But, exactly how much time should a person have to invest in a game before they're justified in expecting it to shift gears and become compelling? The idea that you shouldn't judge a game's quality until you've experienced the entire breadth of it's content is silly.
The vast, vast, vast majority of people who play Too Human will play through it, at most, once. Probably around 90% of players, I'd assume. The draw of higher difficulty levels, better loot, new classes and character builds to experiment with etc. should be seen as a bonus to the dedicated who really enjoyed the game and want to experience it further. However, if the fundamental game that these perks are built into isn't engaging, feels shallow or antiquated, then new ways of experiencing the same old sh*t doesn't change the fact that it's still the same old sh*t.
My philosophy has long been that a game deserves some time to breathe before you dismiss it and move onto something else, at least 10% of a typical playthrough, I'd say. By that I mean, if a game takes on average 10 hours to complete, it deserves an hour of your time, just so you have the opportunity to acclimate yourself to the controls, get beyond the introductory/tutorial level and see if the gameplay really speaks to you. Beyond that 10%, however, it's the game's job to keep you going, and you can't blame somebody for giving up on an RPG that "doesn't really get good until hour 25".
