Uncharted 3 Approximate Campaign Length: 8-9 Hours

TheAgingHipster
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:28:24 AM
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10 hours, eh? The previous installments seemed longer somehow, but I guess in retrospect they weren't. Oh well, doesn't matter, this will still rock my collection day one!!!

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5TAY3R
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:26:22 PM

I will pay 300$ for an uncharted even if it lasts for an hour, expensive quality foods don't come in a huge bucket

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telly
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:32:36 PM

@stay3R, agreed 100 percent. I'd MUCH rather have a 10-hour single player campaign where I adore every minute of it than a 15-hour campaign where I "only" enjoy two thirds of the experience. Make sense?

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5TAY3R
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:44:49 PM

Hi5 telly, thing is people should realize that who is making this game and what is the name of this franchise, playing Uncharted is like sleeping with kim kardashian on a royale suit of burz al arab, even if it lats for 30 mins its actually well worth it

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Lawless SXE
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:01:18 PM

Sleeping with Kim Kardashian would be worth it? To each their own...

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TrophyHunter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 4:14:05 PM

@STAY3R 360

I like Kourtney Kardashian more than Kim :)

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Underdog15
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 1:51:49 PM

Kardashians are over rated. I don't get it.

No.

Uncharted is like sleeping with Alessandra Ambrosia or Adriana Lima. Because let's face it... Uncharted is beautiful, funny, and visits places all over the world.

It can't be like the Kardashians... Nothing about Uncharted is plastic.

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jimmyhandsome
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:29:11 AM
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Exactly as I expected.

More importantly if you don't score it a 9.5 or better, Ben, I'm going to throw a temper tantrum in the comments section of the review.

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:37:10 AM

I doubt you'll be the only one.

But as I've said before, it'll get what it deserves. If that deserved score is an 8.5...oh well. ;)

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TrophyHunter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:31:38 AM

We all know it will deserve more than 9.5, I deeply trust in ND

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:37:56 AM

It's definaltely going to be in the 9's that's for sure but a solid 10 would feel like a platinum.

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AshT
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:47:20 AM

My guess it will get a 9.6

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Spineshank
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:35:07 AM
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9-10 hours is PLENTY for the potentially greatest game in history.

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Snaaaake
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 10:04:31 AM
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Kinda disappointed that it's only 8-9 hours but at least that's longer than most games out there.

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TrophyHunter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:33:58 AM

I think is a fair length for an action-adventure game ;)

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:42:44 AM

I think it's short too. I can remember when the 'campaign' length for some of the last wave of shooters was announced to be as short as 8 hours there was a lot of discussion about them being too short. I'm not sure why 8-10 hours is now considered fine, when less than 2 years ago it was considered short.

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TrophyHunter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 12:07:21 PM

Maybe is an effect of the 4-5 hrs. length games we've seen this generation

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Ignitus
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:42:45 PM

I also think it's a short game. It's sad to see PS exclusives follow the rest of the industry in this regard.

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Crabba
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 6:58:33 PM

Why is length of the game such a big issue for a lot of people?? Especially in action/adventure games, but pretty much any genre but RPGs (and maybe a few others like RTS/Strategy), that shouldn't affect whether the game is great or not!

People don't go asking before a big new movie comes out if it's only 2 hrs long, or if it's 3 hrs long, (funnily enough when it comes to movies, it's usually the other way around with people complaining it's too long)

It should be about what they've done with those hours, how fun and varying they are to play and how they are able to keep you interested to keep playing! THAT's what Naughty Dog does BEST.

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Snaaaake
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:37:12 PM

Sorry but I'm not a collector and won't go my way out to collect all those treasures or something.

And I'm not fond of replaying the same story over and over again, playing on higher difficulty is fun at first but once I conquered it I'll find it boring afterwards.

8-9 hours is short but compared to some which is 4-5 hours long, this is OK but could have been longer.

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:20:05 PM

Crabba,

Why is it an issue? Oh I don't know, perhaps because a lot of gamers grew up on games that lasted more than 8 hours? Perhaps we just like a long adventure? Perhaps it's a value for money thing, or perhaps it's just that we want the game to last as long as possible because we enjoy playing it?

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Crabba
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 3:14:09 AM

Highlander, I've been a gamer quite a long time myself, basically since the early eighties, and just like today there have always been shorter as well as longer games, and I don't have preference for either. For me it's more about quality than quantity.

Game developers only have x amount of time to develop a game, so either they spend it making a great 10 hour game, or they have to spend the same amount of time on a 100 hour game, which one is going to be more polished, have more attention to detail and have more variation, everything else being equal? For me I'll take that 10 hour version every time*!
(*Disclaimer does not apply to RPGs, RTS & Strategy etc like I said before)

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Underdog15
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 1:54:18 PM

I don't care how incredible a game is. I won't be buying it if it's going to get me less than 10 hours of play time.

