I have only one principle, and it's this: never skip a cutscene on a first playthrough. It's served me well my whole life except for that four hours at the end of Death Stranding, and I'll keep to it until I die.
But maybe I've been missing out, because it turns out [[link]] that if you determinedly skip through the cutscenes in Baby Steps—Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch's putting-one-foot-in-front-of-another simulator—you unlock an entire, brilliant bonus cutscene. Or [[link]] punishment cutscene, depending on how you feel about the whole thing.
As showcased by YouTuber Cuttyflame, successfully skipping "around 30" or so of the game's cutscenes—harder than it sounds: skipping cutscenes requires passing an ever-more-complex series of minigames—will eventually lead protagonist Nate to straightforwardly give up on trying to act out cutscenes towards the game's end.
It's a genuinely [[link]] brilliant gag and, also, kind of a funny listen, too. I would subscribe for several more episodes of the Cuzzillo/Foddy podcast, if only to find out what the pair ended up getting for lunch.
