Review site that lists playtime?

boredsilly · 01-20-05, 01:13 PM

Is there a review site out there that gives and estimation to how long a game with last/how many hours it will take to beat? I know there is a ton of room for error in this regard (especially with free roaming games like GTA and all) but I like to have some kind of idea as to what I'm getting into.

The only games who's hours seem to get reported in reviews is if the play time is either short (Beyond Good and Evil) or really long( KOTOR).

Groucho · 01-20-05, 01:16 PM

I see a lot of reviewers give time estimates for games, but take it with a grain of salt. When a reviewer plays a game, they try and get through it as quickly as possible. This may or may not be the way everybody else approaches a particular game.

Kotor is actually pretty short if you play Dark Side and don't do any side quests.

msdmoney · 01-20-05, 02:25 PM

I'll often do a google search to see if I can come up with an estimate of how long the game will take, but don't know of any sites that always state it.

Michael Corvin · 01-20-05, 03:15 PM

I know it is a YMMV situation as well, but I too find it useful info before starting a game. If I know I won't have a lot of time to play in the coming weeks, I want something a little shorter. Instead of starting the long game and very likely forgetting what I was doing, and having to replay early levels or whatnot.

warcp · 01-20-05, 06:09 PM

Game reviewers usually get a cheat manual that'll have the complete walkthrough and where all the extras are. I wouldn't believe any of their time estimates.

boredsilly · 01-21-05, 04:01 AM

Ah, thanks anyway. I kind of remember gamespot listing est. playtime as a regular criteria, but they've long since dropped that.

Outlaw · 01-21-05, 11:39 AM

most IGN and gamespot reviews will put the play time somewhere in their review, usually near the end.

01-20-05, 01:13 PM	#1
boredsilly DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,231	Review site that lists playtime? Is there a review site out there that gives and estimation to how long a game with last/how many hours it will take to beat? I know there is a ton of room for error in this regard (especially with free roaming games like GTA and all) but I like to have some kind of idea as to what I'm getting into. The only games who's hours seem to get reported in reviews is if the play time is either short (Beyond Good and Evil) or really long( KOTOR).

01-20-05, 01:16 PM	#2
Groucho DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 62,091	I see a lot of reviewers give time estimates for games, but take it with a grain of salt. When a reviewer plays a game, they try and get through it as quickly as possible. This may or may not be the way everybody else approaches a particular game. Kotor is actually pretty short if you play Dark Side and don't do any side quests. __________________ Xbox Live: Runner Groucho PSN: RunnerGroucho "The Borg is a species" -- Tracer Bullet (Citation)

01-20-05, 02:25 PM	#3
msdmoney DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,697	I'll often do a google search to see if I can come up with an estimate of how long the game will take, but don't know of any sites that always state it. __________________ DVD Collection (DVD Afficionado) Music (Hip Hop) Collection (Guzzlefish) Video Game Collection (IGN) Book Collection(Mediachest) We must deceive them so as not to hurt them, and in that way, we honor them - Dwight Shrute 360 Gamertag = Mos Mike D

01-20-05, 03:15 PM	#4
Michael Corvin DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 44,660	I know it is a YMMV situation as well, but I too find it useful info before starting a game. If I know I won't have a lot of time to play in the coming weeks, I want something a little shorter. Instead of starting the long game and very likely forgetting what I was doing, and having to replay early levels or whatnot. __________________ XBOXLive FU Hackers! Now Playing Borderlands 2 Recently Finished Halo 4

01-20-05, 06:09 PM	#5
warcp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Burbanka Posts: 993	Game reviewers usually get a cheat manual that'll have the complete walkthrough and where all the extras are. I wouldn't believe any of their time estimates.

01-21-05, 04:01 AM	#6
boredsilly DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,231	Ah, thanks anyway. I kind of remember gamespot listing est. playtime as a regular criteria, but they've long since dropped that.

01-21-05, 11:39 AM	#7
Outlaw DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: MD Posts: 3,137	most IGN and gamespot reviews will put the play time somewhere in their review, usually near the end.