What's A Good Lenght for Single Player Games?

I have seen alot of people upset that they have finished games that they purchase in 5 or 6 hours of gameplay, so I want to know what everyone here thinks is a good lenght for single player games. Let us leave RPG's out of this because they will obviously be the longest games to play. Action, Adventure, Racing, Fighting, etc. How much time should a game single player content last?

A normal game that isn't open world maybe 10-12 hours. RPGs are a different story that varies

I have seen alot of people upset that they have finished games that they purchase in 5 or 6 hours of gameplay, so I want to know what everyone here thinks is a good lenght for single player games. Let us leave RPG's out of this because they will obviously be the longest games to play. Action, Adventure, Racing, Fighting, etc. How much time should a game single player content last?

Yusuke420

Adventure = Like Zelda type? about 30 hrs.

Racing = idk, I dont play these very often, but GT5 is pretty fun when racing against friends.

Fighting = the story mode should be carried out like Soul Calibur 3. You can playthrough each character's story and each story lasts about 30 imns to 1 hr depending on what routes you take and how good you are. Say there is 25 characters, it might take as long as 25 hrs to just beat everyones story, then you could count the amount of time it takes to collect all weapons and what not.

8-12 hours sounds good. RPG's probably should be 20-25 hours.

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I have seen alot of people upset that they have finished games that they purchase in 5 or 6 hours of gameplay, so I want to know what everyone here thinks is a good lenght for single player games. Let us leave RPG's out of this because they will obviously be the longest games to play. Action, Adventure, Racing, Fighting, etc. How much time should a game single player content last?

ristactionjakso

Adventure = Like Zelda type? about 30 hrs.

Racing = idk, I dont play these very often, but GT5 is pretty fun when racing against friends.

Fighting = the story mode should be carried out like Soul Calibur 3. You can playthrough each character's story and each story lasts about 30 imns to 1 hr depending on what routes you take and how good you are. Say there is 25 characters, it might take as long as 25 hrs to just beat everyones story, then you could count the amount of time it takes to collect all weapons and what not.

A games length is irrelevant if the quality isnt there. 6 hours of Vanquish is better than 100 hours of a boring game.

If it's a purely singleplayer game it would have to be between 10-15 hours. If there's multiplayer it should be a minimum of 8 hours.

On these days? About 20 hours.

I play games like someone watching season dvd's of whatever TV show. I'll watch a few episodes in one sitting, come back over a course of time, pick up where I left off while enjoying it from start to finish. So games anywhere between 20 - 30 hours is good. I usually lean towards games that can provide both length and quality.

On the other hand games short games like Vanquish and Uncharted 2 is definitely good for $20 - $30 but I can't see myself paying full price for any game I can beat within a day or two after purchase.

It varies on the game genre and what the game provides.

However, for me, generally 10-12 hours of solid good content for practically all games.

doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

20+, you would think these games costing millions and taking years to develop this would be the standard

doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

onebeelo

Exactly my thoughts as well.

doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

onebeelo

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doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

Chris_Williams

You're right. They dont cost $60, they cost more.

Movies are priced at $20 for a 90 minute experience. So multiply that by 3 & you have $60 for a 4 & a half hour experience.

So by rights they are more expensive than games. Any game that is 5 hours for $60 is automatically cheaper than movies. So techincally games are dirt cheap compared to movies, especially considering most games are 8 hours or more.

60+ hours of gameplay would be ideal.

But anything over 30 hours is good.

20-30 hours is ok as long as it's not an RPG.

10-20 is stretching it, but it better be a damn good game or else I'm not buying it. (Games like Catherine and Metal Gear Solid 4 were in this range, and those games were really damn good.)

And anything under 10 hours is too short.

Anything from 12-15 hours

Anything from 15-25 hours, depending on the game and genre.

[QUOTE="onebeelo"]

doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

Chris_Williams

15 - 20 hours for an action/adventure game.

maybe around 10-15 hours

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"][QUOTE="onebeelo"]

doesnt matter.

some people babble about game length but its the content thats important. if it sets out what it intends to do and that happens to be a 'short' campaign, then so be it. no need to drag things out for the sake of it. an example i'll use is that i dont complain if a movie is 80 minutes or 180 minutes, so long as the package is good then timeframe isnt a priority.

onebeelo

[QUOTE="onebeelo"][QUOTE="Chris_Williams"] Movies don't cost 60 bucksChris_Williams

5 hours is the absolute minimal standard.

10 - 20 is good.

25 + and I'm happy as long as it's always fun to play.

But there is one golden rule that does apply to ANY kind of game for me:

It better has some replay value, be it bonus characters you unlock after finishing, secret stages / dungeons or even an all new bonus mode.

That's the most important thing in my opinion.

15-20 hours for anything that isnt an rpg...lets face it...if im paying 60usd for it...i want my money's worth...and some replayability.

now an rpg...20 hours is a really low minimum

whatever Uncharted's length is, so just over that

something you cant do in 1 afternoon

15-20 hours seems like a good length for a play through. I also like it when games have plenty of replay value so I put in a lot of hours into it even after I beat the story mode or whatever.

Movies don't cost 60 bucksChris_Williams

no its about time, do you wanna buy a 60 dollar game thats only 3 hours long? no, you wouldn't, you would feel cheated but then again i don't buy my games brand new anymore and just wait for deals.Chris_Williams

I have seen alot of people upset that they have finished games that they purchase in 5 or 6 hours of gameplay, so I want to know what everyone here thinks is a good lenght for single player games. Let us leave RPG's out of this because they will obviously be the longest games to play. Action, Adventure, Racing, Fighting, etc. How much time should a game single player content last?

Yusuke420

165,186 hours - 53 minutes - 20 seconds

That is the PERFECT length for a game.

To be honest, the length of a game doesn't bother me. If I enjoy a game I will want to go back and play through it multiple times. So in the end I always get my money's worth. Plus I hate it when developers pull so much s**t just to drag a game out longer than it should.

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]Movies don't cost 60 bucksZeviander

This just needs to be quoted & seen.