Best facial animations in a video game.. ...

After seeing most of the videos and trailers of Heavy Rain, I've come to the conclusion that Heavy Rain has the most realistic facial animations compared to any other video game out there. I mean the close up details of the character's faces, their eyes moving and blinking, its like the real thing. You have to admit, no other video game has better facial animations.Best facial animations in a video game.. ...
maybe for consoles...

as far as videogames go, Crysis has top notch facial animations, that doesn't mean that HR isn't impressive in that front thoughBest facial animations in a video game.. ...
I finished the Heavy Rain demo. In Crysis, the characters have better facial animation when they talk and express emotions, their face is also far more detailed. Sorry, but 2007 strikes again. Crysis can never be bettered in any technical aspect by a current generation console game.
While I have no interest in picking this game up right away, I will say that the facial animations are indeed fantastic. The emotion of the characters is expressed brilliantly. Some of the voice acting leaves a bit to be desired, though.
Ehh, Crysis has better facial structure, detail and highlights but the facial expressions are top notch in Heavy Rain and they have long flowing hair :PEDIT: My judgment is not off the Demo but from other videos that can be seen on GameTrailers.
I dont know about that, i kind of feel like they arent as good as uncharted 2s. I'm still trying to decide if i think the game has better visuals then U2 its very hard to compare them :?
No, Not Heavy Rain. Too glass eyed. Too stiff. I would give it to Mass Effect 2. The Facial Animations and eye movementare fantastic.
[QUOTE=''dreman999'']No, Not Heavy Rain. Too glass eyed. Too stiff. I would give it to Mass Effect 2. The Facial Animations and eye movementare fantastic.[/QUOTE]i dont think so. There are some moments where that game just fails hard with the facial animations.
[QUOTE=''IgorAntunov'']I finished the Heavy Rain demo. In Crysis, the characters have better facial animation when they talk and express emotions, their face is also far more detailed. Sorry, but 2007 strikes again. Crysis can never be bettered in any technical aspect by a current generation console game.[/QUOTE]I cannot concur, because it would be doing Quantic Dream a disservice, considering all retail versions will be available in 10 different languages, all with appropriate lip-syncs.The amount of effort they have put into the animations, as well as adding to mind that you will be able to play it in several different dialects, shows that it is unrivaled. And beyond that, you would not know of Crysis' facial animations unless you were looking at the cut scenes. Considering there are no non in-game cut scenes in Heavy Rain, the comparison cannot be done. When referring to Mass Effect 2, you must take into mind that the lip-sync as well as expressions are all pre-determined. If you perhaps did not notice, head-tracking awareness, as well as on the fly lip-sync are all present in Heavy Rain. As while conversing, even if you're walking around, your character's facial structure will change based on what they are doing and the situation. Seriously folks, do some research before throwing bias into the mix.
[QUOTE=''zarshack''][QUOTE=''dreman999'']

No, Not Heavy Rain. Too glass eyed. Too stiff. I would give it to Mass Effect 2. The Facial Animations and eye movementare fantastic.

[/QUOTE]i dont think so. There are some moments where that game just fails hard with the facial animations.[/QUOTE]

Not true. The Facial animation has no real flaws outside the uncanny valley. The characters look at you, react to you with eye movement and body language like a normal person. I'm on my second run and I still have not found one flaw. Please point one out for me.
As much as I am hyped for Heavy Rain. I have to go with Crysis, Half Life episode 2 and Uncharted 2when it comes to the facial animations.
Heavy Rain has great facial animations, it's just a shame a lot of it's characters have very weakly detailed faces.
[QUOTE=''dreman999''][QUOTE=''zarshack''][QUOTE=''dreman999'']

No, Not Heavy Rain. Too glass eyed. Too stiff. I would give it to Mass Effect 2. The Facial Animations and eye movementare fantastic.

