Cinematography in video game cutscenes
I really like realtime videogame cutscenes.
Squeezing every narrative drop out of an engine’s capabilities.
I’ve listed and analysed some of what I believe to be the best.
Hell Knight introduction – Doom 3May 18, 2020
The Hell Knight adorns the Doom 3 box artwork. The monster is also featured in arguably the best cinematic sequence of the entire videogame.
Opening cutscene – F.E.A.R.March 22, 2020
I kick off my obsession with game cinematics, with a shooter often overlooked in retrospective discussion of action games at the time. 2005's F.E.A.R.