'Fallout 4' Has 400+ Hours Of Gameplay, But Is That Enough?

Forbes:
There’s a particular statistic I’ve been thinking about recently. We first heard it earlier in the month, in a presentation from Fallout 4 lead producer Jeff Gardner, who said that he’d been playing the game for “400+” hours, and he still hadn’t seen everything there was to see. It’s a staggering number, one of those ultra-inflated ideas that might as well be 100 more or 100 less and it still wouldn’t really compute. People used to more constrained experiences might wonder: how could a game possibly have that much content? But those familiar with Bethesda games might have a sightly clearer idea of what that stat means. And I wonder: is 400 hours enough?

[DarkOcelet]

"Fallout 4 - Is 400+ Hours Too Much Gameplay?"

"Fallout 4' Has 400+ Hours Of Gameplay, But Is That Enough?"

Too many articles about this statement. All i can say is that 400 hours is intimidating for some but for others who likes their games to be huge, its awesome.

I made a little calculation. If you can play 7 hours a day, it will take you almost 58 days to complete, maybe even more.

If you can play for 7 hours a week, it will take you a staggering 1 year and 2 months to finish so yeah, it will take you a long time.

For me, Fallout 4 and MGSV will probably last me a year, maybe even more and thats a good thing. 2015 is such an awesome year.

And to answer that question in my opinion...

Nope, its not. Next Question...

[NukaCola]

400 is too much for me, but I'll sink about 100 plus to platinum it pending there are no dumb trophies like do 10000 damage with melee, etc (Looks at you New Vegas!)

[TheSaint]

You can spread those hours out, you don't have to sit down for four hundred hours straight!

[Krakin1]

For most people, beating the game will be enough and I'm pretty sure it doesn't take 400 hrs to beat the game.

[Bigpappy]

When you say beating the game, I think you mean the main story. Where I come form, a 400hrs game takes at least 500hrs to beat. You can't beat a 400hrs game in lest than 400hrs. But I appreciate that some people, especially younger people who have to move on to the next thing, would gladly just play the main quest so you can tell your friends you beat the game and saw the end. These games have more than one story, and sometimes some of those side stories are much more memorable.

These games aren't for everyone, and you should not buy a game because you see lots of other people interested in it. You should buy it because YOU think it would satisfy your appeals. These games are for people who want to explore a fantasy world and experience a journey. It is about the emersion, and if it is really good, you don't want it to ever end.

[brave27heart]

400 hours? I'm calling bs. I reckon you can do EVERYTHING in 100 hours.

Sure, if you walked really really slow, creep everywhere and generally play very cautiously, maybe. But I reckon you could make almost any game last 400 hours playing like that.

[Mega24]

I have about 800 hours in Skyrim with one of my characters, still play it from time to time, and mods make it have tons of replay value. I don't see the problem. You can probably blow through the entire main story campaign of Fallout 4 in 12 to 20 hours, but you wouldn't even have scratched the surface.

Funny part, most people complaining of long hours are the ones who have over 500 hours of gameplay in multiplayer games.

I love games where I can find stuff I haven't seen before, even after a year into it.

[magiciandude]

Much of that 400+ is optional. If that's too much, you can still enjoy the main quest line and some major side quests with fraction of that time and still get your money's worth. This is a very flexible game, with no wrong way of playing it. IMO, there isn't enough Fallout, so the answer is no from me also.

[Fro_xoxo]

the average player will barely get 30 hours of gameplay out of it let alone 100+. There are simply too many games to play for me to invest that much time into one. .

[AudioEppa]

Never cared about any of the other games in the series, but F4 story looks interesting and I want to play it straight forward without any side quest crap to deal with, so if the storytelling missions are easy to get to then I'm definitely playing it, if not my game time will be used elsewhere.

[markoghc]

How can you tell that the story looks interesting, when almost nothing has been revealed, and Bethesda said that they will keep it secret until launch?

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Because it seems interesting. This is the first time we'll see the world before the fallout, and finding out how this guy is still alive after 200 years is something I'd like to do.

[DarkOcelet]

Then you wont be playing for long, seeing how Fallout 3 and New Vegas stories can be finished in less than 3 hours. (I Speedran New Vegas in 59 minutes and Fallout 3 in 40 minutes) I doubt this will be longer.

The whole package is awesome.

[Kingdomcome247]

Really? I'm new to the series That's crazy. Was using glitches involved to do that? I'm pretty excited for the game. I'll be playing ROTR, The Nathan Drake collection, and Halo 5 first. Then I'll devote my time to Fallout 4 until the Spring heavy hitters start to drop.

[DarkOcelet]

Nope, just normal speedrun. I could have finished Fallout 3 in less than 30 minutes if i used glitches but i wasn't exactly competing or anything. I was just messing around :D

[_-EDMIX-_]

Budd...the excitement for Fallout 4 is very much based on what Fallout 3 is.

Fallout 3's main game was like 12 hours long and meh, its good, but its nothing compared to all the side quest, the side quest make that game. Consider those 12 hours was just that of a 70 plus hour game.

I'm pretty sure folks are excited about the side quest. If you didn't like Fallout 3, 4 will be no different.

[Mega24]

Well, to be honest, it isn't just the sidequests, it's the worlds that Bethesda creates around their games. Even with all the glitches that happens, they are the best experiences of games I've had. First time I touched Oblivion, I was amazed. Been a really big fan of them ever since.

[DxTrixterz]

Well finally you can say you get your money worth for a video game.

