cinematic
nounEtymology From cinema + -tic. Compare French cinématique.
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Video games A cut scene.
- Is there a way to skip this long cinematic?
- When you talk about writing in games, some designers think you're speaking only about cinematics. Of all the ways to evoke emotion, however, cinematics are the least game-like portion of any game.2004, David Freeman, Creating Emotion in Games, New Riders, →ISBN, page 390:
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Video games A short film promoting a video game or such type of franchise, often featuring its characters or universe