HOLY CRAP Heavenly Sword only 6 hours long!!!

So I don't know if you've heard about this or not, but I just watched IGN's video review of the game and they said that the game is only about 6 hours long! WTF!!! I was excited for this game, and still am because the presentation looks awesome, but the length of the game is horrible. Might have to be a rent for me now because full price for that amount of gameplay is robbery. What do you guys think?

I guess it's one of those games to try once and send it to garbage.

Better rent it.

6 hours!?!

Tarzan Untamed is longer than that!

*Puts on cow head*

Well this shows that even BluRay is too small for such an awesome game. Good thing there are dual layer BluRay discs and even more layers to come.

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

Gears is NOT 6 hours long.

Played on Hardcore difficulty lasted 12 hours.

Plaued on Insane lasted around 10 hours.

Multiplayer: lost count.

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

No, gears on Insane is 15-20 hours, not to mention multiplayer is really great.

12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspx

Ninja theory developer working on the upcoming playstation 3 exclusive title , Heavenly sword have confirmed that, Heavenly Sword will clock in around 12-15 hours of gameplay mayhem.

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

6 hours on the easiest mode normally with online co-op which is online. Or you could do co-op offline but splitting the screen is a pain, even on a 40" screen.

Gears had amazing online for when it first came out and tons of replayability with its online co-op.

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

actually those six hours according to ign aren't even all fun. They say only half the game is actually fun so basically you get a three hour fun game...Tactis

I bet the fun is on cutscenes only.

12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspxTnasty11

I hope that's the case, but now I don't know how such different numbers (6 hours compared to 12-15) can be made

Ladies and gentlemen this is the kind of thing I was worried about for this gen. The games will be beautiful, shiny and bright, but at the expense of depth. A lot of the devs forgot about what makes a game good. They are thinking about moving hdtv's and concerned about new formats. It looks like Nintendo had the crystal ball. briguyb13

Well this hurt some Cows' feelings, man, six hours ain't nothing for such a hyoed game. Star Fox Assault is close to long as that:o

So I don't know if you've heard about this or not, but I just watched IGN's video review of the game and they said that the game is only about 6 hours long! WTF!!! I was excited for this game, and still am because the presentation looks awesome, but the length of the game is horrible. Might have to be a rent for me now because full price for that amount of gameplay is robbery. What do you guys think?

NextGen86

Yeah, I'm going to have to rent it. Do you know if there are any online modes for this game? Any 2 player online action? Any other Single Player mods that will give it replay value? Just wondering.

What happened with all that Blu-Ray space? I thought games were going to be larger and longer because of Blu-Ray. Why is Heavenly Sword and Uncharted so short?

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

Now I'm not a fan of GEOW but that made me laugh, how come GEOW is the most popular Xbox Live game then. Pretty good for an 'average' game I would say.

Also what replay value does HS have in full honesty, WITHOUT lieing to yourself.

So I don't know if you've heard about this or not, but I just watched IGN's video review of the game and they said that the game is only about 6 hours long! WTF!!! I was excited for this game, and still am because the presentation looks awesome, but the length of the game is horrible. Might have to be a rent for me now because full price for that amount of gameplay is robbery. What do you guys think?

NextGen86

It supposedly took 5 years for them to make Heavenly Sword...so those 5 years...Zero_Fate_

...Went down the drain.

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"]12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspxNextGen86

I hope that's the case, but now I don't know how such different numbers (6 hours compared to 12-15) can be made

[QUOTE="briguyb13"]Ladies and gentlemen this is the kind of thing I was worried about for this gen. The games will be beautiful, shiny and bright, but at the expense of depth. A lot of the devs forgot about what makes a game good. They are thinking about moving hdtv's and concerned about new formats. It looks like Nintendo had the crystal ball. Heith

[QUOTE="Heith"][QUOTE="briguyb13"]Ladies and gentlemen this is the kind of thing I was worried about for this gen. The games will be beautiful, shiny and bright, but at the expense of depth. A lot of the devs forgot about what makes a game good. They are thinking about moving hdtv's and concerned about new formats. It looks like Nintendo had the crystal ball. briguyb13

[QUOTE="NextGen86"]

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"]12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspxTnasty11

I hope that's the case, but now I don't know how such different numbers (6 hours compared to 12-15) can be made

what he is trying to say is that we have two reviews saying that they have played the game and they both say its around 6-7 hours so i would take the word of people who actually played the game more than an article that was submitted 21 days ago.