I get the quality over quantity piece, but my time's worth money. If I can't get at least 2 dollars per hour out of my purchase, the purchase doesn't happen. Shorter games will be bought at reduced prices.

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Underdog15
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 2:02:46 PM

I should add that both uncharteds got me over 20 hours each. UC2 probably closer to 30-40 hours. I didn't get either full price. So the investment was worth it.

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Crabba
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 5:05:39 PM

Hm, but if your time is worth money then you'd be better off with a shorter game, since you'd get more $/hr out of your purchase if the game is shorter. The math is a little off there, unless you get paid to play games :)

I agree that my time is worth something, and not just money, so I'd rather play a great game that takes less time and still gives me the same experience and the same amount of entertainment.

"I don't care how incredible a game is. I won't be buying it if it's going to get me less than 10 hours of play time" Are you actually being serious here? So it could be the best game ever made, but you're not buying it because it's not a 20 hour game.

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Underdog15
Friday, October 14, 2011 @ 9:45:48 AM

How in the world does that not make sense? I'm not wasting my money on home entertainment that gives me a return of $3/hour or more. My time is worth money, and if I'm going to invest my money in something, it had better be within my range of what I'm willing to pay per hour returned. It's all investment. And when it comes to entertainment, you need to limit your investments since it's not a necessity.

It's pretty A-B-C, actually.

As for the best game evar? Well, no. Not right away, I won't buy it if it's short. Once its price drops down to where I can get at least $2/hour or less from it, then yes. I'll invest. $60 for 10 hours is way too much for home entertainment these days.

If an incredible game will only give me 5 hours, then in my opinion, it's not very incredible. And before I buy it, it will have to drop down below $15 close to the $10 mark or lower. Which won't take long for short games. If it's 10 hours long, it needs to be less than $30 if I'm interested in it. If I'm only moderately interested, then you won't see me buying it until it's around $20 or maybe even less. If that takes 3+ years, so be it. I have plenty of -good- investment titles I continue to enjoy. I bought WKC2 full price, sure, but I'll be getting hundreds of hours out of it.

I'm smart with my money. I don't buy things just because I want it. I won't part with my money unless I can justify the purchase. It's also why I don't live off consumer debt. The only debts I have are long term invested "good debt" like a mortgage. Or my $50k line of credit I borrowed from the bank then invested. (I make more interest off the investment than the interest I have to pay. It's basically free money.)

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Crabba
Friday, October 14, 2011 @ 6:40:17 PM

Underdog, It doesn't make sense because you're referring to it as 'my time is worth money', which per definition means you want it to take LESS time per money unit, otherwise your time is obviously not the issue here.

If you instead simply said you want more hours value out of money in hours per dollar spent, then it makes sense.

I wouldn't agree with it, but it'd make sense.

If you said games are to expensive, now that I could agree with, and the part about waiting to pick up a game to save money, now that makes perfect sense to me.

To me a game just doesn't give me more value just because it takes longer to finish it. No wonder all-multiplayer-shooter-games is the only thing selling nowadays, when so many people have this attitude. I blame a lot of it on games being so expensive now, if a game was more inline with movie prices around $20-$30 maybe people wouldn't be so stingy about it...

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Jakintosh
Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 12:32:40 PM

Uncharted 2 was a "10 hour" game. Last time I checked the stats screen in single player I had 40 hours of playtime. I also have 40 hours put into the multiplayer, and I'm the definition of a "single player gamer."

That's 80 hours since launch. I'm pretty sure that is the most I've ever put into a console game this generation. So there you go underdog, less than a dollar per hour. Unless you plan on only playing this game from start to finish relatively quickly, and never touch the multiplayer or single player again. In which case, I don't know if I can call you a gamer, and your argument on "getting the most out of your money" would fall pretty flat.

Thats another thing. If you want to get $2/hour, why not buy Uncharted 3 because you KNOW it will be very good, and then make sure you just play 30 hours of it? That would only be 2 plays through the campaign and maybe a weekend or two with the online. And then who knows, it might even be FUN and you'll play even more than that!

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daus26
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 10:17:13 AM
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Although I'd like more, I'm totally fine with 10 hours.

I wonder what the replay value will be like. In infamous and Heavy Rain for example, you have a motive to go through the story more than once. Or, if the online will hold it longer. I just want my games to last as long as possible, especially if it isn't a yearly franchise.

Then again if we can pay 10 dollars to see an hour and a half film in theaters, or 20-30 dollars for the DVD/BD, the value of 60 dollars is worth it for this. Well, ESPECIALLY this. It'll probably be one of the best 10 hours of my gaming.

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The Real Deal
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 10:49:17 AM
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I think whats important here is that the ten hours will be jam packed with action, explosions, crumbling buildings, train wrecks, dehydration, gun slinging, hit pounding action. To top it off you will have one of the best stories ever. I played and platinumed both Uncharted's and they both seemed to clock in around the same time when i played them for the second and thrid time.

