Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

When you imagine doing this job, is it mostly about crafting amazing cutscenes? We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. Brainstorming, writing, editing, and workshopping text! What is Narrative Design?

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Game Designing

APRIL 21, 2022

This can be ideal for cinematics who have been looking for a way to fully automate in game camera systems. Game developers can switch from 2D to 3D, from real-time play to cutscene, and from the traditional first-person shooter view to a camera that follows the action up close and personal.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. Animation: Two perspectives, the separation of cloud and mud Lost Ark has a sincere visual performance, among which are various cutscenes from a top-down perspective.

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