cut scenes
Non-playable story segments
Cut scenes are non-interactive sequences in video games that interrupt gameplay to advance the story, reveal plot points, or transition between levels.
The player watches rather than plays—the game temporarily becomes a movie.
Quality varies from brief dialogue exchanges to cinematic productions with motion capture and voice acting.
Also spelled as one word: cutscenes.
- cinematicsNon-interactive video sequences
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- interludePause between sections
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- editingRefining content for clarity
footage · storyboard · transition · sequences · immersion · skippable · exposition · story beats · animations · world-building · flashback · foreshadowing · character development · narratives · interruption · cinematography · plots · emotional resonance
- bloopersbloopers, blooper, fail, gag reel, outtakes
- Removed thingsamputated limbs, redacted text, banned books
- editing termscopy editing, line editing, corrections, revision, markup
- narrative techniquesflashback, nonlinear plot, fragmented narrative, flash-forward, point of view
cut scenesgameplay
Interactive elements of gaming
interactive gameplay · action sequences · combat · exploration · sandbox mode
cut scenesgameplay
Interactive elements of gaming
game mechanics · boss fights · level progression · grinding · speedrunning
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