Demo was too short, an indicator of overall game's length?

[aramintai]

As the title says. How long will the game be?

[Melodia]

I fail to see how the length of this demo which consists of basically a town and a dungeon in any way implies the final game's length.

[Raze]

No, but the faqs does say it's trying to avoid unnecessary padding so I wouldn't expect a 100 hour game.

[Jack the Roamer]

I felt like it was more what to expect game play wise than the actual length.

I enjoyed the puzzle aspects of the demo, especially where you could explore further if you were curious enough (instead of rushing to the boss by using all 3 crystals). I did have concerns about the economy in the game, hopefully it's not a hard grind for gold.

Anyways, if there is a lot more rewarding puzzle/exploration mechanics, I think it will change the length of the game for sure, if you're so inclined

[DinoRex79]

Originally posted by Melodia:

I fail to see how the length of this demo which consists of basically a town and a dungeon in any way implies the final game's length.

A lot of people have absolutely no logic or common sense. Predicting the length of a game based on a demo is like saying is someone gets sick when they're 5 years old it probably means they will not live a long life.

[megamike15]

indie jrpgs tend to not be that long so unlessss there is a twist like in the messenger i expect it to be at most 8 hours.

[MangorushZ]

Originally posted by megamike15:

indie jrpgs tend to not be that long so unlessss there is a twist like in the messenger i expect it to be at most 8 hours.

If that's true that will be hard pass for me.

[Zodiac59]

Sorry mate i don't think the demo can help give any idea of the game's length.
Personally i think it will be a medium length.

[ZachOrSomething]

Xenogears had a demo that came out that was like 20 minutes long. Just throwing that out there...

[Morgan]

Originally posted by megamike15:

indie jrpgs tend to not be that long so unlessss there is a twist like in the messenger i expect it to be at most 8 hours.

i dont think so
Chrono Trigger is long enough...

[Reggiez]

Originally posted by Jack the Roamer:

I felt like it was more what to expect game play wise than the actual length.

I enjoyed the puzzle aspects of the demo, especially where you could explore further if you were curious enough (instead of rushing to the boss by using all 3 crystals). I did have concerns about the economy in the game, hopefully it's not a hard grind for gold.

Anyways, if there is a lot more rewarding puzzle/exploration mechanics, I think it will change the length of the game for sure, if you're so inclined

The length of the demo was pretty good in my opinion. It showed me some of the key things in the game and I generally liked it. I do agree with the gold issue. If you wanted to get the secret stuff hidden in town you needed to get all the gold and also sell a lot of stuff. I hope that is not the case in the game after release.

[Guy of Gisborne]

After 78 minutes of playtime, I felt the demo was long enough. I talked to NPCs, caught all the fish, explored, had a number of fights and got to experience a boss battle.
IMHO, this game is okay, but not great. I enjoyed the fishing and combat, but the characters lack personality for me. Sometimes it's the case that, when a character speaks, I don't "hear" the character's voice but I instead think of the developer in the studio typing the text. That's how I felt about all of the dialog here. There are other things that added to this feeling, but yeh.

While some would enjoy a 5-10 hour demo, I would become bored long before I reached the end.

[REM 🔋]

Originally posted by megamike15:

indie jrpgs tend to not be that long so unlessss there is a twist like in the messenger i expect it to be at most 8 hours.

I was completely agreeing with you until you said 8-hours.

That's an awful take.

[Spyder Z]

I suspect it'll be about 15-20 Hours Long since they're HEAVILY inspired by Chrono Trigger and Mario RPG, and they're each about 20 Hours Long.

And I don't know what world you live on where a Demo for an Indie RPG is supposed to cover MORE than a tutorial field area, a minigame location, a town, AND a full dungeon with a Boss Fight... but suffice it to say that this demo was a Perfect slice of the game designed to give the flavor of the game without giving too much away.

[Lemontrees]

I would much rather a well done RPG coming in at 15-20 hour mark like the heavyweights that are Chrono Trigger or Super Mario RPG than an RPG that is 80 hours long full of meaningless filler content anyday.

[Swole Diccus]

Originally posted by ZachOrSomething:

Xenogears had a demo that came out that was like 20 minutes long. Just throwing that out there...

yea and that game SUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS