It's a silly question, but just roll with it
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What makes a dodge animation good or bad? And which video game has the best-looking, best-feeling dodge? The only way to find out (apparently) is with a tier list. We're going to look at the dodge animations in more than sixty games across a wide range of genres for this ranking exercise, so maybe bring a snack or something, this could take a minute.
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Written and produced by Daniel Floyd
Special thanks to:
-Carrie Floyd
-Soraya Een Hajji
-Eric Luhta
-Andrew Butterfield
-Ryan Duffin
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♪ "Ice Cave Chant" by arthur x medic, Ben Briggs
https://tnywvs.bandcamp.com/track/ice-cave-chant
♪ "Incognito" by DjjD
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03370
♪ "Legend of Lorule" by Mikel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQbXQup3SSs
♪ "Smooth Criminals (Invasion)" by The Vagrance
https://ocremix.org/album/15/humans-plus-gears-xenogears-remixed
♪ "Critical Hit" by Michael 'Skitch' Schiciano
https://soundcloud.com/skitchstudio/mission-critical-hit-remix-of-the-spy-from-ffviii
♪ "Wisp Inc." by GlacialSpoon
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03324
♪ "Therefore I [A]m (Ex[C]eption)" by liltommyj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMwyf0hhCaY
♪ ...and selections from a LOT of official game soundtracks.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:14 - What makes a dodge animation good or bad?
1:56 - Criteria
3:24 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7:01 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
8:34 - Bayonetta
10:50 - Bayonetta 2
11:36 - Bayonetta 3
12:01 - Dark Souls
14:06 - Elden Ring
15:07 - Bloodborne
16:23 - Lords of the Fallen (2014)
17:57 - Lords of the Fallen (2023)
18:57 - Lies of P
20:13 - Black Myth: Wukong
21:23 - Remnant: From the Ashes
22:50 - Helldivers 2
23:51 - The challenges of First Person dodging
24:15 - Metroid Prime
25:09 - Breakdown
25:59 - Destiny 2
27:27 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
28:46 - Hollow Knight
29:31 - Have a Nice Death
30:10 - Enter the Gungeon
31:29 - Moonlighter
32:37 - Furi
34:00 - Hades
35:01 - Hyperlight Drifter
35:50 - Diablo III
37:11 - Diablo IV
38:44 - Tunic
39:39 - Sonic Frontiers
40:59 - Kingdom Hearts II
42:17- Kingdom Hearts III
43:19 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits
44:23 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
44:59 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
45:36 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
46:36 - Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
47:34 - Fire Emblem Engage
48:41 - Star Fox 64
49:01 - Armored Core VI
50:14 - Absolver
51:24 - Sifu
52:47 - Punch-Out!!
53:27 - Punch-Out!! (2009)
54:26 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
55:53 - Gigantic
57:43 - Genshin Impact
59:04 - Wuthering Waves
1:00:08 - Zenless Zone Zero
1:01:32 - Returnal
1:02:29 - Warframe
1:03:39 - Max Payne 3
1:05:02 - Ghost of Tsushima
1:07:08 - Tomb Raider (2013)
1:09:07 - Horizon Zero Dawn
1:10:06 - Horizon Forbidden West
1:11:29 - The Callisto Protocol
1:12:48 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
1:13:57 - God of War Ragnarök
1:14:38 - The Witcher 3
1:16:04 - Final Fantasy XVI
1:17:28 - Monster Hunter: World
1:19:55 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
1:21:44 - Nier Automata
1:24:09 - Closing Thoughts
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