Welp, I guess we know what's up with the animations now

Those BF1 shots are pre-rendered. The ones in-game are not as nice.

Maybe, here's an ingame bf4 shot (2013) on an older fb version



still looks much better (eyes, complexion, etc.)

Yeah, no worries.  I understand that even if the game was the biggest ever made, crap animations are still crap animations for some people.  You'll either like the game or not, and both are completely fine.  

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the current situation between BioWare fans.

my point is that frostbite is not the limiting factor despite some ignorant claims in this thread.

Well to be fair I'm still a bit jaded by this tweet a bit more than that.




Seriously Origins and the first ME's CC had deeper customization than whatever hell Flynn was on about. 

Yeah, what a shitshow that was. The ideas that sparked the whole thing were completely terrible, and I'm glad she was a writer and not a gameplay designer, but damned if she didn't get put through the wringer.

Am I the only one who's had a problem with the facial animation since DA:I?
I mean, in MET and DA2 they had SUCH EXCELLENT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS! I'm not being sarcastic. I LOVED how they did the expressions in DA2 (and to some extent in DA:O) and in the original ME games.
I don't know if it's the new engine or what causes this, but their new facial expressions are horrible. The faces are like statues, barely moving. I think Iron-Bull and Dorian are probably the only companions in DA:I that I've seen with anything other than a smile to break their stone faces. All the others had maybe a smile once in a while, which never reached beyond their mouths.

So facial animation problems aren't new to me in newer bioware games. This hasn't changed since DA:I.

Her idea wasn't a terrible one, it was just one a lot of gamers don't like hearing. 

God forbid you add a feature/mechanic that would make your product easier/more accessible to those who do not have the skill or interest that 'real gamers' have. 

Not what the topic is about, but to relate, i honestly don't think 'one person' is to blame for animation. Lack of resources/funding could easily chalk up to it, so that's a collective problem. 

And let's face it, EA hasn't been the best company in the world.

No wonder BioWare has a 'War Room' in their office ahead of launch...

I'll be pleased when the full reviews drop.
(can't remember exactly what time, tonight or in the morning?)

That's internet: Giving the opportunity to uneducatedd people to comment on those subjects.

I don't know Jack and i'm not educated on matters such as cuisine and physics for exemple. But since i've the internet i say what i believe as fact and make people as ignorant as i am agree with me! Wonderfull

A Lead facial animation has to work with a specific tool, a team, budget, deadlines, presure, a game director, a producer, a creative director. He or she may have to compromise so much and rush things so badly... Whatever the qualifications and talent.

It seems you guys ignore how it is in real life. I'm surprised. Compagnies are looking for something acceptable or cheap. Not top notch or even good. And don't throw me the witcher 3: Bigger budget, huge downgrade, they cut fees on the world creation and character design (thanks you lovely novelist) fewer important character models (only one mâin face avaiillable for the the hero) and so many patches at launch... Jeeeeez.

What costs the most in a videogame development: It's the story and the characters. 2 things the witcher had tje job done for free (thanks the novels once more) so yeah they had more time and budget for facial animations.

Be real guys, be real

Exactly. What makes some people on the internet think they have the right to be judge, jury and executioner of people who aren't good at their jobs?