Short game?

[Anthem of Grimm]

I saw the first entry on HLTB and it says the game only takes 2 hours to beat. Is this true?

[wilsonTrepang]

There is a youtube video of a guy sprinting through the game skipping all the combat on the easiest difficulty in 2 hours, so that may be where they got their info from. You can watch other playthroughs or reviews and they'll usually say it's 5-8 hours or so.

There is a combat simulator (horde mode) and lots of unlockable skins and guns for lots of replayability, so if you're into any of those things you could easily spend much more time.

[Anthem of Grimm]

Originally posted by wilsonTrepang:

There is a youtube video of a guy sprinting through the game skipping all the combat on the easiest difficulty in 2 hours, so that may be where they got their info from. You can watch other playthroughs or reviews and they'll usually say it's 5-8 hours or so.

There is a combat simulator (horde mode) and lots of unlockable skins and guns for lots of replayability, so if you're into any of those things you could easily spend much more time.

Oh thank god

[Shopper_Keeper]

Seems kinda pricey for 5-8 hour shooter with no multiplayer, co-op or replay value modes.

[wilsonTrepang]

Originally posted by Sylenall:

Seems kinda pricey for 5-8 hour shooter with no multiplayer, co-op or replay value modes.

There is a lot of replayability with the combat simulator (wave defense mode), unlocking cheats and guns which requires beating missions or combat simulator maps on higher difficulties. There are lots of intel docs and weapon upgrades to find too. Of course it's not for everyone, but if you like moving fast, shooting bad guys and dodging bullets, then you'll probably have a good time.

If you're unsure, why not give the demo a try? Or you can even purchase the game, try it for less than 2 hours and refund it if you feel like it's not for you

[Froggy]

+1 for the demo, has a lot more content then I expected and I ended up putting 10+ hours into it while I waited for full release

[Zenofir]

Originally posted by wilsonTrepang:

There is a youtube video of a guy sprinting through the game skipping all the combat on the easiest difficulty in 2 hours, so that may be where they got their info from. You can watch other playthroughs or reviews and they'll usually say it's 5-8 hours or so.

There is a combat simulator (horde mode) and lots of unlockable skins and guns for lots of replayability, so if you're into any of those things you could easily spend much more time.

Part of the problem seems to be that there are YT playthroughs that say "FULL GAME" or similar in the title, but in reality they only show the main missions. There's one 4.5-hour playthrough like that that only shows the main missions--if the guy had done the 6 side missions too I'm guessing he'd have taken at least 8 hours total.

[Stabbey]

I played the demo and tried out some of the combat simulator/arena wave missions, and while the single-player demo level was good, I didn't enjoy the "defeat all enemy waves" simulator/side missions nearly as much, The open arenas with enemies spawning in all over didn't click with me (and also, they were substantially more difficult because of tight time limits before reinforcements arrive, running out of ammo more frequently, and not much in the way of resources to help you survive.)

So I'm definitely interested in knowing the specific division of time between the campaign missions and the "defeat enemy waves" or combat simulator side stuff.

[GhostHawk196]

Originally posted by wilsonTrepang:

Originally posted by Sylenall:

Seems kinda pricey for 5-8 hour shooter with no multiplayer, co-op or replay value modes.

There is a lot of replayability with the combat simulator (wave defense mode), unlocking cheats and guns which requires beating missions or combat simulator maps on higher difficulties. There are lots of intel docs and weapon upgrades to find too. Of course it's not for everyone, but if you like moving fast, shooting bad guys and dodging bullets, then you'll probably have a good time.

If you're unsure, why not give the demo a try? Or you can even purchase the game, try it for less than 2 hours and refund it if you feel like it's not for you

When you say weapon upgrades as in attachments?

I’m gonna buy the game anyway, the fact that the developer is here answering the questions is a huge breath of fresh air.

We should support devs like this.

[Millerlight89]

Originally posted by GhostHawk196:

Originally posted by wilsonTrepang:

There is a lot of replayability with the combat simulator (wave defense mode), unlocking cheats and guns which requires beating missions or combat simulator maps on higher difficulties. There are lots of intel docs and weapon upgrades to find too. Of course it's not for everyone, but if you like moving fast, shooting bad guys and dodging bullets, then you'll probably have a good time.

If you're unsure, why not give the demo a try? Or you can even purchase the game, try it for less than 2 hours and refund it if you feel like it's not for you

When you say weapon upgrades as in attachments?

I’m gonna buy the game anyway, the fact that the developer is here answering the questions is a huge breath of fresh air.

We should support devs like this.

No we should support based on value and 30 for a couple of hours is not worth it. I'll check it out at half off though.

[Brohan Creates]

Originally posted by geebee:

Originally posted by Millerlight89:

No we should support based on value and 30 for a couple of hours is not worth it. I'll check it out at half off though.

You didn't read the dev response. This game is easily 7+ hours.

Fear 1, 2 and 3 were longer than 7 hours. If this wants to be a true successor to that franchise, it has the vibe but not the length. I guess I will wait til it goes on sale.

[DreadLurker]

Originally posted by BeastGohan_Mag #LeaveKidsAlone:

Originally posted by geebee:

You didn't read the dev response. This game is easily 7+ hours.

Fear 1, 2 and 3 were longer than 7 hours. If this wants to be a true successor to that franchise, it has the vibe but not the length. I guess I will wait til it goes on sale.

fear 1 is way shorter then this game

[skOsH♥]

Lol, I beat the original fear in 8 hours on whatever the hardest difficulty was. So...this is fine.

[CrashedHaven]

if you cant afford a 30$ indie game, maybe figure out your life a bit more before making a big purchasing decision like 30 whole dollars.

[Shopper_Keeper]

Originally posted by CrashedHaven:

if you cant afford a 30$ indie game, maybe figure out your life a bit more before making a big purchasing decision like 30 whole dollars.

Dumb thing to say considering there are 100s of indie games that fall into this price-category. Can you afford to buy every single one that interests you on a whim?

[Lee Harvey Dogwald]

Took me about 8 doing every mission on hard