Frankfurt said:
a) Make the god-awful cutscenes easier to skip (just press a button, no need to pause, select "skip", select "yes")
...I'm not saying its you, and I'm not faulting anyone who didnt realize this, but I guess I'm just getting old when I hear people complain about something like this. Doesn't anyone experiment with pressing buttons anymore. Does every game have to spell it out for you.
Loved discovering the shadow dodge(correct name escapes me) in No More Heroes that allows you to slow down time and deal lightning fast combos on unsuspecting enemies or half the time/attack/melee combinations in Vanquish. So much fun trying new things.
But
I thought the unspoken rule, when trying to skip a cutscene quickly,
was to press every button on the controller until you found the correct combination.
Frankfurt said:
c) Don't punish people that skip cutscenes
But thats the best time to punish someone who doesn't want to take the time to experience something you spent years creating.
But if you're playing the game a second time, you should see all this stuff coming. Getting hit once isn't a big deal unless your trying to unlock a secret ending for not getting hit in the game. And even if you do get hit, just reload the save, if you care that much.