Whats interesting is that it felt longer. I assert this to the action of the game and the constant feeling of urgency. Seconds seemed like minutes and munites like hours. I don't believe that drakes deception will be any different with respect to time. Conclusion, if you thought the first two were long enough, then the third surely will meet that expectation if not exceed it.

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duomaxwell007
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 10:59:24 AM
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umm thats no shock considering thats about how long every uncharted game was

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Ignitus
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:46:21 PM

Really? The previous games felt 12-15 hours to me. Though I like to take my time.

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Crabba
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:02:40 PM

I never understood these estimated times for games. Most of the time they say it takes 10 hrs and I spend 15 easily to complete it, but maybe that's because I don't enjoy rushing through games, don't skip cut-scenes and generally take my time looking around, picking up treasures and what not.

If people are so concerned about how long the game is, why then do so many people say how quickly they finished game x in 5 hrs, when they easily could have played twice as long if they don't rush through the game as quickly as humanly possible.

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bigrailer19
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:11:25 AM
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Hmm the other games seemed longer than that by a couple of hours. I really hope it doesn't take me 8-9 hours that will be a little disappointing. I'm almost certain 1 & 2 took me around 12 hours. Of course I don't rush through the games.

By the way this is my favorite franchise ever, and my favorite games. So that'll be the reason I'll be disappointed, cus I never want these games to end. Not cus I'm hating on the game.

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Crabba
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:04:19 PM

If you look at old reviews, I'm sure they say the same thing about the first two games (taking 8-9 something hours that is). I wouldn't worry about it.

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bigrailer19
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:34:07 PM

I don't care how long the game took other people to play cus I can guarantee I savor every min. Of uncharted more so than the next. All I'm saying is if it takes me 8-9 hours I will be disappointed. If it turns out to be the same length as the other two then yes all will be well.

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TrophyHunter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:37:14 AM
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If you look for every treasure (without a guide of course), play in hard difficult and then go in crushing mode trying to get every trophy available... I'm sure we will spend more than those 10 hours

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:43:36 AM

That was the same for me, never touched a guide when I was finding the treasures, only except for a couple, cause for me there was some tricking areas that I thought I got tricked on, haha.

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Crabba
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:08:25 PM

Yeah, if you're going to play on multiple difficulties, find all treasures etc, you'll be spending a whole lot more than 10 hours, that's for sure.

I was looking for the treasures my first time (re)playing through Uncharted 1 (after clearing game data to get the trophies) and was surprised when I ended up with only like 45/60 treasures, they have some pretty mean hiding places for some of those...

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DemonNeno
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:39:31 AM
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Sounds like my Oct 29th bday present has a hand-picked winner! :D I can't freakin WAIT!

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:41:05 AM
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Hmmm... I'm not happy with this at all. The previous games seemed to be to be considerably longer than that. If I played through on easy mode and skipped cut scenes, then I could conceivably have finished in that kind of time, but my impression was that both Drake's Fortune and Among Thieves lasted considerably longer than 8-10 hours.

A pity that a game that I am anticipating as much as I anticipate this seems to be shrinking the SP portion of the game. I say 'seems' because without going back and replaying I couldn't say for sure how long it took to play through. However if it's only 8-10 hours, that's going to take approximately 3 reasonable gaming sessions to complete, which for a $60, AAA, blockbuster title seems on the pathetic side. I know that there's always the online aspect and I can replay in different difficulty levels. But you know, Uncharted was never about the online, it was always about the SP mode. This time round the heavy emphasis was on the online beta and online portions.

Hell, in Uncharted 2, it seemed to take an hour or two to beat the train alone. I'm sorry, but this 'campaign length' (I even hate the sound of that phrase since it makes it seem like the campaign is not the central aspect of the game) discussion just seems a bit off base. 8-10 hours is short. Two years or so ago, we bemoaned the length of the 'campaign' in games like Vanquish and the various Call of Duty/generic wargame/shooters. Nor do I remember the story in Uncharted being described as the campaign mode before. Campaign mode or campaign length were phrases used to describe the cursory story mode in shooters.

Sorry, but this entire discussion leaves me feeling extremely concerned about Uncharted 3 and the future of SP games. Frankly, if I am reviewing it - which I shall - if the story takes less than 10 hours to complete, it's gonna get dinged for being short.

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:48:07 AM

I pretty sure u were thinking about RPG games when u made a comment, consider how long rpg's are and getting the most bang for ur buck out of the player. If u don't think a game is worth 60 bucks, rent first. I have some games that I bought for retail price and some of them felt much cheaper. And of course everybody reacts different on different games

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:54:13 AM

Pretty sure I wasn't thinking about an RPG when I made the comment actually. Since I've platinum'd both Uncharted titles, and have only bothered to platinum one other game (Burnout Paradise) so far, I think I know when I am making a comment about Uncharted and when I am commenting on an RPG.

