Short-game scares people, WTF?

What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

i think it depends on the game i mean if it has no multiplayer or no replay value than yes people should be scared of short games. personally i like buying games that gives me more bang to my bucks

If a game doesn't have at 30+ hours of boring, repetitious, filler content (like Far Cry 2) then I simply refuse to play it.

Sure, it's like eating horse ****, but at least I end up full, amirite?

I only care for how the experience is as a whole over the time period it takes to complete.

Hell, you could "complete" Morrowind and Oblivion in under 10 minutes and 30 minutes respectively if you knew what you were doing.

What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

nchan

$50+ for a 2-6 hour game is not worth it to me.

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What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

nchan

I wouldn't want a game I could finish in one sitting.

If a game doesn't have at 30+ hours of boring, repetitious, filler content (like Far Cry 2) then I simply refuse to play it.

Sure, it's like eating horse ****, but at least I end up full, amirite?

jethrovegas

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If a game doesn't have at 30+ hours of boring, repetitious, filler content (like Far Cry 2) then I simply refuse to play it.

Sure, it's like eating horse ****, but at least I end up full, amirite?

-Zink-

Well, I wasn't being entirely cereal.

But yeah, I do like my games to at least last longer than I do in the sack.

You can beat Metroid Prime in under 2 hours? Dude I think you have the new speed run record..Dr_Snood

$50+ for a 2-6 hour game is not worth it to me.

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What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

nchan

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If a game doesn't have at 30+ hours of boring, repetitious, filler content (like Far Cry 2) then I simply refuse to play it.

Sure, it's like eating horse ****, but at least I end up full, amirite?

jethrovegas

Well, I wasn't being entirely cereal.

But yeah, I do like my games to at least last longer than I do in the sack.

$50 for a 5-6 hour game, that I may play through like what, 2 times? That's one of the main purposes for renting a game. Game Length is an important factor when buying a game for alot.

I really don't care how long a game is.... however, I do care if there is no replayability to the title. JRPG's for instance, I rarely ever play 1 more than once, so I want the experience to be 40+ hours.

RE5 can be beaten in less than 1.5 hours, yet it's replayability is very high. So therefore it's worth it for me. Starfox 64 only took 30 min to beat, but I played through it probably 100x or so, just trying to beat my score.

$50+ for a 2-6 hour game is not worth it to me.jakehouston88

Actually, I like long games. Like Chrono Cross, Legend Of Dragoon, and Tales Of Symphonia. So, I now I just have one rule for the length a video game should be: A. It must be longer in hours than I am tall in feet, so where talking like 6 hours and 10 minutes. If you're wondering WTF is up with my logic: 1 hour = 1 foot; 5 minutes = 1 inch-Zink-

are you bragging about how tall you are on a video game forum??? Wow, that's cool :roll:

[QUOTE="-Zink-"]Actually, I like long games. Like Chrono Cross, Legend Of Dragoon, and Tales Of Symphonia. So, I now I just have one rule for the length a video game should be: A. It must be longer in hours than I am tall in feet, so where talking like 6 hours and 10 minutes. If you're wondering WTF is up with my logic: 1 hour = 1 foot; 5 minutes = 1 inchwhatisazerg

are you bragging about how tall you are on a video game forum??? Wow, that's cool :roll:

Because short game length will always be a negative aspect in any game.

Short games are fine... as long as they have replay value. And from what I hear... Madworld is not only incredibly short (Yahtzee says its 3 hours of game spread out over 7 hours) but has little to no replay value.

Short games don't scare people, it's just that most people feel that spending $60 on a short game with no replay value is a waste of money. It's ultimately about getting you money's worth.

For instance, I forked over $180 for Rock Band 2 and I feel it's worth it because I knew I'd be playing it for months, if not years. On the other hand I won't even spend $20 on a greatest hits game like Splinter Cell Double Agent because it has zero replay value for me. I'd guess that anyone who has to earn their money and has bills to pay pretty much feels the same way.

What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

nchan

The concept of "replay value" is stupid. If you like a game a lot, you would play it again, wouldn't you? Regardless of length? And if you didn't like a game, no amount of unlockable content will make you want to replay the game. So even if Madworld is only "3 hours of game spread over 7 hours", if you really liked the game, that's not a problem. dinhibited55

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What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

Bigboi500

If its a single player only game I want at least 10 hours from it, although in the case of Madworld its alright its only about 5 hours long because it does have more than just the single player and that 5 hour single player is highly replayable, more so than others. So in the end it all comes to down to length to me, or replayablity, but I would never buy a single player only, or single player as it's component (Madworld) game with only a 6 hour or so single player if its replayablity sucks.

