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From: Ask Cryptic - June 11, 2009
korat102
Member Posts: 313
www.champions-online.com/dev_blog/ask_cryptic_06-11-09
Cutscenes appear in many locations for dramatic interludes
Not going to moan about a game I haven't even seen yet but personally, I HATE cutscenes. They introduced them in City of Villians then, when they were happy that they'd delighted some of the player base and totally pissed off the rest, they moved them across to City of Heroes as well. For me, the "dramatic interlude" is more of a stagnant pause when everything freezes and destroys the continuity of the mission.
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I dislike cutscenes too, for the reasons you gave. I thought "Half Life 2" was going to be the death of cutscenes forever. The positive spin is phrases like "dramatic interlude" make it sound like they're actually trying to craft some complex quests, instead of just stamping them ou with a cookie cutter.
I like cutscenes. I loved them in Age of Conan, they helped building the inmersion.
Depends on the application.
They were tacked on in COH after the game was designed and released, so the outcome may be different when its originally intended.