Horizon Forbidden West Animation Reel - Richard Oud

A collection of key frame animations completed on various characters for Horizon Forbidden West for Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 at Guerrilla
*responsible for the key frame animation performances of the characters for in-game and cinematics shown on this reel.
This video is for demo-reel purpose only and is not representative of the final game quality (game play footage is captured on Playstation 5)
©2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Developed by Guerrilla. Horizon Forbidden West is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.

[@kentbenedict2005]

There are many reasons why I like Horizon: Forbidden West so much, and the machine designs and the animations are one of them. Amazing job man👍

[@richardoud]

Thanks for those kind words.. really glad to hear you had a good time with the game

[@andrelin4345]

The level of detail on these... You can even see the turtle's jaws shake as it ambles along

[@ludwigdeneve3286]

Wow Richard! When I played the game on release I was so impressed with the animations of the Shellsnapper and Tide Ripper. All of them just look like real animals. Incredible job bro! Loved the game, 10/10 in my opinion!

[@richardoud]

Thanks man.. glad to hear that, makes it worth all the work and research going into it! Always stoked when people enjoy the animations of the game 🔥

[@Real_Archite]

Outstanding job on the surreal animations Richard! Loved the game and loved the anims, keep up the amazing work!

[@richardoud]

Will do.. thanks for the kind words and love for the game! Hope you had a good time

[@supercharged5-39]

i love looking at these animations because its hard to observe these "animals" without fearing for your life

[@JackdawAviary]

Same. I am running and screaming while playing the game, so it's nice to be able to observe the really cool animations in a calm setting. :D

[@Skepticminecraft]

Agreed, machines like the Tremortusk have such fascinating animations, but it’s sad you can’t observe it while it’s choosing missiles at you, good thing we have this reel

[@kaywilliams1592]

it's so good that it's hard to believe how they make the animation.

[@PanMan47]

These are amazing. Can’t wait to see your work on the next game! Plus the fact that you timed the animations with the music is awesome.

[@k.kuzziah6384]

I love how the burrower raises it's tracker thingy kinda like how a cat raises it's hairs when it's angry hahaha so cute And when the sunwing does that backflip? Damn so much grace! You are incredibly amazing with all of your brilliant animation work!!!! Astounding! Just floored at how creative these animations are

[@blckbrry4522]

Animation goals right there. I love whatching these reels, so inspiring.

[@Niphern]

Sick work! Love how organic and at the same time mechanic the raptor looks!

[@richardoud]

That’s the hardest part.. there is a balance between fluidity and machine feeling that needs to be right for these things to work

[@harrisonlorens3585]

Once again, job well done.

[@richardoud]

Thanks harrison.. appreciate that

[@gwit4051]

bro thank you, these reels are great

[@richardoud]

Haha.. thanks a lot dude, glad you like these

[@katana2665]

Wonderful work. I know the camera shake adds a bit, but they all feel very heavy. I love all the little animated gizmos and textures too. Top work.

[@Jason-..-]

Outstanding animation!

[@unknown_2552]

This is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!

[@Skepticminecraft]

Didn’t expect you here

[@tapzap1500]

Ever since you made the first one i wanted this!

[@MalbersAnimations]

Just a stunning masterclass!!!

[@kilroy987]

Lots of beautiful tech in this game.

[@merion297]

This is so much on another level than other AAA games are on… It's practically an AAAAA game.

[@richardoud]

Wauw.. thanks a million, that means the world to me 🙏🏼

[@merion297]

@@richardoud 😊 Richard, I would be so glad and proud if I had the chance to make a deeper contribution in a certain area, by pushing even Epic Games' nose to the glass by helping to make Decima Engine beat UE5 in a spectacular aspect no game has this final achievement in, that I may provide. Would you mind to check on your Twitter messages? I am so curious to know whether my concept is really working or just I am the one who think it's working. "I know it may be" is the message line you should see there, among the message requests.

[@Diverdjent]

This is gold. Thank you. 🤖🏹✨🍻

[@richardoud]

Anytime.. thanks for the lovely words 💪🏼

[@HuffelsBR]

Awesome job man!! this is insaaane! congrats... regards from Brazil!!

[@richardoud]

Thanks dude.. greetings back from Amsterdam

[@Nikkes02]

The robots are terrifying in the game! Good job :)

[@aracnicraft2263]

Amazing

[@GMDSaul]

I like this game since Horizon Zero Dawn Was One Of The First Games I Bought On PS4! (4 Years Ago I Think) And When I Completed It 5 Times Already, I Saw A Video Of The Trailer Last Year! And When It Was Released I Bought The Game. So Cool!

[@sannyan848]

The turtle falling over to its side is the cutest Thang ever UwU ☺️

[@admiralkrafto1638]

Holy shit, Shellsnappers can extend their necks? Now I'm wondering how many times I've been hit like that and not realised!

