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[Majmun]

The game has so much diversitiy in races

And Aloy is a great main character.

 

[kostacurtas]

For Horizon Zero Dawn 2 I would love a God Of War boss style fight against a Horus.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

How do people​ get so close to the faces without being blurred? Every time I try to get close, it gets blurry.

 

[HStallion]

Is that Ted Faro in the middle of all the NPCs? We never get a good look at him during the game

I'm not sure. That would be funny if so. He looks like an old Ben Affleck

 

[Servbot24]

Man... the art for this game is so good

 

[Tripolygon]

This is just wrong. For example, the scene when Aloy finds out that Elizabeth is already dead, the game treats it like she's sad, but he doesn't change her facial expression.
But whatever, delude yourself.

Watch the scene again, and not every facial expression has to be extreme or over exaggerated. I would post gifs of the subtle changes in her expression but I don't want to spoil the game for anyone. That scene was a bittersweet moment and it shows in her facial expression. And what am i deluding myself about, i know and can easily point out the low points of Horizon, like water and foliage interaction could use some more polish, audio sync with NPC mouth movement and expression etc. What I don't agree with is that Witcher 3 is better than Horizon in facial animation or any animation, the machine animation and movement are just sublime, you can delude yourself that it is though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQIqoTHY2MU

 

[Venture]

How do people​ get so close to the faces without being blurred? Every time I try to get close, it gets blurry.

You can zoom in by decreasing the FOV slider. Using that and playing with the camera positioning can get you really close.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

More unique designs/look/diversity than 95% of MCs.

 

[Dave1988]

I'd pay money for this to be included into the game.

 

[Griss]

Aloy's hair is a miracle. Not surprised to learn they dedicated that many polys / splines / whatevers to it.

 

[Bishop89]

Subscribed!

 

[Servbot24]

This thread: "oh yeah? well there was something in the game I didn't like!"

 

[Miniature Kaiju]

One thing about the character designs that never ceases to amaze me (besides how well modeled and diverse they are) is how good the skin shaders, especially the darker skin shaders are. Guerrilla absolutely nailed it, it captures all the nuances of color - from colder tones to golden hues. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[Bishop89]

the top one in the op is my favourite.

That artstation website is neat. Searching other games up too

 

[Vincent Alexander]

I'd pay money for this to be included into the game.

Holy moly, that is wicked.

 

[Styles]

I can see why we only saw the front of this thing in the game... they were probably only half way done with it when HZD was released lol.

 

[Dice//]

Gorgeous variety of people and outfit. Great NPC collection!

 

[RefigeKru]

I'd pay money for this to be included into the game.

OMG best costume next to the Carja Silk Light.

edit: Horizon was the first time I played a video game and saw a person that looked like me. Based GG. :bow:

 

[wapplew]

I'd pay money for this to be included into the game.

But

Spoiler

we lost thier DNA

 

[Jawbreaker]

Where's Elida, though?

Vanasha?

 

[Yabberwocky]

I spent waaay too much time taking screenshots of NPCs in Horizon. As people have said, any of the designs are distinctive enough that they could be used for a protagonist in a game. Incredible work from GG.

 

[Yeul]

Ugh goooooals. I love art dumps like these, give me all the concept art and zbrush sculpts.

 

[Wishmaster92]

100k just for the hair in an open world game

The standard has been set. I can't wait to see how Kojima further improves this engine. It seems that they're doing the hair a little differently. Mads has real geometry for the eyebrows and eyelashes.

 

[FloppyDelux]

looking at this makes me want to download it and play it all weekend...

 

[Glassboy]

NPC art for this game is the best I've ever seen. Any one of these could be a protagonist for their own game.

I was constantly surprised meeting new people that looked and sounded super interesting. The costumes were excellent too. Top notch work

 

[bigboss370]

this game brings me so much joy lol

 

[vivekTO]

the top one in the op is my favourite.

That artstation website is neat. Searching other games up too

Artstation is really great for People to Search for Works of industry Artists and get Inspired,along with Zbrush Central.

 

[FeenixRising]

Spoiler

Prequel

DLC more in the style of Killzone with this as the

Spoiler

last stand of mankind against the machines

would be fucking sick!

This makes me wish Guerilla Cambridge was still around, they've could've done a nice spinoff while GG is developing the sequel

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Those models, the robots presentation videos, the character closeups during PSX: they have materials and the ground to release a ncie model/character viewer. yet I don't know why they wouldn't.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Is it really 100k For Hair only?? that is incredible.

100k just for the hair in an open world game.

Not surprising since the Thunderjaw is 550k polys which is much more than Aki Ross from Final Fantasy CGI movie and we see see multiple thunderjaws, tallnecks and other robots at once in some instances in open world.

The standard has been set. I can't wait to see how Kojima further improves this engine. It seems that they're doing the hair a little differently. Mads has real geometry for the eyebrows and eyelashes.

Yep. Kojima is amazed by Horizon hair tech and he is deciding whether to use their tech or their own modification. I am pretty sure they are using their own improved version.

 

[Kinyou]

Early Aloy concept

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BD9B8

These in depth design sheets are also amazing

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/l8W6e

 

[A-V-B]

Early Aloy concept

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Pgrw3

Good choice to change it.

