[saxonww]

Count me among the minority then - one of the first things I do in a game is turn the sound effects and background music as low as possible - but I don't care either way as long as I can skip it. Especially if I've already seen/heard the dialog before, making me sit and wait through cut scenes or scrolling dialog is a good way to get me to find another game.

It's not like this for everyone! Some people really enjoy looking at the art or listening to the voice acting or whatever. But please give me a skip button; I'm not watching a program, I'm trying to play a game.