Metal Gear Solid 4 was easily the best game this year. Heck, it's my favorite game of all time. The cut scenes were a fine length, if you understand what's going on. If you don't understand what's going on, that's your own fault for having a short attention span or not playing the previous three entries in the solid series, which were also masterpieces. Even if you skipped all the cutscenes, the gameplay was far superior to any other game released.