Andy Serkis talks mo-cap in Heavenly Sword

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 14th 2007 at 12:30PM }

Yeah, we're impressed by the emotion delivered by the motion captured performances in Heavenly Sword. Andy "the guy who played Gollum" Serkis talked about his role as Dramatic Director of the game to CVG. Playing the game's villain meant internalizing a different kind of mentality for the actor: "Well, Bohan was this dictator that created his own moral universe where he was right. Rather than just playing an evil guy, you have to sort of believe in what you're doing - most dictators do. So I've been reading about dictators."

Unfortunately, it appears that Serkis' skill at acting far exceeds his ability to play games. "I'm pretty hopeless at games," he admits. "I love playing Shadow Of The Colossus, just riding round on my horse looking for colossi. I haven't actually found any yet, though." Andy, one clue to you: look for the moving giant in the distance.

[Thanks, Random1448!]

Tags: andyserkis, heavenlysword, mo-cap, motioncapture

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DownwardMonkey @ Aug 14th 2007 1:39PM

"Excuuuuuse me"

Byron517 @ Aug 14th 2007 2:43PM

I really can't wait to get this game and see exactly how things will play out!!!

Andy @ Aug 14th 2007 2:42PM

Heavenly Sword must be costing millions to make. Motion capture, full orchestra music, sharp looking art style all add up.

For anyone looking for a fun way to play the 2nd platform in the Heavenly Sword demo try using only throwable objects to defeat all the enemies. It makes it last longer and its tons of fun.