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Games that don't let you skip ending credits
- Thread starter Mcjmetroid
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I forgot that as long as you make money, anything you do is flawless and perfect and immune from being called out.
I don't mind unskippable credits, that's fair. But if it's longer than 5 or definitely 6 minutes, it needs to be sped up some.
So it's okay for them to be unskippable because people deserve recognition.
But no one looks at them anyways.
Your post doesnt make much sense.
Make them skippable. There's no reason not to.
How is letting credits roll while doing something else showing anymore appreciation for a piece of work, than skipping to the end. In both scenarios, nobody sees a name on the screen. I don't think the devs are sitting back waiting to see how many people let the credits roll and then give each other high fives.
What's this talk about people deserving to be recognized.
When you park your car you are not forced to read a list of the tens of thousands of employees & suppliers that designed, engineered, built and distributed that vehicle.
When you shut down your computer it will not list the countless people that were involved in making it.
At the end of a song you don't get to enjoy to listen all about the sound engineers and music executives that helped craft that tune.
When you finish that burger the kitchen crew does not come out to tell you how tirelessly they worked to put food on your table.
Why are movies, TV shows and games somehow special in that regard that the poor souls who built it deserve recognition?
When you park your car you are not forced to read a list of the tens of thousands of employees & suppliers that designed, engineered, built and distributed that vehicle.
When you shut down your computer it will not list the countless people that were involved in making it.
At the end of a song you don't get to enjoy to listen all about the sound engineers and music executives that helped craft that tune.
When you finish that burger the kitchen crew does not come out to tell you how tirelessly they worked to put food on your table.
Why are movies, TV shows and games somehow special in that regard that the poor souls who built it deserve recognition?
Because sometimes someone might just decide to chill with the music and watch the credits where otherwise they would've skipped it. If you really really value your time, then the option is there to go do something else or turn off the game. That doesn't mean that's the desired outcome or actual outcome always.
I don't find an option to skip to be disrespectful in any way. I think people should be able to watch the credits if they want to or skip them entirely. If someone feels like they should watch the credits in a way to show appreciation, then that's awesome, I just don't think that skipping them should be looked down on as disrespectful. My point regarding the post I quoted still stands though. If I let the credits roll and go take a shower, or skip them entirely, the outcome is the same.
And for me personally, watching the credits vs. not watching them has the same outcome also, In a week I won't remember any of the names I saw, same as if I hadn't watched them at all.
For same reason actors are paid more than plumbers or something... We as a society decided that we value "artistic endeavors" more than we value "menial labor". Agree with it or not, that's the status quo.
But on topic, yeah, there's no point in making them unskippable when like nobody is going to read them anyway. The idea of credits as a form of appreciation comes from the fact that people are expected to provide recognition by seeing those names. But people aren't going to read the credits, so the entire process is broken anyway.
Yeah, it's annoying. I understand deserving credit and what not. But if I'm trying to skip credits then chances are I'm not going to bother reading an unskippable credits screen.
When the devs make interactable credit screens or at least have a nice presentation with art I'll generally end up reading the names of individuals.
When the devs make interactable credit screens or at least have a nice presentation with art I'll generally end up reading the names of individuals.
Well Bayonetta does not let you skip credits but the credits are fun.
Make more games with fun unskippable credits.
Make more games with fun unskippable credits.
Not letting people skip credits will always be dumb to me. It doesn't make anyone actually appreciate the people behind the product more, the only thing it could possibly do is annoy them.
If you want people to watch your credits, make them enjoyable. Have them actually be playable if it's a game. Integrate them into a fun cutscene. Do something. Anything.
There's no reason credits need to be boring. You can do whatever you want with them. If you don't want to put the effort into making the credits an enjoyable part of your game, then don't expect people to want to sit through them.
If you want people to watch your credits, make them enjoyable. Have them actually be playable if it's a game. Integrate them into a fun cutscene. Do something. Anything.
There's no reason credits need to be boring. You can do whatever you want with them. If you don't want to put the effort into making the credits an enjoyable part of your game, then don't expect people to want to sit through them.
Assassin's Creed 3's credits are as long as a network sitcom episode.
I think the best use of credits is still in Animal Crossing. They play while K.K. Slider performs live for you, something that happens only once a week.
I think the best use of credits is still in Animal Crossing. They play while K.K. Slider performs live for you, something that happens only once a week.
I'd argue a work of art might merit a difference, but whatever.
Unlike a parking meter, a work of art is something that's meticulously put together and I'd argue its creators put more into a game than someone puts into a parking meter.
Frankly I don't give much of a shit about people complaining, in any case. I use the credits to just absorb the fact that I finished the game.
I think all AC games do this.
I don't really mind. It's a good time to ponder on what i just played.
Sitting through the credit crawl is one of the defining moments of the end of a game for me. Especially a lengthy RPG that plays some nice song in the background. You feel like you're at the end of a long journey and there's one last emotional connection as you say goodbye to that adventure and start a new one.
I don't really understand the argument that credits should be unskippable if you're also going to say we should go do something else to kill the time. Who is being recognized in that scenario?
I like the games, but there's no way I'm going to sit and watch 45 mins of AC credits. Thankfully, when the spider-man credits started I went to the bog and by the time I got back there was a "skip" option..
I'm not sure people on the credit list really care if random people read them or not - I would have thought that just the fact that their name is present as proof they worked on it was what was important. Especially for the gig type jobs associated with game dev.
I'm not sure people on the credit list really care if random people read them or not - I would have thought that just the fact that their name is present as proof they worked on it was what was important. Especially for the gig type jobs associated with game dev.
What would stop someone quitting the game and then loading back in to avoid the credits?
People worked hard, let the credits roll. You spent hours of your life on the game, you can stand spending a bit more on letting devs have their moment.
I don't think any of them should be skippable because of the credits showing every person who worked on the game. For a second time I can agree that it should.
hate it when I can't skip credits. Thanks to anyone for creating this game,but looking at a list of hundreds of names seriously doesn't help,I couldn't remember them even if I wanted
Outside of taking a moment to notice and respect everyone who worked on the game,credits are a nice way to have a moment to sit and reflect on the game before moving onto something else. I don't skip credits
I like interactive credits. Last game I played with them was Deadbolt which incorporates its regular shooting mechanics into it. Then at least it's part of the gameplay.
With film credits I never skip them though I tend to skip game credits unless I want the time to unwind and soak it in at the end of a good game.
With film credits I never skip them though I tend to skip game credits unless I want the time to unwind and soak it in at the end of a good game.
I tried not to skip final credit since it is kinda impolite unless the game requires you to play the game several times
Anytime there is an achievement or trophy associated with watching the credits in their entirety, i know im going to be in for a bad time. I will never forget the slog that was the Assassins Creed 3 credits.
I usually let the credits run, even if it's rare I actually watch them. Instead I might be browsing this forum, go to the kitchen and drink OJ or whatever, until it's over.
Actually for music, usually there is a credit for composer and arranger too. It is the case if you buy the physical edition.
The purpose of credit is to make a proof that you also take part of that project. It's kinda like your legacy that you leave behind. You may be forgotten far in the future, but your mark will always be there.
This is it basically.
As much as you may try to make me "APPRECIATE THESE PEOPLE DAMN IT!", I'm not going to remember Geoff who created the ground texture for the second level.