Game too short and felt incomplete.

[GameNerD4163]

The game seemed too short and incomplete and I also felt like that the game had been severely cut short. The story seemed to go nowhere and in the end there was more questions than answers. It felt like they delibratley made the game short to continue it in DLC or the sequel.I had high hopes for this one after Human Revolution which was great even though the ending was a mess. But ended up disappointed with this one.

[CadaveR]

I'm 20 hrs and just got into golem. How the ♥♥♥♥ can be short. Probably you've missed a lot of things.

[GameNerD4163]

Originally posted by Splinter:

I'm 20 hrs and just got into golem. How the ♥♥♥♥ can be short. Probably you've missed a lot of things.

Once you finish the game you'll know what I'm talking about mate.

[Jarilo]

Another "it's short" thread. The community is split on this one, since it really depends on how you play it. I guess the title mankind divided really fits. as everyone is split on opinion of this games features. Th ending is dissaponting, maybe the cliffhanger makes it feel shorter than it is.

[GameNerD4163]

Originally posted by FreeLanceMC:

Another "it's short" thread. The community is split on this one, since it really depends on how you play it. I guess the title mankind divided really fits. as everyone is split on opinion of this games features. Th ending is dissaponting, maybe the cliffhanger makes it feel shorter than it is.

The purpose of side missions is to make the game more diverse but in this game the side missions are there to make the game look big. Take the side missions and point of interests off you have game with a thin plot, weak villain and no huge consequences for your decisions.
It was a great game until boss fight and the following cutscene, where Adam and Vega discuss further plan of action. I thought that it is the beginning of chapter 2 or something but it turns out to be the end of the game. Really disappointed with this game especially after Human Revolution which was great eventhough the ending was a mess.

[MrMuffinz]

The ending felt pretty good, if not a bit abrupt to me.
Like, you kill him/knock him out, say a few words, black, suddenly you are in his apartment.

It didn't feel cut up though. The story felt just long enough at 23 hours in a game that wants you to go through multiple times, but it certainly feels like the story took too long to set itself up is the problem. Like, by the time you get to anything interesting, like Golem City, you're practically half way through and THEN the story gets good.

So i'd say it's less about it being cut, and more about them having trouble setting the stage so the story can unfold and a conclusion that wasn't drawn out very well.

[MrMuffinz]

Originally posted by Game NerD:

Originally posted by FreeLanceMC:

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Human Revolution was the exact same way, especially when you play the Director's Cut with the practically skippable boss fights.
Take out side missions that people contact your infolink with (and even the ones you need to find), and it's a fairly short game unless you do Missing Link.

[Oddessitt]

Originally posted by Game NerD:

The game seemed too short and incomplete and I also felt like that the game had been severely cut short. The story seemed to go nowhere and in the end there was more questions than answers. It felt like they delibratley made the game short to continue it in DLC or the sequel.I had high hopes for this one after Human Revolution which was great even though the ending was a mess. But ended up disappointed with this one.

i am agree with you :(

[Marek]

The game is gorgeous, but seems to be ended in the middle, like it's incomplete. Small disappointment here :(

[AzureTheGamerKobold]

Originally posted by Game NerD:

The game seemed too short and incomplete and I also felt like that the game had been severely cut short. The story seemed to go nowhere and in the end there was more questions than answers. It felt like they delibratley made the game short to continue it in DLC or the sequel.I had high hopes for this one after Human Revolution which was great even though the ending was a mess. But ended up disappointed with this one.

I am going to whole heartidly disagree as i just beat the game last night, with 43-50 hours in game, i explored everything i did all side quests i found, and jenson story today. I can safely say its got length, and story itself was pretty interesting over all.

Now if your talking about dat little bit of a cliff hanger at the end, with that clip during the credits? ok i'm going to refer to another game that did almost the same thing. A game is argueably one of edios's best games ever made, and still ranks in my top 10 games of all time. SOUL REAVER! at end of that game they outright said to be continued! and that's vibe i got at the end of this game. A to be continued vibe, is gonna be another game or an expansion that tells more of whats going on. I'm ok with a big expansion that continues the story, or even a new game picks up where this left off.

ONLY complaint i really had was lack of bosses in game, only really 2 and one's a side quest and both can be beaten with relitive ease. I mean i literally beat final boss in under a few seconds( 2-3 tries i had to figure out just what to do to take him down non-lethal ie what worked and what didn't). Basically is my biggest critque (bugs aside), and over all i enjoyed the experience.

If you beat the game in under 30 hours then you didn't do side quests skipped exploration, and cheated yourself out of a ton of exp and loot.

[Juan Diablos]

I got 22 hours out of it but It felt like I was only half way through story wise. It's a weird one, When the game finished I thought "what the ♥♥♥♥? that was the last mission?" It felt I had just gotten into the story, like the last boss was just the middle man in the grand scheme of things and there was so much more to figure out still.

There is so much that wasn't explained, Jensens new implants being the big one that annoyed me the most. They built up the characters of the illuminati guys in that VR board room yet you barely see them as jensen.

