Hayabusabruh
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Anyone else love this? I actually look for it, when I'm playing. Cutting to a black loading screen even for a second takes me out of the moment.
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Cinematics into gameplay transitions
- Thread starter Hayabusabruh
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MGS4 is packed with this.
struggler_guts
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Most recent spiderman
VFXVeteran
Banned
Yea, the switches are quite jarring. Tells us that we are still a ways off from even having the quality of the cinematics as gameplay.
Hayabusabruh
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Entire God of War 4.
Husky
THE Prey 2 fanatic
A big advantage of running those cutscenes in-engine. Yes, big fan, and if more games would ditch pre-rendered cinematics then we'd see a lot more of this.
Of course, some games with real-time cutscenes still have loading times. Pretty sure lots of the Assassin's Creed games use different character models for the cinematics, thus requiring a transition between cutscenes and gameplay. Bah >_>
oh, but here I am sporting an avatar from a pre-rendered cutscene. nice. Can't wait till we get Kingdom Hearts remakes with graphics matching the opening cinematics. Fuckin nail that hair quality.
Of course, some games with real-time cutscenes still have loading times. Pretty sure lots of the Assassin's Creed games use different character models for the cinematics, thus requiring a transition between cutscenes and gameplay. Bah >_>
oh, but here I am sporting an avatar from a pre-rendered cutscene. nice. Can't wait till we get Kingdom Hearts remakes with graphics matching the opening cinematics. Fuckin nail that hair quality.
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Nightrunner
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Max Payne 3 had a few nice transitions IIRC.
Hayabusabruh
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yeah, the last 2 AC games had almost zero transitions, except after meditating, I think, but AC Unity had some really good ones.
Hayabusabruh
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yeah. I don't mind quick time. Spiderman had some of this too
Belmonte
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Fear Effect 1 and 2 have very impressive transitions and one of the few who could rivalize Squaresoft in this regard. The backgrounds were animated, like RE Remake and Zero, so it was smooth as hell. So smooth that many times I didn't realized it wasn't a cutscene anymore and I supposed to flee from an explosion for example.
Such a cool game! Top notch atmosphere and characters. One of my favorite endings ever.
Such a cool game! Top notch atmosphere and characters. One of my favorite endings ever.
The most memorable one to me is Metro Exodus. I'd have to see it again to be sure but my memory is that the into follows a train along the city and then pans out and down to the destroyed city and straight into the game.
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Can't think of any others off the top of my head but I've always loved the effect when it is used. Gets a good "huh" moment when you realize you have control of a game and didn't notice the transition.
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Can't think of any others off the top of my head but I've always loved the effect when it is used. Gets a good "huh" moment when you realize you have control of a game and didn't notice the transition.
nikolino840
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I hate them lol... becouse i can't understand when i Need to play..so i Need some seconds to realize that Is my turn
Zekra Dezivad
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Basically the entire production from sony studios is doing this sort of cinematic moments
Phunkydiabetic
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The Warriors had fantastic cutscenes to gameplay transitions.
Daxter32jak
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Kingdom Hearts 3 had a couple good transitions
Handel
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I thought this was more about how well cutscenes transitioned into the gameplay rather than just seamless transitions. Either way, Ico's bridge scene takes the cake in just how impactful it is to the Ico/Yorda bond to give the player control for just those few seconds between cutscenes :
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
I hate it because I know what to look for. Things like Spiderman were very jarring, because these gorgeous cinematics play, then you suddenly switch to a camera angle and notice the lighting is now utterly flat and the facial animations have all Gone lower quality.
stranno
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David Wolf: Secret Agent (Dynamix, 1989). It could be the first game ever to feature this kind of real-time 3D transitions to real-time 3D gameplay. "Minigames" intros are absolutely stunning for 1989, the gameplay tho is a bit boring and sluggish. I mean, its not that bad but not great either.
There's a camera cut between cinematics and gameplay but i'd say they share the same engine/logic/timing so it could fit in this thread category.
There's a camera cut between cinematics and gameplay but i'd say they share the same engine/logic/timing so it could fit in this thread category.
Vawn
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ZywyPL
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This is what separates games from movies, and make them so much better. I love it every time it happens, that king of transition is so much more immersive than watching pre-rendered cut-scenes, or scripts happening while you play along. you are literally being put into the game's world, I wish it was more often utilized in games.
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ResilientBanana
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Smaller than Atom
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The one the wowed me the most was the transition in splintercell double agent in the opening. HD gaming.... it blew my mind.
Elektro Demon
Banned
If the game has in game (in engine) cutscenes then those transitions are easy to make I assume.
I generally wish that more developers would make in game cutscenes instead of those awful fmv's.
I generally wish that more developers would make in game cutscenes instead of those awful fmv's.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
OP has a point, gameplay transitions can be pretty mystique.
Joshmyersbv
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Yep and with the music playing to the transition into gameplay made it one of the best openings for a game that I've played in a long time.
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Hayabusabruh
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pre rendered into gameplay
Hayabusabruh
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not always. Jedi Fallen Order does it super quick. I'd rather it slow to a crawl to load in, than spend that time looking at a black screen.
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Hayabusabruh
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That's what I'm talking about! That is so sick! I don't think people realize how impressive visual tech has gotten. One would swear on a thousand dildos that it was all prerendered or cg before going into gamplay.
Hayabusabruh
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Is it this?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
I legit had goosebumps when he jumped out of that window.
The game looks SO FRIKKING GOOD MAN.
And then suddenly.
You play the game.
WOOOOOOOOOSH
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Hayabusabruh
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Keihart
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I came to post this, you beat me to it
Smaller than Atom
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I think so.Is it this?