[@richardoud]

Haha.. yeah, we didn’t use it that much because it looks a bit odd and out of balance when they are fully extended.. but i had to make a couple of those attacks for fun and challenge

[@sannyan848]

Right bcz the turtles irl do that

[@aimp227]

This is amazing you really did a great job!

[@davestationuk7374]

This and Gow 2 are the perfect ps4 swansong and a taste of whats to come on ps5

[@Skepticminecraft]

Agreed

[@Skepticminecraft]

Or technically GOW 5

[@duyhungphannguyen3049]

Absolutely amazing

[@animation_lab]

Amazing work!

[@lahoyahuesca1051]

I❤️machines When you finish the game, don't fight them, use "sabotaje" and you will discover how lively, funny, cute and interesting they are. A wonderful job. Saludos from spain :)))

[@joshuaverde5362]

Congratulations again!

[@mix-up9003]

Impressive animation

[@crofieldgames]

So you are respossible for my nerve break down😂... AWESOME ANIMATIONS, wich programm did you use for this animations?

[@mayaisright]

Bro~you're the God of animator~Amazing~ Do you accept students? I want to be your student.

[@thedarkside3899]

i am curious...do you use software like blender in your workflow?

[@MrBlue-kk4vn]

Amazing! Ive always wondered how a team of animators work on one machine. Perhaps you could give me some insight?

[@richardoud]

Check out the gdc talk i did called “bringing life to the machines of horizon zero dawn”.. it’s free on you tube! Gives a lot of insight how we did it

[@MrBlue-kk4vn]

@@richardoud Checked it out for abit, the process behind everything felt so much more than I expected. I’m even starting to consider 3D animation as a career path for me. Also, tysm so much for working in one of my favourite franchises!

[@Niphern]

How are you recording these with the VFX and all? Is it in the Game Editor?

[@richardoud]

Yeah.. we made a custom lighting level just for the reels, so all animators could have a unified look as well as a clean presentation to show off the animations without extra distraction..

[@Niphern]

@@richardoud Thats awesome man. Makes me Jealous! :)

[@ProjectGamerYT]

@@richardoud Very cool man. How long does an animation for a machine take?

[@lehobbitjouflu2490]

Incredible just incredible. Are you going to make a part 2 with the rest of the new machines? (bat, ant-eater, kangaroo etc)

[@decimalheckery5737]

To be respectful, i believe they would only be allowed to show off the animations of the rest of the new machines if they were the one to animate said machines. Buuut i CAN link the HFW animation reels from some of the other animators (which are videos you can find if you google 'animators for horizon forbidden west' kzbin.info/www/bejne/apWvnmaNg8ZqbLs -Eva Seyeux's animation reel kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKrTZaR6oc9nl9U -Camille Marjoux's animation reel and, finally, kzbin.info/www/bejne/l53LdIt-r7-Hi8k David Vince's animation reel. hoping that youtube doesnt snatch my reply

[@tapzap1500]

The OG

[@NoobTonic]

this is amazing

[@richardoud]

Thank you sir

[@Yuco1410]

amazing animations! can i ask who are the guys who worked on the slaughterspine?

[@shimaxbox]

Turtile simply the best!

[@karma2896]

와 멋있다~!

[@DeanToledano]

So... What happened at 2:57? 😆

[@Miguel_Noether]

Yeah the animations that you see right before the reddish screen T_T

[@MikeDawnOficial]

Oye sabes si van a agregar al juego NG+?

[@yourlocalpanzer638]

I want HFW, but I have no PlayStation 😞

[@Skepticminecraft]

If you haven’t then I recommend playing zero dawn once you get a PlayStation, then forbidden west’s story will make sense

[@thedudeguy123]

can play on PC?

[@yenyenocampo1824]

2:57 What the hell? Thats not normal

[@Isaac_potion]

No it is normal. Shellsnapper decided to use stretch res

[@wendell_m]

Pode me mandar alguns modelos

[@almapatriciariveralamas867]

Te faltó el toppo :v

[@alejandrogomez2317]

Dragon robot

[@aquariusdarwin5120]

Transformers beast wars

[@alejandrogomez2317]

Robot arácn hilo metal

[@myrules2374]

What's the song?

[@IceStormGale]

“Built to Kill” from the Horizon: Forbidden West soundtrack.

[@zeflox444]

i think it uses procedural animation

[@richardoud]

No it doesn’t.. everything is hand keyed on the machines

[@zeflox444]

@@richardoud ok

[@lazuliartz1296]

Procedural animation cannot make this kind of complicated movement. If there is any procedural animation in the game, it will likely just be, say, telling the feet where to connect to the terrain. While procedural animation absolutely can be used to make organic looking creatures with no human made animation, that's usually only possible in very specific art styles that tend to be much less detailed (Example: Rainworld)

[@solariswasnothere]

rain world fan spotted !!!!!