It's not that I don't eventually spend lots of time with some games (mostly multiplayer), but no, I literally have no time for games that take hundreds of hours. If you work, study, spend time with friends, and/or workout there's just no possible way you can regularly play these games really.
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Do really long games (80+ hours) excite you or turn you off nowadays?
- Thread starter Shizuka
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Turn off.
There are exceptions but yeah. Ain't nobody got time for that.
Edit - It is a quality thing too. How much of that 80 hours is actually good? How is the quality spaced out across the game?
There are exceptions but yeah. Ain't nobody got time for that.
Edit - It is a quality thing too. How much of that 80 hours is actually good? How is the quality spaced out across the game?
Yeah, while I was in college and had more free time and less responsibilities, I loved going through 100+ hour games.
Now with a job and other responsibilities, I tend to avoid them. If it's a series I had already played in the past though I'll gladly make exceptions. I know I'll enjoy all those hours of Fire Emblem and Persona even though they'll take me a month to beat.
Now with a job and other responsibilities, I tend to avoid them. If it's a series I had already played in the past though I'll gladly make exceptions. I know I'll enjoy all those hours of Fire Emblem and Persona even though they'll take me a month to beat.
I used to love super-long games, but now it really depends. I think 30-40 hours is my sweet spot. But I have no complaints on games being longer than that if it's really enjoyable.
Turns me off. If it's that Long and good that's great. I feel like 30-50 is a good sweet spot for me. Would take me about 3-4 weeks to beat if I'm playing it a lot.
I'd rather be able to play several great 10-20 hour games than one great game imo. And I think more often than not games that long have too much bloat. I loved P5 but it should have been 30 hours shorter
I'd rather be able to play several great 10-20 hour games than one great game imo. And I think more often than not games that long have too much bloat. I loved P5 but it should have been 30 hours shorter
That's how I feel too, I just want to play more games(preferably shorter ones), and life is short, so yeah. Plus I'm not a fan of bloat either, can be absurd at times.
If you tell me that it's for a game that has a great story with decent character development and serviceable combat, I'll be excited.
It really depends on how complicated a game's story is. On the topic of Fire Emblem, Three Houses' length is exciting rather than concerning, for instance, as it being 30 or less chapters long (around 40 hours) really wouldn't be long enough to do its setting justice. Fates, on the other hand, I felt suffered as each of its routes were too short to really flesh out its characters, and as such, you get characters who simply don't get any development or meaningful characterization at all.
Mostly turn me off but I still can get down with a few 60+ hour games a year.
I used to only buy long games, now I only buy good games, regardless of length.
I used to only buy long games, now I only buy good games, regardless of length.
If I like the game than its great. If I don't than its not. Time expectations/length of game don't bother me at all. I welcome a game that SAYS its long though and actually is. As many times its not at all the case. There is a lot of ...stretching of the truth. So when it comes to a truly long game with good content thats awesome.
It won't stop me from playing a game I'm already excited about, like, say, a new Persona game, but it's definitely a strong reason to continue ignoring franchises I'm not already a fan of.
They still excite me, but I'm just a little bummed out that I won't be able to see all of it/it will take me longer to even get around to all I want to see.
With that said, shorter games actually excite me now.
With that said, shorter games actually excite me now.
Turn on, but then it becomes a matter of deciding which of those I can buy and which of them I can't for time's sake. Maintaining a social life and a job is hard enough without adding 100 hour RPGs and open world games.
They have to be something I'm super excited about to get into, but sure.
Give me more Kiseki, Xenoblade, and Etrian Odyssey games basically.
Give me more Kiseki, Xenoblade, and Etrian Odyssey games basically.
depends on the game really. I could play a ton of something like persona, but if im not into the game that much then the run time can seem daunting
On/Off for me.
You can be as dedicated as you want, but if you take too long of a break, it's hard to get back in.
You can be as dedicated as you want, but if you take too long of a break, it's hard to get back in.
