How long should a game be?

Keeping it short for now, different genres have different expectations but price is a factor also IMO. Child of light can get away with being a 10-15 hour game because it was only $15.

7 hours minimum, with multiplayer.

Single player only 10-12 hours minimum.

Depends on the type of game. FPS can be short because most people only play those for the mulitplayer. I've played some games for over 100 hours and didn't have a problem with it. I might be different because I like to try do everything in a game, not just rush through the main story.

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"Are Videogames Too Long?",

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Seeing this and this guys other video's makes me think he hates video games.



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"Dragon Age: Inquisition is 40-80 hours long....and that...just made me...weep inside."

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Well it depends on your availability too. I know this pisses people off on here to bring up but those of us with kids aren't crazy about putting 80 hours into a game. Even some people with ign have said that they have so much to do and play that they don't like it either. I still like them but it sucks to not finish so many games or feel like you aren't making progress.

This is a huge issue with me, if you want me to drop $60 you better give me at least 15-20 hours of single player (don't do much MP.) $3 an hour is about the going rate for a movie so unless your game has great replay ability for a short campaign you better give me a longer play through.

I typically wait for the MP heavy games to drop in price for this reason and I am fine with that knowing up front the campaign will be short. I get pissed when a AAA single player game is done in 7 hours. I have been known in the past to happily drop $45 a month on 3 MMO subs to box so it's not a money issue.

If it is short, it has to have replayability.

Hack and slash games can be short because of that.

MP games are permitted to be short because the main campaign is secondary.

If the game isn't really replayable and costs $60, it should last at least 20 hrs of gameplay.

i ahve different schools of thought.

games like inquisition and borderlands are something i expect to put 50+ hours into and then never play again. dont like having to do skill trees and fetch quests over again.

games like dark souls (not counting 1st playthrough), deus ex human revolution, max payne 3, RE4, etc, I expect 12 hours and tons of replayability so i can play over and over and not get bored

what chaps my arse is when you get shite like far cry 3 where there's a ton of skill trees, collectibles, fetch quests and shite and the game only lasts 12 hours. that's when i feel like i wasted money. i dont want to start over and go find 30 relics to unlock a badass gun again.

i just want fun, dynamic, refreshing campaigns that arent repetitive when im playing a 10-12 hour game. When im playing the long haul games like i mentioned above, i dont mind it being a long experience that is a one time deal

what is the typical AC gameplay time frame?

I'd never even thought about it because it takes me a long time to finish only putting in an hour or two here and there. I'm also somewhat of a completionist so I probably take longer than most

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I hear one of the big knocks on Alien Isolation is that it's way too long. You wouldn't think that would happen with a game like that.

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i could definitely see it for a horror game like that. Amnesia Dark Descent was ALMOST too long, while Machine for Pigs was a nice length. Outlast is supposedly a nice length (ill find out soon)

doing the same hiding/puzzle solving stuff for over 12 hours can wear on you