The misconceptions of games being to short

I don't understand this flow of fanboyism about games being too short.

CoD4=6-10 hours (depending on difficulty) with Online that can last hundreds of Hours

BAD.. AWFUL GAME ONLY WORTH A RENT.. THIS GAME IS TEH FAIL!!

Ratchet and Clank=10 hours with no online and little replay value

WOOT.. GoTY!!! wooot woot..

Gears of War=8-10 hours(depnding on difficulty) with Co-op, Online multiplayer that can last up to hundreds of hours..

TERRIBLE!! GEARS OF WAR IS TEH FAIL!!! ONLY 8 HOURS LONG!@!

Uncharted= 10-12 hours.. no online.. no co-op.. little to no replay value

OMGZ.. TEH GRAPHIX ARE AMAZING.. GOTY !!!

I don't understand this logic with you fanboys that think Multiplayer shouldn't count towards a games length

Two possibilities:

Clinging on to straws

Attention-seeking

R&C is 12-15 hours long sp and a multi-player wouldnt be as necessary as say on a fps or a sports game, where online has become a standard, HS is a game thats TOO short for no online and has no replay value other than a harder difficulty, R&C has a arsenal of different weapons/gadgets/devices that make the game worth playing again plus unlockables.

from ign

9.0Lasting Appeal
You're looking at a good 12-15 hour quest the first time through, plus a challenge mode option, tons of upgradeable weapons, plenty of clandestine areas, secret skins, cheats, cinematics and more

you cant count m player . all it does is add play vaulle however i find it to be just a gimick to make people buy it .deadmeat59

what?! ahahhaa.. I don't even play the single player of shooters..I just play the multiplayer..

your logic is so pathetic...

I don't have access to hook my 360 up to the internet to play Live. Why should I count multiplayer as an add on to Gear's length?

Those games are all short. I'd rather have a game last me 80 hours and have N64 quality graphics then spend my money on a game that looks pretty but I only get to enjoy it for a week at the longest.

I don't have access to hook my 360 up to the internet to play Live. Why should I count multiplayer as an add on to Gear's length?

Those games are all short. I'd rather have a game last me 80 hours and have N64 quality graphics then spend my money on a game that looks pretty but I only get to enjoy it for a week at the longest.

Hippostrike

So because you live in the stone ages, multiplayer shouldn't count for games length?

That's like saying.. I don't like playing the franchise mode of sports games so I'm just not going to count it to the overall game..

honestly.. I didn't know people still talked like the guy above me

from ign

9.0Lasting Appeal
You're looking at a good 12-15 hour quest the first time through, plus a challenge mode option, tons of upgradeable weapons, plenty of clandestine areas, secret skins, cheats, cinematics and more

mmirza23

gamespot said 10-12 hours.. we go by gamespot don't we

YOU GUYS ARE ALL RIGHT!! HALO3 IS JUST A 8 HOUR GAME OF FLOP.. BECAUSE ONLINE DOESN'T COUNT..

SO OVERALL.. HALO3=TERRIBLE CAUSE WE DECIDE TO TAKE OUT CO-OP AND ONLINE..

If a game is short it better have some (if not all) of these things:

an exhaustive multiplayer

a hell of a story

a lot of innovation or at least attempt something new

do everything incredibly well

Otherwise, its hard to look past how short it is.