I don't have all the time in the world to play games, so I find games with a 20hr or more length a turn-off. I don't want to start a game I'll probably never get around to finishing
8-11 is not short. The article references the 5 hour play through that didn't skip cut scenes and dialog which took up about half the time. If the vid is accurate the game is 2.5 hours long with an additional 2.5 hours of cut scenes to watch. There are reports of people getting a platinum trophy in 9 hours. This included all the time it took to search for all the collectibles. Not everyone spends time trophy hunting. This is why people are calling the game short.
I agree though, we should wait and see what others complete the game in if length is important to you. We don't all play with the same skill level and some of us need more time to do the same things.
I get the feeling that those who are finishing the game in that short amount of time weren't really interested in playing it to begin with. I'm mean if your interested in a game and it's content would you really speed through it?
Would I? No. I like to explore and find things in games that many people miss. That doesn't mean everyone does this though. The Order's reliance on cut scenes makes it so people that typically rush have to experience the full story since they can't be skipped. From the looks of it the Order is also very linear without side quests that can be skipped to rush the game.
As of right now I plan on getting the game on Friday. If the reviews confirm it is as short as some are claiming I may just wait for a price drop though. I get "rushing" through a game, but at the same time it doesn't really sound like you can rush through the Order like most games. The only thing that seems to prolong the experience is looking for collectibles and I'm not sure if I like that as a way to add play time.
Yes 8-11 hours is short for a SP campaign especially with all of the cutscenes. You could easily beat it in two sessions without even trying that hard. By the time you get into it, it is over.
A minimum length for these should be 15 hours and best at around 25. I an playing DA:I and 8 hours was just the beginning part.
"There's more to the quality of a game than it's length" Truer words have ne'er been spoken on N4G!
The funny thing is The Order - as short as it is, will be thoroughly enjoyed by millions of gamers, who won't care one bit about how long or short it is.
Remember Heavenly Sword on PS3? It got stick for being short, but personally it was one of my favourite PS3 games. Not saying that The Order will be one of my favourite games, but I'll play it and then judge.
I got my PS3 late so I played it late. It was a short game though with no collectible items and such that I can remember. I think I beat it on normal at around the 4 hr mark. The thing is though I tend tp beat games faster than most as I am use to very very hard games.
However, man that 4 hrs was just sublime. The cinematic and voice acting alone was worth the price of admission.
People who hated the gameplay and over the shoulder feel of Gears will/should hate the gameplay of The Order. People who loved the gameplay of Gears should love the gameplay of The Order.
Of course, that reasoning goes out the window when it's an exclusive. It's actually reversed (not for all people of course) for a good portion of the community.
Edit: on topic. I think it's gonna be a good game. Length doesn't bother me. I never really thought about game length until the internet age started. I've never argued for/against a game because of length. If I have, it must have been an obviously everyone troll everything day.
Gears of War is a game from 2006. That's why people are not as impressed today.
And the cinematic presentation, the frequent cutscenes woven into the action, the in medias res prologue with limited movement, obviously are heavily influenced by Uncharted 2.
If The Order had been released in shortly before Gears or even Uncharted 2, people would be OMG.
But those games alao have MP for longivity and is still play by people today. Linear Cinematic single player action game has its place. Just not at $60 at launch for me. $30 or below after sales a few months later or a gamefly weekend playthrough is usually enough for me.
Halo and Gears also have multiplayer, which is the main attraction for many players. You really can't compare them to a game that is strictly single player.
First of all, Gears Judgment was slammed for its short and derivative campaign, so there... The other Gears were a bit longer and more full featured than this.
Halo is not super long, and has some serious padding in places (which has occasionally been criticized although admittedly not as much as it should), but the level design is also very wide and replayable. It also has campaign coop.
I'm going to wait until The Order has a significant discount before I buy it. I have a backlog of several games to keep me busy and I refuse to pay $60 for a 7 hour game, half of which is cutscenes.
Totally agreed that is why it is at the top of my Gamefly que and hopefully I get to play it soon on a nice weekend. No need to spend $60 with it when money can be saved for my other more worthy PS4 titles which will provide more value and longer playtime like Witcher 3, Bloodborne, Mortal Kombat 10 just around the corner.
Game is about 5 to 7 hours normal mode lot longer if you play at higher difficulties.
[email protected] This game doesn't play like Gears the movement happening in the order is more like the movement in the evil within. The Order 1886 is lot more polished graphically than the evil within though.
Order is graphically lot better than Ryse for me on console, but Ryse was a launch game and x box 1 was a bit weaker at launch. I also played Ryse on PC and that game looks unreal on PC, so i would have see both games on similar hardware to judge accurately.
Short is a bad thing if there is no replay value. People will say things on N4G but i bet lot of people on here will be selling this game after one week or the game will be thrown to side after that time. People most have plenty of cash if they don't give a damn about the length of time it takes to finish the game.
And please stop with the myth Gears storyline was bad or sucked. Thats not true it wasn't the greatest story ever seen in a video game, but it wasn't bad it was above average with lots of funny one liners from the characters.
Taste of what made Gears great just released yesterday worth a watch its funny.
More Xbox fanboys commenting about this game than anything else.
Kinda tells you the type of reception it'll have here, regardless of how well it does.
I'm not concerned about the length, nor do I need to keep referencing games that needed multiplayer to be fleshed out. As long as the game is quality, I think I'll be alright.
Lets see if that attitude will carry over to other games not on your system of choice Spotie. Because we all know you did not feel that way for a certain other game I linked in a past comment.
And I see more Sony heads defending then actually commenting on the game. Maybe there are just a lot of concerned gamers waiting to officially see what this game is like from people who played before they blindly run out and buy it.
Back in the day you still paid $60 for those sort of games you could get through in 2 hours or less like RE2 on PS1 which is still the best Resident Evil game to date arguably and one of the best games ever made.
The difference being Resident Evil 2 was only short after you first beat it and figure out all the puzzles and where everything is, which takes ages the first time around, and it also has a sh*t ton of replay value, it has 2 campaigns which both have an A and B scenario, so right off the bat you have 4 playthroughs before you even bother trying to unlock all the secret weapons, costumes and characters, absolutely awful comparison...
Now suddenly 8-11hrs is short.
"There's more to the quality of a game than it's length" Truer words have ne'er been spoken on N4G!
The funny thing is The Order - as short as it is, will be thoroughly enjoyed by millions of gamers, who won't care one bit about how long or short it is.
Remember Heavenly Sword on PS3? It got stick for being short, but personally it was one of my favourite PS3 games. Not saying that The Order will be one of my favourite games, but I'll play it and then judge.
Day one bros.