Watch Dogs came up on Steam, and it was the first time I saw the trailer. It was very intriguing, and although I don't think it's a preorder from me, I'm sure it'll be a game I'll be playing down the road.

The only thing that irked me was the facial animation, which was so-so at best.

I find bad facial animation to be a consistent thing in games, and I was wondering if anyone had played anything with really good animations. I find facial animations to be very important for emotional impact. Nothing ruins a mood better than a Herr Woodenkopf staring at the screen. Ugh.

From what I've played, the two DF games, Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, were pretty good. Portal 2 was pretty impressive, considering that most of the characters were just a mechanical eye ball. Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite was very good as well, but the rest were pretty off in a way that I didn't like. Tomb Raider and Witcher 2 are things I'd rather not talk about much. TellTale Games, on the other hand, are masters at facial expressions. It is amazing.

So anything out there people want to show me?
Thanks!

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mass effect

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hmm

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+1

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:D

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Garry's Mod.

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+1

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LA Noire used a special technique to animate faces.

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I agree, those facial animations were amazing. If only the graphics had the same treatment.

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I remember those were pretty good too.

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+1

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+1, best facial motion cap in a game so far

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and Beyond: Two Souls?

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..yup

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Heavy Rain

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L.A. Noire has the best facial animation I´ve ever seen so far.

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LA Noire is definitely one of the best I've seen. I've played it again recently and you can see every emotion. It's a shame more games don't do that.

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Neverhood

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  • 1 For L.A. Noire's animations.
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LA Noire annoyed the shit out of me. Every character moved around like they had fire ants up their asses when you talked to them.

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+1.
I thought I was the only one.
I even rage uninstalled the game because of that :D
I just couldn't bear watching them talk anymore.

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Because you are supposed to read their body language to determine if they are lying or not.

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Batman games are good.

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yup i like batman games (arkham asylum and arkham city) facial animation..

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pac man

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FarCry 3

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pac man has best Ive seen so far

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Beyond Good and Evil?

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L.A. Noire, since they did it with motion capture.

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L.A Noire, Dead Space 2 & 3, Source Engine games (HL2, Dark Messiah), Assassin's Creed 3.

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LEGO Indiana Jones.

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L.A. Noire definitely tops that list, even if the game as a whole is..less than spetacular.

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Judging by this video, and others posted here from LA Noire, I'd say RAGE tops it. The combination of facial expressions as well as movement and body language really bring the characters to life. I wish I had this game on Steam instead of PS3 xD

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Yeah, probably one of my favorite aspects of the game. The enemy AI is also excellent and I found the combat enjoyable enough. Again, that ending though :P

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LA noire
Heavy rain
Beyond two souls
Uncharted
The last of us
Heavenly sword

I think that's all games with good facial animations.

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The first one that had great facial expressions was Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

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Game of Life

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I agree with Telltale games, no 3D AAA games come to mind for some reason though.

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RAGE,
HL2 (I believe it SET the standard),
LA Noire

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HL2 set the standard, no doubt about it. It's still one of the best, but not amazing among the best to be honest.

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LA Noire

The actor in real life looks EXACTLY like him.

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