Thank you for your critique, it's much appreciated. I think classifying the ending as a skid wouldn't do it justice as it is more like a slide. Even then, I don't think I was accurately able to portray her body sliding or skidding upon landing. And thank you for the heads up about the other links, they should all be fixed…
You're correct in that the skidding animation for Samus doesn't look right- the skid is too airy. Currently she is floating or sliding. I would add a little bit of choppiness in the skid animation, to give the appearance of friction. I would like to look at your other animations but some of the links are not working.
I started animating back in 2013 using a program that only used FK. I got my hands on Maya later that year (or the year after) and only animated casually. As of late, I've animated with the aim to improve. While I don't expect to be an expert any time soon, I do hope to be as good as I can possibly be. Many of the…