Chest opening animation

[coldmage]

I have this chest opening animation, but I feel it is lacking something. Tell me what you think:

[dotodrymo]

Nice animation! Because the chest is rocking back and then thumping forward, I think it makes more sense for the impact dust to happen when it lands. See if this is any better:



It's also a little weird that the chest top appears to be rounded when opening, but looks completely squared off once it's resting in the open position.

[coldmage]

Thanks for the critique dotodrymo! I rounded out the chest, and also added a little bit of bounce to the animation, as seen here:

[eishiya]

Try having the top start slow and speed up, instead of opening with a linear motion. That way, the momentum knocking the chest back will feel more natural, and the whole thing will probably feel more dynamic.

[coldmage]

I removed a frame from the animation, do you think that did the trick? 

[Curly]

Removed some frames and added anticipation and bouncyness.

[transilience]

i think it needs just a little after-shake at the end

[MysteryMeat]

The chests in binding of Isaac might be a good object to study

[coldmage]

Thanks for all the critique! I tried to add the bounce to the beginning and end of the animation:

[yaomon17]

Here is an old thread with some chesty stuff that might help: http://pixelation.org/index.php?topic=21686.0