[QUOTE="Heith"][QUOTE="briguyb13"]Ladies and gentlemen this is the kind of thing I was worried about for this gen. The games will be beautiful, shiny and bright, but at the expense of depth. A lot of the devs forgot about what makes a game good. They are thinking about moving hdtv's and concerned about new formats. It looks like Nintendo had the crystal ball. briguyb13

Sir you speak the truth!

It supposedly took 5 years for them to make Heavenly Sword...so those 5 years...Zero_Fate_

1 year per hour... Now if they worked on it for 20 years, we could have a 20 hour game ;)

[QUOTE="Zero_Fate_"]It supposedly took 5 years for them to make Heavenly Sword...so those 5 years...DoctorBunny

1 year per hour... Now if they worked on it for 20 years, we could have a 20 hour game ;)

ROFLOCOPTER

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"][QUOTE="NextGen86"]

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"]12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspxTactis

I hope that's the case, but now I don't know how such different numbers (6 hours compared to 12-15) can be made

what he is trying to say is that we have two reviews saying that they have played the game and they both say its around 6-7 hours so i would take the word of people who actually played the game more than an article that was submitted 21 days ago.

Ok, my hype for the game just got lowered by alot. :?Oroin

Mine as well, if this is indeed true. As the single player campaign is the main reason I play games, because in actuality, the single player campiagn is the game. 6 hours is about what I was expecting to be the half way mark in this game. How can you have a well fleshed out epic story with substance in only a 6 hour game?

I was under the impression that it was at least going to beas long as God of War at about 10-12 hours, and that would be fine for me. 6 hours is just way too rushed for a game with the kind of potential that this one has. I am sure I will still love the game for what it is, but if it is on average indeed that short, then I am going to be left wanting, and be very disappointed to say the least.

[QUOTE="Tactis"][QUOTE="Tnasty11"][QUOTE="NextGen86"]

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"]12-15 hours http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-56824.aspxTnasty11

I hope that's the case, but now I don't know how such different numbers (6 hours compared to 12-15) can be made

what he is trying to say is that we have two reviews saying that they have played the game and they both say its around 6-7 hours so i would take the word of people who actually played the game more than an article that was submitted 21 days ago.

Right, and I hope that the developer is correct. What I'm concerned about is how come a game that is said to be 12-15 hours long can be beaten in less than 6. From what I hear, it's a pretty linear game (fight in an arena/field, worthless puzzle, boss) so I don't see how there could be such a difference in gameplay hours.

But the Developer said it's 12- 15 hours longTnasty11

so what? two reviews by two credible sources are BOTH wrong at the same time?

btw developers always underestimate just exactly how long it takes for hardcore gamers to beat it.

This is a game worth waiting for......the price to drop. IGN says it's a beautiful game /w great music, and the gameplay is decent. So, it'll be worth checking out....when the price drops. majadamus

i dont know about decent they said it was repetitive...

6 hours is too short.. but it's the same exact time as Gears of War and Gears was still a good game.Don't give me that "but gears has online" because the online was AVERAGE at best. Heavenly Sword has a ton of replay value to me though.D3monchicken

GeOW took me longer than 6 hours to beat, especially on insane.

[QUOTE="briguyb13"][QUOTE="Heith"][QUOTE="briguyb13"]Ladies and gentlemen this is the kind of thing I was worried about for this gen. The games will be beautiful, shiny and bright, but at the expense of depth. A lot of the devs forgot about what makes a game good. They are thinking about moving hdtv's and concerned about new formats. It looks like Nintendo had the crystal ball. Heith

[QUOTE="Tnasty11"]

But the Developer said it's 12- 15 hours longTactis

so what? two reviews by two credible sources are BOTH wrong at the same time?

btw developers always underestimate just exactly how long it takes for hardcore gamers to beat it.

what he is trying to say is that we have two reviews saying that they have played the game and they both say its around 6-7 hours so i would take the word of people who actually played the game more than an article that was submitted 21 days ago.

Right, and I hope that the developer is correct. What I'm concerned about is how come a game that is said to be 12-15 hours long can be beaten in less than 6. From what I hear, it's a pretty linear game (fight in an arena/field, worthless puzzle, boss) so I don't see how there could be such a difference in gameplay hours.

Just another Action/Adventure button mashing game?......*Goes back to playing Ninja Gaiden Black*