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[Sorian]

This is why I still hold that this could be true. It was odd to pick GDC as the place to fully unveil the game and its "secrets", no? Normally Kojima would just hold off until E3.

Joakim is a fake dude so I fully expect that he lied. The only thing being revealed at GDC will be the extent that the fox engine has grown (which makes sense for the game developers confrence).

Edit: Hah oops, double post. My fault for not just doing an edit above.

 

[Gui_PT]

"Hey baby, look at this guys nose, it looks weird, doesn't it?"

Dunno if you're joking but that's exactly what I mean.

It's obviously going to make the person focus on the nose being weird and condition the answer.

 

[Hot Coldman]

BELIEVE TEAMCG!

Here's what I hate most about this viral bollocks: that Ground Zeroes demo looked SO GOOD. And now we've gotta go through some horseshit goose chase before we get to see more of that.

 

[zoukka]

You guys are seeing things and will look stupid once they confirm he wasn't CG

 

[Misterinenja]

BELIEVE TEAMCG!

That's one of the coolest gaming GIFs of all time.

Ground Zeroes was trailer of the year 2012. So good I watched it probably over 20 times within a week.

 

[RoboPlato]

Here's what I hate most about this viral bollocks: that Ground Zeroes demo looked SO GOOD. And now we've gotta go through some horseshit goose chase before we get to see more of that.

Not really. This was just a promo for the GZ presentation at GDC.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

How's this?

Thanks!

 

[Dahbomb]

It's obviously going to make the person focus on the nose being weird and condition the answer

That's pretty much exactly what is happening in this thread anyway just replace weird nose with CG or not.

I really hope this thread gets archived or someone saves it for future posterity.

 

[TheNamelessOne]

I love how much detail Kojima puts into his games.

Look at Snakes feet:

Clean

Dirty

The real twist is that his is filmed in real life.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Not really. This was just a promo for the GZ presentation at GDC.

Oh, we're actually gonna see more of Ground Zeroes at GDC? OK, good. I knew they had something for GDC but I didn't know it was actually GZ.

 

[Mawlok]

A man can dream.

 

[RoboPlato]

Oh, we're actually gonna see more of Ground Zeroes at GDC? OK, good. I knew they had something for GDC but I didn't know it was actually GZ.

Kojima's presentation is called Photorealism and Fox Engine Workflow in MGS: Ground Zeroes. It's 90 minutes and will be livestreamed. I think the title of his presentation is what's feeding a lot of the CG Mogren fires.

 

[DESTROYA]

I'm more confused now, thanks guys. My take is he isn't CG but what the hell do I know.

 

[Shikoro]

Are people finally jumping the CG ship? If so, welcome to sanity land. It took you freaking long...

 

[sTeLioSco]

Kojima's presentation is called Photorealism and Fox Engine Workflow in MGS: Ground Zeroes. It's 90 minutes and will be livestreamed. I think the title of his presentation is what's feeding a lot of the CG Mogren fires.

geoff can go to Dice in Sweden for interviews but cant be in the same room with the "actor" that Konami(fox engine) hired??

if only we could bet money. can we set this up somewhere?

 

[abasm]

Facial motion capture is already there. Modeling and materials are already there. I'm not sure why people seem to be insisting that they aren't. It's certainly possible, and would go down in history if it were the case.

 

[Alastor3]

I love how much detail Kojima puts into his games.

Look at Snakes feet:

Clean

Dirty

Fire still look like crap

 

[Kouichi]

You guys are seeing things and will look stupid once they confirm he wasn't CG

Especially some of the people who claimed he was clearly CG and definitely not real.

 

[genjiZERO]

All the things you mentioned can be explained by it more likely to be a fake interview. It's a PR stunt in the vein of a hammy pseudo-interview, complete with exaggerated acting and accent. It's perfectly in line with the whole fake CEO, fake company, and bandaged man that Kojima's marketing team has done so far, not to mention Kojima's history for crazy antics. That's why it's so "off". It's meant to be off.

Yeah I agree, but I think it's "odd" looking at the same time.

 

[moolhy]

I am talking about the bridge (is it called that in english?), the part of the nose that is between the eyes. It looks unnatural to me, and when I asked my GF that was the first thing she noticed too.

