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Forums - Nintendo - Kamiya: "if you hate short games, don´t play TW101, focus on fun"

wfz on 29 April 2013

I often don't have very much fun re-playing games unless they're Zelda or Mario games. For this reason I worry about games being too short in length, because i almost never go back to play them again.



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famousringo on 29 April 2013
KHlover said:
famousringo said:
KHlover said:
What, TW101 will only feature a 15hr story mode? Disappointed...


15 hours is good. Few games have more than 15 hours worth of content once you get past all the filler.

In the case it wasn't clear - this was sarcasm^^


Ah. It wasn't. :)



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Chandler on 29 April 2013

Platinum games are always on the short side since their games are very arcadey, I am surprised that people are surprised about this tweet.



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Nem on 29 April 2013

I'm fine with short but fun. Games that overstay their welcome tend to become a chore to finish.



outlawauron on 29 April 2013
Chandler said:
Platinum games are always on the short side since their games are very arcadey, I am surprised that people are surprised about this tweet.

Or how this could be spun into a bad thing. A game is good regardless of how long it is. MadWorld was easily 2.5-3 hours long and was still very good.



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Maelstrome on 29 April 2013

12 hours with minimal replay value is worth full price to me. Of course shorter games need better replay value. I am excited for this game but I will wait for the reviews to say how long it is and whether multiple play throughs are worth it.



Roma on 29 April 2013

I thought we where talking about a 6 hour game but 15 hours is very good these days.

still undecided about the game though



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Wright on 29 April 2013

It depends on how much replayability has the game then. The original Dead Rising was merely 7 hours long, but the fact that you had to play multiple times to uncover everything gave it a boost up to 20-30 hours of gameplay. And those hours weren't of filler and tacked-on things.

So yeah, if the fun allows for replayability, then I wouldn't say lenght does not matter.



nuckles87 on 29 April 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Platinum Games only makes short low budget games. Outside of Bayonetta this has always been the case. Not even Konami's budget could help them elongate revengeance. If I can complete a game in one sitting it isnt worth sixty dollars to me. Platinum Games titles should be sold at $30. As much as I think their games are fun and nonsensical it just doesnt make any sense to pay more than thirty dollars in todays society.


I'd hardly call Vanquish short or low budget. It was awesome and gorgeous, and those graphics and production values don't come cheap. Can the story be completed quickly? Sure, if your good enough.But the game has loads of replay value, so who cares?



S.T.A.G.E. on 29 April 2013
nuckles87 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Platinum Games only makes short low budget games. Outside of Bayonetta this has always been the case. Not even Konami's budget could help them elongate revengeance. If I can complete a game in one sitting it isnt worth sixty dollars to me. Platinum Games titles should be sold at $30. As much as I think their games are fun and nonsensical it just doesnt make any sense to pay more than thirty dollars in todays society.


I'd hardly call Vanquish short or low budget. It was awesome and gorgeous, and those graphics and production values don't come cheap. Can the story be completed quickly? Sure, if your good enough.But the game has loads of replay value, so who cares?


The CG was high budget the actual game was very arcadey. Lower budget to make than their competition in DMC and nowhere near GOW and Castlevania in development cost.