If it wasn't, it seems pretty damn near close to it.

It was probably the first game i played with cut scenes.  Although i wouldnt be able to say whether it was the overall first.

Great game if the story had been abit better, but maybe im biased from playing games nowadays.

Flashback was my first, that I know.

i hope it treated you well.  No awkward silences.  :D

What is your definition of a real cutscene?

"What is your definition of a real cutscene?"

Flashback was the spiritual successor to Another World/Out Of This World which had amazing cutscenes for it's time

"Flashback was the spiritual successor to Another World/Out Of This World which had amazing cutscenes for it's time"

I remember OoTW being mostly interactive and the parts I might think of as cutscenes blended exactly with the gameplay parts.

In Flashback, there are distinct animations of people handing each other things and flashbacks that break away from the tile-based 2-D levels but I guess the scenes of the main character dying in OoTW definitely count as cutscenes. Either way, Delphine probably gets the credit for the first cutscenes in gaming.

Still, this game is unbelievable. I've been playing it again lately and it was like the Mass Effect of its time. It's so far ahead of just about any sci-fi themed game of its time. OoTW was great too. Both can be played through in a few hours if you know what you're doing, but still easily some of the best of the late 80s/early 90s games.

"lebkin said:

"What is your definition of a real cutscene?"

Animated sequence, not using real-time graphics..i think.
Flashback was awesome back in the day."

regardless of my definition, can you name a game that predated these two with anything that can be called a cutscene?

Do any of the Lucasarts games before 1991 have them?

Metal Gear had it. That's the earliest I can remember.

"Metal Gear had it. That's the earliest I can remember."