What Kind of Animation Does The Midnight Walk Use?

The Midnight Walk is out now and is getting loved by the gaming community for its animation style. Let’s learn about it a bit more.

Among other things, The Midnight Walk is getting a lot of love from the gaming community for its animation. The unique animation style of the game adds to the horror theme that is built upon. Not a lot of games in the industry opt for such a unique animation style. But what is this art style and animation that the studio is using for enhancing The Midnight Walk? Let’s learn more about it.

The Midnight Walk’s Claymation Surprise

Ever since the game’s announcement, players have been in awe of the animation style and artwork. Although the concept slightly resembles the Little Nightmare series, the game stands out because of its VR support, first-person gameplay, artwork, and animation style. In case you were wondering, the animation in The Midnight Walk is called claymation. As the name suggests, it is a “stop-motion” type of animation made using clay!

Although the developers of the game haven’t shared much of their journey while making this game, how it typically goes is figures are made in real life and they are then animated. It is completely different from the virtual or mo-cap animations we are used to seeing. But how does it serve a horror game like The Midnight Walk?

Claymation Enhances The Midnight Walk Horror

When claymation is executed perfectly, it creates animations which are clunky. This creates an uncanny effect which makes the viewers uncomfortable. Even without jumpscares, the environment that these jittery animations build are pretty terrifying. So, choosing claymation for a horror game like The Midnight Walk was the perfect decision as it complements the horror genre.

Although it doesn’t mean that a horror game without claymation is doing something wrong, it’s good to see a fresh idea floating around once in a while. This animation style also goes well with the lighting and overall tone that The Midnight Walk takes advantage of.

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