Introducing Artur's Ultimate Cinematic Challenge: A New Way to Experience Games

[u/StoperV6]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been playing a lot of games like Elden Ring, Sekiro, Wukong, and Ghost of Tsushima lately. My playstyle is all about exploring every corner, completing as many side quests as possible—without obsessing over hitting 100% completion. I also enjoy watching YouTube streams where players take on insane challenges, like no-death runs or beating games without armor.

But recently, my cousin Artur visited, and we had a really cool conversation about gaming. Artur plays games in a completely different way—he treats them like a movie. He roleplays the main character as realistically as possible, avoiding unnecessary actions like random jumps or swings. He even slows down to walk in buildings or safe zones where running would feel out of place. Artur plays on the easiest difficulty, focusing only on the main story to fully immerse himself in the narrative.

This got me thinking: What if we turned this cinematic playstyle into a challenge for streamers?

Artur's Ultimate Cinematic Challenge:

The goal is to play the game as if you're creating a movie.

Any out-of-character actions—like unnecessary jumps, weapon swings, or breaking the immersion—means you have to restart the game.

Streamers could race to see who can complete the game first in this "cinematic mode."

To make it even more interesting, you’d be judged on the choice and sequence of quests/scenes, creating a cohesive and immersive story.

You’re allowed to use all in-game content, but you can only gather the minimum resources needed for upgrades, avoiding things like pre-collecting every top-tier item before starting the challenge. The idea is to preserve the progression of a first playthrough.

All cutscenes are mandatory—they’re part of the story!

Imagine the cinematic masterpieces that could come out of this! The streamed version could include commentary (like Hollywood-style director’s cuts), while the cinematic version of the playthrough would make for amazing YouTube uploads.

I’d love to see this challenge take off and add a new layer of creativity to gaming streams. Let's make the gaming world even more interesting and diverse!

What do you think? Could this be the next big challenge for streamers? If you like the idea, feel free to share it with other subreddits or communities and tag your favorite streamers. Let’s see who’s up for the ultimate cinematic challenge!

[u/XsStreamMonsterX]

but you can only gather the minimum resources needed for upgrades, avoiding things like pre-collecting every top-tier item before starting the challenge

Depending on the game, this may not be feasible, or at least make the game harder than it's meant to be. For example, Monster Hunter games all but assume that you will be grinding monsters to build the best gear – or at least the most appropriate one for the fight. Combine that with the fact that there some RNG involved in getting materials from monsters, then trying to play this way might mean going into fights seriously underpowered (especially since all stats in MonHun come from your gear, and "levels" don't really exist).