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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Heavy Rain dev shows off 'Kara'.

    "We never thought it would work on a PlayStation 3," Cage told an audience at Game Developers Conference. He then showed off "Kara," running on Quantic Dream's new engine for the PS3.
    Mar 07, 2012 3:15pm PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Heavy Rain dev shows off 'Kara'.

    "We never thought it would work on a PlayStation 3," Cage told an audience at Game Developers Conference. He then showed off "Kara," running on Quantic Dream's new engine for the PS3. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Naaaaise and creepy. Good facial animation. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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      I'm probably just a jaded PC gamer used to the GTA 4 mods with photo realistic textures, but that video w... : AgentPotheadThis person is cool!
      • you are : RikiTiki2
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        It was the realisticness of the model or textures that was impressive, but the subtle facial movements to... : daggotThis person is cool!
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          It didn't seem any more impressive than the Half Life 2 tech from 2005 and it was way worse than the tech... : AgentPotheadThis person is cool!
          • Pay more attention to the lip movement when NOT talking. : ThrillKillThis person is cool!
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            The key point from this article is the direct-to-engine and low-cost motion capture. La Noire was certain... : dmarkd
            • I think management was more the problem there. : Fenring42
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            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKi5ZvB64U I honestly didn't think LA Noire was all that great for the... : Demon4231
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              PCs have limits too. If you want your game to run on 10% of gamer PCs, you have certain limits. If ... : shurcoolThis person is cool!
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                The limits are far less though, even on a gaming PC that was made when the consoles were released. I wou... : Demon4231
                • You think only 1% of computers today have crappy integrated Intel graphics? Perhaps you'll be so nice ... : shurcoolThis person is cool!
          • Are you kidding me? This is leaps and bounds above that. : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
          • I think you may need to play LA Noire again - this was far higher quality than that game's facial animati... : MOOMANiBE
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            some of you so called graphics whores have amazingly poor eyesight and comparative abilities : derelict515This person is cool!
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              Well done AgentPothead you made me and derelict agree. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
              • do not approach the singularity! : derelict515This person is cool!
            • I don't know, LA Noire doesn't look bad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYym1U226M&t=2m24s : SludgeheadThis person is cool!
      • You're probably just a something, yeah. Continue smoking that weed. : grendelThis person is cool!
      • Dunno what you're on about. How can people look at some of the best looking modern games and think "meh" : Chipwarrior
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      Use this tech for Omikron 2! : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
      • Bring it! : FesterBlatz
      • Oh shit dude how awesome would that be : Home Nugget
      • I'd be happy with a tech-demo Bowie performance : 60days
    • Holy shit, that was as good as the casting. : nwillard
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      Wow. I'm pretty damn jaded but that impressed me. : EbuThis person is cool!
      • Where do I preorder? : rmsThis person is cool!
      • im the most negative man that you will never meet but even i was hooked if im honest. : comben
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      Whoever did the acting for the robot was very good; the guy was not so good; and the writing helped neith... : the Scrivener
      • Heavy Rain had similar problems. In the case of one of the main characters in that game, it was voiced b... : grendelThis person is cool!
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        it's just a tech demo : RikiTiki2
        • Yeah but the writing in the rest of their work isn't any better. : Arceihn
      • Quantic Dream's storytelling is considered by many to be some of the best in the industry. *heavy s... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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        The actor is Valorie Curry. http://www3.images.coolspotters.com/photos/422061/valorie-curry-profile.png : VegtroThis person is cool!
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          She's an android?! : Psigun
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            Parts sold separately. : VegtroThis person is cool!
            • So, I can buy them a la carte? : EbuThis person is cool!
    • Nicely done. I like that they made it into a short film more than a tech demo. : MOOMANiBE
    • Well, that was the coolest thing I've ever seen. : Jobos
    • Holy shit, I almost got tears in my eyes. I'm always excited to see what these guys will come up with ... : shurcoolThis person is cool!
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      Holy fucking shit. : DeathloveThis person is cool!
      • My thoughts exactly. : JozhGoober
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      omg, while the lip syncing is uncannily 'off', it's still fucking amazing, considering it's real time on ... : filthysockThis person is cool!
