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[MrA]

Does the gameplay level design justify the length is the only question that matters or is a shorter game heavily replayable
Personally I think the 10 hourish arkham asylum was the best of the super hero games, but 17 hour main story sounds fine by me as long the gameplay, design and story support it, better than a 100 hour grindfest

 

[rkofan87]

…for some people yes. For some people it’ll be less. For some people it’ll take 3x as long.

Stop with these baity, bullshit objective opinion threads. Jesus

who hurt you my man

 

[DryvBy]

Good. I don't want something too short or too long. BG3 is killing my game time right now with some other games.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

epic “80-100 hour game.”

Knowing Insomniac, 80-100 hour game they've made for sure would've been anything but "epic" and even more of a borefest than 25-30 hours in the first Spider-Man game. 25-30 hours is still too much for what they think open world game should be, 20 hours even already crossing the line tbh.

 

[Chuck Berry]

who hurt you my man

Your mom. I thought she’d be looser

 

[existensmaximum]

…for some people yes. For some people it’ll be less. For some people it’ll take 3x as long.

Stop with these baity, bullshit objective opinion threads. Jesus

That's why there are things in maths and statistics called "mean average" and "median". Super useful, I like them! Some might even say I'm average and mean, sometimes.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

Strap in and prepare for banal side missions once again.

 

[nowhat]

That's why there are things in maths and statistics called "mean average" and "median". Super useful, I like them! Some might even say I'm average and mean, sometimes.

Nah, you're just median.

 

[acm2000]

"fans looking for a lengthy Spiderman experience may be disappointed"

Fucking get over yourselves, it's a single player game so 15-30 hours is spot on, it's not a huge open world adventure like Starfield, GTA, etc etc and never has been.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

So 30 hours for the Plat? Pre ordered but was unsure but now I'm definitely getting it. Tired of 50+ hour games.

 

[saintjules]

I will determine how long the game is.

 

[Kerotan]

Perfect length for me. "It's not all about adding extra inches it's how you use them." - Vincent Teoh probably..

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Good to hear that the story is around the 20 hour mark. It doesn’t need to be any longer. 50+ hour games rarely have the necessary staying power to not be dropped by me.

 

[Kakax11]

30 months waiting for the PC version

not touching that outdated machine at all

 

[Markio128]

‘For instance - there are 10 levels of Swing Assistance on that slider. The game starts at the default (from the previous games!) is Level 10. So it’s a feature we let players turn down to get /less/ assistance if they want.‘​

Nice! Should please some of those unhappy with the swinging in the first game.

I’m going to have to try level 1 just for a laugh.

 

[StueyDuck]

Perfect length honestly.

Would rather get SM2 in 2-3 years (vs. Ratcher or Miles, depending on perspective) than having to wait 5 years for a bloated Horizon/God of War that could have used an editor or narrower scope. Neither of those two titles needed to take 5 years and probably would have been better for it without so much bloat.

I prefer it when the camera zooms into an NPCs face and they robotically stand there blabbing on for 50 minutes about how they once worked in a shop with incoherent poorly written dialog, that is there purely to pad out the games runtime from 30 hours to a super bloated 120 hours.

I am is being modernz gamer,

/s

 

[mdkirby]

Why does it take me 50% longer than everyone else to beat games?!?!

Haha I’m the same. I’ve grown worse over the years too. I take my time, I don’t rush, I explore nooks and crannies, and faff around a lot, exhaust every dialogue option…but now it’s 2023, so I’m also hopelessly addicted to a glowing black rectangle permanently attached to my hand which I need to compulsively fiddle with every few minutes…which stretches games out even longer.

 

[Crayon]

Haha I’m the same. I’ve grown worse over the years too. I take my time, I don’t rush, I explore nooks and crannies, and faff around a lot, exhaust every dialogue option…but now it’s 2023, so I’m also hopelessly addicted to a glowing black rectangle permanently attached to my hand which I need to compulsively fiddle with every few minutes…which stretches games out even longer.

I've always been like this. The phone doesn't distract me while I'm playing so it's always been down to a.dificulty b.dillyallying and c.... navigation. God get so turned around. I've gotten a little better: when I finally made a mental note to look for a ladder. I never see the fucking ladder. I also dillydally a lot. Inventory screens with too many stats get me, too. I stare at that shit so long.

 

[Perfo]

Perfect length for a game, anything more usually starts to feel like a job and a race to get it completed before the next good game comes out. In a busy season such as this one with so many good games to come out it's good to know I'll have the time to play them all to the fullest without having to rush anything.

 

[LukeAJN]

…for some people yes. For some people it’ll be less. For some people it’ll take 3x as long.

Stop with these baity, bullshit objective opinion threads. Jesus

It is not baity if they are talking about the mean

 

[Team Andromeda]

Please, no boring Perter Parker sections

 

[Robins]

The first one didn't need to be any longer. Neither does this.

That's an okay length.

 

[Neolombax]

I'm okay with this length. As long as the game provides meaningful content, I don't mind length.

 

[nowhat]

I will determine how long the game is.

I'm guessing more than 19 inches?

