ITT: we discuss the worst cutscenes we've ever seen in a game

[Himu]

I'll go first.

Put in SO3 in my ps3 a few months back.

Was greeted with this.

[youtube=560,345]gzMOBGl3K9I[/youtube]

Turned system off.

[Himu]

[youtube=560,345]oUgmSvC8i90[/youtube]

[cool breeze]

Best:
[youtube=560,345]XlHZrBUimuY[/youtube]

tri-ace

[Purple Filth]

Best:
[youtube=560,345]XlHZrBUimuY[/youtube]

tri-ace

 

still hilarious

[Akala]

beaten on all counts.

[TakingBackSunday]

dinner

[iconoclast]

Shit, you could post nearly every cutscene in Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean 4 in this thread. They're all sooooo bad.

Eternal Sonata is another game filled with awful cutscenes (spoilers):

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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[Vizzys]

[youtube=560,345]LISmPmdUhYA[/youtube]

[cool breeze]

Mega Man X4 

[BlueTsunami]

Oh my god, I kept clicking back at 1:03 in that Megaman video and I can't breath

[BobFromPikeCreek]

I'll go first.

Put in SO3 in my ps3 a few months back.

Was greeted with this.

[youtube=560,345]gzMOBGl3K9I[/youtube]

Turned system off.

I don't understand how there are people who actually enjoy things like this.

[T-Short]

[youtube=560,345]M_XnGVFzJzA[/youtube]

 

[bork]

If only more games did what Offworld Interceptor did in its cut scenes.

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[bork]

And who can forget the CD-I classics?

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[magus]

*opens thread*
"well at least i don't have to suffer the usual guy saying that laughing scene in FFX was bad since it's what always happen in these kinds of thread"
*scrolls down*
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

[Human Snorenado]

16 fucking posts and not one mention of MGS games?  A pox on all your houses, gentlemen.

[Kestastrophe]

[youtube=560,345]#t=4m0s[/youtube]

the whole thing is a joke, but I like 4:00 the best

[magus]

16 fucking posts and not one mention of MGS games?  A pox on all your houses, gentlemen.

you know this is kinda off topic but now i feel the need to post this
http://www.slowbeef.com/MG2/
and the best bit of it
http://www.slowbeef.com/MG2/chap58.html

[tiesto]

jrpgs are horrible

Not as bad as AIDS tho.

[Great Rumbler]

I was going to post one from Star Ocean 4, but then I realized that they're ALL the worst cutscenes that I've ever seen.

[Stoney Mason]

Just post videos of playthroughs of Shenmue 1 & 2.

[chronovore]

Thanks! You guys have added another 10 years before I'm even willing to ever try a JRPG. Wow. This is just epically bad.

[Great Rumbler]

Thanks! You guys have added another 10 years before I'm even willing to ever try a JRPG. Wow. This is just epically bad.

Star Ocean 4 was the anvil that broke the camel's back, so to speak. I haven't really played a big budget JRPG since then. I'll break that streak with FFXIII, but I'm not expecting much anymore.

SO4 is easily my biggest disappointment of this generation.

[Bebpo]

SO3 + SO4 + IU + ES + MGS4 + some Capcom and you have them all covered.

Thanks! You guys have added another 10 years before I'm even willing to ever try a JRPG. Wow. This is just epically bad.

Star Ocean 4 was the anvil that broke the camel's back, so to speak. I haven't really played a big budget JRPG since then. I'll break that streak with FFXIII, but I'm not expecting much anymore.

SO4 is easily my biggest disappointment of this generation.

That's because it's a terrible game.  Go play something good to wash the taste out.

[Great Rumbler]

Thanks! You guys have added another 10 years before I'm even willing to ever try a JRPG. Wow. This is just epically bad.

Star Ocean 4 was the anvil that broke the camel's back, so to speak. I haven't really played a big budget JRPG since then. I'll break that streak with FFXIII, but I'm not expecting much anymore.

SO4 is easily my biggest disappointment of this generation.

That's because it's a terrible game.  Go play something good to wash the taste out.

I tried Infinite Undiscovery, but that didn't work out so well.

[tiesto]

Thanks! You guys have added another 10 years before I'm even willing to ever try a JRPG. Wow. This is just epically bad.

You've never played one, like ever? And you live in Japan?

[Himu]

Let's try to deduce what the worst cutscene in MGS4 is.

