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> though I'm sure the uncanny valley is doubly-uncanny when you're looking at yourself A nice example of this is the face actor of Dina in the excellent game T
by retSava 6y ago
> though I'm sure the uncanny valley is doubly-uncanny when you're looking at yourself
A nice example of this is the face actor of Dina in the excellent game The last of us part 2, made by Naughty Dog. ND is imo leaders in many game things, including facial animation. The characters are in-game really expressive and the animations are really smooth.
Anyway, Cascina Caradonna ("Dina" in the game) recorded herself playing the game. This [0] is when she sees "herself" for the first time. (Spoilers? If you watch the video from the beginning there are spoilers for the first game, which is equally fantastic, but the video is no real spoilers for p2. It's in the very first minutes of the game). Love the reaction.
[0] https://youtu.be/fWvr3fhTqnQ?t=1424 https://youtu.be/fWvr3fhTqnQ?t=1424
Edit: lots of people dislike the game/ND/ND director, and that's fine, their choice. I like the game and that's fine too.
- wing-_-nuts 6y agoI just didn't like it for the person they turned Ellie into. There were parts where I had to just turn off the game for a few days. A friend warned me I'd have this reaction. I actually tried to refund it before I even played it, but Sony wouldn't allow it (I had downloaded, but not started the game). In my mind TLOU II never happened, and Ellie and Joel are living a happy life in that western town.
- cjflog 6y agoI loved both Last of Us games and this was really cool to see. Thanks for sharing. I'm so grateful that this level of craftsmanship exists.
- retSava 6y agoAgree. Very happy to see AAA-kind of money being spent on games that aren't microtransactionridden (mtx) monstrosities. They do have their place, since each have their audience, but it's easy to see the temptation of recurring revenue on Fortnite-level (and others).