Bodhesatva said:
This misses my point though, doesn't it? You seem to dance around the distinction I'm making. Yes, casual players would want games they need only play for 20 minutes at a time. However, wouldn't they prefer a game they could play 20 minutes at a time for a total of 40 hours, over a game they play 20 minutes at a time for a total of 8? That's literally 96 extra play sessions to enjoy at that rate. There's a big difference between a short game and a game that requires short game sessions. I absolutely agree that casual players would prefer the latter, but the former seems illogical.
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Some people have short attention spans. So for some people... around 8 hours and they're done with the expierence. They want a short game because they want to beat the game badibing and be done with it and not pick it up for months and not have to remember anything about the story.
Of course... the people who are like these don't tend to be the "casual" group. More people who have grown up in the "low attention span" generation.