What things break your immersion on cinematic games?
Personally, I eye movement is my pet peeve. Our eyes are always fixed on something. When we turn our heads, our eyes skip as our heads move. Whenever I see a game where the eye just stays still as a head moves it just makes my brain realize it's a doll and not real.
My guess is it's because it sits in the uncanny valley. Like still eyes only happen on dead people.
And it annoys me that in the year of our lord 2026, it still happens in games. I was recently playing PRAGMATA and couldn't stop noticing when it happened. Granted, it's gotten a lot better than in the past, but it still happens.
Does this happen to you? What takes you out?
Posted Jun 17, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC
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