Lostplanet22 said:
Why I didn't highlight the word interest? Because I know someone would come in and say almost none games are interesting..Just like you would make a top 10 list and everyone will bitch that it sucks because it has not their favourite game in it.....And if everything is over their will be 75 games mentioned in the thread that are not in your top ten list and that is why it sucks... |
I sort of agree with this point tbh. i mean its not just MGS, but other PS3 J games suffer from an inappropriate allocation of cutscene to gameplay ratio. if we look at games that have done really well from Japan - we see games like Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest 9, or Wii games like Mario Galaxy.
and i think theres a very good reason for that - simply because those games are focusing a lot more on gameplay with very little story or cutscenes. and that gameplay dosent change - its cutscene or gameplay. if we look at something like inFamous or Grand Theft Auto 4 a good amount of character interation takes place on the cell phone and not during a cutscene. i think this was a really good idea because relationships develop while you can also play the game - you dont have to stop and watch a cutscene.
i mean if we look at a game like Devil May Cry 4, yes sure the gameplay was considered good. but the amount of cutscenes in the game. do you really need a cutscene with some trash talk 5 or 6 times during 1 mission. look at God of War the cutscenes are condensed into only about 20 mins in the whole game. the rest of the story takes place interactively.
i think FF13 has been the worst offender. the developers spent 5 years redering 6 hours of cutscenes, and we were left with limited gameplay options. and in some cases a complete departure from RPG staples to maintain the quality of cutscenes.
