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Cliffski’s Blog - Size Doesn’t matter.
Is Halo a better game than World of Goo? Personally, I probably enjoyed WoG better, but I haven’t finished either game, so I have no idea which is longest. Clearly, game length didn’t vaguely factor in for me. And That doesn’t put me in some minority either. A huge chunk of gamers never finish games. I’ve been gaming since pong and only ever ‘finished’ 3 games in my entire life. I got bored with Half Life (yes really) and Half Life 2, and Bioshock, and almost any game you care to mention. When I read about how some l33t haxxor ‘finished’ a game in 8 hours, I find it laughable. Imagine bragging about ‘finishing’ war and peace in 2 days. The idea is to enjoy the experience, not race to the end as fast as you can.
Guess what? Length does matter. It just isn't the only thing that matters?
I'm certainly not paying $100.00 for a one minute game. Likewise, I won't pay a penny for game that takes a year of playing before I have any fun.
After all, if you really, really enjoy something, you generally want it to go on. But even then, in what sense? After cooling off for a bit? Going in a new direction? Answering a specific question? Giving you control over a previously unavailable/inaccessible thing? With friends?
Duh?
Noting that individual components are part of the collective whole,
Ray
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