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Games in the AAA space tend to be "forever games." Almost demanding all of your free time to enjoy it. Even single-player ones, like Elden Ring and the new God of War(s), they have a story, but they want you to be in their worlds for as long as possible.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good story, but can we get shorter games? Like, concise experiences that are free of bloat?

I find myself ignoring AAA announcements because I "know" they will be games that take forever.

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[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Like Stray, I loved the Uncharted games. The story was well paced and the gameplay fun and each one could be finished in a weekend or less. Too many games expect hundreds of hours of time committed and they just burn me out. I'd like more games like this.

It's a shame that earlier handed in the series aren't ported to the PC.