We’re at a weird moment with regard to the status of the cutscene. Players–at least the ones I talk to–have an uneasy truce with the ubiquitous mini-movies in today’s games. They know they’re going to be there and even when they’re really well-done, most gamers take them as annoyances that pull you out of gameplay. [...]
So EA made its pitch to millions of Super Bowl watchers yesterday by airing its commercial for Dante’s Inferno. Leading up to the Big Game, people made some fuss over how CBS forced a last-minute change in the slogan (from “Go To Hell” to a more wholesome “Hell Awaits”), but I think another set of [...]
