How long is it?

[RubberduckzillA RIP Alwyn]

I know there's some replay value but with the shadow drop there's not a lof info on the game or any real reviews.

How long is the game 2 hours? 5-6?

[CheeseyHR]

Looking at the achievements alone, there seems to be at the minimum 11 worlds, I assume all of them will have speed run medals, have collectibles, and there also seems to be a champions road type world at the end.

So depending on the type of person you are, I can see a lot of mileage here if you want to get everything, otherwise just a normal platformer game length.

[jaxijin]

I've spent nearly 2 hours just clearing the first world, as I've been going through the levels slowly and redoing parts for missed collectibles. Some have been surprisingly challenging so I anticipate this game sucking up 15ish hours of my time.

[RubberduckzillA RIP Alwyn]

Originally posted by jaxijin:

I've spent nearly 2 hours just clearing the first world, as I've been going through the levels slowly and redoing parts for missed collectibles. Some have been surprisingly challenging so I anticipate this game sucking up 15ish hours of my time.

thanks that's what I was looking to hear

[Zastian]

Hoping to learn more about at least roughly how many hours this game would take to finish before I take the plunge. It looks really, really good, but $30 does make me take pause a little!

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Zastian:

Hoping to learn more about at least roughly how many hours this game would take to finish before I take the plunge. It looks really, really good, but $30 does make me take pause a little!

Honestly I haven't seen many indie games with a big production value like that.

I think it'd be better to stop comparing the price over the time of a game because either way RPGs win over platformers and puzzle games have a virtually infinite replay value.

That's why AAA devs basically made their game's pace longer to satisfy the lentght at the cost of flow and fun.

[Zastian]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Zastian:

Hoping to learn more about at least roughly how many hours this game would take to finish before I take the plunge. It looks really, really good, but $30 does make me take pause a little!

Honestly I haven't seen many indie games with a big production value like that.

I think it'd be better to stop comparing the price over the time of a game because either way RPGs win over platformers and puzzle games have a virtually infinite replay value.

That's why AAA devs basically made their game's pace longer to satisfy the lentght at the cost of flow and fun.

Fair points. Personally, I wasn't comparing this game to any other genre, and I'm not expecting it to be a 50+ hour game. But for a indie 3D platformer priced at $30, I would hope it would at least be 20-25 hours long at that price. Feels a bit steep, otherwise.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Zastian:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Honestly I haven't seen many indie games with a big production value like that.

I think it'd be better to stop comparing the price over the time of a game because either way RPGs win over platformers and puzzle games have a virtually infinite replay value.

That's why AAA devs basically made their game's pace longer to satisfy the lentght at the cost of flow and fun.

Fair points. Personally, I wasn't comparing this game to any other genre, and I'm not expecting it to be a 50+ hour game. But for a indie 3D platformer priced at $30, I would hope it would at least be 20-25 hours long at that price. Feels a bit steep, otherwise.

You know, back then NES and SNES games were quite expensive (when you take inflation into account) and platformers were meant to be replayed to compensate their shortness.

Nowadays games are barely Die & Retry like Megaman and Ninja Gaiden to make them seem longer but I can see that Penny got plenty of side missions and several bonus levels to offer people a way to have a longer experience.

And there's even the time attack for the speedrunners.

I'd rather have a short main game for those who want to have fun but not spend too much time while offering an extended time for those who want to reach the 100%

[Zastian]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Zastian:

Fair points. Personally, I wasn't comparing this game to any other genre, and I'm not expecting it to be a 50+ hour game. But for a indie 3D platformer priced at $30, I would hope it would at least be 20-25 hours long at that price. Feels a bit steep, otherwise.

You know, back then NES and SNES games were quite expensive (when you take inflation into account) and platformers were meant to be replayed to compensate their shortness.

Nowadays games are barely Die & Retry like Megaman and Ninja Gaiden to make them seem longer but I can see that Penny got plenty of side missions and several bonus levels to offer people a way to have a longer experience.

And there's even the time attack for the speedrunners.

I'd rather have a short main game for those who want to have fun but not spend too much time while offering an extended time for those who want to reach the 100%

I understand you feel that way, and I respect that, but I don't want to pay $30 for a game that is potentially really short

So does anyone actually know how long this game is?

[Fluffal Kyurem]

Originally posted by Zastian:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

You know, back then NES and SNES games were quite expensive (when you take inflation into account) and platformers were meant to be replayed to compensate their shortness.

Nowadays games are barely Die & Retry like Megaman and Ninja Gaiden to make them seem longer but I can see that Penny got plenty of side missions and several bonus levels to offer people a way to have a longer experience.

And there's even the time attack for the speedrunners.

I'd rather have a short main game for those who want to have fun but not spend too much time while offering an extended time for those who want to reach the 100%

I understand you feel that way, and I respect that, but I don't want to pay $30 for a game that is potentially really short :winter2019joyfultearsyul:

So does anyone actually know how long this game is?

I completed the game in about 4 1/2 hours.