57 réponses à ce sujet

[Sylvius the Mad]

BioWare's cutscenes are getting longer.  This isn't a surprise, and it's not  necessarily a bad thing.

However, there is often important information imparted during a cutscene (particularly from a roleplaying perspective - any little thing an NPC does might colour the PC's impression of him), so it's not really something we can afford to miss.

But life happens.  I can't wait until the end of a 90 second cutscene ti find out what that noise was my 2-year-old just made in the living room.  I can't wait until the end of a 90 second cutscene to answer the phone.  Or the door.  Or respond to a question from someone who just popped into the room to ask it because she needs the answer right now.

My point is, cutscenes can occur at inopportune times, and I might not even know it's an inopportune time until after the cutscene starts (and that assumes I can always tell when one is going to begin, which I can't).

So, I'd like the ability to pause them.  Just like every other pause in BioWare's non-ME titles, a simple pause toggle triggered by the spacebar would be brilliant.

If I could pause dialogue as well that would also be helpful.

Thanks for listening.

[In Exile]

Yes! I agree entirely. At least with a dialogue scene you can simply leave the game on the dialogue. I believe with the 360 if you call up the Xbox menu it will freeze the game automatically which is appreciated, and I think the PC should have a similar feature.



I was about to say that I don't see the need for pausing dialogue, bu then I know you, so I could already hear you saying that missing even one sentence an NPC said would make it impossible for you to properly craft your PCs response.

[saruman85]

Hear hear! I played NWN2 after playing Dragon Age, and I was pleasantly surprised I could shut Khelgar up if I needed to run to the loo.

[Rubbish Hero]

A thing to sit and watch cut-scenes once you have completed the game like a DVD scene selection would also be nice. Very little games do this, youtube is ok but it's better watching in-engine as something to fart around with once you finish game.  Also might be more incentive to re-play, in order to unlock alternate versions due to players decision. This is a great idea, probably the best.

Modifié par Rubbish Hero, 22 juillet 2010 - 07:17 .

[Saibh]

Rubbish Hero wrote...

A thing to sit and watch cut-scenes once you have completed the game like a DVD scene selection would also be nice. Very little games do this, youtube is ok but it's better watching in-engine as something to fart around with once you finish game. 

Also might be more incentive to re-play, in order to unlock alternate versions due to players decision. This is a great idea, probably the best.

THIS. FOREVER.

The game could save the cutscenes with your particular save file so that character model always appears.

[Massadonious1]

Playing devil's advocate here for a second, but wouldn't that ruin "immersion'?



I hear people complain all the time about loading screens, swapping disks, etc. Wouldn't this in effect be the exact same thing?

[In Exile]

If it's an optional pause button, I can't see how. It'd be like complaining seeing the UI is immersion breaking. There's an option to turn that off.

[B3taMaxxx]

 This can't be!? The console version has a feature which causes pc jealousy?

 I use the xbox blade to pause the cutsceens constatnly. I use the feature so not miss any current build/circumstance/choices that could be reflected in the scene, though there was often little change.

Rubbish Hero wrote...

A thing to sit and watch cut-scenes once you have completed the game like a DVD scene selection would also be nice. Very little games do this, youtube is ok but it's better watching in-engine as something to fart around with once you finish game. 

 Actually quite a few console games do this.

[Rubbish Hero]

B3taMaxxx wrote... Actually quite a few console games do this.

Very few games on any platform have this.
Especially RPG's. Also, pc's are superior, for winners.

[Thomas9321]

Yes excellent idea! Pretty much every Xbox 360 game lets you do this with the center button. Heh, what do you know, the console version finally one ups the PC!

[B3taMaxxx]

Rubbish Hero wrote...

B3taMaxxx wrote... Actually quite a few console games do this.

Very few games on any platform have this. Especially RPG's.

 Kinda a glass half empty/full argument. A few is a few is a few, though I can't recall any RPGs off hand, mainly shooters and a couple strategy games. While it would be a nice feature, I don't see it being to important, unless of course the cutscenes are incredible.

Rubbish Hero wrote...

 Also, pc's are superior, for winners.

 Compelling argument!

[dan107]

YES! YES! YES! Agree 100%!

