berkeleygamingresearch Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hey Neopets players! We’re a group of UC Berkeley students working on a study that will be read by people from several game companies. To better understand the gaming industry, we would appreciate your input on how game companies can improve game play in the future generations of video games. Your feedback is valuable in helping improve your, your friends’, and future gamers’ gaming experience. Your responses are anonymous and will be kept confidential. They survey is short and should only take a couple of minutes. Please use the following link to begin the survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2292ZCY4J42 In appreciation for your time and effort, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card if you complete the survey by April 19, 2009. Thank you in advance for your participation, The UC Berkeley Research Team This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Anime). The topic was posted in the wrong area. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this topic. Per the reason above, this topic has been MOVED from ‘Anything & Everything Neopets’ to ‘Random Chit Chat’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstream Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Heh heh, just a little personal feedback, but a game with 20 hours of gameplay really isn't that much. I personally enjoy games with 50+ hours of gameplay. A 20 hour game I could probably finish in less than a week :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah, 20 hours is nothing. Even a good Pokemon game tends to take around 30 to get into the poststory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaryk Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I no longer have time for games that take more than 20 hours to play. Once upon a time, but not any more. Too much real life and other interests to get in the way now. Games with 10-15 hours of game play are perfect for me. Or games like Neopets that have no real objective... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsaria_outsider Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 10-15 hours isn't much. I felt so ripped off with fable two and it took me 34 to do every thing including side quests, etc. The thing about longer games, is you don't play them all at once. I like games that can take me months to complete. It kind of saddens me that games these days are getting so short and still calling them selves "full and lengthy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimii Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I agree that 20 hours is crap, I'd be SO MAD if I payed $59.99 for a game with that little game play, come on now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnalu Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The only way I'd spend 60 bucks on a game with a play time of 20 hours is if it had a high replay value. Like Left 4 Dead. Sure, it may only take 2 hours to finish when you play by yourself, but when you play online, it can be pretty lengthy and challenging. You get 4 people playing survivors, and 4 playing as 'special' zombies (regular zombies are just controlled by the computer ~_^) and there are 5 levels. Each team gets to play each of those levels, once as human and once as a zombie. A lot of trash talking and cursing goes on, but that's what happens when you give guys headsets >_> Otherwise, I'm not buying that game. I'll wait for it to go on sale, buy it on ebay/amazon, or even buy it used. I have patience :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleygamingresearch Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hey Everyone, The dog ate our survey results. :P Any chance you can help answer these questions again? We took your feedback (and our professor’s) and improved the questions. It will still only take you 3 minutes, and your answers will improve gaming experiences for everyone. The link is here: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2294TSM87MK Please fill out the questionnaire by Friday, May 1st. Thanks for your help! Your fellow gamers from Berkeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jikuu Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'm with you guys. If I'm not maxing out the game clock, it's not a game I'm interested in playing, much less shelling out good money for. Though, in the spirit of what the survey was looking for, I am definitely not buying a game that tries to hook me with downloadable extras for a small fee. Not even Wizards of the Coast can get away with that crap these days, and their content is worth more than a few bucks. I prefer paying for everything up front so that I know exactly what I'm getting into. I figure the idea of breaking up a game into the core and the extras is a way of getting consumers to cough up more than they are initially willing to if it's a formula of $20 + X($1 - $3) rather than a straight $50. How many of the small things they buy will easily get lost in the "it's so cheap!" aspect of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Diva Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I agree with everyone else, I wouldn't be spending that money on anything that had about 20 hours gaming... I prefer my games to go for a bit longer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Agreed. I could finish a 20 hour game VERY quickly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimii Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Dogs can't eat electronic results.. LOL Anyway I filled out the survey again. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaryk Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 More than 20 hours of game play is fine if all you play is RPGs. But for those of us that don't play RPGs, 20 hours is waaaaay to long for some games. I love playing survival-horror games, and I seriously think that I would be putting my mental health at risk by playing certain survival-horror games with more than 10 hours of content. I understand where you guys are coming from, since I used to play a lot of RPGs. I'd roll the clock on a lot of them, too. I'm just pointing out that long game play doesn't make ALL kinds of games fun, and would actually be detrimental to the fun of some genres of video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̊ ˉˉ ̊ Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'd say that my favorite games are either the flukes (such as beyond good & evil) or are getting old (multiplayer games that almost nobody ever plays anymore) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmoon Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I say That componies should focus more on Gameply Than graphics. I hate it when compenies make a game with great graphics but sucky gamplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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