The latest movie in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the half-Blood Prince, is out soon, and along with it the video game tie-in. EA have released some details of new systems they will be using in the game.
EA Bright Light seems to be pulling out all the stops for the new Harry Potter game, not only are they using a brand new advanced facial animation engine, which will allow us to “read the emotion in characters faces as they talk”, they also managed to get voices from many of the films actual actors/actresses.
Apparently, Harry Potter won’t be the only playable character, although no details have been divulged as to who else you control (Ron and Hermione is probably a good guess though). The press release also states:
“[The development team] had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game”
To show the dedications of the developing team, one person in particular, here is another snippet from the PR document:
“One of the developers also built a complete broomstick rig in his kitchen at home and brought it in so the animators could fly a broom themselves and experiment with every possible move.”
Can’t wait for this game. ‘m a massive fan of the HP series!
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