Mantasu’s legs are straight lines. There’s no curvature or joints, so the animation looks stiff and awkward. As a result, the shackles give the illusion that the dragon is wearing boots. But the scorpion tail is terrific — lots of movement and very fluid with all the rigging.
2. Rift trait: 5
3. Size (if you don’t own Mantasu, please check a friend’s park): 5
4. Price (14,800 Spice): 3.5
5. How well does Mantasu fit the theme of the event: 5
6. Design details: 3
I love that the Vale has a manticore! The head and wings of Mantasu are fabulous. It’s just the legs that seem unfinished and need more detail and rigging. This reminds me of Solary. I made the same comment about Solary’s appearance, and I attributed this to Solary being a surprise addition to the event, so it may have been rushed. But perhaps this is an artistic style? Mantasu is an amazing idea for a dragon. The lion head, magnificent wings, and scorpion tail are spot on, but its legs let the design down.
7. How would you rate Mantasu’s breeding combo (earth + metal + air + lightning): 5
8. How much do you like Mantasu (1 = I hate it, 5 = I love it!): 3
Comments / feedback for Deca
There’s a new animation where the dragon paws at the air either with one paw/foot or two. It started around Dortal’s release and has increased in frequency. It must be difficult finding new things for dragons to do in their animation. But the air pawing particularly sticks out, because it’s not natural to the dragon, and leaves the player wondering what the dragon is doing. In this event, Saharus, Mantasu, and Efreet all have the pawing action. It is becoming a regular part of the animation, like flying, but it doesn’t fit. Perhaps there could be a different action, like sitting, that’s natural yet infrequently seen in the dragon animations.
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3. Size (if you don’t own Mantasu, please check a friend’s park) 5
4. Price (14,800 Spice) 3
5. How well does Mantasu fit the theme of the event 5
6. Design details 4
7. How would you rate Mantasu’s breeding combo (earth + metal + air + lightning) 5
8. How much do you like Mantasu (1 = I hate it, 5 = I love it!) 4
Comments / feedback for Deca : A manticore dragon is a great concept and I particularly enjoyed how the manticore elements combine, scorpion tail, lion like body core etc. When airborne, the dragon's movement is notably lionlike to me.
1. Animation 5/5 It’s funny when Mantasu accidentally stings himself on the head. Ouch!
2. Rift trait 5/5 I like the trait on the wings. It looks really good!
3. Size (if you don’t own Mantasu, please check a friend’s park) 5/5
4. Price (14,800 Spice) 3/5
5. How well does Mantasu fit the theme of the event 4/5
6. Design details 3/5
7. How would you rate Mantasu’s breeding combo (earth + metal + air + lightning) 5/5
8. How much do you like Mantasu (1 = I hate it, 5 = I love it!) 3/5
Comments / feedback for Deca The upper half of Mantasu is really detailed and well done, but the bottoms half looks unfinished. I love the horns, teeth, mane, and wing bone. There’s a lot of nice shading and it’s all very original and creative. But the legs and feet look like they’re either done by a different artist or there wasn’t enough time to complete it.
Post by singleimage on Aug 12, 2023 7:09:00 GMT -6
MANTASU DRAGON
1. Animation - 5
2. Rift trait - 5
3. Size (if you don’t own Mantasu, please check a friend’s park) - 5
4. Price (14,800 Spice) - 3
5. How well does Mantasu fit the theme of the event - 5
6. Design details - 3
7. How would you rate Mantasu’s breeding combo (earth + metal + air + lightning) - 5
8. How much do you like Mantasu (1 = I hate it, 5 = I love it!) - 2.5
Comments / feedback for Deca - I love the manticore reference but Mantasu seem like it’s unfinished.
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