When have people started to basically judge a game based on length alone?

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alabtrosMyster said:

oh for the sake of the argument, here are some comparison points:

Acording to How Long to Beat: Game Average Rushed Super Mario World 5h38m 2h51m Super Metroid 8h05m 4h22m Resident Evil 6h30m 4h47m Half-Life 12h04m 7h58m BioShock 12h21m 8h40m Silent Hill 2 8h08m 5h20m God of War 9h05m 6h ShadowoftheColossus9h33m 6h48m Metal Gear Solid 11h13m 8h24m Perfect Dark 10h37m 5h56m More recent games: Uncharted 8h54m 5h33m Vanquish 6h13m 4h23m Metal Gear Rising 6h37m 4h33m Bayonneta 2 9h24m 7h35m Infamous SS 10h24m 7h32m Portal 2 8h45m 4h07m

If the game is good or great, it really makes no difference, this is like arguing about the size of the game on the disk, it won't tell you how much you will like playing through it!

Once again, the length is just the cherry on top of the complaint ice cream sundae.