L.A. Noire, the next major title due out of Rockstar looks phenomenal. Mexico aside, Red Dead Redemption was an amazing title. Well acted, well written, and if they can pull that off in this new setting I think L.A. Noire will be a huge hit. When I started seeing trailers and gameplay video surface one thing stuck with me everytime. The character animation looks flawless, too good, somehow these guys nailed it. Now you can see why. A company out of Australia, Depth Analysis, has come up with what they call “MotionScan”. A new hi-res method of recording and transferring even the most minute detail that an actor portrays. The rig looks intense, including cameras that encompass all of the 3D space surrounding the actor. This really seems like it will pay off, so hopefully the game doesn’t lag behind the tech. (video below, thanks to Ryan for sharing this).
From the press release:
Unlike anything currently in the market, MotionScan uses 32 High Definition cameras to capture trueto-life three-dimensional performances at up to 30 frames per second. Capable of capturing up to 50 minutes of final footage and processing up to 20 minutes of facial animation automatically per day,
the technology revolutionizes traditional motion-capture and post-production animation.
The drop ship was in site and we had less than 30 seconds to get on board before our operation was a complete failure. Tasked with the elimination of Cerberus Phantoms, we met heavy resistance and were struggling to get out alive. After fighting for what seemed like forever (or 30 mins), our team frantically sprinted toward our lingering salvation. Seconds before extraction, our Salarain engineer Yummo Jundomo was ambushed by a cloaked phantom, genetically modified killing machines courtesy of Cerberus.
This season of The Guild finds The Knights of Good in a unique situation, one of their own has a sweet job working on “The Game”, and we help but notice the parallels between the events of the series and Felicia Day’s own rise to power as the princess of the internet… Yes, the whole thing.
This is unbelievable. Let’s just hope the game is good, haha!
If the trailer is any indication of actual game play, I think we’re safely out of the valley. Well, still on the left side, but still safe.
Wow, that’s pretty amazing! Looks like a ton of work, but a very cool payoff!