Games That Were The Perfect Length
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Binding of Isaac. 2000+ hours. perfect length
Portal and Portal 2, great balance between puzzles and storytelling!
I need to play those 2
For me, Kirby and the forgotten land is just such a great experience and the best Kirby game ever. I loved every level and never really got bored of it at any point, I cannot wait for the next entry to hopefully take this formula and go wild with it
Kirby is just too easy for me to enjoy it, like the new peach game and the Yoshi one
@@igorcosta5482That’s fair. But I honestly commend Nintendo for creating games that the younger or challenge-adverse crowd can enjoy without constantly dying. Some people just aren’t as good at video games and want to play through them without any stress. These games are perfect for them.
@@igorcosta5482Saying Kirby is too easy for you to get into but then saying you like Princess Peach Showtime is pretty contradictory lol
@@keyframeclips You misread that comment.
@@saintsalieri Oh, you’re right, I saw an “I” in the last half lol
Anything bite sized that can be played over the weekend is perfect for me.
Dredge, Portal 1+2, Hotline Miami, Cult of the Lamb, Metroid Dread, Inside, Little Nightmares and so forth
Bite sized like Danish butter cookies? 🍪
Try A Short Hike if you haven't. It's secretly the best open world game that isn't Elden Ring.
Inside? Hell no lol. Too long and boring the whole way
Links Awakening I think fits this mold perfectly.
Ori and the Blind Forest, as well as its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps
I secretly hope for a 3rd Ori game.
@@sparkypackImpossible, the rights belong to Microsoft and the Studio don't wanna Work with Microsoft again
The first one was great. The second one was too long and too focused on dull combat. I abandoned it because I was so bored, it felt like an Ubisoft style game transposed onto a 2d plane to a large degree (quest markers, length padded through traversal, linear with only the illusion of freedom, etc).
@@kewa_design Yes, it's a shame the IP belongs to Microsoft. Also, Moon Studio seems to focus on entirely different projects from what I gathered 😞. I'm just happy with the way the story concluded and I was impressed by the overall gameplay. Ori with Spirit Edge is just pure gold 💙
I just played through those games for the first time. Will of the Wisps is one of my favorite games of all time now. I can't say anything negative about it
I recently played Journey for the first time and I thought that was the perfect length. I didn’t find the game to be particularly *fun*, but it is incredibly beautiful, so I appreciated that it was about the length of watching a movie.
It definitely wasn't fun in the usual sense. It was almost like a guided meditation. It was different, but I loved it. I still hope they bring it to Switch, because I'd play it again and Sky just didn't press the same button for me.
Donkey Kong - Tropical Freeze, fun from start to finish and can get the puzzle pieces if you wanted more
Totally agree. This is my fave game on the Switch. Just hope they can top it with a sequel
Great video, perfect length 👍🏻
13min, 13 likes, perfect.
A game that felt like the perfect length/pace to me was Ghost Trick! It was short, less than 10 hours for me to finish. There's a lot of reading, but the flashy animation, gorgeous presentation and enjoyable puzzles keeps you from feeling bored from beginning to end. The cast of characters and this game's story have stuck in my brain for over a decade, and I've loved coming back to this game many times over that time.
Between all that and the intriguing ghost and time travel conceits, I believe this to be one of the most fun and accessible VNs on the market! Perfect for anyone who's ever been interested in Ace Attorney, which was written by the same guy, but was intimidated by the games' length.
only because i just played it, Paper Mario 64 - just a great length, no lull RPG.
yes one of my favorite games of all time!! I beat it in like 3 days recently for the hundreth time
@@Lune.Prince yeah, i had it on the og N64 (maybe in my basement somewhere?) but just played through it on NSO to get refreshed for TTYD. really great, friendly experience.
@@bungleroo88 have you played TTYD?
@@Lune.Prince i have not, this will be my first time! i played Paper Mario 64 as a kid, missed EVERYTHING after that and played Origami King on release. really looking forward to it!
