Characters look real, because they are.
❌ 3D modeling
✅ Filming
This indie dev:
- recorded professional actors
- color graded the raw videos
- imported them into the engine
- sliced them into separate animations
100% Full Motion Video (FMV)
I reached out to the dev, and he gave me some behind-the-scenes footage you can see below.
Such a smart way to get photorealistic graphics without melting your GPU. Basically a modern version of the trick that was used in the classic Mortal Kombat.
I think we'll see this tech in more indie games soon.