Been a while since I've been here. What's the community's stance on seeing cinematic style cutscenes in a Half-Life 1 mod? Not too long to make the game boring, but just to reveal some cool storytelling that can't be done well from just the player's POV.
Many mods have already done so, so I don't see why not. I'd say they need to be concise, easily readable, and don't drag on too long.
The idea that cinematics are some kind of taboo in terms of Half-Life's storytelling has never really made much sense to me, when the game at the time was all about taking risks & trying something new. Half-Life itself was going to feature third person cinematics at some point during development for that very reason, because there are simply only so many things that can be conveyed properly to the player through the first person, and Half-Life 2 & it's episodes featured full-on cinematic cutscenes at several points aswell. I'd say absolutely go for it!
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