Archive for August, 2009

Heavy Rain Mocap Numbers
August 31st, 2009

I loved the setting and scenario in their previous effort, Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy, but felt the narrative methods used were a step backward 20 years, being more something akin to Dragon’s Lair. Nevertheless, some pretty impressive numbers here: Your partner at Quantic Dream, Guillaume de Fondaumière, has said that this is the biggest motion-capture project attempted [...]

Still with Capcom’s fighter, the more I play it the more I realise the actual animation is merely “functional”, but I imagine that’s what is required to ship a reboot of a franchise where every animation is subject to timing changes for game balancing throughout the project. What appeals most about this visuals are the [...]