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Does it take much work/money to edit cutscenes once finished? Like, you develop a cutscene but then you decide to change details like background, music, clothes, facial expressions of the characters or even add to the scene a character who originally wasn’t supposed to be there. How often does this happen?

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Once upon a time, back when all cutscenes were pre-rendered FMV, it was tremendously expensive to make changes because making any small change required re-rendering the entire video which was enormously expensive. Today, for an in-game cinematic, a lot of the things are done in real time so we can swap things out as needed.

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On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

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I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Sent this ask a while ago but I think Tumblr ate it so here it is: In which stage of game development are relationships between characters decided? Asking this because I recently found an old Final Fantasy VII relationship chart and originally some characters were supposed to have completely different bonds compared to the ones they ended up having in the actual game. These seem to be quite important plot points, so I assume that final decisions should be made before creating cutscenes? Or you can change stuff later if devs come up with better ideas?

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The important thing to think about when it comes to development is that we can't build the game sequentially, we have to build as much of the game in parallel as we can. building environments, creating animations and rigs, building the technology), and then do the things that take less time to complete later.

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So how much $ (in general) does it cost to produce a fully animated/rigged, fully voiced 1-3 minute cutscene in a game that’s in ongoing development (something like SWTOR, where they have a lot of prebuilt assets)? Like just a general low range and high range? I’m seeing a lot of people complaining about prioritizing content they want, and don’t know enough about the behind the scenes costs to properly communicate they’re being unrealistic with their complaints.

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that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes. If the cutscene needs new animations we need to bring on an animator to spend time building the new animations needed for the cutscene. Using some napkin math, let's consider costs.

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Game storytelling and narrative design

Jaunty Bear Games

World-building: Creating a consistent and immersive game world that players can explore and interact with. Cinematography and cutscenes: Using in-game camera work and cutscenes to create cinematic and visually impactful moments that help to advance the story and immerse the player in the game world.

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The Future of 3D Art in Interactive Entertainment

iXie gaming

Cinematics and Storytelling: 3D art is a powerful cinematics and storytelling tool. Game artists can leverage the power of 3D art to create 3D cutscenes and cinematics that deliver compelling narratives. Real-time rendering enables developers and artists to build interactive 3D entertainment experiences in real-time.

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UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

Game Dev Unchained

However, with the quality threshold of animated films matching the one of video game cinematics, he says, the gaming industry’s influence is being acknowledged more than ever. UEFN, however, opens doors for creators to build original worlds and content, using existing Unreal assets but with some restrictions.

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