Game length

[Xiahou]

No one has done the old cliche about games costing less per hour than cinema tickets and/or DVD prices yet. Well done, everyone

That's usually a justification for increasingly shorter games, isn't it? "Well, it's still cheaper that movies!"

Generally, I tend to think of longer games as having more value than shorter games- but it always comes down to quality. Particularly with short games, I think the keyword is "replayability". Chances are I won't want to pay full price for a 10hr game with a linear story-line even if it is a good one. OTOH, if a game only takes a few hours to complete but offers varied content for replaying, it seems like a good deal.

I'm not sure where that puts me in the poll.