Check out the BBFC's classification on the upcoming game Assassin's Creed II. They're saying that there's 3 hours of cutscenes included.
When submitted to the BBFC the linear elements within the work had a running time (eg cut scenes) of 181m 30s.
Oh, and there's a 1 minute and 30 second trailer for the Avatar game in there as well.
I'm not out to say that 3 hours of cutscenes is a bad thing. And knowing Ubisoft and the brand, I'd bet they're going to be 3 hours of pretty damned good cutscenes. I just hope that the game play time will compare favorably. In other words, I don't mind watching, but I want more playing than watching.
The BBFC would normally list a run time, but they don't do that for videogames.
Speaking of cutscenes, come back in a few minutes.
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Hopefully, they've improved.
@Cacophony
True that; I'd keep popping my hand blade out and back in because the "shnnk" noise was mildly entertaining for some retarded reason. Stupid game...so dull.
*shrug*
That coupled with my own commentary is about the only time my wife has been entertained whilst watching me play a game.
Please make it so.
There's no pleasing anyone.
Maybe because those people would like to play through the story of a game, instead of playing a bit of game to unlock a little movie, then playing a bit more and getting another. Cutscenes are frequently used to as an effort saving device and given the technology available to developers there's not really any excuse for it.
I have a lifelong interest in the Crusades and happen to know a fair bit about the time-period in the region. I enjoyed wandering around the architectural reconstructions and, of course, carefully planning and executing missions. I did not enjoy the flimsy plot or the cut-scenes.
Now, maybe Assassin's Creed II will be a completely different game and I will be far more drawn to the core storyline. Either way, I hope they at least have enough sense to make the cut-scenes skippable.
On a side note, I am someone who very much enjoys strong storytelling and a well-written script. This is why I find myself skipping through almost all rendered cut-scenes ever created, since they have neither. In-game cut-scenes, on the other hand, tend to have a higher chance of remaining relevant and interesting (just my opinion).
Sometimes you just have to let those hard to reach achievement points go my friend.