This Is Why L.A. Noire Looks So Incredible

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You had two consecutive thoughts when watching the first trailer for L.A. Noire. 1.) Oh my god that’s so awesome. 2.) Oh my god how did it get so awesome? A new trailer for the game gives you a behind-the-scenes peek at the capture technology for the facial animation in L.A. Noire. It turns out there’s a giant dome of cameras that monitor an actor’s face from nearly every angle, translating their performance into the game engine.

The trailer shows performance in the studio and translation into the game, and damn if it ain’t cool as hell.