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Old 01-12-2023, 11:47 AM   #261
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Originally Posted by pseudoreality View Post
Really, don't most video games take like 40-60 hours to complete? What is this show, like 8 x 1hr episodes? If I can finish the game in 8 hours I'd be much more likely to pick it up. I have a short attention span and am not a good gamer.
I assumed the first season would be about 10 hours; TLOU Part 1 on Story Mode (i.e. the gameplay parts are basically trivial and you're not spending a bunch of time rummaging for supplies or upgrading things or looking around but basically just progressing through the story) is about 15 hours.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames View Post
So playing video games as a grown ass adult is totally acceptable, but chasing a completion trophy crosses the line for you?
Both things are acceptable (I have no idea what being a "grown ass adult" would have to do with it) and whatever you like is whatever you like; play your games however you want to get the most enjoyment you can from them. I just can't relate to why arbitrary "Hey, you've achieved X" thing that a developer put in would matter. But I don't really treat video games like a competition or finishing them as something to be achieved (any more than I would consider consuming any other media like TV or movies or books to be an achievement) so that's probably where the disconnect is for me. Any time I get a "trophy" in a game I'm basically annoyed that there's a pop-up accompanying it that's damaging immersion.
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