Comments on: Are games too long? http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Luis Correia http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/comment-page-1/#comment-7689 Luis Correia Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:04:44 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/#comment-7689 actually, no, they aren't. but seriously, what need to be done is balance playability with storyline with enough cut-scenes to make the game experience a lot better. a good example of a good game with almost everything well balanced is Psychonauts :) actually, no, they aren’t.

but seriously, what need to be done is balance playability with storyline with enough cut-scenes to make the game experience a lot better.

a good example of a good game with almost everything well balanced is Psychonauts :)

]]> By: Brad http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/comment-page-1/#comment-7688 Brad Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:55:39 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/#comment-7688 Brilliant! Brilliant!

]]> By: geoff http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/comment-page-1/#comment-7686 geoff Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:58:27 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/#comment-7686 Often. Often.

]]> By: transiit http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 transiit Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:30:14 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2009-07-27/are-games-too-long/#comment-7682 I'd say no, but most recent games I've played don't always do the balance thing right. Yes, there has to be some achievement, a little struggle here and there, but there seems to be a lot of grind...even on some platformers. One game in the last decade or so that got it right was "Medievil" for the PSX. It was sort of a 3-d platformer, but I can't remember thinking it dull at any point. One game that got it wrong (but I still recommend anyway) was Castlevania SOTN. "Oh, good. You got this far. Now do all the same levels upside down." But here I am 21 years later, and I still haven't finished Wasteland. A lot closer, though. I’d say no, but most recent games I’ve played don’t always do the balance thing right. Yes, there has to be some achievement, a little struggle here and there, but there seems to be a lot of grind…even on some platformers.

One game in the last decade or so that got it right was “Medievil” for the PSX. It was sort of a 3-d platformer, but I can’t remember thinking it dull at any point.

One game that got it wrong (but I still recommend anyway) was Castlevania SOTN. “Oh, good. You got this far. Now do all the same levels upside down.”

But here I am 21 years later, and I still haven’t finished Wasteland. A lot closer, though.

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