I agree :) I tried doing something like it but unfortunately im not a very good animator...
The walking animation also really needs an update. But again, not an animator.
You're not wrong, having an animator would help. That's the case with most things that don't involve programming which is what I studied at school.
But it's hard to find people who are willing to work for free, and I can't afford to pay someone to help me develop a game which brings in no money.
I am looking for people to develop games with though, so maybe in the future who knows.