I think that's just the bandage pulling the nose down. My brother and I used to make faces at each other when we were little pressed up against the car window, and it's the same stretched "blocky" look.

 

[Sorian]

Dunno if you're joking but that's exactly what I mean.

It's obviously going to make the person focus on the nose being weird and condition the answer.

I was joking. To be fair though, my GF was watching the interview with me before I even saw this thread (both our first times seeing it) and she felt he was off the entire time too.

Edit:

Are people finally jumping the CG ship? If so, welcome to sanity land. It took you freaking long...

I will either go down with this ship or go down in history as a member of this crew. Either way, someone should archive this post for posterity!

 

[Wishmaster92]

Fire still look like crap

uh.. that's running on current gen console specs. And looks better than 90% of games currently out. Don't worry about the fire, I'm sure those are really early screens. Can't wait to see how the fox engine looks like on the ps4.

 

[Rickenslacker]

geoff can go to Dice in Sweden for interviews but cant be in the same room with the "actor" that Konami(fox engine) hired??

if only we could bet money. can we set this up somewhere?

I'd be willing to put down cash on it. How about loser buys Bioshock Infinite to the winner on Steam, I wouldn't mind cutting the wait for it to hit $20.

 

[RoboPlato]

uh.. that's running on current gen console specs. And looks better than 90% of games currently out. Don't worry about the fire, I'm sure those are really early screens. Can't wait to see how the fox engine looks like on the ps4.

I want a PS4 version so fucking bad.

I remember Kojima was lamenting not being able to tesselate the rear view mirrors on the jeep in the trailer :lol

 

[Gui_PT]

I was joking. To be fair though, my GF was watching the interview with me before I even saw this thread (both our first times seeing it) and she felt he was off the entire time too.

She was actually turned on by him and didn't want you to know

 

[PSYGN]

The bandages wrapped tightly around his eyes could be one reason why the skin around them doesn't move as naturally.

 

[Sorian]

She was actually turned on by him and didn't want you to know

If he's real, we can have a devil's 3 way with him.

 

[clashfan]

I don't know about cg but the eyes makes it seem like he is high.

 

[The Janitor]

uh.. that's running on current gen console specs. And looks better than 90% of games currently out.

lolwut

 

[Kageshinzo]

I was joking. To be fair though, my GF was watching the interview with me before I even saw this thread (both our first times seeing it) and she felt he was off the entire time too.

It's a completely bandaged man with a possibly fake Hollywood-style accent on a (hammy) video game interview. Anyone would feel off by it. The only difference is that you guys are attaching things that aren't there, mainly due to a rumour coming from /v/, of all places.

 

[Sorian]

It's a completely bandaged man with a possibly fake Hollywood-style accent on a (hammy) video game interview. Anyone would feel off by it. The only difference is that you guys are attaching things that aren't there, mainly due to a rumour coming from /v/, of all places.

We are both video game junkies, the bandaged man with terrible acting wasn't what made us feel off. What made us feel off was that the interview obviously had two people who were not in the same room when one of the people flies all around the world on a weekly basis to have 10 minute interviews with different game studios.

 

[Chinner]

I love how much detail Kojima puts into his games.

Look at Snakes feet:

Clean

Dirty

why are the images flipped. it confuses and angers me.

 

[genjiZERO]

It's a completely bandaged man with a possibly fake Hollywood-style accent on a (hammy) video game interview. Anyone would feel off by it. The only difference is that you guys are attaching things that aren't there, mainly due to a rumour coming from /v/, of all places.

It's more than that - the eyes look reptilian......

 

[Refreshment.01]

Is anyone compiling a list? Would be fun to see once the thing is unveiled.

 

[Sorian]

It's more than that - the eyes look reptilian......

We all know what's under the bandage......

Edit:

I do have to admit, except for the lack of green skin. His face does kind of look like The Lizard.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

geoff can go to Dice in Sweden for interviews but cant be in the same room with the "actor" that Konami(fox engine) hired??

if only we could bet money. can we set this up somewhere?

This is what is so frustratingly weird about all this. It is fair to say most in this thread except the interview was a setup to the point that they weren't in the same room. And Geoff's whole introduction to the interview was done with barely contained laughter/ridicule.

My question would be, what would be the point of hiring a actor to then not even be seen in the same room together during the "interview" with Geoff?

