I have had an interest for dinosaurs since I were 5. Now, 20 years later I still love'em.
Guess I'll throw in my two cents here as well
The wait animation seems fine. Maybe you should have the raptor move his head a bit more, like a slight head tilt.
The walking animation is very stiff and he takes very short steps.
A raptor has powerful legs and they could run very fast, so longer steps would be more natural.
The same goes for the running animation. Looks like his feet are tied together and he's about to fall on his face
The steps should be much longer. Also, make his body move, not just his legs. His hips and tail should sway a bit when he takes steps.
Example:
Turning. He should curl his body a bit more when he turns. It's like when he turns his body remains mostly stiff but his other parts are still moving.
The biting: When the raptor bites he should use his body to throw himself forward into the bite, not just use his head and neck. If he would pull back his head more before launching his head forward it would also look more forceful.
The tailswing. I don't think he needs to leave the ground for this move. Instead he should curl sideways, kinda like the running turn, before quickly turning around and whipping his tail out. Maybe you'd need to make the startup a little slower but the animation faster?
Also, don't forget to make him move his body.
Low bite. When he does this, to not make him look too stiff you should try adding some movement to his tail as well as make him have a slight curl on his body. Maybe even make his head tilt heavily to the side so it looks different than his normal bite.
Jumping claw strike. He should most definitely lash out with his claws and feet, not just jump into his opponent. Considering the razor claws that the raptors are know for was their number one way of killing prey with I feel that he should perhaps jump a bit higher to make it look more natural when he strikes out with his legs.
Overhead clawstrike. I think this move would fit him better as a grab. If he would grab an enemy and lay them down then strike with his front claws like that. Holding them down with one leg, kinda like the flamethrower move charizard has.
This move would probably look better if done sideways. If he would do a double strike, one with each of his front claws.
Jumping tail whip. I like the idea behind this and the animation isn't that bad. You should probably make the tail curl a bit heavier and of course again, don't forget the body. Make him arch his body more.
Almost claw but bite instead. it looks like he was about to claw then decided he would bite instead. He is using a bit much biting attacks isn't he? Considering the main weapons of a raptor is on his feet, wouldn't it be better if he would use them instead? If he would pull back his head and kick forward/downward he would be able to give out downward slashes with his hind feet. Maybe make him jump slightly back when he does it to make it look like he is keeping his balance.
Grabbing. When he grabs an opponent he stands up and is like "You can see me nao??!" XD Wouldn't it fit him better if he would latch onto an opponent? Using both is hind and front claws. That way he could kick his opponent away, he could knock them down and bite and shake and pull their head off (not really, just making an example
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Example:
This is how I kinda figured the grab should look. Fear it o..o
The falling animation. Here he should perhaps make part his legs a bit more, as to keep his balance when he lands. Don't make him lean so far back when he falls. It makes it look like he would flip over backwards because of the weight in his tail.
Jumping animation. He looks a bit stiff here. He should arch backwards slightly, bending his legs heavily and also his head should be thrown back a bit before launching himself upwards. Use the movements of his entire body, not just his legs.
Air flip. The barrel roll he does. Maybe you should make him curl himself more? That or perhaps not make him flip around in that fashion but instead make him "roll" sideways?
Jumping razor strikes. Yeah! Yeah! Now were talking!
My favorite move by far. It's catching the "spirit of the raptor" so to speak X3 I would make him pull his legs behind more before giving the kicks to make them look more "powerful"
Double down kick.Awesome move. Me like. I would do the same here, making him pull back his legs a bit more before kicking.
Air tail whip. You should make the raptor turn his head so that he looks at where he is striking with his tail. Also I think it would look better if he would only do one movement with his tail. For example he would smack his tail down over their head, possibly having a downward spike. That or when smacking his tail upwards he shouldn't slap it back down like that. Upwards tail whip would make his opponent go up in the air. The attack as it is now looks too much like yoshi's.
The ram. The move you can charge and then he runs forward
I have a few thoughts about this. I am not quite sure what your idea was behind this, but anyways. How about making him lower his head quite close to the ground when he runs forward like that and upon contact with an opponent he will do a body tackle/upwards headbutt? Maybe a bad description...Err.. He would bring his head upwards with a lot of force, making his opponent fly upwards.
That was my thoughts, hope I didn't seem to harsh o..o
I'm really hyped about your Raptor PSA and I can't wait to see more
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