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DArtagnan
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The better question is: what's the difference between 2 20 hour games and 1 40 hour game?
If we're wasting time, I fail to see how a longer game is worse than several shorter games. It's not like we stop playing games after we've completed one of them.
In any case, the length should fit the game. I tend to favor longer games - because my favorite genres and subgenres play better when I have a horizon and the inclination to immerse myself.
I greatly enjoy suspending disbelief and putting myself in the shoes of my character, and as such - I don't enjoy realising that the game will be over in less than a day. I like to "pretend" that it's not going to end soon - because that will make my investment into that universe that much more worthwhile.
So, I would be very sad indeed if long RPGs went away.
If we're wasting time, I fail to see how a longer game is worse than several shorter games. It's not like we stop playing games after we've completed one of them.
In any case, the length should fit the game. I tend to favor longer games - because my favorite genres and subgenres play better when I have a horizon and the inclination to immerse myself.
I greatly enjoy suspending disbelief and putting myself in the shoes of my character, and as such - I don't enjoy realising that the game will be over in less than a day. I like to "pretend" that it's not going to end soon - because that will make my investment into that universe that much more worthwhile.
So, I would be very sad indeed if long RPGs went away.