1 Year of Service
How long should a game be at first release. I would like to see over one to two hours of playtime. what's your thoughts?
game length
- Thread starter jeffnews
- Start date
- Replies 39
- Views 1K
2 Years of Service
Depends on the game. Story driven games should at least explain what the game is about, if its just a brainless fuckfest it should have a few scenes and if its a good game it should have most of the mechanics already implemented in the first release, nothing sucks more then updates without game progress.
Some sort of prologue/intro should be finished in general. Its hard to put that into a timeframe, but a 5 minute teaser is more a reason to never download the game again because it shows what to expect from updates this lazy dev will provide.
Some sort of prologue/intro should be finished in general. Its hard to put that into a timeframe, but a 5 minute teaser is more a reason to never download the game again because it shows what to expect from updates this lazy dev will provide.
3 Years of Service
First release should have enough content to stand on its own. At least double what you'd expect from a decent sized update. 2hr+ seems reasonable.
2 Years of Service
Pretty much same as above, at least an hour but should give a good sample of what to actually expect. If just story setup dev might as well wait till more content is in.
3 Years of Service
the most important thing Is not the lenght, is the quality.
4 Years of Service
If the creator is open to feedback ... I'd take a shorter release, 30 minutes, enough to give an idea of what I like/don't like about where a game is going.
3 Years of Service
There should be enough content and story to get the played hooked.. first impressions matter the most after all, especially if you're trying to get Monetary support.
3 Years of Service
For a first release, I kind of view it as a first chapter of a book. Should be able to set the story, the premise, include a couple good sex scenes, showing off the developer's capabilities as a writer and modeler/animator, and tease a lot more going forward.
Length (time) is heavily dependent on the type of game. But one thing I really am moving away from is games that try too hard to create a lot of delicate plot intrigue or wild levels of complexity.
I know I might not be in the majority on this, but for me a simple or relatively simple story that can grow over time is better than a story that spends two hours setting the stage before anything happens. I just don't have the patience for that.
In non-adult games, the best ones always have an intro sequence that teaches you the mechanics and basics of the game while also dumping some exposition and story. So it drives me crazy when an adult game spends the first 4 hours just doing plot stuff without any scenes at all because it's a "slow burn" game.
The worst example I can think of is At Home Again. That game is on something like its 13th release and there's still barely any sex at all in it. The guy just writes wish fulfillment stuff with an endless cavalcade of hot, excellently rendered redheads. But the story is going fucking nowhere.
Length (time) is heavily dependent on the type of game. But one thing I really am moving away from is games that try too hard to create a lot of delicate plot intrigue or wild levels of complexity.
I know I might not be in the majority on this, but for me a simple or relatively simple story that can grow over time is better than a story that spends two hours setting the stage before anything happens. I just don't have the patience for that.
In non-adult games, the best ones always have an intro sequence that teaches you the mechanics and basics of the game while also dumping some exposition and story. So it drives me crazy when an adult game spends the first 4 hours just doing plot stuff without any scenes at all because it's a "slow burn" game.
The worst example I can think of is At Home Again. That game is on something like its 13th release and there's still barely any sex at all in it. The guy just writes wish fulfillment stuff with an endless cavalcade of hot, excellently rendered redheads. But the story is going fucking nowhere.
3 Years of Service
It should do the minimum of introducing the main characters and mechanics, anything else is just extra.
3 Years of Service
It's not so much playing time as the substance... as first release I need to understand some things, like the story in broad terms, the gameplay, the possible future content. Graphics quality is not essential, unless it's downright indecent... or unfappable 
U
For the first release? I'm thinking 45min. - 1 hour. 20 minute demos aren't likely to get much interest.
2 Years of Service
An hour max but I don't expect more than 30 min for an initial release. Should introduce characters, main goal or scenario, and the inciting event.
2 Years of Service
I hate the 10 minute introductions -- 30 to 45 minutes works for an introduction.
3 Years of Service
I don't think there a mininum of time, but it should give you a feeling of how the game and its pacing will be. Showing a bit of the plot, characters, having nice dialogue and some good scenes.
There are games that the first update is long, and yet you don't really have an opnion after playing.
There are games that the first update is long, and yet you don't really have an opnion after playing.
U
I believe it should have an hour or two worth of content at least. I dislike the games that end in like 10 minutes because you don't get to experience much
Similar threads
Legal Notice
This site provides links to other sites/services, and does not store any files