Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Designer Notes

AUGUST 15, 2022

They discuss how to play Prison Architect without a prison, why the game needed cutscenes, and how to design an economy when the world is ending. Games discussed: Prison Architect , Scanner Sombre , The Last Starship , Academia: School Simulator , Road to Ruin , Oxygen Not Included , Dwarf Fortress , Old World.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. These use cases include architecture visualization, cinema, animation and cutscene rendering. Recording cutscenes that will be displayed as pre-recorded videos in the final game.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. These use cases include architecture visualization, cinema, animation and cutscene rendering. Recording cutscenes that will be displayed as pre-recorded videos in the final game.

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Game Errors

MARCH 27, 2023

Moreover, online multiplayer co-op simulator games can also experience problems related to network or server connectivity, leading to various troubles. Why is my FIFA 23 FPS so low in the cutscenes? Confirm the process by pressing the Uninstall button. Restart your PC. Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Combined with his love for film, this leads to deep story-driven games with lengthy and cinematic cutscenes (Metal Gear Solid 4 once held the world record for the longest cutscene in any game). This is well on display in his most recent title, Death Stranding, which has affectionately been called a “walking simulator”.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

We used the term actively on MUD-Dev back in the day, making the distinction between simulation and “stagecraft.” MUD2 had far more simulation than MUDs did in the 90s … or any MMOs today! UO had that for simulation reasons. Any given game can decide where to draw that simulation line. Enter “simulationism.”

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