[Kingdomcome247]

The Witcher 3 would like to have a word with you outside. No rough stuff, though, just talking.

[DxTrixterz]

Lol I forgot about Witcher 3. Silly me. I guess I'm soo excited for Fallout 4 that I forgot that Witcher 3 even existed.

[Kingdomcome247]

For shame. ;)

[WeAreLegion]

Oh, shut up, Forbes. Jesus Christ.

[Sarah_Ch]

Nope, it's more than enough.

[the_dark_one]

no!!! we need more, more, more. but seriously if 400 hours worth of "base" gameplay time is not enough..... then i think someone might have a serious problem.

[Summons75]

*faceplam*

Too much or not enough...what these people don't realize is this isn't the actual length of the game, it's just how long they've clocked on their development character to emphasize how much content there is. The story will probably be around 20-30 hours then depending how much exploring, creating your base, doing side quests, or just goofing around that will add the time up. I think saying this much time is a bit of an exaggeration to actual length but every player will vary but also there is a group the cries about length if a game is under 20 hours long. Just can't satisfy gamers these days...

[raggy-rocket]

I can't believe they're asking that question lol. I hope the campaign is only around 40-50 hours long, and the extra 350 is just an amazing diverse world filled with extra quests you can do and story and lore you can look for

(Personally the story could take 400 hours for all I care but that's a bit too harsh on people who love the story but have very little time to game)

[2pacalypsenow]

Dont have time to play 400 hours of video games on just one game

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Ain't like it's a book report. There's no date to turn it in by.

[2pacalypsenow]

too many other games coming out

[susanto1228]

Nexus MODS will add thousands or hours of gameplay and exploratin so this article means nothing

[TeamLeaptrade]

I think it's enough. I don't really play all the way through these types of games, because I rarely have the time. But when I come back to them, there's always something to do. So for me, 400+ hours is fine for me. But I can see others wanting more.

[formanbradley]

Quality over quantity... with that being said, it's Fallout, so obviously it will be quality and I have no fear there. Games like GTA V brag about how much content they have... but how much of that content is FUN? That's how we need to gauge playtime, by hours HAVING FUN, not grinding or bored doing some arbitrary task so we can feel like we got our moneys worth out of the game.

[BongSmack]

Why is it indicated that this article is only 1 hr old when it's been up for a couple days?

[Jag-T1000]

400 is not enough. Needs to be 500.

[AidenPearce]

Is 400 hours too much? Is 400 hours enough?

What is up with these headlines for Fallout articles.

Yes, in an era where there are games with 6-8 hour long campaigns, 400 hours is enough, more than enough.

[KidMakeshift]

Games need to be shorter in my opinion. I personally love games that can be completed in under 10 hours.

[darksied]

Let me expand on your comment, cause I kinda agree. In the day where a person works a job, and maybe more than one, it's nice having games that have this much content, but I'd also be happy if there are games that can be completed in like 8-10 hours where you feel that the $50-$60 you spent on it was WELL worth it for the experience you had. Honestly, there's not always enough time to put even 100 hours into a game and still say you accomplished all the other stuff you needed to. I'd have to spread that over a year, and that would cheapen the experience.

[assdan]

Ummmm. Yes. I'll never see everything this game has to offer.

[DougLord]

I was one of those people that gave The Order a lot of grief for being 4 hours long. This (or something like No Mans Sky) is the other end of the spectrum. You have to wonder how well crafted the core experience is and how many people will finish it. I JUST finished Borderlands 2. I have not finished Skyrim or Dragon Age despite dumping hundreds of hours into each.

[apostolis81]

If it is not repetitive then fine by me.

[tweet75]

as long as 300 of the hours arent decorating and setting up your home in the game

[Azzanation]

Considering the games coming out this year like Tomb Raider, and Halo 5 around the corner, 400+ hours might be too much, it all depends on the gamer. I would play it until I finish it but I will be moving on quick because I would like to play other great games this year. 400+ hours is ok if your bored and there's nothing else to buy but this holiday there's too much to buy.

[MAULxx]

I'm an Elders Scrolls guy myself but I'm sure the FO fans won't mind 400+ hours of gametime.

[RedTfox]

From a perspective of someone that played Bethesda games before, let me see...
400 hours? uhmm...
400 hours of bugs, 400 hours of repetitive scenarios, 400 hours of boring and repetitive side quests, 400 hours of bad AI...
No nope, sorry, no Fallout 4 for me.

[Dinopresley]

I feel like this article was somewhat misleading. With the title directly suggesting there should be more hours of content, I guess I expected the article to try and show a counter-culture-like perspective from the majority of other people writing about the 400+ hours statement. Instead the writer spent the majority of the article explaining why 400 hours could be too much with the last couple paragraphs kind of haphazardly tying it in to the "is 400 hours enough" idea by a play on words-like lead in to infinite content value vs actual content.
Basically a lot of words to say I feel like the person writing could of used this to show a new perspective. Kind of hoping/expecting that from the title, it was a little disappointing is all.
Not to down the author. It was well written, and I particularly liked how they used aerial views of the industry along with specific examples, albeit it's the same thing everyone else is saying.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

the more the better, we spend alot of money on these games, not only that but i havent even finished fallout 3 at all, im barely at the declaration of ind part and thats cause im enjoying it, i play like once or twice a week for like 3 hours or little less, so this will take me forever which is good, who knows when ill finish fallout 3 and then its new vegas then fallout 4, knowing me i probably wont even start fallou 4 till december lol or after even