@@bungleroo88 hell yeah! Then I think you'll enjoy it immensely! All of the paper mario games have been a bit weird after TTYD so you really haven't missed much. TTYD takes everything great about PM 64 and improves on it greatly. The sidekicks are even more loveable and interesting, the stories are actually more interesting and engaging. The worlds are deeper and the music is so GOOD. In a way maybe that's the reason they haven't done a game like it again cause it was perfection 👌
RE4. 12 hours, perfect pacing.
The Island section can drag on for too long IMO.
@@dukemon6163yeah, it does tend to feel like a hurdle. If they shaved a teeny hour off that would’ve been great.
12 hours dying to chainsaw man.
sometimes I miss John, but my goodness do I love having Felix now! Great addition to the channel. Sea of Stars has become one of my all time favorite games!
Celeste was the first game I played on switch and it was just the best introduction. Absolute gem of a game: awesome soundtrack, difficult yet intelligent level design and a beautiful story, all in the perfect amount of time. Loved every minute of it.
Definitely found this game very difficult in some parts though 👀 Frustratingly
Metroid Dread, Portal 1, Catherine, Resident Evil 4 (both), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is what pops to my head initially for this
For me I've been playing a lot of short but sweet indie games and I highly recommend all of the following ones. Lil Gator Game, A Short Hike, Unpacking, Little Nightmares, and Corn Kidz 64 were all short but really good experiences. Also Pikmin 4 was the perfect length and pacing of the last year as a standout title. Introduced mechanics at a really good pace but never overstayed it's welcome 👌
I motored through Star Ocean: The Second Story R. I honestly struggled to stop playing it and finished it in just under 2 weeks (work got in the way).
Titanfall 2
It’s arguably a little short, but has a lot of replay value. You can select a mission and slowly work up your completion on harder difficulties, collecting the pilot helmets, gradually improving at the game as you go
What remains of Edith Finch
I think the first 2 generations of pokemon are perfect. Its a light rpg, doesnt overstay its welcome. By the time you reach gen 2, you want a little more, boom revisit kanto, but its shortened, perfect
I never thought about it before, but those are the only two generations that I played through the end. Other Pokemon games have overstayed their welcome for me. Might have something to do with the additional things they added, like those pet shows in Ruby/Sapphire.
I disagree Gen 3 had better pacing with how you leveled up through out the game where as Gold, Silver and Crystal the leveling was wonky and some of the best Pokémon were locked behind Post game. Also those games reliance on HM's was frustrating and grinded things to a halt as well as the backtracking and quests like the Lighthouse, chasing Clare so she can give you your badge and if you had Silver you needed the added announce of the HM Whirlpool to progress and dealing with the slow Surf speed plus the high encounter rate of ocean.
Hades is the kind of game that encourages you to play for as long as you want and hop off the train at any stop. Some people might stop after beating the final boss. Some might stop after reaching the credits. Some might play through the epilogue. And others will continue on to higher and higher heat levels. If you crave more, the game will always give you more.
This is great in a lot of ways, but the flip-side is that there wasn't a satisfying definitive end point. I felt like there were too many loose ends to just stop at the credits, so I played through the epilogue. While it does clear up those loose ends, it isn't a lot of new story content for the amount of gameplay, and doesn't really go out with a bang. Understandably, they didn't devote a ton of development resources toward the epilogue (although it would've been nice to at least have one illustration of everyone together at that ending event).
Don't get me wrong, I loved the game, and I'm not even necessarily saying they made the wrong decisions here. Just pointing out that this approach does have a downside.
It could've skipped the opening game grind and been a better game.
I kind of tired of the game earlier than I expected. I want to go back, but just haven't yet. I have beaten the boss a few times but haven't yet reached the credits and at this point it just feels intimidating to go back. I had fun the whole way through and agree that it is an incredible game, but I see that relatively small downside too.
That’s very true for me, too. But I’m rather more dissappointed in that end.
