Kojima, Cliffy B, Jordan Mechner, Vander Caballero, Rhianna Pratchett and more weigh in
There are hard line stances against cut scenes (“cheating”!), Kojima considering them a natural outlet for all the movies he watched, and developers considering them one of many useful tools in this newCritical Pathvideo.
I think Cliff Bleszinski makes a great point at the end: if there is a way you can develop a scene to remain interactive, it’s probably worth doing because that’s what videogames do so well.
Also, always nice to be reminded of Resident Evildialogue. Hah.