cutscene
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈkʌtˌsin/
- Jargon
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escena cinemática
- During the cutscene, players learn more about the protagonist's backstory.
This is not my life cutscene director, like call the producer.
- This is not my life cutscene director, like call the producer.
Examples
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The story itself is told through a combination of cutscenes, dialogue exchanges, and outcomes from hidden object scenes.
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Apart from occasional cutscenes, this is how the whole game goes from start to end.
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Do you feel the need to watch every cutscene in a game?
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Or at the very least, watch the cutscenes on YouTube.
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Even in the short demo, there were plenty of cutscenes with lots of dialogue.
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Don't go to fetch a drink or snack during a cutscene.
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Whenever the cutscenes came along and the plot intruded, it tended to drain the fun away.
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The previously mentioned cutscenes are probably a bit too fancy for what's on display, but they're pristine and gorgeous.
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The game's irreverent tone is quickly established by the opening cutscene (or what Arkedo calls their "non-interactive presentation system").
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Today's games are filled with extravagant cutscenes and extensive dialogue, leaving some people to wonder why certain protagonists are still mute.
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Synonyms
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5.3
Short video or animated scene in a game that players cannot control and that shows the story
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cutscene is a modern combination of cut ('a quick change') and scene ('a part of a story or film'). Think of the game being 'cut' to a 'scene' you watch instead of play, so a cutscene is a short video you cannot control that moves the story forward.