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Killa Tequilla
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:56:16 AM

The game has SP. The game is full of surprises and explosion. Every cutscene is rendered twice, one in HD and another in 3D. Also, it has multiplayer. It has a little bit of everything and everything is top notch, people are saying its 3D will revolutionise 3D like Avatar did HD. ND said it will be the "go to" MP game. ND has put in a lot of work in to this game and you're dissapointed in a 10 hour long campaign? After all that hard work... Besides, I bet thats just the average time on regular difficulty.

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jimmyhandsome
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:56:53 AM

I don't recall Uncharted 1 or 2 taking much longer than 10 hours? Unless off course you took your time looking for and collecting all the hidden treasures like I did. I think the 10 hour campaign length for a story-driven game like Uncharted is the perfect length, to be honest. You don't want to drag it out to the point where the gameplay starts to feel repetitive or the story starts to suffer.

To me, and it seems like others, anything shorter than the 8-10 hour mark would be considered "short". Killzone 3 comes to mind. That game takes about 4-6 hours to beat your first time through. To me, THAT is a short campaign.

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Jawknee
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 12:02:18 PM

Uncharted 1 and 2 took me no longer than 10 to 12 hours and that was if I was taking my time. 8 to 10 does sound short but you have to keep in mind the guy was probably rushing through the game. Not looking for all the Easter eggs and treasures. Like TrophyHunter said, looking for all the treasures, trophies and playing the game on harder settings will take you way past the 8 to 10 hour mark. Plus if you want to platinum the game you're going to want to play it again on Crushing which you cannot do until you beat the game on normal or hard first anyway.

I wouldn't worry about the length Highlander. I think it will feel just as long as the previous installments.

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MyWorstNightmar
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:55:46 PM

This reviewer probably played on easy, running and gunning to get through it so he could write his review.

Not having played the game yet, I'm not about to pass judgement on ND who has built up plenty of goodwill in my eyes for what they have provided to me in the past. Highlander, don't give up the faith just yet! And don't forget, they give us a product that we would actually *want* to play multiple times.

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 3:57:56 PM

@TheHighlander, okay then.

Does in that come hand to hand, finding treasures and get a sweet trophy out of it?

3 votes down come on, ur dreaming heads out.

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 4:40:19 PM

@AlexanderTH3GR8

Not sure what you're saying there...

@MyWorst...

I'm not giving up, but we (this community) have discussed campaign length in games before in the context of the length of the campaign mode in some of the high profile shooters. From memory, the campaign length discussed at that time was 8 hours, and it was the consensus at the time that that was a short campaign mode, but because the game was primarily an online multi-player game, that wasn't a problem.

Conversely, it was quite clear during those discussions that a short story of campaign length in other kinds of games was considered a problem. So here we are now discussing the SP story mode duration for Uncharted 3, and we're talking about 8 or so hours. So, are we to excuse that brevity of the SP mode because the game is a great online shooter? I'm sure a lot of people will say yes to that. However the Uncharted series has been held up as one of the definitive single player, story heavy games of the generation.

So, if 8 hours was considered short, but OK because it was an online shooter. Why is 8 hours OK for a game that supposedly focuses on that single player story mode experience? Seems to me that a lot of people are forgetting the discussions on this topic in the past, and are letting their perceptions of story length in games be shaped by this trend of multi-player action vs solo, story driven gameplay.

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Crabba
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:24:13 PM

Just for fun, I looked at IGN's review of the first two games, and just like I suspected according to them Drake's Fortune was an 8 hour game "My first trip through Nate's story took me a little more than eight hours to complete" and Among Thieves a 10 hr game "The game is give or take about 10 hours in length".

So, I'm pretty sure U3 will be about the same length as the other two games, since the length completely depends on how you play it.

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AcHiLLiA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 8:33:52 PM

My bad, I was trying something different.

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Highlander
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:25:13 PM

@Crabba

Perhaps you missed this sentence in my original post?

"If I played through on easy mode and skipped cut scenes, then I could conceivably have finished in that kind of time."

I guess that their reviewer just did that, because if you do anything else, it takes considerably longer. Fine if you want to play all your games as if they were a speed run, an 8 hour duration might do it. But if you're doing a typical play through on normal difficulty and it takes as little as 8 hours, it's a rip off - IMHO. And before any smart butt decides to tell me that Drakes Fortune took that long, or that Among Thieves took that long, think back to how you played the game. Did you explore as an adventurer, or did you charge through like a member of the special forces? If all you do is take the straight line through the game and ignore everything else, you're not - in my opinion - playing the game.

