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[Muppet of a Man]

There better be God Hand gifs in this thread...

 

[TwoDurans]

FF15 warpstrike. So satisfying.

 

[TriAceJP]

Second page in and no Third Strike or Garou? For shame, GAF.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Falcon punching biotic god.

 

[HTupolev]

Zable Fahr, God-Beast of Darkness in Seiken Densetsu 3. Where the boss calmly sits there blasting you to pieces with incantations that pretty much make nuclear bombs go off on the dream-world battlefield, and a steady drumbeat accompanies the fight.

 

[Hambulance]

I've always enjoyed Disgaea's attacks.

 

[Crayolan]

I've always enjoyed Disgaea's attacks.

LOL

Amazing

 

[CadetMahoney]

Basically Japanese dev > Western dev.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

anyone like streets of rage 2 animations?

i like when Axel throws someone down!

 

[Stiler]

The Assassin's Creed games imo have some of the best animations.

My personal favorite was AC3, it was the biggest change up to the attacks, with a lot of multi-person animations (which they for some reason ditched in the later games).

 

[Shirke]

I posted already in another thread like this, but the attack animations from Super Robot Wars Endless Frontier EXCEED are pretty baller.

[DS] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED ♦ Opening / Assists / Attackers Skills

Everyone looks and feels great, though my personal favorites are Haken, Aschen and Suzaku. Haken is a gunslinger on overkill, Aschen is a android with shotgun heels and Suzaku controls a mech with more gatlings than the Gundam Heavyarms by disco dancing.

 

[SPCTRE]

If a game ever has this, then this would be fit for this thread

man, she is fast with that goshi move, nicely done

 

[CadetMahoney]

I posted already in another thread like this, but the attack animations from Super Robot Wars Endless Frontier EXCEED are pretty baller.

Some of those were pretty creative.

 

[icecold1983]

The Assassin's Creed games imo have some of the best animations.

My personal favorite was AC3, it was the biggest change up to the attacks, with a lot of multi-person animations (which they for some reason ditched in the later games).

they brought them back for syndicate but they are laughably bad

 

[Shirke]

Also continuing on, the animations for the Project X Zone Series are also pretty amazing in how they combine two different characters attacks into tag-team attacks with standard combos like Ryu and Ken to weird ones like Frank West and Hsien-ko. But they somehow manage to to work showing off the strong teamwork in the pair units.

Project X Zone - All Attacks Exhibition (Super Attacks / Multi-Attacks / Bosses / etc)

Project X Zone 2 - All Attacks Exhibition (Specials / Multi-Attack / Bosses / etc) [プロジェクトクロスゾーン2]

 

[ManUnkindH]

You are all wrong

 

[SargerusBR]

OP has good taste, the SGS from SFV is sexier tho

 

[ElephantShell]

I don't have a gif but the transition attack from sword to hammer with the Kirkhammer in Bloodborne. Lock that shit in place then WHAM slam that shit down. So good.

 

[nekkid]

If a game ever has this, then this would be fit for this thread

Did...did he just break his neck and die?

 

[ss_lemonade]

Shin Akuma's Misogi is pretty cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDFTNRD3rhU&t=1m5s

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Did...did he just break his neck and die?

Probably not.

Necks are more sturdy than games would tell you.

 

[PKrockin]

Probably not.

Necks are more sturdy than games would tell you.

That reminds me

Sad that I can't find a nice high quality gif of this with a head explosion.

Also continuing on, the animations for the Project X Zone Series are also pretty amazing in how they combine two different characters attacks into tag-team attacks with standard combos like Ryu and Ken to weird ones like Frank West and Hsien-ko. But they somehow manage to to work showing off the strong teamwork in the pair units.

Project X Zone - All Attacks Exhibition (Super Attacks / Multi-Attacks / Bosses / etc)

Project X Zone 2 - All Attacks Exhibition (Specials / Multi-Attack / Bosses / etc) [プロジェクトクロスゾーン2]

Yep, just about the only well executed thing about that game.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

That reminds me

Sad that I can't find a nice high quality gif of this with a head explosion.

 

[PKrockin]

That's the stuff.

 

[Theosmeo]

Ganon in smash has this way about him...

 

[Satch]

Someone has to have the Nier Automata gif with 2B kicking the spear for a little extra spin

 

[darkwing-buck]

killer is dead had this cool little number

 

[AgeEighty]

I can't find a good gif, but I always thought the ones in Kingdoms of Amalur were pretty great.

And yeah, FFXV is definitely way up there.

 

[Efejota]

Can't choose a particular one, but the Fire Emblem GBA games really make you feel like every hit has its weight.

 

[StayDead]

Although they're basic I love the attack animations from the Kunio-kun series.

I still feel that Yakuza is just a modern take on that series fighting style wise.

 

[Cepheus]

Pretty much anything from Third Strike. Even the taking-hit animations look good.

 

[Marvel]

SFV M.Bison and KI Shadow Jago.

 

[CosmicRomancer]

Rolling Death Cradle.

Heh. I remember discovering this move when I was creating a move in one of the Smackdown games. Has to be the weirdest wrestling move ever.

Anyway, King is one of my favourite Tekken characters. His moves are so satisfying. Especially when you pull this off...

 

[Simple Soul]

I dislike the over-the-top moves, but I still like a nice flow, so Uncharted 4's animations are really wonderful for me.

Assassin's Creed always had cool animations too. It's not necessarily fun for me to play, but it's really cool to watch.

dat sound effect when you successfully gun-parry..

feels good man

 

[DJIzana]

Sleeping Dogs for one.

Would probably say PSO2 / Mon Hun / Souls series as well. Games where attacks have weight are also showcased reeeally well.

I have a feeling I'll be linking ones from Granblue Re: Link if there's a thread like this coming 2018 (or whenever we get it).

 

[snow in jamaica]

Anyone have a gif of the Demi-fiend haymaker?

 

[TheOasis]

The Monster Hunter games have always had great attack animations but some of the "Hunter Arts" attacks added in MHGenerations are crazy. Here's a hilarious gif that demonstrates my point:

.

 

[RoyalFool]

Gears of War finishers always felt great.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

 

[AllGamer]

Absolver (an upcoming game)

 

[MegaLeon]

The best.

Is that from the actual game? Is Roy pulling a Jotaro?

 

[Theosmeo]

Is that from the actual game? Is Roy pulling a Jotaro?

No this is a fan animation

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Swordmasters in the GBA Fire Emblems.

 

[IbukiLordSA]

 

[rakanishu]

Hitman. Just throwing shit.

 

[stargateheaven]

Def Jam NY had some great KO animations.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Hitman. Just throwing shit.

Needs the GTA Wasted at the end.

 

[XDDX]

Monster Hunter Generations, here are 2 videos showcasing the moves in the game:

https://youtu.be/squgoNFP8OQ
https://youtu.be/B1LIbEZdBFs

 

[lazygecko]

For RPG battle animations, Breath of Fire 3 has a really nice touch where child Ryu will start out randomly flailing his sword around like a scrub, but after a while his animation changes and becomes more confident.

 

[professor denim]

Most things from SNK are just insane

I was gonna post this. SNK the thread.