One of the REDS on Reddit had this to say about the PCGamer article.
"God damn it, PCGamer". Put that one on the back of the box.
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Ugh, PCGamer isn't what it used to be. When I was reading that article, I thought to myself, "My god, that's amazing! The entirety of the game's facial animations and cut-scenes were created by clicking 'generate' and then sitting back and having a cup of coffee." Turn out, no, that's not exactly the case. Kind of a disservice to the animators at CDPR.One of the REDS on Reddit had this to say about the PCGamer article.
"God damn it, PCGamer". Put that one on the back of the box.
That's not really what the article says, though.
It pretty much explains that they use the first pass as a groundwork and then just tweak it until it's
Just the title's misleading, really.
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i.e. it's click-bait, which has become increasingly common in all forms of journalism as of late.
Interesting interview with Jo Wyatt, english voice actress of Ciri in Witcher 3.
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Thanks for sharing that. It's always fascinating to learn a bit about the actors behind the characters, and the challenges and limitations they face while voicing them.
She's very sweet. Makes me like the game version of Ciri a bit more.
iAnimate has released a 46-minute podcast Interview with Lead Animator Sebastian Kalemba.
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Highlights: Before joining CDPR, Sebastian worked for the company Platige Image, that animated the cinematics and teasers for The Witcher games. He joined the actual RED Team approximately eight months before Wild Hunt's release (and had a lot of catching-up to do). He enjoyed insuring that the animations for the various characters were consistent. His personal experience in acting and theatre helped to inform his animations for the game. He tried always to keep the expressions and gestures simple, clean, natural, and avoid 'over-acting' the characters' animations. (Of interest, Sebastian considers that games are catching up with film in terms of story, depth, and visuals.)
He found that selecting which pieces of The Witcher III to polish was the most difficult challenge in the final development process, with the goal of creating the best game they could, within the limitations. On this note, time was limited, and, as lead, he had to juggle many, many tasks during development.
He has enjoyed the close-knit, small-studio feel of CDPR, and appreciates the passionate group of dedicated individuals who make up the RED family.
Humility, courage, and perseverance are his advice to new animators in the field.
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Highlights: Before joining CDPR, Sebastian worked for the company Platige Image, that animated the cinematics and teasers for The Witcher games. He joined the actual RED Team approximately eight months before Wild Hunt's release (and had a lot of catching-up to do). He enjoyed insuring that the animations for the various characters were consistent. His personal experience in acting and theatre helped to inform his animations for the game. He tried always to keep the expressions and gestures simple, clean, natural, and avoid 'over-acting' the characters' animations. (Of interest, Sebastian considers that games are catching up with film in terms of story, depth, and visuals.)
He found that selecting which pieces of The Witcher III to polish was the most difficult challenge in the final development process, with the goal of creating the best game they could, within the limitations. On this note, time was limited, and, as lead, he had to juggle many, many tasks during development.
He has enjoyed the close-knit, small-studio feel of CDPR, and appreciates the passionate group of dedicated individuals who make up the RED family.
Humility, courage, and perseverance are his advice to new animators in the field.
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As a complement to the above, here's another, earlier, video interview with Sebastian Kalemba. This one's rather more focused and insightful on animation development in general, although there's only scattered mention of The Witcher III.
Hey Gwent lovers! Here goes an article about the Making of Gwent by PC Gamer.
'The Witcher 3’s Expansion Blood And Wine Will Include a New Gwent Faction: Skellige'
From left to right: Mushroom, Drakkar, Madman Lugos, and the Golden Cockerel.
A summary of the details, revealed at the recent PAX East, may be read here: http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/04/23/the-witcher-3s-expansion-blood-and-wine-will-include-a-new-gwent-faction-skellige/
From left to right: Mushroom, Drakkar, Madman Lugos, and the Golden Cockerel.
A summary of the details, revealed at the recent PAX East, may be read here: http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/04/23/the-witcher-3s-expansion-blood-and-wine-will-include-a-new-gwent-faction-skellige/
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Oooh I hope Cerys is a good card.'The Witcher 3’s Expansion Blood And Wine Will Include a New Gwent Faction: Skellige'
From left to right: Mushroom, Drakkar, Madman Lugos, and the Golden Cockerel.
A summary of the details, revealed at the recent PAX East, may be read here: http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/04/23/the-witcher-3s-expansion-blood-and-wine-will-include-a-new-gwent-faction-skellige/
Also I hope we will be able to get a physical copy of the Skellige cards too.
I'm also quite curious to see if she'll be amongst the crew. I'd imagine so.
If I recall @Rafal_Jaki 's response at PAX correctly, I don't think these will be available as a physical deck. However, again, according to Rafal, new physical copies of the Nilfgaardian and Northern Realms factions will be made available, and that's something at least:
Correct - no plans for Skellige to be a physical one. But we will have Nilf and NR in BaW limited Edition.
Many thanks for confirming this, Rafal! I've no doubt these updated decks will prove extremely popular.
Anyone knows what are they saying? Something interesting?
https://www.facebook.com/GameStar.de/videos/10153522444394109/
https://www.facebook.com/GameStar.de/videos/10153522444394109/
I will tell you after watching it !Anyone knows what are they saying? Something interesting?
https://www.facebook.com/GameStar.de/videos/10153522444394109/
Poeple can ask questions about Witcher 3. Will add more informations soon!
@Holgar82 @Sooxzay
I think this is it.
Not a lot of info IMO.
I would have loved them to bundle TW1, TW2 and TW3 into one long epic game, like the devs of Adventures of Van Helsing did. However unrealistic, it would have been damn cool.
Also no remaster planned for TW1 or TW2.
I think this is it.
Not a lot of info IMO.
I would have loved them to bundle TW1, TW2 and TW3 into one long epic game, like the devs of Adventures of Van Helsing did. However unrealistic, it would have been damn cool.
Also no remaster planned for TW1 or TW2.
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