discussion Animation VS Stills in Games

[blonk1]

Animations are pretty much a must for me.

 

[A_Man_In_Space]

I love animations in VNs but in text game I prefer still images because it works better for imaginations.

 

[kremtoa]

I can tolerate stills if they're good or used effectively. If the artist is not experienced or has no budget it makes sense.

 

[sirloke1]

Its not like i wont play a game with still images, but animated is so much better.

 

[AbdulGoran]

The more animated it is the higher quality it feels like for me but I think that a mix is best since stills are easier to produce and that will help to actually get the updates out.

 

[Regress2529]

I think it depends on the quality of the animation, if it looks terrible I think I'd rather it just be a still.

 

[kryskyse]

I always prefered animation in games, but better quality. Bad quality animation is worse that not having animation I think

 

[max331]

same if the Animations is good i will like the game

So long as the animation is well done, I do prefer games with animation.

 

[zenekort]

animation is always better, but i understand its more difficult for the developers, so its okay too if its still

 

[protons]

animation is the way to go in my opinion.

 

[Erik2345]

Animations are nice but I feel like they take way too much time to create if you want some high quality ones that are actually worth the effort. Would rather a dev is able to push out updates more frequently if it means sacrificing some mid ass animations. Only a few ones where it is actually worth the wait

 

[nikairu]

I'd say high quality stills with equally high quality writing would beat a mid quality animation, but the stills have to have that peak writing as well to help our brain do the rest of the imagination.

 

[B2c]

It doesn't make too big of a difference to me either way, but I can understand that animation can give a game a bit more of a polished feel that people prefer

 

[Creedy]

Hard to say. I’d generally agree with practically everyone else here, a higher quality still is much better than a mediocre animation. Animation quality varies greatly between all sort of games.

 

[O&M's]

Stiff animations can ruin a scene for me, but I 100% prefer them if they're NOT stiff.

 

[putquid]

I love animations if they are made pretty well. Stills can be very compelling when done right tho.

 

[TheCollection]

As a player, I tend to prefer animations, but if the stills are high quality ones, I also like em. Animations make things way hotter if they're good, stills have it a bit more difficult, but can also be so good. Animations normally make the game more appealing, and games with high quality ones tend to be more popular, or at least I think that based on what I've seen and readed.

 

[Suspiro]

The animations are part of the fun.

 

[kr0uk]

I mostly prefer animations

 

[richpalmer]

For me, Great Animation > Great Stills > Mediocre Animation.