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Swen Vincke was worried that the 100-hour Baldur's Gate 3 would be too short, which is why Larian made a ton of extra areas they wound up cutting (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] tarsn@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would've loved to see an expansion or two for the game to tie up some storylines

[–] illi@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

Didn't they start working on one but cncelled because they were just not feeling it?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It ended up being too long anyway

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the pacing is just off once you get close to the end.

Once you get to Baldur's Gate, the game is a slog. If I didn't want to get the golden dice just so I could say that I got them, I probably wouldn't've finished the game.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

100 hours is too much for a game. Let's say I can play it 1-2 hours a day 5 days a week (I usually have stuff to do on the weekend), it'd take me over two months to finish it! There are other games I want to play!
I did finish it, but only because I had to spend over a month at home using up PTO before leaving my previous job for my current one.

[–] bread@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago

Counterpoint: 100 hours is not too much, but it could be too much for you. That's fine, it's very obvious from the type of game it is that it's probably going to be 50+ hours long, and if you're not playing right at release, you can check Howlongtobeat. I don't think playing a game for two months is a mark against it, as long as I like the game.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

Is... is two months considered a long time to play a game?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

Then... play other games? Nobody is making you play this one.

[–] The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Not every game needs to be a short experience you can complete with a couple hours or needs to be finished within a few days/weeks. If I finished BG3 within a few days I would have thought it was a waste of money.

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a freaking D&D game, not Uncharted.

[–] eutsgueden@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seriously, a typical D&D session might last 6 hours and you accomplish nothing of note, but you have fun! Enjoyment should not be transactional with time.

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