprint looks like Cal has had some trouble in the bathroom. What would a mention of wacky sprints be without Mass Effect? The thread highlights Commander Shepard’s rather goofy run in Mass Effect 3 and Ryder’s own weird run in Andromeda at launch.
One game that doesn’t get mentioned much in the thread is GTA, which seems like a missed opportunity considering the iconic and horrible running animations from the PS2 era of GTA games. Not to mention the most recent games, which have pretty good movement.