Semi-open-world 2D platformer 'Iron Sol' launches November 2.

2. Yujiro is the first character in Tekken 8 who can lift just his big toe. Personally, I found this the most interesting part. Tekken 8 characters are actually built so that they can’t raise their big toe on its own. That’s because all the toes are bound to a single bone, “L_Toe” / “R_Toe.” That’s what makes Yujiro’s intro so interesting. They wanted to recreate the scene from the manga perfectly, so they found a way to make his big toe lift. You might think this isn’t a big deal technically. But they must already have an established body setup for Tekken 8 characters, and they were willing to step slightly outside of it just to recreate this one scene. This points to two possibilities: either Yujiro’s bare feet have a dedicated shape key for toe movement, or his bare feet alone have their own toe bones and weights. Of the two, I think the first one is quite likely. They don’t usually like relying on shape keys, but Yujiro is a manga character. His proportions are unusual, but above all, recreating his exaggerated facial expressions couldn’t have been easy. So my guess is that they combined facial wrinkle blending, a few shape keys, and bone-based facial animation. If so, they could have made an intro-only shape key for the toes at the same time. If they didn’t use shape keys for the face, they’re absolute madmen. That would mean they recreated those unique, complex expressions with nothing but bones and textures. Either way, what they’ve produced is already incredibly impressive.