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[LightOfTruth]

Day 1 for $20.

 

[StereoVsn]

Sounds good to me if it's priced appropriately. Also, depending on definition of an indy studio there have been games priced higher at anywhere from $30 to $50. Pillars of Eternity, Divinity OS, Distant Worlds and quite a few others are priced higher then $20.

 

[Prodigal Son]

As others have said, game length is fine for this sort of thing.

No VR suppor is a crushing disappointment for me, however.

 

[inm8num2]

Firewatch - Is PS4's sleeper hit too hot to ignore?

 

[Comrade Crunch]

They described it perfectly, the length of a miniseries is ideal for this kind of narrative focused adventure game. I've been hotly anticipating this since it was announced, can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[Darkwater]

We're now two weeks from this game releasing and there's no price yet. I'm a little fearful this is because we're not gonna like the amount they'll ask. Agree?

 

[BluenoseGames]

Yeah its rather strange that they haven't announced a price yet ...

 

[DedValve]

5-6 hours is great, assuming, obviously, that it's priced like a 5-6 hour game.

So $60 then?

 

[ArtHands]

Its the quality that counts. 5-6 hours is fine imo

 

[Neverforget]

5h game for 15bucks sounds reasonable, more than that and I'll wait for a sale.

 

[Tertullian]

So $60 then?

You sound easily parted from your money.


But seriously, I hope Firewatch doesn't pull a The Witness.

 

[Darkwater]

You sound easily parted from your money.


But seriously, I hope Firewatch doesn't pull a The Witness.

I see The Witness costs €36,99. Is that too much for the game's length then? How long is it?

 

[Mikeside]

You sound easily parted from your money.


But seriously, I hope Firewatch doesn't pull a The Witness.

Ugh.

I really don't see why we have to devalue games just because they're indie.


both Firewatch and The Witness look like incredibly well made, polished games with more interesting premises than a hell of a lot of the full priced games coming out right now.


The Witness is only £30 on Steam. Bargain.
I'd rather pay £40 for the Witness and have each Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty rehash be £30 on launch until they do something new. (though to be fair, I still enjoy both series)

 

[nib95]

I see The Witness costs €36,99. Is that too much for the game's length then? How long is it?

25-50 hours for the main game, and up to 100 hours for a completionist.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Sounds good to me so long as the quality is as high as what we've seen so far.

Very much this, quality over quantity.

 

[kiguel182]

I see The Witness costs €36,99. Is that too much for the game's length then? How long is it?

First, valuing a game for it's length is dumb.

Second, The Witness is a 80 hour game if you go for 100 per cent.

 

[OléGunner]

I'm more hyped for this than The Witness so I'm there day 1.

Equating price with game length is also absurd up to a point obviously.

I'm thinking anything up to about £25 should be good for most people interested

 

[Darkwater]

First, valuing a game for it's length is dumb.

Second, The Witness is a 80 hour game if you go for 100 per cent.

I think what you're saying is valuing a game solely based on its length is dumb. That's not what I was doing and I'll thank you not to assume such things so easily.

I think we can agree that length is not the only factor that determines a game's value, but it's not inconsequential, either. Quality, quantity, and all that.

 

[DedValve]

You sound easily parted from your money.


But seriously, I hope Firewatch doesn't pull a The Witness.

Not at all but there have been plenty of short games in the aaa space that have been full priced and dont offer a lot of replayability.

 

[papo]

I'm looking forward to the game and 5-6 seems alright if it is a good experience.

In an industry that sometimes wants its games to be taken as art, but seems to be constantly moving away from that, games like this one( and Witness) really contribute to that sentiment, when most game even the "cinematic" ones are moving away from storytelling towards just actions sets.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

5 - 6 is shorter than I'd like, 8 - 10 would have been my sweet spot. Saying that, I still bought the shit out of it on Steam and can't wait to play it.

 

[Cinders]

Sounds like the game is $19.99, with a 10% discount on Steam and PS Plus.

http://wccftech.com/firstperson-adventure-firewatch-priced-1999-10-discount-steamps/