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LA Noire versus Heavy Rain versus Uncharted: Who Has The Best Motion Capture?

GB: "There has been a great buzz surrounding the motion capture of LA Noire, and rightly so. It is one of the closest possible rendering of a human being in to the virtual world of video games. But how does this technology compare with the other games that have been renowned for motion capture as well. In short how does LA Noire stack up against giants like Heavy Rain and Uncharted? For this we have posted screens from all the three games below."

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SMOK3xFFx4842d ago

LA Noire is so good it's freaky. Although the Uncharted motion capture does have the benefit of getting the actors voice as he does the actions.

cyborg4842d ago

L.A Noirce after that vid they released for it. Truly incredible

Pixel_Enemy4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

L.A. Noire has great tech to get the facial expressions and motion capture but it does the face and body separately and doesn't always work and match up perfectly. Uncharted does as SMOK3xffx stated and does voice overs AS they motion capture full body. It adds to the realism since it is actually being acted out instead of split into separate sections and pieced together.

Can't disagree with facts. I watched a video on how LA Noire does their face models and it is brilliantly realistic but they sit in a chair and do voice and face tracking together and body tracking separately

Focker4204842d ago

Facial mo-cap = LA Noire
Full body mo-cap = Uncharted 2

captain-obvious4842d ago

with all due respect to both uncharted and HR
LA Noire mocap is just too damn superb

i think because both uncharted and HR only got body mocab and not facial mocab like LA Noire does

because in that vid they said that they are using this new things that lets them mocab facial movements too

MmaFanQc4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

LA noir face mocap is indeed THE BEST right now...BUT the game isnt released yet....SO, in my book, the best face animation in the videogames right now isn Heavy Rain, isnt Uncharted......

...it Heavenly Sword, right now you just cant beat that, want a good proof? take a look at this.

if you disagree, its because you are obviously delusional.

RedDragan4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

Dude... I think that Heavenly Sword is CGI, not Motion Capture.

Also, the LA Noire has the most detail but it looks wierd. Look at how bad the contrast is with the rest of the scene in background. It looks like the characters have been copy/pasted into the scene without being touched up. Hope they improve that or it will bug the hell out of me.

This is the uncanny valley effect. I guess we reached it earlier than expected, we weren't meant reach this level until 2015 at the earliest. Just shows how quick gaming is advancing as far as graphics are concerned.

EDIT: Actually scrapt that, Heavy Rain still ahead on the large facial scenes. Just look at the beard and eyes etc

Aggesan4842d ago

Best facial mo-cap = LA Noire
Best body mo-cap = Uncharted 2
Best modelation and texturing = Heavy Rain

MmaFanQc4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

@RedDragan you clearly didnt played HS, its all ingame.

http://firsthour.net/screen...
http://metavideogame.files....
http://www.ene3.com/archive...

you can even notice the aliasing....

RedDragan4842d ago

@MmaFanQc

What the ....?

How the hell does that comment lead you to say I didn't play the game? Don't be a jerk and just explain that they did use motion camera to correct me instead of being a jerk who says "You obviously didn't play the game".

For your info I did, so drop the heavy defence. If it did use motion capture fair enough, no need to be t**t about it!

MmaFanQc4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

u mad?

you souldnt....no need to be mad, if you played the game you would obviously be aware the scenes are in-game.

RedDragan4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

Ok the cutscenes are in-game engine, is it motion capture?

(genuine question, I would like to know, thought it was CG which can also be done in game using an engine)

EDIT: seen the links, thanks. you could have just said that first though lol

lociefer4842d ago

l.a is scarily realistic, altho something seems a little odd in the facial animation but i cant put my finger on it

Dac2u4842d ago

How can you compare motion capture with screenshots, poor ones at that? The article should have gathered some decent videos comparing the different scenes and emotions shown on the characters.

Personally, I think LA Noire is going to set the motion capture standard extremely high.

