games are becomng too short and easy

ok ive noticed how short many games have become fora while now ...it seems like only turn bsed games have a lot of play time to them

and ive just started to notice that games have become EASIER as well two games that i think could be much more challenging and better are prince of persia and fable two

you simply cant die in thm wich makes it way to easy for my taste....whats the point in trying to stay alive if the only consequene is the enemy getting more heealth or you become less attractive wich in fable 2 is extremely insignificant :/

ok ive noticed how short many games have become fora while now ...it seems like only turn bsed games have a lot of play time to them

and ive just started to notice that games have become EASIER as well two games that i think could be much more challenging and better are prince of persia and fable two

you simply cant die in thm wich makes it way to easy for my taste....whats the point in trying to stay alive if the only consequene is the enemy getting more heealth or you become less attractive wich in fable 2 is extremely insignificant :/

More development time is being used to create more details in each level, better A.I., more content, multiplayer, etc... it's a comprimise that the producers must make... I prefer this over a lengthy game with less content...

as for the difficulty level in recent games, I agree that it's a shame for the hardcore, but as costs for developing games increases, the producers have to make more comprimises to attract the casual audience as well. If it's too hard or complex, the casual gamer will be turned away from the game. For many video game companies, it's about the money...

I will never understand why people want to be frustrated.... I think games have hit the perfect area of difficultly for the most part. The vast majority of games have a hard difficulty settings for those who want them... Those of us who lived through the NES generation of games remember the punishing difficulty of basically every single title. I'm quite happy with the current state... just right.... Length could be an area of contention, being an adult with a career I'm actually happy with the trend of shorter games as well. It means I can actually finish some of them. I could see that being an issue for some folks though so I can't blame you there. mfp16

I think the biggest problem with games now is online multiplayer. I think it's a great thing to have(don't get me wrong I lOVE it for games like KZ3 and MW2 and etc.) but because all the systems have the abilitly to go online and play multiplayer they're constantly working on how to make the multiplayer a better expierence and to get people hooked on it that they're sacrificing the quality of the single player. :? AND the other interesting thing is that games that use to be soly single player type games(IE MGS,GTA ETC) are all getting little added multiplayer things to them(and it's usually online now) to also get people hooked. and because so many games are going for the online multiplayer and how to make it better(IE Zombies,60 player online death match, Create your own class etc.) that they're now sacrificing their single player games by making them shorter,less fun and also less interesting. Take for example Killzone 3: Awesome game loved the whole thing but how many people really played the single player past the first mission? or even ZBlack opps and the upcoming MW3 how many people will really play the single player? probably not many people. And I think that's also partly the reason that places have added that 'Online Pass" it's not because they want people to pay to play the online it's because they want people who buy the game to play more then just the MP. I bet you if you talked to every single person you knew that owned say Black opps or Kill Zone 3 etc. and asked them if they ever tried the single player that 9/10 of them would either say "No". or say 'Only once then I played the multiplayer" It's just this thing now. Companies are so pressured to make the multiplayer better and etc. that when a new game comes out THAT'S WHAT THEY PREMOTE. they will premote the single player ALITTLE bit but most of the comercials and etc. that you see they're promoting the multiplayer. the vast majority of people out their want the multiplayer now instead of single player so their voice is heard louder then the people (like us) that would either want a well ballanced single player and multiplayer or just a really good single player campaign. I personally would like to see more work put into the single layer aspect og games(IE more mission,better looking missions and etc.) and that they just keep them ulitplayer relativly the same as the last instead up making it bigger and bigger and making the single player smaller and smaller. If this keeps up it's going to get to the point where their will be NO SUCH THING as a single player campaign and it will all be either online multiplayer or online co-op campaigns.

Think back to when you first started gaming, you were like probably 10 (I was 11), of course playing video game when you're younger it's gonna take more time than say when you're an adult like now.

I remember a few years ago I thought I would try a speed run through Resident Evil 2, which was a game I beat in around 10-15 hours back in 1998 (I was 12 then), I did that speed run and it took me 59 min and 35 sec to beat RE2.

Conclusion, games haven't gotten shorter, you've just gotten older.

I dunno if they're becoming SHORTer (were there really 20 hour games for NES? Well I'm sure they were but that wasn't the STANDARD or anything like that). They are becoming easier though, but I wouldn't say that's a bad thing. Part of the reason that alot of old games were hard was because they gave you so little direction so you never really knew what to do next, but I like how new games give you direction. And besides, pretty much every game has a Hard option for difficulty in case you want to challenge yourself. So I don't think it's true that games are getting shorter and easier.death919

****ing Casuals!!! Hate casuals!.. Aaahh.
Seriously casuals are ruining gaming and its the devs fault...

Need more games for core gamers.

I actually enjoy the balance we have in games of today that allow players to play through most of the major titles in 10-15 hours on the normal difficulty.

If you really want your game to be more of a challenge or take longer, then most games offer a difficulty level setting that should keep you satisfied.

As an older gamer I find that I would simply being unable to have enough time to play all the games that I want to see, if I had to dedicate 30+ hours for every single title.

I actually wrote a blog post about this very subject and why I like it that you might want to check out:

Why casual friendly games are great for some gamers

Why casual friendly games are great for some gamersTechnomancer82

You can change the difficulty, mate. As for length, let's have this same conversation when you're trying to keep up with school and a 30-40 hours job. I'm afraid to pick up Skyrim because I know it'll take me 6 months to finish...

****ing Casuals!!! Hate casuals!.. Aaahh.
Seriously casuals are ruining gaming and its the devs fault...

Need more games for core gamers.

YoungSinatra25

As far as games becoming shorter, its really tough to say. Compared to older generations like the NES, SNES and Saturn/dreamcast days, NO. But possiblely slightly shorter than last generation's (PS2/xbox/gamecube).

As far as easier, YES. On the default difficulty, I can usually beat games this generation without a problem. Of course there are exceptions like Ninja Gaiden 2, or Demon's Souls, but those games are rare. Personally I do like challenge when it comes to gaming, I find that most games, if I set the difficulty to Hard the challenge is perfect! Sometimes I even go for the Insane mode and really test my skills.

I think the biggest problem with games now is online multiplayer etc etcMMMDKS

He bumped an old topic, but its a relevant topic. I think the real issue is that gaming has been made too convenient. Jurassic85

Between dead space's waypoint system, and the copious quicksaves in many games, when you get one that shys away from them suddenly they feel lacking or overly stressful. Funny isnt it?Witchsight

Dead Space is the exact game that I was thinking of, as I am working on it right now. Sometimes its nice to be able to save all the time, but it seems like thoses waypoint saves are everywhere. Sure, you could just not use them, but the game constantly autosaves for you.