@Tyranexx lol I think the big new year sale ends tomorrow thankfully. I have so much to play im rushing thru most of it to keep up. Playing nsmb ds and aria of sorrow on wii u and tw3 on switch. Ugh tooooo much to play in a good way.
@Tyranexx I regularly frequent howlongtobeat.com to see how long games are before buying them. 20-25 hours is about my limit for the most part. I typically shy away from anything 30+ hours but i do make exceptions (as i stare blankly at my witcher 3 physical case) 😂. A good 10-15 hour game is kind of my sweet spot for 2 reasons. 1) it gives me more time play more games throughout the year and 2) I have a very short attention span lol. So long games tend to bore me after the 20 hour mark. Again, I do make exceptions though, for zelda games mostly.
@NintendoByNature I have HLTB as a shortcut on my phone lol. It + reviews + other feedback are big influencers of whether or not I pick up a game. I do shy away from some longer games, but there are others that I have backlogged (such as Skyrim, BotW, DQ VII, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2) that are too well lauded to ignore. Plus I like a well-crafted story and generally have no problem investing my attention into a good plot and/or compelling world.
I've become way pickier and am less of a completionist these days. I'm not afraid to drop a game if I'm not enjoying it or have a problem with some of the subject matter.
@Tyranexx that's a good trait i wish i had(dropping a game whenever you want). The game has to be REALLY un-enjoyable for me to file it away. Or, brutally hard. Dark souls was that for me. Hollow knight is right on the edge of that. It's not brutally hard but it got on my nerves more than once dieing in a boss fight and trekking back to it. Those are a couple of the handful I've put away. Traded in dark souls,but I will for sure go back to hollow knight one day. It wasn't unfair, just a tad difficult and more than I prefer.
@NintendoByNature The difficulty of Hollow Knight is a little over my limit lol. I know it's an excellent game - and I do like some of my games to be challenging - but the line is drawn at whether or not repeated deaths will give me an aneurysm. I play games to relax, not to be a masochist. XD
Dropping a game is actually a trait I've been trying to cultivate better with some success. By all accounts I should have probably dropped Monster Hunter Stories, but I was far enough along at that point that I wanted to explore the final area and see what happened with the cliche plot.
@Tyranexx yea for sure. I think the 2 things that would make HK much better, are save points before a boss fight and more fsst travel locations. I played about 10-12 hours so i got a good chunk of the game in. I wanted to finish it but oh well.
@NintendoByNature That's another killer for me right there: extensive forced backtracking, especially after dying. That was more permissible when I was younger and had more time on my hands. These days, I'd rather not put up with that.
@Tyranexx let's put it this way, if You think hollow knight is extremely difficult, DS basically sits back, has a drink, and laughs at HK.. Maybe give it a shot if you know someone who has it instead of buying it. Who knows you might like it.
@Tyranexx DS is a hard game, but it’s tough not to recommend if you’ve never experienced it. I’d put it up there with Doom and Resident Evil 4 for best combat system in a 3D action game.
I just beat Unravel 2 after a number of people on here recommended it. I have absolutely no idea what was going on story-wise, but the gameplay and the visuals were great. And being an indie game done by EA, the credits lasted longer than it took me to beat the game, but it was still fun while it lasted.
@NintendoByNature It won't tell me my play time since I only first played it 3 days ago, but that should probably emphasize how short it is. I would guess in the 3-4 hour range, but I usually think I have played less than I actually have, so it might be more than that. There are only 7 main levels, but they all have medals for getting all the collectibles, beating it without dying, and beating it in a certain time, and I got very few of those. There are also an additional 20 challenge stages, but I have done 8 of those and they only take 5-10 minutes each if that long. So there is a bit to go back and lengthen the play time if you are into 100% completion.
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