I can't argue with the time take to finish it, but the game was padded out with side quests too much for sure and the fact that you are only in prague the whole time (as a hub area) was pretty disappointing. It felt like London was going to be the next hub area but the game just ended.

Overall, its a great game but that ending was really dissapointing, I dont mind cliff hangers in games but it just felt like the ending was cut short in terms of the story.

[GameNerD4163]

Originally posted by AzureTheGamerKobold:

Originally posted by Game NerD:

The game seemed too short and incomplete and I also felt like that the game had been severely cut short. The story seemed to go nowhere and in the end there was more questions than answers. It felt like they delibratley made the game short to continue it in DLC or the sequel.I had high hopes for this one after Human Revolution which was great even though the ending was a mess. But ended up disappointed with this one.

I am going to whole heartidly disagree as i just beat the game last night, with 43-50 hours in game, i explored everything i did all side quests i found, and jenson story today. I can safely say its got length, and story itself was pretty interesting over all.

Now if your talking about dat little bit of a cliff hanger at the end, with that clip during the credits? ok i'm going to refer to another game that did almost the same thing. A game is argueably one of edios's best games ever made, and still ranks in my top 10 games of all time. SOUL REAVER! at end of that game they outright said to be continued! and that's vibe i got at the end of this game. A to be continued vibe, is gonna be another game or an expansion that tells more of whats going on. I'm ok with a big expansion that continues the story, or even a new game picks up where this left off.

ONLY complaint i really had was lack of bosses in game, only really 2 and one's a side quest and both can be beaten with relitive ease. I mean i literally beat final boss in under a few seconds( 2-3 tries i had to figure out just what to do to take him down non-lethal ie what worked and what didn't). Basically is my biggest critque (bugs aside), and over all i enjoyed the experience.

If you beat the game in under 30 hours then you didn't do side quests skipped exploration, and cheated yourself out of a ton of exp and loot.

When I said it felt short and incomplete I didn't complaint about the game in terms of its length. I clearly said the game was too simple and plot wise it was very thin and never seemed to go nowhere and the game seemed incomplete in terms of story. Just take Human Revolution for example it is also a short game in terms of length if you exclude the director's cut but within its length we get a rich, complex and complete story with a sense of discovery and twists even though the ending didn't live up to the actual game itself. All I'm saying is MD didn't have both of these things, the story had great start and ended abruptly with a weak villain(whom I thought was just a first boss or not the main antagonist) defeated in just 10-15 secs in my first try. The game didn't feel like a standalone and was deliberately cut abruptly so it can be sold as a DLC. I hope this explains to everyone who keep on saying "u didn't play the game right" "I'm xx hrs in and I'm still at x mission only" or "you didn't do side missions or explore enough" etc.,

[Camerons101]

Originally posted by AzureTheGamerKobold:

Originally posted by Game NerD:

The game seemed too short and incomplete and I also felt like that the game had been severely cut short. The story seemed to go nowhere and in the end there was more questions than answers. It felt like they delibratley made the game short to continue it in DLC or the sequel.I had high hopes for this one after Human Revolution which was great even though the ending was a mess. But ended up disappointed with this one.

I am going to whole heartidly disagree as i just beat the game last night, with 43-50 hours in game, i explored everything i did all side quests i found, and jenson story today. I can safely say its got length, and story itself was pretty interesting over all.

Now if your talking about dat little bit of a cliff hanger at the end, with that clip during the credits? ok i'm going to refer to another game that did almost the same thing. A game is argueably one of edios's best games ever made, and still ranks in my top 10 games of all time. SOUL REAVER! at end of that game they outright said to be continued! and that's vibe i got at the end of this game. A to be continued vibe, is gonna be another game or an expansion that tells more of whats going on. I'm ok with a big expansion that continues the story, or even a new game picks up where this left off.

ONLY complaint i really had was lack of bosses in game, only really 2 and one's a side quest and both can be beaten with relitive ease. I mean i literally beat final boss in under a few seconds( 2-3 tries i had to figure out just what to do to take him down non-lethal ie what worked and what didn't). Basically is my biggest critque (bugs aside), and over all i enjoyed the experience.

If you beat the game in under 30 hours then you didn't do side quests skipped exploration, and cheated yourself out of a ton of exp and loot.

Um I beat it in like 20 or so but I did the side quests I went nonlethal and explored Prague... I don't see how you made it last that long...

[Veet Voojagig]

Took me 40 hours to finish (I play slow). The ending happened just when I expected it to - it didn't feel truncated at all. It was different than other DX games, where the hero makes a world-changing decision at the end. This game ended more like a serial. The immediate story is resolved, but the larger underlying conspiracy continues. Looking forward to the next installment.

[icleus]

Originally posted by Splinter:

I'm 20 hrs and just got into golem. How the ♥♥♥♥ can be short. Probably you've missed a lot of things.

You're pretty much halfway through the game.

[Frosty]

The game's story was a bit short, it's for the most part all but verified that the game was broken up in favor of DLCs and to make way for shoe-horning the microtransactions at the last minute. While the story felt a bit unfinished, the game for the most part was fun. Managed 40~50 hours out of it doing every little thing I could and exploring every nook and cranny.