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Crabba
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 3:26:45 AM

Highlander, No I didn't miss that sentence. I think you missed my point, which is that since the reviewer(s) of both previous games said they were 8-10 hour games just like this guy now says U3 is an 8-9 hour game probably means they're all referring to doing it the 'special forces straight line' way like you mentioned.

So if you spent 10-15 hours playing the first two games (like I did) that probably means U3 will be the same way.

For some reason it seems a lot of reviewers take some kind of pride in saying you can complete a game in as short a time as possible, because I always seem to take at least 50% longer completing any given game than what they say it 'should' take. But like you said, if all you do is take the straight line and ignore dialog, cut-scenes, or any exploration, are you really playing the game?

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AshT
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:46:19 AM
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I was expecting more like 12 hours atleast.

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Twistedfloyd
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:51:37 AM
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Well it depends. The first two Uncharted games took me 10 hours or so each.

Through three Uncharted 2 playthroughs my time overall stands at about 33 hours or so.

I think that 10 hours is a good length for a game like this. Hoping I can squeeze 12 out of it, but at the same time, it just looks so awesome that I think ND isn't cheaping us on this one. I think they're not going to have any fat and every moment is going to be pulse pounding excitement.

As long as it's longer than R3's measly (yet very good) campaign which only took me a little over six hours to beat, I'll be happy. Because I know ND is bringing me a first class game that won't dawdle, and will keep its foot on the pedal delivering a perfect story and gameplay experience.

As long as ND continues with its track record, U3 is going to be better than U2. U2 was leaps and bounds ahead of U1 to me to become a masterpiece. If U3 follows suit then this could be one of my all time favorite campaigns. Here's hoping for 10 hours. I think ND knows its stuff and does not want to alienate the SP community with a half hearted effort. Everything I've seen so far looks incredible.

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JackDillinger89
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:56:33 AM
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So help me god Mr dutka you even think of giving U3 a 8.5.....

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Victor321
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:56:35 AM
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I was right, it does come out November 1st...my birthday's Oct. 30th....sadface :(

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JackDillinger89
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:59:30 AM
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Lol im jk. 9 hour single player is still short, thankfully the multiplayer is equally impressive and adds another 100+ hours into the game. Got my calender marked.

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ColTater
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:27:11 PM

Full multiplayer is available now. Thank you SUBWAY.

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Jiggy
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 6:36:02 PM

Its not the full multiplayer...its basically half. 35 is the max level and no co-op. Hardly full in my book

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PSTan
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 12:05:17 PM
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Drake's Fortune was actually really short for me, took me only 7 hrs on normal difficulty. Among Thieves was better, clocking in at 10 for me. Of course, this depends on the difficulty level you're playing on; that tends to add a few more hours.

I'm not worried about 8-9 hours for Uncharted 3. ND obviously has a vision for this game, and it's pacing and storytelling follow suit and coincide with the game's length. Can't wait for this game.

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gangan19
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 12:59:59 PM
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that's way too short, I wish it was longer.

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StubbornScorpio
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:23:37 PM
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Why does it seem like so many people think the 8-9 hours applies to them? Do you know this Nathan Irvine person and does his gaming habit reflect yours? Did you even have a problem with the playtime of the first two Uncharted games?

I have faith that Naughty Dog knows what it's doing when it comes to pacing. Uncharted 1 and 2 were perfect lengths in my opinion, just short enough to not seem dragged on and just long enough to provide a variety of set pieces.

Too many people are overreacting, give credit to Naughty Dog dammit!

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Twistedfloyd
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 1:25:01 PM
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I mean U1 and U2 were around this length and as whrmhmifqk (hell of a name) said, ND does have a vision for the game and they will make it work. This is how they wanted to make it, and it sounds like it's going to be just as long as the other ones.

And depending on play style or difficulty, tack on a couple of hours solely through that as well.

I'm saying it'll be 10-12 for me probably.

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DIsmael85
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:29:14 PM
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So having plats on both games I can say a quick play through on both games is probably about 5 - 6 hours. Though yes my first time around I was treasure hunting while enjoying the story so it would clock in around 12 - 13 hours. I imagine if you skip all treasures, except for those you find on accident, this games length sounds about right. People freaking out about it being 8-9 hours need to sit back and think. It's an action adventure game setup to be like a Indiana Jones flick, it doesn't need to be a LOTR's epic to tell a simple tale. I for one don't care, this game will be great no matter the length. I've waited to long and I want it now. :P

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 2:58:48 PM
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I would also ask everyone to remember that I did NOT review the first two Uncharted games. That was Arnold.

Not that I'm saying I would've reviewed them any differently or anything, but it's probably worth a consideration.

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Gamer Girl Gemo
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 3:25:14 PM
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As appealing as a longer campaign time sounds, I really only care for how well the game will pull me in. Which, provided it has a good storyline, time won't really be of concern. In fact, I'm sure that no matter how many hours are put into a game, it'll never seem like enough when dealing with such an in-depth storyline. So, I'm happy with any amount because I'll be too busy wrapped up in the SP experience, I won't be watching the clock for how long the game needs to be, could be, or even should be.

