Gamers want shorter, better games - Dyack

[Lodis]

Sometimes I wonder where they get these ideas from, even basic logic and common sense will give you a better idea of what gamers want. I am no hardcore gamer but I want long indepth games. Maybe they should try doing a real survey on real gamers for once.

[jpolz]

Maybe I'm just showing my age, but it seems like games that are longer these days tend to be stuffed with worthless filler. I'm old enough to remember playing FF1 when it first came out on the NES and as far as I'm concerned, XII was a pile of rubbish.


Keep in mind, that the entire SHMUP genre is based around games that take 20-30 minutes to beat. (unless you're playing Radiant Silvergun) and they are some of the most satisfying game experiences I've ever had.

Whatever happened to playing for score? Or trying to beat a game with 1 life or one credit, instead of continue after continue??

[Broadus]

Why would people not want long games?
I don't care if a game is only ten hours long and it'd be delightful if it was a hundred hours, I just like any game where you can play any level at any time without having to worry about "leveling up" first, like any Call of Duty game.

[Gold Line]

the bigger the better

thats why the snes is so great because of the long 500 hour games

[solid12345]

I actually have to be a dissenting opinion and say that some of us gamers do want shorter games.

I am a senior college student, I got Final Fantasy XII for Christmas and I haven't played it more than 4 times, I am just too damn busy to sit through and play a RPG for a few hours. I tend to spend more time playing quick 10 minute rounds of Street Fighter on my PSP.

Of course shorter games should cost less though.

Why do you think the Wii is so successful? Cause older gamers like me who used to be able to sit for hours wasting time playing nintendo only get maybe a good 20 minutes a day to play games (if even that). Alot of Wii games you can just pick up and play, no hassle, like the old arcade days of pac-man and space invaders.

[nal]

I do not think I would get my moneys worth even if the game was made excellent but short. A point of this for me at least was Castlevanina symphony of the night. I bought it the first day it came out and fell in love with that game. But with in a few hours I got to the first ending of the game (unknowing at that time they had multiple endings) and was extreemly saddened and pissed that it ended so soon. after a few days i read and found out i didnt truely beat the game was very happy. Games need to be long and good. not just good. or not just long. For the shorter attention span people maybe make a quick play mode for them so they can enjoy and then go to newer things. But always keep them long and sweet for the rest of us

[oooooomonkeys]

what a load of rubbish if ive ever heard it who in the right mind wants shorter games? crazy people thats who the type of people that need cheats to finish games. games these days are to short as it is and to easy they need to be more challenging and not be able to be completed in under a day

[jdnation]

Maybe the fact that he's developing for the Xbox 360 and that DVD is too small for long games might have something to do with it?

But anyway, no way do I want shorter games. I know people's attention spans are dropping like flies, but that's bull$#@!! Some games are good shrot. Others and great long. It depends... I'd love for MGS4 to be 100 hours long... The FF series are definately great because of how long the experience is... it's more bang for your buck.

[Balthasar00]

ya, all wrong, who's that tard anyway? The old Legacy of kain ps1 was really good. Silicon knight seams death to me.

[gronne]

I could actually rephrase my words a bit by saying that, I don't need games to be long at all, but I'd like to play a game for about 100 hours. Meaning, it's got such replay value that the total hours of replay would be up to a 100 hours, even though it only takes 10 hours to complete it. NHL is a short game, but I've played it for a lot more than 100 hours. So I'm happy because it's lasted a lot more than some RPGs have.