{"id":15251,"date":"2024-07-23T12:39:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/press-x-to-skip-its-time-we-retired-the-video-game-cutscene\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T12:39:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:39:31","slug":"press-x-to-skip-its-time-we-retired-the-video-game-cutscene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/press-x-to-skip-its-time-we-retired-the-video-game-cutscene\/","title":{"rendered":"Press x to skip: it\u2019s time we retired the video game cutscene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Non-interactive cinematic sequences remove control from our hands at games\u2019 most emotional moments. Can\u2019t players be trusted to take part in stories? <\/p>\n

At the close of Metal Gear Solid 4, just after Snake pulverises Liquid Ocelot, there is series of cutscenes that never ends. Well, that\u2019s not strictly true. It does<\/em> end \u2013 after 71 minutes<\/em> \u2013 it\u2019s just that I\u2019ve never watched that far. I understand that the game\u2019s director Hideo Kojima is a committed cinephile who has drawn much of his inspiration from movies, but I don\u2019t care. Those are minutes of my life I\u2019ll never get back.<\/p>\n

I also don\u2019t care for the 20-minute cinematic sequences dotted through Xenoblade Chronicles or Final Fantasy, or the seemingly hundreds of non-interactive scenes detailing every single plot point in the Assassin\u2019s Creed adventures. It\u2019s needlessly aggressive to rob the player of agency, then bully them into paying attention for prolonged periods. I think it\u2019s time we retired the whole convention.<\/p>\n

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\nNon-interactive cinematic sequences remove control from our hands at games\u2019 most emotional moments. Can\u2019t players be trusted to take part in stories?
\nAt the close of Metal Gear Solid 4, just after Snake pulverises Liquid Ocelot, there is series of cutscenes that never ends. Well, that\u2019s not strictly true. It does end \u2013 after 71 minutes \u2013 it\u2019s just that I\u2019ve never watched that far. I understand that the game\u2019s director Hideo Kojima is a committed cinephile who has drawn much of his inspiration from movies, but I don\u2019t care. Those are minutes of my life I\u2019ll never get back.
\nI also don\u2019t care for the 20-minute cinematic sequences dotted through Xenoblade Chronicles or Final Fantasy, or the seemingly hundreds of non-interactive scenes detailing every single plot point in the Assassin\u2019s Creed adventures. It\u2019s needlessly aggressive to rob the player of agency, then bully them into paying attention for prolonged periods. I think it\u2019s time we retired the whole convention. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Non-interactive cinematic sequences remove control from our hands at games\u2019 most emotional moments. Can\u2019t players be trusted to take part in stories? At the close of Metal Gear Solid 4, just after Snake pulverises Liquid Ocelot, there is series of cutscenes that never ends. Well, that\u2019s not strictly true. It does end \u2013 after 71 …<\/p>\n

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