How this Gen almost Ended Console Gaming (For Me at least)

[outlawauron]

forevercloud3000 said:

outlawauron said:
I feel like the biggest lie that gets prepetuated is the length of games. There are some extremely short games, but it takes the same amount of time generally. Your average JRPG (despite the silly people that claim it) will take no longer than 30-40 hours. This goes back to the PS1 days. There are exceptions on the short (Rogue Galaxy, FF X-2) and long (Persona 3 and Persona 4) end.

I don't think that a long game should be seen an inherently good quality. I'd rather play 25 hours of greatness than a 60 hour game with lot of dull, boring filler.

Time it takes to beat or at least be done with a game is personal to each gamer. I think time is indicative of how much use you are getting out of something.With that consumers expect certain pricing.

Angry Birds is fun.....but would it be worth 20 dollars? Hell no, the amount a person is willing to spend on a game is almost entirely based on how much they can get out of it(how much enjoyment, for how long?).Consumers are content with lower quality for a drastically lower price(McDonalds).

Heavenly Sword, one of the most captivating  8hrs of my life.....but in hindsight I would have never paid $60 on it if I had known. 

This is an example of why length doesn't matter. I loved Heavenly Sword and it was a very exciting, entertaining, and enjoyable game. After 5 and a half hours, I was treated a complete and enthralling game that was well worth the price of admission. I think that how much enjoy it is far more important than a $/hour ratio.