And both Geoff and the other producer of GTTV on twitter haven't exactly ripped apart the discussion about this. At the very least they are playing along with it even if it turns out it is crazy talk about it being CG.

 

[abrack08]

This is what is so frustratingly weird about all this. It is fair to say most in this thread except the interview was a setup to the point that they weren't in the same room. And Geoff's whole introduction to the interview was done with barely contained laughter/ridicule.

My question would be, what would be the point of hiring a actor to then not even be seen in the same room together during the "interviewed" with Geoff?

And both Geoff and the other producer of GTTV on twitter haven't exactly ripped apart the discussion about this. At the very least they are playing along with it even if it turns out it is crazy talk about it being CG.

Serious question? The actor was hired to be in the prerecorded interview. What part of Geoff not being there points to it NOT being an actor? They still need someone unrecognized and "Swedish" to talk in front of a camera.

 

[Sorian]

Serious question? The actor was hired to be in the prerecorded interview. What part of Geoff not being there points to it NOT being an actor? They still need someone unrecognized and "Swedish" to talk in front of a camera.

If they just needed someone unrecognized and "Swedish," why not Not Kojima?

 

[Beaulieu]

just for posterity i'll write here that I think it is CG
#TeamCG

 

[Kageshinzo]

I really feel sorry for the guy now. Even with his face covered, people are comparing him to a lizard. He's probably sobbing right now, regretting ever meeting Kojima.

 

[Damon Bennet]

I really feel sorry for the guy now. Even with his face covered, people are comparing him to a lizard. He's probably sobbing right now, regretting ever meeting Kojima.

I bet he Loves the attention!
At least the Person who he was modelled after!

#teamCG

 

[abrack08]

If they just needed someone unrecognized and "Swedish," why not Not Kojima?

I think that's really what we were all hoping for. Would have been fantastic.

 

[Kageshinzo]

If they just needed someone unrecognized and "Swedish," why not Not Kojima?

Because you never go full retard.

 

[Sorian]

Because you never go full retard.

If Kojima and GTTV had gone full retard this one time, this thread would be praising them as heroes from now until the next ice age.

Edit: My avatar would also have a poorly shopped blond wig on right now.

 

[Knight77]

I really hope that it was CG otherwise that interview would be just...useless and quite ridiculous even for the "prank-standard" of Kojima LOL

By the way joined the "bandage avatar" trend!

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I really hope that it was CG otherwise that interview would be just...useless and quite ridiculous even for the "prank-standard" of Kojima LOL

Why? it gets people excited for GDC and talking about the game again

 

[Makai]

This is what is so frustratingly weird about all this. It is fair to say most in this thread except the interview was a setup to the point that they weren't in the same room. And Geoff's whole introduction to the interview was done with barely contained laughter/ridicule.

My question would be, what would be the point of hiring a actor to then not even be seen in the same room together during the "interview" with Geoff?

And both Geoff and the other producer of GTTV on twitter haven't exactly ripped apart the discussion about this. At the very least they are playing along with it even if it turns out it is crazy talk about it being CG.

Why would they NOT want to keep this going?

 

[Sorian]

I really hope that it was CG otherwise that interview would be just...useless and quite ridiculous even for the "prank-standard" of Kojima LOL

By the way joined the "bandage avatar" trend!

Something about your avatar seems off. Is that girl CG?

 

[Batzi]

I really hope that it was CG otherwise that interview would be just...useless and quite ridiculous even for the "prank-standard" of Kojima LOL

By the way joined the "bandage avatar" trend!

The fact they revealed and confirmed that The Phantom Pain was running on the FOX Engine answered a lot of the questions surrounding the identity of the game and its origin. I think even though short, that interview was enough for me to get me excited for GDC even more. Kojima will finally reveal it and confirm the final title. But I still think that The Phantom Pain and Ground Zeroes are 2 separate games.

 

[Guiberu]

I've looked at the HD bits and bobs now too.

I'm still confident he's not entirely "real".

When you remove the flesh areas of his face and focus entirely on the bandages; the lighting, the "texture". It looks like a rendered object.

It's possible to reconstruct a basic facial structure from the shadowing of areas on the bandages. Perhaps doing this would lead to finding out if there's a recognizable face / actor / person beneath?