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Matata · 01-23-2020, 01:38 PM

I think video games are a pretty poor medium for linear story telling, so I don't even touch games like TLoU. Cut scenes just kill the flow of gameplay and remind you that none of your choices actually matter, because all you're doing is following a linear path between cut scenes, and watching polygon models 'act' is always pretty cringey for me. I think it works better with games that have a sense of humor (GTAV), but generally I just want game play out of my games.

I much prefer the story telling of games like Skyrim because you create your own story by choosing how your character interacts with the world, merging the gameplay and storytelling together, rather than have them constantly interrupt each other.

01-23-2020, 01:38 PM	#86
Matata Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jul 2007 Exp:	I think video games are a pretty poor medium for linear story telling, so I don't even touch games like TLoU. Cut scenes just kill the flow of gameplay and remind you that none of your choices actually matter, because all you're doing is following a linear path between cut scenes, and watching polygon models 'act' is always pretty cringey for me. I think it works better with games that have a sense of humor (GTAV), but generally I just want game play out of my games. I much prefer the story telling of games like Skyrim because you create your own story by choosing how your character interacts with the world, merging the gameplay and storytelling together, rather than have them constantly interrupt each other.