I enjoyed it, got further and further into new sections and new enemies, and escaped once, and then it tells me I have to escape multiple times. My enthusiasm for playing it dropped like a log after that, unfortunately. I felt very unsatisfied and was hoping there was more to explore and then properly escape. I was confused to see it on this list.
I dunno, all the games I've played, every single one of them always has one of those moments where it just makes me go "ugh, not this...". lol
Pikmin 3, about 15 hours. Perfect.
From the games i've played recently, i'd say Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. All the chapters have great pace and I always felt intrigued with how the story progress, I can't recommend it enough, it's so fun. I beat it in around 15 hours. Great video, Felix!
Agree - what an incredible game
I've just finished Ghost Trick, loved how bitesized it was
I appreciate you highlighting the lesser-known titles. Metroid Dread is one of the sharpest games I’ve ever played.
One such game was 'Death's Door' for me recently ! Though I didn't bother with all of the post-game content, the core adventure itself was a well balanced, 10-12h commitment that I greatly enjoyed.
My favourite game on the Switch so far. 10/10 experience
I dunno, I definitely felt like Hades had overstayed its welcome by the time I finally reached the end. I would have preferred it to be about 5 hours shorter. But that’s just me.
Agree with Hades! The game was perfect length (and nearly perfect in general)!
Helblade 1 was also the perfect length for what it was going for. That's why I have no issue with Hellblade 2 being 7-10 hours.
The first game that comes to mind that was good from start to finish is Fable 2. I couldn't put it down. It was also the first Xbox game that I got all the trophies for.
Animal Well hits that perfect length sweet spot for me. Just wrapped up the main story and there wasn't an ounce of fluff. And there are still tons of secrets to find if you want to spend more time in the world.
Link’s Awakening
2 games that surprised me and I was disappointed when I finished them was the remake of Links Awakening I thought the graphics was brilliant for the type of Zelda game and the gameplay difficulty was perfect for a relaxing time (but not to easy) and the other game that caught me of guard as I am not a fan of the series is Kirby and the Forgotten Land and when I did finish it I actually started it over again and I never do that now (I did back in the day with the NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube games and I still go back to those from time to time) I just found it so much fun. Oh and there is Streets of Red which is a retro inspired beat em up and it has alot of nods to the 80's for me that was perfect, especially as I grew up with that genre in the arcades. That is the first game that gets out on when friends are round. And of course the original Double Dragon arcade version.
Kirby is best 🏆
Banjo-Kazooie. I 100% the game in 9.5 hours on my first playthrough. Still one of the most fun 3D platformers to this day as well.
Finally Shin Chan has been featured. Its a really chill game and i feel like a lot of people would love it
Bayonetta 3 was an absolute blast to rush through. Even the Viola levels were fun to get around.
Honestly Xenoblade Chronicles 1 is perfect given how much emphasis and weight is given to its plot points. Devastating narrative events become even more impactful when you’ve spent 60 hours building up to it. Plus its rlly fun, but the only problem is finding the time especially as you grow older.
Man that Japanese endless 7 day journey looks so awesome. Never heard of it before.
The game style reminds me of the old digimon game
Not many people talk about them but, I love the Dadish series of games. They are fun easy to pick up platformers where you play as a radish who has to go and find his runaway kids. There's a kid to save at the end of every level and they always have silly quips with their dad when you find them. Another game that I never see talked about is Jenny LeClue- Detectivu. You play as a girl detective who needs to solve a mystery around the college her mom works at. I hope that they make more in the series as it kind of ends on a cliff hanger. One last one would be World's End Club. It's a visual novel/puzzle platformer about a group of kids who are trying to survive an AI uprising. Each kid learns that they have a special power during the course of the story that will help them along the way. For instance, one kid can breathe fire when they eat spicy foods, another can flip upside down and walk on the ceilings and another one gets a Power Ranger type suit with super powers.
Blasphemous 1 was this for me. Randomly started one Saturday morning and, next thing I know, a week went by and I nearly reached 100% after 30 hrs.