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        And only version 1 of their engine which is currently at version 3 and they state is even better. : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
        • hot damn : filthysockThis person is cool!
        • Yeah. IMO, this is way more impressive than that OnLive Mova stuff they show off as being top end. : shurcoolThis person is cool!
    • that looked really dumb and cheesy imho but to be fair who fucking knows what the game is gonna be lik : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
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      I dont care about the graphics, heavy rain devs.... next time just try to make a game without gaping plot... : Wolfslice
      • 1 in 10 gamers agree with the plotholes. : Halon50This person is cool!
    • The big thing seems to be the eyes. They seem way more life like and like they have a soul. Everything ee... : pancake humper
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      Beautiful writing. Visuals and animation were gorgeous. I would love to see a return of adventure games w... : Dr_Cube
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        Fable games were good. This is beautiful writing. Vegas 2 sucked. Hmmm... I am suspicious of your ... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
        • if this is beautiful, id hate to see what he considers ugly writing!!! LOL : spiderfill
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        Writing was pretty bad, everything else was great. : bill crystals
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          Whatever, i liked it. It was sweet. You gotta be pretty distanced and critical to even notice the qualit... : Chipwarrior
          • Short stories need to be tight, much tighter than a novel or a similar longer format. There is no room f... : bill crystals
          • this is a haiku like, maybe anyway I didnt check lol : 60days
          • Everyone notices dialogue that doesn't click with them. It's got nothing to do with being distanced or cr... : Arceihn
        • I felt the writing was... "OK" until she said "I'm scared"... they needed something else in there to fill... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
    • creepy man-sized hands - would not hit : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
    • If this was realtime on a PS3 (which is actually really surprising to me), then imagine what a modern PC ... : scary_monster
    • Alright I'm just going to say it. Would you hit that? Because I mean, I totally would. About 4 times a da... : PointlesS76
    • Replicant !!! : hanged_man
    • I'll be that guy. Cheesy over the top emotional garbage. If you loved The Notebook and enjoy long walks... : SludgeheadThis person is cool!
    • While you can definitely see the age of the hardware in terms of sheer graphic fidelity, the facial anima... : ColoradoCNC
    • Very impressive work. : nodeThis person is cool!
    • Very cheesy, but very impressive too. You notice the lack of sub-surface scattering in the skin :( and th... : jcupittThis person is cool!
    • Hopefully the gameplay is more than just quicktime events this time. Just sayin'. Even though I sort o... : Dr_Tran
    • I'd buy that. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. : WarlockThis person is cool!
    • Eyes, mouth and facial expressions are really great, but other subtle things like nostril and nose moveme... : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
    • Pretty damn good running on old tech. Kind of exciting what the upper limits of the next gen will look l... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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      There are some god damn sperglords up in here good grief. Ummmm heh the graphics were ok but her skin la... : gmdThis person is cool!
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        If it was a PC only project you'd hear jizzing and "Pfft these old consoles can't do that!! Upgrading my... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
        • you're probably right on that :D : RikiTiki2
      • The only thing many are able to compare it with is a human being, which is a compliment in itself. Of cou... : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
      • It's an excellent showcase of 6 year old tech. Can you imagine where this would be if the industry use... : bill crystals
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      Facial animation was bad. : SlamDunkThis person is cool!
      • The facial animation was excellent. Especially for the state of the industry. Have you played throu... : bill crystals
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        Compared to what? : Arceihn
        • his real doll : MoreVespeneGas
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        ...WHAT?! Of all the things to say about this video... that is one area I would not expect somebody to c... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
        • Some impressive lighting effects on her body was the strongest part to me. : SlamDunkThis person is cool!
      • What would you point to for a good facial animation videogame? What makes this bad? What games would ... : ShivawnThis person is cool!
    • I can't wait until we run into issues like this. I always dreamed as a child that when I was an adult I ... : HL3dsx
    • I must be getting old, i'm not impressed by this type of shit any more. : lcizzle
    • Fantastic. I really can't wait for their next project, which apparently, will be before this one. : MoreVespeneGas
    • That would make for a solid intro to a potentially solid movie/story.^^ : darthfusion
    • Emotion Engine v3.0: INITIALIZED : mystifier
    • It is a lot easier running a standard animation script than in game animation. Still, I would like to see... : yammerpickle2