a964c4 No.16724592
It seems every single game out there is trying to pad its length to at least 50 hours with pointless side quests, repeated missions and useless collectables.
What are games that don't waste the player's time and deliver a short but sweet product? Games you can beat in your first sitting and still enjoy.
I'll recommend some
>most Mega Man games
> Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty not as good as the other games, I know; it's still the shortest of the bunch and a fun little game
>the original Castlevania
>Superhot
>VVVVVV
>the entire Metal Slug series
>Ziggurat
>the original Star Fox
e3b528 No.16724596
You can have a long game that doesn't waste your time yo uknow.
ae553a No.16724640
Arcade games in general have the finest understanding of short, tightly-paced and constrained action.
ab4cd0 No.16724649
Metroid: Zero Mission obviously
f5b3b3 No.16724658
any MGS game if you skip all the cutscenes and the codecs
a964c4 No.16724671
>>16724658
You're correct if you're talking about Metal Gear or Metal Gear 2, but for every game from Metal Gear Solid and beyond (with the exception of Ground Zeros) that's false.
The highest cutscene-to-gameplay ratio of any MGS game is MGS4, with a ratio of around 2:3.
If we apply ratio that to even the shortest mainline MGS game, the 11 and a half hour PS1 original, that still comes out at around 7 hours of gameplay.
f5b3b3 No.16724677
>>16724671
stop lying faggot, all MGS games are super short without cutscenes/codec
3cd99f No.16724714
Recently had a nice experience with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon on that philosophy, solid 90 minutes even on a first playthrough. DMC1's another ~2 hour game I'm happy to run through every few months.
>>16724671
>If we apply ratio that to even the shortest mainline MGS game, the 11 and a half hour PS1 original, that still comes out at around 7 hours of gameplay.
Solid arithmetic, but howlongtobeat.com isn't necessarily always reliable. If you've played MGS1 more than once, you'd know it's maybe a three hour game at best.
ae553a No.16724718
What are some RPGs with short but sweet experiences?
02b758 No.16724739
>>16724658
Towards the end MGS1 hits you with a shitload of blatant padding that doesn't even try to be entertaining. It also has surprisingly little stealth gameplay if you actually count all the sections with it.
a964c4 No.16724741
>>16724714
> If you've played MGS1 more than once, you'd know it's maybe a three hour game at best.
That kinda defeats the point of my thread, though.
>Games you can beat in your first sitting and still enjoy.
ee4653 No.16724743
I think Blood Dragon squeezes in around there if you don't mess around with the open world side stuff, bring it up in consideration of how droningly extended most modern shit is.
f5b3b3 No.16724769
>>16724741
yeah, anyone white can beat MGS under 4 hours, the game isnt exactly difficult to understand going from corridor to corridor doing the same shit
e45ff4 No.16724772
>>16724718
Dragon Quest I is fairly short, but probably more than 4 hours your first time.
Chrono Trigger can be short if you want it to be, and not much longer if you do everything.
Parasite Eve is also very short, since it's paced like a survival horror despite being a JRPG.
Octopath Traveler is long, but each of the 8 paths are separate and short stories, though it's balanced for you to play them all at the same time.
I've heard the Xenoblade 2 standalone expansion is short and sweet, but have yet to play it.
7e4e11 No.16724779
>>16724718
>What are some RPGs with short but sweet experiences?
Pic related, PDS is very light on grind and has a fast-paced combat system.
eefdac No.16724788
>>16724779
The game can be 100%'d in 20 hours too.
8615ae No.16724834
>Noitu Love 2, Bleed 1, Bleed 2, My Friend Pedro, Katana Zero
Stylish 2d run and gun slash in Katana's case games, Noitu Love has three characters, Bleed has a fair amount of weapons and I think a second playable character too
>Ys Origin
Kind of short 7-ish hour campaign for a top down action RPG, has three playable characters with different bosses/campaigns/mechanics
ee4d7f No.16724839
>>16724592
Amanita Design's games might be up your sleeve, they're typically only a few hours long but still very memorable.
bb6e3b No.16724843
>>16724592
>It seems every single game out there is trying to pad its length to at least 50 hours with pointless side quests, repeated missions and useless collectables.
