Knowing me and wanting to see, explore everything, fighthing everything in different ways, etc..... it's gonna take me over 100 hours again, like Horizon Zero Dawn :P
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Days Gone: Main story completion will take about 30 hours with 6 hours of cutscenes
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Knowing me and wanting to see, explore everything, fighthing everything in different ways, etc..... it's gonna take me over 100 hours again, like Horizon Zero Dawn :P
Why are we back to the "skipping cutscenes" topic? We had a whole seperate thread about this yesterday? :P
Anyway, I found this one yesterday:
Horizon - 22h w/ 5h of cutscenes
AC Odyssey - 38h w/ 9h of cutscenes
The Witcher 3 - 50h w/ 13h of cutscenes
Watch_Dogs 2 - 18h w/ 4h of cutscenes
I, personally, refuse to believe anyone will skip cut-scenes in a game especially their first time through, if nothing then solely for the "what happened, why am I in this firefight now ? what did I miss in the last scene ?" kinda thing.
If the question is about the game allowing an optional skip feature for those who want to, I'm all for it. But I cannot fathom people skipping cut-scenes their very first time through a game.
Do ppl hate wall of text the same way they hate cut scenes. I mean something like final fantasy Vii had like 10 hours worth of text. Would you skip everything if you could?
Do ppl hate stuff like yakuza as well. Because some of them have a shit ton of cut scenes as well?
Do ppl hate stuff like yakuza as well. Because some of them have a shit ton of cut scenes as well?
Why not? I skipped the ones in Bayonetta just like the person you quoted. The gameplay is fun, but the cutscenes were trash.
I pay money to play the game, not watch B-grade clips. If it's longer then 2 minutes I skip. End cutscenes can be ~5 minutes tops.
Last year alone had Yakuza 6, God of War, Red Dead 2 & Spider-Man which I completely adored for both their gameplay and story.
Not everything needs a focus on narrative of course but there's evidence many want it and will continue to do so.
Cutscenes aren't that big of a deal. Especially in a action game like Bayonetta where you pretty much just going to 1 task to the next. The only games which cutscenes are important are like "Life is Strange" or something because its important to know about the story in order to progress. If you playing a game that linear like bayonetta or open world with a bunch of arrows, destinations and landmarks you really dont need it because the game is showing you what to do.
I wouldnt say soulless games, but experiences, for me. Most games that focus on game play like most Nintendo games bore me. BotW and Mario, while both fun for a few hours became a redundant tasks. But you need to understand that what made me appreciate games for the first time was story. While I had a few good experiences on Nintendo and SEGA back in the 90's, it wasn't until I played FF7 and MGS that i really got into gaming. So for me, I've been able to enjoy games outside of that, but only superficially. But I understand that there's a lot of people that truly enjoy mastering the games mechanics far more than story.
Yeah the souls games do a great job. But that's also by design and it's not something every game can or should do. Imagine play ME trilogy with the souls design in story telling... that might make for a great game but it's not going to be on the level of Mass Effect. There's a place for every type of game. But what surprised me most, is that people don't like cutscenes or story in a story driven game such as this. It pertains to this game and games like it. It would be like playing Last of Us with no cut scenes or dialogue and conversations which would be horrible lol because the gameplay mechanics were boring after the first few times. While some might enjoy running around in the world of AC mindlessly completing objectives, I need story to pad out an experience. To each their own though.
Yeah watching some of those movies from back then is such a slog lol.
Personally, I think inside was good, I enjoyed its minimalistic gameplay and there's definitely a place for these types of games. However, I would argue sometimes these games aren't as deep as implied. It easy to make an ambiguous statement and let people run with it. Your audience will come up with way more about your statement than you ever intended. It's far more challenging to create a impactful story that's told to the player. But there's a place for both.
I think you might be right about old final fantasy's. The style of those games allowed it to get away with corky dialouge that if you listened to in modern games would make you cringe. But it also allowed you to use your imagination a bit.
Getting older is definitely a factor, but it's probably diminishing attention spans because of modern lifestyles and the increased responsibilities being an adult. I find i am more rushed when I play a game. I no longer have the time to beat a game in 2 days or even a month. So I understand that people might want to rush, but I would rather trim the padding before I trim dialogue and story. But like I mentioned above, there's all sorts of gamers and I understand that we all want something different from our games.
I dont think so. That Xenosaga cutscene was nearly an hour long iirc
How about I do both thank you very much?
Go ahead and skip them if they irk you so much.
Weird how he loves God of War, which has almost the same amount of cutscenes, but it's bad for Days Gone ;D
also people that love cutscenes can just watch them on youtube, watch them however many times you like.
People that love soundtracks, can hear them on Spotify. Please let us remove all music from games. Super annoying.
Yeah, I skipped the scenes in Bayonetta too. The majority of games have trash tier writing and acting that make the CW look like Masterpiece Theater. If I'm digging gameplay but not the story, I'll mash that skip button. I'd rather read a book or watch a show/movie for a solid story that isn't written to adapt to a game's setpieces. That said, if I do like a game's story (i.e. Spider-Man) I don't skip the scenes and ultimately it provides an overall better experience.
What year is this? I thought we were past people complaining about cut scenes
This is easily ignorable but I'll bite. This has to be a troll post correct?
Nah... If you think a 6hr long cut scenes in a 30 hr long game is fine, gaming isn't for you. You are better off watching a TV drama. For real lol.
True gamers play with the controllers, not just sit there and watch cut scenes all night long lol.
Possibly because not a singular thing really sticks out. I don't want to call the title generic as some have already proclaimed, that's not fair to it yet, or he devs.
However I agree with the notion that it feels as if, from the little knowledge I have of the game thus far, it's trying to mark off a check list of things the game needs to succeed. Hopefully there's depth to the freakers, main characters and gameplay systems. One thing I have heard is the open world is very strong, but that only won't carry it.
Could've been, but...
-this- is the real troll post LMAO. Bravo.
Yeah go watch some long ass movie like Titanic or binge watch some Netflix and stay away from our medium you faker!
where did I say I want them removed? just let me skip them.
I do sometimes turn game music off and listen to spotify though
I only do that when they put some weird Heavy Metal stuff in my games. Like... WTF?
That really bothered you yesterday, didn't it? ;D First your "test" post and now this. I'm always watching you PT *creepyface*