Do game devs need to respect our time better? Can shorter games be better?

[G2ThaUNiT]

You named the 2 types of games I don't play often lol. I played FF7 Remake and I could feel how much bloat there was, and it took me at least a month to finish it. Certainly had its highs, but its lows were really felt. Idk when I'll ever bother with Rebirth. Maybe on a super cheap third party store PC discount lol. Same thing goes with Atlus games. I just can't get into Persona because of how long that game takes.

I definitely don't play Ubisoft games anymore. If I'm going to play an open world game that I know is going to take me upwards of 100 hours, then it has to be a game that stands out from the rest rather than having a typical western open world checklist. Stalker 2 definitely has scratched that type of itch. Been playing it practically every time I get to game. Next game that I can see soaking up my time like that would be Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. After that, probably Fable.