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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Introduction I remember as a young product manager, working on major releases at Disney and Rovio how excited I was for the cutscenes. After release I was responsible for analyzing churn and sharing the results with the team: the cutscenes were driving users out of the game. The team poured their hearts into the work.

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I feel like I or someone else asked you this, but do you think that gameplay will ever get to the point where it looks like the fancy prerendered cutscenes? Even the outstanding visuals we have now, don’t really look like say, Sonic Unleashed’s opening cinematic from….Christ, 2008 was really 15 years ago. Anyway, Is there a way to match that that look in style and fidelity or is it just kind of a “physics” thing where that’s basically not possible? What stops that if that’s the case.

Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

I don't believe that gameplay will ever look like fancy prerendered cutscenes because gameplay has certain needs that cutscenes do not, and cutscenes have certain needs that gameplay does not. Here's what I mean. When you're watching a cinematic in a game like Spider-Man, what are you seeing on screen?

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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?

Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 8, 2024

building environments, creating animations and rigs, building the technology), and then do the things that take less time to complete later. For features like cutscenes, it depends on how much difficulty it takes to build the cutscenes. In the original FF7, the FMV sequences were set in stone.

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I feel like I or someone else asked you this, but do you think that gameplay will ever get to the point where it looks like the fancy prerendered cutscenes? Even the outstanding visuals we have now, don’t really look like say, Sonic Unleashed’s opening cinematic from….Christ, 2008 was really 15 years ago. Anyway, Is there a way to match that that look in style and fidelity or is it just kind of a “physics” thing where that’s basically not possible? What stops that if that’s the case.

Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I don't believe that gameplay will ever look like fancy prerendered cutscenes because gameplay has certain needs that cutscenes do not, and cutscenes have certain needs that gameplay does not. Here's what I mean. When you're watching a cinematic in a game like Spider-Man, what are you seeing on screen?

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The Future of 3D Art in Interactive Entertainment

iXie gaming

JUNE 19, 2024

As the gaming world changes, new technologies have become essential in modern games. This technology allows game artists and developers to create high-quality and interactive 3D experiences using real-time rendering. Game artists can leverage the power of 3D art to create 3D cutscenes and cinematics that deliver compelling narratives.

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Would “Sword Art Online” Be a Bad VR Game?

Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

.” We are a long way off from being able to say anything definitive about what is truly the “best” VR experience, and the technology continues to evolve and change. Let’s say Sword Art Online did release today using current VR technology. Cutscenes in an MMO? Worse, it can cause VR sickness.

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How to Use Unity Cinemachine Virtual Cameras

Game Designing

APRIL 21, 2022

It’s the same as with any new technological development. They won the Technology and Engineering Emmy® award for excellence and engineering creativity. As with any new software development or technology, there’s going to be a learning curve. Is There a Learning Curve to Cinemachine? A bit of a learning curve.

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Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Also, you can leverage mobile game analytics tools to create cutscenes and dialogues that further improve immersion, enabling players to actively participate in the narrative. Therefore, embracing modern technologies like mobile game analytics tools has become a necessity to help make better decisions to improve your game.

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Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Also, you can leverage mobile game analytics tools to create cutscenes and dialogues that further improve immersion, enabling players to actively participate in the narrative. Therefore, embracing modern technologies like mobile game analytics tools has become a necessity to help make better decisions to improve your game.

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Giving up on the “1P Strategy Game”

Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

In the case of Auro , the game originally had a full Story Mode with a final boss and cutscenes and everything – but we deleted it at a certain point because we really wanted to focus the attention on the replayable ranked play mode (and a few other reasons).

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The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Fallout : your community, which lives in an underground vault, needs a new water chip, a piece of technology that provides fresh drinking water. Here’s a handful of good examples: Final Fantasy VII : you’re part of a terrorist organization that is doing a bombing mission to try and fight back against an evil empire.

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Emerging Trends in Game Art: Real-Time Rendering, Stylized Game Art, and Beyond

iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Game art has undergone a seismic transformation over the past decade, driven by technological advancements, evolving player expectations, and a rapidly growing industry. Real-Time Rendering For decades, game developers relied on pre-rendered cutscenes and static assets to deliver high-fidelity visuals.

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UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

The realms of gaming and the film industry are coming together in a harmonious convergence, as the technology and expertise of both fields are being shared and utilized to create impressive results. Dulull explained how he used the technology during the pandemic when traditional filming was put on hold.

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