Its true, its very very short, i passed it in 2 nights. It was a great game, but far too short.



Multiplayer really isnt that special too, except that you can walk on walls/ceilings.

took me 7 :(

it took me 6 hours to beat and 18 hours to download!!!



thats 3 hours of bandwidth per hour to play, and that is completely unacceptable.

i love this game, although it is short

lol this reminds me of fable in a way.



"innovative" and extremely upsettingly short

Yeah but then again FLIPPIN TOMB RAIDER TOOK ME 4:38 minutes to complete... i think the waste of money pile is getting bigger

I think the length can be deceiving. Considering you can't die in the game and you don't have to save crawl through the game it probably subtracts a good 2 hours from the game. I just beat the game and I think it was a really great single player experience. Though I am quite happy I rented it....

Like honestly, I like playing through 5 or so hour games. Like thats perfect for me. It's almost like a cinematic experience, except you get to controll everything. I absolutely loved playing through King Kong, Tomb Raider, Amped, Kameo, Need For Speed Most Wanted, etc., etc., and so on and so forth. Of course, I rented all of those games, so that makes a difference. But still, I freaking love playing through these short games in one or two sittings. The're so much fun and entertaining, and if they were any longer then that would just kill it. It's much more entertaining to play through multiple short games than one long game. (With the exception of GTA series and Oblivion.) I'm looking forward to playing through more short games in the future. Anywho, time to end my rant.



-Mdubz



*EDIT* Damnit I just realized I'm not signed in... I'll sign in and post below this to confirm it. lol

I dunno if this argument should be so dramatic. Sure, 5 hours (or less) doesn't seem like a very long time, but was GRAW any longer? I passed GRAW on hard mode in less than 8 hours (probably could have finished it faster if I tried...). The point being, unless you're dealing with an RPG or open-ended world, most games will have finite playability.



In the end, if the story is good enough, then however long or short a game lasts is irrelevant.



Just look at it this way, you at least have multiplayer. Also, if you rent the game, you can probably get a bunch of achievements to up your Gamerscore. LOL

I can't believe people are still whining over this issue on FPS games being short. They have been for years. Take Half-Life 2 for example. Heralded as the greatest FPS the PC has to offer, but only took me about 8hrs to complete.



If you're expecting long drawn out storylines with 40 hours of gameplay, then go play an RPG.



Think of it this way, do you really want to be wandering around the same general looking corridors shooting the same enemies for 20 hours? Any game that does that and the critics pan it for being "too repetitive and dragging on." And stop saying the developers are lazy. Look at the sheer amount of level design that went into the game. More actual level areas than most RPG's offer. You seem to forget that unlike RPG's you're not delayed an hour or two in every level killing random encounters. You're running through rooms and hallways. The pace of FPS is just entirely different.



5-10 hours to me is a completely standard length of any FPS game. And to sit here *****ing about it not being the length of a final fantasy game then going to ***** about how long games are too monotonous, you're a damned hypocrite.

A lot of you I'm sure are power gamers, and for the ones with wifes and jobs this game would be perfect since we can rush through it like others. Why does everyone bash the Dev's I would love to see some of you make a game better and longer, I can see a lot of you kids (yes I can tell by the way you type you're no more than 17) drinking your Monster drinks and grinding your teeth while flying through this game and than rushing to the forums whining how short it was.

If u guys want a long game play oblivion. To complete everything it can take 100+ hours. Regardless, Prey is a good game.

I have since the video games wouldn't be considered video games. I have seen this trend in games getting shorter and shorter and I am starting to see the reason. Parents look where your kids are smack right in front of that T.V. and have no sort of intention span. I played the old rpg's that took time if not using cheats but like in todays world everyone wants the biggest and best right now.

I am in a small state that has some tournaments that I used to go to and the funny thing is today no one can actually BREATH. 5 hours to todays youth is a long time. And sadly those children will make the future games just as short and boring. How many of you play the old dice role playing games because it takes too long? The market makes the games short because of you and makes them look good just to keep that little part of your brain to keep sparking.

I am not saying change your children or anything I am just saying they are playing what the market, which is you, wants and that is short and sweet with no real in depth plot that has twist or turns. They would probably say "Read a stupid BOOK, you know the thing with pages and letters that you get at a library or bookstore."