Originally Posted by
KrAzY1337
In Assassin's Creed III, the screen turns white and fast forward time while you skin. The same applied for Assassin's Creed IV, but instead of the screen turning white, it turned black. In Red Dead Redemption, you cannot see the animal being skinned because they are outside of the screen. Also, you can't even skin animals in multiplayer in Red Dead Redemption.
Do you know why? It's because both Ubisoft and Rockstar didn't develop actual skinning, instead they just replaced the textures in a short span of time. You don't see it at all, and skinning would take an awfully long time if it's realistic. In Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4, it's in a first person perspective. It wouldn't make sense to fast forward in the middle of battle, or see a complete animation. You'll notice the machete, or the kukri slicing the animals off screen, even in a first person perspective.