Star Ocean 5 is a less than 20 hour jrpg MORE proof, Amazon japan users complaining

[Cloudman]

Aeolus451 said:

Cloudman said:

I don't think there's anything wrong if a game is considered 'shorter' than what a 'standard' is in certain genres. If a game is good and complete, then that is what should be important, personally.

That's the point I'm trying to make mentioning Chrono Trigger. It's short, but does it make bad? Most people would disagree with you, including me. Making it longer could make it better, depending on the game, but is definitely not required to make RPGs good or better. Heck, most of my favorite RPGs fall into these time lengths. What matters is creators make their games as long as they need to be, and not fulfill some 'quota'. I definitely don't see making a game that length a cop out.

So yeah, maybe that will hold true for SO5 as well. It's not good to judge the game based on its length.

You're missing my point, I think. Chrono trigger is not a short game but it can be beaten quickly. It has a standard playtime, though. 

Game 1 can be beaten quickly or in a short amount of time. On average, players beat it around 40 hrs or more. Playtime is optional. Quicky type of players and longer types of players are happy about game length.

Game 2 can only be beaten quickly or in other words, it's a short game. Only quicky players are happy while long the type of players' wants are thrown under the bus. Short RPGs will always piss off somebody because it will only make one group happy. 

I'm not sure if I can agree either that Chrono Trigger is not a short game. I didn't rush it either. I enjoyed all that I could in the game with all the best gear gotten, worlds explored and all the routes in the Black Omen done in around 14 hours. Getting the extra endings does add more to that, but I would say that makes CT more replayable than longer. Thought, I'm not sure what you consider standard playtime to be. I don't really think about that either, as I've played RPGs with all kinds of different lengths.