Yeah see I'm the exact opposite when it comes to single player games. I don't like sandbox games generally speaking because they are super repetitive with a bunch of "side quests" that are basically doing the same shit over and over just to say they have a big open world. Then the mechanics are usually very generic feeling because they have to account for all the different "things" you can do. Gimmie a focused story driven linear single player game that is a solid 8 or so hours and I'd much rather have that.
Hey, I pretty much agree with this. I've gravitated towards the games the filter out some minimum dedicated playtime..I don't know why, but yeah, a lot fo content can be very repetitive, and it becomes obvious, at which point you make a judgment call if it's cheap, or if the game is designed that way. GTA and similar, I mean, that is going to be a long game, any way you slice it.
I think about the Borderlands games where, you can probably do one playthrough, at one diffulculty level, on one class, and you will hit just over 25 hours...maybe. Just playing through, for what passes as "story." But those games aren't that. They are about trying all of the classes, doing it multiple times, and for the loot. for da loot. it's all about loot. so...it's the time spent doing the grind and, at least. there is so much with the dialogue and the enemy AI and interaction that carries you along...I think of them as racing games that are actually fun...oh and with excellent gun play, They have multiplayer components, of course, but I spend most of that time SP, honing such skills.
I value my enjoyment out of games rather than just how much time I spend playing a game.
I know what you mean. As long as it's worth it, I can't complain. like i mentioned earlier, Mafia 2 was like watching a movie for some reason, but less than half the expected time that you thought that game world would give you, but damn it was well orchestrated and I dug it. No need to even go back into it...unlike my 2x 200+ hours each playthroughs of Witcher 3 and uh...well, way too much Skyrim. way too much...let's just leave it at that.
That said, Zelda can be as long or as short as you want it to be. That's one of the few open world games I actually enjoyed and I did a bunch of the side quests, and a lot of them did feel super repetitive, especially getting all the shrines. There was something about that game that I just enjoyed more than any other open world game.
one hour in now as I type this...trancy game. chill. way different from what I've subjected myself to for some years now, but kinda what I wanted. Digging it.
Also, if you think most single player campaigns are less than 20 hours, you clearly have not played many single player games that aren't open world. Pretty much any single player game I've played the past 2 decades has been under 20 hours.
maybe. I find that those that I have spent time on, have a lot more to offer than just run through and finish. I'm thinking the Witcher games, the endless AC games, the modern Deus Ex games...stuff like that. And again, the Borderlands games as mentioned earlier that's one of those series that you can complete in under 30 hours, but if you do, you really aren't playing those games.
....anyhoo...Dead Cells: tight so far. I unlocked the dude that kept my stash, after first death, so I'm not as angry as I thought I'd be.
ordered Mario Odyssey for 45 bucks just now at Wallyworld. It's all you guys' fault. Screw you all!