That’s kind of been Final Fantasy since 7. I remember there was a cutscene so long that the game asked me if I wanted to save in the middle of it. Gave up on FF after that. Made the mistake of trying again with 13. Not bothering after that.
This made me laugh. It's spot-on critique. That's kind of still Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy 14 has about 500 hours of cutscenes and the very worst/best of the lot warn you to set aside sufficient time for them. (Since it's an MMO, you can be stupid and lock yourself into a cutscene that plays into server downtime. Then you're 'stuck' watching that cutscene a second time.) One of the main barriers to entry for the game is the way you're obliged to clear the Main Story Quests (MSQs.) There's a whole culture of shaming cutscene skipping.
It's silly, but most people signing up for a Final Fantasy game realize this going in.
That’s kind of been Final Fantasy since 7. I remember there was a cutscene so long that the game asked me if I wanted to save in the middle of it. Gave up on FF after that. Made the mistake of trying again with 13. Not bothering after that.
This made me laugh. It's spot-on critique. That's kind of still Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy 14 has about 500 hours of cutscenes and the very worst/best of the lot warn you to set aside sufficient time for them. (Since it's an MMO, you can be stupid and lock yourself into a cutscene that plays into server downtime. Then you're 'stuck' watching that cutscene a second time.) One of the main barriers to entry for the game is the way you're obliged to clear the Main Story Quests (MSQs.) There's a whole culture of shaming cutscene skipping.
It's silly, but most people signing up for a Final Fantasy game realize this going in.