Last edited by Gamer Girl Gemo on 10/11/2011 3:26:31 PM

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Eld
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 3:44:01 PM
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Apparently, market has decided It's ok for games to move toward shorter movie like experiences in the near future as long as it can be justified with "every minute is packed with action" and such, even if it really isn't.

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FullmetalX10
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 3:52:46 PM
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If it's 8 hours long then so be it, if it needs to be shorter as to not let players feel like the game is just dragging out then so be it, if the story requires it to be 8 hours long then so be it, because just like Uncharted 1 & 2 the story is the most important thing, also those ran at about 8-10 hours as well.
I ran through the first Uncharted with a friend of mine in 1 day, starting around 14:00, ending around 00:00, so that logs in at precisely 10 hours.
Uncharted 2 didn't take me much longer either, so I don't see the problem here.

Sure it would be nice if it had a 20 hour long single player, but if that would cause the game to be only half as good, I'll gladly sacrifice the length.
Also, this will be heaps of fun playing online with my friends :D

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Excelsior1
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 5:10:33 PM
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i do wish the sp campigh was a little longer, if you really don't care about the my aspect of the game then this sounds like a rental. hard to justify $ 60 for a game that can be beaten a couple dedicated gamingt sessions. it will be the strength of the mp that makes me more likely to make a purchasse., having daid that a kenthier sp game would mmake it more appealing to me. no doubts it be fantastic and mine very soon,

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Oxvial
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 5:13:41 PM
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8-9 hu? perhaps they focused too much on the mp, dunno.. not a day one for me I barely use Uncharted 2 MP.

Uncharted 3 already become a deception to me.

Last edited by Oxvial on 10/11/2011 5:16:48 PM

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hadouken
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 5:21:30 PM
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I don't care how long. As long as I'm enjoying the experience I'm good.

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VampDeLeon
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 6:13:24 PM
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9 hours storywise, 100+ hours online multiplayer-wise

Last edited by VampDeLeon on 10/11/2011 6:13:39 PM

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Oxvial
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 10:14:48 PM

I read some people said the mp is a lot better, so well I hope this time the mp looks as good like the sp because that didn't happen on U2, the mp looked okay but not like the sp mode.

I'm gonna get it but just like GoW3 I'm gonna wait for a drop.

Last edited by Oxvial on 10/11/2011 10:15:13 PM

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BIGRED15
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 7:23:22 PM
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8-9 hours. Man I sense waaaaayyy too little optimism here in fact its absurd that people feel like it won't b enough. First 8-9 is to subjective a number. It's gonna vary a bit pending on how u play. Second if u were given a meal that's like "European" portions but its the best thing u have ever ate r u really gonna b dissappointed.

People round here seem to be getting way too touchy about their games. We've seen it with BF3 and the beta and now the same applies for UC3. Can we really sit here and turn a blind eye to all the facts here. Guys its naughty dog. IT'S EFFING NAUGHTY DOG!!! these guys couldnt make a bad game if they tried. Same goes for dice. They know their fans and there is no way they will let anyone down If they can help it.

I'm gonna bet that 8-9 hours is going to b the best 8-9 hours in any campaign of any game ever. UC2 already holds that title and if u really gonna doubt ND because the campaign is a couple hours short of what u like then... Well if that's the case then we as gamers will fall under the category "PRETENTIOUS"

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Happiness
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 8:05:32 PM
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I'm usually a bit astonished when reviewers say how long it took them to complete a game. If they say "10 hours" I expect I'll likely spend at least 40 hours at it. And when I'm immersed in the game at 20 hours, I'll think to myself "how in heaven's name did that reviewer complete this game in just 10 hours?". Really. I'm not a novice gamer. I've played dozens and dozens of games, both console and computer, and I've never come close to finishing a game as quickly as a reviewer says.
I'm positive I won't be finishing Uncharted 3 in 10 hours, and I'm willing to bet very few here will finish it that quickly either.
So what's with reviewers and their racing through games... anyhow?

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Gordo
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 1:21:23 AM

Yip, I can imagine if you are a student and have a whole weekend to play the one game you will be able to plough through it quickly.

For us older types with commutes to the office, work, kids, pets, meals, wife's that want to (god forbid) talk to their husbands and all that jazz, squeezing in 3 or 4 hours a week gaming makes games like Uncharted 3 sound pretty long!!!

Makes something like Skyrim look like a mortgage for a house!

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THEVERDIN
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 8:56:04 PM
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Imagine if it didn't have MP, you might have 15 hours of quality play.

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Alienange
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:17:12 PM
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For a game that's popular because of it's story and gameplay you'd think they'd increase the length, not shorten it. I guess that's what you get when you tack on mp, 3d and Move.

