Iria

Unplayable cut scenes, cinemas, or in-game movies have been a part of video games for more than 20 years. They help advance the plot, serve as a rest area for players and produce shock and awe like any good movie.
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Source: MSNBC

OmegaRED

Gimme a break...Heavenly sword and Halo? Does MSNBC even know there are PC games out there which are cinematic in scope.

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BlueMak

Double Dribble? LOL, seriously? HAHAAHAHA, ok fair enough his view. I would replace Double Dribble with TV Sports Basketball.
Then add
BladeRunner
ALL Tex Murphy's adventures.
Fallout 3
Prey
NBA Jam
Star Wars Empire at War
Epic
Star Trek the Birth of the Federation
Federation of Free Traders
Robocop 3
Wing Commander series

any many more.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
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Stop It

Anyone not mentioning Freelancer is doing it wrong, the whole game revolved round the story which was really well written and produced in my view.

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Lelisevis

No Pacman???

Tril

Xenosaga on PS2. This game is almost a movie with a bit of gameplay.

Vikingod

Half Life series? Christ, the first game invented cinematic gameplay.

OmegaRED

This is what happens when MSNBC tries to cover gaming

I'm thinking the selection of Heavenly Sword has to do with the author seeing the cinematic ads for the game on tv and thinking it's got to be the best around.

Agreed! That should be top 3.

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BlueMak

I disagree. Wing Commander was way ahead of Half Life.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

strjms72

Half Life series is the best. In my opinion.

dawgXdenta

There is no game that made me feel more at war and embedded behind enemy lines than Call of Duty 1 + COD 1.5(expansion )and COD 4. Max Paynes poetic comic like take was enthralling. war crafts 3 + frozen thrones story line is nothing short of brilliant. That twist in Bioshock was awesome. All hail to creative cinematics that drag u to the edge of ur seat.

There is nothing a boring as a game that doesnt seek to pull you into the story through genius cinematics..

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RoyBatty

True. WC4 on 6 CDs, I was like when I opened the box back in 1995