Animation Showcase: More Emotions!

I think it would be cute to try and work a "Console" System when Para cry for a prolonged period of time. it would be heartwarming to see a para they know well actually comfort them (Possibly displayed as hugging/supportive hand on back etc while they are crying, potentially a vocalisation here and there)

Animacoes lindas e jogo lindo!

Loving the expressions! I will say though that seeing Maggie's face cycle through so many emotions while standing in place makes her freckles/blush look like a horizontal band. It's oddly straight across her face, resembling an awkward sunburn as though her hat was pulled low and she was wearing a mask or something over her face. Perhaps this banding is intentional, but maybe there could be a little bit more contouring to break up how straight across this coloring looks.

Instead of woohooing will it be called paralifeing? I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Am I the only one who noticed Lina mention that they are working on spicy animations? 😂😂

I know it's not the focus of this post but I cannot not mention it: dahm that interior is stunning!! I fall in love with the art style of this game more and more every day! Can't wait to get my hands on it and build for days on end. The animations are, of course, also amazing. Perfect blend of realistic but still, well animated enough to be instantly recognizable and distinct from each other. Great job!!

I can just see the animators looking in the mirror to get the expressions right. Heheh. Very nice work!

These look so good! Maybe in the future some paras could have mor exaggerated reactions based on their traits, Ex, a hot headed para could have more stressed or angry variations

They all look great, but the sad one really got to me! It's amazing how an animation can evoke such strong emotions.

Any thoughts for when the early access will come out?

Os Paras estão bem expressivos ❤️ isso tá muito lindo

They look very good! How will it work when your para is doing their idle animation and you tell them to go do something? It could get frustrating very quickly if the idle animation has to play out fully, making them stand still before they do that next action.

This truly made me want to see more!!! I want to have my parafolk experience the things that make them “feel” these emotions. I’m excited all over again 🙌 also can’t wait to see more regarding intimacy. Great post! 🥰

Since Maggie is already my favorite Para, seeing her upset, like sad or embarrassed, I found myself frowning with her, thinking poor Maggie, lol! I love that they are expressive, without being over the top like some games do.

What struck me the most watching these were a) the breathing, and b) the facial expressions and animation. They look truly wonderful! Not overdone, but hit you with the feelings. Love love love!

I was feeling all of these when watching :)

Hi Lina, and congratulations on your first Paratreon post ! Thanks for the work you and Alice have been putting into these animations. I really love how natural they are, and at the same time they do not trigger the same emotion in me. Like, if for example I'm watching the angry animations, I don't feel angry, I just can see that Maggie is ; it remains something that fits within a more cozy gameplay and atmosphere. The variations are, as always, such a good idea, while remaining very recognizable they allow for a bit of diversity, so that if several Paras are experimenting the same emotion in the same room, it doesn't feel like the Attack of the Clones ! XD "Later on, we would love to eventually add a color code or 2D effects to make it easier to understand how your Para is feeling" I'm all for that, but at the same time, I feel like these are readable enough that you can tell without the assistance of UI (as long as your camera is on that Para, of course, which in a multi-Para household doesn't make as much sense). "We’ve also been working on new animations to go with your Parafolks’ vibe, which we’ll showcase in a future post" I am SO looking forward to learning the specifics of that !!! It seems to imply that if mods add new vibes, animators will be able to mod new animations for them ? Hopefully I'm not getting ahead of myself with this theory. In any case, I look forward to it ! PS : may I make a suggestion for the next animation showcase ? Having a different angle for a face close-up would be very appreciated. Paras move their head a lot when they react to things, and sometimes we see more Maggie's hair than her face. The way it was done for the "Scared 2" emotion in the February 2022 post was PERFECT.

Can they do this sitting? Awesome job y’all rock!🤘

I love the fact that I’ve done some of these, so relatable and recognizable. Good job!

I love the bored idle variant where she rocks back and forth. Definitely relatable!

I love these animations! They’re so smooth and a little floaty and I rlly like them! Each time there was another idle I was pleasantly surprised, so much variation! I think one thing is bored and sad (the hunched over ones) look quite similar from afar, but those 2D effects may help distinguish between them in future. One other thing is probably just me or maybe it’s Maggie’s specific proportions but I felt like when she wrapped her arm(s) around her body in certain animations, her elbow and forearms looked quite high, like right under the bust, and my mind was expecting it to be level with her waist maybe. But again that might just be her proportions or maybe that’s how it’s meant to look- it’s just something I saw and thought “huh that looks a lil off” but its not major. As always amazing job team and gosh sorry for the paragraph!

Lol, I was just waiting for someone to stop talking with someone else so we can move on already, and I was acting exactly like the angry idle animations 😅 Please also note: I am a new patron, but probably my membership will be cut off every 11th, since my credit card only renews on the 15th... Sorry about that in advance!

