Artificial Intelligence technologies have come a long way over the years. By training on images of human faces, these algorithms can take in-game character designs and make them look almost life-like. Using AI, one The Witcher 3 player created a whole gallery of NPCs as they would look in real life.

The Witcher series has been around since the original game's release in 2007. The latest title in the franchise, The Witcher 3, came out in 2015 and brought players once again to its fantasy world. Artificial Intelligence algorithms with detailed and large datasets can be used to create images that, though fake, appear realistic.

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The post by u/gutekx12 shows the before and after of seven NPCs from The Witcher 3. The AI-created image on the right side of each image looks as though a photograph was taken of a real-life version of each character. The details are incredible and the AI did an impressive job making each face look like real life. It takes the in-game design to a level even The Witcher 3 mods can't reach. With each photo in the gallery, there is a distinct pattern that emerges: each character looks more realistic but just a little less like their original design.

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AI technology has come a long way in the past ten years but it remains limited in its capabilities. Though each character from The Witcher 3 is incredibly improved, their eye colors tend to change in the transition and some of the female characters gain earrings as well. This is likely due to the training set of data. If an algorithm is trained on faces that tend to have certain characteristics, it will likely add those characteristics to the new faces.

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Each NPC looks as though they were actual images of people rather than side characters from The Witcher 3. Even though they aren't exact replicas, the training set must have been impressive to create these images. The remakes are as impressive as a recent fan-made deep fake adjustment to the 2018 Spider-Man game.

That being said, it is a bit jarring to see NPCs brought to life like this. The original design and look of these characters remind players of The Witcher 3 and its world. Making them more realistic takes away a bit of that nostalgia and recognition. Either way, this comparison is an interesting look at what these characters would look like in real life.

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Source: Reddit