6 Games That Had Comically Long Cutscenes

Max Payne 3

It’s not just JRPGs and Japanese games that sport lengthy cutscenes, as plenty of Western games have the same fascination. Max Payne 3 takes roughly 10-11 hours to beat, and three and a half of those hours are just cutscenes.

The game pretty much plays a cutscene after every single firefight, throwing story and context at you at every opportunity. Max Payne 3 is a great sendoff to the iconic character, but it’s clear Rockstar really wanted to show off their tech and try their hand at some linear storytelling.

In a way, you could almost view this as the precursor to Red Dead Redemption 2, another game filled with huge cutscenes and story exposition.