Only 5 missions and 4:30 hours worth of gameplay.

[Billy Blaze]

Well sorta... around 30% of that time is watching intermissions and what not... instead of enjoying the gameplay.

I'm not saying that a game must be overly long, but that is the second game with "Wanted" in the title that's over before it even starts.

5 Level... wtf...
It isn't a fullprice game, I give them that.
55,-€ in germany instead of 70,-€ or 80,-€ in some cases... but the "Ninja Gaiden" collection has more to offer for 40,-€.

[KounterFIT]

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

[Summoner]

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

Other early reviewers posted around 10 hours for a playthrough. It also depends on difficulty. I know the game also has a NG+ and surely this is not the completionist time. Probably the opposite. Since we can replay the game in harder difficulties and I'm not sure how much time the mini-game content would also be worth.

[gnome_chomski]

Hard disagree. This feels like saying the Yakuza or No More Heroes games should be judged only by the amount of time you spend in the beat-em-up / hack-n-slash sections.

[Morbis]

Originally posted by Summoner:

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

Other early reviewers posted around 10 hours for a playthrough. It also depends on difficulty. I know the game also has a NG+ and surely this is not the completionist time. Probably the opposite. Since we can replay the game in harder difficulties and I'm not sure how much time the mini-game content would also be worth.

10 hours is plenty. Hope the replay value is good though that's a bit more important.

[Summoner]

Originally posted by gnome_chomski:

Hard disagree. This feels like saying the Yakuza or No More Heroes games should be judged only by the amount of time you spend in the beat-em-up / hack-n-slash sections.

I meant the total time including additional content, "how long to beat" also specifies that as not everyone wants to complete everything in a game.
Wanted Dead has various mini-games, for example an R-Type kind of shmup that has 7 stages. That will probably take someone 1-2 hours. It's the same if you do the Majima construction site or host club quests in Yakuza. Some people might not be interested some people will, I don't really disagree with you. For some people it will be a 5 hour game. If I enjoy the game I don't calculate the money I spent based on the time.

[Geist]

Long as it has replay value I don't mind the length.

[WhiteLezard]

howlongtobeat is so full of ******* it's not even funny, easily one of the most dishonest websites out there.
That said I doubt this game is particularly long.

[forumcrybaby]

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

or KOEI lol. KOEI still tries to sell PS2 era PC ports at $59.99

[GWOP-W×TCH]

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

It does seem like it'll be a short game from the looks of it, but howlongtobeat is a joke of a metric filled with nothing but people either posting fake times, or speedrunning the game for attention like some kind of "high score" and very few of the play times are natural. That site is a dumpster fire of degenerates playing games for the wrong reason and misusing the site; which is "how long did it take you to beat on your first play going in blind without your primaguide" not "how fast can you go for attention you're lacking."

So, I'm waiting for someone with a reputation to clock the time and give more insight... not random NPCs on a perceived leaderboard.

If it really is 5 hours, that might be a bit rough for $60. I personally like 10 hour games (not counting grinding out or doing challenge runs, or replayability), like Wolfenstein and DOOM, etc, where it has a nice balance of leaving you satisfied and doesn't overstay its welcome. Anything over that is usually just padded out mindnumbing filler for 200 hours (I'm looking at you Elden Ring with your barren open world that's just a vehicle to mindnumbingly pick up crafting materials for 5-10 minutes on your way to a destination impeded only by a few copy-pasted enemies to keep you "engaged").

[Draeka3]

Originally posted by WhiteLezard:

howlongtobeat is so full of ******* it's not even funny, easily one of the most dishonest websites out there.
That said I doubt this game is particularly long.

Originally posted by 3OOBLK-imok-:

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

It does seem like it'll be a short game from the looks of it, but howlongtobeat is a joke of a metric filled with nothing but people either posting fake times, or speedrunning the game for attention like some kind of "high score" and very few of the play times are natural. That site is a dumpster fire of degenerates playing games for the wrong reason and misusing the site; which is "how long did it take you to beat on your first play going in blind without your primaguide" not "how fast can you go for attention you're lacking."

