Let's get one thing clear, this is not a thread to bash Portal, because if it would be I would probably get thrown into a fire pit faster than the Companion Cube.
I was just thinking about critics nowadays, considering it a negative, if a single player game has a campaign which can be completed under 6, 8 or 10 hours, and I agree with this statement. Especially because a lot of games today don't have much replay value, while a decade ago, we were getting games that were much longer and had more replay value.
While Portal certainly has replayability, a lot of critics (even Yahtzee) and gamers seem to think it's length is perfect, it's just as long as it needs to be, etc...
So this brings up the question, is Portal considered to be so great, because it's only about 2-3 hours long, and thus it doesn't have time to become repetitive or the jokes to fall flat?
Because those are usually a few negatives mentioned about Portal 2, which was of course much longer and had to provide more content obviously.
I would like it if games would have longer single player campaigns, than the standards of nowadays, but maybe if developers would make shorter but more focused experiences, they should sell games with shorter campaigns for lower prices. Choosing if I'll get more than 100 hours of play with Skyrim or some generic shooter with a 6-8 hour campaign, is not really a hard decision when they sell for the same price at the start.
Portal of course was part of the Orange Box, but hey it was reviewed and later sold as a stand alone title so I think the question in the thread is still valid.
I was just thinking about critics nowadays, considering it a negative, if a single player game has a campaign which can be completed under 6, 8 or 10 hours, and I agree with this statement. Especially because a lot of games today don't have much replay value, while a decade ago, we were getting games that were much longer and had more replay value.
While Portal certainly has replayability, a lot of critics (even Yahtzee) and gamers seem to think it's length is perfect, it's just as long as it needs to be, etc...
So this brings up the question, is Portal considered to be so great, because it's only about 2-3 hours long, and thus it doesn't have time to become repetitive or the jokes to fall flat?
Because those are usually a few negatives mentioned about Portal 2, which was of course much longer and had to provide more content obviously.
I would like it if games would have longer single player campaigns, than the standards of nowadays, but maybe if developers would make shorter but more focused experiences, they should sell games with shorter campaigns for lower prices. Choosing if I'll get more than 100 hours of play with Skyrim or some generic shooter with a 6-8 hour campaign, is not really a hard decision when they sell for the same price at the start.
Portal of course was part of the Orange Box, but hey it was reviewed and later sold as a stand alone title so I think the question in the thread is still valid.