Why Does Everyone Suddenly Need to Skip Cut-Scenes?

Everyone is complaining about unskippable cut-scenes in FFX/X-2 HD and inFamous: Second Son. Is this simply due to an increased attention deficiency among gamers?

[MaximusPrime_]

i never skip cut scenes in Infamous Second Son. it's fun to watch

[brish]

I think cut scenes are fun to watch the first few times.

Being forced to watch a cut scene on every play through can be annoying.

[Anthotis]

Indeed. What a terrible article, from an oblivious gamer.

[BlackTar187]

You should not be forced to watch cutscenes after the first play through imo

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Yeah this article makes no sense. Nobody wants to watch the same cut-scene over and over and over again after each play through. It has nothing to do with them being too long or gamers being impatient with that fact they have no control over them or whatever else he was saying in the article.

Maybe the author only plays a game once and never touches it again after finishing, but he need to realize that a lot of people still play games more than once.

[sonarus]

@Brish, I couldn't agree more

@Maximus Prime. The reason you don't skip cutscenes is because you can't. Trust me if you finish the game on good and evil you will skip cutscenes at some point. Unless offcourse you're just weird

[Kryptix]

Having a choice is better than having none. If you think they're always cool to watch then don't press the skip button, but when you already know what happens & want to jump straight ahead to the gameplay...hit skip.

I don't mind not being able to skip the first time, but it should be an option the second time.

[Bathyj]

Yeah, I only felt the urge to skip on my 3rd playthrough, but it would have been nice to have.

Slightly off topic, just got my first Platinum Trophy yesterday. :D First time I ever felt compelled to actually look at the trophy requirements and actively pursue them.

[WildArmed]

Exactly. It's not sudden... 90% of the games allow you to skip cutscenes... it's been there, someone is quite oblivious.

[I_am_Batman]

I like to watch the cutscenes even on multiple playthroughs however there should be an option to skip them for poeple that want to do so imo.

The only thing I hate is when devs put the cutscene right after the checkpoint before a boss battle without a skip option. When playing on the hardest difficulty I don't want to rewatch the same cutscene a dozen times.

[Rimeskeem]

Good thing you only have to play through it twice

[Kivespussi]

Not only in other playthroughs. But sometimes you have to quit during a mission (or quest etc.) And nothing is more annoying than having to watch a long cutscene again just because you couldn't finish the thing for the first time.

[TheDivine]

I hate unskippable cutscenes in jrpgs. Especially the ten to twenty minute ones right before a boss that kicks the crap out of you repeatedly. That's why we need to be able to skip them. So we don't have to waste time rewatching it a dozen times.

Stuff like Infamous is a story game where it meshes with the gameplay. Why would you want to skip it. Yes you should be able to but why would you? It doesn't have long scenes or anything.

[hay]

I think someone's new to the whole 'gaming' thing.

[Conzul]

Yeah but SP uses the cutscenes as loading screens. Would you rather a blank loading screen? I wouldn't.

Love this game - just got my Plat. 3 infamous games, 3 Plats. Would have been 4 but Festival of Blood has no Platinum.

[Blaze929]

simple...if i played and beat the game the first time, I might not want to sit through the scenes a second time. Lol attack a Sony game and this is a "suddenly" thing? Always been this way

[Downtown boogey]

Exactly. I'm glad that someone had already pointed this out.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Okay... Nobody is "attacking" Infamous for not having the ability to skip cut-scenes... obviously the people that are complaining are those playing the game multiple times realizing that they are forced to watch cut-scenes over and over again.

And obviously this isn't a "suddenly" thing. The author is just delusional if you read the article. He goes on about how gamers are impatient and how "back in the day" games had 20 minute cut-scenes and how cut-scenes nowadays have only gotten shorter over time so people shouldn't be complaining. He doesn't realize that people just take issue with fact that they have to watch it again after playing the game once.

It's just him being oblivious, I don't know how you turned this into a "retaliation" thing.

[Raf1k1]

I understand that cutscenes can be used to mask the loading of new game assets in the background. If that's what is happening then allowing you to skip the cutscene will simply give you a loading screen.

I guess this would still be better as you could continue playing as soon as the loading is done instead of waiting longer for the cutscene to finish.

edit: To me, the old checkpoint system is more annoying. I'd much rather be able to save as many game saves as I want whenever I want like you used to be able to do in PC games as standard.

[Bigpappy]

I find that there is so much more of this cult (sheep-like) mentality among many PlayStation fans. Any negative on any exclusive on that system is taken waaaay too personal, and bias or conspiracy are always the reason for the negative. This isn't the case will all PS fans obviously, but there are too many amongst them.

[colonel179]

Cutscenes should be skippable when there is a boss or something that makes you replay a segment several times.

It just depends on the game and the situation, really.

[Yi-Long]

Cut-scenes should ALWAYS be skippable. It should be up to the player to decide if he/she wants to sit through a cut-scene or not.

Yes, of course I also always watch them the first time I play a game, but even then the OPTION to skip them SHOULD be available.

The game doesn't know if I've already played the game somewhere else, or on another console, or watched the cut-scene online, or whatever. The option to skip should just be there.