 

[mdkirby]

I've always been like this. The phone doesn't distract me while I'm playing so it's always been down to a.dificulty b.dillyallying and c.... navigation. God get so turned around. I've gotten a little better: when I finally made a mental note to look for a ladder. I never see the fucking ladder. I also dillydally a lot. Inventory screens with too many stats get me, too. I stare at that shit so long.

Yeah, my adhd tendencies cause me issues, and inventory screens stress me the fuck out. I particularly despise carry weights, as I feel compelled to pick everything up and horde everything. Then it forces me to painfully make decisions about what to destroy/keep for no apparent reason. Literally the only thing that makes sense to have a carry weight for is ammo/health packs.

 

[Ultra Donny]

Perfect length for a game in my opinion. Ps5 owners enjoy. How are the side quests in previous games, do they feel meaningful and varied?

 

[NEbeast]

Should be $49.99 then. K, thanks.

 

[Certinty]

More than happy with that, far too many games these days drag out far too much for their own good.

A little surprised the story is around the same length as the first game though, especially given this has two different playable characters each with their own stories.

 

[AV]

Thank god. It didn't need 25 hours of "swing through the rings!" bloat.

 

[fart town usa]

I'm actually more interested in the game now. The length (bloat) of some games is completely absurd these days. I strongly believe in all killer, no filler.

 

[Thief1987]

Too short. If they want to be considered as a GOTY contender they should add at least 50 copypasted caves more.

 

[Spyxos]

Hmm i liked the shorter version of Miles Morales better. Let's see if they can fill the map with more exciting things this time.

 

[R3TRO]

That sounds awful, I was hoping 10-12 max. I still haven’t beat GoW:R because of the length and the fact it bored me to sleep.

 

[Unknown?]

That's pretty long, but how big is the girth?

 

[Flutta]

50h or bust
Sad news is…

 

[Sethbacca]

The first and Miles were perfect, so I'm good with this. Lets goooooo!

 

[Bernardougf]

Perfect length honestly.

Would rather get SM2 in 2-3 years (vs. Ratcher or Miles, depending on perspective) than having to wait 5 years for a bloated Horizon/God of War that could have used an editor or narrower scope. Neither of those two titles needed to take 5 years and probably would have been better for it without so much bloat.

I think games should return to the basic 15-20 hours runtime, diminish costs and shorten the release spaces between them

And for god sake not everything has to be fucking openworld

 

[SCB3]

I think games should return to the basic 15-20 hours runtime, diminish costs and shorten the release spaces between them

And for god sake not everything has to be fucking openworld

Yea tight contained games can be fantastic, it’s why I’ll always put Dark Souls over Elden Ring, open world games can get too bloaty

Spiderman however is a ideal example of a good open world, it’s fun to swing around New York, I’m fine with this length, the first 2 games were around the same and were amazing

 

[Jibran#one]

After finishing valhalla I'm pretty certain a short 20 30 hour game is far better than a 150 hour bloated mess

 

[saintjules]

I'm guessing more than 19 inches?

Hah. I just find these 'the game is this long' comments/articles silly. Not everyone plays the same way. Nor at the same speed. Nor at completionist's pace. One person will play for 40 hours and another half that if they're bypassing side content.

I'll probably get an average idea once data is compiled by players below. I'll definitely be savoring my playthrough as I don't usually do multiple playthroughs.

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[nowhat]

Hah. I just find these 'the game is this long' comments/articles silly. Not everyone plays the same way. Nor at the same speed. Nor at completionist's pace. One person will play for 40 hours and another half that if they're bypassing side content.

I get you (but it was just such an obvious joke to make that I couldn't resist myself). The first game is among a handful that I've platinumed, not because of my e-peen (I really don't care for trophies that much), but just because it was so fun to be Spider-Manning across Manhattan. And it took way above the average completion time. We'll see if that's the case this time around.

 

[Dacvak]

The older I get, the shorter I wish AAA games were. The magic number for me is 8 hours these days. Let’s me beat a game in 3 or 4 sessions.

Still, if this is 17-30 hours, I’ll probably be able to blitz through it in around 15, if I don’t worry about side quests.

I wish I still had a ton of time to game, but adult life be adulting.

 

[Pelta88]

You need to play it for 20 hours before it gets good.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

You need to play it for 20 hours before it gets good.

 

[SolidQ]

50h or bust
Sad news is…

seems sad

 

[Pelta88]

I was going to post receipts but instead, Perspective.

Since a few here are being disingenuous with their complaints.

 

[Certinty]

seems sad

Apparently she doesn't even have the game and was spewing lies for no reason. One of the Insomniac devs retweeted a tweet saying she was full of shit.

 

[Macaron]

Perfect

 

[Xtib81]

30hrs if you do everything in the game, so more like 20hrs for most gamers, just like the first game. Tbh, given the side content in spider man, 30hrs is already too much though.

 

[SolidQ]

I was going to post receipts but instead, Perspective.

Mine numbers from all Batmans. Story + all side content on 100%
Max Difficult:
Asylum = 23hrs
City = 42hrs
Origins = 32,5 hrs
Arkham Knight = 68,5 hrs