Didn't realize Dead Space 2 was shorter than Dead Space 1.

[Black Snake]

I have more playthroughs of dead space 1 than dead space 2 and usually play on the hardest available setting. That being said, Dead Space 1 took 8 hours and 12 Mins, while the second game took 6 hours and 41 mins. All secrets found.

Not a complaint just a surprise since the second game FEELS so much bigger.

[Logan]

It is, according to google Dead Space takes 11 hours on average to beat, while Dead Space 2 takes 9. Now, those numbers are obviously on average and all that, but I agree with 2 hour gap. DS 2 has this pyramid-like chapter structure, first 5-6 missions are very quick and you make your way through them in less than 2 hours, then chapters stretch out and from uh...11th? Chapter, they again go back to being shorter.

[Black Snake]

Just found it interesting. Because of how fast paced Dead Space 2 is, it FEELS like a much longer story, despite being decently shorter. But at the same time I actually feel it was just the right length.

[Da_Gamer]

The actual game becomes even more shorter if you consider that DS2 has over 1 hour of unskippable cutscenes in it.

[sky>--high]

anyone down to run a dead space 2 multiplayer

[Akronys]

It took me 9 hours the first time as well. Now that I'm older I take my time with games, especially with a horror game like this one.

[Black Snake]

Originally posted by Akronys:

It took me 9 hours the first time as well. Now that I'm older I take my time with games, especially with a horror game like this one.

I'm the opposite. Because I'm older, I'm not scared of what the game throws at me. So now I'm not inching around every corner on easy mode like I was in high school. Now I'm sprinting around killing in survivalist.

[Slevin]

The first one took my 8 hours on my first playthrough.
The second almost 11.
But Dead space 2 is faster (player movement in faster and so is the overall the pacing)
Thats one of the reason why it feels longer.
And the game is bigger (bigger areas to excplore, more variety etc...) so thats why it feel twice as long as dead space 1.