Game length?

[Setorrs The Lollygagger]

Just saw a video on youtube that has the full game length and it's 12 hours long. From what i saw in the video the dude only did the main story and some side quests. I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

[CybernetikFrozone]

Deck13's action RPG Atlas Fallen was one of the big titles scheduled for May, but ultimately had to be pushed back to August. As the developer fine-tunes the game, co-founder and creative director Jan Klose spoke to SegmentNext about its length. How long it takes to complete the story is not known, but if you want to complete all the tasks, it can take around 25-30 hours.

In addition to the main quest, there are also various side activities. How are these different from the side quests? Klose replies: "Besides many side quests, there are many puzzles hidden in the world. For example, you can purchase treasure maps that lead you to hidden riches... but sometimes the map is torn into pieces, so you have to do another round of treasure hunting first!

Source: https://pixelcritics.com/atlas-fallen-entwickler-geben-details-zur-spielzeit-bekannt/

[JackBaldy]

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

Just saw a video on youtube that has the full game length and it's 12 hours long. From what i saw in the video the dude only did the main story and some side quests. I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

If you're concerned about game length, then perhaps play on the highest difficulty and don't speedrun the game? Just some food for thought.

[Setorrs The Lollygagger]

Originally posted by CybernetikFrozone:

Deck13's action RPG Atlas Fallen was one of the big titles scheduled for May, but ultimately had to be pushed back to August. As the developer fine-tunes the game, co-founder and creative director Jan Klose spoke to SegmentNext about its length. How long it takes to complete the story is not known, but if you want to complete all the tasks, it can take around 25-30 hours.

In addition to the main quest, there are also various side activities. How are these different from the side quests? Klose replies: "Besides many side quests, there are many puzzles hidden in the world. For example, you can purchase treasure maps that lead you to hidden riches... but sometimes the map is torn into pieces, so you have to do another round of treasure hunting first!

Source: https://pixelcritics.com/atlas-fallen-entwickler-geben-details-zur-spielzeit-bekannt/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhsttQPMPb0
Does this look like it can take 25-30 hours if you complete all of the side content? Is it even worth it since the main story gets you 12 hours of gameplay? Plus the world is emptier than Forspoken's world.

[JackBaldy]

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhsttQPMPb0
Does this look like it can take 25-30 hours if you complete all of the side content?

Yes. Probably more on higher difficulties and if the player is one to take their time with things.

[CybernetikFrozone]

You have two options: buy or don't buy, I'm assuming that you're mature enough for it.

Anyway, see you in Atlas Fallen, be it on PC on Steam and Gog or on console.

[Alondrix]

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

Bad argument really. 2023 movie, avg. length @ ~2 hrs. AMC non-matinee movie cost (~$15.00), popcorn or nachos (~$7.00), drink (~$6.00) for a total of $28.00 on 2 hours of entertainment. Multiply x6 for 12 hours, and the equivalent of $168.00 to watch movies over the same period of time. I get it, you can discount by going to a matinee and not buying over priced concession food & drink. Same here for the game, wait for it to go on sale in a few months.

Math is hard, getting a job would be easier. ;-)

[Esmaneil Dreigerz]

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

Originally posted by CybernetikFrozone:

Deck13's action RPG Atlas Fallen was one of the big titles scheduled for May, but ultimately had to be pushed back to August. As the developer fine-tunes the game, co-founder and creative director Jan Klose spoke to SegmentNext about its length. How long it takes to complete the story is not known, but if you want to complete all the tasks, it can take around 25-30 hours.

In addition to the main quest, there are also various side activities. How are these different from the side quests? Klose replies: "Besides many side quests, there are many puzzles hidden in the world. For example, you can purchase treasure maps that lead you to hidden riches... but sometimes the map is torn into pieces, so you have to do another round of treasure hunting first!

Source: https://pixelcritics.com/atlas-fallen-entwickler-geben-details-zur-spielzeit-bekannt/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhsttQPMPb0
Does this look like it can take 25-30 hours if you complete all of the side content? Is it even worth it since the main story gets you 12 hours of gameplay? Plus the world is emptier than Forspoken's world.

you can always pick it on discount then, no need to purchase it if you think its not worth the price

[Setorrs The Lollygagger]

Originally posted by Alondrix:

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

Bad argument really. 2023 movie, avg. length @ ~2 hrs. AMC non-matinee movie cost (~$15.00), popcorn or nachos (~$7.00), drink (~$6) for a total of $28.00 on 2 hours of entertainment. Multiply x6 for 12 hours, and the equivalent of $96 to see a movie. I get it, you can discount by going to a matinee and not buying over priced concession food & drink. Same here for the game, wait for it to go on sale in a few months.

Math is hard, getting a job would be easier. ;-)

I honestly never understood the comparison between how much a movie ticket is and the game price when the game has a short campaign.