@RedDragan: To answer your question, yes, Heavenly Sword used motion capture, but the old form using small dots placed all over the face. I'd love to see what they can create using the same tech as LA Noire. MMAfanqq obviously has trouble comprehending, otherwise he would have understood what you meant when you said CGI vs motion capture.

HappyGaming4842d ago

I really think Uncharted's way of capture is really cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

The video is from Uncharted 1 by the way...

ExplosionSauce4842d ago

it seems they're comparing with Uncharted 1.

Zydake4842d ago

Their all on PS3 lol.

fail0verflow4842d ago

LA Noire has great face mo-cap, but graphics overall are shit

gamer20104842d ago

LA Noire is using new technology and looks the most realistic by far. You can see every subtle detail of emotion played out on the characters' faces.

For using the traditional approach Uncharted looks very good. The problem is, they record the voice performance and the body motion together, but they do the face animation separately.

It's true that LA Noire does the motion capture for the body separate from the detailed capture of the face movements and the voice work, but that still gives a much more realistic result.

Anyway, gamingbolt is funny for trying to compare 'motion' capture using screenshots.

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SnuggleBandit4842d ago

Facial versus full body?

We have yet to see any animations other than L.A. noire's facial one's. Are they mo-capping body too?

Yea, their facial animations are the best we have seen, but who knows about body animations. Uncharted has THE BEST full body animations this gen.

Pixel_Enemy4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

LA Noire is doing face and voice together and body separately then piecing the two together. Uncharted did it all at once.

shadow27974842d ago

Naughty Dog prefers to tweak their motion capture with hand animation. They also like to hand animate the faces. It allows for exaggeration that's not possible with super realistic/accurate motion capture. The slight cartoony-ness of Uncharted's animation adds to the feel of Uncharted. It suits Uncharted perfectly.

In terms of technology and realism, yeah L.A. Noire has better Motion Capture. It's pretty obvious. But again, the movements are small, subtle, realistic. That just wouldn't work in Uncharted, it's supposed to be slightly over-the-top and campy.

And Heavy Rain honestly doesn't deserve to be in this discussion. I love the game, but it's behind both games in animation.

Oh and if you're going to do this comparison with screenshots (for whatever reason), at least use screenshots from Uncharted 2. They changed methods between games.

techie4842d ago

They don't mo-cap faces for Uncharted - the so the comparison's retarded.

LA Noire and HEAVENLY SWORD win.

mac_sparrow4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

Indeed, the comparison is retarded.

"For this we have posted screens from all the three games below."

No you haven't, those aren't screens from Uncharted, and how do screens show motion capture?

RyuDrinksTheDew4842d ago

definitely agree with you SMOK3, LA Noire takes it to a different level.

Man In Black4842d ago

LA Noire has amazing facial animations, but I think the textures themselves leave a lot to be desired. Look a bit too clay-like.

Christopher4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

Facial - L.A. Noire
Body/Voice - Uncharted 3 so far (live action mo-cap).

Heavy Rain for me was good at a lot, but not master of any specific mo-cap feature.

I'm surprised HeavyRain/Enslaved isn't a part of this debate, though, since they do a great job of capturing face/voice as well. They have some very talented motion graphic artists as well, but most of their motion elements tend to be more programmed than enhanced mo-cap.

[Author's Note: All comments above are the opinion of the author and not meant as statements of fact.]

Christopher4842d ago

Sorry, meant Heavenly Sword/Enslaved, not Heavy Rain/Enslaved.

the_1080p_guy4842d ago

@RedDragan, dude at first I thought u havent played the game either because the bonus making-of cut-scenes/behind the scene on the blu-ray explains how the mo-cap was done (u need to earn enough glyph points to unlock them).It was the first game i bought on my ps3 and i was so amazed...too bad Enslaved was a bit of a downgrade,but still good game all-around.

samuraiX4842d ago

Nope.

Uncharted and heavenly sword have the best Best Motion Capture.

visualb4841d ago

I get all 3 anyway so whats the point.

L.A. Noir tech is absolutely impressive though =) they used very similar (maybe old by now) tech for HR too though

http://www.gametrailers.com...

