The Myth of the 40 Hour Game 428
Over at Wired, Clive Thompson talks about the myth of the 40 hour game, the typical length of time listed on the side of a game box nowadays. Mr. Thompsons discusses the ways in which that estimate fails to jive with reality. From the article: "This game offers about 40 hours of play. This is precisely what I was told by Eidos — and countless game reviewers — when I picked up Tomb Raider: Legend earlier this year. As I gushed at the time, Legend was the first genuinely superb Lara Croft game in years... I was hooked — and eager to finish the game and solve the mystery. So I shoved it into my PS2, dual-wielded the pistols and began playing... until about four weeks later, when I finally threw in the towel. Why? Because I couldn't get anywhere near the end. I plugged away at the game whenever I could squeeze an hour away from my day job and my family. All told, I spent far more than 40 hours — but still only got two-thirds through."
ok, so the game gives him MORE than promised (Score:3, Funny)
Someone call the waaambulance.
Let's all jive now (Score:5, Funny)
Dude! (Score:5, Funny)
That's because you're old and you suck. I can state that with confidence because I also am old and suck. It's a young person's world, guy.
Clearly... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Consoles & PC Time Estimates (Score:2, Funny)
Fixed.
Re:ok, so the game gives him MORE than promised (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How long is a piece of string? (Score:4, Funny)
Well, what have you managed to unlock so far?
Re:ok, so the game gives him MORE than promised (Score:2, Funny)
I always just got lost in mazes. o_o
My typical solution to mazes (pen and paper) was to take an ink eraser and draw myself a path to the exit. Likewise in games, I am constantly annoyed that I cannot just blow up walls.
I never saw the appeal of those flower mazes, just take the scrapes and walk through the damn bushes.
I am typically American here, my solution to most problems is to blow something up or cut something down.
I do strafe in RL though...
Re:ok, so the game gives him MORE than promised (Score:2, Funny)
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Old Man Sucks At Games: Film at 11 (Score:2, Funny)
Re: Chess (Score:2, Funny)
I'm up to
1. f3 e5 ...
2. g4
Then the damn thing keeps killing me instantly, before I can make another move. Why do they make the bosses battles so hard this early in the game?