Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin?s Creed Valhalla feature some really creepy child models, as evidenced in the images above and below. Players have been posting close-ups of the NPCs from both games on social media, wondering if child characters are difficult to make or if there is another reason behind this.
Credit: Reddit user KrutToppen
In response to a viral Reddit thread, user Ehrand ? a game developer who works closely with character modelers ? confirmed that children are indeed difficult to recreate realistically and studios sometimes try to scale down adult models to minimize production costs.

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