Unskippable cut-scenes have been a 'irritation' in gaming for many MANY years now. There's absolutely no reason why such a thing still exists. Quality-control at a company should catch that before the game gets released, and now that the game is out, they should patch it.

[SuperBlur]

i've given up on 100% max payne 3 , the pain to sit through upward to 5minute cutscenes.. never again !

[Pozzle]

"Cutscenes should be skippable when there is a boss or something that makes you replay a segment several times."

Especially if the cutscene before the boss battle is really long. It's silly having to sit through a 5+ minute scene multiple times. (I'm looking at you Yunalesca from FFX!)

[purpleblau]

Well, if a game cut scene is made as nice as The Last of Us, I willnever skip it.

[3-4-5]

If it's your first time through I don't understand skipping a cut scene.

Don't you want to know more about the world your playing in and it's characters and their story ?

[Shadonic]

dont know about FF but for infamous people just want to skip the cutscenes they've already seen in either NG + or their second playthrough.

[SaturdayNightBeaver]

It takes only a tiny bit of common sense to understand, still people making articles about it, asking why do we need skip options lol , we are going "beyond".

[T2]

Of course we need skippable cutscenes, because believe me the story in your game (insert game here) is not nearly as riveting as you think it is.
Name a game and I've either skipped the cutscenes or swore at whoever created it... And I'll tell you another thing, no skip means no second playthrough

[Snookies12]

Well, sometimes it's nice when going through a game you've gone through multiple times... I went through God of War 3 twice in one day for trophies. I'd already beaten it once before that, so the cutscenes were really grating on my nerves badly... Most games should have a skip option for cutscenes, provided you've already seen them at least once beforehand (i.e., beating the game). That's not such a hard feature to implement.

[-Foxtrot]

Oh I don't know maybe it's because on their second/third playthrough they don't want to keep watching something they've already seen

Jeez....Second Son is a good game but why is it everytime you criticize it people come rushing to it's rescue. It has faults and in my opinion it's not as good as the second game. It feels like it's lacking in content compare to inFAMOUS 2, the side missions are all the same, the evil path dosen't make sense (killing people for no reason with Fetch), getting powers are main missions not side missions, short story length, no good plot twists, no mission maker I could go on. I mean the main thing it does better then the first two is the graphics but everyone seems they want to make out like it's better in every way when it's not.

[thejigisup]

Killing people for no reason? The reason is super powers. Of you had sort parts don't tell me you wouldn't be tempted. O and fetch... she's a recovering junkie looking for revenge

[malokevi]

Suddenly? I have always skipped cut scenes, in every game. If you aren't interested in the story elements, it's nice to be able to skip over all the annoying BS. I don't see why that's so hard to understand.

[ziggurcat]

why would you play a game, and not be interested in the story elements?

edit: to disagrees - it's a question, not a criticism, so no need to start flailing that finger on the disagree button.

[diehardmetallicafan]

the answer is probably trophies. im playing through darksiders atm for another plat and the story is pretty boring. thank god for skipping those cutscenes

[Fez]

It could be the gameplay is really good but the story is generic or just rubbish... I think we've all played and completed games like that.

DMC could be an example of that. Story is very generic with kind of annoying and overdone characters. You could probably skip those cutscenes and still have a pretty good idea of what is going on. Gameplay is amazing as well so you'd want to skip the rubbish and get on with the fun.

[malokevi]

I'm spoiled by books and movies. Pseudo-military BS doesn't interest me. Half-baked sic-fi hasn't interested me since Halo CE. I play videogames for the gameplay. I couldn't care less what happens between gameplay segments.

Probably why I gravitate more towards multiplayer/coop games. But, when I do play a campaign, I like having the option to cut through the BS.

[Tempest317]

I'm playing dynasty warriors 8 ps4 atm, and I'm totally skipping the cutscenes...there are just some games that story doesnt matter to me (not very many) but on those games Im very glad to have the option to skip.

[Intentions]

I always skip cut-scenes when I go on my 2nd + playthroughs. There should be an option to do so.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

Me too. If you already know the story you don't need to watch the cut scenes over again unless it was a nude part like in Heavy Rain which I never skip lol.

[IndianaBonez42]

I agree, I'm on my 5th playthrough right now and the cutscenes are starting to get annoying to me since I can't skip them.

[nerdman67]

When playing though a second or third time, cutscenes should be skippable. It is only natural.

[SixtyNine]

yeah. One could be on a trophy run or something. Always give players options. Well, as much as possible.

[Sidewinder-]

Only casuals "skip".

The only skip I like are the crisps.

[Heisenburger]

Okay buddy.

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People have already stated valid reasons in other comments, so I won't repeat them. Nothing casual about wanting options.

[Sidewinder-]

xD

[ziggurcat]

i never skip the first time through. if i'm playing through a second or third time, i generally skip.

[DragonKnight]

Ain't nothing "sudden" about it. If you've played through the game already, especially in a case like FFX HD which is a remaster of a PS2 game that already sold millions, then you don't need to see the same cutscenes again and there should be an option to skip them. Where have you been?

