south carmain wrote:Do you think there's any chance of making it functional in game?
The animations here are just one small piece of what is needed, but I'm optimistic that this goal can be reached eventually.
The results of the bicycle hacking/modding carried out by James (shengoro86) have shown some very promising results. (Link to thread). I think it would be worth continuing to experiment with these approaches, in particular: (1) looking into how to place Ryo under full control of the game's AI so he will follow the daily schedule and actions of a bicycle-riding NPC, and (2) taking a situation where Ryo rides a vehicle already (e.g. the motorbike) and modifying it to swap in the appropriate objects / animations / behavior for Ryo on a bicycle.
BlueMue wrote:The animations when the bike is standing and Ryo is just chilling with his hands on his hips or bending over handlebars are among the coolest things I've ever seen him do.
Come to think of it, maybe that's why Yu decided to take the bicycle away... can't have Ryo looking too cool
You can really feel the effort that some poor developers put into all this, even though it was removed in the end.