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Re: Immersion in Video Games
Old 09-09-2009, 04:28 PM   #26
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I don't think the movie pausing to ask you where to go next is the same thing. If you really hate cutscenes in games that much though, that's unfortunate. haha

I think cutscenes add life to a game that is impossible to achive through smashing buttons. It gives the world life, gives the characters personality, and gives the player motivation to keep moving.

If you don't understand the cutscenes I can see how it can kill the flow, but if you like the story it adds so much more to the game. If you like the story it doesn't even feel like the cutscene is something unnessicary or extra in the game.

I'm sure when you played Zelda OoT you didn't stop to question how long the scene where you first met the princess was, or the part where you move through time. The way I see it, as long as you're only watching dialouge and not actual fights your main character is involed in, in cutscenes.. then there shouldn't be an issue. It would only feel long if you could care less about the story.
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