[/QUOTE]i dont think so. There are some moments where that game just fails hard with the facial animations.[/QUOTE]

Not true. The Facial animation has no real flaws outside the uncanny valley. The characters look at you, react to you with eye movement and body language like a normal person. I'm on my second run and I still have not found one flaw. Please point one out for me.[/QUOTE]



Only their eyes and jaws move leaving the rest of the face stiff as board.
[QUOTE=''jasonharris48'']As much as I am hyped for Heavy Rain. I have to go with Crysis, Half Life episode 2 and Uncharted 2when it comes to the facial animations.[/QUOTE]
You need to read. If your opinion does not differ, then you are not looking at in on a technical level, nor taking into mind that both Crysis, Half Life 2, Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect 2 all have pre-determined facial expressions. Heavy Rain does not.
What I enjoy most about this thread are the amount of screenshots and videos to back-up the claim. So we can actually see what the TC is talking about.



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[QUOTE=''R3FURBISHED'']What I enjoy most about this thread are the amount of screenshots and videos to back-up the claim. So we can actually see what the TC is talking about. o.0[/QUOTE]On a level of personal preference, this is objective. On a technical level, this is a factual statement. Heavy Rain does have the most advanced facial animations to date, for any game. I'm not going to risk being redundant, so I'll suffice to say with reading my previous posts.
[QUOTE=''BlindfireMcgee''][QUOTE=''R3FURBISHED'']What I enjoy most about this thread are the amount of screenshots and videos to back-up the claim. So we can actually see what the TC is talking about. o.0[/QUOTE]On a level of personal preference, this is objective. On a technical level, this is a factual statement. Heavy Rain does have the most advanced facial animations to date, for any game. I'm not going to risk being redundant, so I'll suffice to say with reading my previous posts.[/QUOTE]



you cant say you have facts without any evidence. ;)
[QUOTE=''BlindfireMcgee''][QUOTE=''R3FURBISHED'']What I enjoy most about this thread are the amount of screenshots and videos to back-up the claim. So we can actually see what the TC is talking about. o.0[/QUOTE]On a level of personal preference, this is objective. On a technical level, this is a factual statement. Heavy Rain does have the most advanced facial animations to date, for any game. I'm not going to risk being redundant, so I'll suffice to say with reading my previous posts.[/QUOTE]If only they wouldn't put those animations on last gen looking characters
[QUOTE=''samuraiguns''][QUOTE=''BlindfireMcgee''][QUOTE=''R3FURBISHED'']What I enjoy most about this thread are the amount of screenshots and videos to back-up the claim. So we can actually see what the TC is talking about. o.0[/QUOTE]On a level of personal preference, this is objective. On a technical level, this is a factual statement. Heavy Rain does have the most advanced facial animations to date, for any game. I'm not going to risk being redundant, so I'll suffice to say with reading my previous posts.[/QUOTE] you cant say you have facts without any evidence. ;) [/QUOTE]Seriously? Do users read? Or does bias inhibit comprehension reading? If you had read my previous posts, as I instructed so, you would have gotten the general idea. Need evidence? Try googling, looking at Youtube. The fact alone that none of Heavy Rain's facial animations are pre-determined ALREADY sets it on a higher technical level than any other game to date. And unless Crysis 2 is implementing similar technology (which is impossible since Crysis 2 is concepted on the foundation of an FPS, and not an interactive experience), then it falls short as well.
[QUOTE=''BlindfireMcgee''][QUOTE=''jasonharris48'']As much as I am hyped for Heavy Rain. I have to go with Crysis, Half Life episode 2 and Uncharted 2when it comes to the facial animations.[/QUOTE]
You need to read. If your opinion does not differ, then you are not looking at in on a technical level, nor taking into mind that both Crysis, Half Life 2, Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect 2 all have pre-determined facial expressions. Heavy Rain does not.[/QUOTE] Damn dude don't have a fit because my opinion differs from yours.It isn't like I was saying HR had bad facial animations.