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[nitewulf]

if the SH3 characters you guys keep posting are realtime...why is it so hard to believe this isn't? there's no need for individual strand modeling as marconelly/pimpwrex pointed out. frankly, i also thought as much at first look, static hair mesh and some modeled clumps. clumps of hair will flow according to some physics algorithms. so on and so forth. the polygon count of the face/hair/eyes etc should be achievable.
this shot is of course touched up, high saturation/burnt for a more stylized look.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

So what do you guys think of the supposed story, I think it sounds pretty neat.

A secret war has begun - between shadowy corporations bent on world domination. Joanna Dark and her father Jack are caught up in the fight for the future of the planet. A routine bounty hunting mission rips open a global conspiracy that will change Joanna's destiny - forever.

Yeah, it sounds a bit more imaginative than the usual, I suppose. My thing is this, and someone correct me if I'm wrong...I thought that Jo was supposed to be some kind of thief or something before she joined the Carrington Institute? Or am I mixing this up with Cate Archer from NOLF? :lol

 

[Legal Step]

The game will be finished in fall of 2008. Yay Rare!

 

[Amir0x]

The game will be finished in fall of 2008. Yay Rare!

more like November 23rd, 2005.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Cate Archer needs to give Joanna Dark some competition on the 360.

I'd like to see a new one

 

[fartblast]

Yeah, it sounds a bit more imaginative than the usual, I suppose. My thing is this, and someone correct me if I'm wrong...I thought that Jo was supposed to be some kind of thief or something before she joined the Carrington Institute? Or am I mixing this up with Cate Archer from NOLF? :lol

Nah, Jo was just Jo.

Also sweet avatar

 

[WordAssassin]

Gosh, I go away for lunch and the thread dies. That you all need me around so much is just touching. *tear*

IGN-Xbox has an article on the picture up, further confirming it to be Joanna for those of you who still had doubts.

 

[eso76]

Now, this is a render:

Obviously this is just an oil painting, I just posted it because someone seemed to think it was impossible for this artwork to be hand drawn.

Actually Joanna here is most likely hand drawn, maybe painted over a render guidelines.
In any case this is not a genuine 3d render either and some of you think it might be realtime...come on guys !

 

[bigNman]

I just remembered about the cam spy gadget in Perfect Dark. If it is in this new game you will be able to look at Joanna's model and take pics of her tits & ass.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

I just remembered about the cam spy gadget in Perfect Dark. If it is in this new game you will be able to look at Joanna's model and take pics of her tits & ass.

:lol

 

[bitwise]

I just remembered about the cam spy gadget in Perfect Dark. If it is in this new game you will be able to look at Joanna's model and take pics of her tits & ass.

charming.

 

[Funky Papa]

On a side note: Where I can find a good guide to PD's plot?

 

[u_neek]

On another sidenote: Still no EDGE?

 

[olimario]

Who said her hair wasn't possible next gen?

This is early this gen... Are you sure Ms. Dark's hair can't be done?

 

[john2kx]

that hair is even less impressive when you see it in motion.

RARE hasn't done anything to give anyone a reason to really anticipate this game.. wtf is going on?

 

[Mr Gump]

Who said her hair wasn't possible next gen?

This is early this gen... Are you sure Ms. Dark's hair can't be done?

That hair was shit.

 

[gofreak]

RARE hasn't done anything to give anyone a reason to really anticipate this game.. wtf is going on?

Even if you hated PD0, it's going to be one of the first next-gen titles we see, from a developer with a history of technical excellence. It should be the best looking FPS to date. By default there is going to be excitement around it.

 

[Mrbob]

Only a couple more days until the RARE love returns.

 

[Solid]

What about those evil rumours saying we won't see PDZ at the MTV show? Any truth to that?

 

[bitwise]

What about those evil rumours saying we won't see PDZ at the MTV show? Any truth to that?

well if there is, its not like we wont see it a few days after in full force @ E3.

 

[john2kx]

...from a developer with a history of technical excellence.

what the... We're talking about RARE, right?

 

[Crankenstein]

Green eyes + Red hair = excellent
Blue eyes + Red hair = good
Strawberry blonde + green or blue eyes = fantastic

Adjusted for my tastes.

The pic looks good. If PD0 is a launch game, I may buckle under the pressure.

 

[gofreak]

what the... We're talking about RARE, right?

Well...if you wish to say "with a history of pushing the hardware TOO hard on occasion", fair enough But still, that aside, Rare's N64 games were some of the best looking on the system.

 

[Zaptruder]

Cate Archer needs to give Joanna Dark some competition on the 360.

