Comments on: Subpar for the Course http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=subpar-for-the-course Gaming Web Comic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:21:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Anarchyz http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-943 The Anarchyz Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:35:47 +0000 http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?p=1132#comment-943 @Steve: That's what people say about Heavenly Sword, "Ninja Theory made an awesome game but it's too short"... About Portal, the game itself is not large, but since it's a first-person puzzle, it has the value of replay, i am still playing it doing different stuff... @Steve:

That’s what people say about Heavenly Sword, “Ninja Theory made an awesome game but it’s too short”…

About Portal, the game itself is not large, but since it’s a first-person puzzle, it has the value of replay, i am still playing it doing different stuff…

]]> By: Steve Napierski http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Steve Napierski Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:41:26 +0000 http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?p=1132#comment-942 Seriously, how many of you have read an article about a game and read the following comment, "It was fun, but too short." That is enough to turn a lot of people off from buying a game. If we were all downloading these games for free, then it wouldn't matter. 1 hour of fun would be awesome. But when you're paying $10 for 1 hour worth of fun, it's not worth it. Go buy a few used games or see a movie. So yes, time does play a major factor in the value of a game... unless the game is <em>Portal</em> or <em>ICO</em>. Seriously, how many of you have read an article about a game and read the following comment, “It was fun, but too short.” That is enough to turn a lot of people off from buying a game. If we were all downloading these games for free, then it wouldn’t matter. 1 hour of fun would be awesome. But when you’re paying $10 for 1 hour worth of fun, it’s not worth it. Go buy a few used games or see a movie. So yes, time does play a major factor in the value of a game… unless the game is Portal or ICO.

]]> By: SomeGuyIDontKnow http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-941 SomeGuyIDontKnow Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:37:33 +0000 http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?p=1132#comment-941 You just quantified fun...that makes me sad. You just quantified fun…that makes me sad.

]]> By: Vodun http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Vodun Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:04:11 +0000 http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?p=1132#comment-940 Why do people insist on using time spent playing as a measure of quality? Just because a game lasts for 60 hours doesn't mean you're having fun 60 hours! Personally, when a game flaunts offering more than 30 hours for a playthrough I start worrying...that just means most of the game is made up of gameplay and environments which feel auto-generated, like noone's put their heart into making it. Those games are also usually the ones where you start to feel like you're working rather than playing. Why do people insist on using time spent playing as a measure of quality? Just because a game lasts for 60 hours doesn’t mean you’re having fun 60 hours!

Personally, when a game flaunts offering more than 30 hours for a playthrough I start worrying…that just means most of the game is made up of gameplay and environments which feel auto-generated, like noone’s put their heart into making it. Those games are also usually the ones where you start to feel like you’re working rather than playing.

]]> By: FluffyPanda http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/subpar-for-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-939 FluffyPanda Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:12:56 +0000 http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?p=1132#comment-939 Isn't quality a far higher portion of the equation though? A game can be amazing for an hour and be worth more to me than one that allows me to enjoyably pass 100 hours. My free time isn't that abundant that I can afford to play every game I'd like to, so compact brilliance is by far my preferred experience. After finishing a game I tend to look back on the experience, not the number of hours I've spent. If you start thinking about the number of hours you are likely to get from a game before making a purchase (looking for some kind of quantifiable value) then you're going to exclude some of the best games ever made. It's for that reason that I think time/dollar calculations are counter-productive. I don't disagree with you in saying that some iPhone games are good value by the way. I don't have an iPhone so have no way to judge. I just think that if a game's worth playing then 2 dollars or 10 isn't going to make much difference to my enjoyment of it. Isn’t quality a far higher portion of the equation though? A game can be amazing for an hour and be worth more to me than one that allows me to enjoyably pass 100 hours. My free time isn’t that abundant that I can afford to play every game I’d like to, so compact brilliance is by far my preferred experience.

After finishing a game I tend to look back on the experience, not the number of hours I’ve spent. If you start thinking about the number of hours you are likely to get from a game before making a purchase (looking for some kind of quantifiable value) then you’re going to exclude some of the best games ever made. It’s for that reason that I think time/dollar calculations are counter-productive.

I don’t disagree with you in saying that some iPhone games are good value by the way. I don’t have an iPhone so have no way to judge. I just think that if a game’s worth playing then 2 dollars or 10 isn’t going to make much difference to my enjoyment of it.

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