Do you always watch cutscenes?

Always on a first playthough, after that it depends on how much I like the story or how long its been since I've played the game.

I don't know if it counts as skipping but Black had unskippable cutscenes so I would change the channel and watch TV for a few minutes. I love that game but that story was completely useless and only served as a barrier to my bullet spraying antics. Killzone 3 is another game I remember skipping lots of cutscenes for basically the same reason. I remember towards the end I started watching them again, and after seeing the ending scene I realize that I should have kept on skipping.

unless I've died or the games crashed and I have to watch them again I will never skip cutscenes.

Mostly, there are quite a few games out there with non-existent/horrible stories that I just don't waste my time with. I'll give the story a chance but if it's half way through the game and it's just terrible, I'll start skipping them to finish the game.

Yes but if I start to not care about the story then I'll begin to skip.

Your friend is crazy. Also, yes because I spent money on the game, and someone put effort into making them. I do, however, sometimes get that thing where if I have to push a button to advance spoken dialogue, I'll just hit X before the character is finished talking

Other than Shank, I can't remember playing a game where I purposely skipped cutscenes that I had not already seen.

DID YOU GUY NOTICE THE TIMELINE CRAPPED OUT AN HOUR AGO? ~ I'll stop that part, but, weird.

On the first playthrough almost always. The only time I can remember skipping a cut scene on the first playthrough was with Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust because I was worried that it I didn't I wouldn't be able to get the trophy for beating the game in under 8 hours and I really couldn't stand the thought of a second playthrough.

Of course. It is rare for me to skip any dialog or cutscenes. The story is part of the game for better or worse. The only time I remember skipping them is the Dishwashers story in the 2nd Dishwasher game. That was bad. Great game otherwise.

Yes! Always! The only time I skip them is when I die in a section and the checkpoint restarts me at the cutscene.

I always watch cutscenes unless I don't care about the story or the goings-on between the gameplay segments. If I don't care, why waste my time watching any cutscenes?

I watch cutscenes, even when I could honestly not give a flying fuck about the stories in most games these days. But they give context to the areas and objectives, so they're still important to make sure the experience is cohesive instead of a disjointed mess.

Yes, I my first time through a game.

I always watch cutscenes even if I'm replaying a game over again, it's only if I die and the cutscene plays again that I'll skip it. The worst is unskippable cutscenes that play again even after you die and it's usually Sqare Enix of last generation that was the culprit.

Always watch during the first playthrough.

I always watch cutscenes. Good story, or bad story, I don't want to miss out on anything plot-related on my first play through.

I mostly watch them at night, mostly.

Almost always, on second plays i'll skip them but if its a story driven game why wouldn't you.

I always watch deleted scenes from Child's Play 2. If thats what you're talking about.

Almost always watch them. The only cases I can think of myself skipping them are Kingdoms of Amalur because man, that story is boring and some stuff in Persona 4 Arena when I didn't particularly feel like reading a novel.

Yes, of course. (Your vote)

I give them a chance, but if they're dumb (in a bad way) I skip them and play for the gameplay itself.

yes, i always watch cutscenes. i had a friend who skipped them. one thing i don't get is why skip them.

Impatience, ADD, being bored of the concept - pick one.

I can't fathom skipping cutscenes on a first playthrough, but then again I'm really into video game stories.

I really need to get into replaying this game. I don't even remember this scene, but it reminds me of why I loved Devil May Cry and Dante.

I skip most cutscenes. What I'm going to see will just make me roll my eyes anyway.

First playthrough only. But after that, you need to be able to skip whenever you like.

Always watch the first time. The games I replay are usually RPGs or other games where your choices make a difference (like the KotOR games and TOR), so I at least sit through the cutscenes that are different. I think I've only outright skipped cutscenes when replaying games for nostalgia's sake, or games where the story has already proven itself to be stupid in an extremely uninteresting way and I just want to get through the game as quickly as possible and be done with it.

With an OCD obsession. Same with in game dialogue.

Too many games these days are made for the cutscenes, and the ones that aren't generally don't have very intrusive cutscenes. I can't see how anyone would find most modern games interesting if they skipped all cutscenes.

Damn, re-reading that I just realized that cutscenes have become the gaming equivalent of special effects in movies....

I skip cutscenes if I'm playing a demo or I'm playing through a 2nd time or something but I do generally watch all cutscenes. I actually hate cutscenes or parts in games where you can't do anything and are forced to watch, even if it's trivial.

Oh God, I 9/10 times will listen to everything that's being said too, even with subtitles on. I can remember attempting this endeavour with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning... I musta spent like 15 hours across what I played purely listening to generic expository dialogue.

I don't even skip kill cams.

Yes I do, I always do. Even sometimes on the 2nd playthrough.