Cate Archer needs to stop getting stuck on arbitrary obstacles.

 

[suaveric]

What about those evil rumours saying we won't see PDZ at the MTV show? Any truth to that?

I thought we've had people already talk about what it looked like at the Mtv show. If they were playing it there, it's going to be on the show.

 

[john2kx]

Well...if you wish to say "with a history of pushing the hardware TOO hard on occasion", fair enough But still, that aside, Rare's N64 games were some of the best looking on the system.

Actually this is true.. the original Perfect Dark had tons of slowdown and a shitty framerate, even with the extra memory.

oh, and all of Rare's N64 games were nearly identical 3D scavenger hunts that made me nauseous when I looked at them.

 

[StoOgE]

If this is realtime, MS just sold about a bajillion consoles. I dont expect the next gen to look THIS good.. but if it does, holy crap.

 

[capslock]

I can't believe people can be this dumb, that is clearly a hand-drawn illustration.

 

[Funky Papa]

On a side note: Where I can find a good guide to PD's plot?

Please? =(

 

[StoOgE]

I can't believe people can be this dumb, that is clearly a hand-drawn illustration.

I tend to agree with you, but I dont understand why MS would be giving us something that looks so much better than what we see on screen just days before their big unveiling. It would be a really really dumb move..

granted, they are capable of doing something this dumb.. so while my gut tells me next gen cant do anything near this good, part of me wants to give MS more credit than to set everyone up for a huge let down.

 

[eso76]

I tend to agree with you, but I dont understand why MS would be giving us something that looks so much better than what we see on screen just days before their big unveiling. It would be a really really dumb move..

Because imo this is not meant to look CG at all, so people shouldn't even start considering this is in-game ? It's a painting dammit, why should people be disappointed if the game doesn't look like a painting ?

 

[gamergirly]

Because imo this is not meant to look CG at all, so people shouldn't even start considering this is in-game ? It's a painting dammit, why should people be disappointed if the game doesn't look like a painting ?

:lol

 

[Azih]

It's a painting dammit, why should people be disappointed if the game doesn't look like a painting ?

Maybe because they want the game to look like the painting?

 

[eso76]

:lol

You're laughing at me ?

 

[Crankenstein]

oh, and all of Rare's N64 games were nearly identical 3D scavenger hunts that made me nauseous when I looked at them.

So many games are like that. Gotta hunt this key or that item, etc. to do the next thing or get a cooler weapon.

 

[Father_Brain]

On a side note: Where I can find a good guide to PD's plot?

Wikipedia's article on the game has a pretty good synopsis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark

 

[Funky Papa]

Thank you.

 

[fartblast]

Wikipedia's article on the game has a pretty good synopsis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark

There is also a place in the menu where it tells the whole story etc.

 

[Mrbob]

I never finished Pefect Dark but...

ELVIS!

WTF. :lol

 

[fartblast]

I never finished Pefect Dark but...

ELVIS!

WTF. :lol

Elvis was the shit :lol

 

[Funky Papa]

Elvis rocked :lol

 

[Virgin Wii]

She's like Master Chief, but I can f*ck her. Oh shit greatest character ever!!

Seriously, though, I'm impressed if in-game.

 

[u_neek]

Well, if a game can look this good on the current hardware...

 

[Amir0x]

Well, if a game can look this good on the current hardware...

Seriously, all of this "look at the possibilities of next-gen" is turning me on!

Oops, I've said too much!

 

[gofreak]

The lack of anything new on PD0 today makes me

Wasn't Edge supposed to be with subscribers now?

The leaks seem to have dried up in the last day or so..

 

[PhatSaqs]

Yeah. MS must've released the hounds.

 

[StoOgE]

Yeah. MS must've released the hounds.

or stopped leaking stuff themselves.

 

[Alf-Life]

Wikipedia's article on the game has a pretty good synopsis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark

There's also this RareNet Wiki, with typed-out story word for word from the N64 game.

 

[radrelic]

that hair is even less impressive when you see it in motion.

RARE hasn't done anything to give anyone a reason to really anticipate this game.. wtf is going on?

Ever heard of Goldeneye and Perfect Dark?

Yeah, that's why we're anticipating this game.

PDZ has a lineage and is a follow up to 2 of the greatest and most influential first person shooters in video game history.

 

[WordAssassin]

What is with everyone saying it's a drawing or a painting? Hasn't it occured to anyone that it could be a photograph of an actual girl?

Rare are graphical masters, do you think they can't harness the power of Photoshop's airbrush tool, and Brightness/Contrast menu?