You do know that most people don't finish games longer than 8-10 hours right?

Wait for 1-2 year, and get them for 20-30$.
There is always a way, to wait or not to wait. =)

But, overall, it`s sux,
epic already trying to stop reselling games with 1 time usage of DL map pack.
They even were joking, like - you got the game from 2nd hand, if you want to fight the boss, pay us 20$ and get the boss as a DLC.
Hard times are coming for gamers.

I don't have (as much of) a problem with games that are 15-20 hours, but with some games this gen being only around SIX hours...I think it's starting to get out of hand.

What ps360 titles have only 10-20 hours of gameplay? I can't figure any, I actually own quite a lot of 360 games and almost all of them have either multiplayer or a longer campaign.

Thats true for most games now if you still just play offline. but most games offer online which has near unlimited playability. People are still playing Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 online long after their respective launches.

And single player only games like Bioshock and Uncharted have better/longer story modes than online games.

Ppl seem to forget that games in the past, ie Resident Evil 1 could be beaten in about 3 hours, and Metal Gear 1 in about 5.

Depends on how you look at it.

RPGs are as long as they've always been. Heck, I go back and am surprised that I can beat the RPG greats like Chrono Trigger and FFVI so quickly (30hrs) which seems 'short' by today standards.

And outside of RPGs, there's no comparison. Shooters are quite long, but most, if not all, have multiplayer which makes said games much longer, and offer more replay value. Heck, some games like Call of Duty 2 still have an active community on the X360, so the replayability is infinite.

Ultimately, your argument offers no actual comparisons. Go back and play The Legend of Zelda 1. And then play Ocarina of Time, then Twilight Princess. Guess which one takes the longest to beat?

Final Fantasy is the same way - I was maybe halfway through XII by the first time it took me to beat IV.

Fallout 3 - 40hrs in, and halfway through the main quest, and over half of the optional quests.

And those are just a few of the quick examples. Games are getting longer. The fact is that, 20 years ago, many games were so incredibly short that many attempted to "master" runthroughs which increased replayability. Now, the simple act of beating a game takes 10hrs and is considered short.

@disolitude

That is why arguably the greatest action movie ever, and Van Damme film, is only 80 minutes long- Cyborg.

As for HD GAMES, I don't pay $60 for a measly 15 hours of gameplay. Where's all the money going to? Give the game more bells and whistles instead of extended playtime huh? I'd rather pay for a hooker. It may be only 3 minutes, but it'll be the best waggle I could ever have.

By GOD, it's so TRUE 0.0!!!!


OT: Yes... I hate it too... this is why I never rush my games... some times I would just play around b4 continuing, sometimes I would look around just to absorb the awesome visuals, physics, etc. And often I would explore every inch of the games.

I know that on my first time, MG1 took me longer then 1 hour.

But, in retrospect, if I really think about, I think that if I went back and played it that I could EASILY beat it in 5 hours