 

[UnluckyKate]

This makes me wish Guerilla Cambridge was still around, they've could've done a nice spinoff while GG is developing the sequel

I loved what GG Cambridge did with Killzone universe in Mercenaries.

 

[MattKeil]

You said

And no, you don't have to praise all aspects of a game when it is lacking in some other area, but when it comes to facial animation Horizon does it better than Witcher 3. And yes there are areas that could use more polish but it is one of the better facial animation in open world games. When it comes to general animation, movement, and IK, it is also one of the best.

Horizon is my 2017 GotY so far but Witcher 3 definitely beats it out in facial animation overall. Horizon's one weak spot is the facial animation. Tons of scenes, even between primary characters, in which lip synch is completely off, Aloy's jaw often doesn't move and remains rigid during dialogue (watch her, she talks through motionless teeth much of the time), the upper half of faces has almost no motion except in the most extreme expressions. Horizon definitely has some great facial expression moments here and there, and handily outclasses all of the open world competition in facial animation except for one. There's just no way it beats The Witcher 3 in that category. Second place in this very difficult category is nothing to be ashamed about.

 

[Jblanks]

This game is GOTY

Yeeeeeup.

 

[vivekTO]

Yep. Kojima is amazed by Horizon hair tech and he is deciding whether to use their tech or their own modification. I am pretty sure they are using their own improved version.

Where does this particular Quote come From, A link will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Maledict]

I think witcher 3 does animate conversations and faces better (no surprise given it's a conversation heavy rpg). But Horizon has better designed characters - witcher 3 has a lot of side quest characters who are fairly bland and similar, where every single NPC I ever spoke with in Horizon was unique and looked like a specially designed character.

It's also the first game I've played that not only blew your head off with it's cast's diversity, but also had the best looking diverse characters as well. The way it captures different shades of black skin tone so well is *amazing* - the fact that we struggle to see a single black person in many games, and yet Horizon has this array of characters is fantastic.

 

[OmegaX0]

100k just for the hair in an open world game

That's a lot of dedication for the ugliest possible hairstyle they could pick.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Early Aloy concept

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BD9B8

These in depth design sheets are also amazing

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/l8W6e

Wasn't she supposed to be in steampunk universe with steampunk look in the earliest concepts? I want to see that too.

Where does this particular Quote come From, A link will be appreciated. Thanks.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231560954&postcount=528

 

[Death Penalty]

I'd pay money for this to be included into the game.

Maybe if they get rid of the weird bare thighs.

 

[Tripolygon]

Horizon is my 2017 GotY so far but Witcher 3 definitely beats it out in facial animation overall.

And i disagree

The Witcher 3

Horizon

Yes i know, the facial animation in Horizon is not the best, it is also inconsistent, and could use a lot more polishing but i stand by my assertion that it is far better than the Witcher 3.

Edit: Damn the way baby Aloy's hair flows is pretty awesome.

 

[Kinyou]

Concepts of two tribes I don't recall seeing in the game

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ylZQn

Concepts of some alternative headgear for Aloy

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L986v

Also interesting that she seems to have an undercut in those earlier illustrations. Doesn't look bad.

 

[Iksenpets]

NPC art for this game is the best I've ever seen. Any one of these could be a protagonist for their own game.

Other than just the graphics themselves, I think the general lack of any cookie-cutter characters who look randomly generated is the biggest thing this game has going for it. Even The Witcher 3, for all its details, had problems with that (granted it probably had an order of magnitude more NPCs than Horizon does, so it's understandable)

 

[UnNamed]

Is that Ted Faro in the middle of all the NPCs? We never get a good look at him during the game

I think is him.

At first i thought he was Herres, but the outfit doesn't match.
Actually Faro loolks younger in the game, but we only seen him in the holograms, maybe he was much older.

 

[HStallion]

Concepts of two tribes I don't recall seeing in the game

The top ones I don't believe where in the game but the bottom set we see once. In the prison break mission one of the prisoners was from the cannibal tribes far to the South and she was dressed like the tribe in the second picture. I think that's the only time we meet one.

 

[hbkdx12]

I don't understand why stuff like this isn't in the art book.

 

[Garlador]

And i disagree

The Witcher 3

Horizon

Yes i know, the facial animation in Horizon is not the best, it is also inconsistent, and could use a lot more polishing but i stand by my assertion that it is far better than the Witcher 3.

Edit: Damn the way baby Aloy's hair flows is pretty awesome.

And just for perspective...

I'm a monster. I know Andromeda is improving, patch by patch, but the fact Horizon came out earlier that month just really made it hard to go from Horizon's animations to Andromeda's.

 

[Playsage]

Concepts of two tribes I don't recall seeing in the game

You meet one member of each of these tribes during the

Spoiler

"Sunstone Rock" and "Honor The Fallen"

sidequests

 

[joecanada]

And i disagree

Gif* snip

Edit: Damn the way baby Aloy's hair flows is pretty awesome.

Well these gifs may have been carefully selected but yep horizon wins that round for sure.

 

[Bubba_Sparks]

Is it really 100k For Hair only?? that is incredible.

Geralt's HairWorks is in that range on PC I believe. If I'm not mistaken some creatures have 500K for their HairWorks system.

EDIT: Just double checked and Geralt's hair is 110k at max detail according to nVidia. Animals are around 60k and detail.