We know that certain games are big, like BG3 or Persona 5. But recently games like FF7 rebirth and Indiana Jones just kept going on and on past "Act 3". Also Rise of the Golden Idol seemed a little short to me

Are developers getting more efficient with generating content?

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[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I got surprised by DeathStranding.

Did not expect that a game that’s basically about going from A to B through walking could be that lengthy, having great scenery and a weird, vague but good story.

I’m really excited for its sequel, just hoping it will also be available for PC on release.

[–] OhFudgeBars@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wasn't surprised by the length of the base game, or even by the presence of the post game, but by how much time the game spent ending. You beat the villain, that should be it, right? Lol no, you have to traverse the whole game world without vehicles and no network support. That's it, right? Lol no, here's a giant boss monster. That's it, right? Lol no, here's a shitload of cutscenes. Then the credits, then cut to black. That's it, right? Lol no, more cutscenes, then one last delivery... and one last burst of cutscenes, some of which should have come earlier. That's it, right? Lol almost, you have to watch the credits again, and then one blessedly short cutscene before the postgame, and then you can finally go to the main menu and quit.

I really liked the game, but good lord.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 6 days ago

Classic kojima

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They already said it's going to be a PS5 exclusive.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that correct? Kojima bought full rights to the IP couple of months ago and released Death Stranding on everything immediately. Seems like it’ll be timed exclusive at most.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They've only announced it to be getting released on PS5 in 2025. That's almost all the information there is about the game rn. I would take it to mean timed-exclusive, but that's still not releasing on all platforms at once.

[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

It was a PS4 exclusive too but now you can play on PC. Once the sales droop it'll be cross-platformed.

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly, that’s a real bummer. I hope it’s a timed exclusive (so with time it will be on PC too).