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Karooo4842d ago

La noire of course looks great. Heavy rain had some boring looking characters.

guigsy4842d ago

As good as Heavy Rain and Uncharted are, LA Noire is revolutionary in terms of motion capture.

himdeel4842d ago

...body mo cap not so much

guigsy4842d ago

Yeah, I think Enslaved should also be in this comparison, it has some of the best mo-cap I've ever seen.

visualb4841d ago

agreed

I hope to see the tech they created on other games though =)

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Tinasumsum4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

LA Noire takes just by looking at this story's pic.

Pixel_Enemy4842d ago

This is why you fail.. You judge motion capture by an article pic..

OllieBoy4842d ago

LA Noire has the best facial animations, but the characters themselves are nowhere near as detailed like the ones in Uncharted and Heavy Rain.

plb4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

this. The detail in heavy rain is insane

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L.A. Noire And Bully — Rockstar's Lost Gems That Deserve A Sequel As Much As GTA

Hanzala from eXputer: "I do appreciate GTA 6, Rockstar, but if I could trade it for a new L.A. Noire or a Bully game, I'd do so in a heartbeat."

Skuletor10d ago

How are they lost? You can get L.A. Noire on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch and Bully is on the PS5 and Xbox Series too.

Psychonaut8510d ago

I want a new Manhunt game. But that will never happen.

Demetrius9d ago

Mfs are too sensitive nowadays and would cry instead of being concerned bout real world problems

Demetrius9d ago

Whenever gta 6 launch we won't be getting another rockstar title for another 10 years lol but on the positive side they bou to come back n show how open world supposed to be done 🔥

Skuletor9d ago

I won't expect any singleplayer DLC like IV's The Lost & Damned or The Ballad of Gay Tony after it launches either

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12 Years Later, L.A. Noire is Still an Excellent Experience

There was a lot to love about Rockstar and Team Bondi's 2011 open world title.

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shinoff2183115d ago

One I never finished. I've been looking at the ps4 version off Amazon the last few months just never bit

Knightofelemia114d ago

It's worth playing LA Noire is one of my favorite Rockstar games. But I would also check out pawnshops or thrift stores if you want the game dirt cheap. Someone may have been dumb enough to dump the game.

andy85114d ago

Baffles me when people have these opinions about acclaimed games 😂

RhinoGamer88115d ago

100% agree... not perfect, but an engaging/refreshing experience.

sagapo115d ago

Agree, at time of release those facial expressions were amazing! They still hold strong even today imo.
The game on its own was good. Something fresh, but sidequests were a bit meh after a while.

Nacho_Z115d ago

I picked it up on sale recently, going to play it next summer. I'll get more out of it this time, first time around I treated the open world like it was GTA and goofed about, whereas now I'll play it with more respect. RDR2 has trained me well.

I also hadn't read Raymond Chandler at the time so presumably that'll add another layer of enjoyment too.

1nsomniac115d ago (Edited 115d ago )

Absolutely stunning game. So underrated. Played through it again last year and it still stands up so well. Like many of rockstars games it’s actually a far better experience on PC. I didn’t enjoy it as much on console. Completed it at least 3 times on pc.

The rumours of a sequel are awesome news despite the fact I think Rockstar are now the shell of the company they once were.

SyntheticForm114d ago

Team Bondi made a hell of a game.

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Six Best Historically Accurate Games

GF365: "Out of the many historically accurate games out there, these are our picks for the six best games that are historically accurate. While these games aren't completely accurate, they depict the times and situations of history well. Plus, they're all a lot of fun to play, too."

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jznrpg500d ago

Historically accurate from the past is tough to truly know and judge especially the farther you go back because history is written from the people in power and doesn’t mean it’s the truth just the narrative they wanted to tell.

I don’t care about historically accurate in most games because they are games not biographies or history books . Just make the game fun , good gameplay and such .

Ghost of Tsushima wasn’t historically accurate in many things but I loved the game . Many examples like it .