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Ludicrous_Liam
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 12:39:53 PM

Tacked on? We're talking about Naughty Dog here..not to mention there is no move support.

Also, this is one of the first games to use 3D effectively. You see, because of the cinematic nature of uncharted, it is closely related to movies. ND went to top holywood studios to find out how to use 3D right - where to put the emphasis, as to not make the player confused. There was an article about it about a year ago.

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JackDillinger89
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 9:37:48 PM

I Find it extremely humorous some people actually think U3 multiplayer is tacked on. The multiplayer is what help made U2 a success.

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Underdog15
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 2:00:59 PM

It is funny. It's also funny that people take someone saying "8-9 hours" at face value. I guarantee it'll take longer than that.

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Qubex
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 9:37:14 PM
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A 10hour adventure is fine for me... I cannot wait to play Uncharted 3, enough said...

Q!

"play.experience.enjoy"

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ZenChichiri
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 11:56:57 PM
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It's probably going to be the same length as the other games. I don't know why people are in a tiff about this. It's roughly the same time as the others. I explored and finished both Uncharted games in about 10 hours, and considering this reviewer probably blew through the game in 8-9 hours just doing the main story with little to no exploration, what's the problem?

If someone takes much longer than 10 hours to finish an Uncharted game on normal difficulty, even WITH exploration, then they are really taking their time. I'm talking about stopping to smell the roses, lay in them for awhile, perhaps contemplate the existance of the universe while they're there, and then continuing with the adventure. That or their skill level with action games isn't quite up to snuff (which isn't bad, just saying it will take more time).

Just keep in mind 2 things:
1) The reviewer went through the game quickly.
2) He is probably fairly adept at games (you know, it being his job to play and write about them).

I can't wait to play this game. Even if it's (oh dare I say it?) 1 hour shorter than its predecessors, as long as it's that much better in terms of quality I'll be happy with it. I hope it is as long or longer, but really it comes down to the quality for me.

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DIsmael85
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 12:11:57 AM
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For those folks who are complaining about the game being shorter. Are you just trolling? I mean seriously? Have any of you even played the game yet? I'm seriously baffled by some of the comments showing disgust about the length of Uncharted 3. Folks if you didn't know that all of the previous games were short already you have some serious issues. It's a video game first and foremost, grow up. You either buy it and enjoy it or you don't. It's that simple.

Last edited by DIsmael85 on 10/12/2011 12:12:31 AM

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Gordo
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 1:29:14 AM

Yip, agree totally.

I remember the furore over Vanquish. This was an excellent game and all anyone said about it was that it was short.

Uncharted 2. To be totally honest it could have been shorter. Some of the platforming and fighting the blue buggers and annoying snipers seemed to drag on a bit.

Maybe they've just made it lean and mean!

If it's only 9 hours long, just play it twice for f*ck sake, then it's 18 hours long and you'll be happy!

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Jawknee
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 2:40:41 AM

Why do you assume people are trolling if they have a complaint that you don't like? Seriously, and you wonder why I give you negative attention from time to time.

Play nice or go away.

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Highlander
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 3:27:03 AM

Who's trolling who here?

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DIsmael85
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 3:58:09 AM

@Jawknee: Oh you know because now everyone will be downing a game because of the length of time it took one person to beat it. Oh wait, no one here has played the game yet. So how would anyone know how long it's going to take them to beat it. You can give me negative attention all you want my friend, whatever helps you sleep at night and get through your day. I will stand by the Internet is full of trolls and ignorant folks, the comment from dork02840 only fuels it.

@TheHighlander: Am I trolling? When I say the games can be beaten very quickly? That's a fact. What I'm saying is the folks who are quick to give the game a negative spin because they are shocked and confused about the length of a game they haven't even touched yet. I'm sill buying the game. Day 1. I don't care if it was 4 hours long. The main reason I want to play it is because time and time again Naughty Dog has proven they know how to make a game. Care to disagree?

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Highlander
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 10:03:44 AM

I'm not referring to your discussion about the brevity of the game, I'm talking about you questioning/suggesting that people who complaining it's too short are trolling. My point was that if complaining about the length of the game is trolling, then what makes your post so different that you are not trolling?

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DIsmael85
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 12:08:25 PM

Let me clarify a bit about why I said "trolling" TheHighlander. At first, if you go back and read over my first comment. I was like hey it doesn't matter the length. We as Uncharted fans should still support it. It probably won't be that short, just one person playing it. Of course the general masses will flock to any negative before anything positive. Thus my conclusion that most of the comments were reaching just plain ridiculous status. Not a single person on this website has played the game yet to even be able to justify the purchase of Uncharted 3. It's just that simple. I suppose though if folks go in with low expectations and then are blown away then it's a win all around. Naughty Dog knows what they are doing. Why does anyone doubt that? If the direction of the game called for it to not be a drawn out epic then so be it. We won't know really until November 1st or those lucky enough to have received it early.