Are you telling me paras can have seggs?... lmao 😆 but otherwise, the animations look great!

These are great! It's good to know there will be a variety of idle animations and that you have stuff planned for the vibes as well. Constructive criticism time: Up until now I haven't been one of the people complaining about the flushed cheeks, but yeesh, this Para needs a blush intervention. It looks like warpaint or a bad rash. Less is more!

a couple people have said this already, but the finger movements in stressed and angry (and the foot tapping in angry 1) are just great! really pulls that emotional state into view. y'all are doing such good work!

You all make Fridays extra special with the development postings. I love the animations and can't wait to see them while playing. Looking forward to future news. As always keep up the great work team!

I had a random thought relating to the music that Andrei has worked on. What if you were to include him as a secret NPC and your para can learn from him how to play the songs Andrei has made for the game on piano, guitar, whatever other instrument is available in the game. Like a secret bonus or maybe a super super rare perk you can get at a music related career.

I literally check steam every day because I'm so excited for this game

Amazing stuff. The animations are top notch as always. I especially love the embarrassed ones. Keep up the great work :)

i love how real and natural u make them look is really inmersive, keep the good work guys great stuff are coming for yall❤️🙂

Omg the tease ! 😂 These animations are GORGEOUS!! The eyes made my jaw drop. And I can say Paras are already far more expressive than Zois... Yeah, I know, "booo stop comparing games", but it's only natural that something so flagrant should be mentioned :P You're doing great, thank you for this 🙏

Like others have said, I love how realistic it is. It feels like when I make stories, it'll be much more immersive with the paras reactions to eachother. I have a question, are there ways to pick animations kind of like how in the sims you choose what they say? So like, say I want two paras to kiss more solemnly, would there be a way to pick this or will there just be one animation for kissing? Sorry if that doesn't make sense

Ohh angy Maggie is so cute!! I love all of it! Can't wait to see more vibes animations also 👀👀 Great job!!

Oh wow! I love how expressive and natural it looks like!

This is so good, I can’t wait to listen to the soundtrack over and over ❤️

Great work!🥳👏 I love the subtle movements of the eyes and hands! And the whole body clearly expresses the emotions and brings life to the character models!🤩♥️✨ A thing on my personal wishlist for the future would be to have paras be able to feel conflicting emotions and show them simultaneously🤩 like they could be happy and sad for someone and show it with a sad smile🥹 Or they could be disgusted and happy if there's a funny, but gross, fart. Laughing through the pain😅

Oh I remember the Bored Idle Variant 2 from the christmas paramaker video! And I'm so happy that Intertwined did not become forgotten or scratched, it is my favourite Paralives music of all :)

Really nice, high quality animations. Just hope the emotions are better implemented than in that other game. I think if it sticks to the basic ones on display here and not constantly cycling through a dozen arbitrary emotional states that hijack your characters’ whole personality, I think it’s gonna be good 😁

oh lina... first post and you are teasing us with that sooooooon comment. :o Loved the post. As always. The eye movement is what stood out to me. You can see the emotion in the face and the eyes. Beautiful work.

Really excited from everything I’m seen, so much love and care in it. Seen that you are focusing now on Emotions and I suppose all the features around it, I have one question regarding how hard will be to deal with emotions and the relationship around them, I don’t know if the team is considering a difficult level at some point, so you can have a play through more relaxed or a more demanding one, for example, dealing with a parafolk’s depression could be pretty simple on just doing things that increase mood or could be hard like going to psychologist, taking treatment, having another parafolk to look after the other… Thank you so much for your time and post 😊

Loving all the emotional idle animations. They look so good and realistic to me. And I like that we've more than one for different emotions. On a side note I hope this piano version of the song makes it into the game too because it's so calming. ❤️

The face gestures look so good! 💚

This game is going to bring so much joy to so many people. We see y’all’s dedication to quality. Your love of the project shines through and I am so excited to fall in love with the game that has so much love poured into it!

Love the new animations!! Maggie looks so good here! Congratulations on a great first post, Lina! Thank you for your hard work! 🌼

I love how these emotions are more realistic vs over the top and cartoony

man I really do like the direction of this game. It's kind of nice to have a stylized life sim that's not over the top all the time. Don't get me wrong like a little goofy here and there.

Yay brilliant can't wait for next week suprise here a idea how about in the title page there a meun that you can click about mods, money, romance, skills and other mods

amazing

Love it!!! The characters really come to life. Thanks for sharing <3

The fingertapping of the stressed emotion... folks this is stellar work!

Good work! Also, will the emotions switch or swing quickly depending on the situation? How would the affairs work when one para (if they are in committed relationship) caught as the other para being intimate with the other (will it be like a major relation drop)? Excited for future updates!

Always blown away by how much detail you guys put into this game! It just keeps getting better and better