Reviewers and developer says 12hrs

Random guy on internet finishes the game in 5 hours so logic dictates this is a 5 hour game.

I can finish Dark Souls in under 3 hours so it is only a 3 hours game. Everyone taking 100+ hours to finish it doesn't know how to play

Plenty of Gaf members have finished the game and it seems it is around the 10-12 hour mark from their impressions on the game.

@DP - exactly

I don't care how long it is, it just better be good fun. No [censored] flying sections in it etc

I will say that being around 5 hr mark would make me less willing to buy this game on launch. If its closer to 10 hour mark than that is cool But as Scottie says, as long as the game is good fun that is what counts.

I understand the sentiment that as long as it is good, length doesn't matter, but at the same time I look at the cost of these things and if it is around 5 hours, as unlikely as that is, to pay close to R1000 for that is ridiculous.

Given how tight budgets for gamers are these days, to expect people to pay that amount of money for what equates to 2 big budget films is insane. Even the Premier cinema at SK only costs around R180 per person when you include popcorn etc.

As an example, look at the cost of MK X CE. R2k for the game and the extras and you know that for quite a few guys this game will last for at least 2 years with online tournaments and MP. That to me is ridiculously good value for money. And Yes I know these are different genres of games, but they are games and you do pay for entertainment.

anyway it's a moot point seeing as most early players/reviewers say it is 10-12 hours long.

When Destiny launched, the story took about 10 hours to finish. Now you can do the entire story in about 3-4 hours if you run with high level people.

Any game can be completed very fast. It really only depends on how you like to play.

As for the comparison with the price of another game, which for some users will last 2 years. Who is to say that this won't do the same?

Some games you will get your money worth, others you won't. Until you play it you can only guess. For me an example was Battlefield 4. Game is good, but I hate playing it. Lag kills it for me, and just have no interest in it anymore. What should be a brilliant experience, got reduced to a 6hour mess. Does this make BF4 a bad game. Not necessarily, it is just the circumstances.

So much for a street date, so many stores in so many countries have broken it ...

Those basterds

Don't think the street date was broken if so many stores are doing it, I think the negative publicity the game is getting with regards to it's length forced them to sell. I mean therw is also a review embargo set which probably already sends out bad signs to people sitting on the fence. Letting the stores go wild and sell the copies probably hypes up people a bit and they ignore some of the things to get the game early.

Legth is not always an issue for me. There's a lot of games that I played that were like 3 to 4 hours long that were so great I started the game over again on a harder difficulty cause I loved it so much...on the otherhand if your say a person with a budget with regards to how much you spend on games etc and you want the most bang for your buck, then it is advisable to skip these"cinematic" games till they drop a couple of bucks...

Makes me wish we have a decent rental service here in SA with regards to games like the US has.....

my cousin is getting this so after his done with it I'll jam it and save myself a few bucks

OK so first legit review has been 'leaked'. Jeux Video magazine are legit, they are France's gaming magazine - I have a copy somewhere with Okami PS2 on front cover (bought in Brittany, international HQ for Dismal Co. my employer).

15/20

8 hours on easy
very cinematic i.e. lots of cutscenes
immersive world/characters
good shooting
cack stealth

http://n4g.com/news/1673609/the-order-1886-first-legit-review-15-20

can't wait for Friday

Im glad this game is going cheap in JPN. About R500. Seems opinions are wildly different. Im expecting reviews to be pretty mediocre. But game still looks fun so that is all that matters.

Scottie said ...

OK so first legit review has been 'leaked'. Jeux Video magazine are legit, they are France's gaming magazine - I have a copy somewhere with Okami PS2 on front cover (bought in Brittany, international HQ for Dismal Co. my employer).

15/20

8 hours on easy
very cinematic i.e. lots of cutscenes
immersive world/characters
good shooting
cack stealth

http://n4g.com/news/1673609/the-order-1886-first-legit-review-15-20

So does length include cutscenes or is it 8 hours of pure playtime? Also any notes on prevelance of QTEs?

Scottie said ...

OK so first legit review has been 'leaked'. Jeux Video magazine are legit, they are France's gaming magazine - I have a copy somewhere with Okami PS2 on front cover (bought in Brittany, international HQ for Dismal Co. my employer).

15/20

8 hours on easy
very cinematic i.e. lots of cutscenes
immersive world/characters
good shooting
cack stealth

http://n4g.com/news/1673609/the-order-1886-first-legit-review-15-20

For some reason I read that as cake stealth and got really confused for a second

I'd really like to give this game a try, based on reviews and trailers. But, as others have said, I'll wait for it to come down in price a bit first.

LOL LCR its the British equivalent to kak.

Definition of CACK
dialectal
: dung, muck

First Known Use of CACK
circa 1600

Scottie said ...

LOL LCR its the British equivalent to kak.

Definition of CACK
dialectal
: dung, muck

First Known Use of CACK
circa 1600

So the complete opposite of cake then...