The problem with cutscenes

[Laraul]

Here are some cut scenes and game videos uploaded by myself and others in the past. I've only got a small number to choose from and I don't feel like uploading any others at the moment. But they might explain what I'm trying to say.

A bad dream

This Cut-scene is actually quite good. It just appears at an awkward moment. When you first log in to the game. It opens with the big red moon "Dalmoon*" in the sky. And then everyone fades away... leaving you at the feet of your arch-nemesis.

Other than being a bit intrusive (you are given *no* warning that the first thing you see after the the spinning "loading" text is this when logging on), it's short, stylish, and conveys enough to the player so that he or she knows what is (sort of) going on.

* "Dalmoon" often refereed to as "Dalmund" probably because unlike the moon, it's not made of cheese but almonds! (Yes it's a joke).

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PLD Intro Quest
DRG Related Quests

These we're not recorded by me, so I don't want to take credit for someone else's work. But the JOB and Class related quests and their accompanying cut-scenes are a thorn in my side. You have to wade thru mountains of text both in and out of cut-scenes. It's way to much. And the cut-scenes are only visible to members of your group with the quest active. Everyone else just sees you standing there. While everyone is all psyched for the battle you wade thru a bunch of lore that could simply be presented within the journal!

It's frustrating for everyone When you are the only one in a group viewing a cut-scene before an instanced battle, you do feel pressure to just skip past all it to spare your compatriots the anticipation of the fight. WHY ARE THESE PRESENTED IN THIS WAY? These are the problematic cut-scenes! And none of this is necessary for the game plot. In fact the job quests tie very little into the plot of the game.

[AlaulaTheGreat]

Here let me demonstrate... how do these two cut scenes relate with the game plot? (BTW what was the game plot?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AQgsg0n7I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKXseDACsU4

If you never wanted to see the Hildibrand CS, should never have engaged the Hildibrand storyline and stayed out of inns.

Simple as that. You benefited after sitting through those... which I'm guessing you thought were horrible... skits with Hildibrand and at the end you got a level 20 earring in which you may have found value.

And if you went on any site and looked up the end resulting reward and said, "I HATE IT! WASTE OF TIME! THESE DAMN CUTSCENES!" Then I'm sure you, being the sensible consumer you are, would have completely ignored the entire quest-line except the beginning to get your inn access.

And then the nightmare... what? Do you hate art?

[Vydos]

And then the nightmare... what? Do you hate art?

Clearly the OP does. I'm just glad she's part of the minority here. It just baffles me why anyone would want to remove one of the game's strong points. Clearly the OP finds better enjoyment in most of the recent mmorpg's where you get a window with the text in it. Which nobody then ends up reading and just clicks "accept".

Nothing really against the OP. As it is his/her personal opinion. Still, I can't understand why you would hate those two cutscenes, just because they're long. I'm happy to see cutscenes, at least it breaks the regular repetitive tasks of this mmorpg.

[Dhalmel]

Clearly the OP does. I'm just glad she's part of the minority here. It just baffles me why anyone would want to remove one of the game's strong points. Clearly the OP finds better enjoyment in most of the recent mmorpg's where you get a window with the text in it. Which nobody then ends up reading and just clicks "accept".

Nothing really against the OP. As it is his/her personal opinion. Still, I can't understand why you would hate those two cutscenes, just because they're long. I'm happy to see cutscenes, at least it breaks the regular repetitive tasks of this mmorpg.

To the defense of those quests with just a "window of text". While some of them are plain boring, there's quite a few with some good humor.

For exmaple:

Guildleve -Pleasure & Pain:
The piercing of various "sensitive" locations on the body has become popular amongst the consortiers and courtesans employed at Ul'dah's many pillowhouses. As a result, Eshtaime's Aesthetics stock of earrings has dried up, forcing the guild to seek eager goldsmiths willing to create them more. All interested are to visit Baron Roarich of Ashgana's Exports to receive the necessary materials.


Kinda feel sorry for the translators and localizers who at least try to make some good dialog to read just for them to be skipped.

[Dhalmel]

Here is a [poor] demonstration of one the issues with the in game cutscenes. These two cut scenes relate to each other but serve questionable purpose. The second one is ten minutes long also. And if you are into cutscenes and haven't seen all the Hildibrande ones then you may wanna skip these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AQgsg0n7I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKXseDACsU4

The first one, the nightmare, is about a minute. The second is over ten minutes though.

You're kidding me right. Those have nothing to due with battle or anything that disturbs "gameplay flow".

The nightmare cutscene was perfect, it made your character not so 2D and lifeless.

Just play a different MMO if you have no care for story or cutscenes, because you're probably going to hate what Rebirth brings. more cutescenes, more story, more side plots, and more character development.