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dork02840
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 12:38:20 AM
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thank you ben dutka for confirming my logic behind spending my yearly $50 walmart christmas work bonus gift card on uncharted 3 just as i did for uncharted 2 2 years ago. no way in hell i am going to spend a full 60 8-9 hours on that when game of the year and expanded editions will surely hit within 4 months afterward.

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Lawless SXE
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 1:15:34 AM
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It was on Normal difficulty, and as others have said, he likely blazed through it. I can understand that, I mean it is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, so I can well imagine that I'm just going to devour it. And I hope that it does take 11+ hours on the first playthrough, as the previous two iterations did. I'm disappointed by this news, but I was expecting it, so it's tempered a bit. Whatever, I know that I'll love the game.

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Beamboom
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 6:44:49 AM
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Regarding the length of games before VS now:
The way I remember it the reason why games lasted as many hours as they did back in the days were mainly due to the difficulty. In the 90s I played every single small map/level a huge amount of times before getting to the next. That was the rule.

And if we go even further back in time we didn't even have the option to save progress, so we basically started from the beginning every single time we started a game. Of course it took more hours then...

It is my impression that the general trend is that games have never offered more actual content than today. That's why we no longer have to play the same level over and over, it's no longer needed in order to make the game last a good amount of hours.

Last edited by Beamboom on 10/12/2011 6:50:31 AM

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___________
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 9:06:11 AM
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:(
is that all!?
games are WAY too short these days!
i still have not gotten over how short gears 3 was.
i was just starting to get into the groove of things, really enjoying myself then, oh wait no, it cant be finished!
no way, its far too early....... oh great, the credits it is finished!
game these days should be 12 hours minimum!

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 10:24:45 AM
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Uh...just as a voice of reason, none of the previous Uncharteds were longer than 11 or 12 hours, and I can promise you that an 8-9 hour estimate from a critic will ALWAYS result in at least 10 hours, or more likely...11-12, just like the other ones.

IGN says the RAGE campaign is 10-12 hours. I didn't even reach the second town until the 11-hour mark. That's just one example.

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DIsmael85
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 12:09:35 PM

Totally agree. Rage is a pretty lengthy game if you really get into it. I was even surprised by how short they said it was.

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Alienange
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 1:57:51 PM

RAGE is a bad comparison. The game is open and has tons of side quests to make it far more than a 12 hour game. Sure you can race through the campaign in a shorter time, but the game offers a lot more. Unfortunately for Uncharted, it's rather linear and doesn't sport much in the way of extra missions/objectives.

It's most likely that the 9 hour mark is accurate and that ND spent more time concentrating on the multiplayer. They did promise it would be better this time.

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 2:49:56 PM

You can rush through RAGE all you want. It won't be 10 hours.

Trust me, I see time estimates from reviewers all the time, and they're always off. They're always too short, because I know how critics attack games; they go as fast as humanly possible - and this can even include skipping cut-scenes if the story isn't really important - to get things done.

Let's just say I'll be very surprised if I or any normal gamer finishes Uncharted 3 in less than 9 or 10 hours.

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Crabba
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 8:40:07 PM

Exactly Ben, like I wrote in a previous post, according to IGN the first two Uncharted's were between 7-10 hours, and I know I spent a heck of a lot more than that on one playthrough of both games.

No wonder great games that care about telling a good story with fun characters and dialog rarely get the scores they deserve, when so many reviewers stress through each game, skipping the parts that make games GREAT in the first place...

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poisonedsodapop
Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 12:10:53 PM
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I played through the first two Uncharted's in a day each. They were relatively short. I'd assume Uncharted 3 is the same length.

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saintaqua
Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 12:01:10 PM
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Already got mine paid in full at Gamestop.
Today is the last day to get double PowerUp points too, made it just in time.

8-10 hours plus an almost definite second run through sounds good to me.

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saintaqua
Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 12:05:26 PM
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Unrelated to article: Why are kinect ads popping up on the site?!!!

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Lairfan
Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 3:49:22 PM
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Wow, how many idiots commented on this article? That's a critic estimate, which is ALWAYS shorter than what it takes for a normal person to beat the game.

Oh yeah, and the last 2 Uncharteds were said to be about this length too. And both of them took me 12 hours to beat.

Oh yeah, and this guy probably played on easy/normal. Harder difficulties will definitely increase playtime.

Oh yeah, and this guy only played the game through once. All the Uncharteds have replay value IMO, so you'll be playing them through at least twice before you move on.

Oh yeah, and this guy only played an early version of the code for the single player. For all we know, it could be significantly changed for the finished product.

Do you guys see all the reasons that support the opinion/fact that you all are completely overreacting to this?

Btw, to Alienange, how the hell can you complain about this campaign length when your beloved CoD doesn't come close to this?

That is all.

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