Icyflamez96
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you don't even give them a chance m8
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I skip most cutscenes. Do you?
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you don't even give them a chance m8
John Caboose
Member
The Crew had some stupid ass story. Skipped them. Can't remember last time I skipped any cutscenes I hadn't already watched.
Dog Problems
Banned
Yeah, I tend to do this mostly with "AAA" games. But I rarely care what's going on with the plot in most games. Adventure games are the only ones I ever pay attention to.
Matt Attack
Member
I do not, even when the game has a story that doesn't interest me at all. I'd feel like I was cheating otherwise.
RPGCrazied
Member
No. Thats like skipping pages in a novel. But I sometimes do if I have to rewatch them because of no skip option, usually right before a hard boss.
Wyndstryker
Member
First playthrough then never.
Every playthrough after the first, always.
Every playthrough after the first, always.
HellBlazer
Member
I mean... why would you do that? You go through entire games without knowing at all why you're doing whatever needs to be done? And unless you only play very linear games, wouldn't skipping all cutscenes make it hard to even know what you need to do (though I suppose that's less of a problem in many modern games)?
GIANKRATOS
Member
Never. Only in second run or when repeating a boss
Corpsepyre
Banned
Ofcourse not. Games are getting more story driven by the second. Skipping cutscenes could mean you're skipping the game itself, more or less.
ebullientprism
Member
Kinda with you OP.
I usually give the game the first 2-3 cutscenes to grab me. If it doesnt do anything, every cutscene gets skipped from there.
If the first cut scene is too long, everything gets skipped anyway.
Also cutscenes from games like Rayman, Mario etc get skipped immediately.
I usually give the game the first 2-3 cutscenes to grab me. If it doesnt do anything, every cutscene gets skipped from there.
If the first cut scene is too long, everything gets skipped anyway.
Also cutscenes from games like Rayman, Mario etc get skipped immediately.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
What the fuck is wrong with you OP
Pankratous
Member
But all of it is important. There is not a single bit of dialogue in Skyrim, as your example, that doesn't reveal something about the world. Be it about that NPC in particular, the activities that townsfolk partake in, the location of bandits, types of monsters, the different races, the NPCs friendships or enemies. Everything is crucial. To truly understand the world I'm playing, I want to know it all.
Almost never.
A huge part of my gaming experience is the narrative, no matter how trivial.
The only instance where I would, is if I'm immediately replaying something due to something not saving or a glitch or something. Even then, it's only normally trivial stuff, say like a conversation (Mass Effect, for instance).
A huge part of my gaming experience is the narrative, no matter how trivial.
The only instance where I would, is if I'm immediately replaying something due to something not saving or a glitch or something. Even then, it's only normally trivial stuff, say like a conversation (Mass Effect, for instance).
bobawesome
Member
First time through? No. What kind of monster do you take me for?
Recent example: I'm loving Valkyria Chronicles, but good lord, the game gets super wordy and the pacing is worse because of it. So, nope, I don't care about the anime story. XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a similar-ish game, has much better pacing by not forcing story down your throat like that. So yeah, cut-scenes will be skipped 
Soodanim
Gold Member
I have to say that despite not skipping anything ever if at all possible for my entire life, lately I've been more inclined to skip. But that's because I'm playing some games where it doesn't matter too much, and it's only a couple of pointless scenes. I have found myself less patient lately.
If the stories aren't grabbing you, you might be playing the wrong games. I rarely skip cutscenes, but if I'm repeatedly dying to a boss that starts off with a cutscene I'll definitely skip it.
I also loved Person 4 Golden's fast forward implementation. From a fast forwarded scene you should see enough visual cues to recall what happened the last time you played, and unlike purely skipping scenes whatever follows after(ie. a boss battle, someone dying, etc.) has some context.
I also loved Person 4 Golden's fast forward implementation. From a fast forwarded scene you should see enough visual cues to recall what happened the last time you played, and unlike purely skipping scenes whatever follows after(ie. a boss battle, someone dying, etc.) has some context.
SerTapTap
Member
What? No. Sorry, no. No, no, no. Maybe on playthrough two, but only if I finished it some what recently.
It does drive me NUTS when they aren't skippable though, even the "first" time, as a lot can go wrong and cause you to replay a section (or maybe you just WANT to) and I shouldn't be punished by making me watch something I remember quite vividly.
It does drive me NUTS when they aren't skippable though, even the "first" time, as a lot can go wrong and cause you to replay a section (or maybe you just WANT to) and I shouldn't be punished by making me watch something I remember quite vividly.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Sorry I should clarify. I do watch the first and second cutscenes but rarely ever get past the second. Like I said outside of Halo and GTA they get skipped.
Ninja Gaiden Black and 2 are some of my all time favourite games, but the stories and cutscenes are awful.
Gameplay>story for me
El_Cinefilo
Member
Never, I want context to know why I'm doing what I'm doing.
I don't understand the people saying they always skip them because game stories aren't very good. How do you know if you always skip them? You're not going to think they're very good if you're purely relying on the gameplay to tell the story
I don't understand the people saying they always skip them because game stories aren't very good. How do you know if you always skip them? You're not going to think they're very good if you're purely relying on the gameplay to tell the story
I used to only skip them after my first playthrough, but Crysis 3 made me an adept of first playthrough skipping, and now I'm a monster. Far Cry 3 wouldn't let me skip cutscenes, but it would play them even if I hit alt tab, so I just did that while they were playing.
I'm not quite on OP's level, skipping almost everything, and I even watched every single cutscene in The Last of Us at least 3 times, but my patience of shitty cutscenes is definitely running low.
I'm not quite on OP's level, skipping almost everything, and I even watched every single cutscene in The Last of Us at least 3 times, but my patience of shitty cutscenes is definitely running low.
Do you play story driven games like The Last of Us?
I also skipped the flavor text of Torchlight and almost skipped the cutscenes of Alan Wake (I stopped playing instead).
I also was listening to a podcast while playing Blacklist, so I really didn't listen to the cutscenes. Now that I think of it I also did that with Sniper Elite V2, Rage, Prince of Persia and I'm sure some other game I can't remember.
I also was listening to a podcast while playing Blacklist, so I really didn't listen to the cutscenes. Now that I think of it I also did that with Sniper Elite V2, Rage, Prince of Persia and I'm sure some other game I can't remember.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
I never skip anything the first time through. That's crazy talk.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Only for David Cage games.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
So why play them in the first place?
Skip them like, before you've seen them the first time? I don't get it. How would you know what's going on with the story? I dunno, cut scenes (when done well) are a highlight and usually pretty instrumental in my understanding of a game's story.
About the only game I've skipped cut scenes in indiscriminately was Halo, actually, because they were so boring.
About the only game I've skipped cut scenes in indiscriminately was Halo, actually, because they were so boring.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Have to admit I do, really hate it when you are forced to watch them!
Shake Appeal
Member
These days I just try to avoid most games that have cutscenes.
sciencerob
Member
I never skip cut scenes unless I am replaying a game for a "perfect" run. Never could understand people who do skip cut scenes.
partyphone
Banned
i absolutely skip them when i can. a cutscene isn't a game. if i want a good story i'll read a book.
edit: which is why i read a lot of books
edit: which is why i read a lot of books
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Personally don't like video game stories, I play for the gameplay and yep I just skip the intros, cut scenes etc.
Pankratous
Member
This mentality seriously hurts my brain.
Gaming is a media form, just like books, movies and TV. Interactive story telling is fantastic, therefore there are many incredible stories in gaming.
I absolutely could not be a gamer without the stories, just no way. Far too boring.