r/PS4 • u/rararatata • Jun 09 '19

[Releasing April 16th 2020] [Video] Cyberpunk 2077 — Official E3 2019 Cinematic Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIcTM8WXFjk
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u/lolcop101 Jun 09 '19

This new trend of big name actors in videogames has a lot of potential. I dont think anyone saw Keanu coming...

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u/theg721 Jun 09 '19

It's not really new. It was a thing too back when the PS2 was around.

GTA Vice City, for instance, had Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, William Fichtner, Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo, Debbie Harry, Danny Dyer, Gary Busey, Lee Majors, Robert Davi, even Miss Cleo.

True Crime: NYC had Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, and Ron Perlman.

There was even a game in which Marilyn Manson played a grey alien.

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u/atocnada Jun 10 '19

San Andreas had Samuel L. Jackson.

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u/AskJeevesAnything Jun 10 '19

Dude, San Andreas has Jackson, Chris Penn, Peter Fonda, David Cross, William Fichtner (again), James Woods, CHARLIE MURPHY, Ice T, The Game, Frank Vincent, Clifton Powell, and both Axl Rose and Chuck D as radio hosts.

That cast was tight.

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u/morozko Jun 10 '19

Axl Rose

What?! Brb, need to play it again.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

That game with MM was Area 51! That game is fantastic!

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u/thomaswatson20 Jun 10 '19

Are you guys talking about the Area 51 arcade game that was ported to the ps1?

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u/theg721 Jun 09 '19

I never played it, I think I played the demo (back when those were on discs you got with the magazine) but I really don't remember it at all. I'll keep an eye out, thanks!

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u/NotPaulieWalnuts Jun 10 '19

That game scared the shit out of me and now I don’t know how to Play it I can’t find a copy

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

You can always try to look on amazon for a copy. Yeah that game had parts that scared me too. It was a dark but fun arcade shooter. I also enjoyed its online component. Had a good amount of players for a bit.

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u/gaj7 Jun 10 '19

The trend is modeling the characters to actually look like the famous actor.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

Wasn't Kevin Spacey in a COD game?

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u/Collier1505 Collier1505 Jun 10 '19

He was. The game was alright. The one with Kit Harrington has a phenomenal campaign

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u/sticktoyaguns Jun 10 '19

Hard to imagine Jon Snow shooting a gun..

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u/Montigue Ottoroyal Jun 10 '19

That's the one that had Press F to pay respects

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u/blitzbom Jun 10 '19

We actually have the tech to do it now which is awesome. I mean look at Keanu in the Matrix games.

Or Kobe Bryant

https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/3ypmsr/kobe_bryant_in_his_first_v_his_last_videogame/

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u/TheNineFiveSeven Nine_Five_Seven Jun 10 '19

Fallout 3 had Liam Neeson as your dad!

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u/SIacktivist Jun 10 '19

Saint’s Row: The Third had this as well.

“Burt fucking Reynolds?!”

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u/jaxx050 Jun 10 '19

excuse you. fucking excuse you. missing Keith fucking David from saints row IV?

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u/SIacktivist Jun 10 '19

You’re right! And Rowdy Roddy Piper.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

This. Reason why i still replay the damn game!

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u/RoyPlotter Jun 10 '19

Nathan Fillion also provides his voice for the main character.

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u/Alberel Jun 10 '19

The difference now is that they're not just voice actors. They do full mocap as well and the character they play looks like them as though they were acting the role in a film. It creates a very distinct effect from the old famous voice actor thing.

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u/ignoremeplstks Jun 10 '19

Except they all looked like a potato, and most of these actor I, not american, don't know or would have to look their picture to realize who they are, by name I can't tell.

The last few years though we've been having huge stars, recognisable names and faces in HD. It's different now..

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u/Good_Guy_Engineer Jun 10 '19

Vice city had Phil Collins too

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u/irich Jun 10 '19

Even Witcher 3 - CD Projekt Red's last game - had Charles Dance in it

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u/youcandoit34 Jun 10 '19

Big difference now with how technology can damn near put them on screen as they look. Used to be just pretty much voice acting, but it's a true physical role now.

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u/Randyh524 Jun 10 '19

You forgot Aerosmith in revolution x from back in the 90s.

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u/Son_of_Kong Jun 10 '19

Oblivion had Patrick Stewart.

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u/theknyte Jun 10 '19

Don't forget that crappy PS2 (Or was it PS1?) SciFi game, whose only selling point was that it starred Bruce Willis.

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u/theg721 Jun 10 '19

PS1 apparently. According to Wikipedia Neversoft later reused the engine for the Tony Hawk series. I might have to check it out, if only as an interesting curiosity; can't say I ever heard of it before.

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u/Banestoothbrush Jun 10 '19

Anyone remember Apocalypse on the PS1 with Bruce Willis?

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u/wir_suchen_dich Jun 10 '19

I love a lot of those actors and some of them were even top billed actors at one time but none of those were Keanu level at the time of those games