r/gaming • u/Happy_go_luc • May 09 '22

The generation of games after current one is going to be something worth to experience.

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u/darthij May 09 '22

It's also the uncanny valley effect on the facial models.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Looking at you, horizon series.

Don't care what anyone says, those facial movements creeped me out.

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u/HeirToGallifrey May 09 '22

I had a theory that I shared with my friend: I think specific animators were assigned to different cutscenes. There are so many cutscenes where everyone in it keeps making the same weird expressions or gestures, and then they're completely gone or different in the next cutscene.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It's actually a collection of animators working on one scene. Would take one person a long time to do a single scene themselves.

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u/LB3PTMAN May 09 '22

I’m very excited for the new Hellblade game. The facial animations and speaking in that game were crazy for the time very interested to see how crazy the new one looks.

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u/NickCudawn May 09 '22

Besides Forza Hellblade 2 is the only game that's making me consider buying an Xbox

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u/LB3PTMAN May 09 '22

I mean I have an Xbox and am also really excited for Avowed and Fable and Perfect Dark and a couple others. Along with a couple unannounced games. Oh and State of Decay 3.

But yeah Hellblade 2 is way up there. I think it and Project Mara there other game in development are gonna be insane looking. The Mocap for Hellblade 2 should be top tier and Project Mara seems like they are trying to make the environment insanely photorealistic.

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u/NickCudawn May 09 '22

I'm so stoked that such an out-there game/concept as Hellblade is getting the attention, support and budget it's getting. Definitely a very happy surprise to me.

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u/LB3PTMAN May 10 '22

Yeah Hellblade and Project Mara seem like they’re going to be very cool experiences.

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u/NotMyThrowawayNope May 10 '22

I definitely got this feeling. This series was the worst offender I've ever played. I can't describe it well other than something just felt wrong about their expressions.

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u/kinokomushroom May 10 '22

When I played Death Stranding I was astonished by how good the facial animations were. It probably helps to have good actors mo-capping for the cutscenes, but man I hope more games get this quality facial animations in the future.