Nah. Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 took me 82 hours, and they certainly had quality content. I'm 44, yet I find time to enjoy lengthy games, just like I find time to enjoy lengthy TV series. Eventhough I usually don't have time to play on weekends. +80-hour game might take me a couple of months, but at this age I'm in no rush. Actually, I quite like having something constant to return to, like this person said:
I very much agree with what was said about open world, and stacked release dates as well.
I wish I can play game for 30 hours and be done with it. It doesn't help that developer seems to have a boner with open world 100+ hours games. Nowadays I think twice before tackling such game. Just don't have the time to go through it like I used to.
I'm currently playing FF12: TZA on the Switch.
Clocked in a around 84 hours and I'm still in the '30s as far as my level goes.
Hope that answers your question, TC.
Clocked in a around 84 hours and I'm still in the '30s as far as my level goes.
Hope that answers your question, TC.
You're playing those Souls games extremely slowly if they took you 80 hours. There's a difference between taking your time on purpose and a game being unavoidably long.
I think Sony and From nail the length of games. I like main campaigns that take 30-50 hours but if I want to dive further into the game and go for all the trophies or try a different character build, I can. There are a few games that I play with very long lengths, like FFXIV, but for the most part, I'm just too busy to sink that much time into one game.
Kind of a turn off nowadays. When I was a yungin I could play ultra long JRPGs all day every day but now I feel tired just thinking about it. I've been about to pick Xenoblade 2 back up for months.
I have always been turned off by games that long. I don't think I have ever played a 40+ hour game (main quest) where I felt the length was fully justified. There's always unnecessary padding. It's not really the length that bothers me, it's the filler.
If it's a game I really like then why wouldn't I want more of it? "Not enough time" is a bad reason imo because as long as you're enjoying your time with a game then, at least to me, it doesn't really matter how much time you devote to it as long as it's not detracting from the rest of your life.
Big turn off. Most games I have played do not justify the length.
Some are amazing and do, but most don't.
Some are amazing and do, but most don't.
They're a turn off for me lately.
I love JRPGs so it's painful, but I need my games to get to the point.
Persona 5 was the straw that broke the camel's back. I loved the characters, the world, the design but the game was at least 20 hours too long. Royal is terrifying because instead of streamlining, they're adding more. Who has time for a 120-140 hour game?
I played through FFXII: TZA lately on Switch and my timer is around 35 hours and I'm almost done. It didn't feel too long or too short. 20-40 hours is about the sweet spot for a single player experience.
The Switch makes longer games a little bit more tolerable though. I just don't want to spend that much time at my desk or couch playing one thing.
I love JRPGs so it's painful, but I need my games to get to the point.
Persona 5 was the straw that broke the camel's back. I loved the characters, the world, the design but the game was at least 20 hours too long. Royal is terrifying because instead of streamlining, they're adding more. Who has time for a 120-140 hour game?
I played through FFXII: TZA lately on Switch and my timer is around 35 hours and I'm almost done. It didn't feel too long or too short. 20-40 hours is about the sweet spot for a single player experience.
The Switch makes longer games a little bit more tolerable though. I just don't want to spend that much time at my desk or couch playing one thing.
Excite. I don't buy that many games per year, and the games I buy I know about since they're announced. I want the game to last me as long as possible after waiting years for it. I understand people that take off work and completely blast through a game in a weekend. But I can't do that. I want it to last.
Definitely turn off. I don't have the time nor the patience for overly long games now.
Reading that 'FE Three Houses tooks 80h just one part' unsold me on the game.
Reading that 'FE Three Houses tooks 80h just one part' unsold me on the game.
For main story? Turn off. If it's an RPG where the main story is 20-30 hours and extra shit is that much? That's fine.
I love long games as long as I have a near-constant feed of fresh content. If you say the game is 80+ hours long, it better be 80+ hours of me primarily moving forward, engaging in dialogue, watching cutscenes, doing quests, and other activities. I don't mind the occasional hour of grinding to defeat a boss, but the game should not primarily consist of grinding as a method of prolonging game play length.
