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I skip most cutscenes. And by most cutscenes I'm talking about nearly all games I play.

The only games I don't skip them in is Halo and the GTA games. Mostly because their so ridiculous to the point their entertaining.

The Halo games had fun but silly dialogue and cutscenes. The story is pretty convoluted but I do enjoy it.

Outside of those two series I always just skip them. Games just struggle to have good stories that draw me in or interest me. So it really bothers me when games don't allow you to skip them.

Do you skip them or not? And why?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

HELL NO.

 

[Exentryk]

HELL NO.

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EDIT - Given I play mostly JRPGs, story and cutscenes are important to me. Even if they make no sense at all sometimes lol. Balance of a little gameplay, then cutscene, and more gameplay... works really well for me.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Wtf? Of course I don't.

 

[SoraanTribal]

I never skip cutscenes unless it's a repeat after dying to a boss or something.

 

[Stratosphere]

No. See avatar.

 

[Bo Knows GAF]

Only skip replays and such in sports games

 

[Chaz Ashley]

HELL NO.

 

[thuway]

 

[Persona7]

only if i've watched it already

 

[daydream]

Skipping cutscenes means skipping parts of the game.

 

[Gnome Scat]

HELL NO.

Only if I've seen it recently.

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

Do you at least watch the first few to see if the story interests you?

 

[rrc1594]

No.

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

No I love cut scenes in games

 

[Out_Of_Ammo]

I'm not even skipping Bayonetta 1 and 2 cutscenes on my second playthroughs. So no.

 

[GuiltyBystander]

No, unless they become incredibly cringey like in the Tomb Raider reboot.

 

[RM8]

Yup, most of the time.

 

[Caronte]

I never skip cutscenes unless it's a repeat after dying to a boss or something.

This. Even if I'm replaying it I like to see the cutscenes.

 

[Superflat]

If I like them or experiencing them for the first time, I don't skip them. If I don't like them, or I've seen them way too many times, I skip em.

All in all, I don't skip most cutscenes.

 

[hlhbk]

I skip most cutscenes. And by most cutscenes I'm talking about nearly all games I play.

The only games I don't skip them in is Halo and the GTA games. Mostly because their so ridiculous to the point their entertaining.

The Halo games had fun but silly dialogue and cutscenes. The story is pretty convoluted but I do enjoy it.

Outside of those two series I always just skip them. Games just struggle to have good stories that draw me in or interest me. So it really bothers me when games don't allow you to skip them.

Do you skip them or not? And why?

I watch stories in games because many of them are great.

 

[tilomite]

No way. My son skips em and it drives me crazy to watch.

 

[Mozz-eyes]

I watch the cutscenes and skip the gameplay.

 

[Camp Lo]

If I'm skipping cutscenes, your storytelling has failed. Needless to say, it happens quite often.

 

[Gunslinger]

If it has bad story like destiny then yeah (although that's a game where you are forced to watch them). Otherwise never.

 

[Pankratous]

No, I play games completely for the storyline. I would never skip a cutscene and if I did it by accident, I'd reset the game and play from whatever checkpoint to make sure I get it again. It hurts my brain that people skip cutscenes.

 

[SoulUnison]

Why would I not want to know what's going on in the media I paid money for because of my interest in?

People that skip cutscenes always strike me as people that are way too impatient or who feel a lot of "proxy shame" about what they're playing.

 

[TraBuch]

Of course not. I'm not a psycho.

 

[Violence Jack]

I skip if the voice acting sucks, or if the story gets boring/confusing. But I'll give every gaming story a chance first.

 

[PerezDeCorcho]

Depends on the game. When it's clear that the story's gonna be nothing special, sure.

But I don't blindly skip cutscenes.

 

[dmr87]

If the game is bad, I stop playing. If the game is good I don't want to miss out on parts of the game. So, no.

I'll skip them if I play the game more than once.

 

[DogMeat77]

I spend money to go to the movies and then cover my eyes and ears.

NO! Of course not. This sounds like my young nephew button smashing on the cutscenes and me going "wouldn't like to know WHY you are supposed to do stuff?", "Nope!"

 

[EBE]

i dont believe you actually do this OP. i never skip them. at least not the first time through.

 

[RM8]

Why would I not want to know what's going on in the media I paid money for because of my interest in?

People that skip cutscenes always strike me as people that are way too impatient or who feel a lot of "proxy shame" about what they're playing.

Alternatively, I'm getting bored by what's happening on screen because it's not very entertaining, and I'd rather be playing now.

 

[Timu]

Story driven games? No. In fact I love GTA V because of the cutscenes, not just the gameplay.

Games with no depth to the story? Yep.

 

[Betty]

No, they provide context for what I'm supposed to be doing and I enjoy the stories in a lot of games.

 

[Kyoufu]

I watch all cutscenes the first time and depending on the quality of them I may watch them a second or third time too.

 

[Uraizen]

If all I care about is the gameplay, then yeah.

 

[Ingueferroque]

99% of the time.

 

[Maintenance]

No.

 

[BadWolf]

Very, very rarely.

Would have to be really bad for me to do so.

 

[Louis010]

Never on the first play through, although I will text skip in games like skyrim when talking to npc's. It can go on for so long talking about crap I don't need to know so I just skim through every bit and stop skipping the text when it gets to the important bits

 

[robertlebrone]

Uh... no. Unless it's something I've already seen.

 

[Nishastra]

The first time?

Absolutely not.

 

[Anth0ny]

Depends on the game. If there are way too many of them, they are boring, the story is nonsensical, and I just want to play the damn game... Then I'll skip.

In other words, JRPGs.

 

[Markitron]

Your broken and need to be fixed OP

 

[Regeneratin' Degenerate]

No, of course not.

Only if I've played the mission/story.

 

[Adnor]

Depends of the game, I skipped all Sonic Generations cutscenes, for example.

I also skip the credits.

 

[AmethystEnd]

First time through? No, OP, you're crazy. Extremely edgy and crazy.

 

[Jamix012]

Only on replays or repeated segments. Otherwise no, even if I'm not fully invested in the story.