The Video Game Critic

[QUOTE=andrew][QUOTE=wur]I agree.  I think story is indespensible in a few series (Metal Gear and Half-Life), but these are rare exceptions. [/QUOTE]

I usually alwys skip the cut scenes. The great thing about half-life is that the story takes place in real time.
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I think Half Life is way ahead of the curve in its story telling. Telling the story in game in real time is a better method than the constant "jarring" cut scene deal.

I did think Gears did a good job of this also.

-Rob

I'm with the critic here. Sometimes I really enjoy cutscenes-they were the only reason I played through FFX-but generally I skip over them. I'm fine with games having stories, but I think the option to press A and go right to gameplay should always be in cutscens. I was thanking my lucky stars that I didn't have to watch any of the crap in Sonic and the Secret Rings.