[Soldierone]

Suddenly? I always skip cutscenes on my second or third time through. Perhaps its this new generation of gamers that "suddenly" want to skip things because half of them have an attention span of a rock lol (and probably none of them actually sat through a single player game long enough to notice it)

[Psychotica]

Well if I am playing Madden I get tired of watching the scenes of the players getting up from the ground after a play or standing in a huddle. There should be an option to go immediately to the next play.

[Kennytaur]

I just want to mention that many games use cutscenes to hide the loading, so in some cases it makes sense that you can't skip. Yes, it's nice to be able to skip cutscenes in games when you've seen them before (like in Fire Emblem, when you reload a chapter because you lost a solider... Again), but I don't think it should be a must have feature in every game, and certainly not the first time through (I'm often scared of accidentally skipping).

[Dirtnapstor]

Yup that makes sense. I assume this article is a spin off the other SS article about Sucker Punch's response to the cutscenes? (never read it).
Besides that, there are too many gamers out there that skip the cutscenes (in any game) and then complain on forums that there was no story!?!

[thejigisup]

We should petition SP to allow players to skip cutscenes. Upon selection option to skip cutscene players would be then brought to a loading screen of the DUP doing the macarena. Everyone wins.

[animegamingnerd]

1. not every gamer cares about story in the games and no matter what game it is they want to skip the cutscene's to get to the actual gameplay

2. having to die then rewatch a cutscene over and over again gets pretty annoying

3.if you already know how the whole story plays out since you beat the game it be nice to skip the cutscenes if your just playing for the game itself

4. not every game has a good story or really bad voice acting that alone will want to make the player skip the cutscene

[Summons75]

I don't like skipping cutscenes my first time through or if I want to replay for the whole story but repeat plays should allow for skippable scenes if you just want to play the game. WHen I started Dark Souls 2 I watched that intro cut scene then after that it was annoying to go through just to start a character but it's skippable.

[Godmars290]

I could clearly see the argument for the Ducktales remaster, a platformer with almost constant, but FF10 is a turn based RPG where SS uses them for level transitions.

[CrossingEden]

Because when you wanna do a second run through of a game and know that most of the cutscenes are unchanged there's no reason not to be able to skip them. Lots of modern games allow you to skip cutscenes especially if there's a long drawn out overly dramatic cutscene proceeding the gameplay segment where you lost. Like in ffX ಠ_ಠ

[kewlkat007]

most games have boring cut scene and some games..like Metal Gear have way too much...

I usually don't skip my JRPG cut-scenes since those games are mostly story-based.

[Shadowstar]

... You couldn't skip the cutscenes in Infamous Second Son? Didn't notice. Was too busy enjoying what I paid for.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

U die and have to watch a 10MINUTE cutscene again but, I just keep mashing away at buttons...

I'm almost shocked if u can't skip cut scenes in a majority of games these days.

[abbyrose]

I never skip cut scenes, there are times when I accidentally do and then I feel lost because I don't know what is happening in the story. I always hate watching my brothers play anything, they never watch cut scenes at all!

I do hate it however when I die and have to re-watch a cut scene multiple times because they can't be skipped.

[DarkZane]

Sucker Punch said the reason you can't skip cutscenes is because they serves as a loading screen. In other words, everything is loading while there is a cutscene.

[mochachino]

The mistake is thinking the angry voices on the internet comprise the majority.

When it comes to gaming, 99% of people on a forum are complaining cause know one goes on a forum to praise.

People keep ruining their franchises with unpopular changes because they're listening to the vocal minority.

[HacSawJimThugin]

Borderlands 2 had this problem also. After the first time or two, it's still fresh and fun to watch because you might hear something that you may have missed before. Not being able to skip cut scenes after seeing them through the course of multiple play throughs makes a person question design decisions and such. I mean after one play through their should be an option to skip them point blank period.

[GoodnessGreatness]

Because you don't want to watch it again especially when you know what's going to happen and you just want to get to the gameplay?

[Enigma_2099]

Two reasons.

One... if the story or plot they're showing you is boring as s***, who wants to sit through it.

TWO, if you've already seen it, why sit through it again?

[Android]

For a game that encourages a second play through, you would imagine there being an option to skip cutscenes. I think it may have something to do with the game loading in the background whilst the video is playing. Who knows.

[My_precious]

because if you replay that game, some cutscense just boring as F

[SSJBen]

Because idiot author, people replay their games several times. Also, not everyone is an expert that they can beat a boss on their first try.

In the case of FFX, try going through that stupid boss fight of Braska's Final Aeon if you aren't properly leveled.
Also, when it comes to I:SS, the cutscenes are redundant the third time through, no matter how beautiful the game is.

Idiot.

[fathoms]

Wow. 70 comments that prove the author's point.

Either nobody read the article (likely), or they never read much in the first place, so they missed the entire point.

At no point does the author say he WANTS unskippable cut-scenes. At no point does he say cut-scenes SHOULDN'T be skippable. He was making a point concerning the general REACTION to not making them skippable. The same hostile, freak-out reaction that sees people here calling him in an idiot because they can't even grasp simple context in an article.

Talk about sad.