Nigger what? Just about every AAA CoD trash and pozzed indie walking sim seems to max out at 4-6 hours. You're also clearly underage seeing gamers and even (((journalists))) tended to call out games that were too short (not that padding out a game with pointless side shit is excusable)
>>16724671
Now it's obvious you're a casual normalfag
>Metal Gear 1 and 2
Can seem way longer than they are because of backtracking that was endemic to games of that time, MG2 especially.
>>16724671
>something something cutscene ratio
If you think taking 6-7 hours to beat MGS1 is too long, you need to find another hobby.
ee9b1c No.16724870
>>16724739
I played it for the first time recently and i was surprised at the little Tactical Espionage Action in it, it's mostly bosses and backtracking.
30d64a No.16724893
>>16724843
>Just about every AAA CoD trash and pozzed indie walking sim seems to max out at 4-6 hours.
CoD isn't popular anymore and walking sims have never been popular outside of hipsters and journos.
CoD and every other game like it barely even applies because they're online focused.
3da39e No.16724934
>>16724592
every arcade game, especially shoot em ups and beat em ups, fighting ones if your a pro.
Also 3ds sonic Generations
e32a6d No.16724970
Way of the Samurai series is based on short playthroughs with multiple branching paths and carrying your stuff over to NG+.
ae553a No.16724991
You want a short game? Try two minutes of bliss.
ef388e No.16725106
>>16724991
Would be better with anime girls on the side instead of smug frog.
781cab No.16725202
>>16724592
Almost every game can be beaten in under 4 hours if you speed run it.
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a51db6 No.16725252
All Guitar Hero games that are before World Tour, since counting also drums and bass If you play it on PC of course drags it three times longer.
Also the prequel to pic related if you consider each character an individual game.
a5fe35 No.16725262
REmake 2 is the perfect length for a modern game. fact.
ae553a No.16725664
>>16725106
You'd think it would be, but Tetris Attack actually improved slightly on scoring mechanics and removed some of the rampant slowdown in Panel de Pon.
4fe821 No.16725704
I think Vanquish was around 4 hours.
957fe0 No.16725717
Ruiner took me 6h and it was bloody amazing
c11f36 No.16728246
Phoenix Wright and Ghost Trick
b1d258 No.16728255
e5e07b No.16728313
>>16725704
When did MGR get a prequel starring Jetstream?
b9394c No.16728317
>>16724592
Humongous entertainment games are all about 45 minutes to an hour and a half each
b9394c No.16728338
posting a few more pictures
a6cfc5 No.16728383
>>16728313
I know you're baiting but I hate Platinumfags who know absolutely nothing about their catalog other than LE EBIN RULES OF NATURE so much
0efc01 No.16728400
>>16724592
>names Ratchet and Clank
>doesn't name the only good one outside of the original quadrilogy
Size Matters.
4fc18e No.16728521
095db7 No.16728746
>>16728363
>>16728317
>>16728338
didnt the guy who wrote day of the tentacle and sam and max write those?
7fc71e No.16728864
Furi. Doesn't waste your time with any bullshit, it's just kickass the whole way through. It's pretty fuckin hard, especially on Furier mode, but if you git gud there's actually an achievement for beating the game in under 1h 30m.
4fc18e No.16728880
>>16728746
Ron Gilbert. He also founded Cavedog which made Total Annihilation.
4fc18e No.16728896
>>16728880
Cavedog was also staffed by ex-Square employees. How's that for some shit.
282340 No.16729839
>>16724592
Deadbolt
Binary Domain
Starsiege
If roguelites are included
FTL, probably
Into the Breach
320804 No.16729886
>>16728864
>if you git gud
>Short games
your definition would include Dark Souls or GTA V..
7fc71e No.16729904
>>16729886
The game has no filler, it's basically just a boss rush. There's no inventory, no minor enemies, no sidequests, no exploration, just a series of difficult boss fights. So even if you're shitty at the game, with some perseverance you'd probably beat it in 4-6 hours, tops. But if you're good and rarely die, or not at all, then you can beat it under 1.5 hours.
