Chapter 8Cutscenes and Cinematics
Cutscenes in RPGs (and in Higher-Budget Games in General)
Cutscenes in Lower-Budget Games, Social, and Mobile Games
It can be frustrating when progress in a game is interrupted by a cutscene. When done poorly, it feels like the designer walked into your living room, grabbed the controller, and said, “You’re not playing this right. Let me show you the cool parts!” Which is unfortunate, since the philosophy behind cutscenes is that they’re a ...
Get The Game Narrative Toolbox now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
