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Idris Elba: Actors in video games like Phantom Liberty is 'sign of the times' (www.bbc.com)

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Idris Elba, who stars in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, sees a future where films and games converge.

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[-] scops@reddthat.com 14 points 1 year ago

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

There it is. This was a big deal at the time because it wasn't just voice acting but a character built around his likeness too. The game was meh

[-] emptyother@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

The game was kickass for a kid who loved all kinds of weird action games! I probably shouldn't try it again and ruin my memories of it.

But a top down shooter where you could fire in different directions than you were walking was revolutionary for a kid who had mostly played metal gear solid on his new PlayStation.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Games have been doing that since Robotron: 2084 in 1982.

[-] emptyother@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Not surprised. But I had never seen a game like that by then. And very rarely after too. Most recent one I played was.. Alien Swarm, I think? I loved that one too.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

To be fair, they were often arcade games which required two joysticks. I had a game for my Amiga that I don't remember the name of that used the keyboard to do it.