[youtube=560,345]zYTymyUvawU[/youtube]

Worst story ever

[Sho Nuff]

Let's try to deduce what the worst cutscene in MGS4 is.

[youtube=560,345]zYTymyUvawU[/youtube]

Worst story ever

This goes beyond terrible and into the realm of insulting

[Bebpo]

At least that one was somewhat entertaining despite being long-winded and cringeworthy

The hour long cutscene where Big Mama retcons the entire story of the series >______________________________________<
The hour long cutscene in the harbor with ocelot finger shooting >_____________________________________________<

MGS1-3 cutscenes = , MGS4 cutscenes = 

Hell that could describe the games too!  I think Kojima really didn't want to make MGS4.

[Great Rumbler]

Let's try to deduce what the worst cutscene in MGS4 is.

[youtube=560,345]zYTymyUvawU[/youtube]

Worst story ever

Why doesn't she just pick up one of the many machine guns that's now littering the floor?

[Himu]

The cutscene with Ocelot finger shooting was hilarious BECAUSE of the finger shooting. It was pure MGS: all camp.

But this shit is AWFUL. It's not entertaining, it's AWFUL. Oh WE'RE DEAD. Except we're not! MERYL-SAN, WILL YOU MARRY ME?! Johnny-kun, how could you propose while we're being shot at by crazy pmc ninjas? I DON'T CARE MERYL-SAN. DIE WITH ME.

[cool breeze]

Kojima Mr and Mrs Smith super fan #1

[Great Rumbler]

[youtube=560,345]67RDfn49ZGo[/youtube]

 

[Himu]

What I'm curious is, why did Kojima make a two bit side character into a major character in MGS4? No one cares about Johnny. We just want to see him be constipated and poop in a trash can because lol so fun knee.

[youtube=560,345]67RDfn49ZGo[/youtube]

 

I can't hate on XG's ending because YOU KILL GOD.

[Human Snorenado]

MGS1-3 cutscenes = , MGS4 cutscenes = 

Hell that could describe the games too!  I think Kojima really didn't want to make MGS4.

I *KNOW* for a fact you didn't just try and say that MGS2 was good.  No, no one could do that.

[Himu]

MGS1-3 cutscenes = , MGS4 cutscenes = 

Hell that could describe the games too!  I think Kojima really didn't want to make MGS4.

I *KNOW* for a fact you didn't just try and say that MGS2 was good.  No, no one could do that.

The story is balls but the game still has a lot of hilarious camp value. Like the part where you first meet the President and he grabs Raiden's nut sack to see if he's a girl or not.

[Human Snorenado]

MGS1-3 cutscenes = , MGS4 cutscenes = 

Hell that could describe the games too!  I think Kojima really didn't want to make MGS4.

I *KNOW* for a fact you didn't just try and say that MGS2 was good.  No, no one could do that.

The story is balls but the game still has a lot of hilarious camp value. Like the part where you first meet the President and he grabs Raiden's nut sack to see if he's a girl or not.

Sorry, no.  It's terrible and insulting.  The whole game is a piece of shit.

[Akala]

16 fucking posts and not one mention of MGS games?  A pox on all your houses, gentlemen.

and the best bit of it
http://www.slowbeef.com/MG2/chap58.html

How can you not think Zanzibar Hamsters are awesome?

[cool breeze]

I replayed MGS2 before MGS4, and yeah, some of the cutscenes are pretty bad.  Fortune is the absolute worst.

Olga's hairy armpits still rock, though.

[Himu]

Kojima should kill himself.

[duckman2000]

Some of the stuff in ODST seems like it would fit in well here. Specifically, the stuff towards the end.

[duckman2000]

what is wrong with that? Seems like 90% of other jRPG cutscenes.

I think you have your answer.

[tiesto]

That one in Halo 2 with the tentacle plant creature was pretty bad and WTF.

[Kestastrophe]

I am about to start MGS4 for the first time, so I may make more contributions to this thread

[Himu]

Make sure you have a loaded gun next to your controller, kestastrophe. You know, just in case. And don't play it in front of the wife. PLEASE don't.

[dark1x]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

I am about to start MGS4 for the first time, so I may make more contributions to this thread

Compared to the Tri-Ace stuff in this thread, the cutscenes of MGS4 are incredible.

