The Order 1886 Article Video Response

This weeks first article is about The Order 1886 and how it is using an advanced way of using cut scenes by creating the imperfections of camera lens that we often take for granted. I thought this article was very good but there's one part of the article that I think that more people should think about. The last paragraph of the article talks about how some critics think that bringing hollywood style cut scenes could break immersion of the game. I could not agree with this more and I think a lot of game developers need to learn this. Lets talk about how a game can do this right. The 2004 game Half Life 2 does not actually incorporate the use of cut scenes and instead lets the story fold right in front of you without breaking the immergance of the game. I'm not saying all games should be like this. But the number one thing a game should be is fun to play. I think games that rely WAY too much on cut scenes and story such as Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain suffer as a result simply for the fact that the game just isn't fun on its own, and I would rather just watch a movie instead. If their is one thing that I hope Game developers learn is that there is a huge difference between video games and film. I hope The Order 1886 is a good game, I really do. I've seen footage of the actual game and it looks quite fun. But I just fear that the more games become like movies the less they are...well...games.