This.Grygor said:
And now I feel bad for having such a huge backlog of unfinished gaems.
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Hitman: Absolution Dev Says Most Players Won't Finish the Game
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And now I feel bad for having such a huge backlog of unfinished gaems.
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I've finished every Hitman game (cleaned out is the more appropriate phrase) and I have no doubt I'll finish this one.
I suspect they'll find that the rate of non completion probably holds across most games with little fluctuation in the percentage.
It's nothing to do with their game, it's the sad state of modern humans and their deficit attention spans.
When a 20 hour game is considered long... we have problems.
I suspect they'll find that the rate of non completion probably holds across most games with little fluctuation in the percentage.
It's nothing to do with their game, it's the sad state of modern humans and their deficit attention spans.
When a 20 hour game is considered long... we have problems.
I accept your challenge IO-I completed Freedom Fighters twice after all!
But surely the best way to keep people playing to the very end would be to make a compelling game? Or develop a game mechanic that spews five dollar notes from the console for every hour played.
But surely the best way to keep people playing to the very end would be to make a compelling game? Or develop a game mechanic that spews five dollar notes from the console for every hour played.
This isn't new, the majority of games aren't finished by the majority of players - I remember it was news when it came out that 70% of players finished heavy rain.
It's probably because the new game looks like shit. IO Interactive has completely lost the ability to make good games.
This. What this guy said right here. I want to add that I'm sure a lot of people pick up a game and find out it's simply not for them. A game can be great, but just not your cup of tea. If a game is massively popular, I'm sure a lot of people will get it for that reason and find out they don't really like it.Grygor said:
Personally, I'm kind of happy about this statistic. I like to believe that some people put it down because it's too challenging. Hitman tries to appeal to more people which inevitably leads to 'dumbing down' (I hate that term). This could lead to the game being less challenging to gamers who are familiar with the Hitman series, thus leading to dissapointment. I don't like dissapointment, personally.
It's not too far off what I've heard of completion rates in general, although you should be pounding your head on the desk, because so far it looks like a sell-out.Rednog said:
What worries me, actually, is that this metric is part of what's caused them to go "QUICK! MORE MAINSTREAM, MORE MAINSTREAM!".
Human Revolution devs had the right idea when they said they knew there'd be content only 30% of players would see (various routes, paths, the end itself, etc) and that that was something to be embraced.
I play a game for about an hour(or less) before I know it's a keeper or not. I don't think I've ever stopped midway into a game I've put some effort in and given up.
So I guess all Absolution needs to do for me is have the first couple of levels interesting enough and I'm sure to beat it through.
So I guess all Absolution needs to do for me is have the first couple of levels interesting enough and I'm sure to beat it through.
Its too loooong.
The plot makes no sense.
Its our money it should be our game!
The update patch takes forever!
Square Enix has totally screwed over IO! Boycott Square Enix!
I only killed certain targets in game, yet the ending doesn't change. This is bull shit!
Online requirement for installment?! WTF I'm never playing another Hitman game again!
Sigh... the future of gamers makes me sad.
The plot makes no sense.
Its our money it should be our game!
The update patch takes forever!
Square Enix has totally screwed over IO! Boycott Square Enix!
I only killed certain targets in game, yet the ending doesn't change. This is bull shit!
Online requirement for installment?! WTF I'm never playing another Hitman game again!
Sigh... the future of gamers makes me sad.
Well, of course 80% of the people who play it aren't going to finish it! Most people buying it are expecting it to be a third person shooter/action game. The 20% that do finish it are the people who realize it is in fact a Hitman game and that it does require some thinking to complete levels.
I just find this to be odd. Unless a game is garbage... and I mean really BAD garbage, I finish it. Being Hitman, and saying something like this.... should I be worried?
"Pushing some of the more interesting content to an earlier point in the game, where more gamers were likely to experience it, was also considered"
They really shouldn't. If 80% of the people run out of reasons to continue playing then removing the cool stuff from later in the game will only give EVEN LESS incentive to keep playing as you've had all the good stuff I the start, its filler after that.
People quit playing before the end as the gameplay gets worse.
Sorry to say this, but this is down to the developers. They MUST NOT blow their wad in the first few levels, they have to steadily give more and more, always with more tantalising in the next part and upping the ante to a final crescendo.
They really shouldn't. If 80% of the people run out of reasons to continue playing then removing the cool stuff from later in the game will only give EVEN LESS incentive to keep playing as you've had all the good stuff I the start, its filler after that.
People quit playing before the end as the gameplay gets worse.
Sorry to say this, but this is down to the developers. They MUST NOT blow their wad in the first few levels, they have to steadily give more and more, always with more tantalising in the next part and upping the ante to a final crescendo.
we are a dieing breed. average gamer plays a game for 2-3 hours, and he drops it if he mees any kind of resistance agaisnt his playing. thats why in mmos the msot chracters are always level 1, these people never leave town. gaming culture nowadays are to never give the game a chance to begin with. you and me are one of the very few that finish the game to the end. But this is nothing new, san andreads had like 1% finish rate, most peopel youd meet online after 5 years havent left first city and were exploring others online, because in 5 years they didnt manage to finish the missions in first city. it was "too hard" for them so they didnt even try. we live in an age where a youtube idiot can watch a game for 30 minutes and decide he knows everything about it.5-0 said:
was there anyone that didnt? it was a very easy game.
Well, the only hitman I have played was Blood Money. Its difficulty didnt really stand out from other games I have played. But it was also a very enjoyable game, which with any game I enjoy I HAVE to finish it. Maybe its an ocd thing, but it boggles my mind to see numbers this high.Father Time said: