Tochiro Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Macross Card Fighter is a terrible game. But the new commercial for it features the first 2D valkyries since...M7? Thought it would be nice to have a thread for any comments/discussion about the animation in the commercial below. Quote
Tochiro Posted March 20, 2014 Author Posted March 20, 2014 To kick things off ... I thought that the Umaibo reference was a fun little shout out to both DYRL and the upcoming MF BD Box set ;-) Quote
Mr March Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks for posting! It is a treat to see the Macross mecha hand animated again. The "labelled" micro missile is a hilarious in-joke. It's interesting to see the animated version of the VF-25. It looks really good, perhaps even more aesthetically interesting than the 3D model. But maybe that's just nostalgic fanboy speaking Turning a critical eye toward the advert, the modern production values seem to enhance the video but the animation adeptness isn't really all that impressive. The drawn detail is actually quite low. Much better than SDF Macross or the average episode of Macross 7, but doesn't even approach a level like that of Macross Plus or DYRL. Kinda strange considering this advert is so short, I would have expected the quality to be higher. Quote
Vepariga Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 wow,that was cool! Great to see some Valk animation,even if it was for a lame mobile game lol. That ad gave me some excitment. Quote
Kronnang Dunn Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Wow... I just started watching Gainax's Funiculi (FLC) and the animation looks exactly the same. Is probably the same team who did this ad... Quote
CrazyDude Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 FLCL(Fooly Cooly) is fun, got the Kaiyodo Vinyl/Resin kit of Canti still in its box unbuilt. Quote
nexxstrait Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 As much as you seem to be excited by this old style animation (I like it too), it is not hand drawn nor 2d, it is CG all over again. Quote
Kronnang Dunn Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) As much as you seem to be excited by this old style animation (I like it too), it is not hand drawn nor 2d, it is CG all over again. Is digital art but is obviously hand drawn. Is not computer generated (vectors and stuff)... that's why the models do not look as 3D realistic as those of Plus, Zero and Frontier... Edited April 15, 2014 by Kronnang Dunn Quote
nexxstrait Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 Is digital art but is obviously hand drawn. Is not computer generated (vectors and stuff)... that's why the models do not look as 3D realistic as those of Plus, Zero and Frontier... err.. Plus? Quote
Renato Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 I think he means that the Plus valks were not CG. Anyway, Save in the latest podcast mentioned that the valks in the commercial were actually modelled in 3D and then made to look like 2D hand-drawn anime. Quote
valkyriechild Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 What about the missile spam and smoke trail? is that also 3D? I can't tell the difference. But this is awesome. If only they make 1-2 minute video like this for Nothung or Oryol. Quote
Kronnang Dunn Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 I think he means that the Plus valks were not CG. Anyway, Save in the latest podcast mentioned that the valks in the commercial were actually modelled in 3D and then made to look like 2D hand-drawn anime. I do see some vectors in the animations and they look a lot like those from other productions (exactly the same sequences) but the texturing and the art looks 2D. And yes, Macross Plus had some CG valkyries in it... Quote
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