[Setorrs The Lollygagger]

Originally posted by Esmaneil Dreigerz:

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhsttQPMPb0
Does this look like it can take 25-30 hours if you complete all of the side content? Is it even worth it since the main story gets you 12 hours of gameplay? Plus the world is emptier than Forspoken's world.

you can always pick it on discount then, no need to purchase it if you think its not worth the price

Yeah, might get it on a discount next steam sale. The game is still in the wish list but i'm on the fence about purchasing it right now.

[Existential Dread]

I wouldn't judge a game about how many hours i can squeeze from it. I'd rather buy a 10 hours long game, enjoying every minute of it, that buy a 100 hours long game that is just padded with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ grind for the same price.

Now, we already know that Atlas Fallen is a 50€ AA game, so manage your expectations knowing that.

[Bozz Collin]

Originally posted by JackBaldy:

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

Just saw a video on youtube that has the full game length and it's 12 hours long. From what i saw in the video the dude only did the main story and some side quests. I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

If you're concerned about game length, then perhaps play on the highest difficulty and don't speedrun the game? Just some food for thought.

I’ve never understood the “up the difficulty for more playtime” mindset. How does it add to game length? More dying and repeating sections/fights? More damage sponge enemies? Who would want to artificially add to game length in such a way? When people complain about length, it’s because they want more content, not more dying and longer fights.

As for the movie ticket comparison, the argument obviously doesn’t hold. I only see movies with my family of 3. We spend $75-$100 on a 2-3 hour movie. It’s still an enjoyable time, but I can buy a game for $10-$60 and we can all three play it for however long we want.

[momomo]

damn

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

Originally posted by CybernetikFrozone:

Deck13's action RPG Atlas Fallen was one of the big titles scheduled for May, but ultimately had to be pushed back to August. As the developer fine-tunes the game, co-founder and creative director Jan Klose spoke to SegmentNext about its length. How long it takes to complete the story is not known, but if you want to complete all the tasks, it can take around 25-30 hours.

In addition to the main quest, there are also various side activities. How are these different from the side quests? Klose replies: "Besides many side quests, there are many puzzles hidden in the world. For example, you can purchase treasure maps that lead you to hidden riches... but sometimes the map is torn into pieces, so you have to do another round of treasure hunting first!

Source: https://pixelcritics.com/atlas-fallen-entwickler-geben-details-zur-spielzeit-bekannt/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhsttQPMPb0
Does this look like it can take 25-30 hours if you complete all of the side content? Is it even worth it since the main story gets you 12 hours of gameplay? Plus the world is emptier than Forspoken's world.

holy crap. I finally preordered yesterday. I figured if the game ran like ♥♥♥♥ i could still refund before 2 hours of playtime, but looking at this video, the game is not worth 50 bucks. I played so many games in my life, my usualy approach is 1€ = 1 hour of playtime to be worth it. some rare titles have a better ratio, most titles even come more as 1€ = 2-3 hours of playtime nowadays.

this one here costs roughly as much as monster hunter world/rise at release time, has less than half thecontent then those at release and those even had live service, adding a crap ton of content on it after release on a fixed schedule.

this game should be maximum of 25€....

the trailer made the boss fights look epic and challenging, but in reality they look like crap, bosses react like crap and its all just button smashing away. what a waste... refund

[Nox Tenebris]

Originally posted by CybernetikFrozone:

As the developer fine-tunes the game, co-founder and creative director Jan Klose spoke to SegmentNext about its length. How long it takes to complete the story is not known, but if you want to complete all the tasks, it can take around 25-30 hours.

Story completion length being unknown is bull. They've been developing the game for years, playing and testing it. They know how long it is. Whenever a company says this, it is a bad sign.

Originally posted by Alondrix:

Originally posted by Setorrs The Lollygagger:

I think 50$ for 12 hour long main quest and some side quests is a bit too much to ask.

Bad argument really. 2023 movie, avg. length @ ~2 hrs. AMC non-matinee movie cost (~$15.00), popcorn or nachos (~$7.00), drink (~$6.00) for a total of $28.00 on 2 hours of entertainment. Multiply x6 for 12 hours, and the equivalent of $168.00 to watch movies over the same period of time. I get it, you can discount by going to a matinee and not buying over priced concession food & drink. Same here for the game, wait for it to go on sale in a few months.

Math is hard, getting a job would be easier. ;-)

Bad argument. You are holding video games to the same standards are movies, which have completely different audiences and expectations. If people really felt this way, no one would be peeved by game prices increasing.

Adding in all of your lazy fatass purchases is a personal choice, too. You can't chose not to order popcorn with your game releases for a lower price. Again, these are completely different beats. Should we hold movie theater prices to the same standards as how much it costs to go snowboarding or skydiving? Stupid.

[[GK] ///]

It's 42 $/€ on GMG rn if you are stingy about it like me. Given that means no refunds ofc I'll wait for reviews.

[[Sane]]

DMC was 70 dollars for like 8 hours and was still worth it.