Above:
parts 1 and 2 of the new animatic.
part 1 frame 1 & 2 pans down into the city. though it's supposed to be "overcast", i'm considering animating rain.
the later frames depict some of the npcs reacting to the catalyst of the story: the assassination of the port district's governor.
the last 2 frames of part 2 depict a silhouette of the player character, leading into the character creation menu (something i'm not looking forward to programming).
to the left:
the old version of the cinematic, with much more focus on the train. i learned that i don't like to draw trains. animating one doesn't sound super fun either.