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What is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one: (europe.pub)
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[–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Both of those actors were children in the 70s; can't imagine they were particularly big among nerds at the time

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    True, but Keanu Reeves started being an icon in the 80s, at least, but I really meant the game had real people in it. Not just voice acting (e.g. V doesn’t necessarily look like Cherami Leigh), but the character looks like the well known actor. It’s a line I don’t think gaming crossed before, to that level.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Look at David Cage Games. Very different genre, and not always good or fun (Cage is a bit too full of himself), but e.g. Beyond: Two Souls had Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe years before Cyberpunk 2077.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I'll have to look into that. I have a PS3, but I almost never play it... which is a shame, because I liked it, and PS3/360 was my favourite generation of console. Those games are still good, it's just, on the Xbox side, I can play them on my Series X and they play better. Beyond: Two Souls looks like it was PlayStation exclusive (and Windows, but I'm a Mac user, so no dice there), so maybe I can pick up the PS3 version somewhere. Assuming the thing still works. It hasn't been turned on in probably 2-3 years. But PlayStations are beasts, at least the old ones (never had a PS4 or PS5).

    Didn't mean to imply that Cyberpunk 2077 was the first video game to mocap real actors. Just the first one I recall, and that on top of its other technical accomplishments. Also, Elliot Page has always been cool (I've only seen him in a few things, like Hard Candy) and he's a pretty good actor... but Keanu Reeves is kinda a whole other level. Plus, he's playing a villain (sort of). So it was still kinda shocking and novel.

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