Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

General discussion about other games, links to reviews, demos, etc - let us know about whats up and coming

Moderators: Funkmasterr, noel

Post Reply
User avatar
Winnow
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 27525
Joined: July 5, 2002, 1:56 pm
Location: A Special Place in Hell

Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Winnow »

I grabbed Tiger Woods 08 (360) and gave it a whirl. IMO the TW series is the best sports games EA makes and one of the few I can praise them for.

Last year, I rambled on and on about how cool the character generation is in this game. It's even better this year. Simply amazing IMO. On top of the most detail ever in a face/body generation system, this year you can take a picture of yourself (front and profile) and have the game generate a 3D image of yourself.

Check out the video for what it looks like:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23067.html

All you have to do is line up some key points on the face (ears, eyes, etc) and the game will generate the rest. I think the results are outstanding and the most realistic yet in a system this easy. The thought of including a character generation system this detailed in an MMORPG gets me fired up. I don't expect everyone to want to use a 3D rendering of themselves in games but the detail is so good that even using a random generate or selecting from thousands of premade options would be outstanding.

When you play Tiger Woods 08, the character animation is very lifelike and fluid. Tiger Wood's (and the other golfers in the game) face is amazingly realistic and his arms (skin tone/texture/muscles) are spot on as well.

Tiger Woods remains a huge stand out game for me simply for the character generation and animations but the entire game is well put together (menus/commentary/multiple game options/online/erc)

I hope an MMORPG in the next five years will be able to handle individual character generations this detailed.

Image

Scarlett Johansson's face is pretty well done. She looks more like Buffy in the far away shot though!

Image

Image

Image

If nothing else, this technology would be cool to use to see how various clothes would look on you with your exact build, face, etc. It would be huge for online retailers. I can picture downloading a catalog in a format that allowed you to recreate the entire catalog with your face/body in it so you could see (for good or bad) how you'd appear wearing the clothes and not just how some super model would look.
User avatar
Kwonryu DragonFist
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 5405
Joined: July 12, 2002, 6:48 am

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Kwonryu DragonFist »

Cool, now if MMORPG's had that kind of Face editor :D
Thanks to Thess
---xx0O0xx---
The best site known to man!
--++http://kwonryu.mybrute.com++--
User avatar
Mr Bacon
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 2108
Joined: September 27, 2002, 4:57 pm
Location: Down the street
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Mr Bacon »

she looks like she has downs and a plastic face - not to mention wtf is with the hair?
miir and I are best friends. <3
User avatar
Leonaerd
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 3023
Joined: January 10, 2005, 10:38 am
Location: Michigan

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Leonaerd »

It's because Winnow used a bad picture of miss Scarlett.

Image

Much hotter. Give it a little light in Photosnap before you use it this time so her face isn't dark and murky! I want to see hot Scarlett golfing!!
User avatar
Mr Bacon
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 2108
Joined: September 27, 2002, 4:57 pm
Location: Down the street
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Mr Bacon »

don't get me wrong, ms. scarlett is a beautiful woman, but that render is terrible :(
miir and I are best friends. <3
User avatar
Leonaerd
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 3023
Joined: January 10, 2005, 10:38 am
Location: Michigan

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Leonaerd »

Or better yet, since it's golf, find a picture of her where her mouth isn't agape in a "dick wanted" position.
User avatar
masteen
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 8197
Joined: July 3, 2002, 12:40 pm
Gender: Mangina
Location: Florida
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by masteen »

Who cares about her face, how's the rendering on her tits?
"There is at least as much need to curb the cruel greed and arrogance of part of the world of capital, to curb the cruel greed and violence of part of the world of labor, as to check a cruel and unhealthy militarism in international relationships." -Theodore Roosevelt
User avatar
Leonaerd
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 3023
Joined: January 10, 2005, 10:38 am
Location: Michigan

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Leonaerd »

Tiger Woods video games don't believe in attractive women.
User avatar
Winnow
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 27525
Joined: July 5, 2002, 1:56 pm
Location: A Special Place in Hell

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Winnow »

The hair needs work, no game has really gotten hair right. Second Life's new flexible polygon hair is actually the best now.

Look at the details. That's what I'm impressed with. The blemishes, etc are all picked up on the rendered model. For those compleining, show me a game better at taking two pictures uploaded and creating a full 3D model....show me any other game. Whiney bitches!

The Scarlett one was an example done hastily by a computer gaming company. This character gen model blows away anything else out there. It's entertaining in itself when starting the game. It's 100000000X's better than Vanguards!

The facial and body animations are outstanding as well. I applaud any game that advances this area in gaming. Cry2 engine is doing this for physics as well.

Use this one as the example:
Image

That's pretty damn good. Before you start complaining about minor details, give me another game to compare it to.

For non gold fans, TW08 is worth a rental to play around with the char genrrator.
User avatar
Mr Bacon
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 2108
Joined: September 27, 2002, 4:57 pm
Location: Down the street
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Mr Bacon »

i like the part where it doesn't look like him.

ex: sideburn area.

p.s. they did a good job of making a jock look like a terrorist :(
miir and I are best friends. <3
User avatar
Winnow
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 27525
Joined: July 5, 2002, 1:56 pm
Location: A Special Place in Hell

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Winnow »

Thankfully you're a known moron on these boards so your opinion doesn't mean much.
Fairweather Pure
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 8509
Joined: July 3, 2002, 1:06 pm
XBL Gamertag: SillyEskimo

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Fairweather Pure »

I think it looks pretty good.
User avatar
Aardor
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 1443
Joined: July 23, 2002, 12:32 am
Gender: Male
XBL Gamertag: Phoenix612
Location: Allentown, PA

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Aardor »

Somali
Star Farmer
Star Farmer
Posts: 480
Joined: March 18, 2003, 1:37 pm
Gender: Male
Location: The Land of "Fundy Retards"

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Somali »

I liked this one better.

Image
cadalano
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 1673
Joined: July 16, 2004, 11:02 am
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by cadalano »

good gag. horrible delivery. per CAD usual!
I TOLD YOU ID SHOOT! BUT YOU DIDNT BELIEVE ME! WHY DIDNT YOU BELIEVE ME?
User avatar
Mr Bacon
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 2108
Joined: September 27, 2002, 4:57 pm
Location: Down the street
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Mr Bacon »

Winnow wrote:Thankfully you're a known moron on these boards so your opinion doesn't mean much.
go back to dance online or something.
miir and I are best friends. <3
User avatar
Boogahz
Super Poster!
Super Poster!
Posts: 9438
Joined: July 6, 2002, 2:00 pm
Gender: Male
XBL Gamertag: corin12
PSN ID: boog144
Location: Austin, TX
Contact:

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Boogahz »

Mr Bacon wrote:
Winnow wrote:Thankfully you're a known moron on these boards so your opinion doesn't mean much.
go back to dance online or something.

What does this mean?
User avatar
Leonaerd
Way too much time!
Way too much time!
Posts: 3023
Joined: January 10, 2005, 10:38 am
Location: Michigan

Re: Tiger Woods 08 (Photo Game Face)

Post by Leonaerd »

this is outrageous. i want to speak to your supervisor
PA could have done that same punchline soooo much better.
Post Reply