“For instance, when Higgs turns to the player and speaks in their direction, he looks at the camera all of a sudden, sort of breaking the fourth wall. Something like that is hard for movie actors to understand, but Troy gets it right away.”
Kojima says Higgs needed Troy Baker because Troy is obviously very good at portraying cartoonish characters and voices, and he can also handle live-action performance capture where you must perform realistic movements, expressions, and voices. Higgs requires both of those skills, which are Troy’s forte: Higgs appears real but also deforms into a game style. For instance, when Higgs turns to the player and speaks in their direction, he suddenly looks at the camera, sort of breaking the fourth wall; movie actors find that difficult, but Troy gets it right away.
“Well, Troy is obviously really good at portraying cartoonish characters and voices too. And not only that, but he can also handle live action performance captures where you have to act out realistic movements, expressions, and voices. So he can do both. And with Higgs, it requires both skills, which is Troy's forte. Higgs appears real, but he also deforms to a game style.”