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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:20:02 GMT
As long as it is not at this level of protrusion I'm good like...
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Post by maximusarael020 on Mar 4, 2017 3:23:07 GMT
I have a game as well, OP. Go to the mirror. Look into it long and hard. Then ask yourself "Does this forum need ANOTHER facial animation thread?" If you answer "Yes" to your question, you see the Templar from The Last Crusade in the mirror. He says, "You have chosen...poorly."
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Mar 4, 2017 3:26:26 GMT
I beat you to it. When I joined this forum my avatar was Peebee doing the "TCH!" face from the 4K demo. Hah!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:32:20 GMT
*snip* - Did you miss me?Bioware Smile
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:34:09 GMT
*snip* - Did you miss me?SmileThe twitter thread would not accept our heresy, but right now we shall...break the rules I give you 1 drink meme
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Post by stealthfox94 on Mar 4, 2017 3:41:07 GMT
I think that's enough of this forum for the day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:41:46 GMT
I think that's enough of this forum for the day. better than romance talk tho
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The twitter thread would not accept our heresy, but right now we shall...break the rules I give you 1 drink meme
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Post by SalMasRac on Mar 4, 2017 3:42:58 GMT
I think that's enough of this forum for the day. better than romance talk tho These are faces only a mother could romance. ...I should go.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 3:44:49 GMT
better than romance talk tho These are faces only a mother could romance. ...I should go.
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Post by Nightlife on Mar 4, 2017 9:26:54 GMT
u guys crack me up
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Post by Blackheart on Mar 4, 2017 9:43:02 GMT
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Post by fulcrum290 on Mar 4, 2017 10:39:52 GMT
The Wicther 3 is overrated, once FFXV is out for PC it will look prettier. The true master race is Square Enix.
If they aren't Square Enix, Naughty Dog, Kojima Productions then i don't expect that much. Tbh MGSV looks better then TW3 for me
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Post by Warrick on Mar 4, 2017 13:35:08 GMT
Some people do that when they talk. Take any interview with anybody and go frame by frame. They will look silly in many frames. That's how tabloids always publish photos of political candidates eating something and looking silly.
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Mar 4, 2017 15:33:43 GMT
So long as they don't try to convey scenes that thrive solely on cinematography and digital acting, and then fails at it, I have no problem with the bad animations.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 18:06:44 GMT
I know another thread about this, but I got a poll!
Personally, I find that facial animations help bring a character to life and visually bring out what exactly they are feeling thus adding more immersion.
What has been shown so far looks like very little effort was put into it and makes the characters look like they lack a soul (emotion, life, etc.).
I know the devs have said that what the press received was an earlier build than what is releasing, but just how much will these animations improve do you think? For all we know the improvements may only be directed towards the most major characters while the rest could hardly have any quality or the improvements could be significant and across the board.
What does everyone else think? Are the facial animations still a worry for you despite statements made by the devs that the press has an earlier build? Do you not care? For me, facial animations are important and I really hope the devs have put as much work as they can into making improvements across the board.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Mar 8, 2017 18:09:17 GMT
They'll be sufficient. Are they going to blow me away? Probably not. Then again, I'm not buying MEA for facial animations either.
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Post by maximusarael020 on Mar 8, 2017 18:14:51 GMT
I was honestly not worried at all about the facial animations until that "Tour of the Nexus" IGN video. It won't really bother me in-game or diminish my enjoyment of Andromeda, but... yeah... some of those animations were perplexing.
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Mar 8, 2017 18:15:44 GMT
Decent enough. Graphics technology has outpaced animation tech, imo. So we have faces very close to real but not enough articulation under the hood to cross the uncanny valley. Or, at least, BioWare as a dev doesn't emphasize that side of things. Which is fine, they have other priorities.
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Post by admiralbonetopickmk2 on Mar 8, 2017 18:22:49 GMT
For me its not so much the facial animation itself, its the eyes. Its how dead the eyes look. Cuz its the eyes which really draw you in and sell the character as being alive, sell the emotion trying to be conveyed etc. Make you feel like they have soul for lack of a better word. If the eyes look real and lively i think subpar facial animation can be excused somewhat. You certainly dont notice it as much, but when the eyes look as terribad as they do(that combined with a realistic graphics/art style)... well it just makes all the facial shortcomings all the more apparent. And for me personally it makes me feel like the characters arent real. As if there's nothing going on between their ears, its just a collection of polygons and 1 & 0s im interacting with not a real virtual person. In an allegedly story focused game with a lot of close ups that's a big deal. The face matters 10x more. I dont think one can just merely say that face animation doesnt matter, it really does in a game like this. Though having said at the sametime its not my main priority in so much that when it comes to Mass Effect things like side quests and world building, writing and atmosphere is where my main focus is. Though granted its the little details like a really well done realistically animated face, the little details can add so much to game. You might not notice, but your brain does.
Anyway to answer: Not so great. Though its more a toss up betwwen Not so great and Horrible. Its too late and too expensive for them to fix or change it at this point. Great facial animation isnt a walk in the park. Its a complex and time consuming process.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 18:24:40 GMT
There's no room for guesswork, we've already seen them, and they're bad. The question is how big of a problem that is. For myself, I won't be bothered too much by it, and probably will get used to the action figure faces after a couple of hours.
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Post by lovelypumpkin on Mar 8, 2017 18:56:52 GMT
I think they'll be fine.
Not really a big deal to me either way, as long as they're not painfully unrealistic. I often see people complaining about the facial animations done by Bioware, in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age - honestly, I've never noticed too much. I'm always too intrigued by the game-play and dialogue to notice, I guess. The occasional screw up is inevitable.
When I do notice it they're just hilarious to me and I get a kick out of sharing them with my friends/viewers. Mass Effect is a beautifully made series and I'm looking forward to Andromeda in 12 days. Glitches can be funny unless they disrupt the game or make it completely unplayable. Did I stray too far from the topic? Sorryyyyy..
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Post by snook on Mar 8, 2017 18:57:59 GMT
I've seen worse.
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Post by vonuber on Mar 8, 2017 19:04:47 GMT
I think they will be so bad that nothing short of a formal apology issued by the Canadian and US governments on behalf of EA & Bioware, apologising to the gaming community for having the temerity to release something that doesn't meet their exacting and unrealistic expectations, will suffice.
This will go hand in hand with a day one hot fix that will sex up all female characters to meet specific poster's beauty standards.
Oh and also fix a few minor bugs in quests, but who gives a shit about those these days.
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