Niko Bellic WIP is back!

[SanjiSasuke]

Well providing I don't get too lazy (very likely occurrence when it comes to spriting) the WIP is moving again (moving like pressing down the gas to 60-70mph then stopping and hitting the brake again )

Here are the 2 anims so far.

The stance isn't good (at all) and if anyone wants to help it is demanded welcome.


It is based on his stance from the game, which has quite a bit of bouncing, but I didn't do well on it at all.

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(Around :49 in the above video he idles in his fighting stance)


Then the first hit anim, which I made today


I intend on using all his fighting moves from the game, especially since the base character's fighting style has many of the moves already.
Welcome to all criticism.

[DEMONKAI]

i gotta see how this turns out

[SanjiSasuke]

Good to see some interest, any criticism/tips?

[ExeLord]

First gif looks bad because of head and arm movement, hi reminds me they(ummm grabed first vid I found):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqL1yJOHAbI&feature=related#
Second gif looks good, like it should be.
And at last project looks promising, though I dislike GTA games after VC...

[SanjiSasuke]

Yeah, I think the stance was hard for me to do, and turned out pretty poor, I had never made a 'real' animation. I'm going to try to fix it up, definitely fixing the head.

[C.R.O.M.-Mugen-Ninja]

Haha Nico Bellic
IMO he does not look too much like Nico , Maybe make hes defult costume instead of just colour swap Karman Cole??
And I'm really looking forward to see him with wepons, u gonna add Bazooka right?

[Zborik]

You need to make him SHORTER. Just look at this picture of him next to Brucie: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/M5bVYOmQZC8/0.jpg
I think the head and face are fine though.

Also, in allmost every trailer, on every gta4 cover and at the beginning of the game he wears the clothes people recognize him better in, these: http://www.ps3-talk.de/members/gnatz-albums-gta-iv-artwork-iii-picture317-entstehung-von-niko-bellic.jpg

Good luck with your project. I hope you are willing to make these few changes so it can really become the great char Nico deserves 

[SanjiSasuke]

MUGENNINJA: Heh, yeah I tried that with the WIP in the beginning, using Kyo as a base. Those were a lot worse. That and a lot of people preferred his suit. And yes, he'll have the magic cellphone, the RPG, shotgun, SMG, M16, and a ton of other stuff.

Zborik: Technically he's 6'2" (which is Captain America's exact height), but I was thinking the same thing. I may tweak him after I make some more progress, and I'll see if they are the same size as Cap.

EDIT:

I was away so I didn't work on Niko, so I just made the 2nd hit pose.

Opinion time: Should Niko have a 'Lean Back' parry move like the game?

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2nd edit:
Slightly improved stance, no more "What is Love" head movement. Though now the head just kind of snaps back and forth, I'll have to change that. Not too good at this animation stuff.

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3rd edit:
Re-redid. Maybe this time? I reused the frames from the first one, but changed timing and the order. Not good yet, I don't think.

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Still needs work, more leg movement and remove the pink by the neck. Animation is .
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Final stance and palette (finally):


I still plan on shrink-raying him to Cap's size, but not until the end.