Mass Effect - Facial Graphics Evolution (56K- OH NO)

FIRST EVER SCREEN

E3 2005

X06 TRA (ILER

JUNE 2007

An interesting comparison of the visual techniques used in the creation of Mass Effect's main character. The differences from the E3 2005 build with the latest screenshots are quite impressive.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-45712.aspx

omg his eyes looks so stupid it made me scared...

and the background well....

omg his eyes looks so stupid it made me scared...

and the background well....

legalize3

im noticing the same trend in many games these days...the character models are great, but backgrounds fall short. However, Mass Effect still has impressive backgrounds, just not groundbreaking or anything.

Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
Teufelhuhn

that is what i have noticed

somebody tell the fokes at bioware that hes missing a mole on the left side of his face :lol:lawlessx

Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
Teufelhuhn

http://masseffect.bioware.com/_commonext/images/me/screenshots/2007/masseffect_23_1280x760.jpg - Look fine to me.

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
legalize3

that is what i have noticed

me too, almost all pics I have seen are people with realistic looking faces. The environment are crap in comparison.

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
Bansheesdie

http://masseffect.bioware.com/_commonext/images/me/screenshots/2007/masseffect_23_1280x760.jpg - Look fine to me.

it looks good but nothing ground breaking

gears enviromentslooks better....

oh god its Jack Shephard from LOST-Sora

too tan to be him...

[QUOTE="-Sora"]oh god its Jack Shephard from LOSThockeyruler12

too tan to be him...

Hedoesnt look too tan in the last 3 screens

[QUOTE="legalize3"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
Swift_Boss_A

that is what i have noticed

me too, almost all pics I have seen are people with realistic looking faces. The environment are crap in comparison.

I'm joining you're group ,the character models look outstanding in all pics , but what about the background.

it looks good but nothing ground breaking

gears enviromentslooks better....

legalize3

Were notgunna see Crysis-type environments in Mass Effect, which is what people are expecting I guess.

omg his eyes looks so stupid it made me scared...

and the background well....

legalize3

Don't play MGS4 then, theres bound to be dark scary corners :o :o :o WAaaaaaaah! :D

Seriously this game will teh own.

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

I dont like the pretty boys in the last 3 pics.

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

miss_kitt3n

have you ever seen a black guy before ?

I seriously wish they would hurry up and release this game. There has been a serious drought lately and I am starting to become bored with gaming because of it.

As for the backround comments, the game looks great. There are many pics with very nice looking backrounds, it's just that character models are what people want to see so they are what we get. You rarely if ever, crysis being an exception, see preview pics focused on the backround.

Look at Heavenly sword, Lair, MGS 4, and just about any other big release coming on any system and the most impressive pics are the character models, and the pics are almost always focused around the character models.

Enviorments don't look to bad.

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

miss_kitt3n

In Kotor, you had the option to create just as many black character models as white. Remember that chances are that the character you choose to play will be completely different in appearance to the character we are seeing now.

Enviorments don't look to bad.

kenmid

And there will be a lot.

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

miss_kitt3n

I thought he was latino in the X06 trailer.

I'm still trying to figure out why people consider this the best looking game of 2007, if it were based on the character models alone it would be a resounding yes; but add in everything else and it doesn't look so great.

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

miss_kitt3n

....he was never black :|

Cannot WAIT for this game! Even if it didn't look visually superb, I'd still be having wet dreams about it due to the fact it's a Bioware game.

He looks like he went from being 50 to being 25. Endfinal

That's because they've been using the customizable character mechanic to change him around. You can dtermine his skin color, height, gender, etc.

The graphics for the character faces have improved so much it's ridiculous.

I could've sworn I've seen that guy somewhere, before (the new one)...

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

I dont like the pretty boys in the last 3 pics.

miss_kitt3n

Again, that's because you can customize your character's appearance.

The graphics for the character faces have improved so much it's ridiculous.

I could've sworn I've seen that guy somewhere, before (the new one)...

topcatyo

agree

[QUOTE="miss_kitt3n"]

I have noticed this for a long time, they went from a white guy>black guy>white guy again> and then a black guy once more.

I like the second one the best BTW.

DementedDragon

I thought he was latino in the X06 trailer.

I'm still trying to figure out why people consider this the best looking game of 2007, if it were based on the character models alone it would be a resounding yes; but add in everything else and it doesn't look so great.

Couldn't agree more... the characters look great but the background and so on ain't nothin special at all.. even the picture that was posted with the background looks weak.

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"][QUOTE="legalize3"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
hailltoyou

that is what i have noticed

me too, almost all pics I have seen are people with realistic looking faces. The environment are crap in comparison.

I'm joining you're group ,the character models look outstanding in all pics , but what about the background.

Like MGS4 fans should talk. :|

[QUOTE="hailltoyou"][QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"][QUOTE="legalize3"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
Nedemis

that is what i have noticed

me too, almost all pics I have seen are people with realistic looking faces. The environment are crap in comparison.

I'm joining you're group ,the character models look outstanding in all pics , but what about the background.

Like MGS4 fans should talk. :|

Snap.

Watch the X06 trailer people, the environment looks great and there will be tons of diverse environments.

Why are people complaining about the environments? Like environments they don't like automatically equals flop.

Give it a rest.

Edit: The environments looks just fine to me.

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"][QUOTE="legalize3"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]Okay, time to be the jerk here....

The faces look really nice and all, but it looks like they're using all their memory and resources just for that. I mean every single pic I see is just a pretty face with no environment.
hailltoyou

that is what i have noticed

me too, almost all pics I have seen are people with realistic looking faces. The environment are crap in comparison.

I'm joining you're group ,the character models look outstanding in all pics , but what about the background.

Yeah, cause when watching a scene that has a close up of someone's face you will always be focused on the backgrounds....

i havent seen such amazing facial textures since SC: Double Agent.

Bravo Bioware.

When plastic surgery goes wrong :D

But seriously i hope that isn't final.

When plastic surgery goes wrong :D

But seriously i hope that isn't final.

blacktorn

When plastic surgery goes wrong :D

But seriously i hope that isn't final.

blacktorn

his face? you can customize everything on the main character..

What's up with environments? :(

facial modelling wins though

[QUOTE="blacktorn"]

When plastic surgery goes wrong :D

But seriously i hope that isn't final.

lawlessx

his face? you can customize everything on the main character..

I was talking about the graphics of his face compared to the previous shot