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God of War Ragnarok explores the adventures of Kratos and Atreus as they venture through the nine different realms of the universe. During their explorations, they encounter many Norse Gods, including Odin, Tyr, and the mighty Thor himself.
Since it's a single-player RPG, a major part of the storyline in God of War Ragnarok is revealed through cutscenes. And given how crucial storylines are in a game, these cutscenes are of utmost importance as well. However, unlike most games, no matter how hard players try, cutscenes cannot be skipped in this title.
Why can players not skip cutscenes in God of War Ragnarok?
For games, telling a story through a cutscene is comparatively easier than putting forward a narrative through a mission. The only thing that comes close to a cutscene is the lore text, which a lot of players don't read either. Keeping that in mind, having a cutscene facilitates the overall storytelling of the game.
God of War Ragnarok is completely driven by its storyline. In fact, the storyline is a huge part of the overall God of War experience itself. So much so that the game employs a one-shot camera angle, and cutscenes play out through the player's viewpoint only, as opposed to conventional cutscenes that take you out of your character's perspective.
Thus, to ensure that players don't miss out on an important aspect of the story, the developers at Santa Monica Studios likely decided to avoid including an option to skip cutscenes. Even when players begin a new game, they cannot skip cutscenes.
Will players be able to skip cutscenes in God of War Ragnarok in the future?
This is a difficult question to answer. Santa Monica Studios did spend a lot of time working on each and every aspect of God of War Ragnarok. And the cutscenes that are in the game are a testimony to the fact that they've actually put in the elbow grease.
It's highly unlikely that there will be an update that will allow players to skip cutscenes sometime in the near future, but it's hard to completely disregard that possibility, either. Something of this sort might be available in the game if the PC port becomes a reality.
Until then, players will have to sit back and take in every cutscene they come across in the game. From the elaborate storyline to the Berserker Souls and all the Nornir Chests, players have much to do in God of War Ragnarok, especially when they're tired of the Draugrs and other enemies.
