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Following on from previous discussion vis a vis #weekenderGames I need to stress that a good game is worth more than a long game.
A good long game is a great thing and deserves a good price, but the length of the narrative does not equate to price tag alone.
A good long game is a great thing and deserves a good price, but the length of the narrative does not equate to price tag alone.
A short game that is brilliant deserves a good financial reward.
A short game with huge amounts of replay value is well worth the price tag of a sprawling epic.
What I am saying is push down your expectations of duration of the core playthrough, and allow shorter games.
A short game with huge amounts of replay value is well worth the price tag of a sprawling epic.
What I am saying is push down your expectations of duration of the core playthrough, and allow shorter games.
If we shift the format to shorter play throughs, we can focus more on making an industry that is more stable, games that are more polished, and faster releases.
Please support and normalize smaller games with less content.
If we normalise shorter games, the financial risk goes down for smaller teams. Crunch lessens and games become more polished.
I propose "weekender" games as a genre. A game that entertains you for one weekend.
If we normalise shorter games, the financial risk goes down for smaller teams. Crunch lessens and games become more polished.
I propose "weekender" games as a genre. A game that entertains you for one weekend.
If you take the amount of hours of fun you had and divide it by the man hours (I hate that term) to make it, you get an interesting stat.
How many games do you think really score high?
How many games do you think really score high?
We enjoy a movie that takes 2 hours to watch. Why not games?
So, going forward I propose you ask Steam and Unreal playforms to supply the weekender tag.
Anyone whining about how short a game is, remind them it is how sweet it is, not the length.
Lets make fun experiences.
So, going forward I propose you ask Steam and Unreal playforms to supply the weekender tag.
Anyone whining about how short a game is, remind them it is how sweet it is, not the length.
Lets make fun experiences.
