do you remember the cartridge era, games now are still cheaper then the panicle with n64, and some of those snes cart i remember dishing out 80+ quite a few times
and do you never replay your games, i remember beating the original halo on all setting each level some took longer then others, and with multiplayer the money is all made up. rainbow six the same way, and i played dead rising forever, honestly it breaks down to if you spend the money on it, do you get your gaming time out of it, and id say the balance is still good, More accessible than in the past to gamers with less time. and enough to do so people who play the hell outa games dont get gipped.
on a side note the longest story game i can remember playing is FFVII easily over 200 hours, but the games with the most time had either no story (P.T.O II, and somewhere around 400+ hours id say), very limited story burnout/civilization.
though if your looking for a recomendation as for a good game with lots of replay look at any of the hitman games on home consoles, there are so many ways you can do things its retarded. i hope they come out with a new one soon
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