So, I'm waiting for someone with a reputation to clock the time and give more insight... not random NPCs on a perceived leaderboard.

If it really is 5 hours, that might be a bit rough for $60. I personally like 10 hour games (not counting grinding out or doing challenge runs, or replayability), like Wolfenstein and DOOM, etc, where it has a nice balance of leaving you satisfied and doesn't overstay its welcome. Anything over that is usually just padded out mindnumbing filler for 200 hours (I'm looking at you Elden Ring with your barren open world that's just a vehicle to mindnumbingly pick up crafting materials for 5-10 minutes on your way to a destination impeded only by a few copy-pasted enemies to keep you "engaged").

Sure there are some dishonest ones but most of the time it's really similar to what i clock.

[Billy Blaze]

I'll leave it here, just in case.
Of course it takes you longer if you die over and over again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQokfDMjNSY

This is the video where I took the 4:30 hours from.

[SerpenttearS]

im played 6h and on 3lvl. So game around 10h, that enough for good slasher.

[Frost]

Originally posted by 3OOBLK-imok-:

Originally posted by KounterFIT:

How long to beat already has it at 8hrs (at the time of this writing). The Ninja Gaiden collection is also three older games, of course it's cheaper, that's usually how it works unless your Activision.

It does seem like it'll be a short game from the looks of it, but howlongtobeat is a joke of a metric filled with nothing but people either posting fake times, or speedrunning the game for attention like some kind of "high score" and very few of the play times are natural. That site is a dumpster fire of degenerates playing games for the wrong reason and misusing the site; which is "how long did it take you to beat on your first play going in blind without your primaguide" not "how fast can you go for attention you're lacking."

So, I'm waiting for someone with a reputation to clock the time and give more insight... not random NPCs on a perceived leaderboard.

If it really is 5 hours, that might be a bit rough for $60. I personally like 10 hour games (not counting grinding out or doing challenge runs, or replayability), like Wolfenstein and DOOM, etc, where it has a nice balance of leaving you satisfied and doesn't overstay its welcome. Anything over that is usually just padded out mindnumbing filler for 200 hours (I'm looking at you Elden Ring with your barren open world that's just a vehicle to mindnumbingly pick up crafting materials for 5-10 minutes on your way to a destination impeded only by a few copy-pasted enemies to keep you "engaged").

Elden ring Barren Open world? what?
Do you prefer the ubisoft copy paste locations all over the map with no substance?
Also, if you think it's barren then you're just scratching the bare surface of it.

[Draeka3]

Originally posted by Frost:

Originally posted by 3OOBLK-imok-:

It does seem like it'll be a short game from the looks of it, but howlongtobeat is a joke of a metric filled with nothing but people either posting fake times, or speedrunning the game for attention like some kind of "high score" and very few of the play times are natural. That site is a dumpster fire of degenerates playing games for the wrong reason and misusing the site; which is "how long did it take you to beat on your first play going in blind without your primaguide" not "how fast can you go for attention you're lacking."

So, I'm waiting for someone with a reputation to clock the time and give more insight... not random NPCs on a perceived leaderboard.

If it really is 5 hours, that might be a bit rough for $60. I personally like 10 hour games (not counting grinding out or doing challenge runs, or replayability), like Wolfenstein and DOOM, etc, where it has a nice balance of leaving you satisfied and doesn't overstay its welcome. Anything over that is usually just padded out mindnumbing filler for 200 hours (I'm looking at you Elden Ring with your barren open world that's just a vehicle to mindnumbingly pick up crafting materials for 5-10 minutes on your way to a destination impeded only by a few copy-pasted enemies to keep you "engaged").

Elden ring Barren Open world? what?
Do you prefer the ubisoft copy paste locations all over the map with no substance?
Also, if you think it's barren then you're just scratching the bare surface of it.

Don't bother, that one's gone hollow.