Games that use real actor models and faces

[Guest2]

I've recently started playing some classic Mortal Kombat I, II and III again.
This reminded me about when I watched an early preview for MK I / II as a kid and how some of the moves were filmed.

Anyone I have found some great behind the scenes videos, like this

at Nightwolf straightening his hair

Do any modern games use real actors for recording movement, models or anything? Probably not as it would have been a lot of work for the multiple characters. Plus it added the issue about actors wanting royalties and things

The only other I can think of is Carmageddon, where 2d sprites were used for pedestrians

 

[ttaskmaster]

Do any modern games use real actors for recording movement, models or anything? Probably not as it would have been a lot of work for the multiple characters. Plus it added the issue about actors wanting royalties and things

I believe Mass Effect did, at least as far as Martin Sheen went.
I also heard a rumour about some breathtaking fella who was in a fairly new game... Cypherfunk, or something?

 

[Guest2]

I believe Mass Effect did, at least as far as Martin Sheen went.
I also heard a rumour about some breathtaking fella who was in a fairly new game... Cypherfunk, or something?

Oh yeh, I forgot Keanu in Cyberfunk. It would be interesting seeing the behind scenes footage now a days compared to the 90s. I expect a lot less heart goes into it

 

[Minusorange]

 

[Efour]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare had the president, i think, played by kevin spacey lol

 

[sgavan]

Hellblade has an amazing model doing the character. She was only a stand in originally for testing but she was so good they got her to do it all

 

[Zefan]

I appreciate this thread isn't about that game/project in particular but, 5 years ago and... still nothing. What a shame.

 

[varkanoid]

FIFA

 

[james.miller]

I believe Mass Effect did, at least as far as Martin Sheen went.

There were LOADS of celeb voice actors in the mass effect series, some i didnt even realise were in it until recently. Some of them did provide motion capture too. Martin sheen you mentioned, Seth Green (joker), Keith David (Anderson), Yvonne Strahnovski (Miranda) etc.

 

[TriedandTested]

LA Noire?

 

[Minusorange]

I appreciate this thread isn't about that game/project in particular but, 5 years ago and... still nothing. What a shame.

Don't forget the millions spent/wasted too

 

[TNA]

I've recently started playing some classic Mortal Kombat I, II and III again.
This reminded me about when I watched an early preview for MK I / II as a kid and how some of the moves were filmed.

Anyone I have found some great behind the scenes videos, like this

at Nightwolf straightening his hair

Do any modern games use real actors for recording movement, models or anything? Probably not as it would have been a lot of work for the multiple characters. Plus it added the issue about actors wanting royalties and things

The only other I can think of is Carmageddon, where 2d sprites were used for pedestrians

I came across those videos last year and enjoyed watching them as MK on my SNES was one of my favourite games, so it brought back a lot of memories.

The toasty guy cracks me up:

Would love if they did another MK game using that technique. It would look awesome, though admittedly animation would not be easy

 

[Guest2]

I came across those videos last year and enjoyed watching them as MK on my SNES was one of my favourite games, so it brought back a lot of memories.

The toasty guy cracks me up:

Would love if they did another MK game using that technique. It would look awesome, though admittedly animation would not be easy

I would 100% pay £50 for a Mortal Kombat classic. 2D style of mk1, 2, 3 but with all the new cameras for capturing moves and sound.
That with a good online multiplayer would be incredible. Doubt it will happen so in the mean time, back to mk1, 2 & 3

 

[SpudMaster]

And this is what Sonya Blade looks like 25 years later

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgWYDJhZwj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

[Kautya]

Death Stranding, which uses quite a lot of known actors.

 

[K1LaW8tt5]

@Guest2 did you literally miss 20 years of games development or what? they have been using motion capture with actors for years? even you favourite COD games?

 

[chef-borjan]

Until Dawn is another one to add to the list. Although... that was on PS4.

 

[TNA]

I would 100% pay £50 for a Mortal Kombat classic. 2D style of mk1, 2, 3 but with all the new cameras for capturing moves and sound.
That with a good online multiplayer would be incredible. Doubt it will happen so in the mean time, back to mk1, 2 & 3

Yea. I doubt it. I would pay that also if they did.

And this is what Sonya Blade looks like 25 years later

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgWYDJhZwj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Not bad

 

[GravyMonster]

Admittedly this was FMV rather than mocap, but Wing Commander 4 was one of the first games I remember doing anything like this. Mark Hamill, Biff from BTTF, hell even Malcolm McDowell! Looking back now at the video below it was even pretty well acted given how shoddy some of the productions in the late 90s/early 2000s were!

If we're talking specifically mocap then I remember being amazed at how fluid the character animation was on Another World and Flashback.

 

[Guest2]

And this is what Sonya Blade looks like 25 years later

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgWYDJhZwj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Still great then. The original Sonya Blade (Elizabeth Malecki) is now 47 and not holding up quite as well