Interview Dragon Age is Longer Than 40 Grateful Dead Concerts

[Jason]

Tags: BioWare; Dragon Age

BioWare's <a href="http://assets.vg247.com/current//2009/08/raymuzyka.jpg" target="blank">Ray Muzyka</a> let <a href="http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/25/ray-muzyka-vs-vg247-vs-gamescom/" target="blank">VG247</a> know that <b>Dragon Age</b> can last you upwards of 120 hours.
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<blockquote>If you’re going to say Dragon Age is one of the best games you’ve ever played… I’ve finished Dragon Age. I’ve played it extensively on PC and console. I can really stand behind it. I’ve played it a lot. On one of the play-throughs I spent 120 hours. Two hours a day for 60 days, 90 percent of the game, according to the telemetry. And I loved it. Every minute of it. I couldn’t wait to come home. After about ten hours of gameplay, every day I was talking about coming home and I played it for two or three hours, or whatever time I had free, and play it to the early hours. Luckily I don’t sleep as much as my wife. I’d stay up till after midnight and play it after she was asleep.</blockquote>
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Somewhere there's a woman married to an abusive, paint huffing, incontinent alcoholic who just read that and thought: "Jesus, at least I'm not married to <i>that</i> guy."

 

[yes plz]

 

[Mogar]

Jesus Christ. Yeah, I'd like longer games, but it's quality first, then quantity. Whenever these guys start saying plus 80 hours or whatever, I start getting wary.

 

[Azrael the cat]

Weird. Most folk say they can't enjoy/judge their own games (or any art/entertainment product) until years later, as they are too close to the product, too emotionally involved in it, and too self-critical. Bioware hasn't released it yet, and they're going on as though they are a reliable and unbiased critic.

I DO like the length thing - part of what elevated BG2 was the sheer amount of content, which gave a decent illusion of freedom even though the main plot was linear. But that content has to be thematically correct and interesting - Oblivion and FO3 have lots of content, but to their detriiment.

But who the hell claims to be a good judge of their own work? Ok, the Ramones have been calling themselves the greatest band of all time since about 1975-onwards, but no-one takes them to be a reliable judge.

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

Maybe if he was padding those hours by creating saves just to see how scenarios would play out with different choices.

 

[Geofferic]

Somewhere there's a woman married to an abusive, paint huffing, incontinent alcoholic who just read that and thought: "Jesus, at least I'm not married to that guy."

What an asinine thing to say.

 

[kohla]

I bet that the last 40 hours is all about fighting.
*sigh*

 

[Volourn]

"I DO like the length thing - part of what elevated BG2 was the sheer amount of content, which gave a decent illusion of freedom even though the main plot was linear. But that content has to be thematically correct and interesting - Oblivion and FO3 have lots of content, but to their detriiment."

Meh. Of course, morons (including BIO) claimed that BG2 was 200+ hours which is complete and utter bullshit.


"Weird. Most folk say they can't enjoy/judge their own games (or any art/entertainment product) until years later, as they are too close to the product, too emotionally involved in it, and too self-critical. Bioware hasn't released it yet, and they're going on as though they are a reliable and unbiased critic."

"But who the hell claims to be a good judge of their own work?"

You are fuckin' dumb. EVERYBODY judges their own work. EVERYBODY. You don't think, say, a singer judges their own work? That's why they practice - to fix what's what is wrong and become better.

He has his own opinion. he thinks the game is awesome. Nothing wrong with that FFS. I guess you'd prefer he claim the game sucks like shit, and release it anyways? Your logic is pathetic.

But, hey, perhaps when your favorite singer releases their next album I hope it sucks and I hope that singer *knows* it sucks and releases it anyways.


You. are. L A M E

 

[kris]

Weird. Most folk say they can't enjoy/judge their own games (or any art/entertainment product) until years later, as they are too close to the product, too emotionally involved in it, and too self-critical. Bioware hasn't released it yet, and they're going on as though they are a reliable and unbiased critic.

Well, Dragon age was supposedly finished long ago and they are just finishing the console version now.

 

[DriacKin]

The supposed 120 hours is nothing but typical PR bullshit.

Kinda like how Oblivion was supposed to offer 200 hours of gameplay.

 

[Murk]

Volourn, do you think Dragon Age will top Neverwinter Nights?

 

[Moray]

The supposed 120 hours is nothing but typical PR bullshit.

Kinda like how Oblivion was supposed to offer 200 hours of gameplay.

It could be, but only if you play really, really slowly...

 

[Volourn]

"Volourn, do you think Dragon Age will top Neverwinter Nights?"

OC wise: yes, but that shouldn't be hard since the OC is only 75%.

Overall: Absolutely not.

 

[Forest Dweller]

I actually did get 200 hours in Oblivion.

Anyways, when a developer gives a game length estimate, you can usually cut it in half to get the correct one. So that means I should be able to get a solid 40 out of this game, maybe a little more, so that's good.

 

[Micmu]

The more moronic you are the more length you get from moronic games.
Simple as that.
Take a piece of paper with "turn over" written on both sides for an example. Worst morons can get occupied for hours by it.

 

[DriacKin]

Actually, come to think of it, that figure is probably accurate.
You probably will need 120 hours (or more) to complete the game and obtain every single achievement point.

And for the rest of us who aren't XBawks acheivement retards, the game will only take 40 hrs to complete once.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Dragon Age must be going to suck very hard.

 

[yes plz]

I foresee probably twenty hours of creative content and another twenty hours of hack'n'slash filler.

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

The only CRPGs I can remember that lasted me more than 20-25 hours were Morrowind and Oblivion (doesn't really count) and The Witcher. And probably about a third of my time in The Witcher was spent looking at load screens.

 

[Chateaubryan]

Interview word count :

Excited/ing : 7 times.

Love : 7

Passion/nate : 2

Luckily I don’t sleep as much as my wife. I’d stay up till after midnight and play it after she was asleep.

Now tell me the guy isn't frustrated.

 

[fastpunk]

I foresee probably twenty hours of creative content

If only...

 

[yes plz]

Yeah, I'm far too optimistic.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

I foresee probably twenty hours of creative content

If only...

That's about three games worth, not that bad by modern game lengths.

Still, I'd also would say that DA cured cancer if they paid me enough.
Not that I don't want to every single game to be a masterpiece but PR like this only rises doubt. If someone playing it is under NDA, is CEO and can only write "Love : 7 times" then I don't give a fuck about what he has to say.

 

[JrK]

"Yes OUR game is gonna be AWEXUMM BEST GAME EVARR~!~!!!!~!!!!11, TRUST me!"

 

[fastpunk]

Yeah, I'm far too optimistic.

Hey, I hope you're right.