re: videogame violence
@theoutrider from limited experience with (2D) animation, the skill ramp goes approximately:
Step 1. "can do human locomotion ok"
Step 2. "can do dog locomotion ok"
Step 3. "can do cat locomotion ok"
...
Step 586: "ugghhhh god it's a horse"
So I would have sympathy on this, if not for budget
(Also remembering all the Skyrim screenshots of horses standing at 90 angles up mountains.. I kinda hope that's still in there)