By 25 hours, you really mean 100 hours. Seriously, I spent 70hours on FF XII, and that is not long, I still had a tonne of sidequests to do, but then my PS3 came...

A Final Fantasy game should definitely be far more than 25 hours. It's an RPG, a good one would definitely last you around 100 hours, side-quests included.

On topic, Uncharted is turning out to be quite the game. The ol' PS2 main-stay developers are delivering nicely. Definitely picking this one up.

Nope, day one purchase here.

@Leo J- I very much doubt there will be 50 hours of gameplay in MGS4. You're probably misinformed.

Game length is a tricky thing, because (1) replayability is a fundamental part of gaming, and (2) making an action game longer than, say, 8 hours is really, really difficult. Max Payne, still one of the greatest FPS games ever made, was about eight or nine hours long, in terms of game-play. But it was so well done, you kept coming back for more.

Judging from the demo and reviews, Naughty Dog nailed it - they cut the action down to the core blockbuster suspense, and they created interesting, empathic characters, and ran with that puppy.

It was actually a third person shooter. I definetly agree though, how could anyone not love it? With such memorable bits like:
 

Frank Niagara: Pleased to meet you. I'm Frankie "The Bat" Niagara.

Max Payne: Niagara, as in you cry a lot?

Max (narrating): He had a baseball bat, and I was tied to a chair. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.

Classic.

I'll predict a 9.0 just to be safe!!

Predict no more regin, as you're late!

I've got around 60-80 hours in FFXII, but I wasn't there for like half of them. I made use of the gambits for a very time saving (leave it going all night) auto-leveling stragety for all my characters. While they're in the 60-70's in level, the final boss battles required a bit of work on my part to try and manage them. Partly because I don't really feel like dredging through the gambits, and because I just don't care that much anymore.

I don't even know if I can go through with all the side quests. FFXII never really stuck with me like FFX did (which I have 80 hours on one file with only three characters ubered up).

Gamer TV gives Uncharted perfect 5/5

Gamer tv airing on Bravo today has just reviewed Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, the AAA Title for Ps3.

In their review they gave some of the pro’s and con’s of the game:

- Pro’s:
AI is great with enemies constantly trying to flank you making no cover safe.
Vast, detailed environments
Cutscenes are kept to a minimum with interactive cutscenes
The Killer franchise the Ps3 deserves
Engaging story full of twists
Superb animations
Rewards, cheats and unlockables

- Con’s:
Sixaxis implentation poor at times (Adjusting Grenade tajectory)
Little Replay value (Only for rewards)
The Biggest con of this game is the play time. Average Play time on Normal mode clocks in at 9 hours.

http://www.xbox360exile.com/v2/article-96-Gamer-TV-gives-Uncharted-perfect-5/5.html