How do you feel about playing as actors/having recognizable actor's faces in games?

[The Praiseworthy]

I don't prefer it.

 

[Morrigan]

I honestly hate it. The combination of realistic model and textures, with stiff animations like in the Ark case, made it even worse.

I don't feel the uncanny valley effect very often with CG, but this is absolutely one of those cases where it's super strong. I remember seeing some Alien Isolation DLC with Ripley and it creeped me out.

 

[blitzblake]

I tend to prefer it over the generic dudebro's that game designers come up with.

Quantum Break is a perfect example of where I think the game would actually be worst if they didn't use the likeness. It's just like movies, you hire an actor for their performance but also because their physical characteristics add to the overall vibe. Add in performance capture and it's a damn treat.

I feel like it's much harder to get into the thought of "being the character" if it's a face I've seen in other roles.

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Films must confuse the heck out of you then. "Wait didn't he die on that ship, how is he here stealing blood diamonds!?"

I'm gonna assume this thread is in reference to cyberpunk and Keanu, in which case I'll say that the visual bugs and glitches etc are way more immersion breaking than seeing an actor in the game..

 

[Deleted member 76797]

I'm honestly surprised he hasn't appeared in a Call of Duty game at this point. Have him be a major selling point and character in a campaign and I will GLADLY pay for a Trey Kincaid, Soldierman/Scientist who invented his own gun to have infinite ammo, skin in the multiplayer!

"I....feel....GOOD."

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bruce willis is a notoriously a giant asshole

 

[Like the hat?]

I tend to prefer it over the generic dudebro's that game designers come up with.

Quantum Break is a perfect example of where I think the game would actually be worst if they didn't use the likeness. It's just like movies, you hire an actor for their performance but also because their physical characteristics add to the overall vibe. Add in performance capture and it's a damn treat.




Films must confuse the heck out of you then. "Wait didn't he die on that ship, how is he here stealing blood diamonds!?"

I'm gonna assume this thread is in reference to cyberpunk and Keanu, in which case I'll say that the visual bugs and glitches etc are way more immersion breaking than seeing an actor in the game..

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Its more that games are interactive. Movies are passive, I'm not putting myself into the role.

 

[Bradford]

It's fine.

Death Stranding was cool to look at.

 

[Version 3.0]

I find it a bit distracting. And it's so easy to be "off", which makes it even more distracting.

But only a bit. It's not a big deal.