Anyone else Surprised Spyro 1 is only 8 or 9-ish Hours to 120%?

[Osamaru]

Don't get me wrong, its still a great game, and I already knew it wasn't to hard. But Dang, I never knew it was that short of a game. Feels a lot longer when you're playing it, hahahahahahah!

[Rtj007]

If you are happy with the game then it's ok, it's better than 30-60 hours of boring games.

[PizzaGamecube]

8 hours? Try being like me where I've played through the game an unhealthy amount of times to the point where I can complete it in 4 and a half hours. LOL

[rolandoftheeld]

My record when I was a kid was 3 hours flat. Took about 5 this time, taking my time and admiring the scenery.

[Sylveon™]

i have Spyro 1 120% + achievements + skills AND Spyro 2 100% + achievements + skills , 20 Hours of gameplay in 2 days, bro i m already dead, i dont know if someone play more than me or if im the first in pass the games

[Emperor]

I think I grinded for like 10-12 hours per game over the course of a month on console, can't remember. Worth every penny. Hope to get it for PC for accessibility purposes in the future, but there seems to be some bugs present at the moment.

[Emperor]

The dang game is therapeutic for me almost, if you follow. Real relaxing besides those triggering moments that all platformers and similarly-natured games share. :3

[Chaython]

game is like 3hrs long

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by Torigoma:

Don't get me wrong, its still a great game, and I already knew it wasn't to hard. But Dang, I never knew it was that short of a game. Feels a lot longer when you're playing it, hahahahahahah!

They put far more work into each individual level in that game than the vast majority of platformers did at the time. Just based on things like how most of the worlds had unique enemies and gameplay mechanics you wouldn't see anywhere else in the game.

Crash Bandicoot 1 is longer largely because it's harder but it doesn't feel as well crafted as Spyro by comparison.

There are also games that feel very long the first time you play them but encourage you to beat them faster and faster. A good example is Metal Gear Solid, where the first time I played it, it took me 10 hours to beat. But to get the highest rank in the game you need to get under 3 hours of ingame time.

[Chaython]

banjo kazooie I think was longer and had better environments as they weren't so tight, performance was also better
way more dialogue

[Smugass Braixen-Chan]

Playing Spyro 1 for the first time in how ever many years, and it really does feel like a Spyro game boiled down to it's basic components (Portals leading to other levels, collectibles, you need X number of collectibles to progress. And that's pretty much it)

It's not as bad as some other first games in a series, at least, that's for sure.

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by Chaython:

banjo kazooie I think was longer and had better environments

The game had far less variety compared to Spyro's 6 distinct hub worlds

Originally posted by Chaython:

performance was also better

Comparing performance on both games is moot since Spyro's texture quality was much better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jKRwf8jru4

Originally posted by Chaython:

way more dialogue

Which had no voice acting.

[Smugass Braixen-Chan]

Originally posted by Bluebeak:

Originally posted by Chaython:

performance was also better

Comparing performance on both games is moot since Spyro's texture quality was much better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jKRwf8jru4

Originally posted by Chaython:

way more dialogue

Which had no voice acting.

None of what either of you are talking about here is really relevant, considering that Spyro is a PSOne game while Banjo Kazooey is an N64 game.

Of course the Spyro games look better and have more voice acting: It's on a much more powerful system, and stored on a medium with far more physical storage to put all that voiced dialogue on.

[Redblaze27]

Originally posted by Rtj007:

If you are happy with the game then it's ok, it's better than 30-60 hours of boring games.

This so much.

Too many people nowadays are only concerned with raw game length, even if its entirely due to padding.

[Talon]

Originally posted by Redblaze27:

Originally posted by Rtj007:

If you are happy with the game then it's ok, it's better than 30-60 hours of boring games.

This so much.

Too many people nowadays are only concerned with raw game length, even if its entirely due to padding.

This, plus alot of people these days know the level inside and out, the puzzles, where everything is and so forth so of course that takes alot off the time length

Long as you enjoyed the game it is worth it, I hate how so many demand a game has to be like 60+ hours singleplayer to be considered a good game.

[Redblaze27]

Originally posted by ★Vox:

Originally posted by Redblaze27:

This so much.

Too many people nowadays are only concerned with raw game length, even if its entirely due to padding.

This, plus alot of people these days know the level inside and out, the puzzles, where everything is and so forth so of course that takes alot off the time length

Long as you enjoyed the game it is worth it, I hate how so many demand a game has to be like 60+ hours singleplayer to be considered a good game.

And let's be honest, who has the time to juggle 3-4 live service grindfests a month?