8615ae No.16730069
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>>16729886
It's nine bosses(excluding The Beat and the two DLC bosses that are accessible from a separate menu and including The Star) and no boss is over 10 minutes. The four big filler moments are the walking parts(fixed with Practice or Speedrun mode after the first playthrough), The Beat(super easy "platforming" and is pretty much a big muh story fight), the stage where you meet the architect and the ending credits needing to play out before you get to The Star
7fc71e No.16730228
>>16730069
Also the music is Hotline Miami tier. 8:02 is incredible.
d1e023 No.16730265
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>>16730069
Furi has ten bosses. The Flame is part of the main game and you fight him after The Beat (see cutscene). Microsoft demanded exclusive content so they cut him from the PC and PS4 versions to give the illusion of extra content. One of the worst examples of platform exclusivity i've ever seen but barely anybody cared because it was a niche indie game.
728156 No.16730334
>>16728864
>>16730069
>>16730228
>>16730265
Shut the fuck up already goddamn. I'm not buying your shitty game.
7fc71e No.16730338
>>16730334
Well goddamn, punkass, excuse a couple anons talking about a game they like that fits the thread. Shouldn't you be crying about sadpanda somewhere?
a964c4 No.16730376
>>16730338
I appreciate you trying to contribute to my thread, but you are acting like a total jackass.
3eabff No.16730419
>>16724718
The Pokemon games don't take that long, especially the early ones.
7fc71e No.16730429
>>16730376
You know how IDs work?
02b758 No.16730433
>>16728864
>Unskippable walking simulator part after every boss
>Doesn't waste your time with any bullshit
a964c4 No.16730452
>>16728841
Isn't Space Funeral one of those artsy "non-games" like Yume Nikki?
>>16730429
Yes, and if you look at mine you'll notice I'm the OP.
7fc71e No.16730453
>>16730433
Yeah, there's a 30 sec to 2 minute walk through interesting terrain while the narrator sets up the next fight, describes the boss you're about to face, and give you backstory on the world and recent events. Wow, what a walking simulator. And this is only on your first playthrough, after that you can skip it freely.
7d8294 No.16730569
>>16730452
It's a very basic game. The difficulty was very easy. Short though.
728156 No.16730603
>>16730453
I just pirated it and gave it a try. Holy shit this game rapes so much white pussy goddamn. This is the premiere title in the white pussy rapeage subgenre. Fuck the white god capitalism motherfucker, hell yeah.
f047f4 No.16730671
>>16724592
Sekiro's pretty short if you don't die.
0e6be5 No.16730756
Most of the games here are not under 4H if played for the first time. Actually I struggle to find one that fits the criteria at all.
>>16724647
Loved it but for sure way over 4H for a 1st playthrough.
>>16730419
R/B KIND OF fits if you just focus on beating up the gym leaders. But if you care about any of the content - like, you know, fucking catching 'em all - then you're out of luck. And no other Pokemon games even come close to 4H for a regular playthrough.
Now that I think about it, you might try some fighting games like Virtua Fighter. Since "winning the game" there means just beating every character in a row (at least that's how the old fighting vidya did it, dunno about now). Otherwise, some NES games probably fit (Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers for example).
0e6be5 No.16730790
>>16730756
Wait, I think I DID come up with a modern one that is probably under 4h. Problem is, it fucking sucks.
1ec0b7 No.16731457
>>16724592
Mirror's Edge(the first one) is really short, but a great game none the less.
a26d51 No.16731463
c35cf9 No.16731618
>>16728521
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duun duu duuun
b9394c No.16732369
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>>16728746
there's actually a lot of big names behind them, for example, Jeremy Soule actually supposed a lot of the songs in the games
f4c33b No.16736978
It's sad these are the only kinds of games I can get to finish nowadays. Everytime I attempt to play something longer than 10 hours I end up dropping it halfway through it. Why is this /v/?
30ecc2 No.16737021
>>16736978
In one way or another every video game is repetitive. Your brain requires variety, and most video games that last a long time are almost always padded out with complete shit.
