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Top 6 Weirdest Walks in Gaming

January 10, 2009 in Top List comments 13

Gaming has come a long way in the last few years, but animators still have a tough time making their characers walk realistically. Here are ComputerAndVideogames' Top 6 Weirdest Walks in Gaming.
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Walking - it's a simple thing to do. But it's absolute nightmare to animate realistically, which is why some games, even with today's tech, make a pig's ear of it. Sometimes with hilarious results. And it's these results we're interested in.

Why some games make the simple task of putting one foot in front look like we've gone over on an ankle (which bloody hurts), we don't know? They should know better.

But here's a selection of our favourite comedy gaming walks, along with videos to give you a clear picture of what in the hell we're talking about.
Miss Razz via computerandvideogames.com »
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    Miss Razz Jan 11, 09
    I'd add the PS2 Silent Hill protagonists to the list. James ran like a woman in heels, Heather ran like she was about to fall over, and Henry ran like a clumsy drunk. It got me a few laughs when I first played those games.
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      Seeker X Jan 11, 09
      Coincidentally, those animations were done with Mo-Cap...except SH4.
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    Dark Arcanine Jan 11, 09
    The running in Counter Strike: Source is a little strange if you ask me. They look like they're running over hot coal the way they lift up their legs.
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    chautemoc Jan 11, 09
    Gamegrep self-destructing in 3..2...1...
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    Ameer Jan 11, 09
    Really starting to scrape the barrel with these 'Top #' lists.
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      Shadow of Death Jan 12, 09
      Lol, exactly what I was thinking when I clicked on the link to this page XD
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    GTA_Fanatic Jan 11, 09
    Grand Theft Auto protagonists always have strange walks. Claude had a strange one, Tommy ran just as fast as the moderate-speed vehicles, and Niko leans (as mentioned in the article).
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    Blackfalcon Jan 11, 09
    I agree with GTA walks being ridiculous. Also, Agent 47 in Hitman: Contracts was disgraceful.
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    Shinobi_razor Jan 11, 09
    if they would just use motion capture more often, they wouldnt have to worry about trying to create a walk animation from scratch and not have it look like poop.
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    redneonfish Jan 11, 09
    Morrowind should be on there. Syphon Filter for the win, ever gonna be a PS3 one?
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    ShinobiDyne Jan 11, 09
    Frank West by far has the strangest walk. Capcom have never been good at captioning moving.
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    Sabre Jan 11, 09
    The walking in Fallout 3's third person view is simply terrible, Id put it on that list.
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    Shadow of Death Jan 12, 09
    Damn, watching MGS2 vidoe reminds me of how awesome it was to play. I liked MGS2 more tha IV >_>

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