[Massadonious1]

In Exile wrote...

If it's an optional pause button, I can't see how. It'd be like complaining seeing the UI is immersion breaking. There's an option to turn that off.

True enough, I just see so many odd "immersion" complaints, other than the ones I listed, which would lead me to think that even having the option would be immersion breaking to some people.

[Jorina Leto]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

BioWare's cutscenes are getting longer.  This isn't a surprise, and it's not  necessarily a bad thing.

However, there is often important information imparted during a cutscene (particularly from a roleplaying perspective - any little thing an NPC does might colour the PC's impression of him), so it's not really something we can afford to miss.

But life happens.  I can't wait until the end of a 90 second cutscene ti find out what that noise was my 2-year-old just made in the living room.  I can't wait until the end of a 90 second cutscene to answer the phone.  Or the door.  Or respond to a question from someone who just popped into the room to ask it because she needs the answer right now.

My point is, cutscenes can occur at inopportune times, and I might not even know it's an inopportune time until after the cutscene starts (and that assumes I can always tell when one is going to begin, which I can't).

So, I'd like the ability to pause them.  Just like every other pause in BioWare's non-ME titles, a simple pause toggle triggered by the spacebar would be brilliant.

If I could pause dialogue as well that would also be helpful.

Thanks for listening.

I support this.

Massadonious1 wrote...

Playing devil's advocate here for a second, but wouldn't that ruin "immersion'?

I hear people complain all the time about loading screens, swapping disks, etc. Wouldn't this in effect be the exact same thing?

:facepalm: pausable cutscenes wouldn't ruin immersion.

[Sylvius the Mad]

Jorina Leto wrote...

pausable cutscenes wouldn't ruin immersion.

I suppose they could if you paused them for no reason, but I'm asking for them so they can used in situations where your immersion has already been ruined by a ringing phone or crying child.

Modifié par Sylvius the Mad, 22 juillet 2010 - 08:16 .

[Sylvius the Mad]

In Exile wrote...

Yes! I agree entirely. At least with a dialogue scene you can simply leave the game on the dialogue. I believe with the 360 if you call up the Xbox menu it will freeze the game automatically which is appreciated, and I think the PC should have a similar feature.

Even if I have to Alt+Tab out of the game to get the cutscene to stop, that would be okay, but we need a way to pause them.

[Beerfish]

YCSI )-->

[Daerog]

I support the pausing power of the spacebar and the skipping power of Esc.

[The Hardest Thing In The World]

Since English is my second language and slow reader, I'd like those "floating texts"/subtitles to be appearing a little longer on my screen than in DA:O.

[Stormghost]

I fully support a pause function for cutscenes.

[Lady_Scarlett]

Hear hear, wise Sylvius! Support the pausing power of the START button and the skipping power of the square on PS3 for DA2! (If I don't go PC for DA2)

[Lord_Saulot]

Massadonious1 wrote...

In Exile wrote...

If it's an optional pause button, I can't see how. It'd be like complaining seeing the UI is immersion breaking. There's an option to turn that off.

True enough, I just see so many odd "immersion" complaints, other than the ones I listed, which would lead me to think that even having the option would be immersion breaking to some people.

IIRC, in the months before DA:O's release, there was a conclusion I remember seeing on the forum that immersion was essentially a meaningless complaint, as it is purely subjective without any consistent basis.  People can be immersed in whatever they allow themselves to be immersed in.  I still hold to that opinion.  I think pausable cutscenes are a great idea.

[Jimmy Fury]

Oh so very much support this.
I drink a lot of espresso while I'm playing games...

Doing the pee dance for 3 minutes while Loghain blathers on and on about orlais is not fun. No sir.

[London]

I also support pausing for cut scenes and dialogue scenes. Every time someone is telling me a story, my boyfriend asks me a question, wants to show me something on Youtube, or starts talking about something and then I have to go back and read it in the Script tracker.



A minor complaint I have about missing dialogue from Awakenings: please don't place a party banter trigger right next to another dialogue trigger. For example, in Amaranthine I triggered party banter, and then Anders after one sentence of the banter says "Why is there a pitchfork here?" and then no one else talked. It just cut into the banter and ended it. lol