I honestly dont care about game length anymore, I make enough to basically buy a new game the l cant honestly think of the last time I went damn what a short game that was a waste. People complain about Killzone 2 or COD4 only being 5 hours long but both games have very enjoyable Multiplayer in addition people act like they're gonna go through the SP without dieing once. Some parts in Killzone 2 and COD4 took me hours and will for most gamers too. I can think of tons of games that would be considered short and were amazing Paper Mario TYD - beat it in 35 hours , some could easily in 28-30 Kingdom Hearts 2 - beat it in 36 hours, some could do it probably 30 God of War - beat in 8 hours, heard it done in 3 Max Payne 2 - beat in 10 hours, can be done in 5 yet all gave me more enjoyment than Tales of Symphonia which took me 60 but the last 20 hours was really drawn out.Sonic_on_crack

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What have we become? Why do people care if a game like Madworld is short? As long as the gameplay is good, then who cares. Two to three hours of great gameplay guarentee a purchase for me. Am I just too old-schooler or what? Metroid Prime and Super Metroid, you could beat them under two hours. Yet They're some of the best games I ever played if not the greatest.

Sonic_on_crack

[QUOTE="Sonic_on_crack"]I honestly dont care about game length anymore, I make enough to basically buy a new game the l cant honestly think of the last time I went damn what a short game that was a waste. People complain about Killzone 2 or COD4 only being 5 hours long but both games have very enjoyable Multiplayer in addition people act like they're gonna go through the SP without dieing once. Some parts in Killzone 2 and COD4 took me hours and will for most gamers too. I can think of tons of games that would be considered short and were amazing Paper Mario TYD - beat it in 35 hours , some could easily in 28-30 Kingdom Hearts 2 - beat it in 36 hours, some could do it probably 30 God of War - beat in 8 hours, heard it done in 3 Max Payne 2 - beat in 10 hours, can be done in 5 yet all gave me more enjoyment than Tales of Symphonia which took me 60 but the last 20 hours was really drawn out.Bigboi500

[QUOTE="Sonic_on_crack"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]Old school games are different because that's all we had back then. Now a days we have more selections and genres to choose from. Games like Mad World, Resident Evil 5, Gears of War 2, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, etc are not worth $50 to $60 imo so I rent them, play them, beat them, and then return them and save hundreds of dollars that go to buy games that I think are worth a purchase.

Bigboi500

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[QUOTE="Sonic_on_crack"]I honestly dont care about game length anymore, I make enough to basically buy a new game the l cant honestly think of the last time I went damn what a short game that was a waste. People complain about Killzone 2 or COD4 only being 5 hours long but both games have very enjoyable Multiplayer in addition people act like they're gonna go through the SP without dieing once. Some parts in Killzone 2 and COD4 took me hours and will for most gamers too. I can think of tons of games that would be considered short and were amazing Paper Mario TYD - beat it in 35 hours , some could easily in 28-30 Kingdom Hearts 2 - beat it in 36 hours, some could do it probably 30 God of War - beat in 8 hours, heard it done in 3 Max Payne 2 - beat in 10 hours, can be done in 5 yet all gave me more enjoyment than Tales of Symphonia which took me 60 but the last 20 hours was really drawn out.Sonic_on_crack

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[QUOTE="Sonic_on_crack"] Like Blue Dragon right ? Sonic_on_crack

short games like mirrors edge are bad imo, because i thought that game had limited replay value and frustrating trial and error gameplay. combine that with a short campaign and that makes the game not worth buying imo On the other hand, a game with a short main story like fallout 3 is way different because it offers so much more to keep you playing. side quests, a huge wasteland to explore, as well as excellent gameplay. stuff like that makes it worthwhile and fun to play, despite the short main questDoolz2024

Odd. I found my first play-through of ME to be worth te $67 I spent... and all the replays I did were just icing on the cake.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Odd. I found my first play-through of ME to be worth te $67 I spent... and all the replays I did were just icing on the cake.Doolz2024