It really was a big surprise to see in last year 2023 when Square's old Snes game Super Mario RPG got a Remake, I still don't have that, because I have the Original Super Mario RPG on Snes Mini, but as a Mario and RPG games fan, should I buy and play Super Mario RPG Remake on the Nintendo Switch? I believe it have The Perfwct Lenght and it's fun. Super Mario RPG looks so cute game, defienitily love it's character designs. The New Games what I have played on the Nintendo Switch and I have bought, but I believe have The Perfect Lenght are these: Super Mario Bros Wonder, Penny's Big Breakaway, Princess Peach Showtime and Freedom Planet 2 defienitily Penny's Big Breakaway and Freedom Planet 2. By the way can't wait i'm so excited 1 of my the most Expected game over a 3 years waiting since 2021 Biomutant's finally coming to the Nintendo Switch in this Week! I believe Switch can run Biomutant even as a 60fps and better than games like Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, because every games looks better on Switch than those, but i'm proud of Gamefreak they make Pokémon Legends ZA at peace not so fast like Scarlet and Violet. It's so awesome to be a Nintendo fan and gamer in 2024, but can't wait for the Nintendo Switch 2: Here we Go WAHOO!!! 😊❤
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Snack World and Sonic Frontiers are all absolute bangers and they’re so good I never even thought about how long I’ve been playing them.
Loved Hades the only thing I wish it had was like 1-2 areas that gave choice to your route through the underworld (think dead cells) rather than forcing the Hydra world and Elysium every time. Also Mario Wonder was a breath of fresh air
Also Tunic, First Ori game and personally Mario Odyssey!
I would definitely recommend Unpacking and A Short Hike, both super short, but absolutely brilliant and can be beaten in a weekend and both are on game pass if you have it!
A game that falls into this category, for me, is a little game called Promenade. If you haven’t played it, please, go and play it!
Hades is such a great game and this video reminds me I need to go back to it as well as Mario Wonder. Here are a few from my personal list: Blue Reflection Second, Atelier Shallie Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, Disco Elysium Final Cut, Highway Blossoms, The Wolf Among Us and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse just to name a few.
I'm with you monkey island games are amazing. I remember playing the very 1st 1 on my old IBM computer
Paper Mario 64 was the perfect length
The Antoblast demo has also a great length in my opinion
Oh man, super mario rpg remake was the exact game i thought of when i saw the title
I dunno about Super Mario Bros Wonder. Felt like it ended too soon. Maybe it was too easy for a Mario game.
It felt perfect to me. I had my dose of difficult platformers and it was a nice change of pace. I would love a more difficult extra campaign but the base game was perfect.
There is a special world for extra challenge, as well as well the collectables
@@nathonso_editsthat included.
Hey Felix! I always enjoy your videos. Just FYI in greek mythology we don't have a concept of hell. It's just the after life. Everyone goes to the same place. Much like Hades isn't the devil or evil and Zeus is not heavenly or good.
Great list Felix! Shin Chan is still an underrated gem. Good to see Return to Monkey Island get some love too.
extremendous video here
I know this is a game that has nothing to do with Nintendo but my pick would be the first Baldurs Gate. It’s the only RPG I can think of that keeps me really engaged from the start to the very end. Perfect length, perfect challenge, perfect amount of side content.
Yeah I would definitely have made this list big open world games and 100+ hour rpgs. I love a game I can just get lost in, spend hours upon hours exploring the world and all that.
Inside and 198X were both perfect for me after BOTW I needed something completely different, more linear and not too long. Amazing. Steamworld Digs are longer but tons of fun too, perfectly balanced levelling up and addictive.
Great video! You do great work! Celeste is one of these games that was just the perfect length for me. Never got boring
Lost In Play!! Perfect game, perfect length. I’m ready for a sequel!!
We need more games that are less than 15-20 hours. There are so many hobbies/work/life/active lifestyles we all have to balance, it would be nice if games were shorter. It would help with these bloated games studios are having to keep up with and then if games don't perform, layoffs or closures happen. This would solve so many issues.
