Suggestion for animation dialogue improvements

Yeah, that would certainly be less distracting! I think I'd ultimately prefer it if they can improve the lip-sync software to the point where it looks great, but this solution would certainly be a perfectly acceptable alternative, and at the same time, be a lot less difficult to get right.

Actually now that I think about it, I think it'd be for the best, even if the lip-sync was perfected. It's not just the weird mouth movements, it's the lack of facial expression and body language that really makes it feel stiff. I've been playing a lot of Danganronpa lately, and the characters are all presented in a variety of still images, and it portrays their emotions beautifully. When the monster breaks through the hull of the ship in the Bloodstained demo, Miriam lets out a shocked gasp, but she doesn't even flinch; she's still being all sassy with her hand on her hip. I'd much rather see a still image of her model in a shocked pose, by far.

Of course, if they had the budget, I'd love for them to go full Mass Effect with digital acting, but that's not really necessary.

The most obvious thing is that Miriam is using too much tongue. I ended up stuffing her head in a Dullahammer helmet like most other people and it looked much better.

Johannes and Gebel don't suffer from the mouth animation oddness though. Might be something worth considering.

Oooh, good point

I prefer static models to bad animation.