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I have not seen more realistic human characters in video games. Please give an example.

It took me a second to notice Tarkin wasn't real, and I saw it in IMAX.

I'd say it's remarkable that we've reached the point where this can credibly be done at all, and done confidently without hiding the characters in shadows or strobe lights and avoiding close ups.

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In terms of video games - the first time I saw it, I spent a good chunk of the opening cut-scene of Halo 4 trying to figure out if Dr Halsey was live-action or CG:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3zcO28JbHxI

I wouldn't go so far as to call that better than the Rogue One CG work, but it's... comparable quality, at least. I don't really care to rank them, they're both downright incredible in my book.

Great CG playing against good cg (not all characters/env are created equal) makes the great CG stand out as realistic. Great CG playing against real life makes the great CG look off and less realistic. I think your example is a matter of contrast more than technology.

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