Unfortunately the big game studios are all trying to make the next Fortnite to make all their money from micro transactions, luckily we still have indie developers and nintendo making great short games
Cheers to Bugsnax which is played almost all of in one 8 hour session. So amazing and so concise.
Skyrim, me with a 365 hour character and still questing, perfect length
Not a skyrim fan but I agree with the sentiment. If a game is fun it can't be too long.
@@A.Hanson so you don't agree?
Professor Layton mentioned! I love this series so much and just hope everyone can experience it. Really hope that the new one will be as good as the old ones.
I have yet to play Hades but I can’t wait to! Hopefully it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome for me.
Horace. What a great game and storytelling
Elec Head. Short puzzle game that look like Megaman. Mario Land 1 and 2. Patriks Parabox, another puzzle game.
Have to disagree on your ”Return to Monkey Island“ assessment. As a true Monkey Island fan from the very first game on, I had the feeling this last entry was a worthy successor to the first and second installment of the series, but it was over by two or three hours too soon. It was missing a couple of those classic ”I‘m stuck - what do I have to do next?“ experiences when you search the whole island(s) for the solution which bought you a few hours of gameplay.
I dearly missed some insult sword fighting. However, Ron wanted to do something different and I fully get it.
I thought donkey kong tropical freeze was a game that fits well into this category, some levels were hard, especially the K levels but they are optional and every level was a delight to play!
Skul: The Hero Slayer!
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Metroid Dread
Gotta add animal well. Metroidvanias have a tendency to just add more rooms and this one focuses on creativity imo. I hear it comes out may 9th too!
Honestly i think Mario games are perfect. They’re designed to give you a satisfying ending no matter how long you want to play
Pikmin 4. The best of the three sequels.
So weird how Felix grew up with Wii. When did some of us get old? Lol
I played through Nier Automata recently, I couldn’t put the game down even after beating it 2 and a half times
Siberia 1,2,3, were prety good (~8 hours each) at $10 or so combined 🤠
for me it was oxenfree 2, like the most you can play is 3 hours
Didn't even realize that Shin Chan had a game, but maaaan it sounds nothing like the anime. 😂
Extramendously is my new favorite made up word! Thanks Felix!
The perfect length, is there such a thing 🤔?
Can you guys do a Smash Bros Characters Tier List at some point please?
Hades dragged on too long for me tbh. I managed to get out once and then to get to the Hades fight several more times after that, but at some point, I just didn't have it in me to do any more runs, mods and upgrade paths be damned. I just felt like I had seen the vast majority of what the game had to offer and the runs get so long by the end that it gets kinda tedious to try again when you fail at or near the end.
Hades is the perfect everything
Felix…what the hell is that on your face?!?!
No mate…buzz it off please haha 😂
I want shin chan game sooooo much.
This guy looks like an older iferg
Dust: An Elysian Tail
How can a game be 3 inches?
I’m surprised nobody here is talking about Paper Mario: TTYD. And I’m not just saying that because the remake is about to come out (although I am very excited). It’s a 10/10 experience.
Slay the Spire and Donut County
Definitely play the first 3 Monkey Island games. The first game is the most famous and the one that gets quoted all the time (because well, it's probably the funniest) but I enjoy MI2 and 3 the most. I didn't hate MI4 or Tales of MI, but I can admit that they are for diehards only.
Pikmin 4, Pikmin 4, Pikmin 4. Hot dog this is a good game.
All the Nintendo switch games are the same length. Unless you mean duration?
Go Jets Go!
Go Jets go!
The original Ni No Kuni! 🔥
Mine is xenoblade 3, to me it ended too fast!
Pretty sure 3 is the shortest. It really relies on the hero quests to give it that extra bump in length.
Don't get me wrong, it's my favourite of the trilogy. But looking back at the main story it really is over all too quick.
@@BlaizeTheDragon I've done ALL hero quests of the base game, but even that way i don't feel it was enough, i could get playing forever.
BUGSNAX
love that game..
Shishkaaabuuuuuug!!!! 😄