4e2b90 No.16737024
>>16736978
If you are a pirate, you probably unconsciously think that you could be playing far more things. Also, attention spams and padded games, even if some bits are good.
050188 No.16737032
If you're really bad at games: Herocore
If you're really OK at games: Shoot First
If you're really good at games: Hydorah, Downwell, Spelunky
If your name is Gordon: Half Life 2: Episode One on hard
3eabff No.16737038
You can beat Kirby's Dreamland 1 in about one hour, probably even less than that.
0374b0 No.16737056
>>16737032
>Spelunky
>under 4 hours
A single run done by someone thoroughly familiar with the game may take much less than four hours, but a new player wouldn't beat it within a week or more of practicing.
eb4b5c No.16737060
>>16736978
Because games tend to get boring a few hours in. You can avoid it by really good design but usually that is the rule. Your character gets stronger and can do more, and the game does not keep up. Rarely does a game keep up the tension right until the end.
73e392 No.16737097
"SEPTEMBER 1999" is like 5 minutes but it's pretty ok, and obviously free.
Think P.T. but less.
eb4b5c No.16737125
>>16737060
And often, it is more satisfying to just restart the game halfway and it becomes interesting yet again. Because the hobo phase is really uniquely fulfilling. If a game provided enough new challenges so that you feel like a hobo right until the end, maybe that would help make longer games not get boring.
6a16f6 No.16737176
DISTANCE
Probably my GOTY from 2018, though that isn't saying much of course. Its the spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush, it just looks better really. But the game lasts about two hours, at least for the main mode and its an absolute blast.
4f6f9d No.16737194
>>16724718
Chrono Trigger, TWEWY and Soul Hackers for me, though none of them are under 4 hours
050188 No.16737217
>>16724718
Space Funeral
Pom Gets Wifi
Off! (on the slower /longer side for sure, still worth a shot imo)
f4c33b No.16737326
>>16737056
That could also be said of many arcade games that could be considered *trial and error*. That they had a huge difficulty so that players could spend more tokens on them.
0a264e No.16737503
Lycoris 異形の箱庭
It's a survival horror game where you're a loli that wakes up naked in a cell and when you get out everything wants to either A) fuck you B) kill you or C) fuck and kill you. Might as well be called Loli Hazard or Lolident Evil. It's actually pretty fun for a tiny little doujin game.
5d7ae7 No.16737508
>>16724592
>Ziggurat
is that fun?
a964c4 No.16737559
>>16737508
Yes, look up gameplay to see if it's your thing.
f4c33b No.16738159
>>16737559
>looking up gameplay
>not suggesting to pirate it to "try it out"
e32a6d No.16738168
>>16728338
That's my purse! I don't know you!
069633 No.16738311
069633 No.16738332
Reminder that Freddi Fish is surprisingly creepy, with drowned bodies and sunken ships that people got trapped in
069633 No.16738335
Also it probably takes place somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean
f450fb No.16738397
Into the Breach, a playthrough takes between one and three hours depending on how much you want to do. You control 3 mechs, each battle lasts just 4 turns, you fight 5-6 battles per island, and you only need to liberate 2 islands before heading to the final battle. When you beat a campaign your pilots jump back to their timelines except for one you choose, who will stay with you for the next campaign with all his exp. As you save timelines you unlock new mechs to play with that drastically change your tactics. I can't recommend it enough, it's one of the best strategy games ever made.
d6aac2 No.16738412
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>>16738332
Also there was a hidden (as in have to hack the config file to enable it) scene where you sacrifice Luther to an eel.
Do these games run fine on Windows 7?
457b01 No.16738443
>>16728313
>>16728383
Kamiya does like to put a "sam" in his games though, there's one in bayonetta, MGR, vanquish, anarchy reigns and W101, the only games where he didn't shove him in were madworld (one of their earliest games, iirc the first), infinite space (because it was a RTS and not an action game, at least it features a girl that goes batshit if you court her when she's a loli) and near a tomato (they only helped with the combat system), the licensed games don't count.