[Great Rumbler]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

[tiesto]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

[dark1x]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

That would be great, but I don't really like WRPGs all that much either.  I can't stand the generic fantasy worlds any longer.  Stuff like Dragon Age and The Witcher hold mild appeal, for instance, but the gameplay systems aren't all that fun and the worlds just seem so dull to me.  Furthermore, MMORPG style gameplay (both online and off) is extremely uninteresting to me.

At this point only action RPG-lite titles like Fallout 3 and Mass Effect really even do anything for me (I loved those games).  The ONLY JRPG I enjoyed this generation was Lost Odyssey, oddly enough.  Not necessarily a great game, but I had a good time with it.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

Yep.

[tiesto]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

Yep.

Not compared to the mid-late 90's though.

[Great Rumbler]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

Yep.

Not compared to the mid-late 90's though.

Maybe, maybe not. But there have been plenty of really good to great WRPGs with a decent range of settings. If they're not your thing, fine, but I've certainly been satisfied with what's been on offer. Much moreso than the JRPG scene of late.

[dark1x]

In all honesty, though, the worst cutscenes are those late 90s/early 2000 PC game cutscenes.  In general, almost everything that was being released was fill with garbage machinima style cutscenes.  Really really bad stuff.  I mean, you can all slam the kind of stuff in MGS4, but at least the camera work and animation are oustanding.  Stuff like this, however, just looks awkward and unfinished.  There were plenty of consoles games prior to this which showcased excellent animation in cutscenes.  I'm sure the budgets are much lower here, but still.

Here's two of the worst (both from Raven)

[tiesto]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

Yep.

Not compared to the mid-late 90's though.

Maybe, maybe not. But there have been plenty of really good to great WRPGs with a decent range of settings. If they're not your thing, fine, but I've certainly been satisfied with what's been on offer. Much moreso than the JRPG scene of late.

I'm perfectly satisfied with gaming on my DS, and playing through my PS2 backlog, though...

[Stoney Mason]

The problem with the Metal Gear Series for me isn't necessarily how over the top and silly it can get (Although the second one was some dumb ass bullshit that utterly destroys the game). I tend to enjoy that aspect of it rather than the dry boring tone Splinter Cell has adopted in the past. Metal Gear is like a comic book and I think that is a good and solid approach.

The problem is simply the length of the cutscenes, the poor editing, and the wanna be a film nature of those games. Cut the cutscene length in half and get to the fucking point and you would have a much better experience in those games.

[Himu]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

There has?

Dragon Age
King's Bounty
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

[Stoney Mason]

Dragon Age
King's Bounty
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

Dragon Age is a mixed bag when it comes to cutscenes. Some very good stuff. Some very weak stuff.
I haven't played King's Bounty.
There is a lot to love about Fallout 3 but none of it involves the cutscenes.

Mass Effect has legit good cutscenes and voice acting and stands way above the rest of that stuff. I wish I liked the actual game as much as the production work that was put into it.

[Himu]

You know, it was also Star Ocean 4 that killed my interest in JRPGs.  It was just so bad that I couldn't go back.  After that, everything about anime and JRPGs just suddenly hit me and seemed terrible and ridiculous.  Like, "how the hell did I ever enjoy this" kind of thing.  It's kind of sad, I suppose.  I just need something GOOD to wash the bad taste out of my mouth...

Good thing there's been a lot of really great WRPGs in the past few years.

That would be great, but I don't really like WRPGs all that much either.  I can't stand the generic fantasy worlds any longer.  Stuff like Dragon Age and The Witcher hold mild appeal, for instance, but the gameplay systems aren't all that fun and the worlds just seem so dull to me.  Furthermore, MMORPG style gameplay (both online and off) is extremely uninteresting to me.

At this point only action RPG-lite titles like Fallout 3 and Mass Effect really even do anything for me (I loved those games).  The ONLY JRPG I enjoyed this generation was Lost Odyssey, oddly enough.  Not necessarily a great game, but I had a good time with it.

Don't like Dragon Age gameplay? PC or console version?

Dragon Age
King's Bounty
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

Dragon Age is mixed bag when it comes to cutscenes.
I haven't played King's Bounty.
There is a lot to love about Fallout 3 but none of it involves the cutscenes.

Mass Effect has legit good cutscenes and voice acting and stands way above the rest of that stuff.

We're talking about the games themselves though.

[Stoney Mason]

We're talking about the games themselves though.

My bad then. I didn't read the post carefully and assumed it was about the cutscene quality.

[Himu]

Speaking of which...

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