Preview KotOR dev diary number 2 at IGN

Tags: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

<A href="http://pc.ign.com/">PC.IGN</a> has posted a <A href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/385/385452p1.html">developer diary</a> of <a href="Http://www.swkotor.com">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a>. This one covers character animation graphics. Here's a taste:
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<blockquote>What may be surprising though is the work that's required to achieve those fine details. For example, each of the character models in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has over 50 "bones" that can be independently animated to articulate a part of its body. This includes the obvious ones, such as arm and leg bones, but also includes bones for animating the curve of the back, the collarbones, and even bones for separately animating each of the character's fingers. There are also 13 bones in the character faces in addition to moving eyes and eyelids to allow a wide range of expressions, which lets our characters really "act" throughout the game. </blockquote>
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Great! So the characters can act, but the question is, can you act a character?
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Spotted this at <A href="http://www.homelanfed.com">HomeLAN Fed</a>.
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Saint_Proverbius said:

So the characters can act, but the question is, can you act a character?

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I love dialectics.

yeah man graphics are what make an RPG. look at the great graphics in PnP!

As much as I think Bioware are fucked and have no idea, I'd put money on the characters in KOTOR being more convincing than that fake Ryan Phillipe homme in Episode 2.

Section8 said:

As much as I think Bioware are fucked and have no idea, I'd put money on the characters in KOTOR being more convincing than that fake Ryan Phillipe homme in Episode 2.

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Given how animamatronic the acting in Episode 2 was, I'd say the "acting" in the game will be on par with the acting in that movie. Even Christopher Lee acted like crap in that movie, and he's a damned good actor.

even bones for separately animating each of the character's fingers

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Somehow I dislike this kind of feature in a game "rumored" to be a RPG. May be it's just me, but why the fuck would anybody want to move the fingers in a role-playing game?
Why were the resources (money, time, developers) wasted on this crap instead of polishing the story, quests, dialogues?

Vault Dweller said:

Why were the resources (money, time, developers) wasted on this crap instead of polishing the story, quests, dialogues?

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Probably because that would actually require knowing how to polish the story, quests, and dialogues. Gotta stick with what you know.

Walks with the Snails said:

Gotta stick with what you know.

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Good one. Sad but true