So, I finished Gundam: RFV, here's some thoughts on it slightly spoilery I was heavily impressed by the visuals, UE5 really made the lighting kick. The only issue I really saw with the visuals was the characters animations, sometimes seeming a little stiff or confused looking, but it is still decent - ThreadSky

ourobor0s.bsky.social • 134 days ago

So, I finished Gundam: RFV, here's some thoughts on it
slightly spoilery
I was heavily impressed by the visuals, UE5 really made the lighting kick. The only issue I really saw with the visuals was the characters animations, sometimes seeming a little stiff or confused looking, but it is still decent

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ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

The mobile suit fights were very good, the impact behind the weapons is very apparent and the audio is also good, at least in the English dubs audio, I just wish we got to hear more classic sounds, specifically the monoeye or beam rifles sound. The sound direction is supplemented by the visual-

ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

direction as well, it almost reminds me of MS IGLOO, when they tried to interpret Gundam in 3D back then. I can understand where people are going with saying that the character animations are somewhat poor in that regard too, MS IGLOO had some faults in the same vein, thought that doesn't stop RFV-

ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

from being a decent show, it's not half bad, even with it's faults. There are some strange choices made by the characters, specifically in the tail end of the episodes, of which there is only 6, very short for a Gundam show. I still enjoyed watching through it, I wouldn't mind doing so again really-

ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

it's a good show of what you can make with UE5, it's not tailored just for games, you could make a full series using the engine. It really made the designs stick out, as for the designs themselves, they're a really fun spin on some classic designs, I can see where the issues start though, but the-

ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

use of 3D visuals somewhat made it easier on production, the issue starts with how overdesigned some of the Mobile Suits seem, bits and bobs that make sense, and some that make a little less. I do enjoy how Yamane bought back the EZ-8's chin part, a nod to The 08th MS Team, of which he worked on-

ourobor0s.bsky.social•134 days ago

some of the design work for. The Zaku themselves are also pretty fun, they have a lot of quirks that personalize them to their pilots and their specialties. Later into the episodes, the Zaku that are shown have some interesting details, like the use of track links from the Magella Tanks, very-

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