What can I say that isn't said of all your work?
Great lighting, animation, story, sounds, voice acting, Ect....
After the last one started out more calm, and only allowed the tension to slowly start to develop, this one takes it to the next level. And then some. The hunting] scenes had the absolute perfect mix of emotions, and that final scene showed just how crazy and big things could blow up to. This carried a larger scale that the last one, and you did a great job building that up, yet keeping the personal focus.
It seems that the focus dropped off of Steve fairly rapidly, and he was left behind for most of this short. He had a nice moment or two, but for being such a main player in the last two, it was odd seeing him sidelined and so silent. Though I feel that he will regain his former focus come Part 4.
Other than losing Steve for a bit, I have no complains about this at all. Farmer's death] took me by surprise, but it was the perfect way to continue the storyline, and to shake the more comfortable and idyllic feel the last one had begun. The story is progressing in a mighty fine way, and the production values are only getting better.
I can't believe how well you've maintained, and even continued to outdo yourself with this series. Each part gets better and better, and it shows no signs of series fatigue or losing freshness and fun. Do you have the whole series outlined, and if so, how many parts are you planning on?
Will we get a behind-the-scenes video with this one? Those are almost as much of a treat as the short itself.