Ex-CDPR devs' new open-world vampire RPG [Blood of Dawnwalker] is aiming for "the quality level of The Witcher 3," but since it's a smaller studio, only about a 30-40 hour campaign
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/ex-cdpr-devs-new-open-world-vampire-rpg-is-aiming-for-the-quality-level-of-the-witcher-3-but-since-its-a-smaller-studio-only-about-a-30-40-hour-campaign/
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Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 70 pts · 1y
To be honest, I'm kind of over 200h behemoths anyway. A concise, focused, high-quality 20-40h experience is kind of optimal I think. Every time as of late that I start a massive game (thinking I'd be really into it and feeling hyped!) I just end up burnt out by the 75% mark and having to force myself to finish it, actively resenting it as I press through to see the credits.
makyo@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
8-10h games are fantastic too. It's just nice to be able to wrap up a game in a couple weeks and enjoy it while it lasts and then move on to the next one.
seejur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
The only game I wished I had more is cyberpunk 2077. Long games for me are fine, but not at the cost of having a shit story, or by filling it with tedious, boring, repetitive side quests.
So yeah, sometimes less is more
EddoWagt@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 1y
Cyberpunk needs more main campaign, I played for 100 hours, but for 90 of them I was at the last mission just doing sidequests
seejur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
They need more Perales quest too. Tbh cyberpunk had some GREAT side quests
SScubaman@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Although I enjoyed the game, I was shocked at how short the main campaign was. Especially coming from something like the witcher 3
1SimpleTailor@startrek.website · 4 pts · 1y
Exactly this. I liked witcher 3 but I can never bring myself to replay it because of the time commitment. I replayed Witcher 2 a dozen times and its a tight 30 hours.
the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
I don't mind long games but if it's an RPG with branching story lines I think I would prefer a shorter game that I could replay. I always want to replay RPGs to see the different paths but never do cause they are insanely long and I don't want to devote my existence to one game even if it's amazing
darthsid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It takes a lot of talent to design and develop a 200 hr game and to keep it engaging throughout. For example a talentless studio like Ubisoft will make AC Valhalla on one end and you’ll have a talented studio like Larian make Baldurs Gate 3 on the other.
adam_y@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 1y
Quality over quantity.
Tattorack@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
That is perfectly reasonable.
sirico@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 1y
As it should be lets get back to Artists and programmers making games not marketing and HR
mrfriki@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
30 hours is more than enough for me.
Etterra@discuss.online · 6 pts · 1y
That's a longer campaign than any competitive multiplayer and lots of RPG games out there.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
That's actually very welcome to me as a older gamer with a family.
I don't have the time for these massive 100+ hour RPGs anytime, I've yet to finish BG 3, which I absolutely love, due to time constraints and trying to remember where I left off.
iusearchbtw@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
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